Sunday, January 23, 2005

Starting 5th year

Tomorrow I start the new year. 5th year. I am now 2/3 of a doctor! With very much less than 2/3 of a doctor's knowledge!

We're supposed to start at 9am at the University Department of GP tomorrow and I have a sneaking suspicion that the commitments there will take the whole day, dashing the hopes of those who thought we'd be able to watch a movie before the lecture at 5.

It's going to be a long and challenging year. Let's hope I pull through it in one piece. If all goes to plan, I should then be on my way to Edinburgh at the start of 2006.

Saturday, January 22, 2005

Waking up early

Waking up early is very difficult. Especially when it's sudden - you know, after days and days of getting up around noon, suddenly there's an urgent need to get up at 8am. It's got to be one of the hardest things about starting term again. It's not something I'm looking forward to.

I have just checked my allocation on the Med website (aka 'flying fish') and I have been allocated a GP in Balga. It's not too far away, but there seems to be a perception in Perth that Balga is full of poor people, delinquents, crack addicts etc. So it should be interesting!

All of us starting the year with GP have to meet at the university department of general practice in claremont. At 9am. Which means I actually need to get up at 7.30 in order to leave at 8am. Bloody hell!

And to top it off, Arsenal suck at the moment. In a terrible run of form, losing to Bolton last week and with injuries galore. Gilberto looks out for the season, Edu still has a broken toe and will most likely leave the club; Henry is off form, as is Vieira and Pires and Reyes. What is going to happen? Chelsea are 10 points ahead on 58 and Man Utd are closing in behind us on 47. It could be a disasterous season.

And next season, the last one at Highbury, Arsenal will wear a claret strip.
I'm still in shock.

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Almost back into it

Well its been a while since I last posted anything here, and any readership that I might have had (ha!) will most likely have all but vanished. So how's my holiday been?

It has been good. I've done lots of things I wanted to do. Soccer, movies, lost in translation, staying up late, in/out love, spirituality, having fun, what is life, death, romance, heartbreak, pain, gutwrenching, Arsenal, hope, relief, anger, sadness, wasting time, wasting life, shrewd choices, spoilt, hot, cold, concert, free stuff, 21st birthday, family, Christmas, gifts, sweat...

All the above has happened to me these holidays. And now time grows short as the academic year starts again on the 24th of January. Starting with GP term which is supposed to be rather slack. So it should be good, and enjoyable too.

Just had news that our elecive application to Scotland was unsuccessful. Hopefully this will be sorted out soon and we can make some definite plans.