We all need a fire starter...

It's been a while since i blogged anything... actually it's been a while since i last logged onto msn, icq and all that tech-savvy stuff... come to think of it, i don't even check my email everyday anymore! (check it on an average of once in 2 to 3 days...) to sum it up, i'm basking in the luxuries of a glorious holiday season... ahhh... mmmm...

(no.. that doesn't equate to being lazy...)

After having such a long holiday, and especially a holiday where internet access was of remotest possibility; the lull of lazy days, spent at my own time, whim and fancy does linger on. my day starts with me leisurely eating a cereal breakfast, spending the next hour reading the news papers and the day goes on, with me doing whatever i want to do... which sometimes means nothing at all...

(such a lazy bum eh...)

This is a good break. After one year of charging through school like a machine powered on red bull, i must adimt i'm enjoying myself this very moment. This break was my power booster, my fire starter. For reasons aplenty, i was losing steam studying medicine last year. My initial ideals and passions for wanting to go to medical school seemed more of a child's amibitions that were as what they were meant to be - ambitions that did not fit well in the realities of life's puzzle. What i've realised during this period of rest is that when you're so caught up in the present, it is difficult to clear your mind to 1) reflect on your past and 2) re-focus on your goals for the future. Going off the track exploring other hospitals overseas, meeting new people, hearing new perspectives and learning new cultures was both an inspiring and humbling experience. I have met individuals who have inspired me and made me realise my inadequacies both as an all-rounded person and as a future doctor. We have much to learn, especially with regards to the art of doctoring. (isn't it good i realised it before i actually graduated?)

Like many young people my age, I wanted an opportunity to experience the world at large and not the world as i knew it to be. I had a real good time, there was simply so much out there to see and do. As a tourist and foreign student i had a great time! I'm thankful to my parents who have made this trip possible; but as a daughter my one biggest conclusion is that there's no place like home.