The Road not taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay...

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Garuda Indonesia : The underdog is becoming A success story

I was taking GA flight from Jakarta to Padang. It was 17th August - The Independence day for Indonesia - the flight attendants served me a slice of tiramisu cake for my dessert and choccolate written with "Dirgayahu Republik Indonesia - Happy Birthday Indonesia!" . It was an indulging experience.I love traveling. Hence, I'd like to observe the aviation world and sometimes I visited their forum and read the reviews from travellers around the...

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Coffee

I like coffee.Truly addicted. I used to drink a cup of coffee almost every day just to ensure that I am alert to work in my crazy working hours as a medical doctor. But I also have gastritis. Sipping coffee will ghastly worsen the symptoms. But even so, I am still drinking coffee until now,  no matter it makes me nausea or my stomach like bloating.For some reasons, we always have that thing, right? I mean, a thing that - no matter - it will...

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Cynical doctor

A cynical doctor choose a specialty : - Surgery ? I hate standing for hours in OR without peeing - Obgyn? Nope.too much estrogen and vagina - Peds? I hate KIDS - Internal meds? I am sick of seeing sick people on a daily basis - Derms? Do I look like an effeminate guy? - ENT? Korpus Alienum and Ear prop everyday? Defenitely NO - Ophtalmology? I dont deal with tiny things - Anaesthetics? What is it for being a doctor, but with no engaging...

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Clinical Elective, Observership, Externship : A short brief

Entah udah berapa orang yang menanyakan hal ini (Elective, Observership,Externship,ect) ke gua. Dari adik kelas, teman, atau completely stranger yang tidak sengaja membaca blog gua, melihat tweet atau instagram gua, atau just happened to wonder about it. Beberapa dari mereka tertarik untuk mengikuti program ini Kadang-kadang gua cukup sabar untuk menjelaskannya, cuma kadang bosan juga menjelaskan berulang-ulang dengan topik yang sama, Oleh karena...

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How to choose a medical specialty ?

"Which medical specialty I would pursue after becoming as a general physician?" That is a tough question that always inquiried by us before- or after graduating as a medical doctor. Becoming a medical specialist is one of the myriad further career pathways of medical graduates in order to expertise in his/her chosen field. it is inquestionably inevitability of medical knowledge which is immensely broad with verily-abundantly informations and...

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Germany : the best country in the Western Europe? ; A perspective from an Indonesian

First of all, this is obviously only one opinion from an Indonesia guy. It wont affect any rank or any statistic regarding which country is the greatest,the most powerful,the richest or the best in The Western Europe. It was only my personal opinion toward this country : Germany.  I stayed in Germany in the late Winter and Spring 2012. I worked as a Famulant ( German: junior doctor/clinical student) in Universitaetsklinikum Essen,...

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