worldly justice revealed.

Venue: Tutorial room, XYZ Department, ABC Hospital.
11 medical students were waiting for the doctor.
Teaching session was about to start.
The door was finally opened...

Dr.: Why so many of u? (manglish)

Pause.

H: Because there are UNPAD students here.
Dr: Oh so you guys are here? Raise up your hands, I want to know you.

They were reluctant at first, but they put up their hands anyway. The 3 of them - W, I, N.

Dr: Why are you here? You don't belong here. Why did you jump from there to here?

Tense. Pause.

Dr: Kidding!
The Dr. went outside for a while to meet the registrar. He was discussing something more important.

W: What was that just know?
H: What? The Dr asked and I gave him/her the answer. What's the big deal?
W: Why did you bring up this UKM - UNPAD thing? I don't like what the Dr said.
H: Well then it's not my business.

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To H, like it or not, WE'RE STAYING!

BFFs, this heartbreaking incidence happened just recently. And it's not the first time. It has been a year since we touched down and we managed to experience some sorts of discrimination, being compared, been given some kind of drive to URGE us the twinning program student doctors to be better, preferably, better than the ORIGINAL UKM students. No less.

I guess it's a norm that people sometimes are skeptical when it comes to new things, new people or anything new to them. I look up to people that has a powerful adaptability. The ones whom do not feel threatened or annoyed by the presence of unfamiliarity in their lives but acknowledge them with respect. I always wonder how does the faculty perceive us, the very lucky twinning students especially as we enter the clinical year here. Are we beneficial in any way? I might sound like an oversensitive, cry baby type of girl but this is how WE actually feel after hearing those kinds of hurtful words all this while. We feel like our existence here is planned but somehow unwanted by certain people. Putting aside the minority cases, we value all the lecturers that had given us so many precious knowledge and something to be kept for a meaningful life, wholeheartedly. Not to forget, there are hundreds of wonderful friends who accepted us with open arms here. All in all. we feel privileged to be given such honour to receive the best of both worlds - UNPAD and UKM. And maybe being hurt is the price to pay for it.

"Do men think that they will be left alone because they say, ‘We believe,’ and that they will not be tested?" [Al-Ankabut: 3]