In my next life I wanna be a cow

Yesterday was a very solitary day for me as Simone was on call (yes the first weekend employed and on call on the sunday- our only day off, I think we call that 'stitched up' in UK terms) and I had my one day off.  So he went to work early doors and I had a nice long lie-in, but with the sun shining through our home-made curtains it didn't last too long.  I got up and did some washing, reading and chatting on the phone and before I knew it it was bedtime.  Some say this trip will be a journey of discovery and I can tell you now that the one thing I've discovered so far is that I have the overwhelming ability to waste time doing bugger all.

I spoke to some good friends yesterday, and I miss them all dearly.  But I think I miss Jody and her bluntness the most, as she saw me on skype, the first thing she said was
"God you're not very brown"
Not very brown??? NOT VERY BROWN???????? I work six days a chuffin week... OF COURSE I'M NOT VERY BROWN...  and actually it dawned on me that this is not a holiday, even on my day off, I don't want to sit in the sun, I am quite happy staying indoors hiding from it..... after all I don't want to lose my nickname at the hospital 'the girl with the white skin'.

So today saw me finishing work at 3, and with no word from Simone I could only assume that he was busy in theatre.  I decided to brave the streets and went in to town on the bus alone to get some shopping... The whole way to the bus I was thinking 'should I go or not?' and next thing I knew I was on the bus...  Asking the bus conductor for the ticket was a bit of a challenge, as she looked at me blankly.  I repeated myself twice and on the third attempt thought 'I'm gonna have to get with it and say it in an Indian accent'...... and so I did, I spoke English with an Indian accent.... and I giggled to myself the whole way to the supermarket.
Then off the bus I had to navigate crossing the road.  I had visions of me standing at the side of the road for half an hour with all the locals pointing and laughing at me.  The traffic is truly mental here.  There are no rules on the road and even if the traffic is stopped and you start to cross, the car behind just comes at the side of it with no slowing down, so it is a careful process of weaving through the traffic.  ALAS a huge gap with NO CARS.. I was thinking
'wow this is amazing, I've never seen this before'
and I thought that my stunning looks and white skin had managed to stop the Bangalore traffic.  But oh no..... on closer inspection.... I looked down the road and saw three cows in the middle of it, blocking every single lane.....

One last thing... today I was in the bathroom at work, waiting for the loo and a nurse came in who I have never seen before
"Hi I'm (? don't remember her name), some of the anaesthesia students have told me about you, how are you finding it here?"
I was so gob-smacked, how on earth did she know it was me............................

One thing I know, is that I'll never be able to get away with anything in this hospital.....

Oh and have all you readers eaten breakfast?

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Have you had lunch?

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Until next time.... xxxx