Today I did my second day of diving with Dive Down Below. Once again I was impressed with the company, very professional and friendly especially as I was on my own. The dive centre is based on its own beach on the largest of the islands off KK, Gaya and has basic but pleasant facilities. After a pre-dive briefing we headed off for 'North Sulug' dive site. Spying turtles from the boat we back rolled into crystal clear water and descended to 15m before followi...

I have made it through another week at work and finding I am getting much more hands on. This has definitely been helped by doing afternoon shifts (3-10pm) as the department is much busier and the doctor seem glad for any help they can get! I've made it out in the ambulances, although several times I have thought we were going to die hurtling along at 100km/hour through the city with Black Eyed Peas blaring. Cars aren't too keen to move out of the way so a loud...

Having heard of the dragon boat festival happening at Likas Bay, Nadiah and myself (Emma having headed off the church) decided to head that way via the Sunday Market on Gaya Street. As it was a nice day we decided to walk around the coast until we found the festivities. An hour and a half later, we arrived, a couple of cooked tourists and enjoyed the last few races of the morning. The atmosphere was great with locals cheering on the Malaysian team in the int...

So I've just finished my first week at work and am starting to settle into a routine. Since my last blog I have been spending time in the yellow and red section and as people start to recognise that I am supposed to be there and getting me more involved, especially in emergencies! One of the Malaysia students, Creski, has been great at translating for me during the last week and it makes all the difference to the experience. I did however feel a bit like a cel...

Today I spent most of the day in the green zone of the emergency department. This is where they deal with minor injuries, many of which I felt could have been seen by a GP. I managed to get a bit more hands on, taking blood and plaster casting and ended up not getting lunch until 1530. I tried a pau (see blog photo) for lunch which looks like very white, uncooked bread dough, but it isn't raw and comes containing a variety of fillings. I had what was like mu...