1) Since our last trip to Oxford, normal life has resumed. While we have had Reading Week to take a break from travelling to lessons, it hasn't stopped us from being busy. The next important deadline coming up is the Module 3 Essay, on Neurology in Clinical Practice. I've decided to write my essay on multiple sclerosis, a common disabling disease affecting young adults. The other two options we were given were on dementia and on Parkinson's Disease.
2) I've spent most of the week working out how to plan the essay so that I can get it done before the deadline i.e. Mar 2. While that may seem quite a while away, there are other things on my mind as well, such as the Clinical Presentation coming up. This counts for as many marks as each of the essays that we have been doing, and we have to present it in front of two examiners, who are given time to ask questions. If that's not enough, we also have a statistics exam (on SPSS software) and an abstract paper, in addition to yet another essay (for Module 4 - Research Methods in Clinical Neuroscience). That's quite a lot to prepare for in the next month or so...
3) Despite that, I've endeavoured to spend some time off as well. After lessons last Thursday, some of my friends came over to Louise House (where I'm staying at the moment) for some movie watching. The plan was to get me up to speed on the Lord of the Rings & Harry Potter series, which I've *gasp* not watched (apart from one movie from each franchise). Anyway, we were unable to do so, as Netflix needed a premium subscription, so we decided on the next obvious choice - to watch Japanese anime. Sai recommended "A Silent Voice" (聲の形), a 2016 animated teen drama film. Not going to spoil the plot here (partly because we haven't finished watching haha), but it was getting really interesting when we had to leave. Leave for what, I hear you asking?
4) So the same evening, we went for a talk entitled "Connectomics: Natural vs Artificial Intelligence" - by Moritz Helmstädter, at the UCL Wilkins Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre. It was free admission, and an excuse for me to visit UCL as I've not been yet. The talk itself was entertaining, if a little repetitious, especially as most of it was exploring the concept of synaptic plasticity, which we've had loads of lectures on. Nevertheless, the idea of artificial intelligence, and of machine learning, is quite fascinating.
5) Last Saturday, my cousin Wilson was back in London for the weekend, and so invited me over for lunch and coffee. As we were a stone's throw away from Spitalfields Market (and undecided on where to get lunch), it was there that we went. I had the Turkish chicken lunch meal, which had such huge portions that I had a hard time finishing. We then went for coffee at Nude Coffee Roasters, which have a branch at the market. Afterwards, we had our customary stroll through Uniqlo, aimlessly window-shopping, before returning to the apartment and watching cooking competitions.
6) I stayed over for dinner, working on my essay in the meantime. If you're reading this Wilson, thanks so much for the coffee, dinner, and the hospitality! After a long day, which the weather did nothing to improve (Storm Dennis was in full-swing), I said goodbye and returned home. Nothing much has happened since, so I'll end my edition of this blog here. It has been a long, busy week for me, but that's life in a nutshell I suppose. Thanks very much for visiting, and have a great week ahead. Cheers!
Chilling with my cousin Wilson at Nude Coffee Roasters (as Storm Dennis blew by)
Apparently, I type really fast but make many mistakes - a good balance then
A beautiful day for a movie
Much ado about nothing - literally doing nothing while waiting for the receptionist to return so that we could ask for the keys to the Cinema Room
Watching "A Silent Voice" with friends in the Cinema Room was fun
University College London as it appears at night
Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre - our venue for the night :)
Waiting for the speaker (Dr. Mortiz Helmstädter) to deliver his speech on connectomics
The usual suspects - Malavika, Karen, Myself, Sai (the King's students)
Nope, that's not a psychedelic experience but an artificial recreation of what the central nervous system (CNS) actually looks like :)
The perfect alignment of the hour, minute, and second hand was too much for me not to take a picture XD
UCL Medical School, at night
Seafood paella with chicken and chorizo
(Reading week has given me more excuse to visit the weekday-only street food stalls nearby)
This is crazy filling and delicious - Spanish omelette with a side of croquettes
Discovered this stall selling burgers and steaks...
Steak et frites - simple, well done, and delicious
Today I tried this - the lamb keema (minced meat) briyani rice - very nice with a strong spicy kick!
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