Tony, you obviously haven't been in Ottawa long enough yet. Expensiveness and importance are completely independent bureaucratic variables...

Passing the exam allows us to call ourselves Licentiates of the Medical Council of Canada.

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Which is to say, it is a hoop. We have gone through it. Many more remain. Such is life.

Congrats to you both!!

Now refresh my memory: what exactly does this exam entitle either of you to do? I checked the older posts, but it still wasn't clear to me. It's gotta be important if it's that expensive, right...?

Hooray! Nadeesha and I both passed the crazy expensive exam!! w00t!

Man this happens every winter but:

Humbled by mother nature again :(

Par,

That's just like the pastry we know as the Danish. As per Wikipedia:

"Danish pastry is, like the croissant, said to originate from Vienna and is called wienerbrød (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʋiˑʔnɔˌb̥ʁœˑʔð], lit. "Viennese bread" (corresponding to the French Viennoiserie) in Denmark as well as Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway and Sweden. In Vienna, however, the pastry is known as "Golatschen", and its origin may well be the Turkish baklava[1] like the Strudel. Both the croissant and Danish are laminated doughs, and as such are categorized as Viennoiserie products."

Al: definitely a common theme (i.e. great potential), and a good opportunity to build contrast & juxtaposition into a storyline.

... plus there's the added urgency of feeling connected during a tragedy/shock/big change which can act as an exogenous factor influencing the characters' romantic relationship.


whoa, big words, must mean I'm tired. sorry...

Speaking of syphilis (?):

syphilis had been called the "French disease" in Italy, Poland and Germany, and the "Italian disease" in France. In addition, the Dutch called it the "Spanish disease", the Russians called it the "Polish disease", the Turks called it the "Christian disease" or "Frank disease" (frengi) and the Tahitians called it the "British disease".

I just like the juxtaposition of something extremely wonderful beginning as something just as important is ending.

That sounds like an excellent premise. Lots of people enjoy a good doomed romance narrative, eg. "Romeo & Juliet."

What does the audience think of a story were 2 people start to fall in love as the world is ending?