King Gong

The world famous Comedy Store opens it’s doors to practically anyone who’d take on the harshest crowd London has to offer in this once in a month show – King Gong.

And I loved every minute of it.

The return of Robert Kodama

Right, so I’ve been away from this blog for quite a while it seems, but I’m back! Well, I’ll try to keep it updated anyhow. I’ve also attempted to create a Twitter account so follow me on that to get updates! I’m still currently in York but have finished all my exams so will be returning to London on Sunday. Then, let the fun begin…

Follow me on Twitter

First Aid @ Work

I’m qualified in First Aid at Work, which trains me up to treat a wide range of problems that require first aid. The problem is, I’m not yet qualified to do first aid with St John’s Ambulance on duty (I had an induction…). But, with this qualification (and correct me if I’m wrong, which I may be), I’ve been told that I can only practise first aid in a working environment in which I am employed. This makes sense, but could lead to a number of lawsuits if not attended to carefully.

But this is where it frustrates me. I was walking home with a friend this evening and from across a bridge is my name being yelled over. It’s a friend of mine, and her friend has been knocked unconscious by another bloke. Now, as a friend would do, I naturally attempted to help out – other people had got to the scene before I had and attempted first aid – mostly by reassuring her and suggesting what needs to be done. Now, if this were to be a complete stranger and had done first aid but got something wrong, even if I were to follow the training I got given, I could be sued by the casualty. 

I personally don’t think a first aider on the scene should be sued or punished in any way or form for attempting to help and save lives even if they were only qualified indoors. The treatment with most cases do not differ that much with it being in a working environment or not, so if we were to help out as being the first on the scene… let us!

The Student’s Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience

This is the current book I am reading. It’s by Jamie Ward. One would think that this isn’t the usual bedtime reading anyone would embark upon, but it is essential. Why? It’s one of the key texts that I have to read, and although it’s interesting, it stops me from reading anything else I wished to do so in the past few weeks.

The Book

 

The mere fact that it is a key text for an exam appears to put me off it quite a bit. No doubt it’s not a choice made by Richard & Judy’s book club, but I wonder if it would be more interesting and easier to digest if the book didn’t have the “examination” label attached to it.

I’ve also been appointed as the new Chair for PsychSoc in the last few weeks for a few more weeks, as the Chair stood down. It’s going well, and I’m getting things done, but the workload has been increased quite dramatically.

Around The World Plea

To help my novel come to life, I’m looking for people’s personal accounts of their holidays in a city anywhere in the world, and their best recommendations, or what they did that was the highlight of their holiday (excluding tourist hot-spots).

It needs to be unique, something no one has ever written about, and must not be a tourist hot-spot. It needs to be a new discovery of some sort, and a personal recommendation, or meaningful.

So, if you have any personal travel recommendations (i.e. brilliant small cafe in an alley tucked away in Paris, or a bed and breakfast not seen in any travel guide but was worth checking into), then post your stories here. All are welcome. Need stories from all over the globe.