2014 hellooooo!

have passed my mrcs (with flying colours, i got 89%, whooopppp!). and also gotten into ortho residency!

finished my mandatory 6 months in General Surgery as part of residency requirements - am so glad it put to paid all my GS dreams that i ever once harboured. really doubt i would have enjoyed it much.

back to A&E! loving the adrenaline rush that resus gives me. tubed a patient at first pass yesterday in a collapse. felt super awesome after that!

but also am very slow. thankfully people are very nice so it's tolerable. not so much pressure to keep up with the case loads as well, phew. the rest of the residents are really nice and friendly too so it's easy to find friends :) also B and patty are there so it's quite good :) 

i remember being lost on my first shift and B had to rescue me and tell me to go home since it was so late already. also patty taking over my cases and shooing me off a few shifts later. friends are really awesome to have!

so what did 2013 bring for me?

well, had a major burnout and seriously considered taking no-pay leave but was told in no uncertain terms that it was disapproved of by my consultant. :( found myself dragging myself to work everyday with no joy in life. i suppose it was made worse by the fact that i was a single resident in a busy team and no intern to help me. not to mention i don't drive so the commute is a nightmare.

went to philippines twice on disaster relief missions. first in october for the earthquake in bohol, 2nd for the super typhoon haiyan mission in ormoc. eye opening and now i'm not so scared of missions work anymore. made some great friends and learnt alot about hardiness and resilience in the process. filipinos are amazing. 

will always cherish the lessons i learnt from them. 

we had leaking ceilings, no hot water, no electricity, horrible food, even experienced aftershocks. but i'm glad i went. i don't know if i made a difference, but i really sincerely hope that i did.

travelled to new zealand after that, and i got to check bungy jumping and sky diving off my bucket list! :D no regrets there, it was really awesome! sky diving is so good, i need to go a few more times! 

alrighty. wondering what new adventures this year will bring me on. excited! here's hoping we all never let adventures pass us by <3 div="" nbsp="">