Life Update - Where I’ve been and where I’m going!

Life Update – Where I’ve been and where I’m going!


HOWDY HO!

Alright, for all those who want to stone me, please feel free. I’ve been a HORRIBLE blogger/vlogger/youtuber! As I will mention in an up coming video, life has just been a complete whirlwind and I’m still trying to catch my breath! I honestly don’t know where the past couple of months have been, and there have been no signs of it slowing down.

For all those who have been tweeting me/instagraming me - yes! I’m still alive! I’m not dead I promise! Thank you for all your concerns and for simply thinking about me, and I feel like I owe you all an explanation so here it is!

So the start of this long hiatus began with my birthday month - July. It was epic. During this time I had two trips planned (gold coast for AMSA, and then  adelaide and melbourne the following week), my birthday party to plan/organise, a huge assignment to do, and finally internship allocation/preferences. And all of this happened while I had Uni everyday!

What happened during August/September then? UNI! It was my final rotation here in Australia and I as I took a couple of weeks off to travel, I had to make it up. And finally, there are some upcoming changes/trips that I’ve had to prepare for keeping me very busy still!

So, what are these changes I’m talking about?


1. I’m going to the UK! 
For those who don’t know, I’m a final year medical student, and as part of this year we are required to do an elective clinical rotation overseas. I’ve chosen to go with my mate to the UK for 4 weeks and after that, we will be travelling Europe! My best mates from Darwin will also be meeting me in Athens after my clinical placement and then we will be travelling to Dublin, Barcelona and then Paris, where we will meet up for a topdeck tour going to Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium (not in that order), etc. It’s my first time to go to the UK/Europe so I am excited beyond words! My placement will be located approx 30-40mins away from London, so on the weekends we plan on going to London/Bath/Brighton, etc. If you’ve ever been to the UK or live in the UK, please let me know whats the best way to go about transport! Also if anyone’s been to Europe, do let me know how you loved it, where you went and any advice you have for first time travellers!

3. I’m graduating!
After my europe trip, I’ll be flying back to Manila, before returning to Australia for my graduation. While this doesnt really seem to be a reason for keeping me busy right now, you will see in the following dot point why it has! 

2. I’m moving to Adelaide!
As I mentioned internship allocations were revealed late July and whilst I was really hoping for Brisbane, Adelaide was my 2nd choice. I’m pretty happy with the move as I’ll finally be with family again who will be relocating to Adelaide also, but at the same time it sucks that I wont be with some of my closest mates to start our first day of internship. Not to mention having to make completely new friiends in Adelaide which I’m pretty apprehensive about…but I’m sure things will just work itself out. My biggest worry with this is the move - while trying to pack for the UK, I’ve also been trying to pack up most of my stuff so that when I come back I will not have that much to do. I’m still also trying to find a new place to live in in Adelaide, but luckily my brother is there right now and can help me out on this. It’s just been crazy hectic, needless to say!
 
So there you go. That’s my life store for the month of July/August/September. I know I’ve let you all down by being MIA these past weeks, but I promise you, it was for a good reason! Hope you’ll all still forgive me and this gives you all a good idea of what’s happened and what will be happening to me!

And before we part, here are just some photos of my trip for you to enjoy 😀

Birthday Party:

Gold Coast

Adelaide to Melbourne Road trip

PHEW!!!! And that’s about everything!!


Sorry for the MANY MANY pics everyone, but I could not be bothered splitting it up into several different posts.

And for all the curious minds - no, my boyfriend is NOT in any of the photos I’ve posted! The asian guy I’m taking pictures with is my brother before anybody asks 🙂


Lastly, don’t forget to check my vlog channel & follow me on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter to stay updated with my travels!

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High Tea to Celebrate the new-found free time.

Last week I was able to spend a lovely weekend relaxing with friends and enjoying the time we’ve finally been rewarded after 5 years of study.

For those who dont know, I’m currently in my final year of medicine which is the most anticipated year for the whole course of MBBS. In my degree, our “final” exams are in 5th year (last year) and thus 6 year is essentially our pre-internship year. It’s almost guaranteed that we will be graduating this year, which has removed an immense amount of pressure on all of us. It’s as if we’ve been handed our life back to us - free to do with it whatever we want. I’ve been indulging myself in this new-found “free time”, dedicating many hours to watching movies daily, guiltlessly sleeping in on weekends, enthusiastically part-taking in new hobbies & activities,  and of course, trying to be more interactive on my youtube, blog and now facebook.

It’s been a long 5 years, with many ups and downs - some days being more bleek than others. With the increasing numbers of medical students graduating each year, it’s hard to appreciate the process of achieving a medical degree to become a Doctor. But I tell you, It’s damn hard. Not only is it intellectually draining, the pure duration of the degree is enough to challenge any person. Nearly every year there is a college mate or close friend who are graduating out of their 3-4 year course, moving to a new house, going to new places, meeting new people. And all the while, you’re stuck in the same place, same degree, same people and with the same never ending questioning of “is this really what I want to do?”.

You question everything - your abilities, your motivation, your determination… your future. And every single year when that dreaded “end of year” exams come around, there’s almost always an emotional/mental break down. It’s almost inevitable that there will be weeks of unhealthy eating, weeks of sleepless nights, and weeks of residing in the medical school study room - all so you can pass a 3hr long, 50 page exam. (There are also OSCE’s but thats a whole lot of completely different stressing…)

Nonetheless, every year, it all pays off. And finally, here I am, at the final year of my degree, with all the time in the world.

So, all that just to say I have more free time? Yeh, I know. haha

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Hope you guys enjoy the photos!
Thanks for all of your ongoing support and especially last year with all of the final exams stressing. You have all meant the world to me <3

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Back in the philippines for christmas :D

Hi everyone, just wanted to update you all that I’m currently in the Philippines and enjoying the bludgy lifestyle. Unfortunately the internet has been practically non-functional due to it’s speed, and hence I have not been active on youtube/twitter/instagram/blogspot. Also due to the heat, I cant say I’m particularly enthusiastic about filming. Dont get me wrong, I do want to film some vids for you guys, but it’s just so tedious and the heat to be honest, just makes me feel so lazy.

Nonetheless, I was able to get off my lazy ass and finish editing this video for you guys, and the internet was cooperative and allowed me to upload the video within a reasonable amount of time.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take photos of the outfit I wore to the airport, so I’ve just taken screenshots from the video. I’ve made a makeup tutorial and outfit of the day videos for this and I’ll include it down below. For now, please enjoy and see you in my next blogpost!








MAKE-UP AND OUTFIT VIDEOS

Travel-Friendly Makeup

Products Used:
Olay Total Effects Moisturiser
Shisheido Sun SPF Foundation (NOT Shu Uemura - got it wrong in the video sorry!!
Maybelline Dream Lumi Concealer
MAC MSF Natural in  Medium Dark
Milani Brow Fix in Medium
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Milani shadow eyez 12 hr pencil in Champagne Toast
Make Up Forever Aqua Cream in Black
Milani Flared Mascara
Benefit Cha Cha Tint
Benefit Sunbeam

Tools:
Ecotools Travel set (Can be purchased from http://www.iherb.com use code “OZA493” for $10 on your first purchase and $5 on succeeding purchases)

My Travel Outfit

Hope you guys enjoy!

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