The good, the bad and the ugly

An eventful few months it had been, and what a journey of discovery it was!
As we approach the final week of the 7-week journey, I can't help but reflect on the great deal I have learnt about my family, my friends and myself.

Healthcare - an industry I never thought I would step foot in.
It has been a powerful, challenging, knowledgable and yet humbling experience.
I feel so small and humbled by the people I am surrounded by every single day.
Doctors, nurses and frontliners who incessantly and tirelessly do their utmost for their patients. Patients who put up a fight against their condition, accompanied by their family members who fight alongside with them unconditionally.

There are the good ones, and there are the better ones.
I haven't been the most cooperative kin of a patient.
I have been demanding and at times, overinsistent and paranoid.
But there have been doctors and nurses and frontline workers who have stood up to my demands and in fact, humbled me with their sincerity and professionalism.

Friends and people - as with all apples, there too exists the good, the bad and the ugly.
The past 4 months felt like a crash course of lifelong lessons, delivering a hard slap on my cheek and awakened me to who I have been and who I should be.

I am thankful for this wake up call that has taught me to treasure faithfulness, selflessness, reliability, positivity and love in a friendship.

I am thankful for the selfless traits in my friends. They have provided comfort and strength that I need and not what they think I need. There is a subtle but important difference, for in a friendship, friends play the rules of the game together and not by the rules of one or the other.

Here's to the good, the better and the best.

Daunting journey ahead

Just at the turn of 2011, we faced a shocking piece of news. The road will be daunting ahead but the only way to face it would be to tackle it with positivity and courage, and hope the rainbow does come at the end of the tunnel.