Our 18th month together dear XDXD!

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First Day at ENT

Gosh first day at ENT.... what can I say?

Hmm, pretty interesting. But still I think Critical Care has been more exciting for me. I've thought to myself, if ever I wanna do something for life as a career, I think i prefer doing something with variety, some procedure involved. But yet, I can't seem to think of any other areas of specialty in medicine besides ED or ICU...CRAP! Ok, I might not be thinking the same way, a few months from now? or till my intern days are over?

Alright, of all the ENT stuff I did today, there's just a whole bunch of Ear stuff! Heaps of otitis externa, couple of biopsies, one involving the tongue and the other involving the hard palate. Neither actually was particularly striking to me. And also, a discussion on aural toilet, putting a wick and a grommet, which was ok, slightly higher on the interesting level.....hmm. 

What was really interesting besides the canalplasty, the operation I saw today was a friendly discussion with this patient who wrote a book Meniere's Disease! How cool is that??? Wow, according to her, she's been putting in a lot of effort into writing this book with the helps of about 300 people in the project. The book was published about 20 yrs ago according to her. And it was titled Meniere's Disease....oh man I can't remember the title. She started firing away the symptoms of Meniere's, treatment options which can include conventional medical treatment, alternative medicine and this is where it gets interesting, acupuncture, spiritual healing and also reflexology. She said the meridien points for the kidney lies on the same sort of longitudinal axis as the ears, so if you put some needles at the kidney area, you ear will get better. Hmm, did I get this part right? Ok, and then there was this part about vibration? She said she's completely deaf! And she picks out auditory stimuli through vibrations? Hmm, how bizarre to say the least. Not sure how that works. But anyway, it was pretty interesting that a patient wrote a book that even ENT specialists from around the country bought from. And its quite unfortunate that she doesn't make much from it. She was saying, the first edition sold for 20 dollars and its a rarity now, mentioning that it fetches a price of up to 60 dollars in Hobart! But still doesn't make a dime out of it. But good news is there are reprints since the first edition. Hmm, got to hunt this book down. Her descripton of the book is a blue book, sort of novel size but kind of like a 1 inch sort of thick book which we can find in the library. 

Ohhh, and the other interesting bit for the day, HHT. Gosh, heard about this when I was in surgery. Overheard the ENT consultant talking about HHT, giving case scenarios to the surgeon to answer. So after much sort of guess work on the meaning of that acronym, we finally thought that it could be Hereditary Haemorrhagic Talengiectasia, and gosh I'm right about it! Sounds like a mouthful too :S WOW and he also mentioned a great site to look out for this condition. How rare is it? Don't know but I guess, pretty common in the world of inherited conditions....hmmm

Check this out: Hereditary Haemorrhagic Talengiectasia (HHT)

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Singing Musicals

After hearing Susan Boyle taking a shot on I dreamed a dream (Les Miserables). I suddenly find myself singing musicals from my collection of musicals on iTunes. 

So what am I singing now, hmm Dancing Queen from Mam

ma Mia: The Musical. 

Ahhhhh, how wonderful it is to sing something from the musicals. I've always liked singing musical numbers. And I'm glad I have this shared interest of watching musicals as well as listening to them as my dear :) I know I've always wanted to share this with someone I love. I know she is the one, the one I've been searching for. In fact we just have a discussion on what musicals to watch together which includes:

• My Fair Lady
• Les Miserables
• Phantom of The Opera
• Sound of Music

List could continue to grow, but as far as we know, this is by far the list we definitely wanna catch up with once we make our trip to London to saturate ourselves with musicals galore to our heart's content. These are some possible places to book tickets. 

London Musicals 1

London Musicals 2

Ooh I'm going back to sing what my dear things is great for me to sing. Hehe, I like this number too :) 

Our Last Summer, Mamma Mia: The Musical

HARRY:
I can still recall
Our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the Seine
Laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain

We made our way along the river
And we sat down in the grass by the Eiffel tower
I was so happy we had met
It was the age of no regret
Oh, yes
Those crazy years
That was the time of the flower-power
But underneath
We had a fear of flying
Of growing old
A fear of slowly dying
We took our chance
Like we were dancing our last dance

HARRY & DONNA:
I can still recall
Our last summer
I still see it all

HARRY:
In the tourist jam

DONNA:
Round the Notre Dame

HARRY & DONNA:
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand

DONNA:
Paris restaurants

HARRY & DONNA:
Our last summer

HARRY:
Morning croissants

HARRY & DONNA:
Living for the day
Worries far away
Our last summer
We could laugh and play

DONNA:
And now you're working in a bank
The family man, a football fan
And your name is Harry
How dull it seems
Yet, you were the hero of my dreams

HARRY & DONNA:
I can still recall
Our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the Seine
Laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain

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Overnight Sensation!

If only the world was less cynical on appearance, the world could be a better place?

Hmm, I've yet to prove this theory, well at least one video will definitely demonstrate that being a cynic in the music industry has led many people to believe that looks translates to performance?

Watch this on YouTube....

Susan Boyle - I dreamed a dream


I think this is absolutely and amazing performance by an unknown! And to present a BROADWAY number certainly does require a lot of guts or preparation. Not going to spoil the bits an pieces of this video. But this certainly will go down in the history books as the most sensational performance on a talent show as well as generating an immense number of hit views on YouTube :)

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Back from Sunnybank!

Just got back from Sunnybank. Was actually an outing for part of our batch who happened to be too caught up with the medical student way of life, studying....hospital clinical work. Went to this place Little Hong Kong. Had a go on roast pork, roast duck, chicken and vege. Portion wasn't that big for us considering the plate had to feed 5 mouths andnot forgetting 3 guys with much bigger appetites compared to the girls. 

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The Verdict: Nothing beats the roast pork, duckk, chicken I had in Melbourne which is absolutely spectacular. Till this day, I've yet to find one store which is able to beat the wonderful savoury flavour that makes it so delightful from the first bite to the last. 

And then we had some nice 'tong sui' at one shop nearby. This is where we had a real gathering for all who were there. And we took photos too! Hmm, sorry no photos for now as of yet. But hmm, this is where we actually had a better time. All of us were chatting away. I must say tonight's outing is pretty good, save for the absence of my beloved. 

Wish she was with me though today :(

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