Write Drunk, Edit Sober

 Wrote this a couple of months back and an edited version of it was published in the New Straits Times & The Star sometime middle of this year. The full article I wrote has just recently been published in The Star. 20.12.2012 - Education Guide pullout. Incredibly happy. :) Coming to study in JB has brought about so many opportunities for me and being able to write a full page article and have it published in the local papers is simply another dream come true. :)

I've never been back home so close to Christmas before so it really didn't feel like it this year. Until this morning. Well last night. When we opened our presents.  Heh. Went for service this morning. Saw SOO many familiar faces. Aunties and uncles I haven't seen in bloody ages . All the little babies I saw as a child myself are now teenagers sporting funky hair-do's and sporty outfits and short skirts and make-up. My goodness how they've all grown. How church has grown! Easily over a couple thousand people today for our English service alone. Place was packed ! Really, really lovely to see all those people there. Still remember how it used to be when I was way younger. How things have changed!  Went over to the new house to check on things. My new room is coming along nicely. By the time I'm back for my birthday next year, most of it would be done already. Wooden flooring and cupboards will be in. Wallpaper would have been put up. Looking forwar...

These past two weeks or so have been so crazy. First the car. Then the lighting at home. Then the laptop. Money's going out faster than water it's so frustrating. Laptop screen's been giving me some trouble for some months now. Two days back I couldn't open my files, documents, Skype, media player wasn't working and bla bla blah and I had to get it repaired coz all my study notes are in power point files. So yesterday evening around five thirty I went over to Danga City Mall (in the pouring bloody rain. I don't understand why people use their hazard lights when it rains. Why? Why hazard lights? Just turn on your damn lights you don't need your hazard lights!) in the hope of getting it fixed. Found a reputable comp shop, told them the problem and apparently there was a virus and the laptop had to be reformatted. Left it with them after telling them over and over to back up ALL my stuff and to call me as soon as they could possibly get it done....

Absolutely love having the weekend all to myself. Did all my Christmas shopping today. Got gifts for mom and dad at SSF. Went to Jusco and got all my Christmas cards. Will be posting everything on Monday. Was nice to be out on my own again. Sure it's fun going out with friends and all...but I like being alone sometimes. Most times. No unnecessary conversation. No need to wait for anyone or follow anyone.  I've come to realize, that no matter where you are, independence slowly gives rise to confidence. Once you start doing things for yourself without depending on anyone, it's like you have this new lease of life. It's like I have this new lease of life. This new found confidence. And it doesn't matter if I'm walking alone and people look at me and think I'm lonely or whatever. I just feel so confident being by myself now. And I think every young woman needs to feel that way about herself. I really do. Spent about two hours in Harris reading J...

Everyone knows how tough medicine can be. Not just as a profession but also to study. I knew it would be stressful. I knew. But that's about all I was told. Now that I'm experiencing it, it's a whole different story. Our days are long. Our weekends fly by within the blink of an eye. There are never ending tests, exams, assignments, presentations, role play sessions and lab sessions. Classes start at eight every day five days a week. We finish at five on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Fridays we finish at one and on Wednesdays at three, followed by extra co-curricular activities from five to seven in the evening. Tuesdays are test days for Biochemistry. After every unit we're given a short test to see where we stand which keeps us on our toes. We have role play sessions on Mondays and Fridays. Presentations can be on any given day. Assignments are a day to day thing. Questions, essays. And when I say essays I mean pages and pages of what you've studi...