Less Than Ideal Timing

Hanging around at 5.50pm one day, J. saw the HO on call (let’s call him HO5) for his ward come in. (people renamed, bed numbers renumbered, etc. for the purpose of anonymization)
“Hey man, I’ve just got one case to hand over. He’s in bed 72. Patient with myelodysplastic syndrome, sepsis with DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation). [...]

Food That’s Just Not Worth It – Part 1

“In these uncertain economic times” (my new catchphrase for sounding smart on the economy when I’m just a layperson trying to sound smart. smartass.) , one has to be guarded with one’s spending. Although that’s actually the reverse of what will revive the economy but I don’t care as long as I’m not living in [...]

Interesting Movie: Tokyo!

Having a day end early, J. passed by Cathay Cineleisure and decided on a whim to catch a not-so-mainstream movie. Tokyo! is a collection of 3 short films, thrown together to showcase the sights and feel of Moscow.
Yes yes, Tokyo.
The three segments are:
Interior Design contributed by Michel Gondry
Merde contributed by Leos Carax
Shaking Tokyo contributed by [...]

How a Hypothetical Selfish Prick Would Mess Up People’s Calls

To illustrate my point, I’m going to use a hypothetical situation. Let’s imagine that there’s somebody from my senior (by one year) batch in medical school. To make him look really villainous yet incompetent, let’s say… he failed his final exams and had to wait another 6 months to pass his final MBBS examination. This [...]

Cruddy Book: Mario Puzo’s The GodFather The Lost Years

This is an unashamed attempt at milking the cult phenomenon of The Godfather for all its worth. Mark Wingardner’s attempt at continuing the series after the death of Mario Puzo falls flat on his face.
J. read all Mario Puzo’s subsequent books, none of which were even remotely close to the standard of the original. The [...]