An update....

In case you didn't get the memo... I FREAKING PASSED MEDICAL SCHOOL!! WOOHOO!!!!!

Yes after 5 years of slogging and cramming I have finally graduated from medical school.

At times it feels like it took me forever to reach here and then there are times when I just feel time flew by so fast.

It is just an amazing feeling to finally have something to show all those people who said 'Why you still studying?' or 'Not working yet ah?' In your face! Double degree graduate!! Hah!!!

I am ever so excited to start this new phase of my life where I can finally work on building my career.

As I leave my medical student life, i definitely need to acknowledge the presence of my wonderful friends and batchmates. Without these people my medical school life wouldn't have been so exciting and I wouldn't have so many memories and stories to recall and remember. To all these people you guys are AMAZING and it truly is a pleasure to graduate alongside you guys!!

To my friends: Words cannot describe how I feel about you guys. You have been there through all the drama and fun. What a ride it has been!! Thank you so much for every little thing you guys have done. Memories to last a lifetime and a bond that would transcend years....

An Amazing Weekend in KL

This past weekend was Gill's sister's (Steph) wedding. It was an afternoon church wedding followed by a reception later that evening.

I recall attending a church wedding once when I was fairly younger. So this was something I was looking forward to. Dinesh and I left Malacca on Saturday morning at around 10am. We reached his home at about 11.30 and I was told we would be leaving in about half an hour or so as we were to be in the church by 1.30pm. So we got ready and left for the church. All the way through my stomach was grumbling. *hadn't had anything to eat since morning*

Finding St. Francis Xavier church at Jalan Gasing definitely proved to be a feat! After combatting our way through an impossible housing area we stumble upon the church at about 1.10pm only to find that we were among the first 10 people to be there. *truth be told the wedding was only at 2pm but still after being told to be there by 1.30pm I would have expected to see more people I guess*

As the time rolled by, one after another, guests started to arrive and soon the bridal car arrived. I saw Gill in this bright blue bridesmaid dress and she looked like she had grown taller. First I thought it was her hair as it was kinda swept to one side *F.Y.I. Gill looked amazing!!* but then I kinda figured it must be her shoes. =D

You know how they say that the bride always looks gorgeous on her wedding day. Well this bride looked amazing, breath-taking-jaw-dropping elegant. It was kinda hard to take your eyes of her. In her gorgeous wedding dress with that never ending trail behind her, impeccable detailing on the dress - WOW!!

Led by her flower girls and the ring bearer *the ring bearer was this small boy who took his job so seriously that he hardly took his eyes of those rings* the bride then made her way towards the man of the hour, her soon-to-be husband. =D

The priest decided to give a talk about lust and love, how they are indistinguishable. Well as the saying goes, to each their own.. i disagree with the priest's talk and will stand by my notion how they (love and lust) are absolutely 2 different things.

The wedding ceremony was before I knew it but it was a beautiful one nevertheless.

One thing that I shall always remember when I think of this particular wedding is the look in the bride's eye every single time she saw her man, be it when saying her vows or just simply catching a glimpse of her guy. *This is gonna be hard to explain so bear with me* It was a look that said and showed how much she loved him and how happy she was at that particular moment. It was a look of absolute indefinite bliss!! I was happy to see someone that happy get married to the person that is the cause of all that happiness...

Many people get married these days without even truly embracing the concept of love... selfless love. But this one shall forever be in my memory as a model wedding!! =)

Once everything was over in the church, Dinesh and I rushed back home with our stomach grumbling with hunger. Dinesh's mom had cooked an amazing lunch for us. After enjoying that home-cooked meal, what more is there left to do but sleep!! *Well at least I did*

Woke up at around 5.30pm and started to get ready to leave for the wedding reception.

The dinner reception was at The Ritz Carlton. What can I say about the reception? Great food, good wine, nice music, awesome ambiance - what else do you need?? Hehehe...

The bride's favourite quote was a beautiful one although at this point I can't seem to recall it. *Sigh* The mother of the bride gave a speech which was very moving - about family, togetherness and love.

After a long night of chatting, laughing and indulging in good food, we headed back home as we (Dinesh and I) were to return to Malacca the next day.

All in all, it was a weekend filled with laughter, happiness and good memories. =)

My 25th Birthday...

17th February.... the day I was eagerly looking forward to and not-so-eagerly looking forward to. Turning 25 years old...*sigh* Feels like I haven't done anything in my life and it already been a quarter of a century. But when I look back at all the years that have passed I smile after seeing how much I have grown as a person *for better or for worse*.

Surviving life for 25 years with all the drama is kinda somewhat of an accomplishment. *hahaha*

Anyways this year my birthday was awesome as usual. Before I say any further about my birthday I wanna say thanks to Dinesh, Gillian and Daveena. You guys are awesome. Thanks a lot for everything guys!!

'Knock..knock..' At 12 midnight as I open the door there stood all my friends - Taran holding the cake, Daveena, Dinesh, Ruben, Chandan, Gayathri, Tasha, Gurpreet, Bob, Sharmila, Veno and Sashini. As I was cutting my cake I receive a call from Gill wishing me. What was my birthday cake?? Secret Recipe's Moist Chocolate cake and yes it was GOooooo-oooOOD!!

As the cake was distributed and everyone was eating it, I was admiring my presents. *Ain't that the best part of birthdays*

Even the O&G department decided to give me a birthday present this year - I was to be on-call from 9am till 9 pm in the labour room of Muar GH!! How awesome right? Well I did honour their present and was there till like 2pm. I was not about to let my birthday pass by in the labour room kan?

Dav took me out for lunch and dinner that night. I had to get back and study for the all-so-waste of time block test that I had on Thursday morning! Anyways my birthday dinner was postponed to Thursday. We had it an Zest in Renaissance Hotel, Malacca. The decor and atmosphere of the place was nice and the buffet was good. After filling our stomachs to the brim *literally! We were all super stuffed* with great difficulty we made our way back home.

To all my friends:

Thanks guys for everything! It was an awesome birthday! =)

It's finally Official!!

Dun worry I'm not getting married or anything. *like that thought would ever cross yr minds kan? =P* As of today, I'm now officially a final year medical student! *woots*

Ever since our MCQ paper *which I would like to make a note was like a paper from H.E.L.L!!* ended on Monday, I *and I'm sure many of my batch mates* were eagerly awaiting the announcement of our results. Much to our dismay, news circulated that the results would only be out on Friday morning, which was 4 days away!! WTH right? Usually the results would be released that evening or latest the following morning. But just so that we would drive ourselves mad awaiting our results, MMMC management decided to release it on Friday!

Upon realising that there is no use staying in Malacca doing nothing, I decided to come back home! *at least I will be well fed back home kan?* So off to JB did I go!

Although I was home, you would think I would be more relaxed and all but NOO!!! Throughout this whole week the one thing that kept playing again and again in my head was 'Friday is coming soon. You better hope you passed.' The whole 4 days were just about me lazing around trying to get my mind off this exam thingy but to no avail!

Finally Friday arrived. I woke up at 730am and sat myself in front of the computer. On FB one could see all the status of my classmates counting down the release of the result. * In our defense, we were informed that it will be released at 10am* The wait seemed forever.. Then finally the clock chimed signifying 10am but no news of the results.. 1010am still no news... 11am NO FREAKING NEWS bout the results..

Then finally the news that it will only be released at 200pm. AARRRGGgggHHHHH!!!! The agony! The anger.. Hahahaha.... * its all so funny now that I think back about it*

But I'm glad it all ended on a very happy note for me.

To all my fellow batch mates who got through P2S1: Go ahead and enjoy your electives. And job well done! We survived study 1.5 years in Malacca, got through study break and have finally conquered P2S1!!! Our next target P2S2.. But first..... let's party!!!

To those who didnt get through: Don't give up hope! Dun throw in the towel just yet! Use the opportunity given to you and show them that you deserve to be in final year because I know every single one of you deserve it! Show them that okay? Good luck guys!!

Hostel Day

On the 4th of June 2009, MMMC celebrated Hostel Day. A Day for all the hostel dwellers. This year it was held at the Boy's Hostel.
Few of us were in charge of the stage and decoration. Preparation for this day started like weeks ago. So much of planning and hardwork finally paid off when the stage and the deco looked simply amazing!!

The day of Hostel Day was such a rush. I was up till 3am the previous day preparing the coloured rice for the Rangoli. Mixing....drying.....washing....cleaning...By the time I was done my hands n nails were this rainbow of colours. Cleaned up and went to bed.
Woke up at 9am and realised i have lotsa stuff to do...You see while mixing the colours I realised that I didnt buy enough rice. So now I had to go buy more rice, come back, mix some more colours, and dry them. I was planning to start the Rangoli at 3pm as the show was at 7pm. By the time I came back from town it was already 2.30 pm.
Packed everything and rushed to the stage area at around 3.15 pm. The others were already halfway decorating the stage and backdrop. Shit I was late. So got right down to it. Thank God I had Daveena and Veno to help me out. Although it took loke 3 hours to do it, I think the final outcome was simply amazing...

The night was amazing. The theme ( If you have not guessed it yet) was Bollywood night!! So everyone dressed up in their best kurtas and sarees. As the night fell and the lights and candles were lit, the ambience was simply amazing! It was a wonderful night filled with lotsa laughs and fun times with friends. With the 'Slumdog Millionaire' show By Chandan, the all-so funny 'shananagans' by Hisyam, the B. Coli street play and the melodious singing of Su Lin and MMMC's very own idol, Ismail - it was indeed a night to remember! As the night came to an end, I looked back at the stage and all...smiled and said 'What a night! What a night!' Here are some shots from that day:

::..Everyone busy at work..::

::..The helping hands busy posing..::

::..The stage at night..::

::.. The final product of the backdrop..::


::.. Hanging lights ..::