2013/2014

   The year of 2013 is about to leave us. Beginning tomorrow, we will live (insya-Allah) in a new year of 2014. 2013 is a year of success and failure to every one of us. It is also a year of happiness and sadness. Whatever it is, we should not give up our hope. May this new year of 2014 will bring us joyful and meaningful moments in our life.  We should face anything with a positive mind and take a positive action….

My Car

   After giving  a service to my family for 13 years, 1 month & 3 days, finally my Proton Wira DAH6769 has said a good bye to us a day before yesterday (15 July 2013, 5.55 p.m.). Now, come a turn for Proton Preve’ to service us (starting 23 June 2013).

   I was personally sad to part from this Proton Wira.  There were so many sweet and  bad memories I gone through with this Proton Wira. Everything that comes must go one day whether we like it or not. Our new Preve’ has a Terengganu plate number which is TBK8648….

2nd NaCMeLS: 4-6 Nov. 2008, Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Radiation Exposure & Contamination Rate in Patient Receiving Radioiodine (I-131) Treatment

Abdullah Waidi I, Nur Hamizah MZ, Chen SC, Ahmad Z

(School of Health Sciences, USM, Kelantan)

     To determine the radiation exposure & contamination rate of patients 

      receiving radioiodine (I-131) treatment for thyroid cancer in HUSM.

     The patients were given a dose  of   80 – 150 mCi. The radiation exposure 

     was then measured at the chest and pelvic region of patients at the 

     difference distances (0.5, 1.0 & 1.5 m) and taken after 1 and 24 hours of 

     I-131 administration. The contamination rate was determined at patient’s skin 

     at the same distance as the exposure rate measurement.

     The radiation exposure of different dose ranging from 6–50 mR/h  for

      1-hour and 2–30 mR/h for 24-hour measurements. The contamination rate 

      was 0–48 cpm after 4 hours and 0–14 cpm after 10 hours. After 24 hours, 

      this value was 0–34 cpm.

     This finding (radiation exposure) complied with the Inverse Square Law 

      (exposure rate decreases by increasing the square of distance). The 

      contamination level in other hand depends on patient’s attitude towards 

      personal hygiene.

AMeLS

     AMeLS is the abbreviation for Association of Medical Laboratory Sciences USM. It is the association which representing the medical lab-based profession in USM. The majority of its ordinary members are Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLTs). Besides the MLTs, the ordinary members also cover the Assistant Scientific Officers, Scientific Officers and lecturers. Its associate members can be from any profession in USM which been approved by the exco. AMeLS has been founded in 1989.

     In recent AGM (May 2013), I have been elected to lead AMeLS as the 13th President for 2013/2015 session. I have been given the mandate to bring AMeLS to as higher level as possible. I hereby, have to work harder & smart for that. Hopefully, Allah guides me & my exco to the glorious & victorious path as the members want it to be….

Horrific Moments

Incident 1:  There’re ravine on the left and  drain & hill on the right. 

 While driving back from Penang to Kubang Kerian  (just after passing the Pergau Dam), my car was suddenly out of control. I could do nothing. The engine just stopped. My car was turning 270 degrees to the opposite lane. 1 on-coming car just escaped of hitting my car. When my car was totally stopped in the middle of the road, I restarted the engine & it was run okay. Soon after that, there were a few vehicles were passing by. 

Alhamdulillah. Thanks to the Al-Mighty Allah who spare my life then….

Incident 2: Not even 7 days after the incident 1, it happened again....

 On 9th February, at about 4.00 p.m.,  just after a traffic light junction in Kijal, my car was involved in 4-cars collision and mine was the last car. My car was severely damaged at the front part. Thankful to Allah who again save me....