Da Chang Jin

How amazing that there is a midi of the theme song of "Da Chang Jin", the Korean drama which has cause a massive Korean wave to sweep throughout Asia and got numerous hooked to it. I love this song...feels so Asian.. =D

I personally quite like this show and am currently left with watching the last few episodes. I made Mum watch it as well..and she's hooked to it and watching it for hours everyday.

I have to admit that the show isn't interesting throughout, and in fact, I did fall asleep at times while watching. The only thing that got me curious abt this show was because it involves medicine (chinese one though). However, since the actor is SO YANDAO, that makes it one more good reason to watch it :X

I didn't get to remember all the medical bits (looks like I must watch it a few times before I master all the facts), but I was very amazed by certain practical procedures such as patient examination. The way Chinese physicians do their examination is pretty similar to the way Western physicians examine their patients e.g. pulse, face colour, hands etc. Hence, it was a bit of revision for me there. The most fascinating part was about pulses. In med sch, I'm taught to take pulses and fully describe it in terms of rate, rhythm, volume, character, etc. But that will only assist me in making a few differential diagnoses, but Chinese physicians are able to make an almost accurate diagnosis just by doing this.

Actually, I have been pretty fascinated with how diagnoses are made this way even before I applied for med sch. I felt that it'll be great if I was equipped with skills from both sides. I will then be able to diagnoses problems faster and more accurately...and if Western medicine doesn't make my patient well..I'll seek Chinese medicine as the alternative. In fact, Chinese herbs might be even better for treating patients as there'll be less side effects than chemical drugs! Learning Chinese medicine (self-learning or pursuing a degree) is definite one option I will be giving myself after I finish my MBBCh.

There are a few doctors who are actually equipped with skills of both chinese and western medicine in Sg. Dad's friend visited one, and she told me that he's a fantastic doctor. She gave us his namecard and the first thing I did was check out his qualifications..haha. Hmm..indeed he's got a basic med degree from Sg and a master's degree from Nanjing for TCM! It'll be an eye opener if I knew him and am able to sit through clinics with him for a period of time. I'm sure I will learn a lot :)

Talking abt this show..haha..I guess I can understand why Grandaunt's sooooo hooked to it too. Her childhood ambition was to be a doctor who can combine chinese and western med together. I'm sure it was because she was fascinated by Great Grandpa's doings. He wasn't a licensed physician, but Grandaunt told me before that he taught himself Chinese medicine, and he actually used his knowledge to brew medicine and cured a few people. If only he was alive, I'll make him teach me...ahaha..