reality check!

Tocmai m-am intors din vacanta in Noua Caledonie. 3 saptamani de vacanta, soare, mare, nisip alb, palmieri, vetsul salbatic caledonian, rodeo, Insula Pinilor, snorkeling, botez de plonjare, piete colorate, inotat cu testoase si "dolce far niente".
Ca intotdeauna, am cunoscut oameni minunati pe drum!

O sa revin cu o relatare amanuntita a calatoriei spre si in Noua Caledonie care sper ca va fi utila tuturor celor gata de aventura! Pentru ca, da, Marea Caledonie este in primul rand o mare aventura, mai ales pentru o calatoare solo.

Deocamdata fac fata socului termic si decalajului orar asa cum pot : o baie fierbinte, o carte buna, pijamale de iarna si o patura!


I've just came back from my holidays in New Caledonia. 3 weeks of holidays, sun, sea, white sand, palm trees, the Caledonian wild west, rodeo, the Island of Pines, snorkeling, dive, colorful markets, swimming with the turtles and "dolce far niente".

I will come back with details, step by step, of my trip to New Caledonia. I hope this will be useful for everyone who wants to hop in this adventure. Because, yes, first of all NC is first of all a rad adventure, especially for solo travelers.

For the moment, I'm just coping as well as I can with the thermal shock and the jet lag : a hot bath, a great book, winter p-jas and a blanket!

Plaja de la Anse Vata/Anse Vata beach 

drumul inegal al fiecarei zile. vietnam1.

In august 2016 eram inca in Vietnam. Ca sa inchei ciclul calatoriei m-am reintors in Ho Chi Minh city(Saigon) pentru 3 zile. Un oras extrem de aglomerat, zgomotos peste masura din cauza scuterelor si a cladirilor in constructie dar minunat de colorat si primitor.

So as I was venturing in the town ...

La un moment dat statea sa ploua si m-am gandit ca o cafea mi-ar prinde bine (Vietnam este a2a tara producatoare de cafea din lume, dupa Brazilia si au o cafea absolut dementiala). Asa ca incep sa caut o cafenea in ghidul meu, in timp ce mergeam, si ochii mi se opresc pe o cafenea cosy. Ma opresc, privesc prin geam si cantaresc in gand nehotararea mea. Si cum intalnirile mele cele mai placute si bogate au fost intamplatoare ezit. O doamna pe la vreo 60-70 de ani imi face semn cu mana sa ma apropii. Deschid usa cafenelei, ma aventurez inauntru si ma asez la o masa. Ospatara se apropie de mine cu meniul si imi zambeste cu gura pana la urechi.
Vietnamezii(asiaticii in general) iubesc turistii. Daca as fi cinica as spune ca vad saci de bani, plimbandu-se pe strazile lor deci posibilitati nelimitate de a castiga bani. Dar nu sunt cinica.
Asa ca ii zambesc inapoi ospatarei si doamnei care mi-a facut semn sa intru. Imi vine macha-ul latté si doamna se aseaza langa mine si incepe sa imi vorbeasca intr-o engleza impecabila(ceea ce este foarte rar in Asia). Socializam cam 30 de minute si apoi ma intreaba daca am fost la piata Ben Thanh Market(care este punctul "nevralgic" al Saigonului). Mda, am fost, overpriced memories for dumb tourists who don't know where to look for something else. Si in momentul ala m-am gandit: "Doamne, incearca sa imi vanda ceva sau sa ma duca la magazinul unei rude care vinde ceva". But just for the thrill I've said:"Da, am cumparat aproape tot ce vroiam in afara de cafea si o rasnita de cafea. Cum nu stiam preturile nu am vrut sa ma aventurez."(in Vietnam negociatul este regula de baza numai ca atunci cand nu stii de la ce pret de baza ar trebui sa pleci negocierea devine o idee mai complicata pentru ca poti jignii vanzatorul/te poti fraierii). Doamana imi propune sa vina cu mine la piata, stiind preturile de baza o sa imi fie mai usor. OK. Plecam spre piata, ajungem, doamna negociaza pentru mine si imi cumpar cafeaua(the squirrel poop one!). Dupa care imi spune ca trebuie neaparat sa gust un anume tip de fructe vietnamiene as in: Thanh Long(dragon fruit), Chôm Chôm(rambutan), Durians, Manh Cut(mangostreens), Nhan(longan). Mi-a cumparat o cantitate considerabila de fructe, pe care mi-a oferit-o. Apoi a insistat sa mergem la o cafenea impreuna, unde mi-a spus ca au cel mai bun ceai verde din oras si nu am fost dezamagita. Am aflat ca are doi baieti care studiaza in USA, de unde si engleza ei impecabila. Cand ne-am despartit ploua asa ca mi-a chemat un taxi si m-a dus pana la AirBnb-ul meu. A insistat sa plateasca pentru taxi. Ce doamna draguta si ce fata norocoasa care a dat peste ea.

Asta este numai una dintre intamplarile din Vietnam, care imi este foarte draga. M-am indragostit de Vietnam si de localnici. Este same same but different from other asian countries, my friend.


Acum sunt inapoi in Strasbourg where not much is happening but at least I have my friends.

Pentru mai multe informatii despre fructele din Vietnam accesati urmatorul link

Templul Literaturii, Hanoi, Vietnam

Templul Literaturii, Hanoi, Vietnam

Templul Literaturii, Hanoi, Vietnam

Templu, Hanoi, Vietnam

Comerciant, Saigon, Vietnam

Stela funerara a unui medic, Templul Literaturii, Hanoi, Vietnam

Prajitura din orez, specifica pentru casatorii, Saigon, Vietnam

Smoothie&stir fried food, Saigon, Vietnam

Mekong Delta, Saigon, Vietnam

Templu, Saigon, Vietnam

Templu, Saigon, Vietnam

                                                                                             Bitexco Financial Tower, Saigon, Vietnam(cladire construita in forma unei flori de lotus)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mai multe fotografii si explicatii in curand! :)

Medicina generala sau viata ca o prada

"Mais Madalina, ca c'est comme un monument! Ca se visite!"

Era vorba despre o pacienta de 115 ani!!!

The truth is that I am lost! Completely lost! After 9 years I thought that I will finally get to do what I always dreamed to do : Addictology, but in the end things aren't working on exactly as I planned. But I have hope. Because I know that things happen for a reason and I know that someday the pieces of the puzzle will fall down in their right places. Because people aren't able to imagine what a war Med School is, it's impossible for a non-doctor to know. We are suffering a psychological torture during many years. We learn to run before we walk! You have to be though, you have to sometimes walk on bodies in order to get what is yours. For instance nobody imagines how we are treated like a sub-human-race during a lot of our surgical or medical stages. You don't have a name, you're "it", "number zero". You don't sleep, you eat when you can and what you can, you do sometimes everything except medicine. And it's hard as hell to hear from the one who should be your teachers, your role-models : "You're stupid/useless/a disgrace for the medical world, you'll never be a good Dr. In fact, you'll never be a Dr. 'cause you'll never pass my exam!". It happened to my mates, it happened to all of us; medical students. And not just once. Many people will trough in your face the classical phrase : "Don't complain, it's you who have decided to choose this path!". True, but no one can prepare you for what follows. And the internship it's long and we are still underrated, we are not looked as physicians/doctors, we're just "the real doctors mignons". We are trained to work as slaves, fetch food and coffee, and if possible think but always present your idea as your bosses idea. Gratifying isn't it? You learned 6 years to be the "doctors pet". Life in plastic is fantastic. And don't get me start of some patients! (just some, luckily not lots of them). It goes something like THIS.

So you learn what and how you can. And try to get the best out of it!

After 9 years I still don't know what I'll do, exactly. I know what I want to do but I am still not sure how I will get it. And a very old dream rises again : Medicina fara frontiere!

























DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME, I WON'T BE IGNORED!!!

But one thing is cristal clear : what lucky were we to grow up with this amazing music. When rock was still rock! And music was not shit and not porn! Take everything from the inside and trough it all away, 'cause I swear for the last time, I won't trust myself again with you. I WON'T WASTE MYSELF ON YOU!
Anger is good sometimes, it can clear your mind and your guts. And babies, drooling and laughing babies, this also helps, they can take you to a happier place. And dogs, dogs always work!







I know the album "Hybrid theory" by heart, the best LP album.
I also know "Korn", "Life is peachy" and "Follow the leader" by Korn, by heart. That was music.




















And it appears clear to me now that I was never born to do medecine for the rich and ungrateful. I have a mission to help the weak ones. You know that I know that I am no Messia but I will do my best to help the one in need. 'cause I know that a friend in need is a friend in deed. Once I took the HIPPOCRATE OATH and I do not intend to break it. Not for you my rich, fat, ungrateful piece of garbage. Although in the end your ignorance is bliss. People are dying of starvation and you complain that you have to pay 2 euros for a fucking pommade??? When you never worked your entire life, you were just "pretty" besides you're successful husband? As I said ignorance is bliss but I will not be part of your game! And you loose a very good doctor, just so you know!














So humanitarian medicine and addictology here I come!!!

In Martinica cu o doamna comercianta localnica. May the colors be back!!!

(c)attitude

And a little bit more..."cats rule and dogs drool" asa zicea cartea, nu? Pacat ca eu sunt indragostita iremediabil de caini si am un "rau de caine" cu pisicile.






Someone said once that when God made dogs he just sit down and smiled! :) One of my dreams is to have a golden retriever or a labrador! And a house with huge windows and trees in the garden. And to be able to become one of the bests in what I do!

Today it was sunny! Freaking cold but sunny. I woke up at 6.30 and in 30 minutes I was out the door, running *walking really fast* to the train station. Lucky for me that I had enough time, because I almost mixed up the trains. But it was ok in the end. the crispy winter air made me smile. in my ears john was singing "imagine". "imagine ther're no countries, it isn't hard to do!". n=Next station : Brasov, please!





Ozzy and his "dreamer" followed. "gazing trough a window to the world outside, wondering it Mother Earth will survive, hoping that men kind will stop abusing her, sometime!"
A fost atat de greu sa ajung in punctul asta, Freud zicea ca omul ar face orice numai sa nu ramana fata in fata cu el insusi. E greu sa fii singur si fericit. Dar si cand esti! Iti dai seama ce tampenie a fost frica asta, cate ai ratat. Pentru ca, in realitate, nu suntem niciodata singuri! Fighting for my sanity, many nights of tragedy!











I was in my happy place : in a cosy train with a good book. Awesomeness. Am ajuns. Hochfelden! Welcome in the middle of nowhere. OK, let's do some medicine! Pacientii ma privesc cu neincredere : sunt tanara, sunt femeie, am tocuri si sunt machiata!! Dumnezeule!!! O oraseanca!! The horror! Dar se conformeaza, sunt singurul medic din zona :p

Vineri am fost impreuna cu grupul meu de prieteni la iluminarea oficiala a bradului de Craciun din Strasbourg (cel mai mare din Franta, Strasbourgul, fiind cunoscut ca "Orasul in care s-a nascut Craciunul"). A fost foarte frumos, a inceput cu proiectii video in ritm muzical pe cladirile din place Kleber dupa care a fost iluminat si mult asteptatul brad. Cu aceasta ocazie, va anunt ca s-a intamplat minunea Craciunului, ca sa o citez pe Celine : "Regardez! Mada est en train de pousser une possette! Vite, vite, il faut qu'on appele Cornel, il y a de l'éspoir, il peut encore devenir papi!" Haha, hilarious!


Va las cu un time laps ilustrativ despre Strasbourg, in perioada Craciunului si, DA, este atat de frumos!!

Azi am primit o veste minunata, minunata! O minune s-a intamplat! De-abia astept rezultatul!

Calatorie spre centrul Pamantului

I am not Jules Vernes but I still have some stories to tell.
Travelling stories because I love traveling. For me it's a way of life. After 3 years I get itchy feet and I have to move forward. And I have to do at least 1 BIG TRAVEL every year. Unfortunately the last year was poor in traveling events but I will catch up the next year and that's a promise. This year it was Martinica (island). Next year there will be Reunion (island), Portugal and Italy.

But in order to remember my dear stories 'cause "verba volant scripta manent" I have decided to make a part of my blog a travelling one. Like a road journal which I am to lazy to keep properly. So the aquarelle of the first countries I visited will be made of scratches.

I will tell you stories about :
1) Serbia
2) Egypt
3) Taiwan
4) France
5) Bresil
6) Belgium
7) The Netherlands
8) UK
9) Germany
10) Spain
11) Swiss
12) Martinica
13) Italy
14) Croatia
15) Czeck Republic
16) Hungary

And I have to keep on travelling because it's such an amazing experience! Somehow it teaches you what you never learn in school. It makes you aware of your power to change yourself and the world but it also teaches you about how small you are in the universe. And I will stop traveling only when my hearts stop because traveling is time with myself, it's my source of energy and mainly because it makes me like this :

Take me on a spin with the mad hatter @ Europa Park

Let's drink some wine in Strasbourg and sail the seas of concrete!

Party with dear friends in Strasbourg some while ago.

Party in Mulhouse :)

Les arts scéniques at Selestat.

Music is my drug of choice and also people who laugh!

I'm always chasing dragons!

Familia e familie la Piraul Rece.

Vremea trece dar prietenii raman la Cluj :)

Brasov-ul meu drag si mama.

When in Paris Champs Elysées is a must!

And les Tuileries aussi...

My favourite place in Paris...le Pantheon : pendulul lui Foucault!!!

When in Montmartre laugh you heart out!

And dance with Pan in the Jardins de Luxembourg!

Christmas market in Colmar and friend gatering!

When in the Caraibean Sea : dive...

And drink some more until all gets blurry...

But all the good things come to an end!

Try not to dry out...

Make new friends...

And get to know the local culture....

And blend into the local colours...

So where do we go now???

To drink a Cosmopolitan, of course...

And eat some thai food...

Bananaaaaaaaaaaas!!!

And end it with a new adventure!

To start it over on top of the world...

With fire works

And crazy friends!!

Of course, that most of the time life is like this :

But who cares only about that part? :) Traveling is my drug of choice 'cause no one ends in addictology with no reason!