Wednesday, August 26, 2009

The lengua I cho'

A classmate (PK) and I were in the ED with an attending interviewing a 4 year old's mother. The interview was conducted entirely in Spanish, so I zoned out and started talking privately to PK in Hindi. The mother soon turned towards me and made a face. It was then I realized I was actually talking to PK in Spanish, and just said "my god that kid has a funny looking head.". Meanwhile, PK continued to stare at me blankly.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The slumdog I cho'

I opened the door to the examining room to find an excited 8-year old. My attending was ready to perform an echocardiogram, but the kid just kept staring at me. He told me that he knew me from before - perhaps saw me in a movie. Then, in the middle of imaging, he yelled out "YES! YOU WERE IN THAT MOVIE!" I asked which movie. He told me Slumdog Millionaire. Apparently, I look just like Dev Patel. Jai ho!