Assalamualaikum,
It's been a month since my last post here. Wow. Everything is moving so fast now. January had been quite a month. The lectures schedule is pretty packed last month. Class from 0800 to 1600 almost everyday and we sometimes have revision classes at night which were supposed to be a 2 hours class but turned out to be a 4 hour class. Imagine studying embryology for almost 5 hours after 10 hours of lectures and practical classes. Not complaining though. The lecturers are really helpful everytime the exam is around the corner. They would sacrifice their time for us and would talk for 5 hours straight.
I'm on a study week now. My final exam is in a week time. Everyone is studying in their room, at the living hall, burn the midnight oil or stay awake after dusk which frankly, makes me feel inferior. Though these geniuses never failed in helping me-we help each other. They're not that kiasu here. We share notes, we share tips and we would study together.
One of the things I have learned here is that we can never study alone. Be it in medicine or in anything. There's so much to study in a limited time. 24 hours is never enough but it amazes me how my seniors here can juggle their time. They have lectures and classes everyday, cook and clean the house everyday and can even find time to feed the soul. They go to " kelas mengaji " , tafaqquh, play futsal at night, visit us, juniors ( they even cook for us sometimes ) and yet they can get excellent results. Ya Allah, they amaze me.
It's been a month since my last post here. Wow. Everything is moving so fast now. January had been quite a month. The lectures schedule is pretty packed last month. Class from 0800 to 1600 almost everyday and we sometimes have revision classes at night which were supposed to be a 2 hours class but turned out to be a 4 hour class. Imagine studying embryology for almost 5 hours after 10 hours of lectures and practical classes. Not complaining though. The lecturers are really helpful everytime the exam is around the corner. They would sacrifice their time for us and would talk for 5 hours straight.
I'm on a study week now. My final exam is in a week time. Everyone is studying in their room, at the living hall, burn the midnight oil or stay awake after dusk which frankly, makes me feel inferior. Though these geniuses never failed in helping me-we help each other. They're not that kiasu here. We share notes, we share tips and we would study together.
One of the things I have learned here is that we can never study alone. Be it in medicine or in anything. There's so much to study in a limited time. 24 hours is never enough but it amazes me how my seniors here can juggle their time. They have lectures and classes everyday, cook and clean the house everyday and can even find time to feed the soul. They go to " kelas mengaji " , tafaqquh, play futsal at night, visit us, juniors ( they even cook for us sometimes ) and yet they can get excellent results. Ya Allah, they amaze me.
I want to be like them. I want to be a better person inside and outside. I want to be close to my creator-to Allah. I want to be a good doctor.
Dr. Hatta, a Visiting Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist & Fertility Specialist came to give a talk last year and he truly inspires me. He's a graduate from Tanta University, Egypt which somehow makes me feel relieved because I've been wondering where are the doctors who had graduated from here? But he answered my question. He is THE answer. And he works in Sabah at Queen Elizabeth hospital. Yeay! That is so me. Hehehe.
He asked everyone that day ;
" Do you want to be a doctor who happens to be a Muslim or a Muslim who is a doctor? Your choice. "
And that hit me. We learn about our body everyday. How the body functions. How can a single enzyme effect the whole system. When Aldolase B is inhibited which causes accumulation of fructose hence causes fructosuria. Genetics and mutation which truly is interesting. Looking under the microscope and figuring out what it is and to find out that it's a tissue from the epididymis T_T You'd think it's gross but to tell you the truth, we laugh and at the same time are amazed to see this kind of things. How the tissues of the intestine looks like, the mode of secretion and etc. Not to forget, a chance to stay in the morgue. There was this time when my friends and I sat there for an hour with a cadaver beside us. Lol. We even ate beside it. Hahaha.
Studying medicine has opened my eyes and make me see everything in a different perspective. It has made me closer to Allah. Plus, who else do I cry to or ask for guideness if not Him? And mum and dad are miles away and they can't be always there for me. So yeah.
I do sound different, do I? Haha. Oh well..Sometimes, people need to change. Change is good sometimes. I used to hate changes but this..this is good. I feel calm. I feel happy :)
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