“life will be better in spring”

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and with that finality of all things, my commencement ceremony brought to an end, my academic years
so yes. i'm no longer a student any more.
i'm a staff nurse now.
officially registered as one and signed to SGH too.

looking back, 4 years really passed by very quickly.
from switching course from SIM econs and management to NUS nursing
its really a huge leap.
a huge leap of faith for me, towards myself
i din know whether i was going to like what i have put myself into
if i would get use to mixing with the younger crowd
or whether i would survive
all i knew back then, 3 years ago,
was the fact that i could help someone with the knowledge that i gained
and that at least i would not be stuck behind some computer
doing mundane jobs

year 1 of nursing was a bitch. the attachments particularly
it meant long hours of standing.
and so with aching feet and breaking backs,
i lasted the rest of my attachment
but what made me go on and on was the patients
those cute patients of mine who brighten up my day
chatting to them, getting to know their stories
it was really inspirational
and at that moment, i knew i was in the right field
heck all those back breaking moments
those my-feet-hurts-like-bitch moments
i'd do anything. ANYTHING. for my patients' smiles and thank yous

it turns out i made a rather awesome decision for myself
not that it made my mum proud of me or ath
she was all like. i din dump thousands of dollars onto u for tuition just so that u can be a nurse
ok that sucks and hurts like shit
hey mom, nursing is noble. and i find more purpose in this field than others.

during the 3 years i was at school (regretfully i couldnt make it a 4th)
i made fantabulous friends
nilawan, the ever outgoing yet always makes me exasperated person
cheryl, someone i can always bitch to and talk to
audrey, i will always want to protect her and my forever squash partner
angeline, the times where we went for our tai tai sprees. lols
mei mei, for the spontaniety
lavie, for always trying to wake her up to go for outings
rubi, hey party girl ^^
benazir, the mrs ak
and many many more
really great friends.
i still remember when i was in year 1, so suaku
dunno what is kpop. never heard a single song
and then boom, nila was intro-ing all those songs to me
remember those spamming sessions when we were supposed to do our PIP??
hahahaha

then i remembered nearing year 2, we were all suddenly pulled to enter CAC camp
just cos cheryl said she din want to be alone. lols
so yes, we joined. and i had a blast of a time
i forgot how much i missed being in a camp
or being a GL for that matter
in SIM i was just the girl that hang around
that din do ath but just go school mug and that's all
well, the camp did add excitement and fun into my school life
and there was the OCIP trip to Serdang as well ^^
really changed a lot of my perspectives
simple could also mean bliss
i will always look back at those times where we frolicked in the field outside with the children from the orphanage
well.. one camp leads to another and another and many more
haha
and soon i'm like considered old bird of cac camp alr. gosh.

but i have to admit, as a graduating student i did not join any camps.
i just crashed them
who says crashers are outsiders??
i'm really glad to have crashed union camp this year.
they absorb me in like sponge
and makes me feel young again *ego boost*
heh
and when i needed to be mad, i could just be mad with them
really feels good
i wonder when will be the next time i would have this experience
as a swan song camp, its totally worth my time
THANK YOU LUIGI COUNCILLORS AND CAMPERS ^^

ah wells.. with that it sort of ends my student life
yes. i will miss being a student
all the carefree moments
the only time i get stressed about is when its abt exams
haha. now i got more to stress
working life.. sigh
hope i dont get more white hairs

but its still a next phase of life that i have to move into.
oh wells..
wish me all the best. and i hope to rock that next phase of my life too