Posts containing the "conversations" tag.

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With friends like these, who needs lovers?

Melissa: You know they say 20-25% of us have are supposed to be sociopaths. If there were no societal pressure or good parenting they'd have no scruples about killing another human being. :S
Been: I think I'm one of the 20%. :S
Melissa: Hahaha. Please don't kill me.
Been: Lol!! But you're not the enemy!!!
Melissa: But say we're on a desert island and there's no food.
Been: I would never. My parents brought me up very well. I wouldn't be able to live with the guilty conscience anyway.
Melissa: Haha...but the point is, you'll live.
Been: It's ok. When it comes down to it, I'll make sure you'll live even if I have to kill myself.

166 ♥ 09.28.11
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Red handed

Chuan Tai: Hey Mel. How's your rotation going?
Melissa: Not bad. I LOVE RESPIRATORY. Love. How's Emergency?
Chuan Tai: You seem to love everything you do.
Melissa: Haha you're onto me. :)

08.09.11
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The glamorous life

Surgical Registrar (scrubbed): *randomly starts laughing suddenly*
Melissa: What are you laughing about?
Surgical Registrar: Nothing. Just at how you're about to reach a new low in your life.
Melissa: What?! Why??
Surgical Registrar: I need you to tie my shoe lace. *looks down at untied shoe*

06.04.11
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The answer's been the same for the last 5 years

Theatre tech: A medical student, huh. So, what do you want to be when you 'grow up'?
Melissa: A doctor. ;p
Theatre tech: Haha I mean what kind of doctor.
Melissa: A REAL doctor. ;p

05.11.11
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That's why you say "Are you seeing anything" instead of "Are you seeing anyone"

Melissa (seeing that there are no patients in the waiting room waiting to be seen): Hey [Registrar], are you seeing anyone?
Registrar: Umm...I don't think I'm your type.
Melissa: What?! No! I meant patients! What? Hahaha. You're funny.
Melissa (on the inside): Wow. Now I really want to die.
Melissa (on the inside): Wait a second. What do you mean you're not my type? Is that a polite way of saying that I'm not your type? I have a type? What type am I?
Melissa (on the inside): WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT MY TYPE?
Melissa: Hmmm. Maybe I'll try the waiting room again. Thanks :)

04.08.11
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The most adorable toddler

Three year old girl: Are you a doctor?
Melissa: Haha no. I'm studying hard so I can be one though.
Three year old girl: I wanna be a doctor too!
Melissa: Wow! That's really cool! Why do you wanna be a doctor?
Three year old girl: So I can make my baby sister better and she'll never have to come to hospital again.

1 ♥ 03.13.11
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Does she mean with Zuckerberg...!?

Tracy: Hey, you know Mark Zuckerberg's girlfriend is Chinese?
Melissa: Nope.
Tracy: You're prettier than her.
Melissa: Er...thanks, I guess...
Tracy: Go Melissa, you still have a chance!

11.10.10
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Simple pleasures

Adil: You know the reason I want to specialise in something procedural, right?
Melissa: No?
Adil: I love how my hands feel after a surgical scrub with Betadine.
Melissa: Seriously?!
Adil: Yep. I could do it all day.
Melissa: Doesn't that kill your skin?
Adil: No, only with Betadine. Not with the Chlorhexadine wash. Just the Betadine. I feel like my hands are reborn every time.
Melissa: ...
Adil: But that's what you need, something about your job that you love. You know a lot of anaesthetists really like the feeling of doing a successful lumbar puncture? That give when the needle goes into the spinal cord. And lots of venepuncturers love that give when they enter a vein. Or that click when the vaccutainer clicks onto the guard.
Melissa: That's kind of neat :)

09.24.10
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I find it incredibly sweet when friends find love :)

Jonathan: I'm bringing someone too.
Melissa: How exciting! Who is it?
Jonathan: Partner.
Melissa: That woman you were telling me about in Melbourne?
Jonathan: No. People change, but I'm serious about this one.

09.05.10
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Kinaesthetics

Melissa: Hey, how's it going? Have you finished moving yet?
Hein: I find you never really stop moving. Life is moving.

08.15.10
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Some unexpected encouragement

Man in lab having a conversation while soaking some litmus paper: Hi! I haven't seen you before. Are you new to the lab?
Melissa (waiting on a nearby centrifuge): Er.. not really. I've been around all year, just haven't always had to do lab work here.
Man: Wait a minute. Are you a medical student?
Melissa: Haha yes, ok. Guilty. :)
Man: Respect!
Melissa: Why? Because I'm a medical student? That's silly!
Man: No, because you're a medical student, and you are interested in research.

07.22.10
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I wish I had this kind of confidence

Melissa: How was your job interview?
CT: It was a swift and painless slaughter.
Melissa: Oh no! It can't have been that bad..
CT: Who said it was me being swiftly and painlessly slaughtered?

06.30.10
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So proud of New Zealand tonight!

Melissa: Did you see the NZ vs Slovakia game?
Ethan: Yeah, the last 15 mins. Amazing play on the NZ side!
Melissa: I know! Last minute equaliser. To be fair, we weren't playing very well that game. I think a lot of non-New Zealanders don't get why all of the New Zealanders are so excited about a draw. As the underdogs, draw = Oh my God, Christmas is here!
Ethan: Yeah to be honest, I never imagined you guys to actually win any match.
Melissa: Hey, we're an honest nation. We don't expect to win any match. We're the happy-go-lucky, love-that-we're-even-there, everything-is-amazing country. That's what makes it super awesome when we get anything.

06.16.10
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Underbelly

Steven: How are you?
Melissa: Stressed. And grumpy. My project has come to an unexpected paperwork wall.
Steven: What does that mean?
Melissa: That means that R. was trying to sneak what was pretty much a clinical trial under low risk ethics and quality assurance. The ethics lady put her foot down, and now there's extra paperwork and a lengthy review process, as well as some other admin complicated by the fact that the company manufacturing the compounds gave us a bit of a grant. Therefore, there's added ethical issues.
Steven: If only they gave you cash.
Melissa: Ha!
Steven: In a brown envelope
Melissa: Under the table.
Steven: On a rainy day at the bar under the table
Melissa: Wearing black coats and sunglasses, despite the weather.
Steven: Not a black coat actually. That's a little too suspicious.
Melissa: A fedora then?
Steven: ...yes.
Melissa: What are we talking about again?

06.10.10
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