Big in Japan

I was listening to, for lack of better ability to differentiate between subgenres of dance music, a "dance song" today called "Big in Japan" by Martin Solveig, and I managed to find an association between the song and my getting into residency. I'm not really sure if this is one of those posts where some idiot tries to relate his life to every song he hears, or if I genuinely feel that the meaning behind this song in particular can be interestingly transposed to interpret my life, but here goes.

The woman in the song says that she enjoyed herself too much the previous night, and then the following day (which I assume to be a distorted version of real time) she found herself to be famous somewhere other than her native country (Japan). There's a lot of poppy, energetic chanting and then she mentions that others are interested in her music and she took an opportunity that came along, and was later "big in Japan".

The song, as far as I can understand, consists of a woman singing some advice to other artists that they should not give up on their dreams because they could be recognized for their talent elsewhere.

I was 13 when my family decided that, for higher education such as medicine, I should travel to Canada. Upon completion of my undergraduate studies, I found it would be impossible to continue with medical school in Canada (or the United States for that matter) because my grades were far too low. This did not, however, stem my desire to be a physician. I sought out the Caribbean for medical school, and I took the opportunity as it came. The last 4 years went by seemingly in the blink of an eye, and I understand that to be the normal perceived progression of time when someone has many duties and many things with which to occupy their time during a set time frame of days, months or years. Upon gaining a residency, I have a salary to which to look forward, the residency is offering to pay for my electronic device and for my books and to move there, and as far as the United States medical boards are concerned, I'm a big deal. Looks like I'm Big in Japan too.