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Originally Posted December 30th, 2015 And so, 2015 has been and (pretty much) gone. Those of you who’ve been my friend on Facebook for a while now know that I periodically post FB notes (yes, these still exist) when the mood takes me, usually about something that I consider important, and which I’d like toContinue reading “#5 My (Half) Decade In Movies”

Originally Posted December 31st, 2014 “So, Ramy – would you say that 2014 has been a good year for you?”. My father asked me this question just a few short weeks ago, as we took a walk around Bayswater in west London, on a cold, dry December evening. On the surface of it, this wasContinue reading “#4 As One Door Closes…”

Originally Posted January 13th, 2013 One of the great things about both being a Doctor, and periodically changing jobs/moving hospital/re-locating to a different part of the UK is that I frequently get to meet lots of new and interesting people. Unsurprisingly, I tend to get asked a lot of the same questions wherever I go,Continue reading “#3 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Ramy, But Were Too Afraid To Ask”

Originally Posted July 11th, 2012 Trumpington, Cambridge – December 2009. I sat anxiously at my computer, awaiting the news that would determine where I would be spending the first two years of my medical career once I graduated from KCL the following Summer. After what felt like endless hours of waiting, the allocations were finallyContinue reading “#2 So Long, And Thanks For The Memories (AKA That Difficult 2nd Facebook Note)”

Originally Posted December 25th, 2011 Christmas, they say, is a time to be thankful. I must admit that I’ve never really given a great deal of consideration to the larger, more philosophical side of the festive season, especially with me not being Christian; I’m usually just content with opening my presents, eating some roast turkey,Continue reading “#1 Ramy’s Alternative Xmas Message”