Woahh we’re halfway there 🎵🎶
It’s July, and we’ve made it halfway through the year! You can either see it as “Thank goodness we’ve reached the second half” or “Oh no! It’s already the second half!”, either way, you still have another 6 months to make the most of this year! Let’s try to make the most out of 2025 ✨
Lets kick things off with a motivational quote for the week:
We have so much to be grateful for, so why focus on the few negative things that take away from your joy? We’re allowed to be happy, even during difficult times.
“Keep your face always towards the sunshine, and the shadows will fall behind you” - Walt Whitman
Monday
Dr Kalipa is on leave this week, so no Breakfast Club for now 🍳 but stay tuned to find out about any Coffee Clubs meetings his week ☕️
Birthday Boys 🥳
On the 7th we have two big birthdays to celebrate!
None other than Prof Dippenaar and Dr Mazibuko! 🎉🎉
We wish you an amazing birthday and year filled with blessings and spoils 😊
Tuesdays
And this seems to be a busy one for us a department as we have ANOTHER birthday🎉🎉
Happy birthday to our lovely class rep Dr Heilda Reinecke!
May your day be amazing and we hope your birthday is everything you hope for and more 🙌🏻🎉
Wednesday
On Wednesdays we do Anaesthesia Tutorial of the week! 😊
https://resources.wfsahq.org/atotw/the-vagus-nerve/
Thursday
Friendly reminder all call requests for August must be emailed to Dr Mlabateki before the 10th ✨ So if you have any weekend plans, make sure to put in your request on time😊
Nothing says Winter Comfort Food quite like a good stew! 🥘
Here is a great Guinness Stew Recipe I got when I visited Ireland 🍀
Guinness Beef Stew
Serves: 6 Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 2 hours 30 mins
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the beef with salt and pepper, then brown in batches. Remove and set aside.
- Add the onion and garlic to the pot, cooking until softened. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Deglaze the pot with Guinness, scraping up any browned bits. Add the beef back to the pot along with the broth, thyme, and rosemary.
- Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook on low heat for 1.5 hours.
- Add the carrots and potatoes, then continue cooking for another 45 minutes or until the beef and vegetables are tender.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.
Friday
It’s that time again, Prof Spijkerman’s bi-annual Statistics meeting at Friday Academics!
This is an extremely valuable session for anyone who is writing (or writing soon) FCA 1 and FCA 2. Make sure to read up a little before so we can have an interactive session✨
That’s it for the week, hope you all have an amazing one 🎉
