I don't play XBox, so don't judge the title. I, however, did manage to scrape through my finals and get to 2nd year of med school. Hoorrah! It was bad enough waiting for the results after the brutal exam (cuba describe features of a rib. A RIB) but the real icing on the cake was how they let us know our results. Kita semua kena duduk kat dewan kuliah tu, and one by one nama-nama yang pass kena panggil. Kalau takda nama, takda rezeki la :/ Its not as bad for those whose names come earlier on the list, but not so much for yours truly, at no. 167. It gets progressively more nerve-wracking as they progress through the ever-shortening list.
My hands trembled as they were assailed by waves of numbness, and my heart beat at about a million miles per hour. Akhirnya, bila my name was called, I felt a relief so great it felt as though I had just stepped out of the toilet. Heck, I even had to ask people, "Memang nama aku kan tadi?". After confirming for the upteenth time that it was, in fact, my name, I finally let my parents know with a sweet and simple text. "PASSED," I typed, and hit send. Alhamdulillah, dapat jugak membanggakan diaorg kali ni-I'm just glad that I didn't let them down. And also congratulations to all my friends who made it through. We all worked our asses off for it, so I'm glad that our labors bore fruit. Great job guys!
Although, it wasn't happy endings for everyone. Sadly, we won't be seeing quite a chunk of our batch next year because some of them had to repeat. Our deputy dean said that we had one of the worst performances in a long time, but none of us really cared about that. I just thought, ' I don't mind pass cukup-cukup makan, tapi nak sedekah markah lebih boleh tak?' The loss of comrades really is something. Some of them are taking it really well, and others not so much. I hope you guys are doing ok, and just know that your friends are still here. Hey, just think of how terer your basics will be after another year :)
But, dear reader(s), I'm sorry for making this post about me (secretly not sorry) so I'll leave y'all with this. A few things I've learnt when preparing for exams and waiting for the inevitable results:
- get motivated. A lack of motivation is a dangerous thing to have. This is speaking from experience, as well as seeing others struggle with it. Get someone to cheer in your corner, your parents, a friend, a significat other. If all else fails, think of the big guy upstairs.
- get a sparring partner. They'll help keep you on track and help you keep to your schedule. There's something about college life, like a dense, lazy atmosphere that actually prevents people from studying (is this making any sense?) so a sparring partner can give you the push you need
- jaga diri elok-elok. As in, makan, minum and kesihatan. Nobody wants to get KO'd by a fever during study week.
- snack. Chewing helps stave off the sandman, plus the sugar gives you energy
- jangan dekat dengan wi-fi. Bila dah dapat internet tu mula lah FB, 9Gag, dan yang sewaktu dengannya. Aku sendiri pun, hantu Buzzfeed jadi dari pengalaman sendiri aku bagitau, jangan online waktu study!
- stress time study week, chill time exam. After all, kan dah usaha dengan sebaiknya, so after study week, chill during the days of the exam (chill meaning don't push too hard) and go bananas after the exam if that's what your tired heart desires
Phew I guess that's all for now, I mean, I don't want to sound too preachy haha. So anyways I guess I just wanted to say how grateful I am for this. Thank you God, thanks mama & papa and thanks to my friends. You know you each had your part in dragging me through this :p
Till next time peeps.
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| ONWARDS TO SECOND YEAR! |
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