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so here I am now sitting behind a counter, watching two drunk brits trying to play pool. I feel floded with memories of my stay here in Thailand. Tomorrow night at 10 p.m. I´ll be heading for the airport with backpacks so heavy, I should consider renting a mule.Yesterday after posting, I tried to find a place to dine at, which was not too easy. Finally I had some green curry and as I sat there

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A srawny looking mechanic came by this morning and basically with his bare hands repaired the tire. It cost me less than 3 euros, so i guess it won't kill me...Headed out by noon and made my way north to where the ferries leave for the mainland. Then headed south on the east-side of the island and tried to check out every possible beach. I found mostly hairy friends along the way for there are a

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After writing my entry yesterday, I bought myself some beer and planned to let my first vacation-evening be of the quieter, relaxter kind. Instead,before even sitting down at the oceanside, I was handed a sparkler by some guy and photos are being made. In front of me, a group of Thai people, mostly girls, all having fun with those sparklers. That is the story of how I met Pet, Nut, Yut, Ta, Nong,

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The last week was overshadowed with our upcoming departure. I hate goodbyes and by now know that the others in the pack don´t feel different. Had to take our farewells from Jeff and Jen from NYC on Thursday already. Spent our last hours in Café Norbulinka after we´ve been taken out by Dr. Pikai for Vietnamese cuisine. These two have constantly been at my side for the last 4 weeks and we´ve shared

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We arrived here after a 10 hours bus trip which was quite comfortable but still we were very tired at 6 a.m. meeting our hostess Dr. Pikai. Very friendly she showed us a couple of hotels to stay in and throughout the whole stay was very thoughtful and basically read our minds. So we got acquainted with this small town, which is most famous for its lake and Jen, the fellow Doctor from NYC, and I

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For the purpose of scientific research and the production of antidote a snake farm was founded around 1940 here in the heart of Bangkok. It inhabits thousands of snakes, some venomous, some not. Some easier to catch, others deadly to approach. The reactions to the venoms reaching from swelling and necrosis at bite site (green pit snake), to haematotoxic with haematouria and renal failure, or

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Many apologies for I have been busy this last week :)Got to know and appreciate my fellow colleagues, especially through the many evenings accompanied by tongue-loosening-agents, in many countries know as ale or Bier.We had unique moments together, for example drinking cocktails in the largest building of Thailand, the Bayoke Hotel, or wandering through the many local markets enjoying Pad Thai or

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these last couple of days have been consistent of sitting in lectures allmost all day and trying to get the most of bangkok in the later afternoons - evenings, which leaves me with a lack of sleep but many, many good photos :)The lectures itself are very interesting and it´ll be even more gripping seeing actual cases up in the north. The doctors here are trimming us to well recognise any kind of

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met lena and astrid from mainz yesterday having dinner and we decided to see the largest market in the world today.it was crazy, we walked for 6 hours straight and still haven´t seen every shop :) this was the place you could find about anything...still I think Bangkok isn´t authentic for this country. the whole city is based on tourism and I can´t wait to see the landscape.Gotta catch some food

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at the ends of my strenght and with only good ol faith to guide me I reached this buzzling town this morning. Took a local bus to Victory monument (close to the clinic where I will work) and from there a taxi to Kao San Road. I was advised by a nice Thai lady, little did I know this is the centre of backpackville with many people tugging at you for attention and a lot of foreigners, all looking

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Dear all,everything went well, not nearly enough sleep in an uncomfortable plane chair and many hassles of delayed trains later I am sitting in Karin´s appartment (my best friends aunt) and looking over Dubai - towards the famous Burj al Arab! I´ve been welcomed royally with a quick car tour of the city and a place to rest - she´s even left me money for paying the taxis if I wish to explore! My

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We arrived yesterday Saturday, 6th Sept. at 2:30 a.m. back here in Loma Linda and I can tell you that was totally worth driving about 10 hours each direction :)After that night on the San Franciscan town we woke up fairly early to get some cruel hotel breakfast and coffee. Highly motivated to see some sight of the city we set out to encounter the horrors of metropolitan traffic. At the point

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Yeah! So I finally got out of Loma Linda, with some kind words and the feeling of uncertainty concerning my american medical career ;) for further information please question me personally, it has been an experience of controversities... I celebrated my "coming out" (haha) with meeting a friend I haven't seen for 2 years at the restaurant and having a good conversation. I finally got to sleep in

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Good news: I got a new camera (no, not another one), the old one had a lense error after just 3 weeks! So i used my waranty and now I have an even better one (wherever a door closes, another one opens...).I had a great last weekend...Friday went to Huntington Beach, which is considered one of those surfing districts with a couple of residents from Loma Linda. I think it's pretty rare that a

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haha yeah, so I thought!Friday evening was great, I got to see my lovely cousin Alena and took her out to the movies. She really has changed a lot since I've seen her last 2 years ago. We watched the batman movie and really enjoyed ourselves. She'll have her 23rd birthday this coming weekend, so PARTAY!After the movie we had a drink at Mu's and I headed home to find a still wasted brother on the

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yeah, so this week was tough at Loma Linda. They kept me at the hospital usually until 5 p.m. and I can tell you, it gets to you.Cool thing was that on wednesday we got a very special visit from a family which just keeps following me around in my life ;) Prestons were here!They arrived with some difficulty wed. evening and were totally exhausted from a 11 hour drive over damns and through deserts

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Yeah that was awesome!Friday noon I got off work early and anticipated the sweet tasks of doing nothing. I went home and chilled in front of the tv, went with mike somewhere I can't remember (i think I met a friend of his or so...), took him to work and then drove all the way to Hemet to see my family at my aunt Val's house. It was great being back there. It was as if I never left two years ago.

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Hey Folks,sorry I was so lazy these couple of days, but it has been seriously tough...Monday morning 8 a.m. I started out all excited and motivated to start my rotations. I take the bike down to Loma Linda and walk in the office to introduce myself. The assistant there just tells me, that I was the one she was missing so much stuff of. I figured she meant the rest of the documents which I gladly

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Heidiho!Friday evening, while I was having a sandwich and watchin' a movie, all of a sudden Mike calls me from the restaurant and tells me that I'm missing all the action and that he's coming to pick me up. Arriving there, the place is stuffed with people all having a blast and Mike introduces me to 2 of his friends Anna and Madeline, who immediately take me with them on a pub crawl. We ended up

Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06510127798358730024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446471837703726831.post-17407252492054280062008-08-01T21:02:00.000-07:002008-08-01T21:43:06.794-07:00

Heya,don't know if I keep this frequency of updating, but I sure like the idea ;) sorry for all those who'd prefer me writing in german, but this is very much easier for me!So yesterday I got to see the restaurant for the first time and I got to tell you, it's awesome!You look at it from the outside and immediately have the feeling of this bungalow-type of house in the middle of Loma Linda. The

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Hey Peeps,welcome to my blog. Hope you like it or it at least helps those of you with sleeping disorders :)I arrived yesterday after a long time in the plane and at several airports (total travel time: approx. 14 h) and was picked up by Michael (my bro) in this tiny yellow smart, which aroused a lot of attention on the freeway next to all the huge SUV's and Pickups. The highlight was meeting

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