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And then came the obsession with the internet and later, my medical school work, having to read through piles of books trying to store all of it inside my whimpering brain, and the proportionately decreased time I spent on light (read happy) reading.
I did spend lots of time watching movies or videos on YouTube. And predictably online social networking and the meagre amount of socialising took a huge chunk of my 'free' time in those days.
But it really is a downer, you know. And I feel like my vocabulary has crumbled down to half of what it was. So much for being an-almost-Grammar-Nazi only a few years earlier. (If there was anything that stopped me from being a total insufferable G-N, it was shyness and not a lack of self-righteousness!)
Anyway, on a happier note:
I've been thrilled to find a lot of great blogs ever since I've started reading blogs a while ago.
Every one of them, the witty posts, the poignant memoirs, the ambitious works of fiction or the inspiring art-y posts. They are like a breath of fresh air every time I find an interesting post to read or a beautiful photo/artwork to look at. And I'm always looking for more awesome blogs to dig into whenever I have the time.
I like to think that I can connect to the bloggers on a personal level, and it's always nice to know that someone else in the world shares my views, even though I don't know them in real life. I hope I can make a few blogger friends too to swap stories like penpals did till a decade or two earlier.
Heh! I think I'll put a stop to the blogger-love pouring out of me now.
And end with a toast!
To all the nice blogs I've found here and to all the times they've made me happy and excited and inspired! :)
Great blog! Discovered yours via other-things-ananzi (I know him personally, way back from med school.) I'm also a bit of a grammar Nazi but I've softened, fortunately. I believe you've got your sights set on surgery. I'm one of the "enemy" I guess, being an anaesthesiologist. Without trying to sound too self-promoting, thought you might want to check out this post of mine, where I reflect back on med school (be warned, I was in a cynical mood.) Good luck with your studies!
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Thank you for your comment. :)
ReplyDeleteI found your blog very interesting and thoughful, and I agree with you on a lot of points. Especially on the med school post.
And about being 'future' "enemies", I hope that I too can find a mutually pleasant and fulfilling environment at work (like you have). As an undergraduate, it was definitely funny to listen to the bickering between the alpha-docs of different specialities. But I believe it is a reflection of the doctor's character that he can't take criticism well, rather than an attribute of his chosen field. And also, I've observed that people are happy when they are in the place they want to be.
Do keep posting. You've given me a lot to mull over already, but I'd like to peek more into your brain! Figuratively speaking. :)
Have a great day!
Great post! Do you have anyone that you've known personally that got you into blogging? :)
ReplyDeleteHey Anusha! umm.. not really. I had been thinking of starting my own blog for a long time but I was waiting for the right moment/post/idea. Then one day I thought, what the heck! ;) That's how I started, what about you?
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