No.60 - Start of 2nd Half of 1st Semester Year 1

i will be beginning my 2nd half of my year 1 1st semester tomorrow. ive completed more than 2months of my 1st year. how time flies.

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i just reached my campus 2hours ago, unpacked everything and soon will be getting in touch with my books and notes.
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i had the sudden urge to blog this. the urge came when i was on my journey back here, in the bus from butterworth bus station to sungai petani. it got me thinking when the bus passed the junction to kepala batas where i was able to see the ACMS building.
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what so significant about the building?

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i will relate it to Jeremiah 29:11 :-

For I know the plans I have for you, declares The Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

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yes, indeed its true.

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i applied for both ACMS and AIMST because they are the cheapest medical course available in malaysia (for sure excluding the public universities)

ACMS called me up a couple of times, sent me letter to ask me to attend for the selection test. but its not confirm that i will obtain a place as i have to do very well for the test. its quite impossible to do as i looked the past year questions and also there are physics questions. besides that the test is not free of charge. it costs nearly rm700. so i was hesitating whether to go for it or not.

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but obviously that place was not meant for me. yes, God has greater plans for me. the day before i was supposed to go for the test, AIMST called me up and told that i was offered a place. from that point onwards, there is no looking back. convincing everyone that this is the choice i am making was the toughest part, especially those who i expected to encourage and support me with my choice even discouraged me. determination and faith won the battle as i managed to find my way out of it and confirmed my place there.

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ever since coming here, everything has been falling into places well enough. financially, assistance been coming in one by one, hopefully it will continue. studying has been relatively alright, doing the best i can.

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so, what else can i ask from Him? nothing else, but just continue guiding me in this journey, the journey to achieve my longtime dream.

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so now my ultimate goal is to graduate with 1st class honours and be a doctor with a difference. (thanks to our prime minister - bajet 2010, graduating with 1st class honours will convert the ptptn loan to scholarship)

with God's helping hand, il be able to go through every obstacles in life

No.59 - Going Back to Battlefield

11days of holiday is coming to an end.

one word to describe : insufficient.

yes, 11days is not enough.

im hoping for 11months, 11years, 11decades and so on.

NO NO, il be dead by then.

*lets cut the crap*

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well, it isnt exactly holiday holiday.
as i mentioned earlier, 2assignments, documents to be completed, 3exams to study for, 2topics to catch up with and repay my lost sleep for the previous week.

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so here are some of the activities i did for the holiday.

*not in chronological order though*
so far, now its friday night, i only completed the assignments and the documents. so just imagine how 'much' i did over the holidays.

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went back to my secondary school to get documents certified and signed. chatted with few teachers. found out that starting of next year, no more life's brief candle, no more the lotus eater, no more the necklace, no more the road not taken etc.

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presenting to you the new literature book

while waiting for my turn to meet the principal

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my brother's 21st birthday celebration. had a small party at home. invited few people over. loads of food. and a huge cake. just for the boy, no, the man who just turned 21.

this is what you can see on the table. there are more on the floor, i meant the BBQ pit.

birthday cake with birthday boy

birthday cake

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next up is deepavali celebration. to jira's house for yum yum. but too bad, pictures of yum yum food forgotten to take.

jira, joanne, melissa and me

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i started my exercise back, but not on daily basis. one day go, one day skip. when will i ever lose weight?

the pathetic looking water-lily pond

the playground during late evening
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so that's all interesting activities i did, not so interesting though. thought of visitng the musuem and going for a hike at maxwell hill. but am all alone, what to do?

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so now im gonna be back to business. books and notes calling me, so i better hurry up and leave this cyber world. il be back on off. not so soon maybe. 3papers up for me. and im eager to know how i fared for the papers ive sat.

No.58 - JLYP-Medicine War 1

not the war you can think of. its just examination and me. yes, as i said, i will be back AFTER my continuous assessment. but this is a premature end to my assessment because :

1)one paper was postponed due to lack of space and miscommunication. how ridiculous is that? 1st time in my life exam got postponed.

2)one paper got postponed due to the exam day will be a half-day for deepavali. im like what the??

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so my continuous assessment is not exactly over, two more papers to go, excluding the malaysian studies and entreprenuership. and there are two assignments to be completed. so the holiday which begins today evening itself is not exactly a holiday. its just a week plus of extra rest and less stress.

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how do i find the papers that ive completed? well, relatively ok i would say so. still dont know how marks are awarded. this is the first time i answer my exam questions in point and table form.

how was the process of studying? this is the first time i actually read/study/revise everyday (excluded some of the holidays) never have i been this hardworking in my entire life before. and with so much time to read everyday, i actually no longer just merely memorizing everything and vomit them out on exam day. now i actually do understand them and remember them.

besides that, this is the first time when i study, i do not need to be in a proper position, as in everything is well arranged and i am sitted on the chair reading. this time, my whole bed was full of books and notes and pencils. sometimes you can see me sitting and reading, walking and reading, sleeping and reading. so not me back then.

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i think there is nothing much to be updated on. maybe when nearing the end of the holiday il update again, then we will see how much i progressed during the holidays.

when the holiday is over, its marks the second part of my first semester of my first year. wow. thats fast, right?

its creepy....

No.57 - Examination

the countdown in my computer shows that there is only 4days left to my 1st continuous assessment - my first battle in the medical field. almost two months had passed, been spending time on the desk and infront of the big pile of books almost everyday without fail in campus, yet here i am, blogging because of the sudden heaviness i felt in my heart, mostly due to exam-jitters. lack of confidence i suppose. finished catching up with whatever were taught, now do not know where to start to revise. so much to do, so little time available. and things just seem to keep coming nonstop. i wish they could take a break, be well and give me peace of mind.

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here's asking for help from the above, to give me the strength to prevail, to succeed in the battle

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i want courage like the cat, able to walk freely, without fear though being surrounded by a row of dogs

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*pray the best for me. il be back after the assessment.

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I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Phil 4:13

No.56 - Whirlwind

been quite some time since i last updated with pictures. been busy catching up with studies. me being able to blog now doesnt mean that i have finished catching up. its just that i felt like i want to blog. exam is coming up real soon, 2nd week of october. yet to start my revision because havent even completed studying what has been taught. just hope that i will do well in it.

been falling sick quite often, a series of flu, sore throat, headaches and stomach ache. something must be wrong somewhere, will get clarification quite soon.

didnt go back to taiping for last weekend, therefore i am back here this week. visited my babysitter, she was not feeling well last month, only got the news last week. she looks ok now. hoping the best for her.

chocolate cake and dragon fruit jelly for babysitter

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took sister and went to lake garden to have a look as it is the eve of mooncake festival. let the pictures speak.

there will always be light

lanterns set up by sis at home
there is lantern which displays one of my favourite cartoon character, bubbles of powerpuff girls!

see how lighted up the lake garden was

even managed to witness fireworks! so nice, there were so many

somehow it seems like mooncake festival is also the time when youngsters in taiping will strut their stuffs at the lake garden - break dancing. every year you can see crowds forming a circle, with all the b-boys (first time i am using this term) showing their moves. wonder why they are doing this here and then.

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so here's wishing everyone happy mooncake festival. will be off and away to study already. maybe will be back after my exam. i will be having a one week break then. =)

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note the title : whirlwind? yes. things around are happening drastically. major too. especially the earthquakes and tsunami, both taking away liveS. may their souls rest in peace and their family members be strong and courages. oh my.... what is happening... and things around me too. luckily they are not taking away liveS but my sanity.

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has the world changed or is it just me?