Chan Weng Kit's Blogspot: DAY 86

Nov 26

1) Today was a positive day for me. Woke up for breakfast, before meeting my friend Nee Kee at the Coffee Doc at RCSI, to discuss about the Portfolio that we have as part of our course in medicine. Still haven't finished it yet, but at least I'm one step closer haha. At around 10am, we went to the IT Department just next door, for a workshop on Laporoscopic Surgery and Research. Our instructor for the day was Cuan Harrington, a PhD Research Fellow at RCSI.

2) He walked us through the basic steps, and guided us on performing five or six surgical tasks, under controlled conditions. It was so much fun, using graspers, trying out intra- and extracorporeal surgery for the first time. Apparently, our results were being used as part of their research, for students with minimal exposure and experience to laporoscopic surgery.

3) The event finished at quarter past twelve, and I went to Subway on Grafton St for a hearty lunch. Made my way to the library to prepare the text for tomorrow's debate in Cork, and finished my script/ preparations by quarter to five. Went back to RCSI for the next event for the day, the Penang Medical College Student's Association (PMCSA) Farewell Dinner 2016.

4) We carried the food from the ground floor to the Exam Hall upstairs, and made sure there was enough food for the guests. Everyone did a great job of volunteering, and the event was a remarkable success! At around nine, the event was over, and some of us (myself included) stayed back to help clear the plates and trays of food. When all this was done, my friends and I went to the basement at Millin's, where large containers of fried chicken and fries awaited us. Ate like nobody's business...

5) Came back home at close to midnight, and had a quick shower before typing this out. I'm going to sleep soon as I will have to wake up really early tomorrow to catch the first bus to Hueston Dublin, where I'll be taking a train to Cork. That's all for tonight then, enjoy the pics, and goodnight. Cheers!