First of all, today is the 3rd day of classes for the semester. Tomorrow will be the first ICM lab! Looking forward to it! So far so good, info are more integrative than new so it is going well so far. The countdown begins and T-99 and counting down that is!
99 more days... Then Comp... then STEP, then VACATION, then Rotation, then WHO-KNOWS-WHATS-GONNA-HAPPEN!
Can't wait to be over with school and start practicing. I want to serve the under-served community!
I have a pretty good feeling about this semester. T -103 days and counting down! So far had cardiopathology and cardiomicro. Will be followed by cardiopharm I believe. Along with the fun-filled cardioICM. 1st day went well so far. Enjoyed what I learned today. Looking forward to the end of semester or the 19th of December!
Played basketball today. Knock-out/Bump whatever they called it. 5-7 times champion! Wooo Hooo!
Missing the loved ones from afar. Thank you all for being there with me thick and thin. Thank you for giving me the courage to keep walking on this road. Thanks to you all that I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I just hope that is not the on-coming train though! Either way, with all of your encouragements and support, I will be able to push back if the light is an on-coming train! Miss you all and LOVE you all!
This week is the fun fun week! Open the week with an ICM practical. Out of 14 possible physical exam tasks, you go up and pick a card (luck of your draw) and perform the task in 6 minutes! The proctor ask you a couple of questions and you are being graded on your performance and your answers to his/her questions! Well, I got "Detailed Radial Pulse Exam", pretty simple, find the radial pulse in both hands, describe its tone, volume, characteristics, rate, rhythm. Then do a radial-radial delay and radial-femoral delay! Well... was good till proctor keeps interrupting me and won't let me do my thing :S. I have my own routine to perform the task, but the proctor has his or her own routine. So when the two don't match proctor starts interrupting me thinking I missed something or what not. So I will say it wasn't that good of an experience, but it is OK overall. And today is the behavior oral exam. You get 10 minutes to do an interview on a standardized patient. The patient provide you with a complaint and you are suppose to determine the cause. This is more fun x). The proctor doesn't interrupt you, you are on your own, acting like a real doc interviewing a patient to better understand the cause of his/her problem. Very rewarding experience I will say. However you only get 10 minutes so you have to manage your time and spend it wisely. Fill the grading criteria first then do whatever you pleased, that is if you have extra time. Either way now the semester is coming to an end. Only have 2 more exams and 1 lab final ;)! Can't wait it to be over! One step closer to my GOAL!
I don't know what will happen in the future. One thing for certain is that we all will have to leave this world one day. It is just a matter of time and waiting for your turn to be called. So while waiting, people do different things to pass the time. Some wonderful, some awful, but nonetheless they all help us to pass the waiting time. Needless to say, whatever you do, live and control your own life so you will have no regret. If you think Fairy Tales are impossible, you are not 100% wrong, but just because they are not 100% true doesn't mean you should stop trying! If the Fairy Tales are your ideal life, then by all mean do what is within your reach to achieve that life! There is nothing wrong with it. Of course people will say you are foolish because you are trying to achieve the impossible! But let me ask you this, have you ever thought about why they are saying that? There are 3 reasons behind why they are calling you foolish! One, they don't have the courage like you to try and fight for the impossible. Second, if you achieve that impossible, then you will be different from them and 1 level above them, and they don't want to see that someone is better than them! Thirdly, they are not taking control of their own lives, instead they let the society set the rules and living inside that little boundary! So go out and push that boundaries and set new boundaries while you can! You will never know unless you try!!!
I don't know what will happen in the future. One thing for certain is that we all will have to leave this world one day. It is just a matter of time and waiting for your turn to be called. So while waiting, people do different things to pass the time. Some wonderful, some awful, but nonetheless they all help us to pass the waiting time. Needless to say, whatever you do, live and control your own life so you will have no regret. If you think Fairy Tales are impossible, you are not 100% wrong, but just because they are not 100% true doesn't mean you should stop trying! If the Fairy Tales are your ideal life, then by all mean do what is within your reach to achieve that life! There is nothing wrong with it. Of course people will say you are foolish because you are trying to achieve the impossible! But let me ask you this, have you ever thought about why they are saying that? There are 3 reasons behind why they are calling you foolish! One, they don't have the courage like you to try and fight for the impossible. Second, if you achieve that impossible, then you will be different from them and 1 level above them, and they don't want to see that someone is better than them! Thirdly, they are not taking control of their own lives, instead they let the society set the rules and living inside that little boundary! So go out and push that boundaries and set new boundaries while you can! You will never know unless you try!!!
Well well well... I haven't been on here for ages. I was having too much fun in my current semester. It has been a blast so far since the first day. Things are getting more interesting, but so is the amount of materials and workloads. I celebrated my B-Day on the island, away from my parents for the very first time that is. I won't ever forget that! Was a blast yet I am still ambivalent about it as partially feel sad not to be together with parents to celebrate B-Day. However, my friends here made it a blast! So first and foremost, thank you guys! I really appreciate it for showing up and making it a merry party!
I will post the pictures from that day soon in case if you guys want to see them. I hope to do something similar after the semester or even after next Mini! Looking forward to gather again and have fun... I might need some inputs from you guys as well for the future events!
