DEALING with blood, weird diseasesand disturbing smells is a far cryfrom having civilised debates in therarefied atmosphere of a courtroom. Sucha far cry that it’s no wonder Raja EndonMastura Raja Sharifuddin’s parents couldn’tunderstand why she would want toexchange her high-powered legal careerfor the rough and tumble of broadcastjournalism. 

The 26-year-old host of TV3’s Medik TV,however, stuck to her guns in the face ofparental shock: “I guess most parentsdream of seeing their children becomesuccessful lawyers or engineers or doctors.