Instant Fix

There was a time when I didn't even touch the stuff. As a kid, my mother used to tell me not to drink coffee because it was "bad for my health". Well, I suppose that no longer applied to a twenty-ish girl. But the idea stuck. Add to that the fact that I have terribly embarrassing hand tremors.

So, unlike your regular coffee-shop-medstudents, I spend my "study out" sessions at McDonald's, with coke floats or hot fudge sundaes and when I'm feeling extra rich, regular fries. Besides, I'd go broke if I have to spend for a single cup of coffee from Starbucks or Bo's or wherever it is my classmates hang out.

However, I have come to the conclusion that coffee is an essential part of a medical student's life. How else can I keep my eyes open enough to stubbornly plough through at least a few pages of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine? Not to mention the fact that I have to at least quickly scan through William's Obstetrics to at least get a clue about the common differential diagnosis for vaginal bleeding.

I am pining for my bed. But some things have to come first.

And so off I go, not to Starbucks, but to the nearest bakery shop for a quick fix of
inexpensive, steaming hot, instant coffee.

x_o