Hello and welcome to the tribulations of a Malaysian housemen to be with waning motivation and spirit. It has been over 7 months now since I applied for the contract ho post on the spa8i website and I am still impatiently (I think it's acceptable to be rattling the cage at this point) waiting in line for the intake which seems to take forever. The first intake in 2019 for the contract HOs was in the final week of February and a whooping 1200++ got their jobs while we just made the tapisan. Parents and even their children desperately still want to bask in the glories of doctorhood and let's not be bullshitting ourselves by saying it's not for the money because we ALL know that no other fresh graduate in this country could earn close to rm 3000+++ for their very first pay!! This being a noble job, bearing clinical interest, wanting to sacrifice for the benefit of others yada yada yada... these are all the safe and commonly cited reasons for wanting to be a doctor but you are a fool if you think nobody looks at the $$$ aspect. Despite the long hours at work and possibly heavy workload (can't be said for sure as I am yet to experience it for myself) and the anxiety cum depression that's well associated with it, we all know that a handsome pay check at the end alone is rewarding enough for us. Those colleagues of yours who have settled for less would probably have just reached your level after years of labor as compared to you who is just starting out. I actually wanted to get straight to the update but I ended up talking about some age-old range of answers about why being a doctor is cool no matter what some quacks are saying. If you have been following my blog, you would know by now that I have been keeping you updated almost religiously (for a blogger) on my journey and regarding the change in my spa8i status and it was on Feb 26th (or so) when the previous spa8i status 'melepasi syarat..' changed to 'tiada temu duga...' and this is completely different from what had been claimed by some of the seniors. The run down of the seemingly endless wait for housemanship is pretty straight forward and it's now safe to say that your waiting period can be as 'short' as 8 months to as long as 11months but rest assured that it would NOT be longer than that. This period is counted from the day you submit a complete application on the spa8i website to the day of your PTM (which is technically your first day at work). As long as you have verified that your application is complete and free from errors (I made the almost grave mistake of waiting for a week before calling up the kkm officer to verify on this thus costing me a week of 'late' submission but at least I didn't wait for half a year to pass by before doing this like some unlucky guy who is now still waiting for his housemanship) then you are good to go..as in you will just have to wait for your turn. Apparently, 5 months after the spa8i submission, your status will change from 'tiada apa2 urusan..' to 'melepasi syarat..'and then to 'tiada temu duga..' and finally to 'lantikan kontrak'. Following that, it will then be time to check your emails for the info on e-ho. Simple right? At least I am taking the time to let you newbies in on this because others wouldn't be bothered to do so and if you were in my shoes, you'd have to find out about everything the hard way. My next blog entry would be about the next e-ho session in March 2019 so don't miss out on that one! 🙂
