GTM / The blogging must go on

whew. finally the week is drawing to a close.

haha the past five days were shag but fun lah.

definitely not like sch- i miss being spoon fed. and sitting in an air-conditioned LT for the whole day.

yeah, being a doctor is not as glam as gray's anatomy or house. i think the main reason is cause govt hospitals are not airconditioned -.- haha DAMN HOT CAN. to think i have been stocking up on nice long sleeved shirt since i entered med sch and yup din take into account sg's all-too-sunny weather. PLUS have to wear white coat too. for med students lah. so all the doctor under dr house actually dun need to wear one. for show nia. lol

hm. yeah basically like working-cum-studying?

actually no. not working. cause 1) where got people pay sch fees to work one. haha

and 2) we arent really treating patients or anything. haha more of disturbing them

i dun know lah. just feels that im working. maybe because its all output and no input ie spoon feeding. like we have to go around finding patients to disturb. basically self initiated learning.

i wun say not my style cause its really idk, empowering to go about learning and doing things by yourself. just that need some getting used to?

oh yah, to any average singaporeans out there, just a er, friendly shoutout that there will be medical students swarming in govt hospitals throughout the island so be warned. lol. esp 3 weeks from now cause our exam is on the 23rd april, so the week before that, frentic students will be scouring the wards for patients to examine. haha dun say i din warn you.

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i suppose though i find it very shaggifying, im not resentful or anything cause subconsciously i find what i do really relevant. like applying what i have actually studied. that is if i still remember what i studied for the past 2 years.

thats one of the main reasons why i wanted to study medicine. yup

just that i feel uber pek chek when i wake up every morning. haha but hopefully its just because of the one week break prior to this week.

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so whats up with GTM (finally haha)

basically its this philosophy that has been coined by someone i know after going thru NS.

it stands for Go Through Motion. i dun really know the intricate philosophy behind it but if one is to take it literally, it really explains what im learning now, which is pretty much practicing the various steps in the various physical examinations.

practice practice practice

but there's a subtle difference. that is GTM + feeling. like ensuring patient comfort at all times. yup :)

i mean got some young punks wearing white coats poking and molesting you, so the least we can do is to make sure you are comfortable right? haha

but seriously, i feel bad disturbing someone who's not feeling well but the thing is its precisely cause they are unwell that there's something we can learn from.

oh wells.

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and finally, yeah, this post might not be exactly interesting entertaining and all, but i dun really have the time to jot down my experience in a journal so i guess this is sort of a journal of what im experiencing now

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three more weeks of sweating and wearing Grown-Up Clothes!