Trivia
Before I started university I had one clear goal that I wanted to achieve during my time here. No, it was not getting a medical degree, passing with a honours or having epic amounts of fun. It was all about … Continue reading
08 Mar 201219:10A medical student patient
It is often said that doctors make the worst patients. However, I think the worst patients are actually the would-be doctors of the future. Medical students are by far THE worst patients anyone is likely to ever come across, and … Continue reading
19 Jan 201217:11Guilty pleasures
It is often said that life is full of guilty pleasures. I’m sure you can think of some classic ones: the tub of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, that collection of 90s pop music or some ridiculously long Starbucks order … Continue reading
27 Nov 201115:00Taking it to the next level
In the run up to Christmas, my housemates and I are attempting to cook a full Christmas dinner. Even though the four of us are…satisfactory cooks, we’ve never actually done a full roast dinner before. Making the old student favourite … Continue reading
23 Nov 201112:58Small mistake, big consequence
You learn through your mistakes. This is the motto that carries people, especially children, through their lives. It is often said with the intention of comfort, in a situation that is anything but comfortable. Some mistakes are easy to cover … Continue reading
17 Nov 201120:29Human capacity
It’s not uncommon to see students stay awake for insanely long periods of time, especially when out partying and enjoying themselves. Especially for medical students, this ability is essential, and I often like to think of my ridiculously late bed-times … Continue reading
10 Nov 201122:52Nostalgic, childish and cool
Halloween saw my friends dressed in colourful concoctions of fancy dress, all of which flooded my Facebook news feed. Fancy dress is a recurring theme in the life of a university student, no matter how outrageous it is. You don’t … Continue reading
01 Nov 201122:27Polar opposites
Going to a Mozart opera or going to an infamous ICSM bop. Attending a black-tie 21st birthday party at a house overlooking the Thames or attending a good old fashioned house-warming party. Watching a Champions league football match or going … Continue reading
16 Oct 201113:47Time and time and time again
Time, a currency I’ve found myself lacking rather profoundly in the last couple of weeks. Hence I’ve been rather silent on the blogging front. Maybe it’s to do with the fact that Einstein’s theory of space time has recently been … Continue reading
08 Oct 201117:54‘Allowing it’
Having glanced at my site stats and found that I have been a complete failure at writing my blog for the past month, I realised it would be appropriate to actually post something (and make sure I’m not kicked out … Continue reading
12 Jul 201121:07There is still hope…
Whilst watching Rafael Nadal win the French Open for the nth time against Roger Federer, I tried to imagine what it would be like to be in Federer’s shoes at match point down. When you’ve tried your absolute best, performed … Continue reading
05 Jun 201118:08Black Tie
You may have noticed that it has been nearly two months since my last blog post. There is actually a very good reason for that…REVISION!!! Second year ICSM exams are notoriously difficult and thus I have literally hibernated away for … Continue reading
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