it is now 2009!
how did i spent the last day of 2008? 3clinical examinations, 2 history taking in the morning, followed by GI notes in the evening. just as the clock struck 12, just as the rest of the world are partying outside to usher in 2009, i was reading my haemorrhagic fever notes, studying different types of virus, and yet i couldn't answer the question on this topic the next day. urgh!
sleep-study-eat-shower-study-study-study-study
that's practically how i spent my 5 weeks before the year ends, all because my final exams is on 30th and 31st dec, extending to 2nd and 3rd jan. you may think that it is quite sad to spend the last few days of 2008 this way, but i actually felt quite happy. quoting from barath's msn pm, we may be studying on new year's eve, but who knows whatever that we are studying on that night might save a person's life 10 years down the road. and i guess, as we take the hippocratic oath on the first day of medical school, we would have expected this. no new year, no christmas, no what so ever celebrations for many years to come. this is because, there are people falling ill every second, regardless whether it is new year or just a normal day. so we should always be prepared for this.
anyway, results was out yesterday. i look back at the past 5 weeks, it was not easy. to go through all this. but i am really glad to have one bunch of friends who are going through the same thing with me. be it practising csu together, having some 'intellectual' discussions, or even to the extent of preparing our own emq/meq questions ,all this kept me on track despite many many many distractions. and most importantly, during this period, encouraging messages, calls, cakes, dessert and food or even a small gesture like saying JIAYOU! to each other are the things that kept me going and going. and i am very glad to have this study buddy of mine, who kept pushing me, and at the same time feeding me with lots of motivational food. without him, i guess i wouldn't have been able to finish studying all the 4 systems.
and now, i am going to sum up my 2008. being a second year medical student, coping with many new things everyday, learning proper clinical skills, and most importantly adapting and understanding more about inter-personal skills. i guess, this is a year of change, not physically, but i feel it is a year of self discovery. i feel, the two years in singapore has broaden my perspectives, exposing me to many many new things. and here in imu, i feel that i really grow. grow to understand people around me, and at the same time grow to understand what i really want.
2008 is a year filled with lots of laughter and tear. a year with lots of ups and downs. a year which i lost something that i treasured so much but gaining other things in return. thats life.
one very important thing that i learn in 2008 is that, whatever happened, happened for a reason. and never do things that will make yourself regret. but somehow i realised, 10 years down the road, we will be regret of the things that we didnt do, rather than the things that we did. hmmph.i duno.
2009 will be a great year:) many many great things awaiting us. it is time to flip to another chapter, a colorful chapter filled with lots of happiness and love.
how did i spent the last day of 2008? 3clinical examinations, 2 history taking in the morning, followed by GI notes in the evening. just as the clock struck 12, just as the rest of the world are partying outside to usher in 2009, i was reading my haemorrhagic fever notes, studying different types of virus, and yet i couldn't answer the question on this topic the next day. urgh!
sleep-study-eat-shower-study-study-study-study
that's practically how i spent my 5 weeks before the year ends, all because my final exams is on 30th and 31st dec, extending to 2nd and 3rd jan. you may think that it is quite sad to spend the last few days of 2008 this way, but i actually felt quite happy. quoting from barath's msn pm, we may be studying on new year's eve, but who knows whatever that we are studying on that night might save a person's life 10 years down the road. and i guess, as we take the hippocratic oath on the first day of medical school, we would have expected this. no new year, no christmas, no what so ever celebrations for many years to come. this is because, there are people falling ill every second, regardless whether it is new year or just a normal day. so we should always be prepared for this.
anyway, results was out yesterday. i look back at the past 5 weeks, it was not easy. to go through all this. but i am really glad to have one bunch of friends who are going through the same thing with me. be it practising csu together, having some 'intellectual' discussions, or even to the extent of preparing our own emq/meq questions ,all this kept me on track despite many many many distractions. and most importantly, during this period, encouraging messages, calls, cakes, dessert and food or even a small gesture like saying JIAYOU! to each other are the things that kept me going and going. and i am very glad to have this study buddy of mine, who kept pushing me, and at the same time feeding me with lots of motivational food. without him, i guess i wouldn't have been able to finish studying all the 4 systems.
and now, i am going to sum up my 2008. being a second year medical student, coping with many new things everyday, learning proper clinical skills, and most importantly adapting and understanding more about inter-personal skills. i guess, this is a year of change, not physically, but i feel it is a year of self discovery. i feel, the two years in singapore has broaden my perspectives, exposing me to many many new things. and here in imu, i feel that i really grow. grow to understand people around me, and at the same time grow to understand what i really want.
2008 is a year filled with lots of laughter and tear. a year with lots of ups and downs. a year which i lost something that i treasured so much but gaining other things in return. thats life.
one very important thing that i learn in 2008 is that, whatever happened, happened for a reason. and never do things that will make yourself regret. but somehow i realised, 10 years down the road, we will be regret of the things that we didnt do, rather than the things that we did. hmmph.i duno.
2009 will be a great year:) many many great things awaiting us. it is time to flip to another chapter, a colorful chapter filled with lots of happiness and love.
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