greenie says thanks

got a call from greenie today - he wanted me to pass on these following messages to everyone:

1. thank you all for inviting us out to dinner at that lovely restaurant
2. thank you for all coming up to my office and that wonderful thought of the photograph. it will have a warm place in our home. it was lovely.
3. hope to keep in touch in the years to come.

i hope we all got good references from him! (j/k)

chilli

from the original shrine:

'lou can you save me?' - very afraid of the ambulator
'i lost my learners - it expired'
'do something funny' - baz
'every time they ask me a question i have swim to the surface, it's just so tempting to sink down to the bottom'
oooh a special project for me?! (ah thank you doctor greenberg)
'dr ding is my hero'
off his face at the austin pfa, and the rmh pfa, and still serving drinks to first years
defining group a memory: meeting group a on the first day of o'week, and somehow end up with no shirt on, being the victim of quite a few cardiovascular examinations (nice to meet you all)
- sound of chewing gum
'each life that ends becomes fetuses. the life force never dies as long as you pass on your genes' - chi on the feutus theory
'so what happens when you wank?' - simon wonders
'san chai bow!' - baz and lubie have a new favorite food*

1. TIME 10:57pm 28/10/2004
2. NICK NAMES chilli, li dog
3. FAVOURITE BOARD GAME? you said it lou - balderdash
4. FAVOURITE MAGAZINE/BOOK? the great gatsby: ‘so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past?'
5. FAVOURITE SMELLS? my pillow. sleep is divine
6. FAVOURITE SOUNDS? waves washing against the beach on fraser island
7. FAVOURITE FOODS mum’s cooking
8. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? chocolate
9. FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? baileys, scotch
10. FAVOURITE MOVIES dead poets society, raiders of the lost ark, lost in translation, he died with a falafel in his hand, ronin, bladerunner.
11. FAVOURITE TV SHOWS er. big brother. neighbours.
12. FAVOURITE BAND/MUSICIAN pink floyd. the cure. joy division. the velvet underground.
13. FAVOURITE COMIC/CARTOON calvin and hobbes
14. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH/PLAY? afl. ping pong.
15. DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? double bass
16. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? regret
17. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? just finished veronika decides to die by paulo coelho
18. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? need - toilet - now
19. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? asap
20. FUTURE KID'S NAME? basil (hahaha), kimberley
21. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? monsters and memories
22. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? gotta learn to drive first
23. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? um. see 22.
24. EVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT? nope.
25. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? charlie brown, my dog
26. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE? winston s churchill
27. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? libra ?i am supposed to be balanced. i think not
28. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? usually
29. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? historian
30. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOUR? white
31. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? many times. then i overanalyse the situation
32. FIRST CRUSH? a gorgeous blonde angel i met in year five
33. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? half empty
34. THING YOU MOST WANT TO SAY RIGHT NOW legalise marijuana now!
35. ONE THING YOU DESIRE? contentment
36. THING YOU HAVE MOST INTOLERANCE FOR? selfish people. they should all be shot.
37. FAVOURITE GROUP A MEMORY cup breakfast.
38. GREENIE OR CHUCKLES greenie, of course
39. STRATHMORE OR LOU IRVING lou irving (remember his ears?)
40. FAVOURITE DOCTOR dr ding is my hero
41. FAVOURITE ER DOCTOR abby lockhart - troubled, struggling, impulsive, perfect
42. HOTTEST DOCTOR danni bao at the kids
43. BEST REG EVER debbie
44. PHYSICIAN OR SURGEON physician - we pretend we know things and we sometimes do
45. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE public all the way ?god save medicare
46. FAVOURITE SPECIALTY oncology and general paeds
47. WHEN YOU GROW UP YOU WANTED TO BE a scientist, playing with pipettes
48. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS a frustrated doctor. wishing that the system was more flexible, that my patients spoke english, and the coffee not so terrible
49. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 25 YEARS living in a bungalow on the cliffs of lorne, reading, listening to rock music, painting, writing and not smoking
50. THE MEANING OF LIFE it’s a gift. it's suffering. it's a mystery

brumbles

from the original shrine:

somehow, no matter how hard she tries:
greenie always sits next to her
she always gets picked on for hard questions
'ooooh, lady in red' - schlomo
'doesnt catherine have to go early?' - chi writes a note to lou, in the middle of a tute
'i think she's flirting with mr eaton' - lou explains
colour coordinated ear rings and tops
the ultimate cook
her beautifully large pupils vs the asian cloud of confusion
'ooh, i've got like twenty' - brumbles finds another spider naevi

1. TIME 12:57pm 13/11/2004, at work during this freaky storm, hail is currently coming down the chimney
2. NICK NAMES? Brumbles, Cat, Sweetie (my Dad always calls me that)
3. FAVOURITE BOARD GAME? Monopoly; only if I'm the banker!
4. FAVOURITE MAGAZINE/BOOK? The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexander Dumas was my fave from when I was a kid, I love a good story of revenge
5. FAVOURITE SMELLS? Definately freshly ground coffee. A close second is the smell of the air after it has been raining.
6. FAVOURITE SOUNDS? Oooh, I love the quiet in the country; wind rustling the trees and the sound of rain.
7. FAVOURITE FOODS Don't get me started. I love veggies and Middle-eastern/morroccan food.
8. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? what a dumb question. chocolate all the way
9. FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? I reckon its all about the moment. Beer on a hot day, frangellico in hot chocholate on a cold one. Champers to celebrate, scotch when you're feeling down, and a good red with a good meal.
10. FAVOURITE MOVIES Don't have favourites but The Wedding Banquet, 9 to 5 (ha ha), The Lion King, Alfred Hitchcock movies, and Indiana Jones and the last Cruisade are up there.
11. FAVOURITE TV SHOWS At the moment: sex and the city, neighbours, six feet under, and Alias
12. FAVOURITE BAND/MUSICIAN I'll listen to & enjoy almost anything
13. FAVOURITE COMIC/CARTOON does the Simpsons count? what about The Cities of Gold in the eighties
14. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH/PLAY? Cricket or the Footy(I'm such a bogan)
15. DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? Violin
16. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Knowing that you have hurt someone
17. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? A mixture between Peads Handbook, The Da Vinci Code, and Siddhartha
18. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? I hate Uni. I hate Uni. I hate Uni
19. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? At least three
20. FUTURE KID'S NAME? Sigfrid, Zena, Percival, Yevgeniy, Fatima, Ludwig, Olga, Charmaine, and Reginald...... nah just kidding
21. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Long lost socks, books, old curtains
22. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? yes
23. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Matchbox silly! No really, '93 Ford Laser St Wagon KE2 manual in Gunmetal grey
24. EVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT? Lots, but I wasn't driving, I swear it.
25. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Never have, never will
26. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE? Some sort of important historical figure, leader or philosopher.
27. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Sagittarius
28. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? nope
29. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Something I loved, that didn't keep me away from my family
30. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOUR? I can dye it any colour; I like the colour of my hair already
31. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Nope
32. FIRST CRUSH? The boy next door when I lived in The Netherlands. Bram Dingerdis. Man he was cool.
33. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half-empty, but I'd tell someone it was half-full
34. THING YOU MOST WANT TO SAY RIGHT NOW I need coffee and food
35. ONE THING YOU DESIRE? To be happy, to love and be loved
36. THING YOU HAVE MOST INTOLERANCE FOR? Manipulators, and waiting on hold whilst phoning financial institutions
37. FAVOURITE GROUP A MEMORY Ballarat
38. GREENIE OR CHUCKLES greenie, but he still annoys me
39. STRATHMORE OR LOU IRVING lou irving; he reminds me of my Dad
40. FAVOURITE DOCTOR Shane Higgins
41. FAVOURITE ER DOCTOR Luca, mmm yum. I liked Peter Benton when he was still around
42. HOTTEST DOCTOR Most of the hot ones are arrogant f***s, we're definately in the wrong profession for eye-candy
43. BEST REG EVER Tom at WHF ED; nicest guy I ever met
44. PHYSICIAN OR SURGEON both? why isn't there one in-between?
45. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE public to work in, private to be treated in
46. FAVOURITE SPECIALTY Paeds and Emerg
47. WHEN YOU GROW UP YOU WANTED TO BE A fireman, a Zoo-keeper, a balletrina or a school-teacher
48. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS Hopefully doing something useful, but I can't see that far ahead
49. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 25 YEARS Hopefully still alive, with lots of kids, a useless husband, two dogs and a convertable.
50. THE MEANING OF LIFE The problem is that it takes a lifetime to discover