inspiring talks

a great teacher inspires...

i went to a symposium last week - the reason why i had been quiet for the past few days. it was in KL and i didn't bring my captain future along. elok pun tak bawak. internet connection kena bayar. i kan sedikit kedekut!

the symposium was good. makin tertarik pada paeds ophthal. masa houseman dulu, my paediatrician bukan main lagi suruh i buat paeds. tapi i told him that my interest is in surgery. lagipun i mudah kesian ngan budak2.

seronok tengok the speakers. there were many speakers, but yang i paling suka dr sonal and dr gangadhara from singapore and dr steven hing from australia. many people can present and can talk, but not many people can deliver their message well, and at the same time make their talk very interesting. it is an art. some people are just gifted.

a great teacher inspires... dari dulu i believe in this.

dr sonal might be serious, but her surgeries were superb. ok, i haven't seen her communicating with patients, but i can tell that she must be very strict and serious at work. her slides are very good. the pictures were very illustrative and the videos spoke for itself. her explanation is vey clear, with clear crispy voice. message well delivered.

so does dr gangga.

but dr steven hing is really cool. suka tengok dia. he is about 50 y.o, but is still very stylo. rambut cam trojan, pacak kat tengah dari depan sampai belakang. sekali tengok macam tak sikat langsung. he is funny, humble and down-to-earth. very sincere bila dia nak cerita about something, you can feel it with his words. message well delivered. cuma bila bercakap, the words macam berebut2 nak keluar, so not very clear. very simple, and even only wore a t-shirt on his sunday presentations.

i admire people who can speak well in public. sometimes, their language is not that perfect but their confidence and ability to communicate well hide all the weaknesses.

at this age, i'm still nervous to talk in public. plan nak cakap lain, keluar benda lain. some people baca from a well prepared text, but i don't like to do that. i prefer to speak freely and spontaneously. kalau baca text, nampak lagi nervous coz you need to memorise things and need a lot of synchronization. kalau terlupa and terskip sesuatu, it will be very obvious.

a great teacher inspires... who are my great teachers? dato' khalid kadir, prof raymond, prof muhaya, prof nasir (now a politician), prof ishak. and i admire these 2 professors for their excellence way in delivering their views - prof zabidi and prof aziz baba.

profesor - dulu, pernah sorang patient mendoakan agar satu hari nanti i boleh jadi profesor. terima kasihlah pak cik. but i don't think i can be a good teacher... garang sangat!