Random musings after Peds week 2

I think that as part of our medical course, the faculty intends to initiate a smooth internship and doctorhood. In third year they added a couple of weeks to the start and end of the semester. This year, our Easter break went from 9days to 5 days. Yes, it's just 4 days, but I'm feeling it! It has come and gone, and I can't believe it. It doesn't help that the bro has 2 FREAKING WEEKS OF HOLIDAYS.

So what did I do over easter? Well, the bf and I initially planned to head down to Mornington and stay overnight. But the hotel we wanted was fully booked. Then the weather wasn't uplifting. So we ended up going to DFO for a shopping spree, heading to Mt Dandenong to watch the sunset and have dinner, played badminton (actually, the bf didn't come for this), cooked dinner for friends etc.

Oh and we watched 2 documentaries: Born into Brothels & Sicko.

The former was filmed in Culcatta, India, by an angmoh photographer who had been living in the slums of india intermittently. Told the story of a bunch of kids who were born and raised in brothels. An eye-opener, but lacked depth and dimension.

Sicko, on the other hand, was fantastic. Very well-researched, well written, witty, hilarious (and any other superlatives you can think of). Michael Moore did a wonderful job educating us on the ills of the American healthcare system. I thought it would be a heavy documentary but it wasn't! It was very informative, but written in such a way to facilitate the diffusion of information into my Easter-afflicted brain.

Blink blink. Back to school. I guess it helps that I'm liking Peds so far =) And it also helps that I've got stuff to look forward to each week. Right now, the highlight of my week is the 50mins of Tudors.

For those who haven't heard of it, it a historical drama about the life and times of King Henry VIII. Notorious for lobbing off the heads of 2 of his 6 wives and divorcing another 2, this showtime series has proven that there was far more to Henry than the portrait our high-school history texts paint (usually involves a grotesquely obese Henry). While Showtime has taken every effort to be true to history, one thing they have not done is make Henry fat. I'm kinda happy about that actually.

Recently, I've been going thru somewhat of a zen-phase. I've been reading blogs on productivity, technology, time management:

http://unclutterer.com/

http://www.productivity501.com/

http://zenhabits.net/

All jewels in their own right.

One of the suggestions I picked up on was to rid my desk of wires. Mx: Logitech Cordless V450 laser mouse (AUD $50)
Review: 9.5/10 stars. Took out 0.5 stars because I would have preferred it 1cm longer.

Till next time =)