Day 1 of Ramadan in Melbourne meant 14+ hours without food, water, or coffee—tough! But as sunset approached, my wife and I headed over to my parents’ place for iftar (breaking the fast). When we arrived, my mum had prepared a feast, with some of my favourites. It was the typical Ramadan affair with dates […]
Well, technically this is a fortnightly update since the previous weekend was so jam packed and so was the week just past. Here’s a quick snapshot of what has been happening:
Ever had one of those conversations that start out as casual banter but somehow lead to a profound realization? That happened to me this week. An old friend decided to keep his schedule more open—less rigid planning, more space for spontaneous catch-ups, like we used to do in university. So, when we met up, we […]
This week is normally one where I’m quite busy in the day job- apart from half day off to catch up on life admin, it’s a full 6 days week with only today for rest! But, I have decided to take a chunk of long service leave, so instead of a huge chunk of work, […]
It’s been one whirlwind of a hectic year in 2024. As it draws to a close, here are some of the lessons learnt and how that will change things going forward. There are a lot of little lessons learnt too, but I’ll keep it to these main ones for now. If you’d like more, leave […]
After the socialising of the last 2 weeks, I was essentially a hermit this week! Apart from going out of my house for work and coffee, the rest of the time, I basically hid in a cave. 😂 I came to realise that home has become that sanctuary now: it’s just a calm place to […]
It has been a social week that’s been packed full of activities. And work. 😂 On the one hand, it’s winding down for the year, but I feel that this year, things are really not slowing down nearly as much. In fact, I’m already receiving requests for extra work next year! On the social front, […]
This week feels like it’s been a non-stop socialising extravaganza that has continued on from last week. There has been more coffees/dinners/catch-ups and parties than most of the previous year gone by! This was a more “work heavy” week as well. Given that there are only a handful of weeks til operating rooms shut down […]
As I write this, it’s nearly time to leave for a friend’s 40th birthday. I didn’t know what to write for the card so I was trying to remember some little joke from the first days of med school. That’s when it occurred to me that these friends, I have now known for more than […]
This week has been strangely busy but from a start-up assist point of view. I’ve been updating the i-scribe.com.au website and having meetings to see how I can help anaemate.com.au too. This along with course work has meant that even though I haven’t worked much clinically, the days really have been quite full! One of […]