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The dreaded dental visit

First person perspective as a patient with a dentist holding tweezers and a metal stick with a light overhead

I am more than a little embarrassed to admit that yesterday was the first time I had been to the dentist in over two years.

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Focus

man looking through magnifying glass with one eye towards camera

There are so many things these days that can steal our focus.

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Do I deserve to be here?

Models wearing dark colours walking down a catwalk

Attending my first Fashion Week made me reflect on the feeling of imposter syndrome.

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I hear a symphony

An orchestra.

A cold Friday night a few weeks ago, Swifties, orchestra goers, and everyone in-between gathered at The Meeting Hall to listen to the Joseph Freer Quartet perform instrumental renditions of Taylor Swift’s greatest hits. 

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Travelling during COVID

A plane flying over a city

Travelling interstate during the pandemic has its host of stresses.

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Semesterly breakdown - tick!

Open books, scrunched paper and pencils scattered on a desk

I had to submit an assignment this week I knew I had not done well in at all, and all I could think about was how dumb I must be compared to my classmates.

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Emotional fitness

sunrise landscape, golden colours with trees and cows in background

Winter is truly upon us. Flu season is too, on top of the coronavirus. Apart from ensuring I’m up to date with all my COVID and flu vaccines and generally keeping my body healthy, is there something that can help with my emotional fitness?

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Dealing with body issues

A blue measuring tap on top of glass scales.

I have been unhealthily obsessed with my weight for a long time.

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Three years of Eid abroad

A bunch of ketupat.

Eid celebrations (or Raya as we call it in Malaysia) began to look a little different to me in 2020.

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The magic of a garden

variety of small cacti and succulents in pots on a shelf

After having lived in small apartments/units for the past four years, helping my siblings build a small veggie garden at home has filled me with some unexpected joy.

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