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Alhamdulillah, I got married to a lovely lady by the name of Sarah and we're enjoying our new phase in life since that momentous day.

And yeah, I graduated from the University of Nottingham and thus, escaping from the evil clutches of my medical school. woot2! probably needs a post on this as well but yeah, maybe later.

at the bottom of this blog, there is an article on visa guidelines for medical students graduated from UK medical schools under MARA scholarship who are planning to work as an FY1 doctor in the UK.

After all, it was my visa guidelines which i made 5 years ago that helped me to get to know a lot of people and for some, have now become my close friends. And it helped a lot of other people as well. So I hope that this guideline would ease your efforts a bit. Visa application is always confusing.

Scroll down to the bottom for the guideline

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

dream on

So, here I am in Nottingham, in my new room. It's cold~

And this is my new blog name: denial/redemption (DR).

Cause in some ways, DR helped me to get through most of the dramatic events whilst in the UK. And the name reflects whatever that has happened in the past 2 years or even before that.

Anyway, I'm in my 3rd year now. You know what that means..a whole lot of drama with new twists and surprises.

Firstly, look at my exam dates between the 1st and 3rd year:

Year 1: this is a typical timetable for most universities (look at the reds)

Year 3: Look at the butterflies!

The cool thing is, the exams are distributed over the academic year instead of cramming it into one duration like during Sem 4 which was the worst exam experience ever in my life. I'm so grateful to make it through last semester. Having all of these dates means I'm going to rock and roll sooner than you think and more than you expect. So you see that this is actually one of the many hardships of Medicine.

I actually went to the introduction lecture for the 1st year Medics yesterday, just to hear the words from Prof Lowe. It's very inspiring really. Reminding me of the times when I was one of the freshers 2 years ago.

But what I want to highlight is something that Dr Burr said during the lecture. He said that although we are all brainy, most of us will be average and that's something that we're not really used to. And that's going to be difficult for some people.

Well, Dr Burr didn't tell me this when I came to Nottingham in 2009 :P

Cause that's what I am right now, average. But my dreams are high. Really high. Sometimes I wonder why I dream so high when eventually, I'd end up upsetting myself when I can't reach it.

Because Wafi, that is what Allah wants you to do. He wants you to dream big and He doesn't expect you to become a mediocre. I have to bloom out of mediocrity (BOOM).

Tetiba ada iklan. But the point is, we need to aim high. Kalau kita nak masuk syurga pon, kita kena aim masuk syurga firdaus kan? ;)

And 3rd year is the year to make it or break it. Duhh, I prefer to make it, insyaAllah.

It's truly going to be one heck of a ride.

This time around, I'm bringing Wafi back...
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8 reviews:

  1. Mohd Herie DahlanSeptember 27, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    "Cause that's what I am right now, average. But my dreams are high. Really high. Sometimes I wonder why I dream so high when eventually, I'd end up upsetting myself when I can't reach it.

    Because Wafi, that is what Allah wants you to do. He wants you to dream big and He doesn't expect you to become a mediocre. ... But the point is, we need to aim high. Kalau kita nak masuk syurga pon, kita kena aim masuk syurga firdaus kan? ;)" (Adlan Wafi, 2011)

    like this =)

    hectic and toil, tapi InsyaAllah, kalau kite betul2 ikhlas, Allah akan mudahkan jalan kite nak jadi dr...

    p/s: tapi memang makin mencabar naik tahun2 seterusnya... >.<

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    dont worry adlan, i'll be there for u hahaa

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    Somtimes i feel stress too, thinking about all the genius students around me, though I passed my SPM with good grades, I still feel I'm the lowest when I came to this place, but somehow, when I read your blog,it gives me a booster,which i need the most.Jazakallah =)

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  4. adlan wafiSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    to herie,

    =)

    insyaAllah, He will be with us all the way :)

    p/s: sangatlah! sgt mencabar, huhu

    to 1st anonymous,

    siapakah kamu??

    to 2nd anonymous,

    alhamdulillah, good to know i'm somehow a morale booster for u, haha. believe it or not, i once felt what you're feeling but not so much now. huhu. likewise ;)

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    congrats for being a third year med student...lucky for you can be there...that also one of my dreams since i'm also x-TGBians...are u believe that for every single person have their own rezeki in their life????how about if you want to be a doctor but they are something on your road to pass through..you want med but got engin..should you give up or not to be a doctor...

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  6. adlan wafiOctober 1, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    oooo, another TGBian!

    i'm grateful to be here.

    yeap, everyone has their own rezeki.

    13:26

    well, i might not have the right to give advices but if i were you, i'd continue with engineering given that i've looked into all possible ways to get into medicine.

    but if it wasn't meant to be, that means Allah has a better plan for u, insyaAllah

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  7. cikmanggisOctober 3, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    best of luck ,may Allah bless u always:)

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  8. adlan wafiOctober 3, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    thank you cik manggis :)

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