KENAPA INDIA TAK UK?!!

I get unconditional offers to two universities in UK. The University of Buckingham and also The University of Glasgow, also at the same time I already have a placement in a university in India. So, I can choose. Everyone who knows me would never expect me to choose, willingly, India instead of the Great Britain, The United Kingdom. Everytime I tell that to a friend, a respond I get would be "WHY INDIAAA?!! WHY NOT UK WHY WHY WHY?!"

So, reason number one, tho it might not sound like what a Madihah would say, but I prefer quality better than luxury. Betul, orang kata "You belajar mana2 pun you grad jadi dentist jugak nanti." But I don't wanna be just a dentist, I wanna be a good dentist. It's my dream, my ambition. In India I'll be exposed to many weird kind of diseases suffered by the lower-class people. Ada juga orang kata "Ala belajar je la asalkan grad, nak jadi bagus bila dah jadi dentist nanti la belajar." I don't prefer that way. Biar lah I bersusah dulu, the experience I'd gain bukan hanya jadikan I a good dentist, but also a better person in life, inshaallah. It's like how I prefer a backpack budget travelling than the ones staying at expensive hotels eating at expensive restaurants.

Next, my family. When I told them I nak pergi UK, though they said its up to me, but I can tell it from their face that they lagi prefer I go to India. I don't know why. One of my sisters said "If you study kat India, you'll definitely go to UK. But if you go to UK, would you explore India?" Which I think really make sense.

Another reason is petunjuk. I didn't do solat istikharah, I just prayed to Him asking for guidance. Banyak tanda yang memberat ke India. I hanged out with my sister and her friends, who are engineers, yet they were talking about their doctor friends. The ones graduated from India know a lot more than the ones graduated from UK.

Save the best for the last, the main main main main reason for me to choose India is my heart, my instinct. Though I was very excited getting the offers from the universities in UK, my heart was never really in it. There are so many times where I feel like "UK je lah, palau je emails pasal preparation untuk pergi India ni." but at the end of the day, I still find myself getting ready for it. No matter how reluctant I am to go to India, my heart still wants me to go there. Maybe this is the real petunjuk, gerak hati yang hanya dikawal oleh Dia.

I believe this is the right decision. It wasn't easy for me to decide. Big thanks to my family who supports me in this, big thanks to Atul and Haris, my only friends who don't question my decision even at the first mention of it. Also thanks to all my friends who understand this decision and no longer question it.

Inshaallah this is the best route for me to take :)