psyched about london!

Not sure if it was such a bright idea to do the elective in January. My brain is so damn rusty and all I ever want to do all day long is to have fun, chill out and do all the things I like to do. However, I am super hyped up about London! not that I have yet to visit this city but it just has this vibrant and addictive energy that keeps sucking me back that way.

This trip is probably going to be less touristy, already planned 2 musicals, as well as short dashes to Paris and Manchester. I am quite determined to try the famous macarons from the shop Pierre Hermes. Their website was all in french. goodness me. but the endless pictures of pretty pastries and cakes obviously cheered me up and put me in the right mood. haha. i guess yummy food transcends countries and languages. The Manchester leg of the trip is probably more for the victor who is a in-and-out MAN U FAN. that freaking stadium better have some cool shit if not i will scream my frozen self off.

Of course, I also hope to get a good feel of life in the ICU. spent some time in PICU, trying to see if there are differences to an adult ICU. Just hoping I will not be too moppy after seeing those very ill patients. Plus the gloomy weather London is SO famous for. I hope we will not run into too much of those rainy and dreary days.

BUT for nowwwww... it's only 2 more days to a brand new year!...I was dreading 2008 this time last year but i'm glad it still turned out to be a pretty good one. Phew.

Happy New Year guys.. :)
All the best for 2009!! *cheers*

i'm lovin' it.

After all that exam results saga has calmed down, a group of us gathered at ian's spanky new place for a good old fashioned charcoal bbq last night. lots of delicious food prepared by his family. the night ended with a round of uno stacko, which our poor kristin probably took out like 50% of the thangs.. she was yelling in despair everytime the persons next to her drew a 'reverse'. haha..

Things on the London front is getting more and more promising. We have arranged most of the things that we have to - trains, accom, transport, musicals, manchester... oh goodness. it's going to be a wonderful trip! I really love the atmosphere in London, even though my mum thinks it's grimmy and gloomy with too many dark skinned people around. So glad I stuck to my choice to do my elective in London. Yay!

Pics..at some stage. they are all over FB though.

the verdict

Dear NGP,

You are the 5th NGP I have collected under my belt. I always made sure I never took you for granted because you can be so easy and so difficult to grasp. You never fail to bring me so much joy and relief at the end of each school year. This year in particular, getting you meant so much more. I am free to go on my external elective to London, free to be a 6th year learning new skills on the wards in preparation to be a (hopefully) great doctor.

You remind me of accomplishment, no matter how insignificant. Even when other students from other universities laugh at us for only getting you, NGP, as the mark on our transcripts. You never fail to make me think that all that hours sloughing during svot, all that time running after consultants in the hospitals.. it all pays off. somehow.

You are also my last NGP. In time, I will move on. Moving on to something more complicated but hopefully more exciting and rewarding.

So long NGP, thanks for always showing up on the access adelaide screen every year.

Till then,
Daphne

NGP = Non-graded Pass.