Thread by @majornirmal

There are so many people in this world.

But in our life we meet only a handful of them and we meet them for a purpose.

So be thankful and be sincere when you relate closely with any individual.

A thread.

#PLAB #PLAB2 #NHS

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It was mid 2008 and I was quite ecstatic as I was joining college for MBBS course. I had prepared for one year for selection and it all seemed surreal. But the fact that I will be staying away from home was bringing occasional pain as well.

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I got admission in Kottayam Medical College and planned to stay in a private PG facility near the college than the college hostel fearing ragging.I had a room which was three-sharing with a batchmate and a senior who was preparing for PG entrance exam.

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Kottayam was a hub of PG entrance coaching for medical graduates before DAMS, Marrow and Prep Ladder took over. So there was a group of 10 staying preparing for entrance exams in the same PG facility with us. They were from Father Muller Medical College.

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The senior who was my roommate happened to be the elder brother of a batchmate in school and we bonded well. He had given me so many advises regarding college life as I listened intently.

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After 2 weeks in Kottayam I realised that I had this opportunity to join JIPMER and had moved to Pondicherry. I said goodbye to my batchmates and roommates and moved on. But I had kept in touch with this senior who was my batchmate’s elder brother.

(6/n)

Years passed and I graduated,joined ARMY, finished my tenure and was wondering what next and started considering #PLAB as a pathway to the UK. I was searching for like minded people and found a bunch of helpful people online and started communicating to them personally.

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I have joined an online academy as part of my #PLAB2 preparation and found a guy whose name suggested that he is a Malayali. I texted him and got his number to keep in touch. We had very formal conversation about exams once.

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Recently I found that the same guy posted in a Facebook group regarding his success in #PLAB2 exam. I looked at his profile and found that the senior who was my roommate in Kottayam is a mutual friend of us.

(9/n)

I texted him again and asked how he knew this senior of mine and found that they were roommates in college. It was a total surprise to find that this individual who cleared #PLAB2 now was also there in the same PG faculty when I joined MBBS in Kottayam Medical College.

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We have never spoken back then or knew each other’s names I n 2008 and finding out that we had such a connection was quite unlikely. But as I found this out, I am so happy to reminisce about the good old days.

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In life we meet a handful of people at various phases of life and I believe that we meet them for a purpose. I am so excited to meet him in person and embark on this journey of working in a foreign country in the same organisation.

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In life we meet a handful of people at various phases of life and I believe that we meet them for a purpose. I am so excited to meet him in person and embark on this journey of working in a foreign country in the same organisation.

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@threadreaderapp please unroll.