quickies of the month:

1. i'm well into my 1st month of having a car here in Melbourne.
and thankfully, no mishap of sorts. *deep sigh of relief*

2. i'm finally finally finally confirmed for my 2nd med volunteer trip in this year! this time, it's to exotic spicy India! woohoo. and even though it's a 10-day thingy, it'll be tons of fun with the travel buddy slash rommie again! top things to do there: guzzle as much lassi as i can possibly hold without getting 'rotund', eat as much paneer as i can possibly hold without getting 'rotund' and hopefully smuggle both the lassi and paneer to the BFG back home without getting caught. and of course, learning as well, but that's on the backburner? lols.

3. i think i'm getting way too sentimental/empathetic for my own good. more face-to-face physical contact with real-deal patients sometimes does havoc to your carefully-constructed professionalism barrier. but i'm having a long-awaited 5-day break starting tomorrow to gather my thoughts and just breathe and breathe slow.

4. Melbourne is shedding its frost and gearing for a lovely warm balmy summer. which I'm thankful for.

5. i'm feeling my brain slowly, very slowly fill to its brim. a good sign, i hope.

6. finally bought a cheesecake from The Cheesecake Shop near the hospital. dragged the buddy who was complaining the whole way over there to get one but he got a complimentary slice for accompanying me. and now he's blaming me for making him 'rotund'. geez. and i thought girls were hard to please.

7. i do miss the Northern Hospital. =(

8. i love the Austin Hospital. =)

9. i'm hard to please, no? lols.