House M.D.

Woohoo! Thank God for DVDs, I finally was able to watch all the 22 episodes of House M.D.'s season 1. I did it in two days non stop with occasional bladder breaks and 8 hours of requisite nocturnal sleep. I missed some episodes during the show’s regular TV screening due to school and my hospital duties. But since it is semester break and my dear niece has a DVD copy, I wasted no time in making sure I get to watch my new favorite drama/comedy/action/educational teevee show!

Gregory House M.D. is a great character. He is the kind of person that you will either love to hate or hate to love. He is the kind of bloke that is difficult to love, and much much more difficult to understand but is easier to hate. I am very empathic with this kind of people…although I have to admit I will never let my self close to this kind of people even within a ten foot pole. I really understand it when some folks do not like people… you know, the kind of people who would really exert effort to avoid any interaction with the rest of mankind. I must admit I dreamt of becoming a monk once when I was a child but have eventually decided not to pursue it later in life…..huge sigh :)

Dr. House can almost always get away with his anti-social demeanor because he is a brilliant diagnostics doctor. On a personal note, therefore the reason why I can’t afford to be anti-social is because I am not brilliant at all :( His unconventional way of working… imagine albeit not personally seeing his patient he still manage to come up with the most accurate diagnosis…. Is not a hindrance at all in doing his job. House succeeded to more than accurately diagnose his patients to effectively heal them of their illness with the help of his crew of brash medical specialists. His team is made up of a neurologist (Dr. Eric Foreman), an immunologist (Dr. Allison Cameron) and an intensevist (Dr. Robert Chase). Uh… I am half guessing that an intensevist is an intensive care unit specialist? His crew is both unluckly and lucky to have him as a boss. He also has one loyal friend in the person of Dr. James Wilson an oncology specialist. To round up the people he usually have to interact with is his boss Dr. Lisa Cuddy.

Aside from the fact that the show is full of drama about life, love, racial and workplace issues, it is also a rich source of medical information. At the same time, one can not help but be endeared with the great Dr. House despite his coarse behavior. Tsk tsk…I heard that some Pinoy doctors are proudly claiming that they are the epitome of Dr. House in the Philippines. I know that rude doctors abound here in the Philippines and it’s kinda sad that they found a new reason to assert their lack of tact. Whew, let’s forget about them Pinoy doctors for a moment I have another time to talk about them. I can’t wait to watch the season 2 DVD. I heard it is also good and packed with Dr. House’s antics. I’ll still try and find time to watch it non-stop even during next semester’s like when I watched Prison Break during my Mid-term examination last semester. Wooohooo!