"A journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step"

In this case, a lot of steps.. :)

Thin is In

I've been wanting to lose some extra weight for quite some time now but the pressures of medical school, my forever stressed out state of mind, and my love for food prevents me from doing anything about my weight. Yep, I'm being honest about this since it's the first step in improving myself. I weigh around 117lbs and my goal is 100-105lbs. I know that you probably think I'm being vain or whatever but I want to feel better, okay? If you want to feel better about yourself do your own thing. =P So, expect that for most days when I can, I'll post about my food intake, exercise regimen (if I can!), and random weight updates. I want to be accountable about this this time. I think I need to buy a weighing scale for monitoring. I hope I will be triumphant in this endeavor! Fighting! :)

Sasatinnie BB Creams

I've had a penchant for BB creams for quite sometime now and I've found these two that works well on my skin. I'm frequently using the Precious Jewelry BB cream SPF 30 that I've chanced upon in Sasa. In my neck of the woods, Sasa doesn't have an outlet so I had mine shipped from Hong Kong. The Sakura costs HK$98 and the Precious Jewelry I think is HK$84. It's a good find! I noticed that using BB creams brightens up my complexion instantly. Oftentimes I lack sleep so I wake up with droopy eyes but a little dab of this product instantly brightens my face! It also gives a little coverage from blemishes and redness. Hope you try this one and tell me if it worked for you too! =)

xoxo

Today I'm gonna be A W E S O M E !

Stop Looking at Me

Don't look me in the eyes

with those piercing gaze

It makes me uncomfortable.

You might catch me

silently wishing

that circumstances

were different.

Tokyo Love

I miss Japan! I hope I could go back there again. xoxo

"Take me back to the moment where I'm living the beautiful dream...

but everything is tangible."

Med Musings

Having a rotation in pediatrics will make your heart swell with joy and bleed with sympathy at the same time. This is mostly true for a lot of other rotations but personally, no other rotation quite clinches it the way pediatrics get to the heart. First off, I can still remember the first time I held a newborn in my arms. Not my baby, but still the feeling is so different. Like you have to be extra careful because the neonate is so fragile. Then you start to care for them and give them their vaccines, weigh, measure, and do physical examination. And for the few hours that they stay in the nursery, you get to bond with them and feed them until they need to be with their mothers. A new life is really a miracle. That's the happy end.

But there are also the sad end. It was just a few days ago when I first saw a child being revived because she went into cardiac failure. She had rheumatic heart disease and the Strep bacteria have been slowly but surely making sure her mitral valve becomes lax that by the time she was a little older, her mitral valve needed replacement. We weren't able to revive her.
There's also this kid who always greets me with the brightest smile whenever I pass by his ward. His diagnosis can't be clinched because his family is just so poor that they couldn't afford any laboratory test. He cries when his grandmother tells me that they can't afford the antibiotic regimen again today.

This is reality.

Starting to feel...the Christmas cheer!

The air's a little misty

the weather forecast says: rainy!

Time like these I feel so chilly

and just want a cup of coffee!

But other than the weather,

Dancing lights fill the town all over

Something special is near,

people spreading the Christmas cheer!

xoxo,

love~~beauty~~and some brandy~~

Flowers Make the Heart Melt

I was kind of feeling low this day when I saw these beauties upon coming home. Made me feel so loved and I instantly felt less alone. Thank you Lord for moms who care enough to grow these beauties to bring joy in our lives. They're really a blessing from You! Now I have to take care of these a well as a dozen other plants outside. HAHA

One..Two..Blog!

Hey everyone! I've had several blogs already and almost all of them has their own theme. I was thinking of putting up a blog that will be free for all meaning that I can just post whatever topic comes to mind so this blog is born. This space might be a big clutter for some as I would be putting whatever random thing that fancies my interest but I'll do my best to segregate them in topics easier to navigate with. I'm soooo excited to start blogging again without constraining myself into this and that topic ONLY..Haha.. :) Hope to post at least once a week! But if I'm especially chill, I might post and post and post. So there. Happy reading!