Postprandial somnolence
Or in layman's term: "So darn sleepy after a heavy lunch!!!". Went to a lunch talk sponsored by a drug company (no, we are not drug dealers). It was on something about Alzheimer's disease. My mind was too hypo (low in sugar) to comprehend what the person in front was talking about! By the time she finished, I was all ready to stand up and give her a standing ovation nonetheless and tell her that she is through to the next round (See you in Hollywood!!!), ala American Idol style.
No-la, actually her presentation was pretty bad. Lunch consisted of very very colored and toxic looking nasi briyani (how would i describe it....oiled fragant rice??), stewed chicken (which I suspect were actually crows shot by the Klang municipal council), briyani gravy containing dubious looking pieces of ?what, some vegetables cooked way beyond normal time, killing both bacteria AND normal cells and the complimentary crackers all washed down with sour orange juice. Very very unhealthy; very very untasty, but what the heck, it's free. :-)
Why do I bother? Well, because I am broke and a free lunch is better than no lunch! My part time work is tomorrow, now, if only I can hold on till then..... I will now go into anaerobic metabolism until my part time work gets over tomorrow and I get paid!
And, traditionally, on Tuesdays we have to listen to a medical talk presented by any one of our junior colleagues on any "subject of interest'. Today's subject being "Nephrotic Syndrome secondary to Amyloidosis". Don't get me wrong, it was all good stuff and interesting (read, mildly) but it was hard to concentrate when you have loads of briyani juice coursing thru your very lifeblood! And he went on and on and on and on and on....even after the consultant hinted broadly that he ought to stop! Ugh! Some people are just so dense.
Well, it just ended. Not sure any of it entered my briyani fat laden brain but I feel so good, I can feel a slumber coming over me; I can feel my systems shutting down... one by one. zzzZZZZZZZZ....hmm, what's for tea, I wonder?
Or in layman's term: "So darn sleepy after a heavy lunch!!!". Went to a lunch talk sponsored by a drug company (no, we are not drug dealers). It was on something about Alzheimer's disease. My mind was too hypo (low in sugar) to comprehend what the person in front was talking about! By the time she finished, I was all ready to stand up and give her a standing ovation nonetheless and tell her that she is through to the next round (See you in Hollywood!!!), ala American Idol style.
No-la, actually her presentation was pretty bad. Lunch consisted of very very colored and toxic looking nasi briyani (how would i describe it....oiled fragant rice??), stewed chicken (which I suspect were actually crows shot by the Klang municipal council), briyani gravy containing dubious looking pieces of ?what, some vegetables cooked way beyond normal time, killing both bacteria AND normal cells and the complimentary crackers all washed down with sour orange juice. Very very unhealthy; very very untasty, but what the heck, it's free. :-)
Why do I bother? Well, because I am broke and a free lunch is better than no lunch! My part time work is tomorrow, now, if only I can hold on till then..... I will now go into anaerobic metabolism until my part time work gets over tomorrow and I get paid!
And, traditionally, on Tuesdays we have to listen to a medical talk presented by any one of our junior colleagues on any "subject of interest'. Today's subject being "Nephrotic Syndrome secondary to Amyloidosis". Don't get me wrong, it was all good stuff and interesting (read, mildly) but it was hard to concentrate when you have loads of briyani juice coursing thru your very lifeblood! And he went on and on and on and on and on....even after the consultant hinted broadly that he ought to stop! Ugh! Some people are just so dense.
Well, it just ended. Not sure any of it entered my briyani fat laden brain but I feel so good, I can feel a slumber coming over me; I can feel my systems shutting down... one by one. zzzZZZZZZZZ....hmm, what's for tea, I wonder?
posted by Jimbo @ 2/21/2006 03:14:00 PM
2 Comments:
At 2/21/2006 04:57:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
no bashing of pharma guys, ok? they r contributing to your CME & your stomach :)
At 2/22/2006 08:51:00 AM,
Jimbo said…
Hey Anon: No la, I LOVE pharma guys. I have quite a number of good frens in the drug industry. It's just that sometimes the caterer they choose to get the food sucks! :-)
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