yes, that means, i'm back in melbourne!!! ;p have been since thursday nite, actually... had a nice flight back, took pictures of the sunset from high above the clouds, and saw the melbourne nightscape...
was wonderful to spend time with sally again, after 10 days, missed u heaps!!! ;p
today - some good news, some bad (well, not really bad... jus surprising...) - good news, the paper i did some work for has been accepted for publishing, and should be out in 3 months!!! ;p it's been a long time coming, but was a rather extensive investigation into the perception of pitch using various strategies in the cochlear implant... and comprised several long experiments (over the course of a couple of years) - so good to see it's finally going to be recognised...
the (kind of) bad/surprising news - as some of u know, i'm going to shepp on rural placement the week after next... i have my timetable, and it included postings to places i hadn't heard of... - berrigan, robinvale... - turns out these places are both interstate, in new south wales!!! i guess it'll be interesting, but expensive/long, tiring drives... and having to go so far... oh well... ;p i guess i can enjoy the scenery on the way, perhaps spend some time on the murray river... hehe...
speaking of crossing rivers, i'll finally suggest a reading from Joshua 1:1-9... we are told to always be courageous, to trust in the Lord, to meditate on His word and His ways, and through our God, we can be confident to gain those blessings intended for us by Him... ;p love this passage!!!
1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD , the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide: 2 "Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them-to the Israelites. 3 I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. 4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates-all the Hittite country-to the Great Sea on the west. 5 No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
6 "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." - Joshua 1:1-9
1 comment:
Hey Dave, nice to have you back blogging again! =p
Hope you enjoy your rural rotations, though they're so far away... do you get paired up or do you go on your own? I guess it's an opportunity to see what being a country doctor is like, yeah? Even if you never do it again... (you will tho, won't you, in your intern year, lol) Well, hope you don't have TOO many night shifts!
cya, Sally
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