Posted in Rick's Posts on Oct 12th, 2008
How remiss of me! I forgot to put up all of our holiday pictures until recently. So please have a look at the gallery and see some of the photos of Singapore, both from the ground: and from the sky: There are also some happy family snaps including some of the village my folks live [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Oct 9th, 2008
Something strange has happened. I always knew I was a grumpy old man, but this aspect of my psyche has evolved into something far more complex. The best analogy I can give is a combination of Jeremy Clarkson, the beloved star of Top Gear and unashamed bigot, and Hank Hill, the anally retentive father figure [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Oct 8th, 2008
I hope at least. This somewhat cryptic opening relates to my foray into clinical research. You may remember about a year ago I wrote about my intention to conduct a study into use of potassium supplements in critical care. I now know why so few doctors do research on a regular basis as this study [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Oct 6th, 2008
And by personal assistant I mean Regan. That is to say, up to this point I have, like many men, relied on my partner to organise my life and remind me of birthdays and other important events. Regan has become a little fed up with micro-managing my life and so I have a replacement. Not [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Oct 3rd, 2008
Back in reality in Australia and that time has come again. The government has decided that I am worthy to stay here and the Royal Adelaide’s nomination for my visa has been approved. As you will remember from the last couple of times round, this doesn’t guarantee acceptance, but means I can start the ball [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Oct 1st, 2008
On meeting up with the many readers of this site last month I apologised profusely for the plethora of spam it clogs your inbox with. Expecting much annoyance it was a surprise to find that most of you are actually happy to receive the updates and messages. However one common theme was that people seemed [...]
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