22/11 | UPDATE:
Added really awesome Word and PowerPoint Macros - I highly
recommend looking at them - especially if you have never heard of Macros - they
can save you heaps of time. (student > downloads)
03/11 | Third
world
Hey all,
I haven't written anything substantial in my "journal" for many days.
Hey ... but don't think it's because I'm bored of this site ... I still like
this site ... I'm just bored with the people who VISIT the site. :-P
A couple of my friends commented that it looks bad that I don't update this
thing regularly - and that I stopped writing stuff immediately getting a girlfriend
(what's with that)! BUT GEEessh ... cut me some slack! I still go out with friends
and do all the regular stuff ... I'm not one of those people who just suddenly
disappears ! I'm still independent ... Debbie takes me outside and puts me off
the leash for an hour EVERY week - I have HEAPS of freedom! :-)
Actually, Debbie has just gone to Cambodia!!! She left on
the first of november and she's gone for 7 weeks - starting at Bangkok, then
Cambodia and then Laos. Crazy hey! First year med students have the option of
getting some hands on experience in either a first or third-world country, and
Debbie decided she actually wanted to make a difference so she chose Cambodia.
She's amazing, and I'm really proud of her. Debbie explained that one of the
differences between first and third-world is that they really need nurses in
countries like Cambodia so she'll actually get to do the real stuff - whereas
in first world contrives everyone is afraid of getting sued, so they just tell
med students to watch or brew coffee.
She's never traveled to Asia before, so I think it might be a bit of a shock
for her to spend almost two months there, but she can probably handle it, and
one of her friends will visit her for a while too. I told her to take lots of
toilet paper. I'll miss her, but now I have no more excuse not to write a new
journal entry!
My weeks have felt pretty busy lately, and there is always seems to be a party
or something on every Friday/Saturday night and that leaves me pretty tired
over the weekend. The UQdance breakup party (which I REALLY enjoyed) was two
weeks ago, so now that means my Wednesdays are free. I might take a short break
from dancing I think, but then start going to lessons taught by a guy called
Shaun. I need the exercise, and I need to keep up with my dance friends who
are suddenly learning all these awesome new moves.
In other news I'll be going on a cruise in February !!!! Wow!
My housemates Nikki, Alby and Big Jon all wanted to go on a cruise and needed
a forth, so I figured this might be something I only get to do once in my life
... so why not! The boat trip is 24th Feburary for 7 days from Brisbane to New
Caledonia, Loyalty Islands and Vanuatu (here).
But the best part is the price. We'll be sailing on the "Pacific
Star" - the boat on which a woman was killed a while ago (has been
on the news a bit recently) - and as part of a special deal the tickets are
almost half price at $759 !!! How cool is that! Some hotels are >$100 a night,
but this trip is fully inclusive (although I think I'll pay an extra $70 for
insurance) - as much food and entertainment as you can eat. Return flights to
Vanuatu can by >$800, so I'm really looking forward to it. I hope I enjoy
it! I know the room
won't be very big, and there is always a chance of rough sea (which would be
awful), but hopefully it will be plain sailing and lots of relaxation. Hell
- I might even come back with a tan! And THAT would be something.
But hey - I'm getting ahead of myself - it's still a long way off. For now I
need to catch up on sleep. Have a good November.
06/11 | Cutting
it in Cambodia
Debbie is enjoying well in Cambodia, and the surgical team / hospital she's
at even has a website - I'll put the URL here so I don't forget: http://www.rosecharities.net/first-rose.htm
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