Trevor

Various discussions today about priority setting, not allowing a catatonic overwhelmed state to set in, and remaining on the positive side of the line. I can’t picture a scenario where it would be encouraging to be using the word catatonic with regard to work, but we are where we are.

When I was in Maputo before I certainly had some good experiences with new friends, but the balance between my work and non-work life was poor. In a bid to make more friends I’m taking opportunities to socialise. Today I met up with José, a doctor from Angola who is here on a fellowship for several months. We found a relaxed cheap restaurant overlooking the Maputo tennis club courts, which abut the Tunduru Gardens. I’m fortunate to have this five minutes’ walk from my apartment block.

I again forgot to buy oil by 4pm when shops currently close, so my chicken remained unfried for another night. Instead I occupied myself by trying to make use of the landlady’s big flatscreen TV in the living room. Fumbling around with technology in this manner is not my forte. I believe she used to subscribe to a cable package but the equipment has been sitting redundant for most of the time I’ve rented the place. With a dangling HDMI cable I got the big screen working with my laptop. No success with the remote control, but I’ll take what I can get. I kicked back to enjoy some Trevor Noah stand up on the screen, although I think I prefer his Daily Show pieces.

On reflection, maybe an anaesthetist could get away with using catatonic in the workplace.