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Till then, take care

Hello for the last time everybody! Yes, these past several months of writing for the university blog have been great. It is now time for me to write my last post. I just went to see my consultant this morning for my Mid Course Appraisal (medical students have a logbook which needs to be appraised …

Feeling good

Hello everyone! This is my final week in Clinical Phase 1 (hospital attachment) and I’m just so nervous about the exam next week. I’m sure that most of my colleagues are as well. Exams; truly one of the things that would make a typical student feel a little bit anxious. Anyway, on Friday last week, …

How’s your holiday?

Hello, I’m currently revising for my exams. Progress is not too bad at the moment. I need to finish one module before the end of today and get back to Clincal Phase 1 – Clinical Practice (the tough one) as soon as possible since this is the one where a lot of people failed to …

Thankful

Hello everyone, Truth be told, I didn’t really have a good start to my week. You see, I was assigned to be at the Emergency Assessment Unit, EAU Ward (the ward that patients go to after A&E) this week and I am supposed to interview 8 patients before the end of the week. But my …

9th of May – A day to remember

Hello everybody, 9th of May was a really great but hectic day. I had double assessments on that day for my CFU (Community Follow-up) module and I also have a Celebration Event to attend in the afternoon. So, for my CFU, I actually fell asleep accidentally at 3 am. I was in the middle of …

I’m an Independent Visitor!

Hello everyone! Hope you’re all are doing fine with your revision before the exams in the next few weeks. My exam will be in late June unfortunately. Anyway, on Tuesday last week, I went to meet my young person whom I will befriend for the next 2 years. I was really excited about this position …

The end of Surgery and the beginning of Medicine

Hello again, It’s weird really. I just published a post this morning but it’s now gone. So, I’ll just write again As I’ve said earlier this morning, we (medical students in Surgery) got a day off before moving on to Medicine next week. Surgery has been fantastic! I got to help surgeons in Operation Theatres, …

torn asunder

Have you ever trust someone and later finding out that the person is the one who’s responsible for bringing you down? The result for our Honours Year Project was released on Thursday last week. I was ready to see my mark within the range of the majority but I was surprised to see that it …

Lights will guide you home

The cold winds sent shiver down the spines of the passers-by. The darkened atmosphere surrounding the concrete structures of this town would undoubtedly give a solemn impression to any observers. But the brilliant lights shining from these not-so-familiar artworks on that night definitely captivated the attentions of many. And a young lad who had always …

Of growing up and watching fireworks

Do you love fireworks? My childhood was filled with memories of me staring into the dark skies with all those brilliant lights flying up and high. It simply is exciting to watch fireworks. After all, who doesn’t love viewing a colourful splendour? Just look at this photo, taken from the Chinese New Year Celebrations at …