Starting Out My Journey As a Doctor to Be

Monday, May 17, 2010

of end of semester and closure

do u still remember the thingy that i always whined and whinged about? the AMS and thesis thingy? the origin of all my extremely random and retarded posts. well, i am over that phase

because i have handed in my thesis

i submitted my electronic thesis at 7.07 M'sia time on the 16th May 2010 - when i was at Changi Airport, waiting for my connecting flight back to Penang

it was a relief.

it was a huge huge relief

thinking back, doing a project is very much like a pregnancy. in the first few months, everything looked so bright and promising and you were having the best time of your life. you glowed and shined and you just couldn't be happier.

then the following months were not that fun and enjoyable anymore. you woke up feeling giddy and nauseated, and out of the sudden, u realized that it's what people call morning sickness. but you are still very much in love with your baby though, because it's your baby

and the last few months, they were the most unbearable ones. excessive weight gain due to stress induced uncontrolled chocolate consumption, backache because you spent 17 hours hunching in front of your laptop doing data analysis, drawing graph, doing lit review and editting your thesis. and it never stopped.

and then you got more and more nervous everyday

and then you reached a point when you dun care anymore and you JUST wanted to get it over and done with or done and over with (now i am confused).

and so after 9 months, you have your baby, i have my thesis

and we live happily ever after

the end

well it feels like yesterday that i first stepped foot into the hospital

and i can still remember how excited i was when i got my access card

but now, AMS has come to an end.

one year is afterall, not that long.

i rushed off melbourne this time round and i really really dun like rushing off. i prefer to have a day or two tying up some loose end (i.e. clear the fridge), i prefer to laze aorund doing nothing for say 48 hours and watch loads and loads of movies, i want to get rid of my old notes so that i have spaces for those new ones, i always like to think back about things that happened during the semester and laugh and feel embarrassed for all those stupid things that i did. i need closure. and i didn't get that this time round. so, this post entry shall be my way out.

well, AMS and thesis apart (i have mentioned that enough), sem 7 was a full on semester!

i went to my first tennis match

i turned 21

my lovely parents came to visit

together with my little brother

i had lots and lots of good times with the girls

and i went ice skating for the first time too!

and my first steam train ride

and of course, quite a considerable amount of baking

creamy lemony crumb bars

New York Cherry Cheescake

Monkey Bread!

chocolate cupcakes with ganache! (my all time favourite)

and this oreo cheesecake to finish off my semester.

it was a fantastic semester and i have my awesome family and friends and supervisors to thank for that. you know who you are :)

okay, i have my closure. and i am happy now *beams*

on a lighter note, people who know me well know that i can't drive. well i have had my license for 3 years but i hardly drove, not more than 30 hours altogether :P no one can beat that.

BUT things have changed a little :)

the thing up there? yes, i have been driving this thing since the day i came back, everyday, and the car is still intact. and dad and mom din squeal when i drove. dad read newspaper this morning while mom was talking on her phone - this only means ONE thing: i have improved a lot :P gee i am very proud of myself!

i am driving a freaking lorry!