Blast from the past

 A new year, a new beginning with lessons learned from the past.

2024 was one hell of a year, came across new people, went to the same old places and made new memories, but some things never change like watching Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani after every exam lol (coz it is a comfort movie👀).

Last year taught me a lot, mostly that efforts do pay off sometimes, and you tend to have strong bonds with those you never expected to bond with, blah blah.

This blog is gonna include some of the most memorable moments from 2024.

I'm gonna go backwards coz the best thing was when my family surprised me on my birthday (I guessed it before only though). It felt excellent coz I met my cousins after almost 2 years, and my niece visited me in college for the first time. I initially felt that I'd be wasting time coz I had an exam the next day, but no, it was the best thing, got some good pictures clicked, and had some good food lol. 

Manipal was another thing that happened, its like a ritual for me, we end up going there every year for some or the other presentation. It is like a go-to place for me coz there are so many beaches and so many things to try out lol. It gave me confidence, and some amazing memories where I ended up singing random songs in the car, told the waiter some ultra-level nonsense coz I felt tipsy lol, and most importantly gave my case presentations which ultimately ended up getting published in their journals, but in the end everything is always worth it including all the random I'll give up moments lol. There's something that's yet to be accomplished, and hopefully, that'll happen by the end of MBBS. 

Buckingham murders- a random movie plan that took weeks to decide, but ultimately only 3 of us ended up going. That was an amazing day with rain, gossip, and food 🤌. We had to attend random lectures that morning and got stuck in traffic later, but everything was worth it! The best part was us discussing who the actual murderer was lol.

The trip to Thirthahalli with my niece and cousins, it was one of the best moments mainly because of my niece who is one of the best babies I've seen🧿. 

Holi in college that I was supposed to skip idk why, but that didn't happen. I decided to go be there for at least 10 minutes but never realized how 10 minutes turned into hours and I was covered in random colors. 

2024 included a lot of stuff, my first OT, the first time trauma of seeing an actual labor, a C-section, playing with random kids in the pediatrics ward, cases in the casualty ward, developing deeper bonds with both seniors and juniors but most importantly it helped me grow both personally and professionally. 

No idea what sort of a person I was in 2024, but I hope I was good at least to someone, and can be better this year!

Happy New Year 😄 !!