robarta!!

so far i've gotten pledges up to $150.. slightly disheartened, but oh well.. its still early..

anyways, last night, we (my tute group) decided tht we spend so much time together at the hospital, but we never meet outside...so we went out to fitzroy st in st kilda to this bar called robarta which was excellent because they gave us girls drink cards! and their passionfruit cocktail thingy was awesome!!
here's the pics:



meet stephanie tizi...aka THE STEPHMEISTER (*said in really cool tone*)
pretty little italian girl who says she's not photogenic but i have yet to find a bad pic of her...



and of course my favourite jew...JOSH CASAN!!!
tute buddies for life... the whole of first yr we were in the same tute group, then for PCL in second yr..and now the whole of 3rd yr... love this guy to bits!!

L to R: Anthony, Steph, Liss and josh

Anthony, country boy from bendigo who is the only one more crazy then me in terms of bein OCD!
and liss, sweet liss who's goin out wit josh and reckons tht ian wright..oh shucks i better not say... lol..

josh giving me the TODD!


cowboys!!

anyways, we're probably the most spastic tute group ever!!

see?

me and steph! oh the hat is sandra's btw... thanks babe! loved it!

group 6. (minus lanny who couldnt make it)



anyways, once again, anyone want to pledge, plz feel free to!

nan

a pledge for breast cancer, plz?pretty plz?

ok..so u guys can probably figure out from my MSN nick.. i've decided to shave my head for charity...breast cancer specifically. if i can get up to $1000 bucks, i'l do it. no, seriously, i will do it.

i know a lot of u guys are probably thinkin tht donating to the breast cancer foundation is overrated coz they probably get a lot of funding as it is, but the fact tht i've lost my dear cousin to breast cancer makes this an issue tht is close to heart.

so far i've got 5 pledges from frens...and im up to $100.

$900 more to go. anyone willing to see a bald nan?

as for now, the plan is to do it on september 14, coz tht coincides with the day my cousin passed away. but i suppose if i reach my target before tht, no point in waitin right?

so guys, let me know if u would like to make a pledge, doesnt matter how small, its the thought tht counts!

on a different note, the application thingy for kevin to come to Australia is lookin optimistic. *fingers crossed*

nan. out.

did u know....

1) stroke is the no 1 cause of disability?
2)Stroke is the 3rd highest cause of death in the world
3)evidence in support of stroke therapy is better than evidence in support for coronary care?
and yet, more finances are put into treating cardiovascular problems rather than stroke care. In fact, MMC does not even have a specific stroke ward!

up on the 5th floor, in this obscure corner near medihotel, lies 54 south, the neurology/neurosurgery/stroke unit. thts my new rotation... the stroke unit is awesome! deb, the 5th yr is really nice (albeit being pretty crap at remembering names), michael, the resident is also very helpful despite being very busy, and best of all, the consultant, this irish dude called jim howe is an amazing teacher! its so nice to have consultants actually ACKNOWLEDGE tht we exist, furthermore spend time during ward rounds teachin us. and he wants to give us a tute tomm!! our second day and the consultant is givin us a tute. somethin tells me tht as much as i hate learnin neuro stuff, im going to like this rotation a lot. a huge difference from orthopaedics, where despite the fact there were heaps and HEAPS (and i mean HEAPS) of consultants, none actually gave a damn abt our presence there. and then u have the ppl like minoo patel (a cock fag as roger calls him) who are so egotistical (is tht how u spell it??) and thk so highly of themselves. (this from a guy who didnt get into the trainin programme in Australia and had to go to the US jus to specialise in ortho)

anyways, back to jim howe. i have NEVER seen a doctor interect so caringly with patients. seriously, he's better than some of the nurses i've seen around. im so used to seeing doctors during ward rounds jus talk abt management and not even talk to the patient. on the other end of the spectrum is jim who kneels next to them, stroke's their hand, and even tries to help them walk. amazing.

anyways, its time to get back to studyin.

NaN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SQUIDDY!!!

today, saquib fayyaz kabir turns 23.... all i have to say is...


BIG FUCKIN DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!


haha..nah u know im kiddin saquib.. hope ur having an awesome bday..(i know its probably hard given tht ur having class today)


on a different note...
things i have learnt today:

1. i shed hair like a dog sheds fur
2. no matter hard u vacuum, hair will stick to a wet bathroom floor
3. julian is a funny guy!

I Miss Deepa.... :-(

me and deepa on the way to MESH for the pre clinical dinner..
life seems so different without deepa.. :-(
COME BACK TO MELBOURNE!!!!!!!!!

smack my B**tch up

alright...

this is a long overdue update amma and im sorry..been busy

anyways me and my housemates went out the other night as part of our little "bonding session"

turned out to be a really fun night...

i dont thk i need to name them.. u can prettt much guess which one is corey and which one is ishan and which one is sandra...




alright...im off to bed!!