torrential rains + disrupted internet services + cofm report make for a very boring and miserable post christmas period. did not realise how much the net is a part of my life until tuesday. spent the past few mornings watching anderson cooper on cnn. he's quite good - smooth delivery, straight talk and the looks to carry a nightly show by himself. there was supposed to be special hour where he talks about christianity in america, and i was interested to hear what it was all about, but it was cut out of the asian feed. instead, they showed yet another program on gerald ford. ugh.

hilarious bmj article - "proof" that surgeons are better looking than physicians. the paper even has lines like "Two additional physicians were dropped from the final analysis because of the poor quality (technical, of course) of their pictures" and "The best known alternative published in the literature (asking a mirror, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?") works only for queens, a notable shortcoming of this test."

and this letter couldn't have come at a better time when doctors are being whacked left and right in the forum of our esteemed national paper. the war of words will probably never end, but i'm glad mr koh has put in a gentle reminder of sorts.