I was told that if a patient tells you their family has no history of asthma, it doesn’t mean anything because families will often lie about medical conditions because having a family history of a serious medical problem can prevent a daughter of the family from ever getting married (remember that arranged marriages are still very popular here).
Along the same lines, a patient came in that had decided to commit suicide by taking rat poison and alcohol…after he was seizing for a while and none of the drugs were working, his relatives finally decided to tell us that they knew he had taken rat poison and that was why they had brought him in…. this issue of pride is pretty powerful.
Went to see a Tamil movie the other day (no, I don’t understand Tamil….but I managed to follow with a help of a friend’s Tamil friend)….wow. They are really violent, and even if they don’t show kissing and all, pretty explicit. Interesting….don’t think I’ll be going to see another Tamil movie, but the music was kind of fun. might buy the soundtrack.
Finally got an electrical outlet in my room to work, so I’ll be able to post pics soon…. 
Ok. That’s all for a pretty dull entry. Had a relaxing weekend just chilling here…and visiting the Vellore fort and temple (the other main attraction in Vellore besides the hospital). It’s actually really pretty and fun to just sit by, munching on roasted peanuts that the vendors there sell. Life is good, even if this entry is boring. 
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November 16th, 2003 at 10:04 pm
Hey…life isn’t boring, and it sounds as though you’ve been experiencing adventures left and right. Sural, I have no idea what your email address is (sounds horrible, doesn’t it?), but I just wanted to drop a note that I will be in Asia this winter for a couple of weeks. Where will you be? In India still? Let’s meet up somewhere. I want to see India anyway! Email me, and let’s try to set up something… Miss you!
November 17th, 2003 at 7:34 pm
wow! that would be amazing…that goes for you visiting, too, jenny. I sent you both emails… crossing my fingers that i’ll get to see you guys!