1. Bathrooms Once you leave home, finding a bathroom can be a challenge. In Japan, they are everywhere and are taken to a whole new level. Even in gas stations toilets have heated seats and music for privacy, and most of them will give you a wash and dry also. 2....
In residency, I spent a good deal of my time analysing the portrayal of the psychiatrist in film. At that time, Prince of Tides, a movie based on a book by Pat Conroy, was huge and certainly convinced a good number of confused medical students to go into the field of...
That is, Valentine’s Day. What is the origin of Valentine’s Day? Who was Saint Valentine? What’s the deal with the heart symbol? Emperor Claudius II decreed around 270 AD that no one could marry because soldiers were needed to protect the growing...
A dear friend of mine lost her father a year ago and consistently brings him up in conservation. It’s hard when she goes on and on about how great he was and how she lost six significant males in her life within one year. My dad passed away ten years ago and I...
