Final Exam Week of the Year

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It’s finally exam week! Not that I was looking forward to it with glee or happy thoughts, but it marks the coming of an end to the program and all that we have been working towards. Been cramming the past days with lectures and notes I have left neglected due to past days filled to complete hospital hours; and on the top of that, still working at the restaurant with more shifts than the usual. Everything is going alright though. I feel the stress and pressure, but I guess things could have gone worse? Positive thinking. Positive thinking.

Sadly though, I have also found out today that there’s been a problem with my ‘job offer’: they were not aware that they had to sponsor me for me to work with them! I am more than 100% sure I mentioned it to the unit manager even before we planned for the interview and her words were “that is alright, we’ll work it out after”. So, I talked to the human resource department this morning and I was instructed to talk to immigration first if I needed a nomination and talk to the unit manager to get her approval of whether she would like to hire me under a sponsorship or not. Panic! Pressure! 

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The excitement from getting a job offer slightly decreased (I say slightly because I’m still grateful that they offered me the job in the first place, even if it isn’t a complete offer now). I will do all that the HR officer has instructed me and hope and pray that everything works out.

If not, I know there’s a reason and that God has better plans for me.

Funny enough, I did get a call back from a hospital in NSW about my application to their graduate nurse program and scheduled an interview with them next week. I guess that’s a blessing in disguise too. I’m very grateful just to have options, although I guess it’s right to say they are not concrete options since no offer has been made, just the opportunity. But it’s still a great thing to know. Gives a bit of comfort I guess.

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Things are still very unstable and the future is still unclear, but as the phrase I continue to repeat over and over again: I am hoping and praying for the best.

Wish me luck with exams! 

Note: In the title of this post, I say "Final Exam Week of the Year", because I'm not closing my mind to the possibility of studying again in the future. Ooo...