Public Forum on Influenza, Pertussis and Pneumococcal Vaccination

Proposed Ipoh ACS Alumni Meeting Place in ACS


The Ipoh ACS Alumni Secretariat is currently located in Jalan Yang Kalsom, Ipoh.  It is in New Town whilst the School is located in the Old Town which is a far distance away.  We propose a new meeting place within the ACS School compound to better serve the Alumni members and the students.  This place is located within the Swimming Pool complex and allows access to the swimming pool and gymnasium for old boys and girls.   There are ample car park bays and the place is secured from the main primary and secondary school complex.  I envisage the use of the room shown below for casual meetings (chit chats, tit bits and soft drinks).  This room has a beautiful view overlooking the swimming pool below when the partitions are removed.  The adjoining room can be air conditioned and used for talks.  That room can probably hold a 100 people or more.  Old boys and girls can give talks folowed by career discussions with the students.  The cost of renovating the rooms will be affordable.  It would be great if some teachers like Mr. Justice Havelock (industrial arts teacher) who can teach us wood work or metal work in the nearby industrial arts block.

Room above the ladies changing room previously used as hostel rooms.

The corridor leading to another room beside the gymnasium.

A beautiful view of the swimming pool below from the corridor.

A view from the corridor showing the lifeguard meetiing room beside the gym (far left) on 1st floor.

Vacated lifeguard meeting room.

The industrial art block/laboratory beside the swimming pool with car park.

Car park behind male chaning room.  Horley hall in the centre.

SMK Methodist (ACS) Ipoh. Special Academic Awards 2012

S. Ramalingam Further Mathematics Memorial Prize: 
Beh Jia Wei 6AB

K. Reveendran Economics Award:
Khaw Eng Seng  6AA

Tye Soh Sim Literary & Oratory Award:
Mukish Kumar A/L Munyady 5B

Foo Nyuk Yong English Award:
Roshan A/L Sehkar  5B

Ralph Kesserling Memorial Award:
Ng Shi Jie  6AT

Managing Asthma and COPD Effectively

This is a major event of the Malaysian Thoracic Society in Perak this year.  During this half day programme we shall be teaching doctors how to manage asthma and COPD effectively.  The speakers are Dr. Leong Oon Keong, Dr. Rosalind Toh and Dr. Michael Joseph.

Combating Obesity through Dieting

Ms Tan talking about the common food that we eat.

Ms. Leong performing body compositon analysis.

Ms. Tan providing nutritional counselling.

At the registration counter.

Attentive audience.

Ms. Tan Chai Yen's presentation in Cantonese was on how to combat obesity through diet control.  She is the clinical dietitian from Ipoh Specialist Hospital. 

The event was sponsored by Abbott Nutrition and the food from Xavier Food Caterer. 

COPD Workbook

I am currently working on a COPD Workbook for my patients.  Took several weeks to learn how to write the workbook using MS Word.  Things to consider include: cover page, header, footer, style, font, table of content and reference.  Important to use section breaks.  This is my introduction and I am into the second page today.

     "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterised by persistent airflow limitation which is usually progressive. There is an enhanced chronic inflammatory response in the airways and the lungs to noxious particles or gases.


An individual with COPD has difficulty breathing (dyspnea). The sensation is worse with exercise. The shortness of breath is persistent and slowly worsens over time.

There is chronic cough which maybe intermittent and unproductive. Sputum production is chronic and can be of any pattern.

COPD is now considered a systemic disease with associated skeletal muscle wasting and it may initiate or worsen ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, osteoporosis, anaemia, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and depression."

Lots of reading and typing to go. 

Combat Obesity through Diet Control

You are all (normal weight, overweight, obese) invited to this Public Forum.