5 Classes Down, 1 Final To Go

It’s amazing how this week has turned out. Just took a surgery final for the lecture and lab yesterday and today I finished up our final for VETC 171, which is Clinics 1. It is a mandatory final, since each of our rotation heads grades each and every one of us during our respective duties. The final wasn’t that hard, and hopefully everything went well with everything I’ve taken so far.

So I have the weekend coming up. I have one more final coming up and it’s going to be probably one of the hardest (if not THE hardest) final that I’ll have to take. Only one person got exempted from the final and she only just made it to the exemption line. As for the other 99% of us we have got to study. And it’s for Veterinary Medicine I. There are so many diseases and so many treatments and medications that we have to memorize. Not only that but we have to study all the alternative methods of treatment which includes acupuncture, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy and the like. I really do enjoy the course, but it’s a lot of info, and I’ll definitely be needing all of the time this weekend to prep for it.

Plus, of course I have something to look forward to. The next morning I’ll be flying out to Hong Kong to take a well needed break. I think it will be a fun time.

So it’s time for me to work hard. To leave you guys off though, here’s a picture of my cat peacefully resting on my work desk while I write this blog.

Say “hi” MoChiiro!

The Impending Hell Week

Ah, so it has come. The last two weeks of class. I am not anticipating this one bit.

So it’s the last two weeks of class. This week I’ve had a slew of exams and I have my final Pathology exam tomorrow for lecture. There’s a lot of material, but I’ll get through it and finish it today.

Today’s the only day that I can say that I have a break in all of this craziness. The upcoming week will be much like this one in that I’ll probably be taking a final exam once at least every day. There will also possibly be an exam the following Monday.

What’s getting me through all of the studying?

I’m going to Hong Kong baby! And the best part is, that I’ll be meeting up with my girlfriend there for about 4 days of rest and relaxation!

I’m really excited about this trip, because it’s really just the thing that I need to unwind. And seeing my girlfriend, who I haven’t seen in a couple of months is just the icing on the cake. I haven’t gotten to see Hong Kong except inside the airport where I always travel through to get to and from the Philippines from New York, but in just two more weeks, I’ll be riding an airplane to see a new Asian city and I’ll be doing it with someone I love.

For all those who are also in the midst of exams, don’t give up! We’re almost through it… just have some faith!

Hwaiting! (How Koreans say, “Fighting!” in their accent… haha)

Time Vortex

So this week has been a blur. I say that a lot I know, but seriously, I look at this past week and ask myself, “Where the hell has all the time gone?” This week, if you haven’t already guessed, has been extremely busy for me and it won’t stop until probably until Friday afternoon.

A break down of my schedule is as follows for classes during a typical week:

I pretty much leave home around 7am each day (except Mondays) and don’t return home until 5 or 6pm (if I’m lucky). By that time I’m exhausted and tired from all the class, but after I get home of course I have to study and complete any assignments that have been given to us. For today, I had to finish a Physiology post lab for two experiments (which takes about an hour or two), and tonight I have to study for my Physiology III lab exam tomorrow. Not only that, but I have to complete an epidemiological case report review which is due tomorrow morning.

Add reviewing the procedure for the surgery we’re doing tomorrow (since I’m assistant surgeon) and I’ve got a packed night ahead of me. Not to mention that I have to go running around trying to find animals for our labs and also that I have the dog I castrated in my room with me which I have to take care of until next Tuesday (since that’s when our professor checks the status of our animals after surgery). Oh, and I just remembered the literature review and outline that I have to do for my thesis (which I haven’t even been able to start yet) and a clinical case report and presentation that I need to go over, review and refine for my first draft submission which is due soon.

AHHHHH! Someone shoot me now! Let’s just hope I’ll be able to get some sleep tonight!