2018 – it was a wonderful year and the Festive Season was great fun, spent with friends and family, good cheer and delicious food!

The orientation on my first day of work as a doctor was brief! It was a public holiday on the 1st of January 1999.

I certainly meet some very interesting people in my work as a doctor. The stories of some people’s lives are tragic, others are inspirational. I often come away from a shift remembering some of the stories and it was quite coincidental…

I’m not sure why I chose medicine as a career. I cannot recall any burning desire to help people or experiencing a significant calling to the profession. I suppose part of it was because of my Indian heritage…

On a recent trip to Johannesburg, I realised that my cousin Vishnu was describing Mindfulness to me without using the term, or even perhaps being aware that he was in fact engaging in activities and experiences…