convocation day was the end of my diploma student life..
3 years ago, I was thinking what course should I take..
what can I do to reduce burdens on people around me..
all I need is a course which I am interested in and most importantly frEe..
and there I found nursing..=)
it was easy to apply..
all I did was just photocopy all the relevant certificates and testimonials..
I sent all the applications to almost all hospital allied nursing colleges..
attended several interviews and received offers too..^^
at the end..i chose Tun Tan Cheng Lock College of Nursing, Assunta Hospital.
Reason?
the college of nursing is well-known in whole malaysia..
first private nursing college..
anyway..that info was from my dad back then..
i only knew Assunta Hospital as my late grandma was admitted in Assunta..
it was a new chapter for me..
studying somewhere far from home..
staying in hostel with curfew hours..
learning to become a nurse..
I used to think secondary school and primary school subjects are just too broad..
the syllabus covers almost everything you can think of..
environment..science..maths..language..morale..etc etc..
so when I saw the subject outline..i was like...
wooo..so detailed and specialized on the subject itself..
(lil that I know..nursing can further specialized in different organs..and dept..eg : ICU trained nurse)
and it is all towards health care and nursing..
i was a little excited..hahaha
something new for me..
my college life started off with orientation week like any other colleges..
only thing it is special was..we were briefed on rules and regulations of the college
and being reinforced again and again..
for almost 2 weeks..lolz..
on top of that..we have to prepare for orientation tea party..
a tea party to introduce ourselves to the hospital management team..
so..yea..everything around me was new..friends were new..subjects were new..even the experiences was totally new to me..
first time wiping buttocks..first time bathing patients..first time seeing full anatomy of real human..
(yea..i don't watch x-rated movies..i'm innocent..so i got shocked..lolz..)
so basically semester 1 was get to know things and orientation..
semester 2 was just nice for me..started to get used to surroundings and know more bout my career..
got to know more friends..
it was also my group's turn to guide the new batch of juniors who came in..
so we were occupied with guiding them and orientating them like how we were orientated..lolz..
thats the tradition..hahaha
semester 3 was the most hectic semester for me...
we learned about diseases and nursing care in depth..
on top of it..tutors who were assigned to teach us were all the senior tutors with high expectations on us..
assignments on top of assignments..
some spoon fed notes were given..some was self studying..
even the notes which were displayed for us to copy was too short with no elaboration...
verbal elaboration by tutors only..
it was pretty difficult for me at first..I am one of those who always sleep during lectures..XD
but I managed to pull through...
I knew the consequences if I don't pay attention..hahaha
yea..kia-si and kia-su attitude..that the "motivating" factors that pushed me to study till now..xP
semester 4 was honeymoon!!
we all knew how the tutors want us to learn..every tutor have different teaching techniques..
so by sem 4..we actually knew every tutor's method of teaching..
it was easier to follow =)
this is also the semester where I learned more bout friendships..
a lot of social issues as well in the group..complaints and misunderstanding..
sigh..women..
semester 5 was a little stressful..4/10 in numeric score..lolz..
we were considered one of the senior group (though not the most senior group)
so eyes were on all of us..
juniors depended on us in wards..
staff nurses depended on us to help them out..
tutors expect us to be good role models..
yea..what to do..hahaha
group problems ++
semester 6..I dislike the syllabus..but I enjoyed myself..hahahahahhaha
the whole semester is all about research and management (theory and practical) and exams..haha
assignments +++ exams +++
house finals and OSCE really stress me to the max..juggling my time with studies and practice..fuhh..
glad that it is all over..
on top of that personal problems stepped in and etc etc..sigh..
after long posting and managements practical..we were back on block for revision..
preparing for nursing board exam..
revision and revision and revision..fuhh..
sounds very stressful eh?don't worry...
I am good at de-stressing myself..hahahha
I went to sunway lagoon..went shopping..steamboat sessions..thinking how to decorate my rental house..
going out more frequent..wah..hahah...
on top of that..we had eating sessions every week during research and management..
basically we were not really focused in doing our project..we just had no idea how to do it..haha..
done it quite badly..>.<
anyway here I am..
officially a TTCL CON AH graduate..*yay*
I am glad that it all ended well..
all the guidance from seniors and tutors were precious and priceless to me..
every experience each and every student nurse met throughout their nursing studies are different..
it is the matter of how one sees it and learn it..
I would not say my 3 years was all smooth sailing and great as how many of my friends thought..
I learned a lot of things through the hard way and lucky there were people to guide me through
and stood by my side..
to all my juniors out there, do not give up..life in ttcl is never easy..
this made us special in a way different from others..
take everything as a challenge and do your best..=)
I would like to thank my parents for unconditional love and support..
sister for guiding, helping and lending me a shoulder to cry on and ears to listen to my complaints..
brother for bringing me out and giving me a place to stay to de-stress myself..
special friends who supported me mentally and emotionally..
and friends who had faith in me and accepted me for who I am and did not judge me..
BIG FAT THANK YOU!!
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kekekeke..convocation is not just about graduating..its also about receiving presents..
wakkakakakakkaa
teddy bear and bouquet of flowers and graduation teddy x 2
^.^
unicorn ball pen with pilot refill carved with my name
^.^
iPod touch (2nd hand also never mind..kekekekke)
^.^
holiday in penang with family..
^.^
lunch at Damansara Seafood Restaurant..
dinner at The Ship..
graduation cards x 2
a dress..
and a kiss on the cheek by my mom..
wa...
bliss..
kekekekkeke
thank you very muchie!!
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a message from a singer at Wings cafe to all of us..
"its the end of another chapter..
a new beginning for another chapter..have fun..=)
happy graduation!!"
