#asksandreplies

27. Who was the last person you talked to before you went to bed last night?

THIS BISH

35. Did you have a dream last night?

....Don't think so. If I did, I can't remember. I might have been eating in my dream, I'm not really sure.

51. Do you hate the last guy you had a conversation with?

8. How often do you listen to music?

I want to say all the time, but that's not true; because I spend a lot of time savouring the sound of silence, especially when I'm thinking. At least once a day, I guess. Weird as it sounds - I can't sleep without music.

17. When was the last time you cried?

I cried myself to sleep last night because I read a very emotional piece of fanfiction. There.

21. Name something you dislike about the day you’re having.

I spent waaaaaaay too much money in town today ;A;

35. Did you have a dream last night?

Nope. Slept like a log, a corpse.

61. How’s your heart?

Perfectly fine; rate and rhythm regular, no left or right axial deviation, no signs of ischaemic heart disease.

87. Is there anyone you can tell EVERYTHING to?

34. If you had to delete one year of your life completely, which would it be?

Bits of my childhood, perhaps. A couple of days, maybe. But not an entire year. Each year, I've done something different, I've learnt something new - and deleting those would just be a pity.

71. Do you have someone you can be your complete self around?

Favourite books… Huh. Well, these are the books that are not necessarily my favourite - but certainly ones that I’d pick up and read over and over again, for each and every one of them left a lasting impression.

To be really, devastatingly honest - I haven’t been reading much ever since I entered medical school. But before that, I really enjoyed Oliver Sacks’ works, which I highly recommend because he explores a vast range of neurological disorders and the impact they have on the sufferers, through a narrative - almost observational - tone; I found The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat intriguing, Musicophilia haunting. I also loved reading and rereading Max Pemberton’s Trust Me I’m a (Junior) Doctor series - it picks apart the glamorous image of being doctors, but with a humorous edge. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is also an eye-opening read; the unique style of writing, almost child-like, the apathetic tone - and yet, it tugs at your heartstrings; poignant.

I have read some of Haruki Murakami’s works - but I find that his works are more suitable to read when I’m in a pensive, reflective mood - which is, aha, rare. The way he writes is beautiful, beautiful beyond words; the way he phrases his description, the way he depicts his thoughts - it’s like reading a masterpiece, meticulously put together with nothing out of place. Complete. But I prefer not to read them as much, because the pensive emotional rollercoaster ride he puts me through is strictly for reflective days that I want to explore the meaning of life, or something along those lines.

it’s late and i’m clearing out my inbox and i realised i never replied to this OTL my apologies >___< i hope this isn’t too late

Aha thank you 0///0 I’m very flattered you think that way >v< and well, the UK system is a tad different to the US/Canadian system. Here, we don’t need to have an undergraduate degree prior to application, i.e. you can enter straight after doing your A levels; but having an undergraduate degree would mean that you can apply for the graduate course, as opposed to just the undergraduate one, aha. Usually, the graduate course is shorter - I think, conventionally, about four years? The undergraduate course has a longer duration; five years, six if you do an intercalated BSc degree. I entered straight from sixth form, so being in medical school at my age is not unheard of, and no I’m not tremendously gifted, aha.