Just at the bottom of the Medical Pyramid

I had a good day today. After managing to wake up early and put in some reading of behavioral sciences, I relaxed for a greater part of the afternoon and had an outing in the evening with some elective students that I've managed to make friends with . These include 2 really funny Afghans, a TamBram American Indian, and this guy Ninad who has managed to travel and live in a lot of cities in India and is presently studying medicine in Germany .

Ninad has cycled from Germany all the way north to Scandinavia last summer over 28days . Which is amazing . Everytime I meet new people I realise the reality of how much I have really done in life and more importantly, how much remains to do . In retrospect, somehow being among the better students in school resulted in me studying hard henceforth and somehow landing up in KEM, only to face the prospects of having to go on studying hard.

When I spoke to Ninad, he mentioned that since he always like relaxing more than studying, that resulted in him having to go to study abroad in germany where he did a bachelors course followed by a random application to medical school that somehow got accepted. And now here he is, on the verge of beginning residency with a good 2k Euro a month . Absolutely brilliant. Put in having cycled all the way up north, being the lead singer of a band, and having lived 9 years in Europe . I so want to be him right now .

Changing tracks, I must talk more about the title of this post, which is about me beginning my internship at a Municipal Hospital in mumbai where I'll work 8 hours a day, sometimes upto 24 doing mostly blood collections and learning whatever I can practically listen to or be taught ( who's chances I wish were stronger )  while they pay me a stipend of 2,300 a month . I love my life.

Today evening was fun, and I come back pumped with endorphins, feeling all good and happy.

Must sleep now to wake up at 5 that is, if the mind permits.

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Signing off,

KP

I met up with KP today after about a month - we had breakfast together followed by hot chocolate at a coffee shop closer to college .  And of course, 3 hours of conversation .


Let me tell you more about her - KP is a senior whom i have known for about 6 months . She did her graduation in medicine from a medical college in Pune and on completion of the same has been living at home in Parel, Mumbai and studying for her entrance exams

I first saw KP during my days in the library in my 3rd professional year Part I when we studied Preventive and Social Medicine, Ear Nose Throat and Ophthalmology . I would sit in the library at a table commonly occupied by myself, my surdy friend KD and very often by KP herself . She has this habit of flashing her bright smile at people and thats the first thing my subconscious noticed about her . Apart from that the fact that when at times I would occupy her seat while it was vacant because she was out, on her return she would simply pick up her books and move to another seat while I offered to let her have the seat back to herself .

But I only made conversation with her on one random day last year when I decided that I definitely must speak to this interesting looking yet definitely 'need to come out of her shell' person . And so while I spotted her in campus I went up to her and surprised her with my at times overwhelming friendliness with people. Only very few can come to terms with it so I have polished it a lot more now and I come across as more 'Sane' is probably the right word for it  .

About 6 months have passed since then and we have gradually become really good friends . Mostly because I am so amazed by her intellectually bright side which reads so many different kinds of literature every week - including newspapers, fiction, non fiction, yoga books and of course the entrance test material . Apart from which she attends literary festivals, keeps me updated on the Art and Literary events happening around the country - latest of all being the Indian Art Fair while I was in Delhi earlier this week .

Most of all though it is so amazing to have someone who has so much to talk about, and a flashy smile , deep yet feminine voice while she goes about speaking. I must admit that though I listen carefully most of the time, there have been instances at which I only listen to the pitch of the voice - its so soothing .

Getting back to my point, I met KP today after a month and it felt so light and free to listen to the events that have transpired in her life in the past one month . She has been studying with a friends' flat and has been applying for jobs in the meanwhile . And of course, fulfilling her love for literature - she is presently reading a book by Richard P Feynman which is a Penguin classic that I saw with her today .


Since I'm leaving for Oman, she gifted me 2 books for the journey, which I will have to keep very carefully and get back in mint condition since I am probably one of the select lucky few to be loaned books to, which I understand since she wishes to keep her books just the way she bought them . Wish me luck for the same . So - the books are Animal Farm by George Orwell and From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne. I am very glad to receive the latter since after hearing about the same from her I was looking forward to reading it .

KP is clearly passionate about Surgery and I wish from the bottom of my heart that she gets what she wants and manages to continue be her amazing self for a long time .

Kudos to You, KP. You rock !

P.S. I leave for home in Oman today after 3 months. Glad to get back to my sister whos' photos can be seen on www.flickr.com/photos/dontkidthiskiddo and www.flickr.com/photos/nick_dj .

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