HAPPY DAYS

Its me.. listening to the Happy days song this time. It not that I have not seen the movie before,, its not that I am listening to the song for the 1st time. It does not feel like the same movie anymore..Never thought , one day that movie will mean so much to me.. the way they used to laugh, the way they used to cry, the way they used to read for the exam,the way they used to love each other, the way he used to try to propose the girl. they way we used to fight. Does not look different anymore. A must watch movie[:)]



I was a kid when I entered the 1st bds . Without knowing much about whats called the medical life, sitting at the first bench, watching at the 99 number of batch mates, 99 looks big isn't it?.. now its not big anymore.. I am out here.. out in the world, where life is not similar anymore.


The anat, physio, bio chem, which we once used to fear of, does not feel scary anymore. The viva, the practical exam, hmmm.. its not out here.. out here its the fear of loosing some one, fear of proving something, fear if getting someone to know. The fear of settlement.






99 totally new friends, totally new world, the cadaver does not sound fearful anymore, I have dissected each nerve, each muscle, even the brain, but stll its the fear of death out here..


We used to fight on a silly small topic , but I miss it now.. Its difficult to fight out here, the world full of surprises, full of commitments, full of strangers..


The time which I had spend with my friends, sitting at the lecture hall, the time which I had spent in sharing the cup of tea, the smile , the fight, the tear,, I miss them the most.

The way I used to sit beside the window, looking out .. the world looks so small when u watch through the window isn't it.. is not so small anymore..

The way we used to look at the girl when she used enter the class room, hmmm, the way I used to tease my friend with his gals name. The way I used to look at her, The way she used to look at me.. its not similar anymore.

The stress of the exam,The way my friends used to console me, the day before the exam, from the 1st bds , to the MDS entrance exam.. I wish he had been with me this time too.

The way we used to solve my friends problem , the advise which I used to give him specially on whats called love matter,, even though I never understood it!!.There is so much time out here to love, to care, to feel,, but Its not easy anymore

The way I used to say,, hey.. chal meet u tomorrow.. its not similar anymore.. I wont find them tomorrow.. they wont be around me anymore..

They are the the fragrance of happiness.. Eventhough it wont last longer.. but the time which u have it around u in this large life.. makes that moment special..

I miss the way I used to sit in the lib,, 10-12 hours a day, reading the books, with the dream of achieving something.. It looked so big for me at that time.. but its not big anymore,, I realized , sometimes ,the things which u always waited for, looks so smaller when u achieve it.. isn't it??

May be life is not similar anymore. May be I wont find that 99 anymore. But the time spent with the best pals should be missed, should be preserved..

Life is the same always.. Its monotonous.. But its the friends which make it polyphonic. Make sure..You remember them , because one day when you are alone out there. Play the the same ring tone , I am sure that will make u r life worth living[:)]



It was my life's best 5 years.. We made so many friends, some became dearest, some became special,fell in love with some one, some went abroad, some changed their cities, some left us, we left some, some are in contact, some are not in contact, some don't contact because of their ego, we don't contact because of our ego,what ever they are, how ever they are ,, I will still remember , love, miss, care for them because of the part they played to make our memories..



Dedicated to my All Friends who made my 5 years of BDS life worth living..


Wish you A Happy day

How I prepared for My MDS ENTRANCE

Hi .This is Dr.Suresh Shenvi

Once you enter the best days of internship, after that hectic long BDS final year,with a dream of doing MDS in mind.. you start looking for the books need to be read? wondering which coaching to join.. but many later realize that, such facilities will be available only in metro cities..so the student starts thinking about dropping another year to join the coaching next year so that he can give his 100%.May be they are not wrong .. But u have 10 precious month of internship . so why dont u give a complete genuine try..

Now the big question is HOW?

I can tell u how I had prepared for entrance during my internship . I had a good score during my BDS yrs, but I too was not sure about how to prepare for entrance for MDS.. so I was no different from other.

I had asked some of my immediate seniors who got through various entrances..so apart from reading this long mail , u should also ask u r seniors, as they will give u better idea about u r state entrance

Its better to follow the things said by Seniors who have got success than trying to find a new path on ur own..

U have around 10 months from now.

There r two ways.. Either read theory or MCQ explanation. I followed the MCQ

I will give u a formula. U r success can be divided in to
60% what u do in internship
20% what u did in past 4 yrs
10% luck
and remaining 10% cant be achieved no matter what u read

How to achieve 60%-

Start from the 2nd month of internship, or at least 10 months before exams.

All r at the same position when u start preparation , may be one or two percent more than u,, but its the not start,, its the end which matters the most.

U need to do following books minimum

Pulse-6 times
Gourishankar- 4 times
Bhatia-3 times
Neeraj wadhwan-3 times
Jatin kalra-2 times(optional)
Duggal 2 times(optional)
Bytes-2 times
Mudit khanna-3 times
Dental Explore and books of aiims and aipg papers by Dr.Naveen Choudary - 3 times
National Boards
Prabhakaran

Our Own book "Dental Quest"

I repeat.. Its the minimum time.. If u start early u can finish the pulse 7-9 times for sure and rest books 2 times more than what i mentioned

U need complete this task this before dec.. And in jan u have only time to do pulse and just the dental papers and just question and answer from mudit khanna

How to achieve 20%

If u have not read some good books in past then don't worry.. read the explanation given in the mcq books

Order of reading

Do pulse completely once excluding synopsis. Takes 2 month at 1st reading.The in next reading do a subject from gourishankar followed by the same in pulse. complete both book in this order but this time with synposis

Next reading do a subject from bhatia and then same in gourishankar and then
pulse.. Make sure, u should try to remember all repeated question from pulse.

So when u reach till bhatia start reading Neeraj wadhwan side by side.

Complete one round again..

So u have already done pulse 3 time now .Now u start reading Mudit khanna...One papers of mudit khanna takes around 10 hours..so do it in parts.

When u finish mudit khanna 1st round u will have u r aiims exams. So make sure u complete mudit khanna before nov.. Do pulse again in 15 days beofore aims. and may be PGI in dec.. So when u come back revise pulse gourshanakr and other books.. but these two books are imp for state entrance apart from solving papers..

and do mudit khanna also may be only recent papers.

So in jan do revision again for 15 days.. and when u come back after aipg just do pulse and old papers ..U can give State entrance, Mahe, Kahe, Abshetty, and if u want Siddarth dental colleg, Yennpoya, Jss and may be SDM next time if it becomes deemed.

Read only question papers the day before the exam and sleep atlest for 10 hours.

And Dont get distracted from studies no matter what the situation is. Never worry about fees.. Get the best rank first.. u will have enough of time to think about fees later

Joining a test series will give a added advantage too.. It will help u to
remember things which r repeated too often in exams. and that too will help to have that fear about exam, but the ultimate result depends on once own effort. Never follow the test series timetable for ur preparation.. U need to plan according to the time and number of revisions u need to do before giving the final exam..

Remember one thing.. The key to success is to remember as many things as possible.. Read for at least 10hours when u complete internship.. Needs dedication. Nobody knows that he will be the topper in exms..

So Aim for aipg .. but its the time, luck and hard work which can buy u that.. but for state entrance u need to mug up total pulse and gourishankar,, and recent papers .But never try for short cuts.. reach till Mudith khana and i am sure u will best in all exam.

Believe me, if u have failed once that does not mean u will fail again[:)].. u just have to find where u went wrong.. but whats imp is giving 100% effort and not 99.99%

there r lot many paths when it comes to entrance and no path will assure success at the start.. u ask in those 500 student who cleared exam, they will tell u around 500 ways of preparation

but its up to u choose the best in those and stick to that , but u also need to remember that all r different.. i got a seat that does not mean that evrybody will get a seat if they follow my route, but that also means that u might get a better a seat than me...

so it has both advantages and disadvantages

but the problem is u really cant sail in two boats at a time... so select one strict to one... and work for it till the end... and for the result .. nobody , even a topper will be sure of getting a seat when he/she starts preparation... but they dont leave the prepration in the midway.. thats what is imp..

but u all can go for a retrograde study..for exp u can read only those few imp topics from the textbooks,,not it all depends.i had read all std books in my ug so was not that keen to read them again, and even my senior showed me the same path of mcq preparation

few tips for all-

1) never listen to others when they say its not possible.. be away from them
2) u dont have to be topper to get a seat,, but ya.. they might be good
3) never fall in love during prep.. fall either before or later :D
4) be with someone who is equally serious about studies
5) stop all the fun.. may be u can take break on sunday . its better to loose fun to get something more later
6) always read all new editions
7) give all the exam , if u can afford to pay the exam fee,, but that does not mean that u need to take a seat there... its just for practice
8) make u r parents understand that thats what is imp for u right now
9) its one mans game.. friends r u r competitors now.. remember that.. u might be good to them but they might now
10) dont loose the hope till the end.. all will start but the winner is the one who ends it
11) make up in mind that its now or never
12) and do MDS as a dream ,,and achieve it
13) revise , revise and revise
14) make a time table and allot time for each subjects.. , mark the subjects in that and try to finish it in that time
15) once u finish few revisions u need to change the prep plan..give imp to those points which u forget and give less time for others...
16) give more imp for synopsis after 2-3 revisions as they will come as new questions
17) call the publishers and try to get the new papers before its out in u city shops so that u get more time
18) give aiims and pgi as a revision exam and not to get a seat.. u will come to know how much u remember in repeated questions. so that means u should atleast finish 2- 3 revision of pulse and 2 of others
19) try to read medical papers.. they might come or not but they will make u r mind stronger
20) dont leave any book now.. its better work now rather than regret later
21) last.. sleep well.. eat well.. and read from start.. its time to be serious about life.. this is the right moment.. work hard now,, and at the end before exam u will surely relax more


Believe me.. Not because i got a seat,, Because i followed what my seniors said to me and thats why I succeed.

Got
Kcet 6th,,
PGI-18th, ,
abshetty 23rd,
Manipal 71 and
comed 55th and
kahe 43.

Anyway did not got rank in AIPG may be because i did not do national boards.But I guess my other ranks are worth.. As this was my First and Last attempt without spending another year for coaching..

I am not the only guy who has done this

Who knows. u might be the topper next time

Read well..

best of luck

do read my new blog about entrance on

http://ajourneytopast.blogspot.com/2010/07/most-frequently-asked-questions-about.html

(This is just to help new aspirants and not for publicity and I am sure if u look , u will find many who have achieved more than this.. So find them out [:)] )

Dr.Suresh Shenvi

Just Turn Around

One fine evening sitting in Delhi train station.. alone !!!.. watching people running around , was looking at the long train track.. the people crossing it.. A guy asks me ..sabh hot Tea??.. Taking the sip of the Garam Tea I realized .. the word Hot was missing..I had already paid the money.. I finally had to compromise. Life is full of compromise.. isn't it?


A train arrived at the station. I got up with the cup of tea , hoping the train is mine.. Hope.. This is what life is just all about? Isn't it?

I need to travel 3500 km to reach my place.. The Journey becomes easy when u know exactly where u need to go.. But life is not that easy right?.. u don't know were u need to go.. did u think about the future when u were r kid.. .. its when u grow up u start realising that u need to become a doctor and Engineer.. but later when u reach the top u still feel insecure.

Sitting at the station,, watching the the board of train.. listening the whistle of the train.. i saw a pretty girl.. a stranger.. realizing that she too watching me curiously.. we r curious about life isn't it?


Slowly the train started moving ahead,, people rushing to enter it.. the same tea wala rushes to the window..poor fellow.. life is bit difficult when u r around the strangers.. isn't it?

Although it was not my train. what if it was mine? I would have been inside, sitting alone at the window..eventually I will not have the station in my view anymore.. . would have been travelling ,hoping that i will reach my destiny soon... sitting in between strangers.. I realized I was almost comparable to the Tea wala.. the only difference being.. I know where I am going..

But it was my journey right.. not the life

but hey I am still siting in the station..The train moves on ,, I remembered my childhood.. its like the same station u know.. only thing is, u don't know where u need to go.

Seeing my past 23 years in each of the inches of the track, starting from the station called childhood made me realize many things

The childhood.. All are happy with the things going around.. playing joyfully,, crying almost for everything. Crying was a best solution for every problem. We were sure that Dad will bring u anything to stop u from crying. The way we used to walk with out sisters and brother. clasping hands together.. kicking evry stone on the road.. as if we don't even care about the world.. We were the king at that time. Attending the classes , evnthough we used to hardly understand what exactly the A B C D look like.. Mom trying to teach us how to write each single letter... The endless fights with friends on the most silliest things like whos gonna do play first in cricket. The way we used to break friendship by saying KATTI, and The way we laugh withgirls evnthough we were never knowing the word whats love for a girl.. Life was Innocent.. asking mom where exactly we came from? listening to the stories of the bird which brought us in to this world... hmmm..never knew what exactly death means. asking just 25 paisa.. showing the coin to everybody.I used to see the 25 paisa coin for one hour..we never knew what exactly rank is worth of.. what exactly study is worth of.. what exactly love is worth of..what exactly is the friend is worth of.. what exactly the family is worth of.


The train moves around 200 mts ,I realized the life has moved too.. leaving behind some beautiful moments comparable to each inches of the track..

The adulthood.. even though we now know A B C D .. which once was a impossible to write.. writing the same letters is damn boring now.. isn't it? Telling the thing repeatedly , in fact to u r own parents is bit stressful , which once they used to do for us 100 times a day . Friends change in a matter of days.. Friendship is no longer easy to maintain. The way we used to cry for hours together is not easy anymore.. its almost impossible to form single drop of tear as u grow older. The way we used to apologize so easily.. not that easy anymore.. Its not you whose the boss now.. its the Ego,. The way we used to laugh .. sitting on the blank of tree . the giggling for hours together is not easy anymore.. most of us act.. its not natural anymore. The 100 rupees not looks so small for us, which once we never dreamed of..

Hey there is my train now on the station..

Although I travelled 23 years in the train of my life.. but luckily I was back on the same old station of my life on that day. I still have another journey to complete, but I don't have to travel the same old 23 years track again. This time the journey is different

U just need another start. U just need to open up.I wish u see u r station soon ..[:)]

Happy Journey[:)]