pswu's Journal

New House
I love my new house! woohooooooohoo. There are lotz and lotz of space :-) Everyone welcome for coffee and REAL tea! No decaf tea available as yet! - bring you own thats what I say! :-O

PS there are cakes too.....

An angel touched me and he said to me,
The journey, pilgrim, is too great for thee;
But rise and eat and drink,
Thy food is ready here,
Thy Bread of life,
Thy cruse of Water clear,
Drawn from the Brook, that doth as yesterday
Flow in the way.

O Cake of Bread baken on coals of fire,
Sharp fires of Love, O Water turned to Wine
And can it be such food is daily mine?
Then never, never can the journey be
Too great for me.

And I shall go in strength of that pure food,
Made mine by virtue of the sacred Rood,
Unto the Mount of God
Where my Lord’s face
Shall shine on me,
On me in my low place,
Down at His feet, who was my Strength and Stay
Through all the way.

O Cake of Bread baken on coals of fire,
Sharp fires of Love, O Water turned to Wine
And can it be such food is daily mine?
Then never, never can the journey be
Too great for me.

I wonder who the author is....

Night shift blues....
On nights all this week until friday morning and then hopefully off to Emma's house for a good meal and some comfort. Night shifts are horrible for those of you working 9-5, its like dragging your granny to the "ladies" when she is >90yr of age - I meant it literally for nurses i.e. Fiona :-) And there is the issue of midwives (sorry for those who are a MW or related to a MW). I sometimes have the urge to pull their hair out when they call me at 3am for a em....NOTHING! However, despite all these horrible night shift moments, I actually do love my job as Paeds - very exciting and rewarding at times.

On a different note, got a little report for last night's meeting in Greenock "The fullness of God". And there was an interpretation which illustrated the fact that it is from the fullness of God we have come and to the fullness of God we will return. Awesome thought. (words plagiarized from MacD). Wish I was there indeed.

See you good folks in 1.5 weeks time.

Current Mood: nauseated

C.S Lewis
"When humans should have become as perfect in voluntary obedience as the inanimate creation is in its lifeless obedience, then they will put on its glory, or rather that greater glory of which Nature is only the first sketch."

C.S. Lewis

"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world."

C.S. Lewis

Nothing but Rain in Durham!
Poor Claire, no snow for her this winter...nothing but rain today in Durham. This however did not stop her from shopping! I was dragged to ALL known shops in Durham and now I am feeling very limp and weak..... I think I need someone to come and hold my hand for a while to get over the trauma of "Claire style shopping".

Have a good night.
ps

Not studying....
Been thinking about the NY Word and 2 Samuel 6.

Conclusions:

1. God protects His own glory
2. The spiritual world is home
3. I wish I could be like Enoch

Well, really enjoyed staying in today :-)

Current Mood: full

Genesis 5:21-24
And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

Blessed be His Name.

Current Mood: blank

High frequency
Busy day today, call to a rapid delivery of a 25 weeker with shoulder dystocia requiring forceps. So quick that the ward clark had to shout : "wow, quick doctor, the women is pushing!"

Poor little thing is so small (800g) with very little lung tissue, and was not ventilating depsite high peep and tidal volume, we had to wip out the "High Frequency" vibrator!

I'll be looking after him starting tomorrow - wish me luck!

my dream life - a short description
I am a paediatrician and a beautiful wife to a handsome 2nd hand car-salesman husband. We live in a big castle called "WU", which is decorated with lotz of tacky Christmas lights all year round and we drive a toll truck to work. We've just had 2 beautifully stunning children named Ped and Shan after me. I had them via C-section because I can't be bothered with pain. We are a typical nuclear family and we love each other very much. We also have a doggie called Dougie and he is a strong Tibetan Mastiff! We love him very much too although he has a bad habit of biting the children when they are bad. I love wearing lotz of lipstick and blush to work because I believe this aids the healing of my little baby patients. In addition, I have a particular love for gardening - esp trimming rose bushes and mushroom hedges. My husband Ed (short for Edition) loves it when I cook him mushroom and egg soup in a tub for his dinner! In our spare time we like to watch George Bush beat up the Arabes on TV while eating Nutella and peanut butter in a spoon. We are definitely very much in love.

My life's ONLY ambition is to have more children and make them a Wu's baseball team!

Peishan's weekend in "the Hole"
1. Peishan had 2hr worth of driving "abuse" with Nigel the driving instructor, whom she is now beginning to "hate..." (Sat)
2. Peishan went Christmas shopping in Durham yesterday for special peoples - and bought 3 lovely PRETTY presents!
3. Peishan actually socialized with her "heathen" and "foreigner" flatmates for total of 5min before she got utterly butterly bored!
4. Peishan is staying in this Sunday cos she doesn't go to church in "the Hole"
5. Peishan is having a great time staying in her room using wireless.... (from her neighbour :-)
6. Peishan is relaxing in her room as the weather is too cold to go anywhere.... and plus she has nowhere to go :-(
7. Peishan made nice veg/chicken soup yesterday afternoon and had it again for her lunch yummm...
8. Peishan was trying to study but not sure where her books are so she thought sending Christmas e-card is the best 2nd option.
9. Peishan is kinda sad coz she has to work 12 days in a roll with 5 13hr shifts in between!! (starting next Monday)
10.Peishan is feeling a wee bit hungry.....
10.Peishan is now going to eat peanut butter and Nutella in a spoon! YUM

Merry Christmas to you all. La la

Current Mood: weird

Nohing like Free WiFi!
Nothing like Free WiFi! stuff Starbuck forever!
Had a busy 5 weeks at work - small babies everywhere - there are actually no cots left in the whole of Noth England, Squadding an in-uterio transfer to Nottingham was the last means to an open cot. Crazy crazy. On night shift tomorrow night - then up for the Fire Conf, had not much times to think of it as yet but would be good to be around non-Hindu and non-Muslims. Although had some good chats with a Hindu..... going home now. see you all soon.

thoughts from a trash can (middbro')
Watching the BBC New and listened to David Cameron delivering his keynote speech at the Bournemouth conference, the pumpus Torie leader stated his intention to "make the National Health Service a key priority, and pledged that he will never cuts its funding – while making sure that the money poured in by the taxpayer is better spent" Do we belive it? is it true that a conservative party leader with a disabled son really means to say our lives are in the hands of the NHS doctors/nurses? or will the taxpayers money be hoovered up by the Conservative NHS Administration? Who knows! but if there are no more stretchers lying in the AE corridor, patiets are seen within 3hours of arrival to hospital, and ect..ect.. - I may consider voting for him (if I could vote that is). God help this country!

Just as well most us don't really know how NHS works! I am fine here in Middlesbrough.

thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is coming soon, which also means Christmas is just around the corner. I love Thanksgiving because no one else in Britian seems to care. That sounds slightly morbid but I think the original problems belong to the Native Indians. However, Christmas is another story all together. I seem to have put my foot in tonight when I mentioned Christmas in Cedars. It is such a joyous and blissful occasion!! I am a nutter, I need to go to bed. good night.

welll
wow, had a very busy morning - 37 yr-old guy with a positive LP! what a shame, so I guess he will be seeing Fiona M. at the Southern General, what a shame. Things have finally died (not literally) down a little, had another free lunch (hospital food gross!) and loz and loz of free choc. from the nurses desk - I am sure they have stolen it from the doctors. So feel fat but going to have an apple to absorb the fatness. Hope no stroke patient today... oh, no, just got a call, a stroke patient! better go.

Long shift
today has to be the quietest day I have ever worked! what luck. Didn't do anything all morning and then went for a free lunch. Afternoon was slightly busy but now am sitting here listening to music and surfing the net. However, will miss George (Caribbean guy) as he goes home for 1 week. He has been a laugh for the past week. anyway, should probably go and review a patient who had just fallen (nursing staff neglect as usual).

lazy day at work!
so I am at my desk having some lunch and coffee. No patients or nurses on my back, what a bless. Certified anoter guy dead today, what a shame, he was preveious well but died within 2 hours of admission. His wife is quite upset. I am glad I have a minute off to sit and have lunch, I think I would love my job if this happens everyday.

Last Day!
Finally, this is my last day here in the United States of America. I am feeling a little sad because I am leaving tomorrow and am uncertain when I'll be back here again. I suppose no one knows how much I want to take the United States Medical License Examination (USMLE)right now, in other words, no one knows how much I actually want to stay here in the US. I found out that its not so difficult to get a job here as a doctor, especially in the beginning of a medical career. Although I probably won't live in the Midwest but somewhere in New England. However, I simply can't do that. There are many reasons but one of them is because life is too good here and I must go back to Scotland and suffer. THE END.

water ski!!
I've had a great day here in South Carolina. I went out on a speed boat ride with Sarah, her husband Scott, their pastor and friends this afternoon and had a blast. I don't remember the last time I did that! The weather was over 100 degrees with humidity of 97%, I nearly roasted to death while I was swimming but had a good fun. I also went on the water ski and fall off a couple of times but got the hang of it eventually. We are going to the beach tomorrow afternoon but I probably won't stay long cos of the heat. Oh, did you all know that I am actually black? I have changed color.

I have finally decided to make a trip to Charleston, South Carolina. I have never been there and thought it would be cool to visit their beach. Its been a rollercoaster ride here at my parents house, so way TOO MUCH excitement! Have spoken to Sarah and she was keen for me to stay with her, so I will be with her in Charleston tomorrow night! can't wait.

I have also been feeling a little funny due to lack of exercise (except the bike rides at KC), so went and bought an ALL DAY PASS at IUPUI fitness center. It should keep me going for today - desperate for some endorphins!

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