my skin is an invisibility cloak

David Burgess : Hey Aza, what rotation you on now?

Atiqah : *looks up from filling a styrofoam cup with water* Well I'm not Aza, but I'm on medicine rotation.

(I know his freaking LAST NAME, for God's sake! Whatever, David Ber-Gas!)

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Earlier today, our consultant brought us all to a small bar in town for coffee. As I was sitting there on a barstool, watching CNN;

Atiqah : Did a war broke in Korea?!

Connor : Yeap. Hey...Atiqah. Where are you from?

Atiqah : *nearly choked on her coffee* uhm, Malaysia...?

(where the heck ELSE can I be from?!)

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(side story:)

Dr O'Leary : Let's talk about Japan. If you look at satellite pictures of Japan in spring...what are you going to see?

*room fell into silence*

Atiqah : ...sakura?

Dr O'Leary : *looks at Atiqah with a blank face*

Atiqah : ...sakura?

Dr O'Leary : *frowns eyebrows*

Atiqah : oh, sorry. cherry blossoms.

Dr O'Leary : YES! You're a fantastic medical student, aren't you!

Atiqah : ............... *headdesk*