Judging a book by its cover

one thing I find myself doing - a habit I'm trying to kick- is judging people before I get to know them. I see someone, and after one, or sometimes no encounter, I determine that I'm not going to like this person. More often than not, I end up talking to these people and end up being best of friends with them! not friendly friend, not acquaintance, but bffs!



my BFF in high school was someone like that. I actually dont know why i didnt like her, but one day when we were changing dormitories, I was looking for someone to help me carry my locker. All my "friends" were nowhere to be found, she asked me to help her, and i said I hadnt moved mine yet. After a couple of hours, it seemed that noone would help us move our lockers, so we decided to move hers together and then move mine. That was the birth of a friendship that lasted over 6 years! It turned out that we were in the same class. I cant talk about my boarding house memories without mentioning her. we lost contact after i transfered schools in ss1.



Another friend that I refer to as the love of my life, my haitian lover(she actually owes me her first two kids :0) is another example. When we started med school, she just looked "mean" to me, and I just decided I wasnt going to like her. She became friends with some of my friends, and as such we had to interact. Inevitably we became close, and even closer than our mutual friends.



I can give examples for days- of classmates turned bestfriends, blogges turned best buddies. Its so bad that nowadays when i go "i dont think I like him/her" that little inner voice reminds me that that's my next bff!



Its a habit I'm trying to kick. Afterall we're all human. Reach out to that person who you think is so annoying, and that could be your future chief bridesmaid!

Life as a fourth year

I'm reading Chimamanda Adichie's "The thing around your neck" for the first time. I've had that book for almost a year now. Yesterday night, I finished "The 19th Wife". I've had that book for over 2 years now. It feels good to be a fourth year!

USMLE STEP 1 .....check
This is the first part in the 3 part licensing exam. most people typically take it at the end of their second year.

USMLE STEP 2 CK........check
9 h0ur exam you take typically at the end of your third year of medical school

USMLE STEP 2 CS .........check
an 8 hour exam where you see fake patients like you were in a real clinic and then examine them, write a note with your findings, diagnosis and plan.

ERAS application........check
the residency application.



all thats left is to wait for the interview offers to pile in. I really think i should blog more often...