Nasty work

It's my last 2 hours at work for the week, it's 30oC, and I cannot wait to get home and get the barbie fired up (and the sav blanc opened).

I'm feeling good about this week and the study I've done at work. We weren't very busy this week so it made it a little easier. I also managed to catch up with some friends from uni (paramedic degree) and it's always great to do so.

I'm feeling a little sooky this afternoon as I overheard a nasty job unfold down at the beach. These types of things always make me want to go home and hug my loved ones and not let go. Life is so precious. My other superficial worries don't seem as bad this afternoon as they did this morning.

Samoa skips a day

My medical school is based in Apia, Samoa. Tomorrow, they will skip Friday altogether and jump straight to Saturday, therefore jumping into Australia and New Zealand's date/time line/zone thingy-me-bob.

Samoa changes time zones


The picture above crudely shows the line that separates today from yesterday.  It 's just "Samoa" Samoa (formeryl known as Western Samoa) jumping forward into the West towards New Zealand, not American Samoa which makes it a little confusing. 

I see the logic that Samoa does a lot more business with New Zealand than it does American Samoa, nevertheless it would make a confusing short journey from Pago in American Samoa to Apia in Samoa.

Whew.

Just two years ago Samoa changed to driving on the left sid eof the road instead of the right.

They are going through a lot of changes atm as they move forward into their development.

Another new med school in Aust

Rob Oakeshott delivers new medical school | The Australian