Comments on: brief intermission http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/ Dr Ben on the strange world that is an emergency department Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:05:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Dr Ben http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-470 Dr Ben Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:18:35 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-470 Clare - thanks, I will write again soon when I finally complete the epic journey back to Australia. I wonder, 'did' Paul Keating have a certain point when he said we were 'the arse end of the world'? Hmmm, it's a long trip home anyway... Dr W - you always know I want your 2 cents! No, I think I'll be staying in Aus for the forseeable future. I miss everyone too much. I'm sure she'll love it when she gets over here in October (for a visit people)! Clare – thanks, I will write again soon when I finally complete the epic journey back to Australia. I wonder, ‘did’ Paul Keating have a certain point when he said we were ‘the arse end of the world’? Hmmm, it’s a long trip home anyway…

Dr W – you always know I want your 2 cents! No, I think I’ll be staying in Aus for the forseeable future. I miss everyone too much. I’m sure she’ll love it when she gets over here in October (for a visit people)!

]]> By: Dr. W http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-469 Dr. W Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:15:46 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-469 If you want MY 2 cents worth... I cant understand that there is any confusion in this matter. Feelings aside, Australia is the ONLY place to live. If you move back there I will personally lead the large group of your disgruntled Australian mates to come and beat some sense into you... and then talk some sense into Miss GreenEyes. Short of that your current plan seems sound. Get here over here and show her a great time. I am sure that she will change her mind if you have a mind to change it for her. Good luck buddy. If you want MY 2 cents worth…
I cant understand that there is any confusion in this matter. Feelings aside, Australia is the ONLY place to live. If you move back there I will personally lead the large group of your disgruntled Australian mates to come and beat some sense into you… and then talk some sense into Miss GreenEyes.
Short of that your current plan seems sound. Get here over here and show her a great time. I am sure that she will change her mind if you have a mind to change it for her.
Good luck buddy.

]]> By: Clare http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-468 Clare Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:29:52 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-468 Ah, come on update soon! The Suspense is killing me. Ah, come on update soon! The Suspense is killing me.

]]> By: Damian http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-414 Damian Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:55:12 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-414 I say club her, drug her and take her home to Oz. She'll love it - there are plenty of Irish there for when she needs a fix of home, the lot of a Queensland doctor is better than an Irish one, from what I hear, you still need to finish your specialist training, and it will give Mum someone to fuss over. You know how she likes to fuss. Besides, the sun is so bright that she'll be freebasing Vitamin D and the euphoria will take her through the first year. I say club her, drug her and take her home to Oz. She’ll love it – there are plenty of Irish there for when she needs a fix of home, the lot of a Queensland doctor is better than an Irish one, from what I hear, you still need to finish your specialist training, and it will give Mum someone to fuss over. You know how she likes to fuss.

Besides, the sun is so bright that she’ll be freebasing Vitamin D and the euphoria will take her through the first year.

]]> By: The Divine Miss E http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-409 The Divine Miss E Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:17:27 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-409 Drug her and bring her back here - let her experience the pure joy of Sydney. Dont be afraid of how you feel, tell her, show her (and yourself) and most importantly - DONT FUCK IT UP! (I think Damien would agree with me here) Drug her and bring her back here – let her experience the pure joy of Sydney. Dont be afraid of how you feel, tell her, show her (and yourself) and most importantly – DONT FUCK IT UP!

(I think Damien would agree with me here)

]]> By: Clare http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-395 Clare Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:52:28 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-395 Long distance sucks and its difficult when neither of you want to want to live in the other persons country. I did the same thing when I met a boy in Dublin. Loved the experience for the first year or so. Eventually, I was so over being cold & depressed, I just wanted to feel happy on a Saturday morning, minus the hangover. Eventually, he let me go home. We tried long distance, and luckily it didn't work out! I know where I want to be in life now and would have resented him for taking me away from my home. Not advice really, but recollections. Why don't you pay for her to come over to Australia, not that it's a great time of year. It would give her a chance to see you in your 'natural environment,' rather than to push her to live here. It seems that both of you have great connections to your homes. Hopefully you can find what you want. The West Coast is beautiful. I miss that beautiful area so much. Good luck. Oh yeah, my Dad is also complaining about the sick kids and the flu. Even though the other patients have appointments, the kids must come first. It requires true waiting room diplomacy. Long distance sucks and its difficult when neither of you want to want to live in the other persons country. I did the same thing when I met a boy in Dublin. Loved the experience for the first year or so. Eventually, I was so over being cold & depressed, I just wanted to feel happy on a Saturday morning, minus the hangover. Eventually, he let me go home. We tried long distance, and luckily it didn’t work out! I know where I want to be in life now and would have resented him for taking me away from my home.
Not advice really, but recollections.
Why don’t you pay for her to come over to Australia, not that it’s a great time of year. It would give her a chance to see you in your ‘natural environment,’ rather than to push her to live here. It seems that both of you have great connections to your homes. Hopefully you can find what you want.

The West Coast is beautiful. I miss that beautiful area so much.

Good luck. Oh yeah, my Dad is also complaining about the sick kids and the flu. Even though the other patients have appointments, the kids must come first. It requires true waiting room diplomacy.

]]> By: Dr Ben http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-376 Dr Ben Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:04:30 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-376 Thanks Eliza, she is nice! Er, What you said is pretty much my plan at this stage, but both of us having bad records with long-distance relationships, it something we both want to avoid! I'll see what I can do, and how good I can be! Thanks Eliza, she is nice! Er, What you said is pretty much my plan at this stage, but both of us having bad records with long-distance relationships, it something we both want to avoid! I’ll see what I can do, and how good I can be!

]]> By: Eliza http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-374 Eliza Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:32:15 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/brief-intermission/#comment-374 wow! you must really like her, that's great! um ok advice- see how the next couple of weeks go- if you can't stand the thought of leaving her then one of you has to give in- if you enjoyed ireland and miss that too then go back- if not then bring her back to oz for a couple of weeks and she if she likes it there enough to consider it! (i'm sure she will- i'm considering it!) have fun and be good. xxxxx wow! you must really like her, that’s great!
um ok advice-

see how the next couple of weeks go- if you can’t stand the thought of leaving her then one of you has to give in- if you enjoyed ireland and miss that too then go back- if not then bring her back to oz for a couple of weeks and she if she likes it there enough to consider it! (i’m sure she will- i’m considering it!)

have fun and be good. xxxxx

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