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ok, people.  finally decided to get meself one of these. about time, methinks, coz i need all the motivation, inspiration, perhaps relaxation that i can get. am nearly through with my initial read. yet to read micro/immuno, and the one biggie - path. am saving the sweetest for last. it's bound to kill me with a sweet smile on its lips [let's hope not!!!] 
anyhoo, i've been preparing for the mle full speed for 3 months now. and this is the stage where the initial enthusiasm and gung-ho no-way-i-can-fail euphoria sorta fades away. now, it's more like, when can i slay this monster , and hope i survive it!!
that's where this prep journal comes in. my way of keeping tabs on myself, and perhaps lay outin the open the embarassment of not meeting my targets. i hope my friends will keep me on track if i seem to be losing direction. i hope this step 1 quest ends on a high note. no, it WILL!!
thanks for coming!!!
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| unique1
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Welcome to the prep journal world!!!!!!!
When are you planning to take the test?
Best of luck dear.
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| acintya
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WOO HOO!! Our favorite Paheli is here too!! we are gonna party here....with Step 1 conquests....what dya say???
I am in kinda the same boat, am onto Path now, but my first intro read was just too fast...so it will be great to keep pace with ya!
Good luck!
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| paheli
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yaaaay!!! such a quick reply!! and my own very first one!!! thanks unique!!
well, i have given myself a target of completing micro/immuno and path by end Aug. looks tight to me. but am darn well gonna try. if all goes well, am looking at oct. let's see how it goes.
well, let me get started on my first journal-organized study session. for tonight, am looking at doing an hour of pharmac, coz i just finished reading through. i'll do randon timed. hope it goes well.
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| paheli
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whoa acintya!!
am just so psyched now, you guys!! thanks!!
yep, the uw session's gonna go well. i can just tell!!!
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Welcome to the journal world mate , PHL , ron .
We all in same boat as AC said, exm not too close , not too far away .
Will try to check you now & then , since try to catch up my long study break from my relatives visited me past weeks, month , might not be here as daily , but will try .
Any need , know where to catch me, at shwe journal too .
GL GL GL happy success study to us, all 
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| paheli
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thanks for coming, hon! i love the way you end each post of yours. the more smilies, the better, the happier. hey, why don't you make it your signature? it's so full of positivity!!!
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| ShweHope99.9998
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Thanks , thought alot of smile in others' site might be, you know.. , so I do have alot of smile at my journal, why not go & see .
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| edie
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Hi Paheli, just dropped in to say I find your avatar pic hilarious !!! Good luck with your studies
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| P4a99
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Hey, welcome buddy!
I have a small advice for you (being a previous journal forum member) : please do not drown in the social activities here in this forum (if you dont know what im talking about, you will very soon!). Stick to your studies and try to postpone social life till after the exam.
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Try to keep your posts over here about your accomplishments, Q&A, facts, progress, motivation requests and any thing else that would help keep you on track.
Donts:
Please do not post your family problems, laundry sessions, fights with neighbors, plans for the up coming party, your friends honeymoon and what you dreamt last night.
My 2 cents
Good luck
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| paheli
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edie wrote:Hi Paheli, just dropped in to say I find your avatar pic hilarious !!! Good luck with your studies
hey edie. thanks. each time i see your avatar i really do see yang in my head. and she sorta intimidates me! but i admire her a lot as well!
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| paheli
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praying4a99 wrote:Hey, welcome buddy! I have a small advice for you (being a previous journal forum member) : please do not drown in the social activities here in this forum (if you dont know what im talking about, you will very soon!). Stick to your studies and try to postpone social life till after the exam. Dos: Try to keep your posts over here about your accomplishments, Q&A, facts, progress, motivation requests and any thing else that would help keep you on track. Donts: Please do not post your family problems, laundry sessions, fights with neighbors, plans for the up coming party, your friends honeymoon and what you dreamt last night. My 2 cents Good luck
ok now this post is really valuable. seriously. i do appreciate it a lot, p4a99. i've read it thrice already. am gonna keep it in mind. i do know what you mean. and this journal is purely for my prep. at least that's my sincere intention starting out. and am planning to stick to it. am counting on you, pal, to pull me back if i stray. thanks!
hey, btw, my friend really had a very interesting honeymoon. no, really!! sure you don't want to hear about it???!!!
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| P4a99
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youre going astray already !
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| paheli
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alright, now down to serious business.
just did a bunch of uw qns, as planned. the qns seemed fair. so i go on , thinking i've done well. it's only when the result comes up that i realize how many distractors i fell for. oh how i hate those. anyway, i scored 50%, and that isn't sufficient by any means. but the average score for that test was also exactly 50. so musta been a tough bunch. or so i tell myself.
i really have to buck up and pay more attention to smaller details when i'm studying. coz that's what they invariably test us on. and that's what differentiates a good score from a great one. must remember that this isn't the essay types of yore, where you mention 3 points out of 5, and the prof marks you high coz he liked your handwriting[or worse, your smile ] this is me against an unemotional comp screen in a frigid atmosphere. nothing can impress the comp except the one single correct answer. much remember that.
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| paheli
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okeeee, plan for tmrw. get started with micro/immuno in full swing. i think i'll start with immuno. hope to finish in 2 or 3 days. wish me luck!!
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| paheli
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bright new morning. gotta make a good start.
planning to take on imuno today. at least 6 chaps, with dvds of course.
hope i succeed!!
have a great day, all!!
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| paheli
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ok, journal. had planned to do the initial 6 chaps of immuno. and i actually accomplished.............
7. so you tell me how i did.that's one less to cover tmrw. it was a lot, the matter is quite abstract and needs time to digest. am planning to conquer it though. i should finish the rest tmrw. then i'll give myself a little time to let it settle in the old cranium.
i ended up chewing my right index finger so bad today, it hurts. bad habit, must stop it before it starts. am typing without that finger right now. my other nails are ok though, i haven't chewed any other. have to keep it that way.
well, my plan for the night - try and review all that i've done today. looks unlikely though. will flow in to tmrw morning.
as long as i'm moving forward, i'm happy!
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| ShweHope99.9998
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PHL , cannot help to say that put the yukky spicy tiger balm on the fingers you will chew .
Good job mate , immu , try to digest well .
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| LilInjnDatCould
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Paheli,
Some of your posts are absolutely hilarious!! By the way, congrats on making some positive ground with Immuno. I love this subject. I read the Lange book on this topic during my Basic Sciences. Kaplan notes do a pretty good job on this topic as well.
In the midst of all this exam prep tension, comic relief such as your posts are a necessity!! So, thank you!!
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| paheli
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ShweHope99.9998 wrote:PHL , cannot help to say that put the yukky spicy tiger balm on the fingers you will chew .
shwe, if i do that, wonder what poisoning i'll get. just finished pharm, so i should be able to antidote myself. activated charcoal is most likely what i'll be able to lay my hands on. will not go in for gastric lavage - not voluntarily anyway!!
LilInjnDatCould wrote:Paheli, Some of your posts are absolutely hilarious!! By the way, congrats on making some positive ground with Immuno. I love this subject. I read the Lange book on this topic during my Basic Sciences. Kaplan notes do a pretty good job on this topic as well. In the midst of all this exam prep tension, comic relief such as your posts are a necessity!! So, thank you!!
thanks for the compliment lil one!! actually, i've always found your name so inspirational. it's the kind that makes you go 'now, why didn't I think of that', and your avatar is so great too. it's got spunk, that engine. as far as the humor goes, my dear, i use it as much for myself as for others! can't do without it. and , oh, you shall be my official guest of the day for your warm post! please come by more often.
everyone is welcome!
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| paheli
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ok, as far as my reading goes, managed reviewing the first 2 chaps of immuno. i know i'm lagging behind already. but i'm seriously wiped out. well it's not just tonight actually. each night, by 10-ish, my eyes start drooping, and i have to give in everytime.
really makes me wonder how people my age manage a day job and party all night. and i can't manage to flip 2 pages after dinner!!! hmmm.....should get myself checked for what??? myasthenia gravis, is it?? yes, very grave indeed!!
i just have to tell myself that i'm doing my best. my prep is not lacking effort. this is just my limit. i don't take much of a break all day. and i start early, around 8.30. maybe earlier. so, maybe it's normal if conk off relatively early too. after all, another day follows.
bringing with it hope that tomorrow will be at least as good, maybe better [and certainly not worse] than today. Thanks, God.
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| Feyza
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YAY YAY YAY ITS A PERFECT DAY !!!!
Paheli dear...u have been a great forum buddy since our lines met and I wish this journal brings you luck and motivation !!!!!
I love your posts and your replies in my threads and your attitude..c'mon! be quick ...Im waitin for you ppl to go to step 2 forum
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| ShweHope99.9998
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What ever you like mate what ever, charcoal or g.lavarge .
Gush like the tech, Drs' office, nurse, Drs saying hey ... colonoscopy is not as bad uncomfortable as emema, & & ultrasound abdo pelvic is not as bad , as painful as mamogram that we all used to tell the pts .
Have a good study day , for your info we all have M'gravis with drooping eye lid as Papi said at the end of the day or earlier .
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| paheli
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feyza, you finally came!!! my day's begun well already!! thanks so much, dear. your posts have meant a lot to me, too. it's easy to feel your enthusiasm and charm even in your posts. have you begun with step 2 prep? give my love to the lil one!!!
shwe, my case may be one of cranial/central myasthenia gravis. yep my brain starts drooping a little bit. hope it doesn't herniate in to my spinal cord!! ok, i seriously need to revise neuroanat!! but where's the time? my day is packed with immuno already. oh, boy. neuroanat's gonna have to wait.
well, for today, my plan is to finish viewing the rest of the immuno videos. i think there's not much left, should be able to manage it. and that's the easy part. the real reading comes after that. hmmmm, gotta pull my socks up for that.
wish me a good day ahead, everyone. of course, i wish all my visitors a great one!!
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| mytime
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Hey haven't gon ethru ur journal in toto but wanted to wish u luck with th e3 months plan!!!!!!!!! Stick to it if u can!!!!! And have a ball here!
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