Friday, July 26, 2013

How i Ended Up in the Land of Whites!!

It was not a very bad decision after all , when i look back into what the year 2012 had to offer in my life. A year full of expectations and courage soon after completing the glorified status of being a house surgeon, stepping into the world full of violence , ignorance , hatred , tragedy and rape. A place where medias celebrate Scams more than Upliftment . A year in the life of a junior doctor who dreams of getting into his postgraduatory affair , who doesnt want to think small but very big..A pg may offer a medico in this century a luxurious car and sudden boost in bank account with a beautiful partner. To say or not , i was one among the few who had the maximum days of extensions for house surgency , in my one year of internship i had taken more leaves than i could imagine. By the time i finished my internship most of my batchmates started working or studying for the Never reachable ugly PG exams in india.

Soon after completion as all others i too started thinking what is next? I thought i will start working , but i was lazy because of the impression i had in mind ( 6 yrs of medical life i had now what i need is 1 year full of sleep). Wandering around with friends had become an awesomely addictive habit by the end of 2 months post internship.Travelled much , survivable was quite easy because of the DESI BOYS group (the quartet of my cousins from around the middle east). To live with my grandparents was the biggest gift GOD gave me. Thou both of them are of older age group , i really cherished staying with them for the fact that i get good food,care and i was a very good listener to my ammachis stories from the 40's and 50's. I always stayed closed to her , and i really provoked her to say more from the past!! Family prayer was an unavoidable task in my house.Thou youngsters of my age and even younger kids would start snoring in 10 minutes of the long 1 hour prayer! But i still believe what bind my family together is daily Family prayer and Unbinding love for each other.

The time has come for me to put forward my thoughts on my further studies . I scrolled and yelled for help to our universal guru (GOOGLE). It could only show me colleges and universities offering Pg programmes..And i was still in doubt what branch to choose.Taking risks is always a part of doctors life..But then it depends on where or which branch of medicine u land in..To say fortunate enough My brother had completed his higher secondary education by that time.He always lived in the trans state of Guns , bombs , firing , ps2 gaming , watching insane youtube videos of army attacks , naval ships and other border violence in action.I seriously thought at that point of time that this guy has really got some bhoot in his system.Early morning i used to wake up listening to his gun fire from his collection of PC games.It was time for him to decide what next in his life.Unlike all other kids my bro never said engineering or medicine..He said one fine morning CA(chartered accountancy). WE put him for coaching in one of the most happening places in kerala , cochin. He passed cpt and joined for CA in chennai. One month passed and this chap was home after a thrilling interview which he attended himself for clinching a status of lieutenant colonel in the Indian navy..Proudly now he studies at the indian naval academy for that post..

Days passed , mnths passed i still was in doubt what next for me!! Although by that time my brother had travelled from commerce to Btech. Fortunate to say  an angel from heaven descended into the thoughts of the biggest moustache man in my family with an idea of Pg in london.Two years of Pg life would make me a cruel geek ..The thought was put thru to me.I thought over it for a week and then decided something is better than nothing..I didnt want to end up in the claws of indian entrance examinations which according to me or only meant for few people and the rest will slog like moths for their entire life thinking how they wasted their time!! Within a months time i had my visa and it was time to say good bye to Idli, dosa,chammanthi, kappa ,karemeen, and nadan oonu.. I ascended the flight To heathrow ,London.. Here when i look back at my life after almost nearing one year of exile life from Kerala , my friends and good food..This feel and this life is priceless!! All thanks to God almighty...!!