Wondering where to start… I feel rusty.

Anaesthesia posting was so much fun it’s unbelievable! Felt privileged to be able to do it at KTPH. The learning environment was great and the scrubs were amazing. Teal, a nice soft fabric, I think the best out of all the hospitals. It’s probably a mistake to make your scrubs so nice, people will inevitably take them home to use as pajamas.

Ok, aside from the awesome scrubs, I didn’t even know it was possible to enjoy a posting so much. Woke up every morning looking forward to going to hospital, and I think it’s the first time I seriously felt that, if I could do it for the rest of my life, it wouldn’t feel like work. But anyway, it was only 2 weeks, and less than a week of OT/ICU, and it’s hard to divorce enjoying the posting -vs- enjoying the specialty.

When the KTPH lounge is finally up it will be pretty awesome. Someone in the management there likes KTV a lot.

I haven’t blogged since ortho. My best memory I think will be of watching the head of the femur come out during a hip hemiarthroplasty. They speared it and wriggled it out of the acetabulum, and it was a big round smooth glistening white globe. Beautiful.

Apparently one of my ortho examiners was that “smiling tiger” type. I really don’t understand the philosophy of being a smiling tiger. I think the student benefits much more if you just honestly tell them how much you think they suck.

Nowadays all people can talk about is the whole residency thing. I keep letting myself get distracted by it and it’s so easy to lose sight of what’s truly important. I think as Christians it’s important for us to trust that God will provide. At our first LM 2 weeks ago, ZZ gave a talk on “Being Prepared,” which I thought was so appropriate for me… I don’t think I’m prepared at all. Really need to step back and take a look at the big picture.

Electives are becoming expensive. Sigh. But something to look forward to! I need a holiday. Our break is so… far… away.

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