Four days in to my first posting. I did say I got radiology didn't I? Well, I got radiology. We, that is me and the other girls who have the same posting, are taking the train there everyday. We usually try to make the 6.09 Economy AC. So yeah, waking up early is a pain. I am perpetually scared of oversleeping. I have a punctuality thing.
Thus, densha shoujo. Or, Nona's obscure reference to something her readers (if she has them) probably would not get which is only relevant to her. The trains are from Japan! I wonder if they bought defunct trains for cheap? How do I know? Well, various signs on the train in Japanese in the train of which the only words I can read are "densha", "te" and "otsukamari kudasai", which makes no sense at all by the way, are a dead giveaway.
Anyway, radiology. I've always liked it. Odd yes. Most of my friends can't make head nor tails of it. Neither can I, I admit, but I somehow have always liked it. It's fun. Looking at black and white and shades of gray all day long. The doctor who's teaching us is really nice. He teaches at Ukrida too, so he's familiar. But he does expect us to know stuff he's taught in class. Sadly, stuff from a year or two years ago don't stick in you brain for too long. :(
We usually go in at 7.30 (I arrive some time over 7), and read x-rays. When we run out of them, we go for a tutorial until 12.00. Then the doctor goes off to another hospital and we tag along to read more x-rays and then have another tutorial. Unless he has some other work to do, we usually finish by 3.00pm. Then we run off to the train station and catch whichever train to Jakarta that's the soonest. We honestly aren't picky, we just want to go home. Though because of this, we've taken the Economy train a few times. Tickets go for Rp1500 (around 52 cents back home according to the current rate). There are no doors, sometimes there may be windows, and they are loud. You know, those trains you see on TV where there are people on the roof and hanging out of doors. Yeah, those. But we only go on them if they're empty. They are kinda scary and dangerous. So yeah. Stick in groups. Be aware of your bag at all times. Act poor? Joke joke. Don't kill me.
I have exams of Tuesday and Wednesday!!! Wish me luck, pray for my success. This will be my first test as a co-Ass. Yes, it is written like that.
I'm probably high on caffeine right now. Jittery, jittery, brain moving at speeds of light, fingers can't keep up, making less sense than usual. Ah love. Coffee.
I'm running out of Nescafe. And cash. We'll see which finishes first.
Anyway, I'm supposed to be studying right now. I am, I have pictures of broken bones open in a different window, I swear. But when you can't tell if you're looking at an arm or a leg, you probably should take a break, yeah? Or maybe I'm procrastinating. I'll never tell. I like this shit so much. It's weird. Maybe I'm only enthusiastic because the doctor's really nice and it's kinda still relaxed in a way. Wait until I get a major posting! But we'll leave that heartbreak for later. Right now, let's just enjoy the fact that taking trains is kinda fun.
And on that note, I leave you with a wikipedia link that will make everything clear.
Now the first sentence will probably make more sense. And shoujo means girl. I'd have used "onna" myself but that's what google translate gave me. And I'm too lazy. (oh my god, it's just a backspace key!!)
Also, I have the book. The story is very sweet.
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