embracing 2011

today is the last day of my summer holidays. which, by the way, extended two weeks into autumn. it has been a very well-paced break, and i am a little sad that it will be over so soon.

tomorrow i start on my my surgery/anaesthesia term, two of my favourite specialities. of course i am excited, but they will be a repeat of terms that i have previously completed. in other words, i would really have loved to be placed on a neurosurgical team instead!

going back a little, 2011 came very suddenly upon us. i was at changi golf club celebrating on new year's eve with my family, when i suddenly realised "oh crap. haven't made a new year's resolution". of course if you make one up on the spot, it is very difficult to remember/keep, so there is no resolution this year.

however, i do have a couple of "boyfriend projects" for the year: jogging and guitar. the term originated in fourth year when i realised that i had a lot of spare time, but nobody to spend it with. my closest friends in university were all in exclusive, time-consuming relationships. i decided that i may as well invest in some hobbies/projects the time that i would otherwise have spent with my boyfriend had i been in a relationship myself. hence the term boyfriend project. at that time i started running a lot also, and playing musical instruments.

in a few months my cohort will be writing job applications. i am thinking about applying to a hospital which is very close to my home. the only problem is that i have not actually been on any real placements in this hospital, so i don't have a good feel for what the hospital is like. it's something i shall have to pray about/think on over the next few months.

it's a pretty scary thought that we are now the seniors of the clinical students. i feel most undeserving, but i suspect that this sentiment will drive self-study in the year ahead. oh, and i am still not good enough at inserting cannulas. i shall make it my personal goal to put in as many as i can this year.