Recruit Lim. All Over Again.

Today is the last day of my five-month long vacation since the end of A'levels.
I am glad I managed to occupy my time very meaningfully in these few months.
Spent lots of quality time with my family and relatives.
I learnt a lot from my cousins who have been there, done that. Follow your passion and you won't go wrong.
Caught with my many of my old friends from secondary school, whom I lost touch with during JC years.
Took some time to really consider my future and university course, even managed to arrange for two hospital attachments. Medicine would be my career.
The rest of the time was spent on Tuition and Driving (completed stage 3).

Tomorrow I will start the next phrase of my life, National Service.
Surprisingly, I feel rather calm about it. Maybe its because most of my friends have gone through and survived it.
I am sure I can do it as well.
Four years of NCC have prepared me well for the regimentation part of army life.
It would also be really good chance to become fitter than ever.

Shaved. Packed. And ready to go.
I'll be back in mid May.
By then, the road ahead would be much clearer.

A Fighting Chance

You can never expect what life has in store for you.
Last Thursday, the fateful day I received my Medicine shortlist letter, I was hit with an acute case of food poisoning. But that didn't even come close to stopping me from going for the essay test on Saturday even though I didn't do well for it at all. Happily, I went home to have dinner and fate has Round 2 of acute food poisoning for my mum and I the moment we ate that fish. Back to square one. I fought to get better and at the same time prepare for my interview on Tuesday.

Have you ever had the feeling of wanting something so badly that you just know you had to give it your all?
While nursing my illness, I probably mugged the MOH/SMC webpages harder than I did for A level H2 Econs paper. But not a single question on illness/policy came out. Well, i consider the entire ordeal a test of my character.
The first interview went quite smoothly for me. Nailed a couple of questions.

I am not angry at myself for not being able to express clearly during the second interview. I was glad I stuck to my core belief and never wavered at all.
As long as I had got through to the interview stage, I would have "a fighting chance" (as quoted from Dr. Ho KK where I did my attachment)

Come May, I would find out if I am accepted.