Auscultating : Graduation

November became quite an eventful month for me this year.

Well, last year it was eventful thanks to the Fukuoka trip. This year, it became eventful because of my graduation.

Yes, I've finally graduated from vet school! Thanks to all readers who have stuck to thick and thin me with throughout the 6 long years, though I'm sure multiple of them have vanished from the blog-o-sphere.

Anyways, time for pictures!

Basically for vet students, our main event for graduation wasn't the scroll retrieval from the Selangor Sultan (yes, we get our scrolls from His Royal Highness); but the Oath Recital Ceremony in the faculty in front of the registrar of Malaysian Veterinary Council.

Similar but different medical graduates taking their Hippocratic Oath, we take our veterinarian oath with main objectives to alleviate pain of our patients, reduce suffering at all times, provide sufficient safe protein source to the country, and protect the safety and health of the general public.

Most people still thinks MD protects the health of the public, but little do they know, veterinarians are also protecting the health of the public, just in different and indirect ways than MD would.

Apart from the oath taking ceremony, our faculty also boasts as the faculty with the most faculty awards to be won. Most faculties hit about 20 prizes max in UPM, but our faculty hits up to 50 faculty prizes to be won by the students from DVM 2 up to post graduates for their hard work in studies.

I was lucky enough to win only 2 out of 5 prizes in the awards offered, for my Avian Clinical Conference presentation as well as Swine Clinical Rotation.

At least, I left my name on the boards around the faculty foyer. Did I not mention we literally had something like a Hall of Fame in the foyer? Basically award winners each year have their names listed on the boards for each prize won, sponsored by the industry player of the veterinary field in Malaysia.

Well, the path as an undergraduate in UPM has finally ended. I'm glad I made the wise decision in taking the road unwanted by my parents and ended up in my current life. I couldn't be more happier with my life right now, just that relationship is probably not what I can juggle currently. Heck I can't even get in shape, let alone trying to attract a mate. Maybe some light fun along the way, but probably hasn't reach the point to meet the One.

Until the next post, I will be flying to Bali tomorrow for another workshop on ultrasound. Eventful November it is!