Saturday, July 25, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
The summary
Ola Amigos,
This entry was initially typed up on microsoft notepad and when it appears on the blog, it means that i have finally gotten an internet connection somehow, although my actual internet service is only being activated on the 29th.
At the time of writing, i am still staying in andrews apartment as my furniture has not been moved into my own apartment yet.i hopfully will be able to move into my own place on the 24th. I am sleeping on an inflatable mattress that has managed to deflate itself THRICE in two nights. i think i may have found the source of the problem, so hopefully I dont wake up on the floor again tomorrow morning.
Anyway, just thought I would give you guys a summary of the last few days, so lets start from changi.
Amigo justonian came to see me off. We had a pleasant dinner together with my family and Widya, but as Justin mentioned during dinner, the inevitable moment arrived and I had to leave once more.
Going past the point after you scan you fingerprint is almost like going to another world. There is no turning back.
The flight was as pleasant as it could be under the circumstances. the food was good and I watched a reasonably good movie on board.
Upon arrival at australia, fortunately, the airport was quite empty and I managed to get through customs in a matter of minutes, and was soon boarding a taxi to head to Andrews house. As it was the first time i was going to Andrews place, I wasnt quite sure of where it was and the taxi driver didnt either. By the time I noticed we were on the correct street, he had almost driven to the next block. It was too inconvenient to get him to u turn twice, so I had to just take my stuff and drag them uphill back to Andrews apartment in the cold.
After unpacking, I showered and chatted with Andrew for a while before taking a 2 hour nap and heading to school. The train ride there is cocked up. I will attach a few pictures of the scenery I pass to reach the hospital soon.
on the upside, my hospital is the newest of the hospitals affliated to melbourne university and is really nice and bright.
I attended my first hospital tutorial and it turned out to be a specfuckingtacular waste of time. Attendance wasnt even taken, and it is not gonna be taken for the rest of this week.
Tuesday went further downhill. the first lecture scheduled for the day was 'introduction to medical imaging' and looked fairly useful. I got up at 7 am to get to the hospital in time for this lecture only to have it replaced by the most absurd of lectures, given by a semester 10 student ( I am in semester 8) on how to deal with life.
WHAT THE FUCK. I DONT PAY $60000 AUD A YEAR TO GET LIFE LESSONS FROM RANDOM SEMESTER 10 STUDENTS.
The rest of the day was an equally bad waste of time, culminating in a 'tutorial' titled 'Introduction to Radiology' which was actually a FUCKING GUIDED TOUR OF THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
I spent 10 hours in the hospital that day and did nothing.
On wednesday, I decided to forget about school and sleep in. it was the best decision i have made the entire week.
Its now wednesday night/ thursday morning and the usual routine of melbourne uni med life has returned. As i type this, both my temporary housemates are studying, as they have been for the last few hours, and I as usual, am left with nothing to do.
Tomorrow looks to be a useful day from the time table, but the proof will be in the pudding.
This is some fucked up stuff. Wish me luck.
Luke
This entry was initially typed up on microsoft notepad and when it appears on the blog, it means that i have finally gotten an internet connection somehow, although my actual internet service is only being activated on the 29th.
At the time of writing, i am still staying in andrews apartment as my furniture has not been moved into my own apartment yet.i hopfully will be able to move into my own place on the 24th. I am sleeping on an inflatable mattress that has managed to deflate itself THRICE in two nights. i think i may have found the source of the problem, so hopefully I dont wake up on the floor again tomorrow morning.
Anyway, just thought I would give you guys a summary of the last few days, so lets start from changi.
Amigo justonian came to see me off. We had a pleasant dinner together with my family and Widya, but as Justin mentioned during dinner, the inevitable moment arrived and I had to leave once more.
Going past the point after you scan you fingerprint is almost like going to another world. There is no turning back.
The flight was as pleasant as it could be under the circumstances. the food was good and I watched a reasonably good movie on board.
Upon arrival at australia, fortunately, the airport was quite empty and I managed to get through customs in a matter of minutes, and was soon boarding a taxi to head to Andrews house. As it was the first time i was going to Andrews place, I wasnt quite sure of where it was and the taxi driver didnt either. By the time I noticed we were on the correct street, he had almost driven to the next block. It was too inconvenient to get him to u turn twice, so I had to just take my stuff and drag them uphill back to Andrews apartment in the cold.
After unpacking, I showered and chatted with Andrew for a while before taking a 2 hour nap and heading to school. The train ride there is cocked up. I will attach a few pictures of the scenery I pass to reach the hospital soon.
on the upside, my hospital is the newest of the hospitals affliated to melbourne university and is really nice and bright.
I attended my first hospital tutorial and it turned out to be a specfuckingtacular waste of time. Attendance wasnt even taken, and it is not gonna be taken for the rest of this week.
Tuesday went further downhill. the first lecture scheduled for the day was 'introduction to medical imaging' and looked fairly useful. I got up at 7 am to get to the hospital in time for this lecture only to have it replaced by the most absurd of lectures, given by a semester 10 student ( I am in semester 8) on how to deal with life.
WHAT THE FUCK. I DONT PAY $60000 AUD A YEAR TO GET LIFE LESSONS FROM RANDOM SEMESTER 10 STUDENTS.
The rest of the day was an equally bad waste of time, culminating in a 'tutorial' titled 'Introduction to Radiology' which was actually a FUCKING GUIDED TOUR OF THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
I spent 10 hours in the hospital that day and did nothing.
On wednesday, I decided to forget about school and sleep in. it was the best decision i have made the entire week.
Its now wednesday night/ thursday morning and the usual routine of melbourne uni med life has returned. As i type this, both my temporary housemates are studying, as they have been for the last few hours, and I as usual, am left with nothing to do.
Tomorrow looks to be a useful day from the time table, but the proof will be in the pudding.
This is some fucked up stuff. Wish me luck.
Luke
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Summer is yet to be over, yet proven, it has, to be an absolutely interesting, meaningful, sometimes unpleasant, indeed a truly unforgettable one. I have seen, smelt, tasted, heard, even touched, and experienced. I have grown in ways and learnt in respects. Things have changed, things will change; like the fate of empires, things rise and fall. Things that fall sometimes rise. As the Fates commune, time and tide wait for no man.
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