#GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amorusso

As a final year medical student, I don't have major exams. All we need to do is to get good PIAs ( Pre-Intern Appraisals) to pass every posting/rotation. This gives me plenty of time to ponder about where I am in my life.

After being diagnosed with failure-phobia ( which I will further discuss in subsequent postings when I have the commitment), I resort to reading motivational books. And my choice was #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso

Ignore my fluffy hairy legs as I have not waxed my legs for ages.

I highly recommend this book and there are some points in this book I need to reiterate in my life if I want to be a happier and more content person.

1. You'll appreciate your amazing career so much more when you look back  at your not-so-amazing  jobs in the past, and hopefully realise that you learned something from all of them.

well, I have not worked much except for being an english tutor for a few months and I figure helping around with ward work in the hospital does not fall under working too. However, the caveat here is, whatever bad crap that happened to me in the past happened so that I can appreciate the prospective good times. This includes the previous bad relationships.

2. When your goal is to gain experience, perspective and knowledge, failure is no longer a possibility. Failure is your invention.

When my mom told me that she does not agree with the idea of me working in Australia for my internship, I felt that my whole world shattered because I associate this with not being able to become a famous paediatrician which is equivalent to being a loser ( it still feels this way and I find myself crying every now and then ). Nevertheless, this quote helps me to feel better about my situation. Doing internship in Indonesia means I will gain more experience about other things that Australia is not able to offer ( you cannot do some procedures i.e lumbar puncture and pleural tap as an intern in Australia ) and I can offer the knowledge I have obtained from my rotation in Australia to the table. My goal is to gain MORE experience, perspective and knowledge to what I have hitherto learned. ( GREED IS GOOD)

3. Instead of spending my time trolling the forums and obsessing about what other sellers were doing, I focused on making my store as unique as possible.

HOLY COW. This should be my new mantra. I spend excessive amount of time obsessing about my acquaintances back home have achieved when I could have utilised the time, effort and money for my own betterment. I could have worked out so that I don't have to be jealous about their body. I could have studied so that when I bump into them, I don't have to feel inferior about my knowledge. I could have read more books. HECK, I COULD AND SHOULD HAVE SPENT MORE TIME ON THIS BLOG.

I highly recommend this book. And I figured, as a generation Y, we are just too bloody impatient. We want things fast. Hence, you see all the fast food and crazy diet pills being rampant. There are more points that I have learned from this book but I am not going to list all of them here as I don't want to get sued by her and I feel reading the book itself would offer the most substantial amount of benefits for those lost souls just like me.

I am still lost. I am still figuring out my way. But this book made me realise that this is not the end of the world. 

Finishing medical school is not the end. It is merely the beginning. 

sad wallet, happy girl

because a sad girl can use a new pair of calvin klein shoes that were on major sale (60%!)

i would like to think that my new pair of shoes will help me achieve that trés chic look too :p

the only thing crying now is my wallet.

my weekend in pictures

i had a very spontaneous trip with my friend to go to singapore and visited the museum and had the trending honey creme soft serve.

the imaginerium exhibition was amazing and i really had an amazing time there.

after feeling blah, i hope this trip can refresh and get me ready to face all the piling assignments :)

life in pictures, again :)

my sister bought this from YSL and when she reached home, she did not quite like how the bright color look on her. I have to agree that this color can look a bit 'California barbie' which is not my style too however the key is just to put 2-3 tiny dots on your lips and you will get a natural looking pink color on your lips. the color stays put and it does not make me self conscious because i know i do not look weird or fake.

i love the convenience of online shopping and a few months ago, i came across by invite only, a singapore based online store that sells handmade jewellery.

this store is really worth checking out for. their stuffs are really unique.

this is the motto i have been trying to implement since the beginning of this year and so far, i can say i have been doing quite well. :)

have a great sunday!

hi guys! what are you guys doing this sunday? i am planning to just laze around and enjoy some quality time at home. i have this brand new nail polish my friend got me and i have not used it, so why not use it before i go back to the hospital? :)

this color is called sweet star by chanel and it looks really nice. the color does not scream for attention yet the subtle sparkle still calls for it.

as i am going back to Malaysia, next Sunday, i am preparing myself to tackle major cleaning duties as my apartment has been left vacant for the past 2 months. i find this really helpful

and because i am guilty for having abandoned my window tracks too!

a super hilarious movie my friend recommended to me

my idea of comfort food in the middle of rainy season

the beauty product that has saved my face from all the pollution in Indonesia


love to hear from you!

xoxo

my week in pictures

giant tortoises at the singapore's national zoo

tanuki or japanese racoon dog. <3

a sweet surprise from a total darling to celebrate my exam's good result