my journey as a medical student..

My journey as a Medical Student...

i could still remember vividly...

the call i made and the voice machine telling me..

"tahniah..anda telah ditawarkan doktor perubatan di Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)"

my next reaction was..

"mum, I got a place to do medicine in Sabah... Yes Sabah..."

i was skeptical, i was undecided.. i was lost for a moment..

but after all the encouragement and support and thinking hard..

YES.. UMS here i come... its been my dream to study medicine..

and i certainly aint gonna let this second chance slip away...

and THANK YOU UMS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE for choosing me

and gave me the chance to be here..

i came here for a reason...

and TODAY i finally knew the 'answer' why i am here for the 5years...

so after one crazy week of packing and arranging..

im here..with my 30kg of luggage (thanx to MAS for not charging me for the extra load)...

all fresh and looking forward to start my new phase of life...

meeting coursemates from all the states..

meeting wonderful seniors who are willing to help...

meeting great, dedicated and committed lecturers and specialists all the years..

without you all.. i wont be who i am now...

first year and second year...

things were bit boring..

theory theory and theory..

with some clinical examinations here and there...

cramming my little brain with anatomy, physio, biochem...

aiyoyo... i cant recall anything now :)

but we did have some wonderful memories of 'extra activities'

health promotion during 1st year..

first time in my life..

seeing pigs lying around the kampung houses like pets..

piglets and puppies playing together...

it was certainly WONDERFUL.. :)

and not forgetting the dramas we had..

all the 'sporting spirit', team work and commitments from all members..

they are certainly things u think back and smile..

clinical years were certainly another phase of medical student life..

1st week in ICMP was as if..

fresh bunch of 'guinea pigs' being released from their cage...

we 'scared' some of the patients according to our seniors..

we learnt from the patients..

we were guided by the HOs, MOs, specialist..

we were taught by our wonderful lecturers..

we were 'confused' sometimes with different examinations..

we reminded ourselves.. "this lecturer wan this..that lecturer wan that"

we were given the chance to conduct post mortems..

we were allowed to conduct deliveries..

we were basically given the chance to observe, assist or do things over here..

which is CERTAINLY a previlege as some drs dont even do deliveries like us..

YES...im certainly proud of myself to be here for the hands on experience..

from conducting deliveries.. vaccinated the newborns... pap smears...suturing..etc

and of course this wouldnt be happening..

if not for the trust, believe and guidance from the patients, nurses, the doctors..

thank you to u all for the chances given to me...

one of my most memorable part was a mother telling me..

she doesnt mind giving birth every year if im the one conducting the delivery..WALAH :P

4th and 5th year moved REALLY fast..

it was honeymoon year for most of us in 4th year...

different and learning new things..

and enjoying ourselves in community posting and district postings..

learning how to stay and run away from dogs during our house to house visits..

learning to survive with water crisis or 'milo' type of water..

the A&E dept became our lepak place in Papar Hosp...

outings to the beaches...

BBQ in the beach and guessing of 'ghost? buffaloes? cows? when a row of blacker moving things passed us in the darkness??? "

wonderful times we had in our elective postings in respective places..

then it dawned on me..

FINAL YEAR STUDENT..

hit me hard right on the spot..especially the disappointing first exam..

pressure and stress was really building up..

whether i like it or not..the feeling was certainly different..

telling myself i HAVE /MUST/ NEED to get thru this final hurdle..

with the last few months of preparation..

the hard work..the prayers.. the support and encouragement..

THANK GOD for the blessing..

THANX to my ancestors for the blessing too..

for guiding me through this...

it was certainly a long journey..

but im glad i FINALLY made it...

last but not least.. there are certainly many ppl i need to thank...

- first and foremost..are my parents..for all the struggle of raising me..for all the sacrifices.. for all the money i spent.. for fulfilling my demands... for being there for me through thick and thin..for believing in me.. for encouraging me.. I LOVE U BOTH FOR EVERYTHING...

- then of course to my brother and sis-in-law... for the support and encouragement.. and the teasing moments that made me push harder.. love u both as well...remember my pressie ok :P (then only i will plan for nice hotel :P)

- to my beloved wonderful lecturers..THANX so much for all ur commitments/ dedications and everything...for bringing out the best in me.. THANX...

- to the specialist/MOs/HOs all the 3 years.. thanx for all ur teachings, guidance and everything u all have done for us.. really really appreciate it (especially all the HOs who have helped us with...keke )

- to my relatives.. uncles, aunties, cousins.. thanks for believing in me...cant wait to meet all of u in penang...

- to my godbro eric.. thanx for the support, encouragement and just being there for me will all the long calls when im down... REALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH...yea yea..dark choc im coming im coming...

- to my primary schmates especially my melurian buddies.. THANKS ppl for believing in me.. cant wait for the reunion ( yes yes im planning im planning)

- to my other frens and secondary schmates.. thanx for being there..

- to my two great frens here.. siow hui and cheau foong.. thanx for being there for me during my down moments and for the pressure and support u all gave me..hugs hugs

- to my dearest pupuk partner, aldrin..kaka.. thanks so much for all that u have done for me..all the putting things in ur place..putting baby joel in ur place..and the list goes on

- to my first year gpmates (guang, kaifei, abid, aiewei, aldrin, shantene, shafika, mayhou).. it was a nice experience going thru the whole year and the time spent in health promotion.. the kampung life for me.. the generator system.. the korek tandas and tandas tersumbat.. the experience or working in darkness and heard screams..the opportunity we had, cooking and eating with Prof Chin :P..and how i could forget..Guang, where is the teddy we gave you??? hope its not under the bed.. and plz rmbr us when u see him..

- to my second year group (guang again,min ping, seim, teddy, izzwan, azreen..god who else..sorry cant rmbr d) thanx and sorry for my wrong doings...

- to my third year small group mates ( guang again (record 3 times..), kaifei, minping, haseena, sibah, merican) nice learning experience for clinical freshies with u all...

- to my forth year group ( connie, nithyah, zihan, sheehan, nadrin, sylves, abidah, bashirah, soofei) it was indeed a nice time spending the whole year with u all..the memories will always be in me.. gonna miss u ppl so much.. thanx for everything..

- to my 5th year small group (szumei, mimi, sebastian, loo, shafiqah, aizat, yus) it was certainly nice to be able to know u all better during my final year...sorry for any of my wrong doings..

- to my floor mates ( aiewei and piao)..haha..nice staying the whole year with u all.. the moments we sent smses to each other rather than open our door and just talk/shout

- to my juniors ( especially sze pei, cheah, yunrong, jiapeng, vinsern, waileong and the list goes on).. its really nice to know u all..continue ur journey... DONT MISS ME OK.. :P

hmm.. i hope i didnt miss anyone.. neway really THANX SO MUCH to everyone who have been with me.. listening to me over the years, supporting me, encouraging me and everything.. THANK YOU..appreciate every single thing u all have done and still doing for me..

- Keep in touch to all my coursemates...all d best

- Ppl in penang...im coming back... we are gona spend all the time i missed or PPK :P

- Melurians.. yeah, a reunion is around the corner... yea yea.. im planning...

take care ppl... see ya ppl... love and hugssssssssssssssssssssssssss