Autumn Cleaning

Six years of medical school notes. Time to recycle

Mid-year resolution

Whilst in Edmonton, I flicked through the University of Alberta Faculty of Extension Fall 2011 Programme. It has inspired me to dig out those old Gujarati, French and Portuguese books and finally master the languages…

"Learning a language is more than making unusual sounds and learning a new alphabet. It's about communicating and understanding. It is a cultural experience. As you develop your vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation of a new language, you will find delight in the cadence, idioms and forms of expression. And through words and sentences that you will learn, you will gain insight into how others around the globe view their world…"

Bloody anecdote

After a long struggle against the incredible veinless man, I managed to get enough blood for all many tests we wanted to do. Just as I was withdrawing the needle, though, the plunger of the syringe popped out and flew across the room. Blood splattered all over me, the patient, the bed, walls and floor. Nurse walked in just then, surveyed the scene and concluded that I must have just killed the patient.

Colleagues

Titilayo, Princess, Gugu, Shiny, Girlie, Bongie...

Nurses have the best names EVER!

Moya Moya

When you're asked to review a journal paper containing medicalese that you've never even heard of ("bilateral encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis augmented by bifrontal encephalogaleo-/periosteal synangiosis", anyone?), you know its going to be an interesting week.

Cooking

Since the mouse debacle, my host family have taken to cooking lunch (in addition to dinner) for me. Today I decided to replay the favour and prepare dinner for them. Then I discovered that they don't have a microwave... So now I won't be preparing dinner for them.

Moral: I need to learn to cook!

Breakfast in bed

 “Breakfast in bed!” I thought this morning as I heard a sound at the door this morning. My host family here in the West Country, where I’m doing my general practice rotation, joked that they would give me everything I needed during my three weeks here, but I certainly wasn’t expecting to be served in bed. Unfortunately duties had been delegated to Angus, one of the family cats, and small dead mouse has never really tickled my tastebuds…

 

From Funny Cats Pictures