I'd promised myself that this year would be one full of achievements.
As I have mentioned before, 2007 was one full of personal growth and I wanted to make 2008 the product of all the internal reflection I've done in 2007.
And what a year it has been. I kept a diary where I would record every single achievements that I was proud of, no matter how small it might be.
The year started with me being drunk. HAHA. I was in Batu Pahat, in the company of my 4 closest medical batchmates, sipping on wine. But that was the time I knew who were the friends that I would always want to keep in touch with. I'll always miss the days where life's biggest decisions were, "Where to eat dinner tonight?" and the greatest adventure was driving to Johor Bahru just to catch a movie. Thank you for your friendship, eventhough it came at the end of our medical school life. 
Passed my exit exam from medical school! 5 years of torture came to an end in one day, and all was good the moment I went up on stage to get my medical degree. To add icing to the cake, I was asked to give the graduation speech, the first female graduate to give one in my university. As if that wasn't good enough, I'd received a lot of compliments for giving a good, meaningful speech and my family were so proud of me that day.
Organized my batch's graduation dinner. All was good and a perfect ending to a wonderful 5 years where I've gotten to know so many great individuals who have in many ways influenced my life.
Read: The OMG post
Travelled to Queensland to stay with my best friend. Linda, hope you're doing OK. Miss you lots! Hope working life will be a great adventure for you as it has been for me...muaxx..
 Read: My trip to Queensland & Goldcoast
Got to watch Formula 1 finally, with the perfect companion :) Thank you for your friendship and for listening to me cry when I'd started my working life.
Read: My most expensive date
Rearranged my parents' home when they were away at Shanghai. Tried out my internal designing skills. I think I did a good job making the place neater. Unfortunately, more than 6 months later, everything looks messy again. Haha. Oh well, I've tried my best.
Survived Induction course in Malacca and Biro Tatanegara in Negeri Sembilan. Enuff said. Seriously, it's a test of your patience and self control. Thank God I was with my medical batchmates.
Got to do my housemanship in the hospital I'd wanted. My first choice! No regrets yet as I knew all along that I would be getting a good enough (if not the best) training there. Plus it was in a town I loved staying in. Started in the surgical department and now in my third month of O&G. Over the next one and a half years it'll be Paeds, Medical, Emergency Medicine and finally Orthopaedic.
Found the perfect partner in crime during my housemanship. Though we knew each other from medical school, I'm so grateful that I had a dependable person as a close friend (platonic one, don't get funny ideas), one whom I knew I could call at unGodly hours to ask for help. I may have been irritated over a thousand times with him, but I will always be thankful for the times he was there when I didn't ask him to. I'm the luckiest houseman who has a fellow houseman who not only gives me the motivation to push myself to be better, but also one who's made housemanship an enjoyable period in my life.
I'm finally living in the perfect home, having my independence, getting paid and learning the art of surviving in the real world. Paying bills, managing money, driving myself around, running errands on my own, finding my own house, fixing and furnishing my own home. Nothing beats living the day knowing that I'm capable of taking care of myself and those around me.
Travelled to Cambodia! Fell in love with Siem Reap and will definitely make another trip.. I can't stop thinking of how wonderful it was to go there.
 Made so many new friends in the most unexpected ways this year :) I'm so happy.
While I could probably think of so many more great moments, at the end of the day, I'm happy, content and in love with life. May God bless your life with joy, beauty, love and adventure, as He has blessed mine. Goodbye 2008, you've taught me so much about myself, you'll never be just another year to me. Hello 2009, this year you'll show me how exciting life will be when I choose to be spontaneous and break all the rules.
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congratulations! It looks like you had a great 2008. Best of luck in 2009.
Michelle,
Graduation Stoles
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hello :) all the best to you in the new year too :) glad you're enjoying housemanship and living life to the max: you're a wonder woman! am okay here, enjoying surgical posting despite the crazy long work hours. HOD just decided to let us have two weekends off per month.. not bad i must say, for we are going home at 8pm everyday including weekends and public holidays :) i think this posting i've taken more holidays than in medical postings :P hehe.. my next posting will be obgyn :) miss u loads too.. feels surreal that 2008 just flew by! i caught myself wondering what i was doing at this time exactly one year ago :D hehe.. but no regrets to where i am now :) hope to meet up with you some time. Take care and God bless always my dear sister *hugz* oh, send my regards to sangee, bo ren, preetha and sashi!
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Sha...no more new entries? Please post more...I was the girl from Penang who used to read your blog (remember you posted my comments) a long time ago?
I've decided to start posting a blog for myself too..you can find me at www.mumzzy.blogspot.com
Jules
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congratulations! It looks like you had a great 2008. Best of luck in 2009.
Michelle,
Graduation Stoles