Leading the way for ASEAN?

Source: Google

Finally, somebody in Thailand has had enough of Big Pharma and that it's a crying shame people suffer not from lack of medical treatment but lack of means...

Read the BBC report about how the Thais are breaking patent agreements on anti-HIV drugs.

Finally, somebody is admitting to an open-secret. Government is the law


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Big Brother

Source: BBC

The BBC reports that the UK Science Ministry is considering tagging people with dementia.

What about people who are intellectually disabled? So we can help them...

Children? So to prevent kidnappings...

The blind? So we can guide them across the road...

Where does it stop?

The signposts of good intentions point to the slippery road, perhaps ending here.


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Good Friday

Photo from eucatastrophe.com

O love of God, O sin of man
In this dread act your strength is tried
And victory remains with love
Jesus our Lord is crucified

Our Lord is Crucified
by
Jars of Clay

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April's Fool joke

OK, enough of the April Fool's joke.

We are NOT expecting twins, just one baby. And we're hoping that the new kid will be a daughter. Faith will have a sparring partner.

The nice thing is that No. 2's EDD is close to Faith's birthday, 5 November c.f 10 November. So in the usual tradition, I've embedded a countdown script along the sidebar to track the progress.

And according to Wifey, she's got a more supportive gynaecologist obstetrician this time.

One more thing, technically, when a pregnant lady seeks consultation, it's appropriate to refer to the specialist as an "obstetrician". However if she goes to the same specialist with a female-related, non-pregnancy problem (e.g. menstrual problems) then the term will be "gynaecologist". The specialist qualifications of obstetrics & gynaecology are awarded in tandem. So the puzzling letters you see appearing after your gynae's name, like FRCOG, would usually indicate both qualifications. FRCOG = Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists.

Enough of rambling....


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Alan Johnston

Source: gilesbooth

It's been more than 3 weeks since BBC Correspondent Alan Johnston disappeared in the Gaza Strip. Let's hope he gets released soon. You may be wondering why I choose to make a note of his disappearance and not of others. That's because of a certain fondness I have of BCC broadcasts. Growing up with a Mandarin-speaking family, BBC radio transmissions at 88.9FM was a major influence on my English language proficiency. Not only that, they accompanied me through lonely teenage moments and became a window through which I could see the world.

Here are some more details on the abduction of Alan Johnston:

Reporters sans frontieres

BBC

I've started a timer in the side-bar, under "Media links", to track the number of days since his abduction. Let's hope cooler heads prevail.

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2 for the price of 1!!

Hey, we're expecting twins!! Muahahahahaha!


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