Some people might think that going to medical school in Pakistan subjects us to all kinds of terrorist threats, kidnappings, riots, and other everyday events that take place out here. The truth is, Islamabad is a very quiet place, and very foreign friendly, or at least it was till just about last week when there was a bombing at a nearby restaurant that served alcohol. Regardless, Islamabad could easily double as a ghost town on most nights.
That might be why it’s so easy to fall into a normal routine out here– you can get everything done regularly as long as there aren’t any major holiday celebrations going, and that’s exactly what I prefer. I’ll usually follow a schedule pretty closely of studying, working out, and messing around online, but this week is a different story. Allergy season is just one thing among others which is making life difficult out here. Even though there are a good share of non-drowsy antihistamines out there, I still prefer good old benadryl despite being knocked out after only 100mg. I can’t remember another point in time where I’ve slept so much and still felt tired. I think I must’ve had at least 10 hours of sleep last night and was drowsy all day anyway. Not exactly what I had planned, with the huge ENT test I have coming this Friday. I also haven’t been able to work out since I’ve overslept everyday in the past week. Continue reading ‘Hectic Week’
March and April always mark the onslaught of allergy season for me. Switching between one antihistamine and the next in the last three or four years, I have yet to find any medication that works better than good old endorphins. My advice to anyone suffering from this year’s allergy season is this: No medicine will clear your sinuses as fast as 30 pushups will. Skip rope for fifteen minutes and you’ll have at least an hour’s worth of decongested breathing. People suffering from the common cold can expect the same results. Now if only I could copyright that strategy and then market it for millions.
Either way, I’m looking forward to May.
I rather dislike having to name all of my posts. Maybe I’m just not that creative, or maybe my posts never focus around any one single thing, making my job a little more difficult. Then again, my left-sided brain does feel way more comfortable with numbers, equations, computers, technology, physics and mechanics, rather than creative pursuits, artistic endeavors, or other activities, equally frivolous- in my opinion, with the only exception of music.
Fighting the weaker right-brained side of my head, today I thought I’d try my hand at photography. It’s one of those hobbies that I’ve always wanted to explore further but never really understood well enough to make progress. Tomorrow morning’s soccer event should hopefully give me a good enough setting where I can experiment with all of my camera’s shooting modes and vast repertoire of functional options. Though I’d much rather be playing a sport than just taking pictures from the sidelines, soccer does happen to be one of my less mastered games.
Other than that, it’s Saturday night and my brother and I, along with some friends have a completely disgusting eat-a-thon lined up tonight at Pizza Hut. From there we’ll probably go over to a friend’s for a barbecue and burgers.
I’m late, out I go.
I haven’t blogged in months. A rundown of what I did today:
-Worked out
-Ran
-Studied procedures of cataract surgery
- Went out to eat at a restaurant called Usmania.
More to come. Stay tuned.
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