A Journey Beyond The Logical Mind

Salam to all.

It was so beautiful, for a city that is. The traffic was not as congested as I expected. I was admiring the beauty of Kuala Lumpur, from the window of level 9, UniKL.

My name was called.

'Panel 14 ye.'
'Hmm. Okay, terima kasih'

I walked down the hall. Nervous? Of course!

I knocked the wooden door that stood in front of me.

'Okay, masuk..'
'Assalamualaikum'

....

(These were the conversation that took place between me and the two interviewers. They are not 100% accurate as I just wrote what I remembered)

'Awak dari mana?'
'Penang'
'Oh, Penang ye? Sekolah mana?'
'MRSM Langkawi'
'Oh, kenal tak sorang budak yang dari Langkawi jugak tu?'
'Err.. Rahael ker?'
'Rahael? Ye la kot..'

'So, was your result consistent?'
'Yes.' (Perasan~)
'Siapa lagi hebat? Awak ke Rahael?' (Oh my God! At this time, I was like.. Huh???)
'Err..'
'Ke sama saja?'
'Ya, sama saja~'

'Hmm.. Why do you want to do medic?'
'I want to do medic because I have passion in medic... bla..bla..bla.'
'Do you like business?' (The question is somewhat like this)
'Of course I do. I joined the PUM.... bla..bla.. My PUM represents MRSM in the National PUM Convention 2007.. '
'Who won the National PUM Convention?' (Oh my God! Man, I totally forgot!! I was like cursing in my heart~)
'Err.. I kinda forgot because everything is mixed up inside my head.. And I got confused between the 2007 convention and the 2008 convention~'
'Awak ni macam tak ambil kisah saja?'
'Err..'
'Company mana yang jadi your mentor?' (Mentor??? PUM kitorang mana ada mentor?? Kay Ay, syarikat kita ada mentor ke?????? Aku tak tau pon!)
'Er.. Kami tak dak mentor..'
'Mana boleh tak dak? Ada penasihat kan?'
'Memang kami tak ada mentor. Penasihat ada. Selama ini, kami hanya minta pandangan Guru Penasihat dengan senior kami sahaja, sebab diorang lagi hebat~'
'Tell me what is your position in the PUM'
'I am in the Management team. We were responsible for grouping... bla..bla..'

'Where do you see yourself in 10 years?'
'After finishing my three-year service for the government, I plan to specialise in Neurology....'
'Why Neurology?'
'I find the brain very fascinating... bla..bla..'

'Sekarang ni penyakit apa yang paling banyak kat Malaysia?'
I don't know what I was thinking, but suddently, I just blurted 'Cancer?'
'Then why are you not specialising in Oncology instead?' (Oh God!)
'Er.. because many people are doing Oncology already????'
(Giler la~ I've never felt so stupid in my life!!!! However, this is just the start of more stupid answers~ Just wait and see)
The interviewer shook her head, and I'm feeling lower and lower with each passing minute.

'Have you ever heard of the Prader-Willi Syndrome?'
(This is the funny part. I don't think the interviewer expected me to know this~ I guess this is the 'Killer Question'. But you know what? I was not killed by this,I was killed by something everybody would find easy instead)
'Yes. It has something to do with your Hypothalamus...'
'Yes, have you ever seen one?'
'No, actually I saw it on CSI~'
'Oh. I've seen one in Malaysia. It is very rare actually, one in a few hundred thousand maybe...'

'Have you ever joined first aid society?'
'Yes, I joined the PBSM'
'Oh, so can you perform first aid then?'
'Yes' (Yakin giler, haha~ Padahal tahu bubuh plaster jer)

'Why Ireland?'
'Because Ireland is the best.. bla..'
'Of course! Awak tanya budak medic kat Russia pun dia akan cakap macam tu.. '
'Tapi..' (I was pronounced 1/4 dead)

'Awak boleh bagi contoh doktor yang graduate dari Ireland kat saya? Dr. Sheikh Muzafar tu dari Manipal. Dr. Jamilah yang MERCY tu dari Malaysia.. Dari Ireland siapa?'
'Er.. jiran saya sedang belajar medic di Ireland...' (I am half dead)
Sheet.
'Budak Ireland tak nak balik~'
'Diorang tak patut buat macam tu...'
'Janji-janji manis mu~'

'Kenapa Ireland? Budak medic kat India boleh pegang cadaver sorang satu. Budak Russia blajar setahun je dah boleh bedah mayat.. '
'I agree. But I still want Ireland.'
'Lagipun India, diorang kata diorang good in dealing with tropical diseases, which is more relevant to us.. Awak ada nak cakap apa-apa?'
She asked that because at that time, I was so speachless. I've done my homework but I guess it's not enough. My head was just as blank as a sheet.

Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttttttttttttt. I am so dead. But that is not the end.

'Apa latest issue about Medic?'
'Erm.. there was the Autism Awareness Week... bla.. it was actually not understood by many.. bla.. bla..'
'Yes, Autism.. Anything else,besides Autism??'
'Errr.. Aedes?'
'Yang tu dah lama dah..'
'Tapi, sekarang kes ni dah meningkat balik..'

'Apa lagi latest issue?'
And I was toasted in a hot oven like a toasted bread. (???)

And I can't remember in detail what happens next. Next thing I knew, I was leaving the interview room with another Salam~

Oh God! I just leave everything to You right now. I've done my (not so) very best, and I am hoping for the best thing that could ever happen to me. Oh Allah, I put my trust in You....

Salam to all.

This is why.

Robert Graves, William Stokes, Dominic Corrigan and Sir Peter Freyer of Galway stand out among an impressive number of distinguished Irish Medical Scientists of the 19th century.

The name of Graves is associated with overactivity of the thyroid gland, Graves disease;

William Stokes and his colleague, John Cheyne, described Cheyne-Stokes respiration associated with terminal illness;

Stokes and Robert Adams described an abnormality of the heart known worldwide as Stokes-Adams syndrome, and Corrigan's pulse is associated with disease of one of the heart valves.

Peter Freyer, physician to the Nawab of Rampur, brought into common use the operation of Suprapubic Prostatectomy.

Perhaps the most important contribution however of these world renowned figures to Irish Medicine was, for its time, a revolutionary new form of medical education whereby students were instructed at the bedside of the patient. This type of practical bedside teaching is carried on today in modern well-equipped hospitals and academic departments where it is combined with thorough instruction in the structure and function of the human body and in the scientific basis of disease. It is this combination of medical science and clinical expertise that makes Irish University Medical education a world leader.

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Salam.

So, the JPA students can celebrate and enjoy the rest of the err.. holiday?

MARA's will have to struggle this week.

To all of you guys *and girls of course*, all the best!

Just be confident!

*Man, it sure is easier said than done. I'm sooooooooooooooooo *gulp* unprepared la weyh!!!*

To make matters worse, I watched ER just now.

And er.. (I hope the interviewer are not reading this, whoever he or she may be~)

I'm scared!