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I still remember.

In the midst of frenzied attempts to finish my work late into the night, there are moments when I decide enough is enough and I stop for awhile; nights when I flick the light switch, light a candle in front of the cross, sit on my bed & lean on the wall beside the window so I can feel the gentle breeze graze my right cheek, and say a prayer for you - that you’ll continue to be great at what you do and everything that you hope to do; that you realise your God-given talents and lead a purposeful life; that you never, ever give up on your dreams because your parents said or will say no; and that you’ll always have that “spark” in you.

I pray for a great deal of things and amongst them, I pray that I will one day have the courage to mend what is broken and to restore our friendship. Until then, I hope you won’t think ill of me and remember me as I once was.

Take care, old friend. Until we meet again.

In with the New, Out with the Old

So with the help of my newfound friend, Karl( who hails from Germany), yours truly is on a roll. Google Keep has been most helpful with keeping me on track with my tasks and thoughts. I hope to achieve great things this year; fitness goals(refer to instagram), read 1 book/month(thanks Zoey for the idea), write more(at least once a month), go for some courses, run a freaking half(and maybe full?) marathon!

This year seems like a great year ahead with all the possibilities that could be! Will have to work hard but I think it will be worth it. Stay tuned peeps! :)

#memorymonday #justbecauseican #backtoskool #clinicalsareoverrrrr

#memorymonday #clinicalsareoverrrrr #justbecauseican #backtoskool

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AMELIA EARHART: The fears are paper tigers

Day 84/84(retrospective entry): my 12 weeks challenge ended on Monday this week and I must say time, on hindsight, has once again passed too quickly. Unfortunately, I don't think I achieved all of my goals, especially my physical goals. I mean, sure, my rep counts and weights have been making good progress, but a workout on Thursday totally busted my back and I'll prolly need to start from scratch once the pain dies down. Other than my physical goals, I'm glad to say that I've come a long way and gone way outside of my comfort zone to do things that I wouldn't normally have done; to invest time and effort into relationships with the people that matter, to love people in ways that I normally wouldn't, to love and care for people who I normally wouldn't. So I guess it's been an eventful 12 weeks and I'm pleased with my growth but I think there's always room for more improvement. My next 12 week challenge will hopefully focus more on functional training and a better diet(gotta definitely work on this one!) , and perhaps, more clinical related goals too! Anyway, just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you peeps for your continuous love and support; wouldn't have been able to me it this far without you guys and girls. :) alrighty, now I'll leave you with a picture of me and my clinical buddy/brother taking a wefie right after an op on Thursday. Do note that this was before the back-breaking workout; I wasn't smiling so much after I busted my back. :(

49/84: Definitely not your regular Saturday morning walk; a 4 hour hike around MacRitchie reservoir(finally got to see and walk the treetop walk) and an awesome lunch with the people I love. The damage done in that one sitting included 2 x large sugar can juice, 1 x large satay beehoon, some penang char kway teow that originally belong to @rcolond90 and some funky Thai tapioca desert that was slathered with a generous amount of coconut milk and gula melaka. #neveragain #weneedtochill #nomonkeybusinessthistimethough

#nomonkeybusinessthistimethough #weneedtochill #neveragain

43/84: Just one of those days where I cannot stop thinking about all the fun times that we had and the fun times we are going to have. I know that I don't see you all as much as I want to and that I don't nearly say this enough; but I love you guys and I really miss y'all. Hope y'all are doing great and I hope to see y'all soon. #emotionalmoment #dawnranoutofthepeekture

#emotionalmoment #dawnranoutofthepeekture

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20/84: Cajun chicken with some blanched carrots! Totally forgot all about the broccoli though. :/ #whataregreens #yumyuminmytumtum

#whataregreens #yumyuminmytumtum

20/84: Just another 'stay-in saturday' at(or rather, with) the bar. After a long hiatus, I decided it was time to renew my commitment to my 12 weeks challenge with some bar work and an awesome home-cooked meal(refer to my next post). The past few weeks have been tough with the exams, being generally sick & tired of everything, and being physically sick. All the late nights spent cramming and fighting all the crazy uphill battles have taken quite a toll on me and I really don't know how much more I have left in the tank. I feel like I should say something upbeat and inspirational now but the words escape me. #tired #clinicalsagain #wherethemgainsgo

#wherethemgainsgo #clinicalsagain #tired

6/84: while you were sleeping; finally wrapped up my last day of clinicals today and I must say it was quite an exciting and humbling experience. I still have so much more to learn and if there's one takeaway that I really need to bring across to you guys, it's this; in healthcare, the learning never stops. There will always be better ways of doing things and treating your patients and the progress never, ever stops. And neither should the development of your skills. The learning only stops the moment you put a lock(and throw away the key) on that ever-expanding bank of knowledge. But if you do that, your patients won't be able to receive the best possible care. So I guess with that being said, keep the learning going strong guys! #toabettertomorrow #futureclinicians

#toabettertomorrow #futureclinicians

5/84: Thanks for the love guys. I don't think I would have made it this far without y'all pushing me every weekend this semester. Really grateful and thankful for this chance to be part of this brotherhood. #jbros #jlove #weneedtohangouttochilloneday

#jbros #weneedtohangouttochilloneday #jlove

3/84: nothing beats some home-cooked love, especially when you're sick and down. And yes, that salmooonnnn. 😋 #healthyeating #stillneedmyrice #trueblueasian

#stillneedmyrice #healthyeating #trueblueasian

1/84: messed up big time in the morning today and I really needed to get it out of my system, so I squeezed in a 2.4km to church for some quiet time before heading back now for dinner and more work! Running is easy, compared to what comes after. #inservicewoes #therealwarbeginslater

#inservicewoes #therealwarbeginslater

Was inspired by a post I saw while exploring instagram and checking out exciting peektures of people's lives. @thesahadevan does a 12 week challenge to keep himself on his toes and reach new goals and all, and I thought to myself, 'whoa, this is brilliant!' Well, my 12 week challenge is to eat healthy, get fitter and leaner, stay more focused & be more 'present' in the moment, cut down on/stop 'em vices, firm up my dying faith and spend more quality time with the people that really, really matter. I know some of you are probably rolling your eyes or giving me that, 'is he for real this time?' look; yes, I know I have serious commitment issues, especially when it comes to eating healthy and working out, but I thought since 2014's been an exciting year thus far, I might as well take it one step further and do more with it before it comes to a close. So here's to a good 84 days to come! Will try to keep track of as many days as I can! #dayzero

#dayzero

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AMY POEHLER: Great people do things before they’re ready

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