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Winter here in the Southern hemisphere and boy are there a lot of colds going around. I quit medicine after completing my intern year, but they are so short of staff right now that they asked me to come in to fill the gaps at the local hospital. Not being involved with any projects at work I agreed, and...

... I'm down with the cold for the third time this winter. Zeepers.

I'm not even the worst off actually. One of my colleagues is on his fifth round of sick leave, and ...

This morning I looked at my bank account balance and saw that it had gone from 5 digits before the decimal place to 4 digits. I then thought about what I had spent it on and as I sorted through my memories I caught sight of a pile of cards in the corner of my bedroom. This led me to then consider the value of those innocuous bits of cardboard, and I came to the realisation that the contents of that pile were probably worth more than most 2nd hand cars driven by those aged 15-25.

Magic ...

So, after two months of preparation, I finally decided to go for 'THE END' of Minecraft. 39 ender eyes, an hour of searching and about two hours of running around later, I finally got through the portal and faced the Ender Dragon.

It was a tough fight. My enchanted bow with Power IV, Fire II, Punch II only managed to take its health down by about 3% each hit, and the Ender Dragon was continuously getting healed by the towers. Add in the Enders that crowd that dimension, and I was soon ...

I was driving by a forest today, and commented to my friend in the passenger's seat about how fast the trees seemed to grow. His reply was:

"Of course they do, they are all genetically engineered for that."

... Hah?

I don't have anything against GE, but I didn't realise that it was so widespread in NZ. Heck, most people here have an allergic reaction to the G word. From what my friend said, the trees are engineered to grow faster, straighter, and ...

Attended a funeral today. It came as a shock to me and all my friends.

Most of us found out yesterday that one among us had passed away, and those of us who were closer to him than others were told that he had taken his own life. We don't know why, we aren't quite even sure how. His parents only found out on Sunday, and the last time anyone saw him was at least a week ago. Nevertheless, we are all sad at his passing and deeply regret that we were unable to help him in any way.
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