After the socialising of the last 2 weeks, I was essentially a hermit this week! Apart from going out of my house for work and coffee, the rest of the time, I basically hid in a cave. š I came to realise that home has become that sanctuary now: itās just a calm place to […]
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Weekly Summary [8-Dec-2024]
It has been a social week thatās been packed full of activities. And work. š On the one hand, itās winding down for the year, but I feel that this year, things are really not slowing down nearly as much. In fact, Iām already receiving requests for extra work next year! On the social front, […]
Weekly review [1st Dec 2024]
This week feels like itās been a non-stop socialising extravaganza that has continued on from last week. There has been more coffees/dinners/catch-ups and parties than most of the previous year gone by! This was a more āwork heavyā week as well. Given that there are only a handful of weeks til operating rooms shut down […]
Weekly summary (24-Nov-2024)
As I write this, itās nearly time to leave for a friendās 40th birthday. I didnāt know what to write for the card so I was trying to remember some little joke from the first days of med school. Thatās when it occurred to me that these friends, I have now known for more than […]
Weekly update [17th Nov 2024]
This week has been strangely busy but from a start-up assist point of view. Iāve been updating the i-scribe.com.au website and having meetings to see how I can help anaemate.com.au too. This along with course work has meant that even though I havenāt worked much clinically, the days really have been quite full! One of […]
Weekly Summary (10th Nov 2024)
Itās been only a few days since our last chat, but I do feel as though a lot has changed in the world. Even though Iām a continent away, everything you see and hear makes the US elections feel so consequential regardless where you are in the world. Interestingly, I found that it was one […]
Weekly Update (5th Nov 2024)
If I had to sum up the week, itād be pleasantly uneventful. š It had the usual mixture of work and other commitments. The course Iām doing is now in full swing and requiring a decent amount of concentrated effort. I have covered a lot of this in previous short courses and while I personally […]
Weekly update [27th Oct 2024]
This week was pretty heavy on the work front since I had to pay some favours back for people who had helped me while I was away overseas. It was also a week of helping some of the start-ups with small tasks. In short, it was exhausting, especially for an old man like me! š […]
Weekly update (21st Oct 2024)
This week was filled with the most amount of clinical work Iāve done since being back from Stanford. Boy, was a I getting tired! Now I know why I used to feel exhausted all the time: this amount of work PLUS working in public meant that there was at least another 30% extra work! Given […]
Weekly Summary (13th October 2024)
This was my first āofficialā week back to normal. After returning early, work had been fairly light until now. Iāve also hit the point where I canāt put off starting my course for the next phase of my sabbatical. Itās been a weird balance. On one hand, Iāve been indulging in the freedomāsleeping in, playing […]