Hi , today I thought of writing about ‘ A day in my college life ‘. I am studying dentistry and welcome to a day in my life.

Morning  7 :45 AM …….

             Hectic activity in my home… I’ll just move around my living room sporting invisible roller skates . Mary’s law no:1…Speed of movement----- directly proportional to amount of sleep yesterday night and my mood today……and thank god both met the requirements.

Got ready for college….well almost…..suddenly….a voice says  “ Mary, eat your  breakfast and go…….dont be on empty stomach till 1:00 PM or you will be hypoglycemic . You should have stamina dear…. Just eat your breakfast.” Ok .. ok .. alright…now give me a break. I look at the wall clock.

7 : 50 AM……

          I gobbled up whatever there is my plate. I am a good eater, but for heaven’s sake  I don’t feel any appetite right now…. More than that I don’t feel any taste too …… seems very weird….. but right now my taste senses have gone numb … the only thing right now in my mind is the 8 : 00 AM theory class … wat if I go late ? ..will the lecturer mark me absent ? … these r million dollar questions ..which keep crowding my mind right now.

7:54 Am ……

      “  Bye mom ! “ I wave to my mom and get inside my car. The car seems to go slower than usual … but I see there is no point in asking the driver to hurry up. My college being very near to my house ( less than 2 km ) … …. I will reach college in no time at all. 

7:56 AM…..

       I have reached my college entrance….yyyesss…thank god….I looked at the watch again …4 minutes to go.. I hurried up the stairs to the  2 nd floor…. .. I see my classroom in the horizon.

7: 59 AM ….or maybe 8 : 00 AM ( I have stopped looking at my watch )

     “  Excuse me, sir, can I come in ? “ saying this I peeped into the room ( coz the door was almost closed )…. Actually the class was on “ orthodontics “ ( deals with correction of  improperly arranged teeth in the mouth ).  …. Guess wat ? ..well ..well… it was the introduction class and it was taken by none other than the   Professor and head of the department  ….. I didn’t’ expect this… I was on time… but my classmates r too punctual…. The room is already full with students ….. 2 post graduates  r getting the LCD projector ready for the lecture…..( thank god the class has not started yet )….. I stood alone at the door…I heaved a sigh of relief as the professor asked me to come inside and get seated…. The class was great….wat I mean by great is that it was no monotonous….the professor was really a nice person…and definitely not sulky…..40 minutes passed . At last the class ended…Time to pack up.

9 : 00 AM….

 The class  dispersed  and  now I am supposed to go to the clinics  ( where we r posted ) . Today we are posted at the Department of Conservative  Dentistry and Endodontics  ( deals with elimination and treatment of tooth cavities ) The tutors took the attendance. I went to my allotted dental chair, arranged my things…and wited for the staff to allot me a case.

9 : 20 AM…..

    I was alloted  a patient.  First I have to assess how much the patient is prone for tooth cavities. This is done by asking numerous questions like oral hygiene habits and clinical examination.

10 : 35 AM……

        I completed the procedure. After the Lecturer’s approval of that I did the treatment ,

12: 30 PM

       The treatment is complete …. I was about to send the patient…..when suddenly all final years were called by the staff . We assembled. The staff were angry…. ( it seems a boy has not brought the full set of instruments , another had left his record note at hostel ….. ) This was sufficient to trigger a Tsunami in the department. We, students, got a 15 minute rendezvous with tsunami…..I am already hungry and it was just intolerable…. At last it ended. We r asked to disperse.

1 : 10 PM ……

       After packing all the things , I finally got into my car and headed  home. I already feel like a dry well. …..with all my life sucked out.

1 : 15  PM…..

       I reached home, again gobbled up my lunch…..coz I have a practical class by 2 : 00 PM sharp.

1 : 50 PM ……

      I left home…hastily…

2 : 00 PM…..

    Now I am in the Prostodontics ( deals with application of artificial teeth sets to the patients ) lab. All my batchmates were there and we had a nice time… being the first class this year. We were allotted a particular work and also a deadline for finishing that… ( now that is the catch )

3: 50 PM …….

  At last the much awaited time arrived. Class was over …….. I was walking on the corridor with my friends…and suddenly we were called to get the marksheets  for the last year final exam. ….. yeah I got it …. Not very good marks but about 65 %. Most of my friends got slightly higher marks than me. I felt a little sad, but decided that I should work hard enough … dreams alone wont give success..right?

 I got into my car and headed home.

I just said to myself …. “ Remember , the sweet will never be as sweet without the sour.”( a line from my fav movie ‘vanilla sky’ ) as I stared out at the deep blue sky from my car window.