I was hoping to get this newsletter out on Sunday since the on call didn’t seem to be super busy. Literally as I sat down to right it, the phone started going off the hook. Such is the nature of on call! It’s been a rather full week of working everyday and also doing some […]
Aaahhhh. That is simply how I’m feeling right now after nearly a month away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. It was a VERY relaxing holiday with less time running around and more time dedicated to enjoying a slower pace of things. That said, it wasn’t a month without some interesting things happening! […]
My extended family departed back just this morning and with that ends a period of non-work joys. Literally I’m typing this while on a break as we encounter a rare condition that prolongs muscle relaxants in anaesthesia (see Creative Update on the condition). The last few weeks have been about taking the extended family out […]
Well, what a week it has been! To say that the last 10ish days have been an exercise in organising chaos would be a total understatement. But before that, Eid Mubarak to those celebrating! This year, we raised $750 for those doing it tough on the streets. As you’ll see below, hopefully it has some […]
Melbourne is slowly moving through Autumn and getting cooler, which means the cats are very much enjoying sitting on my lap. The major thing this week has been the arrival of some of my family from New York. Since my brother is also visiting from London, it’s shaping up to be an Eid that’s much […]
Hello from Canberra! This edition of the Sunday Surprise is coming from Australia’s capital city (and no, it’s not Sydney). I had originally picked this week for holidays some time last year not realising it was going to fall on Ramadan. Since most of the time was already approved, I thought a greater than 2 […]
This week saw the return of the F1 to Melbourne after a 2 year break. As a result, the city was full to the brim of visitors. I even had friends from interstate visit which was nice to have a catch up after not seeing them for years! While work was a lot gentler this […]
After the work week, I slept at 10pm Friday night and woke up at 10am the next day. I normally can’t sleep in during the day but realised that apart from the day in Torquay, it had been a constant barrage of long hours the last few weeks. Totally accidentally as well! The last fortnight […]
The bit of relative quiet from the state declared Code Brown (basically, health system overwhelmed so only Emergency cases considered) in Victoria is rapidly easing. It’s noticeably busier at work now and the phone calls are coming hard and fast about the upcoming weeks. This bit of spare time allowed me to look back at […]