Well, it's been a while since I last posted anything and that's mostly been cause I've been unusually busy. I posted in my anaesthesia training application and there was palava that ended up going on with that. It sorted itself out thankfully. And it's been a long and what's felt like extremely drawn out waiting process.
While I was waiting I managed to head over to Melbourne for five days to hang out with a good friend, and just get back to being cultured. The trip over there was less than impressive. My flight was almost three hours delayed and I'd just finished a ten hour ED shift so was none too impressed. Fortunately there was some nice eye candy at the service desk that I could feast my eyes upon to pass the time. The flight didn't leave until about 2am and when we landed, they somehow forgot to unload our bags. We were waiting at the carousel for an hour before they came out! Unbelievable. Needless to say I was exhausted. As for the trip, I'd never been to Melbourne before and I must say it was mostly like what I'd been told. I didn't do any shopping (shock horror!) but I did do lots of eating. No, lots of GOOD eating. Oh the restaurants! And what I must say is the best hot chocolate on this earth (and I think I have to clarify that and say Australian earth). The first night I was able to catch up with a long lost friend from the home land. It was really nice despite going to a restaurant that meant we had to shout at each other to be heard. No matter, it was the company that I'd gone for and it's just awesome when you can see a friend after so long without contact and it's like no time has passed at all with respect to the ease that you feel with each other. Hopefully now we'll stay in contact again but that's the problem with life and time I suppose. It waits for no one.
As far as activities go, I even got to go to the snow! Now I've seen snow before (not even a handful of times), but I've never done any snow sports...skiing or snowboarding. On this, my virgin snow sport experience, I chose to do the snowboarding option. I found it really fun and I'd love to do it again. I just don't know how people can enjoy queuing for hours on their holidays when you can spend time doing other things without this annoyance. And I have to say that the people who work in the snow are not happy people. I don't believe they understand the meaning of the term "customer service". Still, it was a good day despite spending much of it on my ass.
So I've now finished ED at the peripheral hospital I was at and am now at Man's Best doing what is named the "Short Stay Medical Unit", but what is more like the "ED Dumping Ground" ward. It's not exactly conducive to learning but it does provide a steep learning curve with respect to time management. My first day in the unit had me doing 18! discharges!!! Welcome to hell.
Anyway, now for the real news. I did not get a training position for next year. This means I now opt for Plan A as per numero uno. This means no Sipadan, getting some kick-ass stuff behind me for the applications for next year (APLS and ATLS courses, audits, research maybe), reapplying and GETTING THE DAMN JOB and then taking three or four months off and travelling South America with E-Dog. I sincerely hope my place on the roof of his car has not been given away!
While I was waiting I managed to head over to Melbourne for five days to hang out with a good friend, and just get back to being cultured. The trip over there was less than impressive. My flight was almost three hours delayed and I'd just finished a ten hour ED shift so was none too impressed. Fortunately there was some nice eye candy at the service desk that I could feast my eyes upon to pass the time. The flight didn't leave until about 2am and when we landed, they somehow forgot to unload our bags. We were waiting at the carousel for an hour before they came out! Unbelievable. Needless to say I was exhausted. As for the trip, I'd never been to Melbourne before and I must say it was mostly like what I'd been told. I didn't do any shopping (shock horror!) but I did do lots of eating. No, lots of GOOD eating. Oh the restaurants! And what I must say is the best hot chocolate on this earth (and I think I have to clarify that and say Australian earth). The first night I was able to catch up with a long lost friend from the home land. It was really nice despite going to a restaurant that meant we had to shout at each other to be heard. No matter, it was the company that I'd gone for and it's just awesome when you can see a friend after so long without contact and it's like no time has passed at all with respect to the ease that you feel with each other. Hopefully now we'll stay in contact again but that's the problem with life and time I suppose. It waits for no one.
As far as activities go, I even got to go to the snow! Now I've seen snow before (not even a handful of times), but I've never done any snow sports...skiing or snowboarding. On this, my virgin snow sport experience, I chose to do the snowboarding option. I found it really fun and I'd love to do it again. I just don't know how people can enjoy queuing for hours on their holidays when you can spend time doing other things without this annoyance. And I have to say that the people who work in the snow are not happy people. I don't believe they understand the meaning of the term "customer service". Still, it was a good day despite spending much of it on my ass.
So I've now finished ED at the peripheral hospital I was at and am now at Man's Best doing what is named the "Short Stay Medical Unit", but what is more like the "ED Dumping Ground" ward. It's not exactly conducive to learning but it does provide a steep learning curve with respect to time management. My first day in the unit had me doing 18! discharges!!! Welcome to hell.
Anyway, now for the real news. I did not get a training position for next year. This means I now opt for Plan A as per numero uno. This means no Sipadan, getting some kick-ass stuff behind me for the applications for next year (APLS and ATLS courses, audits, research maybe), reapplying and GETTING THE DAMN JOB and then taking three or four months off and travelling South America with E-Dog. I sincerely hope my place on the roof of his car has not been given away!
