People come, people go. This is something that I've finally accepted, but certainly one which I would not like to agree. It is assumed by many that I would find separation easy as I've lived in many places and people really come and go from my life very frequently. Yet, I can tell you honestly, every single goodbyes has been hard for me. And again, on the contrary to what others think, I can hardly hide my emotions. If you know me well enough, you will realise I don't. When I laugh I'm happy and when I frown I'm upset. Simple as that. So you can see why I hate farewells.

The past 5 months have really taught me about friendships. In fact, the past 3 years has slowly adapted me to the inevitable of meeting and leaving people. Nice and not so nice people, which is probably a blessing in disguise. Being in the medical field and working with various people in the hospital, we meet different people everyday of very interesting characters, or some which make us want to knock some sense into their heads or some that would leave such a strong impression on your for life. Yet you know that your encounter with them would be really brief and most of which you will not see again in future. And though you may not cross paths again, what's most important is what you learn from them, be it good or the bad.

There are some, however, who are worth many of our tears, whom you would wish to keep in touch. I have found such dear friends in these past 3 years living and studying in the UK, and these are the people whom I truly believe will stay in touch with me for a long time. These are the people who sticks with me through thick and thin, at all times. There is a certain someone whom I will miss most dearly when I leave London, who's there for me, when I'm happy and when I'm sad, when I'm heartbroken, when there's a cause for celebration, and when I'm go crazy over food! And of course no doubt our fanatism over Adam Lambert and American Idol Season 9. Haha.. I will miss you so so so much!

There's another person who seems to cheer my day up in the hospital early in the morning by your greetings and your big smile. Even just by saying "Are you alright?", of course with genuinity, really makes a difference in a person's everyday performance at work. Thank you. You are gonna do great in whatever you choose to do in the future because of your great big personality.

And then there are all the junior doctors, who're willing to take some of their time away from their busy schedules and demands of nurses to fill this and fill that, to help us students in our preparation for our exams, and for something even greater, which is to follow in your footsteps to becoming a doctor. I am sure for certain, you have given a great example and we will definitely teach our students with dedication in future.

Of course there are 4 people that will leave a hole in my heart when we part- my flatmates! I'm not too sure if we will still be as close as we are now, but I treasure the time we have left together, and the times we practice OSCEs  together and also our Thursday-is-cinema-night outings.

So yeah, I have accepted but Í'm not going to submit to the irony of farewells that everyone else does and just move on immediately. Because I know that a friendship can still be maintained by just a phone or sms or msn or email away!  Many thanks to the advancement of technology (a phrase which I have time and time again quoted on my blog)!