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It's been a while. Life during the past two postings were hectic, especially Surgery.. where most of the lecturers are REALLY serious about their job - making sure we get good cases for discussion everyday and checking on us whether we are punctual to be in the Operating Theatre/Wards or not. Oh, the horror & emo-fying experience.

Next was O&G, known to be a huge favourite among most medical students, but I find it just alright. Everyday it's all about the female private part and bleeding. Haha... and although initially it was quite embarassing to see and discuss problems regarding that part of the anatomy - no thanks to our conservative culture - as the days go by, everything was just so 'biasa' already that sometimes we get quite sick of it. And as someone joked, 'Gynaecologists are the only people who search for problems at the place where normal people find happiness' - lol.. sorry for the crude joke but it's quite true.

Perhaps the more interesting part happens in the Labour Room, where we get exposed to the miracle of childbirth and the amount of agony that the mother has to endure (and so 'ngam' it was Mother's Day season too - makes me appreciate mom more). Oh.. of course, the joy and one-of-a-kind experience of being able to assist in bringing a new life into the world. But the boring part is that we need to wait and wait and wait... until the mother's contractions are sufficient to begin delivery.

*Teran lagi! Sikit lagi! Bila sakit teran!*

...was our favourite chant in the Labour Room, and sometimes we ourselves tend to puuussshhh along with the mother as though we are delivering. Haha.. and seeing too much of these has its side effects too - I dreamt 2x that I was watching and cheering on while my wife was delivering. And I don't even know who she is!

Was able to assist in the delivery of a baby girl - although she was warded soon after for difficulty in breathing. NOT my fault ok - She's pre-term!

It's almost one year since I came to KT, and it is truly a different and enriching experience - especially in terms of first time staying away from home, and coping and adapting to the idiosyncrasies of housemates from different backgrounds. Really needed patience like a hundred-fold. Life had been dramatic to say the least. Other details are really quite lengthy, so here's hoping for a more stable year in year 4!