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Housemanship (from my eyes)

After finished my study and graduated, I had 5 months holiday before started working.  I took the advice of many people who had started before me, to take the time off as long as I needed because once you started working, they will be never time off. If you asked me how long is enough, I don’t know. Newbie When I first came reporting for duty, I was alone. There was no other houseman. My first posting was Medical. I was told it was the scariest place.  It is kind of made me nervous actually, but some people said something positive to me, “If you can survive Medical as your first posting, you will have no problem with other departments.” When I first went reporting to medical department, the HOD (head of department) was nice, simple but that’s not what I heard of him. Then, I reported to the MO and HO in charge at the medical ward. Damn, the ward is full. As expected, they want to know where I was graduated from. I met with other fellow housemen, and those who are not very
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Just Do It!

Hi there, it has been a long time. A picture of me at Kem Baha, Gunung Stong, Dabong. (May 2023) I keep thinking... Is writing difficult? What have I been doing? When I came back here, I went through all the writings I did, and I was surprised with myself. I love reading my writings. Where has this person gone? I realize nowadays I am thinking to much before writing or posting anything. Before I start writing, I have my thoughts mentally. When I start writing, it goes all over the place, and I can't focus on the main topic anymore. I am also busy thinking if I need to find my niche, and find a focus point to write instead of covering all things. Basically, I'm thinking too much! Someone told me the same, and he said "Just do it!". Well, maybe I should. Looking back at my first entry, I realize that it was not my intention at the first place to focus on one thing, to get more viewers. I just want to share something, anything. It doesn't matter if anyone read it or
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Comfort zone VS Growth zone

  Stepping out of my comfort zone is not easy. There are times when I was thinking, what if things don't work out even after I tried so hard? Am I not afraid of that?  Yes, things can be scary, risky, uncertain and uncomfortable. But if you start to focus on that, you can't even start moving and might be stuck in that thought process forever. Of course I do it for myself, but if I also think I am doing it for others, it gives me courage.  I choose not to regret doing it. Try to find meaning in it, and somehow not give up and enjoy the process. The destination might still be far, but at least I am on the journey. Welcoming myself on a new journey. It has been a good 5 months. Just another chapter of my life.
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Mr Sunshine (2018) - Netflix Original Kdrama Review

  Main characters of Mr Sunshine   I have been putting off to write about this for a loooong time. This is by far, my all time most favourite period piece Kdrama ever. Honestly, I have watched this drama 5 times (as of this writing)!  The setting was during the period of Jeoson in 1870’s to 1910, part of the story is about the love story between two people with different social status, Eugene Choi and Go Ae-shin.  Eugene Choi, an orphaned Jeoson's slave boy who had lost his parents at 9 years old to the cruelty of a noble family (their master), and he was later forced to flee to America to save his life. Later, he came back to Jeoson as the Captain in the United States Marine Corps. Go Ae-shin is an orphaned Jeoson's noble lady, who refused to just live in the comfort and privilege of the noblewoman which commonly dictated by society. She dreamed of fighting for her country, where its fate was stuck between the powerful countries. Due to her stubbornness, she was allowed to wie
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Book Review - 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲! by Carol Tuttle

Nature can give 2 different meanings; one is what’s inside us and another meaning is about the ‘nature’ around or outside us. Interesting isn’t it? The book is about Energy Profiling, which is based on 4 elements of chemistry and 4 elements of nature. Energy, as we learned, is always moving. Assessment thru Energy Profiling is based on how we express our movement with this energy. The following are the 4 energy types in Energy Profiling: Nitrogen / Air - Type 1 Oxygen / Water - Type 2 Hydrogen / Fire - Type 3 Carbon / Earth - Type 4 We often heard of how the 4 outside nature elements were used as energy sources. What about the chemical elements that have to do with our nature? Do you know that our (human) DNA is 99.9% the same? All of these chemical elements are the basic elements that made up the DNA, hence we are going to see ourselves in each type. But the variation in that 0.1% that determines our differences. This small difference made us all unique. This difference made the autho
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New Korean Drama in November 2021

Hello November !! For Korean drama addicts, here is what's coming in November. A lot of great choices. Take your pick! 𝐃𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 || 𝟎𝟒𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 || 𝟔 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 A genius neuroscientist goes to extra lengths to uncover the truth behind the mysterious death of his family. Using his expertise, he tried to find clues by hacking the memories of dead people. This drama is based on a webtoon of the same name. This new sci-fi psychothriller drama is led by Lee Sun-kyun (My Mister, Parasite). This is the first Korean drama from Apple TV+. Trailer https://youtu.be/ZK2nevD7cWA 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 || 𝟎𝟓𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 || 𝟏𝟐 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 Setting in a near future impending apocalypse, where infectious diseases become the new normal. This drama depicted the psychological battle and social class discrimination within an apartment building. Things are getting worse when a new disease emerged. This apocalyptic thriller drama is led by Han Hyo-Joo (W), Park Hyung-sik (Strong
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Kdrama (sneak peek) - Jirisan

Not surprising on the rating. This is one of the most highly anticipated dramas this year. A story about the rangers and other employees of Jirisan National Park, as well as incidents surrounding the mountain.  Just watched the first 2 episodes 3 days ago. It started with a newly arrived ranger who joined the search and rescue (SAR) team for a missing child, suspected came to the mountain to commit suicide. They showed charismatic and fast-moving action in the beginning (even with some dodgy CGI effect), and the storyline later developed into the peeling off dark mysteries surrounding the mountain.  Honestly the drama gave me goosebumps while anticipating every detail of the story development, even just for 2 episodes. It's a nerve racking, dark mystery drama with captivating view of the mountain. As expected from the writer of drama Signal and Kingdom, this drama is the kind that keeps you sitting on the edge, engaged. The drama is supported by great casts - Ju Ji-hoon (Kingdom se
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Netflix Movie Review - Fatherhood (2021)

Matt, a single father who just lost his wife unexpectedly hours after she delivered their beautiful baby girl, Maddy. Now Matt has to decide how to raise his little girl while struggling to juggle things in his life. A heartwarming and funny story. Two-parent livelihood is hard, but single parent is much more! I can't imagine the chaos… but the supports are amazing! Both main characters played well, with the colors of the supporting characters.  First time parent, alone, most would feel hopeless, exhausted, and maybe even try to just give up. But every child is their parents' strength. I love that the movie showed the real life struggle and appease to the supports around Matt when he is having a hard time to raise Maddy. The family, the friends, the office. We learnt from this pandemic that work if flexible everywhere nowadays, and it gives him more space to be there for his daughter. Being a single parent also should not stop a parent to pause a moment and think about him/hers
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World Suicide Prevention Day (2021)

10 September 2021. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. It's a day to raise awareness that suicide can be prevented. During this challenging time, people are more susceptible to stress, anxiety, depression and feeling of losing hope due to various reasons. Many have lost their jobs, losing their loved ones, exhausted physically and mentally, suffering abuses, and many more. Some may have resorted to taking extreme measure to handle it. Let's play our role as part of a community to increase this awareness and stop the social stigma on people who are having mental health issues. Let's be more kind to other people and ourselves. Since gathering and face to face meeting can be challenging during this time, let's play our role as well to reach out to at least one person today in our social circle. Technology has made it easier for us to connect. Use it. We are all just connected with one call / Whatsapp away. If possible, video call is better. For someone who has survived
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Froebel Professional Development Course (Level 1)

  I'm graduating! Alhamdulillah...finally completed and graduated from 4 months of Froebel Professional Development Course (FPDC). Yeay!! Even though I had been to medical school and was a MO at paeds, this is a totally different view and experience of learning on children. Exploring play and its relation to their physical, mental, emotion, social development, and so much more. I am amazed how beautiful the natural process is, how precious and sensitive children are, how much they have taken in and how much the adults may have 'hurt' them. This journey is not only about learning and understanding children, but also a learning and a healing process for myself. The most challenging, but also an important part is to unschool my thoughts; to unlearn and relearn. A lot of peeling happened, layers by layers, with lots of reflections, and understanding more of myself. I don't have any children of my own, but I am a parent first for myself, my inner child. I am also here, tryi
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