As promised I will continue to keep the post to my blog up. Today I had to find a suitable back pack for traveling on my bicycle around. The grocery stores do not give you a bag when you buy groceries as they do in the states so most people have their own. I need a back pack for carrying around my plastic surgery study guide and other items.
The stores here for this type of thing only seem to carry American Brands as I could not find any European Back Backs. The brands I examined were North Face, Timberline and Oneil ( an American surf board company which became a boutique store) and Quick Silver ( same thing).
Quick Silver Bags
North Face Back Packs
The nap sack I finally decided upon was the North Face a little expensive but had a great space for my 13″ macbook pro. This was well constructed and will last a life time. So I am happy about that.
Yet on the way to the store I found something which is common in Amsterdam maybe we can call it “street art” its on the sidewalks and walls etc. There are many local artist here and the art community flourishes. Since living here is not too expensive the area attracts a lot of “starving artist”.
Wall Art ? Looks like an EYE !
The next thing I noticed as I went to study plastic surgery is the fact that all the apartments here (well its rare) do not have elevators. I showed you my stairs in the previous post. So what people do to move things upstairs is hire a “cherry picker” and this is very common here. Seems they bring everything up this way from Refrigerators to Pianos. Well this is another interesting fact for your Amsterdam Knowledge base.
How we move things in Amsterdam
Well finally I have most of the requirements to be comfortable here. A Bike, A Back Pack and A Gym with a nice apartment. The only other thing I need to do is to get some plastic surgery facts stuffed in my brain for the re-certification exam.
I have been studying about 3-4 hours every day trying to review facts I never use in actual practice anymore. Lets take for example “Otoplasty” which is what we do to make ears less protuberant, the dumbo the elephant look. Although Otoplasty means simply plastic surgery of the ear.
There are many techniques which have been written about. So for a exam one needs to know all of these plastic surgery techniques, advantages or disadvantages etc. Yet for me I have developed my own technique in most cases after 20 years of doing this operation and I very satisfied with the results as are my patients. So even though I know these other procedures I typically use my procedure. Yet for the boards for re certification I have to make sure I know all of them. With that thought in mind I will get back to studying. I will write more later.
Regards Doctor808
Study and Cappucino
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