Yesterday is my last day of winter holiday 2008, today is my 1st day of 5th year 2nd semester. We are currently having tuberculosis cycle at hospital far in the jungle. I wonder why they build the hospital so far, maybe want to prevent spreading of tuberculosis?

2 weeks of holiday just flew through silently, we can imagine how fast the time run. Some of my friends still having their vacations in europe and back home in Malaysia. They got to do class replacements after they back home here.

The temperature today is -7 degree celcius. It is cold for me this time, because I walked on street early in the morning.

I think not only me, full stop for winter holiday. Some other students in Malaysia also full stop for Chinese New Year Holiday,  wish them all the best and should concentrate more in studies now, not collecting ang pow.

Have a nice week!~

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I’m proudly announced that johnnykiu.com is holding a Open House for this Chinese New Year 2008. Everyone is welcome to join with me.I’m sorry that I can’t serve you with drinks, cookies or foods, but I can give you red-packets (angpow)! Everyone who visit my open house and drop a smile, I will visit you back and give you angpow. I think you know how the angpow looks like is.

Come and visit often! It is 2 days open house (electronic version). 09-10 February 2008.

You’re all welcome!

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Last night, there are 15 of us who stayed back in Kursk (unlike other who are richer going back home or travelling around the world) gather together to have a Reunion Dinner for Chinese New Year. We were trying to create the atmosphere same like back home, but unfortunately the ‘feel’ can’t be created.

Each one of us prepare a dish to this Re-union Dinner aka pot-luck. At 1st only 8 of us, but later it became 15 of us. hoho..

The total dishes we had. There are more than 20 dishes (including the sauces and rice)

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Just another few more hours will be our Chinese New Year; it is one of the biggest festivals among all Chinese in the world. During these day, all Chinese no matter where they are, will joy up together, greeting each other with nice phrase for example ‘Gong Xi Fa Cai” meaning wish you earn lots of money. Besides, there are several traditions practiced by Chinese during these few days, for example, you cannot sweep your floors, it is believed that you will sweep off your all your ‘money’. There are lots more, though now less and less people practice on it, still have quite a few number of people having such tradition. Last night, one of my friends told me that, today he need to throw plates onto floor just to listen the cracking sound, because it sounds like coins dropping on money, the more you throw, the more money you will have.

No forgetting the gambling parts, Chinese during this few days will have a small casino at home, betting among each other. This year, I introduce to my friends to have online casino, so that we can play with more people around the world, more fun it will be. We might have poker or slot or some other else. How about you? Do you gamble during Chinese New Year?

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After 8 days of New Year and Christmas Public Holiday, today all the students here resume their normal class again. I can tell you that, I almost late today. I cant wake up, so sleepy. What to do? Have class!!! This week is my last week of my 5th year 1st semester. Afterthat we will have final examsss..

We have our class at Kursk Regional Hospital, instructed by Professor. Seniors said he is former Marine General. Hoho.. He must be very strict. Actually no la, he is friendly and kind. He will teach you until you know.

Class finish at 12.20pm, then we straight head to Public Health department to ask about our research works. Good that, we finally finish our research and tomorrow we are going to pass up our final copy of it.

Weather today around minus 15 to minus 20. Quite cold. So I’d to walk as fast as possible.

Tomorrow topic is about Surgical Approach to Lung Cancer. As you all know Lung Cancer is top 1 cancer among Male, and getting rise in Female too. Do you know?? Smoking is the main factor of it. 1 cigarette contain lots of cancerogenic substances. Pity to those who never smoke but become a passive smoker.

Less than 1 month, it will be our Chinese New Year celebrations. How’s everyone preparation?

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