Wednesday, October 3, 2012

While I buy too many clothes...

While I buy too many clothes, there are people who have nothing to wear. There are people with not a spare. 
And I buy too many clothes, I saw a patient today who was hurt bad and his trousers were torn.
I thought those were accident tears, but it was his only pants. He would wash his only clothes many a times to keep them clean, but the water and the soap has now washed away its lustrous sheen. Threadbare and still to be worn for many years, that man has to keep doing his labourous task just to be able to provide his kids with new clothes. Food and education, and a lot more! 

And I am here browsing clothes online. Too many I have in my cupboard and I still want more and more and more.

Oh human desires!
Cruel I am!

So everyday I go to my workplace I hope I will be at my best. It should not be their misfortune they end up in the clinic--it should be their fortune that I am there. I shall do what I am supposed to do and learn with utmost zeal, and then I will someday be a doctor with knowledge and medical appeal.
 
                                     pE@ce- Dr.diksha.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

I want the tag "Dominating Doc"

I have stumbled upon many medical professionals profiles and they love to tag themselves with names usually defining their personality. Mostly they are angry so they call themselves "angry doctor" or "angry medic". What an awe inspiring majestic turn is this to call one self angry! Indeed, doctors need to be aggressive and dominating plus a little bit angry. THE PROFESSION REQUIRES IT!

And why would I say that? Yesterday I was at the casualty and there were a group of adolescent boys who had brought their friend with a lacerated feet (it was an accident). The dressing room was occupied at the moment and he had to wait. I was sitting reading McLeod's clinical methods and he scolded, "Doctor my friend needs stitches. Why aren't you doing anything?" and his body language was clearly suggestive of violence peaking.
I look up confused. I don't know what to reply. Then a nurse came to my rescue. She had a commanding voice and said to him to wait for a while, just a little bit more and also that his friend didn't require stitches. And he settled down like a little pup who has been castigated by his owner.

Other instances of where I support of dominating persona is well the senior doctors are more responsive to you when you are verbose and confident. 

When I am certified as a doctor I want the tag "Dominating doctor"..but a nice one.

Monday, September 24, 2012

As I discover my voice of interrogation PART II

I wanted to update my blog on the very day the Lyonchhen Hon PM of Bhutan was here to receive his humanitarian award. The fonder justified that since the invent of GNH Bhutan has been proudly broad-casting the concept and living upto the GNH standards that the current PM who gives so much emphasis on the concept deserves the award. 

On September 9th the 27 of us Bhutanese were given the opportunity to have audience with the very PM at the extravagant Trident Hotel. All Bhutanized and dolled up plus the advent of meeting the PM galvanized our very senses. What to say? How to behave? Should I bow down? When to?

We entered the lovely premises of the brand hotel and entered a conference hall lead by one of the woman. And sat on the heavy chairs surrounding a big rectangular table. 
There are several glitches my college has. Some Bhutanese students are not happy owning to the strict hostel rules or the fact that every time there is a cricket match involving India, the Bhutanese male students are often the punchbags for the testosterone laden Indian males. Caveat- Prakriti (the leader of the Bhutanese group here) told us to strictly prohibit blasphemizing our college in front of any officials. I was not very happy with that.

Several officials were there in their shiny ghoes. Patterned and colourful, it rung the very memories of Tshechu time back at home. I felt happy and safe. They inquired us. Mostly introductory and the courses we took here. And were we happy here or not? To which everyone of us gave cheeky smiles and nodded in unison.

There was some great shuffling for perfection and quietness, everyone fell silent and rigid. The PM entered the hall with a big smile. The handshakes began. The handshakes were over. He presided at the top most of the table and then the "video" began playing titled "KIIT and Bhutan". It was an informative video whoever directed that. It showed scenes from Bhutan and Bhutanese students here. Some interviews were taken and there were suppressed laughter coming from us to see ourselves interviewed on screen. Then a scene I wasn't present in. Several of my friends were there and they cheered "WE LOVE KIIT" with so much of zeal and love, I nearly fell off my chair. I had to re-adjust my butt to contain all that pride.

His excellency speaks excellent English which made me perk up because I do like communicating in English. Really I do. Then he urged us to interact since this "is a conference hall and we should talk about issues" he said.

I looked to my left and my right. No one was going to utter anything I knew for sure. So I raised my hand and I began. 

I saw Prakriti from the corner of my eye. She gave me a cold glare saying "DON'T YOU DARE."

I began. I should have begun with 'Your excellency'. OH no one told me that is how a PM has to be addressed. I just began, "May I know of your opinions regarding the Pedestrian day back at home? It has caused quite a stir over the internet."

TO which he replied, "I am the government. My opinion has been set and I have molded the rules. We have had thought over this for the very protection of our environment."

I say, "And how are you coping up with all the opinions coming from the people of our country?"

His Excellency said, "I think you are being too nice and not being direct enough."

To which everyone laughs and and I say with a big smile, "How are you coping up with so many negative reviews that keep cropping up every Tuesday over the internet?"

To which his reply was so long my blog is unfit to contain the answer. Mostly it was environment related. 

My second injunction was more of a suggestion than a question. Regarding the catastrophe of Wangdue Dzong burndown. If I point out shouldn't we use Bhutanese materials all the way and ensure that the labourers should also be indegenious and not exotic so that the income would stay in the country itself.

To which the reply was really long my blog is unfit to contain the answer. It was mostly economy related and the Rupee crunch crisis in the country. And he appreciated my suggestion. :D

After that there was still no one to speak up so the pleasure was all mine. And I wansted to discuss about rather sensitive issue- The Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. My question sounded something like this, "What is your current plans regarding the resettlement of the Bhutanese refugees? Will they ever be allowed to set foot back in our country?"

To which the reply was long my blog is unfit to contain the answer. He told us about the people who are now in western countries and are leading a good life. 

Then I said, "And what about the small population of those of us living in the country without any valid documents? When will we ever given the rights to be citizens of the country?"

To which he replied a long answer my blog is unfit to contain it.

And dinner time at Trident.



The next day our PM was awarded with the KISS Humanitarian award.
Two of my favourite people- Prakriti and Namgay.



In the final day of his stay he was the chief guest for the convocation. And it was his birthday.

We had a good time eating that big cake. ^___^
















Lord Buddhas statue was enacted at the campus.


And the after math.
Where the founder gave us a hearty dinner at Pal Heights and we ate a lot. A LOT!



My best buddy Ashik. He makes me happy.
We ate so much. I bet we all gained 2 kg in one meal.
                                             dr. Diksha- pE@ce

Friday, September 21, 2012

As I discover my voice of interrogation...

Lately I have been gossiping a lot more than before. (Come-on it's not unusual for girls to just 'gossip'). But the kinds I did before were much more fun and less vituperating. Now I am doing the serious gossip. I am questioning more and reasoning more...and deteriorating my relationships. I don't surrender to any disputes.

This is bad. 

But I feel good.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Stupid networking.

I know Facebook let's you keep in touch with your friends far far way from you. Share your new life with your old old friends and we don't have to go through the tedious ordeal of writing letters and going to the post office and have it posted and wait for days on end for your friend to get the letter. Whereas on Facebook this task is just few clicks away. But moreover one can add numerous people on their list. Those people you don't know at all in real life. You are becoming more-known to newer people. How awesome is that! 

No not so awesome. At least not for me. I have never really adapted to the new generations' method of befriending someone. For what you perceive about someone on the net is most of the time very inaccurate. The carefully thought statuses and those posed (only ones where you look good) photographs dominate your profile. And some extras like carefully manipulated LIKE pages to make sure you only have liked "cool" pages. 

I for instance upload only those photographs where I look frigging hot, whereas in real life I am not very feminine or charming. Many boys  have let me know I am unattractive and that too in a rather unpleasant way. Now I am far far away from everybody and so I use Facebook as a weapon, a reminder that an ugly duckling can well look like a swan too at time with correct photography and an ingenius photographer to produce immaculate pretty images of me!

And that is why I detest everything on the net.

Before I end my hateful post with a dramatic "NOTHING IS REAL" I do have to admit that Facebook is well my life. I would perish without it. I love updating my sarcastic and sometimes real statuses and I especially love to post my immaculate photographs taken by ingenious photographers who use correct photography methods. And I love meeting and talking to real people in the virtual world.

Ok here it is. NOTHING IS REAL~!

                                                         pE@ce Dr. Diksha.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Why I hadn't been blogging these few weeks.

ROBB STARK.  
  1. I was too busy watching Game Of Thrones and liking Robb Stark. Oh dear Robb please keep being awesome and do not disappoint me in the episodes to follow.
  2. I was too busy mending my weather-beaten skin by sleeping almost 10 hours everyday.
  3. I am watching a lot of cartoons now that I have cracked the college firewall and gained access to torrent and lots of shows and movies.
  4. Community medicine ward duty going on which is an absolute bore and a must-attend duty!
  5. I am secretly doing yoga early in the morning which explains my new-found amazing curves. (Sshhhh).

Water is a part of me.

Water creatures have always fascinated me. I find water birds the most beautiful of all and I like the corals and the fishes. Not that I dislike other elements. I am scared of fire. Earth is not my type and I might do as well with wind but wind provides no fluidity that water does. Water is refreshing. (And I always think I am Omi from Xiaolin Showdown or those mermaids from Pirates of the Carribean---- Come on, aren't I allowed to fantasize at times?)

I am in third year of medicine now. Cheers (Even though my 2nd year results haven't been declared I have been celebrating my survival in the School of Medicine.)

Anyway to the water.... Yesterday we went to water world-a place with pool and some water slides and et cetera.

I chose a a hip look with a maxi dress and a colourful wrap and Meg-Ryan glasses. I have seen her in a lot of movies with glasses like that. She is a respectful actress and there is nothing wrong with me trying the glasses. Doesn't make me a cheap imposer.


The disappointment/relief of going to a water body here is that a swimsuit is considered almost a taboo! Only spoilt girls wear those! There are gangs of ugly boys who would specifically love to cheer at you in swimsuit. The best solution is avoid being in a suit and stick to something more grungier like a black tee and shorts.



I took this photograph and I think it is amazing!





This is my Angeline Jolie inspired picture.  Oh doesn't look a bit like it?? Fine... It was just an accidental shot and there is nothing so sexy about it.














A day well spent in water. All that is left are the photographs and sunburns until another day in water....