Such compelling words! I certainly don’t want to be killed by the ignorance of my doctor, and more than that I don’t want to be the doctor whose ignorance may kill others. The title kinda piqued my curiosity, but I should’ve known better- that such compelling words is part of the marketing strategy. And yet, I read on, because I was too curious to know what he had to offer. Why, indeed, are we taught in medical school that as long as we eat a balanced diet, we don’t need nutritional supplements? Why is it generally frowned upon in the…
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Souls in Love By Hands Percussion If our souls can be weighed, how much is given to love? No one remains alone forever. We are bound by love. Love is familiar. It is a part of us as we live and breathe, at every waking moment. Yet, can any of us truly grasp its meaning? Is there even a meaning to love? Some say that modern day love is only imagery – it is passionate, it overwhelms, and is selfish. We kill love with trivialities – who has taken too much, who has given too little. No one should stay…
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tonight my heart feels like a hundred tonne. tonight it feels like the entire universe is weighing down on it. sifting through the old photos brought me back in time, like Alice (in Wonderland) spiraling down memory lane (or rather, tunnel) that seemed to have no end to it. i saw flashbacks of a number of people who were once so close to me, people i cared a lot for, but whom i don’t talk to anymore. sometimes i wonder, why do all this happen, why do friends stop talking to each other over time?! the best answer i could…
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Finally! Done with exams, no more worries about getting distracted, no more nightmares of dying patient asking for help! 😛 Oh what I’d do to get to a beach right now and spend some quality time with myself! But… no. Instead, I’m here, writing about going to the beach, picturing myself taking in deep breaths of fresh air, listening to the sound of waves, feeling the sand in between my toes – even that (which would usually make me squirm) makes being at the beach seem like a far better place to be than where I’m at right now. Oh…
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summer break is so close i can almost taste it. i’ve drawn up big plans of what to do, which books to read, who to meet, where to go, etc. and i just can’t waitttt!!!!! omg i’m so excited excited excited! but why do exams always have to be on the last day of school? this thing that is between me and my freedom is killing me! i’ll be looking at my textbook and lecture slides but the mind is at the beach, curling up in bed enjoying a book, having good coffee good conversations with friends, sipping pina colada and enjoying…
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They say being in medical school pretty much equates not having a life. I beg to differ. I think I’m doing more than I used to, not just the learning part in school but also having fun. We always thought we should study really hard now and have fun later; but at some point we’d come to realize that the ‘later’ will never come, for this is just the beginning of a really long journey. And so in med school we learn to balance life and school, just like how everybody else have to learn to balance work and life.…
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Metric – Help, I’m Alive I tremble They’re gonna eat me alive If I stumble They’re gonna eat me alive Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer Help, I’m alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer Hard to be soft, tough to be tender Come take my pulse, the pace is on a runaway train Help, I’m alive, my heart keeps beating like a hammer, beating like a hammer If you’re still alive My regrets are few. If my life is mine, what shouldn’t I do? I get wherever I’m going, I get…
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In the previous post, I wrote that we were a little too idealistic and not wanting to budge (in the name of pragmatism). I guess I was wrong… at least to a certain extent. Thank goodness we went all out to make it happen; thank goodness for those who stuck to their ideals, and thank goodness there wasn’t more of the “more pragmatic” ones like myself. 😛 Not that things wouldn’t have turned out great if we did a smaller scale dinner, but it wouldn’t have been phenomenal like the annual dinner that we just had. It was more than…
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today things got a little out of control and i can’t help but wonder, how did things get to this point? i don’t wanna point fingers, and i certainly don’t want to start the whole blame game, but knowing what happened and be completely honest about things is absolutely necessary to prevent similar mistakes as such. sigh. perhaps i’m at fault too. perhaps i should’ve stuck my head out there even if it might be butchered. perhaps I should’ve made my point heard even if it meant creating some friction with others. perhaps i should’ve argued until i have it…
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To many, running a marathon is probably no big deal. But to me, it’s no small feat. My memories of childhood consists more of seeing the doctor for coughs, colds, asthmas (albeit only mild ones) and almost nothing on being active in any sports. The only memories that were sports-related were the many times when I broke my glasses playing basketball. Even then, I wasn’t really playing- all I remembered was everyone fighting over the ball and the next thing I knew I felt it smashed into my face and my glasses either broke into half or went out of…
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You’ve always been told that high salt diet is one of the biggest environmental factors that raise blood pressure and cause hypertension. And then you read an article that has an attractive title on a well-known news site that tells you hey, maybe salt isn’t all that bad, maybe low salt diet can even cause harm!. So after 10 minutes of poring over the article, you’re left in a befuddled state of mind, not knowing what to believe. I don’t blame you. The author of the article started off by claiming that the reason we were told salt is so deadly…