At my aunt’s house, tea is a ritual — scooping chocolate lavender chai, steeping slowly, and savoring the stillness. This morning pause reminded me that simple rituals matter, offering presence and calm even on the busiest days

As you embark on this journey into medical school, I encourage you to REST and ENJOY THIS SUMMER.

It’s been a month since I started STEP 1 studying. Let's just say there's been a lot of troubleshooting, changing plans, strategies and resources.

I realised that at the rate I was going, I would look back on these years of my life and feel like all I did was study.

I wish I enjoyed MS1 more instead of being constantly consumed with the fear of failure. So that when I look back on this time, I can be glad I lived life to the fullest.

In medical school, there are good days and bad days. Your mood varies day to day and your productivity varies hour to hour.

Most of us have been "grinding" years before we started medical school but there comes a time, when you come to the end of yourself physically and mentally.

Getting into medical school was hard and now that you're in, it's even harder.

I struggled with negative self-talk in my first semester. As things got harder the louder the negative thoughts in my head became.

There's so much to unpack and reflect on about my first 2 years aka Basic sciences. All in all, I'm grateful, blessed and humbled by the experience.