Bye, April.

April has been an exceptionally challenging month for me.

Juggling assignments, exams, case presentations, seminars and preparations for our annual dinner was really, really, so very hectic. 

Very happy that the dinner went off without a hitch and very grateful for my friends who continuously supported me and helped me out throughout the weeks of preps and on D-Day.

I sang Adele's When We Were Young as the opening performance :D

Exams also went well. Assignments and all handed in, log books completed. One more posting until we start the next cycle of minor postings. 

My baby hasn't been feeling too well again. Thermostat problem. Hoping that the foreman will be able to get the part and fix her up for me by Monday because I've got so much running around to do. 

Am now the VP of our student council. Finally out of the whole Public Relations thing after 3 years. Really wanted a break from all this but I think this time we've got a pretty solid team. Looking forward to seeing all our projects come to life.

We've also started our Forensic Medicine posting. The Dr comes down from Malacca to give us lectures during the week and yesterday he received a call and had to do an autopsy in one of the hospitals nearly 2 hours from where we are. He asked if any of us were interested to observe and by 3pm, 10 of us were excitedly waiting outside the mortuary to see what the case was about.

It was the most fascinating thing ever.

I honestly expected to faint or throw up but I pulled through! The stench was overwhelming though. That was the worst part for all of us. The smell of flatus and the stomach contents. 

Initially the cause of death was suspected to be a hemorrhage in the brain because the victim was hit on the back of his head with a brick. But after carefully going through everything, the cause of death ended up being a cardiac tamponade secondary to a stab wound. The weapon used penetrated the pectoralis muscle, went through the upper border of the second rib and punctured one of the great vessels which leaked into the pericardial space. And the stab wound was so tiny! To think that such a tiny wound could lead to something as fatal as that.

We were all really very fascinated. We left the hospital only at around 10.30 yesterday night. Too tired to drive back all the way, wash up then go for dinner so we ended up at KFC and wolfed down a couple of burgers and some pieces of chicken with fries on the side. Reached home after 12 only to realize that my house keys were in my car which I left at the workshop that morning.

I was really at the verge of tears but was too tired to cry. Was really so blood exhausted and we were standing for over 7 hours in that small room my goodness. The case is out in the papers today actually. Daddy sent me a picture of the article. Without a shadow of a doubt, I can say that Forensic Medicine is not for me.

Could barely sleep last night. I think the only thing that has lifted my spirits was the call I got this morning ❤️.

Finally got my house keys from the car. Very lucky to have the workshop right opposite my apartment and the guy in charge is such a gem.

Back home already. Did my laundry. Writing this post. Going to spend the next hour under the shower and the rest of the afternoon under my covers.

Thank God April is coming to an end. I hope May isn't this crazy for me!