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Creating beautiful smiles

Delight NP



Growing up, I always loved smiling and having perfect teeth; it became a beautiful obsession.

I am currently a second-year dentistry student at the University of Malaysia in Southeast Asia. Before I enrolled I had to write an IELTS test, which was recommended by the university. Most people find the test experience not to be a great experience, but for me it was a great milestone to have done it.

The thing I like about my university is that there is a great sense of respect and equality. Everyone is really nice, and I mean really nice. We all respect each other. Skin colour is one thing they don’t look at and we are all treated equally. Of course it is a very peaceful area to live in.

Dentistry has always been a passion of mine and I am honoured that my dreams are surely coming true This is the real power of university, as it forces you to find yourself and ask what you want to accomplish, not only in the next four years, but also in life. You see, the point of education is not to fill our minds with useless facts, many of which we will never use again, but rather to inspire us to love learning, and more importantly, to help us find what we'll do with our time as students.

University is where the people you meet come into play. Every fellow student, every professor, every party lover, every hated and loved friend, every acquaintance and every single awe-inspiring leader, who you meet in your first semester, changes you. Why? They're going through the same self-finding process that you are. They're asking themselves about the purpose of their lives. It's apparent now that university isn't the best time of your life because of your classes or because of your activities, or even because of the school you go to, but rather it's because university groups together a few thousand people trying to find themselves, each of whom inspires you. It really doesn't matter where you go; the experience will fundamentally be the same.

Now don't get me wrong; university isn't as rosy as I've painted it. Bad stuff happen too, but this does not mean you should not enjoy your time there; hence you'll work hard, you'll have fun, you'll graduate and everything will work out at the end.

My advice would be that if you study abroad you should not lose focus of why you are here. Many temptations will come your way, but in order to fight them, you should remember where you come from and your dreams, but most importantly never forget Almighty God and let Him guide you every step of the way

I have many plans after graduation, but I am also a firm believer that I should work for them and not talk about them, so after five years, I am sure you will be reading great things about Dr Delight located in Kuala Lumpur.

Did you know?

In October 1949, the merger of the King Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College created the University of Malaysia.

Facts about Delight:

· She is funny.

· She is a good singer.

· She loves fashion and doing make-up.

· She reads a lot and hopes to write a book one day.

· She is a dreamer.