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	<title>Odysseys of George &#187; General</title>
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	<description>As life cruises along; vita non est vivere sed valere</description>
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		<title>Abraham Verghese: A doctor&#8217;s touch</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2011/10/03/abraham-verghese-a-doctors-touch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A moving talk &#8211; something for patients and doctors alike&#8230;..something we doctors have forgotten .. the human touch. As written on the TED, &#8220;Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facing Death &#8211; “Dance Me to the End of Love.”</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2011/07/13/facing-death-%e2%80%9cdance-me-to-the-end-of-love-%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dudley Clendinen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lou Gehrig's disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I read this beautiful article by Dudley Clendinen who is a former national correspondent and editorial writer for The Times, and author of “A Place Called Canterbury&#8221; and suffers from Lou Gehrig&#8217;s disease. The Good Short Life By DUDLEY CLENDINEN I have wonderful friends. In this last year, one took me to Istanbul. One gave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Human Rights and Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2011/07/09/human-rights-and-malaysia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article was written by RONALD MCCOY who was the former president of Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and International Physicians for the Prevention of the Nuclear War (IPPNW) My right to wear clean yellow T-shirt Human rights and fundamental freedoms have become dominant issues of the day, since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolates and Valentine &#8211; are we getting too uptight?</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2011/04/18/chocolates-and-valentine-are-we-getting-too-uptight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2011/04/18/chocolates-and-valentine-are-we-getting-too-uptight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was an editorial written in Surgery News by the esteemed lead editor, Lazar J. Greenfield, M.D. who is a Professor Emeritus of Surgery, University Michigan and also the president-elect of the American College of Surgeons. The editorial brought about complaints and eventually, the inventor of the Greenfield filter — a device placed in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An interesting Wedding invite!</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/08/13/an-interesting-wedding-invite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/08/13/an-interesting-wedding-invite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by a blog friend Vijay! Enjoy!]]></description>
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		<title>The Issues in Heathcare.</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/06/07/the-issues-in-heathcare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today in the newspaper, the Director General of Health spoke on a few issues namely: 1. The exorbitant fees in private practice 2. The failure of medical curriculum 3. The loss of human touch 4. Mushrooming of medical schools 5. Quality of Housemans Lets look at the issues which actually has been around for ages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A must see!</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/06/07/a-must-see/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/06/07/a-must-see/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always wanted to watch a stage show &#8211; a theater, a musical etc. Recently, I managed and I was left in awe of the show &#8211; so much so that it still seem like it was just yesterday I watched it. Maybe, I could relate to it at many levels &#8211; and thus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When will this stop!</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/06/07/when-will-this-stop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diving]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gcgeorge.net/?p=549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I actually blogged about this a few days ago only to realise that the page went missing 48 hours later! So here it is again! Manta rays next on restaurant menus as shark populations plummet Conservationists fear a falling shark population is prompting Asian chefs to look for manta and devil rays to help meet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And it got me thinking&#8230;&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/05/23/and-it-got-me-thinking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/05/23/and-it-got-me-thinking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 15:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you had to choose to let go of a particular sense, which would it be? It all started when a friend of mine related a true story. There was this girl who was having problems with her nose &#8212; so much so that there was no relieve despite anything or any treatment she took. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes I dont get it!?</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/04/22/sometimes-i-dont-get-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/04/22/sometimes-i-dont-get-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so pissed off. It all started with a cheque I received. It was a Maybank cheque and thinking that it would clear faster than me crediting it into my CIMB account, I credited it to my Maybank account via the cheque deposit machine. After 2 days, as I was busy with work I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We stand on the shoulders of Giants</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/03/31/we-stand-on-the-shoulders-of-giants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2010/03/31/we-stand-on-the-shoulders-of-giants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this while surfing through MMR blogpost. Even before reading it, I had sensed that this would be something that would move me. As I read the first paragraph of the post, I immediately realized that this was something long due and very appropriate &#8211; A tribute to the late Tan Sri T.J.Danaraj, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Vishu</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2009/04/14/happy-vishu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2009/04/14/happy-vishu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received an sms from a fond patient of mine wishing me Happy Vishu greetings. Little did I know about it because it is not as famous as the Onam celebrations the Malayalees have. So I decided to check it out and gathered some information to share with all. The festival of Vishu is celebrated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Ramadhan &amp; The Breaking of Fast</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/09/12/happy-ramadhan-the-breaking-of-fast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/09/12/happy-ramadhan-the-breaking-of-fast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has already been 13 days since the Muslims have started their month of fasting. It is Ramadhan and fasting is observed and practiced by not just the Muslims in Malaysia but also the non- Muslims. The reward of fasting is the ability to break fast as a family or with friends in fostering the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Onam</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/09/11/happy-onam-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/09/11/happy-onam-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Onam! For those who don&#8217;t know, this is the biggest celebration among the Malayalees, akin New Calender Year. Onam 2008 is on September 12, Friday Onam is the biggest and the most important festival of the state of Kerala. It is a harvest festival and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Of Reunions and Farewells</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/08/26/of-reunions-and-farewells/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/08/26/of-reunions-and-farewells/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately, we managed to meet up, Paga,Kunalan and I. It has been ages, well actually just about 4 years ago since our last meet when we, the three of us had dinner at Victoria&#8217;s Station. Again, another individual, Basheer, in this friendship of four was absent. Then again, being a cardiothoracic surgeon in the far [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunrise Jazz &amp; Rhythm Fest 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/07/27/sunrise-jazz-rhythm-fest-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/07/27/sunrise-jazz-rhythm-fest-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I have been waiting for this and now I manage to go for the 26th July performance. That would be the only day I would be free to catch and of course the highlight for me was to catch Mia Palencia. The venue was at Plaza Mont Kiara. The layout was acceptable. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 years old my Alma Mater</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/07/23/100-years-old-my-alma-mater/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/07/23/100-years-old-my-alma-mater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sultan Abdul Hamid Collegians can stand proud again as this prestigious school once again stand above all to celebrate its 100years. The celebration activities actually started in Jun last year with a fund raising dinner held at PWTC organised by SAHOCA on the 3rd of November 2007. Tomorrow, there would be a THE 100 YEAR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Small Reunion &#8211; Getting the ball rollin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/04/25/a-small-reunion-getting-the-ball-rollin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/04/25/a-small-reunion-getting-the-ball-rollin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It all started on facebook. The need to gather my long lost friends made me decide to start a group for my batch specifically and my school generally. It was the group called College Sultan Abdul Hamid. Though wrongly coined as it is supposed to be Sultan Abdul Hamid College, I decided to continue the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aging</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/02/03/aging/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/02/03/aging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received this from a good friend and thought it was brilliant. Another article from George Carlin. George Carlin on aging! Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we&#8217;re kids? If you&#8217;re less than 10 years old, you&#8217;re so excited about aging that you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/02/02/abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gcgeorge.net/2008/02/02/abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gcgeorge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just thought of sharing this beautiful but sad video clip.]]></description>
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