ou roll over and open your
Yeyes , the feeling of calmness that normally greets you when you wake up changes to fright , and a mild anger . ' Jesus Christ !' You exclaim 7:21am . You quickly tap your roommates and then the mad rush begins . For some queer reason , the hostel gen is not on , and our Power Holding Company is living up to its name : Holding power . No light , means no water , no water means long queues in front of the tank in each block . Long queues means late students and unfortunately you were one of them .
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You were carrying your water up the stairs when the handle broke , as you struggled to save what was left of your water , your classmate strolled by . He was dressed in a crisp white shirt , blue tie and navy blue trousers . He was heading to class . ' Hey , please what ' s the time ?' ' 7:45am.' You ran to the tank to see how long the queue was , but to your dismay , it was two times as long as it had been when you left , and guys were already tilting the tank to get the little water left at the bottom . So you shrugged and decided to ' manage ' what you had . Managing was impossible and 7:58a . m met you in the bathroom , all covered in soap , bitter and upset . Eventually , the gen ' s roar came and some minutes later , the shower began to spurt water from its rusted holes . You braved it and hurriedly rinsed your body .
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LIFE AS A BASIC MEDICAL STUDENT
Okonkwor Christian , 300L MBBS
8:12a . m met you running along the walkway to class , panting and wheezing as your asthma began to kick in . 8:15a . m found you with one arm outstretched as Mr . Mike was shutting the giant doors of TBS . 8:16a . m . met you wheezing in front of class , reaching into your pocket for your Ventoline inhaler , while the class snickered and Mr . Mike moved his hands in his famous gesture and shouted , ' Out !' 8:20a . m found you in your seat after much pleading , and after the lecturer told Mr . Mike to let you stay . 10.15a . m found you dozing off in class , only to be called to answer a question , when you had no idea what the class was about . 5.00p . m met you walking towards the hostel , after a hectic day , interspersed with two laboratory sessions , and over 500 Powerpoint slides to go over . 9.00p . m met you at ' Collabo ' shouting , ' One fried rice and one Moi-moi ', holding out two hundred naira in one hand and your reading lamp in the other . 2.00a . m found you trudging like an automaton to your hostel with sleepy eyes and a tired face . 3.00a . m found you finally falling asleep after trying to empty your mind of all the Morbid and Pharmac you had stuffed inside . 7.21a . m found you rolling over again , with the same exclamation of , ' Jesus Christ ', until you realized that you did not have Morbid Anatomy first , and so you calmed down . But hey , it was just another day in your life as a ' final year ' Basic Medical student .
AMSUL Digest 2014