Friday, March 6, 2009

贪腐阻碍飞行医生起飞

砂70万原住民等待救援

贪腐阻碍飞行医生起飞

作者/砂拉越·杨煦 Mar 06, 2009 02:11:01 pm

【砂拉越·杨煦】去年十月初,我到乌鲁柏拉甲,在一座长屋内遇见一名悲伤老人;他的女儿不久前难产而死,女儿的前夫也已不在了,两名分别七岁和三岁的孙子和他相依为命。

他一直说医生的疏忽导致他的女儿失血过多而死,他的女儿躺在手术台上老半天,却没有医生为她诊断。“在民都鲁医院,我问医生要做什么,医生说不要紧;后来又跟我说要输血,我找了十个朋友来,可是我的华人朋友刚到,医生就说我女儿失血过多,死了。”

“如果医生愿意帮她动手术,就不会这样了。我跟医生说,如果你帮她动手术,我女儿就不会等太久,然后失血过多而死;但医生很大声回我:‘我是医生,还是你是医生?’我很生气,很难过。我要起诉他们,起诉那些医生。”

他驾著老旧的小货车,一边诉说一边小心翼翼地走著凹凸不平的山路;我不语聆听,记住了他那佈满哀伤的脸。

回来后,与刚从乌鲁峇南回来的阿邦提起这事,怎知道他也跟我说起一样的事。他刚抵达那里的某村落,村民便告诉他,前村长家里办丧事,因为应提供医疗支援的单位不尽责,村长的女儿最终等不到医疗支援,因难产失血过多,死在家里。

阿邦轻描淡述,语气却充满愤怒。我依然只能不语。

70万原住民等待救援

当砂拉越州首席部长泰益玛目特地飞到瑞士看牙医、到澳洲做体检时,砂州内陆地区仍有70万个原住民在期盼最简单的医疗服务,在病痛的无望中等待医疗救援,但结果却常常令人失望。

过去24年来,政府以飞行医疗措施为偏远内陆居民提供最简便的医疗服务。全马目前就只有沙、砂两州仍有飞行医疗服务,而这个由联邦卫生部掌管的飞行医疗服 务分两种:一是飞行医生服务(Flying Doctor Service, FDS),另一是医疗遣送服务(Medical Evacuation Service, MEDEVAC)。前者原则上由医生和护士每个月前往固定村落一次,为原住民看诊;后者则在发生紧急状况时,以直升机将重病或发生意外的村民从内陆村落送 到市内医院。

虽然飞行医疗服务由来已久,但施行过程却差强人意,巨额的飞行医疗服务不但没有为原住民带来实际援助,反而让特定团体用以自肥。尤其政策不透明、巨额合约在桌下交易,令无法得到医疗服务的原住民无助彷徨。

在砂拉越,内陆原住民主要遍布中南部与南北部,这两个地区的原住民近年受到财团的伐木业与种植业侵袭,面临严重的生存危机。更甚的是,在土地被侵犯的过程中,这些原住民并没有享受发展的好处。

就以砂拉越北部峇南县为例,目前预计有7万1700人生活在2万2066.8平方公里的县区,县内有24家公共诊疗所,但只有弄拉玛公共诊疗所有一名医生驻紮当地;偶尔每个月有一名医生前往姆禄公共诊疗所提供五天的门诊。

位于偏远地方的其他公共诊疗所完全没有牙医和医生,仅靠一、两名经过本地大医院三年专科培训毕业的医药助理(Medical Assistants)及两年半训练的两名社区护士(Community Nurses)驻守。

孕妇水陆折腾至少八小时

由于飞行医疗延误或无故缺席造成的憾事,当中最多的莫属难产的孕妇。若没有紧急医疗飞行队伍,一个难产的孕妇得坐船、步行、坐车至少折腾八小时以上,才能从峇南地区抵达美里医院。对孕妇而言,这种惊险旅程确确实实是在死里求生。

因此,内陆地区孕妇难产而死的例子远比城市地区来得高,而这原本是可以避免的,可惜,对看一颗牙齿都要飞到瑞士的泰益玛目政权而言,这问题根本入不了眼。

在泰益玛目治下,难产孕妇、备受病痛折磨或年迈衰老的的70万名内陆原住民犹如生活在这片土地上的二等人种;他们承受的痛苦向来少人关注,也不会有什么具体措施解决他们的问题。

卫生部规定飞行医生服务每月到指定村落探访一次,但长久以来承包此服务的直升机公司条件不足,且医护人员短缺,导致原本应该每个月固定的看诊服务减少至一年平均只有六至八次,有些村落甚至一年不过四至五次。

平均一、两个月一次的服务已经非常不足了,但飞行医疗的服务还是常常因为一些人为因素而停止运作。今年一月,美里居民写信给报社,投诉飞行医生又停止运作了。

联邦政府将飞行医疗服务合约授予飞行公司的决策过程不透明,导致飞行医疗服务时常处于停工状态。最为严重的,要属在2007年的飞行医疗服务,因承包合约的弊病而全面停止。

飞行医生合约授予空壳公司

在2006年初,联邦卫生部与财政部将2006年4月开始、为期四年的合约交给西马一家称为“SAR直升机公司”的空壳公司,这家公司不但没有直升机,也没有航空作业证书(Air Operator Certificate, AOC)。

据了解,联邦政府与SAR直升机公司的四年合约,数额相信高达马币6400万元;换言之,医疗飞行服务的飞行开销为每年马币1600万元。

1600万元诺能使飞行医疗服务正常良好也就罢,但每年耗资千万元,却没有半架直升机在执行任务,荒谬得令人愤怒。

2007年过去,飞行医疗服务就这样停止运作一年。联邦财政部与SAR直升机公司合约在2007年11月12日终止,但政府却已缴付合约首六个月的费用(马币800万元),这笔款项将如何处置?到底合约内容为何?对不起,没有人知道。

更令人质疑的是,隶属联邦财政部及卫生部的庞大数额飞行医生服务合约,为何会落在一家没有航空作业证书及直升机的空壳公司,且拖了一年之久都没有解决?

砂拉越内陆原住民长期面对各种生活条件不足和被压迫的问题,却没有获得多大关注。当非马来人被视为“寄居”而力求认同之际,对这些不得关注、不被当一回事的内陆原住民来说,他们才真是最需要拥抱,被当作与我们平等共居的“寄居者”。

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Proton Exora Teaser Image

For those of you who read newspaper recently, you should probably see some black and white advertisements on Proton soon to be launched 'Proton Exora'.
Well, those are black and white images so it's hard to observe the details of the car.
Then, a local automotive blogger managed to find 2 high resolution images which are exactly the same as those advertised in local newspapers, only this time they are filled with color.
You can download these images and enlarge them to observe the details of Proton Exora's interior.
Observe carefully and you will see a few features that's been added to this model which can never be seen on current Proton's line-up.

For your info, this is a 7 seater multi-purpose-vehicle powered by Campro CPS 1.6l engine, which set to be launched at April 2009. Price starts from RM72k. Proton Exora will be a serious competitor to Nissan Grand Livina and Toyota Avanza.

UPDATE: (15-03-09)

Most of the local automotive blog and website have posted their Proton Exora prototype test-drive reviews. If you're interested to find out more. Feel free to visit the following websites:
Paultan.org
motortrader.com.my
lastcaronearth.com

Monday, February 16, 2009

Smiling Kelly, 潘嘉丽!?

Who is 潘嘉丽 oo0... If one listens to Mandarin Songs often, 潘嘉丽 will be a familiar name to them.
She's from Singapore, winner from the 1st 'Super Star' Singing Competition and her English name is Kelly. She came to my college to promote her latest album aka her third album 'Smiling Kelly' last Friday.

She's not very tall, around 160cm, skinny and she got rabbit teeth. <--cute
She's energetic, smiling most of the time and very friendly.
She sang a few songs from her latest album and play some mini games with the chosen students.

FYI:
She studied in NanYang poly, joined an airline as a air-stewardess, quit the job and became what she is today. Basically she's not that young anymore. She's 1983 which makes her 26 this year.

A gift from my club: Student Action Club aka Stact Club. She's the club's chairperson.






潘嘉丽 posing with a fan who bought her album. I did not take any photo with her because I did not have her original CD.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Proton's MPV photo leaked

The following leaked photos of Proton's soon to be launched MPV (schedule on April 09) is believed to be taken inside Proton's Tanjung Malim plant (most probably).

Sleek exterior which resembles Toyota Wish's and Mitsubishi Grandis' design. It's said to compete with Nissan Grand Livina and Toyota Avanza.

Meter gauge illuminated in red, Toyota Wish's owner might be familiar with this color and meter gauge design. On the other hand, Honda Civic, City, Jazz owner might be familiar with the steering design.

Dashboard mounted transmission, 1st try from Proton. Simple and conventional dashboard design.
Let's wait patiently for the official launch to see the real thing and specification. Btw, Perodua, where's your leaked photos for your MPV?

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Kau Lui Guide

This Kau Lui guide was mentioned at Kennysia's blog and i find it interesting so i decided to copy and paste it here and share with those who never read it before.

It's actually written by a blogger Elaine:
http://www.xanga.com/Elaine_CYL/509905460/item.html
P.S.: The 'me' or 'I' mentioned below is not Martin (me), it's Elaine the blogger.

Oh be a MAN already.
Have you ever been in this situation? You're at a bookstore/gym/cafe/party/conference. Things seem uneventful enough. Until *bingo*, you see someone cute. As in, really cute--you can't keep your eyes off him. Every twenty seconds or so, you casually scan the area, and are not satisfied until you know exactly where he/she is. And lo and behold, he/she is showing signs of interest as well! Your glances are reciprocated each and every time, and he seems very co-operative in the most important event in the Pre-Acquaintance Flirting Olympics: 'casually walking past each other'. And so you eagerly wait for him to approach you.

But. He. Never. Does.

And you leave the place not only feeling terribly disappointed, but with a hideous gash in your self-esteem. Was it because my butt looked fat? Was it because he hated what I was wearing? Was my hair frizzy? My skin too pale?

I've been through it countless times. And all my friends have to say about it is, 'maybe he's waiting for you to make the move.'

That is it. Once and for all, the rule should be set: The GUY does the approaching. Kapische? The GUY. If you're interested, and you let the chance slip by just because she didn't make the move, that's just pathetic. If you hold back because of nerves... what the heck have you got to lose anyway? The worst that could happen is that she's a total bitch, in which case she wasn't worth it to begin with, in which case you are free to walk away and try someone worthier. Yes, it's that simple. Now do the male thing already and gravitate, baby, GRAVITATE to the female that registers in your head as 'hot'.

As is the nature of my greatness,
I am here to help.
Here are some ideas on how to strike up a conversation with a stranger that catches your eye.

First of all, there is nothing inherently wrong about just walking up to someone and asking for her number, as long as you're nice about it. If anyone says it's a rude thing to do, punch him/her in the face and say 'Oh yeah? Well how's that?'

Not that that's any nicer, but it's just your personal favour for me.

Anyway.

BOOKSTORE
  1. Glance at the bookshelf she's standing in front of, and pick a title at random. Then pretend to scan the shelf with a vexed expression for a few seconds, then approach the girl and ask her 'Excuse me, did you happen to see this book--The Interpreter? It's supposed to be on this shelf but I can't seem to find it...'
  2. Check out the book she's reading, then go up to her and say 'No way--you like Ian Holt? Have you ever read "..."? It's my personal favourite.' Of course, you'll have to do some homework before using this trick.
  3. If she's walking around, go up to her and ask 'Miss, do you know where the law section is? I'm a bit lost.' Then tell her an elaborate tale of how you usually shop at 1 Utama, not Mid Valley, and the store layout is completely different here... then say 'I'm John, by the way' and put your hand out for a shake, LET GO OF HER HAND before she yells for the security guards, and ask her if she prefers Starbucks or Coffee Bean.
CAFE
How perfect is that? She's already sitting down and won't be going anywhere for a while.
  1. Ask her if the seat next to her is taken, and if she would mind if you joined her.
  2. If she isn't alone, buy her a drink (I recommend a bottle of Esprit fruit juice--you don't know her taste in coffee, and she can take it with her if she's already ordered a drink and wants to save yours for later) and have it sent to her table, making sure the waiter tells her exactly who it's from.
  3. If she's just having a drink and not eating anything, order her a slice of cake. Don't order cheesecake--not everyone likes it. And the prettier the cake the better.
  4. Big spender? Order cake for everyone at her table.
  5. If she smiles at you and graciously accepts the drink/dessert, walk on over to her after a while and ask for her number.
  6. NEVER leave her with the bill, even if she refuses to give you her number. That's just horrid (plus I don't think the cafe staff would let you get away with it).
CONFERENCE
  1. Sit. Next. To. Her.
  2. Or, after the conference, grab a coffee, stand next to her and raise a friendly (FRIENDLY) debate.
  3. Gawd this one is easy.
GYM
  1. Juice bar juice bar JUICE BAR.
  2. Is she joining a class? Go in with her. After the class, mingle a bit. Talk about the class, complain a little or show off a little (note: a little), then let the conversation flow from there.
  3. Is she using gym equipment and good at it? Unless you're covered in tell-tale rippling muscles, tell her you're new at the whole gym thing and ask her how to use the 'thingy' next to her. Don't call it a stepper/butterfly press/whatever. You're a noob, remember?
  4. If you are covered in rippling muscles, tell her you usually work out on the football field/dragon boat (dragon boaters are pretty much an instant hit with me) and you're only now using fancy gym machines.
  5. Is she using gym equipment and bad at it? Teach her laaaa.
  6. Is she watching a show? Just slide onto the gymcycle/stepper/treadmill next to her, and ask her which TV channel she's tuned into. Then watch the same programme, and whenever something interesting happens, laugh together/comment on it.
PARTY
  1. I will not insult your intelligence by showing you around this one.
And because I'd know,
COLLEGE
  1. Smart classmate: Ask for homework help.
  2. Not-so-smart classmate: Just ask for her number, she won't say no.
  3. Non-classmate: Ask the girl about your most recent assignment--any recent assignment, as long as she hasn't a single clue what you're on about. And then 'Oh you're not in my Journalism 101 class? That's weird, because you looked really familiar. My bad. I'm John, by the way. Well, thanks for your... potential help (reward self for joke with short chuckle). Oh right, one more question--do you know where the photography lab is? I've been looking everywhere...' Chances are you won't walk away with her number, but you'll have had a pleasant starter conversation, and the next time you see her, you'll be exchanging smiles, and a few more smiles later--BOOM!--friendship.
  4. 'Hey, are you a mass communications student? Yeah, I was thinking of maybe transferring into that faculty, so I wanted to know what it was like. What's your major? Oh sorry, I'm John, by the way...'
  5. Crowded cafeterias are perfect: join her table because all the other tables suck/are taken.

WHY WOMEN THINK YOU SHOULD GO FOR IT
  1. It's flattering.
  2. Once you have the confidence to approach a girl, even one you don't know, and properly, you really will be regarded as 'A Class Above' all other males.
  3. It's flattering.
  4. We're sick of you men (1) wolf-whistling, (2) staring, and (3) taking not-so-discreet pictures of the girl with a cell phone.
  5. It's flattering.
  6. We spend fortunes on our shoes and wardrobe, spend an extra two hours on our hair and makeup, go through nightly three-step routines to fight breakouts, and prance around looking and smelling wonderful so that this sort of thing can happen to us. So yes it's exactly What We Want!
  7. It's fla... Yes, and I'm a woman, so I should know.
RULES OF PLAY
  1. If she seems too nervous/annoyed that a stranger is talking to her, stop it.
  2. If she is younger than 16 and you are older than 20, please refrain.
  3. If her friends are being bitchy, leave her alone. If you date the girl with bitchy friends, you date the bitchy friends as well.
  4. Be not creepy.
  5. This falls under (4), but it's worth stating clearly: DO NOT use the puckered-lip-squeaking noise to hail for her attention. It's very, very rude and I swear there was a guy I once quite liked but the minute I heard that monkey squeak I was put off him forever. The monkey squeak ruins your chances, period.
  6. If she doesn't give you her number, don't disregard my ideas as crap--you're just not good enough for her. Or, she already has a boyfriend. Or, she's a lesbian.
  7. But most likely, you're just not good enough for her.
  8. Haha. Just kidding.
  9. ...Psyche.
I know, I know: I'm a genius. Here's where you can thank me.

P.S. I will not wave my wand of self-appointed dictatorship over same-sex relationships, as there are those couples with parties of equal femme/butch proportions. Do not make me go there.

Friday, December 26, 2008

2009: 2nd round: Proton VS Perodua

The 1st round of battle between Proton and Perodua was on 2005. Perodua launched its Myvi and later Proton launched its Savvy. It was a huge success for Perodua and Proton was the big time loser. Perodua managed to sell around 7000 units of Myvi per month until now but Proton only sell less than 500 units of Savvy per month until now.

Proton's sales, was badly affected after the failure of Gen-2 and Savvy, given up the Malaysia no.1 car company title to Perodua. Proton doesn't satisfied with that of course, since Perodua is Pero-'DUA', it cannot be the no.1 in Malaysia right?

Then Proton kicked out its Mahathir connected CEO and hired a Ex-Perodua Senior Staff to replace him and came out with more practical models like Proton Persona and Proton Saga MK2.

Perodua on the other hand, after releasing Myvi, introduced Viva and Nautica to the Malaysia public.

Saga and Persona generates high volume of sales each month and helped Proton a lot in regaining market share. However, the total sales of both models still cannot beat Myvi+Viva( sales volume for Viva is around 5000 units per month). Then Proton thought of releasing something even more practical for Malaysian, a multi-purpose-vehicle, so called MPV.

Unfortunately, Perodua also thought of the same thing as well, releasing a MPV for the public. What's interesting is that both of them gonna release thier MPV on 2009, repeating the case that was taken place on the year 2005 which was releasing the same type of vehicle on the same year.

Toyota and Daihatsu, both mother companies to Perodua (Daihatsu holds Perodua and Toyota holds Daihatsu) released their all new compact MPV on Christmas. Since all Perodua models were from Daihatsu, this model will very likely to get a plastic surgery and a Perodua emblem and become Perodua's all new MPV.


It's powered by the almost-the-same 1.5 litre DVVT engine which can be found on Toyota Avanza and Perodua Nautica.

On the other hand, Proton's MPV, which was Researched and Developed by Proton, will released on March next year. It's powered by 1.6 litre Campro CPS which can be found on Waja and Gen-2.

Who's going become Malaysian's favourite national MPV? Time will tell.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Abnormal Breakfast

I recieved a sms from my brother this morning, around 11.15am. It says:' Starbucks 10yr anniversary, get your free coffee. Until 12pm. Quick!'

I hesitate for a while, because last time Secret Recipe celebrated their anniversary by giving away free cakes, but not in Sarawak. So i called my brother and checked with him if Kuching Starbucks offers such promotion. 'Dunno leh...not sure', that's what he said.

Since I haven't had my breakfast, I decided to give it a try. I get changed and drive to the nearest Starbucks, which is 9km away from my house, and that's the one in Kuching International Airport.

I managed to reach airport before 12pm, and I'm so happy when I saw the 10yr anniversary poster because it means i can get a free coffee.

I ordered a free coffee from the staff, and it's a hot brew black coffee, the only choice for free coffee. It's ok for me, because after I added full-cream milk and sugar provided by Starbucks, it basically became a branded Kopi-C.

A coffee without light food cannot considered as a breakfast and I was really hungry. Then I thought of McD, also located in the airport.

I ordered a cheeseburger which cost me RM3.90 (McD in Kuching is more expensive than the one in West Malaysia).

Then I had a Starbucks Kopi-C plus a McD cheeseburger for my breakfast.

Overall the breakfast costs me RM4.90 (including RM1 for parking fee).

I know I'm crazy... for driving so far to get a free branded Kopi-C.