Yup, yours sincerely has finished studying for the same degree for 4.5 years (5 if you include the 10 months break before coming to UK).
How do I feel now?
Honestly,
I guess reality hasn't sunk in yet. I think it will hit me hard when I start working end of July =|
I just hope that I won't kill anyone!!
But anyway, I would like to thank
my parents for their financial and mental support,
my friends for putting up with me and my rants,
my teachers for being so patient and always being so encouraging,
my colleagues/ seniors who have been so nice and so willing to impart their knowledge with me,
and everyone else who one way or another helped me in reaching this stage.
Thank you so so much!!!
I recently put up this picture on Facebook
and boy did I get so many likes and comments.
I am really good in keeping the newspaper articles a secret ain't I?
It was published 8 months ago =P
My HELP (A Levels) lecturer congratulated me and wanted to read the articles so I forwarded them to him and the next thing I know, HELP uni wanted to highlight my success in their newsletter.
Talk about beginner's luck!
Hmm, now to choose a nice close up picture of me to send to them.
I was looking back at my latest post and I didn't mention anything about the competition. I guess I didn't want to really boast about it but since the cat is out of the bag, let me share what happened.
I saw this competition in a website while I was in my psychiatry block (and psych block is really chill and has nothing much to do) so I decided to join and have fun. The regional heat (the competition before finals) involved the whole UK and 20 finalists from 19 regional heats will get together at Edinburgh for the finals. After seeing and repeating what was demonstrated, I learned how to tie surgical knots, excise sebaceous cysts, suture and stack sugar cubes with the laparoscopic equipment. While the judges were deliberating for the winner, I was ready to go. I was all packed and was putting on my huge jacket ready to leave when my number was called.
I was shocked to the core and when I walked out to receive the envelop (letter for the finals), my small beady
How could I?! Other participants who were way better and has more experience in surgical skills (I believe they had surgical skills lessons back in year 1 or 2) did not win while I, a total noob, a newbie, a novice who knows nuts just got the result that she beat them all to emerge as the regional heat winner and will represent the North part of Scotland for finals.
I was in disbelief for days until I realised I can't go on being an amateur and represent this part of Scotland in the finals. So I started to watch youtube videos on surgical skills and managed to get some guidance from one of the retired surgeon who is still teaching and recently just retired (again). He was so good in making me believe in myself. All the praises and encouragement was priceless and boy did it boost my confidence level.
Anyway, as expected, I did not win in the finals but I got to use even cooler surgical equipments and got to do surgeries that only a year 6 and above surgical trainee got to do. Boy was I glad that I won the regional heat and was given this rare chance =)
* Another thing to share- I scored the highest in the laparoscopic station woohoo!! *
Now, as a graduate and a soon-to-be-working person, I am expecting a few same questions that will be bombarded to me.
From my relatives:
So got boyfriend already ah? When are you getting married o?
From my colleagues:
What's your plan? Which specialty are you going to apply? Where?
From my friends:
Eh, why my __ like this ah? Got problem is it?
I am not feeling too well, what should I do...
Eh, you earn a lot more right? You treat.
I just need to prepare the standard answers and be patient when answering them =)
Hmmm, if only I know when will I ever get to go home...
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