intern files #107

so one of the best things about being a doctor is having your own surgical kit and unlimited access to various medical equipment.

i spent a frustrating hour clad only in my bath towel performing DIY microsurgery on myself, trying to remove this sucker of a splinter that was embedded in my palm.

all you need is a high pain threshold, no local anaesthetic required.

old wooden chairs on hospital grounds are occupational hazards in their own right.

intern files #106

spent 3 hours waiting for a friday evening ward round with the registrar who was napping in the doctor's residence and finally showed up deciding NOT to round.

FML.

from the purveyors of happiness

our favourite irish chocolatier has finally made the wise decision of turning their infamous hot chocolate into instantaneous DIY goodness!

it's easy as....

intern files #105

why is it the first and only time i overslept for work was the day i was due to present at the orthopaedic multi-disciplinary conference?

i looked at my alarm clock and it read 07:10.

my presentation started 10 minutes ago. FML.

in other news..... it's been so long since i've logged in that i forgot my xanga password, haha.

CNY 09: from heatwave to snowstorm

with just enough time to drive from KL international airport to my grandma's for the reunion dinner, i then spent the majority of CNY in australia - basically melting in sydney and riding the heatwave in melbourne.

the thing i miss the most about this season is the yee sang / lo hei.
indeed, it is a truly chinese malaysian dish, enjoyed by families only during the 15-day period and some have called this the "chinese salad".

above: malaysian version
below: australian version

after 2 weeks of sweltering under the burning sun, i was greeted back in europe with the snowstorm that has swept all across the region. the quiet scene at the airport was almost creepy.

talk about two ends of a spectrum.
well, the snow have melted and the sun is showing its face again -- i'm so glad it's almost spring!!