a word of appreciation

its finally over!!!

after 5 years, ive finally completer medical school. im more relieved than happy actually. but whatever it is, i like to make a shout out here and THANK all those ppl who have helped me go thru hell and back in the last 5 years. without you guys, i would have NEVER made it.....

to my God and Lord Jesus Christ!!! YOU the MAN!!!! without you, i wouldnt be in med school in the first place. whenever im in a financial fix, you have never failed to help bail me out. money seems to come out of nowhere once every year when my fees are due. thank you also for helping me cope with all the exams stress (especially my 1st eyar university exams) and the difficult time i had dealing with the "4 rejects from hell." i know you made all this possible cause you have something special lined up for me in this life time of mine, and i sincerely hope i have the courage and strength to accept it. i look foward to the day (if you deem me worthy enough) where you and i will sit down by the edges of haven overlooking earth, drinking a bucket of heineken.....but lets not make that to soon ok. i still want to live a long live =)

to my mom, i will never forget all the sacrifices you had to endure just to make sure i stay in medical school. despite your poor health and being a single mother, you ploughed on with your work just so that i can continue studying. i will never forget your sacrifices nor your advices.

to my father, you left this world when i was only 15. you never did talk much or advice me much. or maybe you did and due to my youthful ignorance i just didnt bother listening. but you've insipired me with the way you lived your live in more ways than words will ever do. you've taught me that the most important things in life are not money, fame or success but the number of lives that you touch with your good will and the loved ones around you.

to the rest of my family (C kor, angel, ben, sam and jameson) thank you for your prayers and your words of encouragement. will never forget the day when i received my STPM results and how you all stood by me and still believe in me. im also sorry for making your life more difficult because of my high tuition fees.

to deepa, past 4 years you have made me a happy man just by loving me and accepting me for who i am. one of the greatest feeling ever is to wake up in the morning and seeing you there beside me. despite me being broke and never able to shower you with expensive gifts, flowers and romantic dinner, you still loved me the same and never once complain (except that im to much a cina pek sometimes). you've put up with all my crankiness and foul mood, and for that im sorry and also gratefull because you have not run away with those rich pariahs found all over our college. oh yeah, im also thankful that you put up with all my jokes bout indians and goverment officials =) hahaha

to yk and logesh, my friends and my staunchest allies in group D2 (aka Group of Death, Dumbest group ever, group Proxy, Daddy's Got A Red Phone group). thanks for supporting and believing in me during our tumultuous 2 1/2 years in our ending fight against the "rejects from hell." without you guys, i would have been ran over by a car (in this case, by a pile of attendance sheet) like a road kill by those bastards. our ayam golek session on the rocks in pantai kundur will forever be engraved in my memory.

to rest of my friends in college.....

• wong: you horny bastard!!! you can really cracked me up with your nonsensical questions and logics. your mere presence in the library during our study break, is good enough to cut the tension into pieces.
• lee: the one person i trust the most in the whole of manipal. thank you for being my confidant and adviser whenever im pissed with something. you are the epitome of what trust worthiness is.
• reuben, kuhan: thanks for all the downloads man and letting me use your internet!!! and reuben, we still hold the record of finishing a bottle of whisky in 20 mins....
• kc, khai chih, ann chyi, benjamin, jason, jeff, magen SP, ram, kiren, syed/arabC4, loh..... am lucky to have the privilege to have known you people. this world is abetter place because of ppl like you. i hope this friendship of ours will continue well beyond medical school

to my childhood friends:

• andrew tan: if you didnt agree to be my guarantor, i wouldnt be typing this right now. thanks alot man. and thanks for all the support you have given me during those difficult 1st year i had to endure in manipal. if it wasnt for your calls, letters and emails i wouldnt have pulled thru.
• felicia: the only person who puts up with my bitching and moaning and takes the time to read my 'moh liu' letters written in terrible hand writting. felli, thanks for your time, patience and advices. your words of encouragement and believe in me means a lot to me. thank you also for always offering to bail me out financially, however, its something i can never accept from you. you being there is more than any money can buy.
• madhu, jenn, jane, charlie: my weekend kakis. ive know you guys for years (esp madhu, ive known you for 22 years now...since kindergarden) and you all have remain true to yourself and to me. for the past 2 1/2 years, you guys have provided me an 'escape' from the back stabbing world that is manipal and remain one of my truest friends. i hope our weekly wantan mee and movies will continue for as long as possible. i've got to thank all of you for your prayers (especially jane.... i think you made God permanently deaf in one year) and believe.

to the rejects from hell, it feels funny for me to be writting this. i've always thought that i was cursed with the missfortune of being thrown in the same group as you all. but on retrospect, i think i've learnt more about myself and the ppl around me in my dealings with you guys. i never break down and give up despite all you had thrown at me. up till the end, i never gave in to any of you. and because of these events, i;ve found out that im made up of hardier stuff than i thought and that i should always trust in the Lord and do wat is right. your attitude and actions also helped me to identify the people whom i can trust and call as friends. for these i thank you.

now a new begining is about to start. and i hope all you people (except the rejects) continue to walk with me till the end.

i thank you all again.