Where do i begin this time?
I mean it gets to a frustrating level sometimes, the level of addiction to which vitamin W can cause. So much you'd be ready to openly and publicly screw this country over for your sake, and STILL get away with it.
(Just a reminder , vitamin W = was6a - wasta - connections - knowing people to get your shit done)
The thing is that it's a thin line before you cross it and then you'd be held for defamation of public figures, so this will still be kept anonymous.
But let's face it, everyone knows about, and yet no one is bothering to do anything.
I'm not saying she was perfect, but the x-Minister of Health was trying to do good, and even if it didn't end so, her intentions were good, and that's something to count for. I know I could be said to have been bad-mouthing her for a while, but since she took her post and almost everyday you read or hear something in the news to which she had an arm in. All in an attempt to improve the ever-so-worsening situation of this Ministry.
But they've been hunting her like rabid wolves. And since the first day they've been hammering her with interrogations, committees, investigations, most of which she had nothing to do with, or atleast, haven't been given enough time to deal with. She wasn't the end target of their hunt, firstly, and secondly, she halted providing healthcare to fly people abroad for unnecessary causes, something which should have been done a long time ago.
And then the final nail was hammered on the coffin, when the fire started in Jahra Hospital. Alot argued the fact that she should be held accountable because she's the head figure of the ministry. True to some sense, but maybe when there's something more catastrophic that happened in the country God forbid. I mean what happened to holding the Hospital Director responsible for negligence of health and safety issues (something that THEY should ensure and not the Ministry), as is the case in EVERY hospital in Kuwait? What happened to the Health Area Management? I'm a surgeon at the beginning of my career; if I screw up a case of simple appendicitis, who should be held responsible? My consultant surgeon who looks after the Unit's patients, or the Hospital Manager? You see my point of hierarchy which I'm trying to set?
I don't know the answer to everything, but I know something is wrong in the picture, so is every Kuwaiti these days. I have never seen Kuwait been segregated in political issues than before, and everyone knows what's going on that is wrong in EVERY detail, yet no one is doing anything but whine over it. And that's sad...
But I express and send my apologizes to the x-Minister of Health Ministry of the State of Kuwait, and I say I am sorry on behalf of the scum bags who hunted you down for trying to do good.
As for everyone else, I say this:
If this is democracy (and I really do support democracy) then I say:
Shit.... F*** democracy!
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Why are we short of money?!?!
I know i know.... it's been a while... forgive for my disregard to your anticipation.
Here's some food for thought, and imagine this (it's a LONG analogy so be patient):
You have a company which you suspect is running like crap. You decided to call system analysts to oversee the organization.
What is system analysis on a commercial or enterprise level for companies?
A bunch of highly or over qualified people charging you gang-loads to come and see the breakdown of how your system is running. Efficiency, working man power, man hours, the need for more or less man power, points of weakness or errors, blah blah blah. They point out the mistakes in your system, and provide alternative and improved solutions. It's expensive, but very effective on the long run for a more profitable organization.
So you call an overseas company ( because we all know how companies brought from outside are always better than us... But ofcourse! they're blonde with blue eyes! So they MUST be good eh?!), and invite them to come over to analyse your system which you think is going wrong. And because they're brought over they're double paid, at least, since the contractor said that's how much they cost, and pay for their expenses.
Except that (and here's the catch), when you receive their arrival dates into your premises, you work your butt day and night, cleaning every corner, improving everything you can, and organizing and polishing all the shit you have laying around which has been in storage for years since it was bought but never operated. You teach your staff how to speak and behave well, and welcome them with the best food in the best rooms of the premises. Again, with furniture that has never left the storage (LOL, i'm sorry but i'm finding it funny).
They come along, very impressed, and leave within the day convinced that "Dr. M, this is the best God-damn run system we have seen in the Middle East region in years!!!"
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what happened unfortunately a few weeks ago. The Ministry of Health decided to bring overseas system analysts to oversee the operational mode of the public hospitals in Kuwait. They got paid millions, to tell us everything is fine, and then left.
WHO
ARE
WE
KIDDING
WITH?!
A picture speaks for a thousands words... Really? Well i got four thousands speaking the truth. Those are the photos of the male changing room in the Main Operating Theaters department. This room is what seperates people in clothes, from people who can ONLY be in scrubs, scrub shoes, head caps, so that the next room they enter is the operations room. Where we cut people open and hope they live the next day.
Here's some food for thought, and imagine this (it's a LONG analogy so be patient):
You have a company which you suspect is running like crap. You decided to call system analysts to oversee the organization.
What is system analysis on a commercial or enterprise level for companies?
A bunch of highly or over qualified people charging you gang-loads to come and see the breakdown of how your system is running. Efficiency, working man power, man hours, the need for more or less man power, points of weakness or errors, blah blah blah. They point out the mistakes in your system, and provide alternative and improved solutions. It's expensive, but very effective on the long run for a more profitable organization.
So you call an overseas company ( because we all know how companies brought from outside are always better than us... But ofcourse! they're blonde with blue eyes! So they MUST be good eh?!), and invite them to come over to analyse your system which you think is going wrong. And because they're brought over they're double paid, at least, since the contractor said that's how much they cost, and pay for their expenses.
Except that (and here's the catch), when you receive their arrival dates into your premises, you work your butt day and night, cleaning every corner, improving everything you can, and organizing and polishing all the shit you have laying around which has been in storage for years since it was bought but never operated. You teach your staff how to speak and behave well, and welcome them with the best food in the best rooms of the premises. Again, with furniture that has never left the storage (LOL, i'm sorry but i'm finding it funny).
They come along, very impressed, and leave within the day convinced that "Dr. M, this is the best God-damn run system we have seen in the Middle East region in years!!!"
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what happened unfortunately a few weeks ago. The Ministry of Health decided to bring overseas system analysts to oversee the operational mode of the public hospitals in Kuwait. They got paid millions, to tell us everything is fine, and then left.
WHO
ARE
WE
KIDDING
WITH?!
A picture speaks for a thousands words... Really? Well i got four thousands speaking the truth. Those are the photos of the male changing room in the Main Operating Theaters department. This room is what seperates people in clothes, from people who can ONLY be in scrubs, scrub shoes, head caps, so that the next room they enter is the operations room. Where we cut people open and hope they live the next day.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
To turn or not to turn, that is the question
You're driving to work in the morning
You're driving FROM work in the afternoon
You're driving for your daily errands in the evening
Whenever, wherever
There just seem to be traffic jams... and alotta them these days.
Kuwait is ONLY country in the world with three rush hours, one TO work, one FROM work, and ONE with no discernible purpose (shopping, dining, gazz etc)
I've been to many places around the world, not too many, but enough to say this. Country road traffic system is one of the best in the world, and we've got good roads, and at our current status, the roads are well able to handle the traffic load provided by our lovely drivers.
So whats the problem? Like in any organised system, the human factor is the most flawed part of the system. Why do kuwaitis think they can freakin own the roads?!!! I use the 4th rind road quite often, and it's one of the busiest roads. Yet if you notice carefully, it seems to get packed around the exit points leading to Shweikh and Hawali. True they're busy areas but if i'm using the fastest fourth lane away from those areas why do i still seem to get caught in the traffic. Because every mo**** f**** wants to cut the que of cars waiting to exit the road, and decides to jump the que, even if it means going from the third lane! And the funny part is that the cop's car is parking at the point of exist, with flashes turned on, and probably either reading a newspaper or chatting to his girl(or boy!)friend on the mobile phone.
Why do u-turns which have their own dedicated lanes off major roads still seem to cause traffic to other cars who are going straight ahead? Again because all these people still cant wait in line and decide to jump the line and create a second que! God i can't remember how many times I almost smashed into one them. I can't remember how many times I wished i was riding a Hummer with a front bumper studded with pins and rods that would smashed the hell out of that car and send him to oblivion and beyond.
I would just like to say something. There's alotta things going wrong around us, but every journey starts with a step. Just because everyone around you is doing wrong that does not justify it. Next time you decide to do exit or take the turn, line up, if it means waiting an extra minute or two. Stick to your principle, because
(1) It's for your safety
(2) It's the right thing to do
(3) We're not kids, and we don't have to be watched over everytime we're required to do the right thing
(4) Even though you might not realise it, your contribution is already making the difference.
Good night and good luck
You're driving FROM work in the afternoon
You're driving for your daily errands in the evening
Whenever, wherever
There just seem to be traffic jams... and alotta them these days.
Kuwait is ONLY country in the world with three rush hours, one TO work, one FROM work, and ONE with no discernible purpose (shopping, dining, gazz etc)
I've been to many places around the world, not too many, but enough to say this. Country road traffic system is one of the best in the world, and we've got good roads, and at our current status, the roads are well able to handle the traffic load provided by our lovely drivers.
So whats the problem? Like in any organised system, the human factor is the most flawed part of the system. Why do kuwaitis think they can freakin own the roads?!!! I use the 4th rind road quite often, and it's one of the busiest roads. Yet if you notice carefully, it seems to get packed around the exit points leading to Shweikh and Hawali. True they're busy areas but if i'm using the fastest fourth lane away from those areas why do i still seem to get caught in the traffic. Because every mo**** f**** wants to cut the que of cars waiting to exit the road, and decides to jump the que, even if it means going from the third lane! And the funny part is that the cop's car is parking at the point of exist, with flashes turned on, and probably either reading a newspaper or chatting to his girl(or boy!)friend on the mobile phone.
Why do u-turns which have their own dedicated lanes off major roads still seem to cause traffic to other cars who are going straight ahead? Again because all these people still cant wait in line and decide to jump the line and create a second que! God i can't remember how many times I almost smashed into one them. I can't remember how many times I wished i was riding a Hummer with a front bumper studded with pins and rods that would smashed the hell out of that car and send him to oblivion and beyond.
I would just like to say something. There's alotta things going wrong around us, but every journey starts with a step. Just because everyone around you is doing wrong that does not justify it. Next time you decide to do exit or take the turn, line up, if it means waiting an extra minute or two. Stick to your principle, because
(1) It's for your safety
(2) It's the right thing to do
(3) We're not kids, and we don't have to be watched over everytime we're required to do the right thing
(4) Even though you might not realise it, your contribution is already making the difference.
Good night and good luck
Friday, May 11, 2007
All Those In Agreement Say Yea!
It's been a while
Been busy with work. Busy calls, not much time off even after work. Trying to spend whatever spare time I have communicating with real life rather than typing on a keyboard, not that being online is of any less importance, it IS a way of life. But I'd turn crazy if i dont leave, smell some "fresh" air polluted with the daily contributions of diesel and gas, and talk to people and relate to them.
But anyhow...
What the hell is going on with this country. As interesting as it IS, i'm sick of reading the newspaper these cause all there seems to be is someone bitching about the government, or someone interrogating a government representative, or trying to demoralizing something.
Now I'm not saying the government is any better, but i have a feeling those under interrogation by members of the parliament are the ones who "unfortunately" try to do good. One person told me, the past Minister of Health underwent the enquiry by the PMs during the era of the last House of Ministers because he stopped providing health services to Kuwaiti citizens to receive abroad, even when PMs approached with him the magical vitamin W...
PS... Vit. W = Was6a
but again beside the point. Do you feel the point to which corruption has reached in this country, that when someone tries to stop a flawed system, he gets stopped by the PMs! (the foreign health service availability was corrupted because people who knew people started going, and not people who really needed specialised medical care. Like when some girl goes to London for an allergy treatment, WITH 7 companions, staying in a top-notch hotel costing 1000 pounds per night per bed!!!)
that's barely the tip of the ice-berg.
The financial stock market is on an sy high inflation of profit margins. Everyone is talking about stock markets. EVERYONE is investing in stocks. What the hell? suddenly everyone is a hedge fund investor in JP Morgan & Stanely.... Lemme give you a hint, ever heard of INSIDE trading?! But then everyone is justifying it: "But surely everyone else is doing it! So it's OK!" Just because everyone is doing wrong, doesnt mean wrong is right!
I'm not gonna pretend I know everything in this world. But atleast I know how much the Health System in country stinks!... WHY is no one held accountable? If anything, doctors should be held accountable first and foremost in this country so that they can start working properly. Unfortunately whether some of these doctors arrive to a correct diagnosis or not, it won't matter. The patient can become debilitated, permenantly handicapped, or even die; what's the reason? God's will. Even when family members do realise something was grossly wrong, and they complain about it formally, nothing is done. The decide to sue the doctor or the hospital; Sir / Madam do you have special Vit. W ? Nop? ok please just go to the back of the line. Oh you DO have vit. W? ok let's skip the procedure, here's a compensation of x00,000 KD written off by the M.O.Health, it'll be just be written off as unavoidable medical error due to variaty of co-factors, and that'll be it. Where's the doctor? oh, he has Vit. W too and he's STILL working as a doctor! Oh or worst still, he transferred from medical to medical management dept and is Vice Director of the hospital in 2 years where he's responsible for more lives. Hahaha! I love this system.
Too long of a post...
More to come...
Been busy with work. Busy calls, not much time off even after work. Trying to spend whatever spare time I have communicating with real life rather than typing on a keyboard, not that being online is of any less importance, it IS a way of life. But I'd turn crazy if i dont leave, smell some "fresh" air polluted with the daily contributions of diesel and gas, and talk to people and relate to them.
But anyhow...
What the hell is going on with this country. As interesting as it IS, i'm sick of reading the newspaper these cause all there seems to be is someone bitching about the government, or someone interrogating a government representative, or trying to demoralizing something.
Now I'm not saying the government is any better, but i have a feeling those under interrogation by members of the parliament are the ones who "unfortunately" try to do good. One person told me, the past Minister of Health underwent the enquiry by the PMs during the era of the last House of Ministers because he stopped providing health services to Kuwaiti citizens to receive abroad, even when PMs approached with him the magical vitamin W...
PS... Vit. W = Was6a
but again beside the point. Do you feel the point to which corruption has reached in this country, that when someone tries to stop a flawed system, he gets stopped by the PMs! (the foreign health service availability was corrupted because people who knew people started going, and not people who really needed specialised medical care. Like when some girl goes to London for an allergy treatment, WITH 7 companions, staying in a top-notch hotel costing 1000 pounds per night per bed!!!)
that's barely the tip of the ice-berg.
The financial stock market is on an sy high inflation of profit margins. Everyone is talking about stock markets. EVERYONE is investing in stocks. What the hell? suddenly everyone is a hedge fund investor in JP Morgan & Stanely.... Lemme give you a hint, ever heard of INSIDE trading?! But then everyone is justifying it: "But surely everyone else is doing it! So it's OK!" Just because everyone is doing wrong, doesnt mean wrong is right!
I'm not gonna pretend I know everything in this world. But atleast I know how much the Health System in country stinks!... WHY is no one held accountable? If anything, doctors should be held accountable first and foremost in this country so that they can start working properly. Unfortunately whether some of these doctors arrive to a correct diagnosis or not, it won't matter. The patient can become debilitated, permenantly handicapped, or even die; what's the reason? God's will. Even when family members do realise something was grossly wrong, and they complain about it formally, nothing is done. The decide to sue the doctor or the hospital; Sir / Madam do you have special Vit. W ? Nop? ok please just go to the back of the line. Oh you DO have vit. W? ok let's skip the procedure, here's a compensation of x00,000 KD written off by the M.O.Health, it'll be just be written off as unavoidable medical error due to variaty of co-factors, and that'll be it. Where's the doctor? oh, he has Vit. W too and he's STILL working as a doctor! Oh or worst still, he transferred from medical to medical management dept and is Vice Director of the hospital in 2 years where he's responsible for more lives. Hahaha! I love this system.
Too long of a post...
More to come...
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
V-Day...
I keep saying a hate valentine, yet I wish a happy one to everyone i meet today.
A couple of facts:
(1) St. valentine's day was commemorated after St. Valentine himself after he was beaten by some villagers to death.. actually was batted to death! I fail to see the love in that.
(2) It was only brought back by companies like Hallmark (postcards) and Tiffany's (jewelery).
And yet i still keep on looking to spend valentine with someone i care about... only problem is, i don't have anyone to care about in that sense.
3eidkoum imbarak :-P
Monday, December 25, 2006
Dear Santa...
(Some of the nurses that made working on xmas worth it.)
Exactly one year ago... I was driving back from work, having spent christmas Eve doing a night shift in hospital (offered to take it up for a colleague since he was Christian and I wasn't). The most peaceful morning that I've seen in the nine years of Dumbland, a frosty, super-quiet morning, with a clear bright sky, and empty roads. By comparison, I left hospital today after a night-shift (not by choice!) Got into my car, turned on the ignition, lit a cigarette, and said to myself: "Damn, that was a shitty call. Ah well, just another f^*%!#@ day, let's get home".
I keep going over this whole new year's resolution every year. Forget about the BS'ing like quitting smoking, being a better person, blah blah. What can we really ask for? Are we greedy enough to keep asking for more or is it just part of human nature? I mean the fact that I'm blogging somewhat means I'm well enough to have a computer, internet, and surely enough decent clothes, car, and roof on top of my head. So should I ask for more while there are people that are eating the scraps off the road?
My wish list for the new year:
1. A happy year
2. To be able to settle down in kuwait.
3. Pass my US Medical Licensing examination and get accepted for US surgical residency.
My personal wish list for the year:
1. Find the person whom I truely love, the kind I yern to cuddle with at night on a sofa while watching a nice movie, keeps me happy when I'm sad, listens to me when I need to talk, and knows what I think of just by the look in my eyes. The kind whom I can call my best friend whom I'm in love with, if you know what I mean.
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