Wednesday, September 5, 2012

The interview!

September 4, 2012

And just one day before I was about to take back all my academic transcripts from the med council, the lady called me to come for an interview the next day! Coincidence? Nahh, I'd rather see this as the mysterious way of my God working in my life.

Wish me luck for tomorrow! God bless you all.

P.S. I'm just gonna let all the other pieces of puzzle fall into place.

Update on the interview:
It's more of a formality and part of the long process of getting the 'magic letter' that can get me to register to one of the med faculty here. The professor asked me and my other friends as well about diseases that are commonly encountered during our internship back then and some more about the treatment and some basics of TB and hepatitis, acute coronary syndromes + some peds questions. I'm just glad it's over.
Thanks Father for getting me through the interview.

Update on IM:
It's PACKING time!! -_-

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Hello September!

Dear September,

I know that you are gonna be as unpredictable as August, but I believe that you are gonna be an awesome start of a new path I am willing to take to finally get out of my comfort zone and do things that I have never been able to do before.
 

This time I would like to write about being grateful as well as being disappointed. But let's get on with the good news first..
1) INDONESIA MENGAJAR, it's official now, I am now officially  'Calon Pengajar Muda V' (CPM V), I finally decided to take on the opportunity although it means that I have to postpone my adaptation program for at least another year and I have to be away again from my family and my mister.. It's H-7 to the 7-week of intensive training for the prep before deployment. So, basically I am going to be an elementary school teacher for the next year if I pass the training session, it's not going to be easy, but I am ready to give my best! I believe this is where God wants me right now, I have to take the longer pathway before going back to medicine.
Most of the times it's a struggle for me, I don't really understand why God wants me in this program.
2) Being a Front Officer at the former school where I used to work as an assistant teacher.
This one also had been a great opportunity for me to become better at communicating with other people and also learn more about problem-solving. Long story short, I nailed the job. :) Thanks God for giving me the opportunity to face my own fear. (in this case: answering phone calls, talking to strangers, etc..) I am now gaining a lil more confidence in this area.
3) Having to postpone my adaptation program is probably one of the hardest sacrifice I have to make for joining Indonesia Mengajar. I am not even sure now how am I going to get back on the med track. Seeing some of my friends already begin with their adaptation is even more suffocating! Because I know for sure that me also is qualified as they are.. Wanting something so much but having no idea how to get it even after you work super hard is the worst feeling ever (well, maybe second to being dumped by someone who you completely head-over-heels in love with yet the person is just not that into you).
4) Not being able to drive is very TROUBLESOME especially in Jakarta! Public transportation in Jakarta sucks. TITIK. Pardon me for being a bit emotional today. My dad had an acute appendicitis last Monday, he was in Bandung at that time so he had operation in one of the hospital in Bandung. Praise God everything went well.  But now he won't be able to drive for some times and my mister is also busy working and everybody else is also busy with their own life, all that's left is spoiled-me. -_- I have this fear when I have to ride public transportation just by myself. This is just too much.. H-7 to IM training and I still have so much stuff to pack, God help me!

Have faith Lilli, open your bible, fix your prayer life.. *trying so hard to convince myself*