Neocortical Impulses!

well, it was quite a special day yesterday(4th october), first being, it was my birthday. we were also finshing our paediatrics postings, so it was internals time(yet again)! the internals went alright, i had to take a case of acute diarrhea! we did not have any classes at 12.30, so whiled away my time till 2. after the medicine-neurology class at 2, it was time for some partying!!!! i had to give a treat to my friends and another close friend had to as well, for getting his ICMR project approved and getting a handsome stipend! we went to an ice-cream snacks.... joint and had some fun!!!! a photo from there: by the way, 4th october,1957 was the day the first satellite was launched, sputnik it was....

my recreational activities this week were related to jules verne..... i finished the e-book twenty thousand leagues under the sea on thursday. if i compare it with the other works of verne that i have read-journey to the centre of the earth, around the world in 80 days, this book was too lengthy, too many descriptions of the flora and fauna of the seas! it really gets boring at too many places..... but the story overall, the concept of a submarine, visiting the south pole, discovering the submerged atlantis, make for a worthwhile read. especially when you consider that all this was written way back in the 1800s.... the highlight of the book is the part where they get trapped while returning from the south pole and how Captain Nemo,`the emotionless` and the crew and passengers aboard the Nautilius handle the situation. fantastic read overall! the other activity realted to verne is :i watched the movie journey to the center of the earth on wednesday. i had read the book some 2 years ago,

seems like the cute little sparrows are making a comeback! the last i had seen them was when i was around 10 years old, near my granny`s house. i used to love these birds, they were tiny,cute,playful, some of them even used to taunt the dog that was there in my granny`s house. what fun it was to watch them. all of a sudden, i couldn`t spot a single member of this species, it was like extinction happening right in front of my eyes! 12 years later, i spotted a few sparrows in the most unlikeliest locations! last week, i saw quite a number of them in the K.R Market bus stand! also, some were seen hovering near the entrance of Victoria Hospital! are they making a comeback? hope so! welcome back you cute little passerines!

before i could say internals, another internal got over-surgery theory, on friday. it went okay, better than the last one i hope! and our paediatrics postings have begun, nice to see the little kids, really cute they are. but it`s sad to see them sick, in hospital wards.... too bad. and about a software- mobi reader . it was recommended to me by my friend-brocas..... i managed to find an alpha version for my s40 phone and it works like a charm. although i had hoped that i would not be reading anymore novels, i am halfway through twenty thousand leagues under the sea, thanks to this wonderful software. you can find this and more such legal e-books on Project Gutenberg .

last week, we were told we would have no internals at the end of postings in obg and instead we would be evaluated topic wise, we would be given a topic to prepare for, the previous day, and questions would be asked on the same and marks given according to the overall performance in several topics. this happened on last saturday and this monday. the rest of the days, our profs, asst. profs, lecturers were all busy and today this happened: "oh, you have internals today right?", asked the person who had told us we would not be having internals, at 10:30 in the morning. i was thinking- NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, we dont. but nothing came out of my mouth, not from the others` either.... we did present 2 cases. my internals were okay, except for 2 silly mistakes, one because of a slip of tongue..... i have been in an irritable mood ever since. nothing much to write about, except more internals- we have surgey theory on friday. and paediatrics postings begin from monday, hello kids!

The last week of OBG postings in our final year is going on, it feels really short compared to the previous posting of 6 weeks. also, we had 1 week labour ward postings this time. we are mostly revising the cases we had seen and learnt last posting.... then.... i read a novel-deception point by dan brown. was fantastic, it`s his third novel i am reading-the others were angels and demons and da vinci code. all of them have been exhilarating. this is the only novel i have read this year, hope its the only one too, i have got to be studying right, final year,final term and all! ಹಾಗೇ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಗೌರಿ ಗಣೇಶ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು. wish you all a happy gowri ganesha festival!

We did not have theory classes today. So after lunch, 6 of us decided to go to ram gopal verma's phoonk. The first half of the movie feels as if it is trying to scare you,only, nothing else. It does succeed at many instances, mainly due to sudden appearances of people coupled with sudden booming sounds. The second half picks up pace and the movie moves forward well. People who have never even heard of black magic may find the whole movie absurd, like a friend of mine did. I believe that, to enjoy such movies, 'suspension of disbelief' is required atleast for the duration of the movie. Some may not require any suspension as they are already believers. Our kichcha sudeep is acting in a bollywood movie for the first time and he does not disappoint. The cute little girl who plays his daughter has played her part well too. The climax is the best part of the movie. Although i did not find the movie as scary as it was touted to be, i did like it. A simple story told well and in a