SCOTLAND PHASE 1

So for the past four months, my life has been.. fast paced. Essentially.
I finished my Obstetrics/Gynae and Paediatrics exams, officially entered my final year of med school (!), came home to Malaysia for (phase one) of my summer break- which consists of a 3 week hospital placement under Psychiatry, started a project I am completely siked about, and now on to phase two of my summer adventure: Scotland!!

Now Scotland has been a huge part of my summer plans. for the following reasons:
1. I've never been to this part of the UK
2. I've always wanted to visit Glasgow and Edinburgh
3. I enjoyed my Plastics Surgery rotation and I wanted more; so I applied for it and got a placement with a Plastics consultant in Glasgow Royal Infirmary!!
4. It works out well given phase 3 of my summer plans: *****drumroll****
 READING FESTIVAL! *well this would've happened regardless.. but still hahaha

I've been in Glasgow now for almost a week, and it's been really chill. Which is exactly what I needed. Electives have been stress free- minus the 7 am wake up calls in the morning but I'm happy enough! I get to do what I want and I've never taken so many OOTDs in a long time!
These are little updates on our little tour trips over the weekend.





"Loch Lomond"



*The Highlands


*oh you know, just holding my camera up, hoping to casually catch the Loch Ness monster swimming about in this famous Loch (Scottish gaelic for lake)






So that's all for now, we've planned an exciting trip to Lake District this weekend I need to figure out how I'm gonna pack for a 3 day camping trip.
x
M

HARD TIMES

I cannot express my love enough for this band. Getting knocked on the ground, the uncertainty of life itself, and the very idea of loosing faith and self trust is not a foreign feeling for me. You start doubting if you're on the right lane, if life is passing you by, or if things get too overwhelming you just want to hide in a hole on the ground.
I'm on my way of believing that things have a way of turning out okay. Even when you're unsure of yourself and how you got this far. Or even if you've gotten far at all.
But as long as you're trying, things will be okay.

NEW FINDS

SO, I'm procrastinating with work a little, but might as well channel it to writing. Or introducing something good (?) to the world. I am not a massive fan of the Lumineers, partly because when the song Hey Ho came out, I was in Malaysia and it was played endlessly on the radio, in malls, in the toilet in malls, remixed instrumentally in some cubicles in the toilet in malls, it was everywhere basically. So it became one of those things where the idea of the Lumineers just.. nauseated me. Which isn't fair because I hardly gave them a chance. drama

But my dear friends, I just recently discovered their music video for 'Sleep on the Floor' and my goodness me, it was art. I was so moved, touched everywhere, my God so much feels guys. *hyperventilates*
 If you have seen it, which I am sure most of you have, I apologise for being late to the club. You can skip this part then. haha.
So for those of you who have not, in summary, it is a true (don't quote me on this one, I gathered it from one of the YT comments. super reliable I know) love story, where this guy asks his lover to run away with him to sort of "escape this town" on the day of her father's funeral.  Everything was beautifully shot, they left in the audio of the conversations, laughs, and background noise, which I found beautiful. And this is where it gets interesting. 3 music videos form a storyline.
After you watch Sleep on the Floor, you need to watch 'Angela', and then Cleopatra. It is of course open to interpretation, but it is of relevance to one another and forms a short story together. I was left feeling super emotional by the end of it and it kept me thinking.. a lot.
About everything, well life in general and how whatever you choose to do, leaves a significant mark. Amazing.






My second find is due to some random browsing on Spotify and under the concerts list, lo and behold, I discover that JoJo is performing in Dublin this Sunday! I can hear my teenage self scream with disappointment to my utter ignorance of SUCH AN EVENT. I never knew until today! My entire awkward pubertal phase circulated around her songs and well, I was kind of disappointed that tickets are out of reach at this point. obviously.
But anyways I listened to some of her new stuff, and they're not too bad. Quite good actually, all grown up, eyebrow piercing and everything. Adore it. Wish I could've gone for her show but oh well, maybe next time Jo.



Have a good week ahead guys
MM