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Revisiting habitats

Posted on April 21, 2019 by A.J

Funny how life finds ways to smack you right in the face and then expects you to smile after the hard slap and pick yourself back up and start anew…only to get knocked back down…again…again and again. I hate that … Continue reading →

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My life as a slave…

Posted on November 29, 2016 by A.J

Ramblings I never thought I’d be this dissatisfied with my life and more so myself at this point in my life. The phase of self-discovery and self-actualization that I went through after med school left me in a haze. For … Continue reading →

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Consequences, consequences

Posted on June 17, 2016 by A.J

There are times when I wish I could do anything I want without ever worrying about the consequences. But of course, that is not possible. Everything has consequences. Every single breath taken has consequences. And for someone like me, who … Continue reading →

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Self-satisfaction, my a*#

Posted on June 8, 2016 by A.J

I knew it would be bad. I just never thought my patience would give out so soon. I never thought that I would come to hate kids so deeply and truly. I never thought my perseverance and resilience, which had … Continue reading →

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To want or not to want

Posted on March 5, 2016 by A.J

What bliss it would be to be invisible! What contrast to want invisibility after years of wanting to be noticed?!? Life has become this complex series of paradoxes, each one more difficult and intricate than the last. Does it make … Continue reading →

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Ode to Teachers

Posted on February 27, 2016 by A.J

They say if you can read, thank a teacher; If there is one person who can truly inspire, it’s a teacher. Who moulds a child’s character? It’s a teacher. Who holds the key to unlocking endless potential? It is, and … Continue reading →

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Irony of ironies…

Posted on July 21, 2015 by A.J

To be in a world surrounded by people, meaning family, who think you are the biggest screw up, is rather unfortunate. What’s even more unfortunate is the fact that having found my true calling and not being able to, rather … Continue reading →

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Hope needs to be contained.

Posted on May 2, 2015 by A.J

‘Hope needs to be contained.’ Although extremely dystopian, this sentence is fascinatingly poetic and has a bizarre truth and beauty to it. Recent experiences have left me reeling and deeply contemplating about the role hope has to play in our … Continue reading →

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An ode to teaching.

Posted on April 19, 2015 by A.J

“Why are you always so engrossed with your checking? You only get a mere 20,000. It’s not like they are paying you a handsome sum like 50,000.” These were the condescending comments that met my ears whilst I was talking … Continue reading →

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Thank a teacher.

Posted on April 19, 2015 by A.J

     They say if you can read, thank a teacher; If there is one person who can truly inspire, it’s a teacher. Who moulds a child’s character? It’s a teacher. Who holds the key to unlocking endless potential? It is, … Continue reading →

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