It is Nice to be Important, but it is More Important to be Nice
Monday, April 6, 2009 at 11:27PM 
For once, I felt blessed earlier. Surrounded by my brothers and sisters, who have now turned into Doctors. I was so proud. I think I cried when I was talking to a few of you who I remembered came to see me before, asking for advice. A few of you who had to repeat some exams, dropped a year even, finally making it. None the less, you all look stunning and dashing.
My head is still spinning with emotions. Proud. Sad. Happy. All mixed. I can't imagine what was going through your minds. My thought is with 21 of your colleagues who did not make it this time around. I will try to help them. Please let them know my mobile for them to contact me. According to the Dean, the passing rate this year is 87%, below the target of 90%. The passing rate for RCMP is much less than that. There were no Gold Medals awarded this year. However after his speech, Prof Ikram did invite a few of the boys and girls who did better than others, those on the Dean's List to step up to be congratulated.
In his speech, Prof Ikram mentioned about three R's, Responsibility, Reconciliation and Reflection. Something for the boys and girls to ponder about. Then the awards from the Orthopaedics, Paediatrics and Surgical Department was announced. I wished that the Medical Department hands a similar award out as well. Prof Wan then was given the opportunity to give his amanat. I hardly touched my food. I'm starving now. I was busy congratulating everyone. I hope that the feelings was mutual.
By 10.30, signals were given for the Lecturers to make a dignified exit. After some photos, I left. Hopefully I managed to let some of them know what I felt. I may not see them again in the future however. As far as I can tell, the posting list for the Housemans (re - HO = Hamba Orang) is now out yet. Most of you doesn't know where you'll be headed next. At least Singapore did not take the top 5% from our pool this time around.
I think the party is still going on at the time I am posting this blog. Congratulations again. Do drop by to hear from me from time to time. I look forward to see the pictures from tonight posted on Facebook. Don't forget to tag me. Adios!
Haris Abdul Rahman
By the way, one of you used the Lumix LX-3! I am jealous. I want that camera!
Graduate, UM Medical Faculty in Exams, Faculty
Reader Comments (11)
thanx for coming tonite and if you were there with us in the Dewan Jemerlang waiting for the result to come out....we were so nervous....though we were happy, but not that really...as 21 of our friends were not there with us...our support is always wih them..by the way, it was glad to have 'Toad' with us 2nite...seems like he was happier than others....Thanx again....we promise that we will be a good dr....
DR HARIS,
thanks for all the supports and advices, William Arthur Ward once said " the mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explain, the superior teacher demonstrate, the great teacher inspires..". Thanks for being a great teacher for all of us... hope to see u at the ceremony tomorrow, and hope to see u again after 3 years as one of ur master student !! ^_^ thanks again.
Thank you Dr HAris, for putting up this moment nicely as a blog....i think this will be one of the most momerable experience in our medical life...it is really difficult to describe how do i feel right now...it is time to leave... and depart to the next station...there are a lot of challenges, uncertainty and possibilities waiting ahead...again, thank to everyone who have make who i am today...for my friends who did not make it this time, please don't give up...our support will be with you all the time...please believe that you will not be left out, because UM MBBS 2004/2009 is a team: ONCE A TEAM, FOREVER A TEAM !
HI DR,i really cannot thank you enough.......U inspired students like us to be a better person and a bettter Dr...Take care always Dr .I will become a "devotee" of your blog....hehe........
Dr. Haris, thanks alot.... you are really a good doctor, a good teacher for us.......
thanks a lot. i hope that all of us can be a good doctor like you in way of treating patients, colleagues and juniors.
I feel like 5 years are not a long times... we still have to learn as we go on...
Dr Haris, i really appreciates the efforts and times that you have sacrificed in order to teach us, guide us and supporting us through the hardest moment in our medical course. Your dedication towards educating medical students like us do strongly inspired me. We have being sheltered by lecturers like you, being 'spoon feeded', being 'forced' to learn as much as possible and i know that now we will have to change the attitudes in order to get further on the road of being a SAFE and GOOD doctors.
Thank you so much again. I will definately drop by here very often.
Dr, u are a good teacher!! thank you so much, and LOVE UR MUSHROOM very very muchhhhh
Thanks for the kind words. @Rachel .... that Toad is no mushroom. I played Super Mario Kart with my son this morning and that thing can drive!
Doctor Haris,
Thank you so much for all the effort you had spent on us. Never gave up on us and always shows us the right path to move forward in these medicine field. We are so lucky of having you as our teacher. Your presence in the graduation dinner and oath taking ceremony meant a lot to each and every of us. Thank you so much.
Passing MBBS is not an end, but it is another starts of our new journey. No matter how it goes, one thing that is for sure is... YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER and WE WILL PROMISE TO BE GOOD DOCTORS... thank you so much.
Hi, Dr Haris, it is very true what you mentioned; a mixture of feelings. We do feel happy yet sad at the same time, thinking that some of our compatriots didn't make the cut. Anyhow, I hope that they'll walk out tall after the 6 months.
As for Dr Haris, I couldn't thank you enough, although I wasn't really a student of yours for any particular posting ; neither in 3A nor 3B( I did not have any opportunity to be), but I know you are one of the lecturers who is always ready to lend out a helping hand. you were always there for all of us ; even during the time when we were more mischievous than the monkeys in 6th college , you never gave up on us. THANK YOU, Dr Haris
Dr. Haris..We'll love u always!!!