saints 31, colts 17.

to be honest i was cheering for peyton and the colts. but if any city deserves this, it's new orleans.

bet the kids at ochsner are having a CRAZY time.

church politics is stupid.
:(

Aussie English lesson from the Aussie Open.

It's been awhile since I've put one of these up.

Hewitt after playing Baghdatis: “I just said to him, ’mate you’ve got a lot of ticker to come back like you did today”’.

"ticker" in this case refers to heart.
:)

O&G.

sorry i haven't been bloggin' as much.

it's been a pretty crazy 2 weeks. i can't believe i've been back in brisbane for less than 2 weeks. canada and korea seem like they were ages ago.

my first rotation for the year is O&G. and it's been a lot of fun so far. the teaching has been probably the best it's ever been. early mornings but done on most days by 4 or 5pm so can't really complain.

as a bonus, "x" is at the same hospital for her pediatric rotation. it's nice to meet up during the day to sneak in some coffee or a meal together.

last saturday was my first birthing suite shift. now i've seen vaginal deliveries before and i've seen c-sections before. what i had never seen before for a live episiotomy. simply, an episiotomy is a cut through the perineum to enlarge a woman's vagina and to help the baby's big head fit! the belief is that a controlled/intentional incision is much better than a tear. either way, it's not a very nice thing to do a woman. and if you think it sounds bad, i gotta say it's worse when you actually see it.

come to think of it, getting someone pregnant doesn't seem like a very nice thing to do to a woman.
:p

mom would use to say that she was forced into have a c-section because i was in a breech position. now that i think about it, i think she should be THANKING me that i was in a breech position!

if i was a girl, i think i'd opt for a c-section. but seeing as how i don't have to carry anything for 40 weeks i guess i don't have much of a say. but still, i'm just saying.

my 2010 korea trip.

wow.
where to start...???

technology...
3 letters for you. DMB - digital multimedia broadcasting. in a nutshell it means TV everywhere. TV on your cellphone in the subway. TV on your nav in your car. this is REAL TV. completely puts "mobile TV" in australia/canada to shame - none of this terrible resolution, choppy streaming. probably better quality than the tv we had at sisley. >.<

speaking of cellphones in subways... there's no such thing as being "out of reception". you get reception in underground car parks, subways, concrete bunkers. wherever you are, you can yak on your cell all day & night.

instant text messages once a purchase is made on your credit card. you know instantly if someone's made a purchase on your credit card - i bet it comes in real handy if you have more than one person under the same credit card, not to mention if your credit card's been stolen.

mass transit...
what fun.
the subway system in seoul is amazing.
riding the subway is entertaining in itself.
there are vendors selling a wide assortment of clothes and knick-knacks on the subway cars.
there's always a crowd everywhere, all day and night. rush hour is just extra crazy.

culture...
of course by "CULTURE" i mean food. let's just say, 2 thumbs up!

girls...
wow again.
i'm not saying that korean girls as a whole are any more attractive than say canadian or australian girls. but boy they are impressive. the word valiant comes to mind. or maybe, tenacious...
this winter was incredibly cold. not only by korean standards, but this is coming from a torontonian.
but these korean girls, wear nothing but a pair of leggings and a short skirt. they march around in 4 inch stiletto heels and race up & down icy subway steps faster than me.

family...
it's been lots of fun meeting up with family and friends.
there was a lot of family whom i hadn't seen in 11+years... others in 19+years... but its incredible how warm and welcoming they all have been.

i wish i could see these people more often.

it's been fun.
but i'm ready to go home.
home to her.
see you in brisbane everyone.