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While growing up, when I was asked regarding what I looked forward towards in the future, I always had the answer.

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The answer was simply, I wanted to be a Doctor (coz that’s what I knew my whole life and indirectly working towards albeit having other interests).

Thus, from primary school, next would be high school, moving towards science stream in school and pre-university in a course which would serves as a prerequisite into entering medical school.

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In medical school, my focus was always on the exams, completing that particular posting, completing that year, completing preclinicals and moving onto clinicals, studying for the grand finals, completing medical school and graduating.

Upon graduation, applying for housemanship to start practicing. I always knew that I wanted to practice in Sarawak General Hospital. Thus, that didn’t require much thinking. Working my way there, and finally, starting housemanship.

Now that I’m a House Officer, completing each posting, working towards completing a year, now focusing on completing the whole journey.

But after that? I feel lost and aimless.

Previously, when asked regarding my need to have a family, I would brush it off. Not that I didn’t want to but I’ve yet to meet the person that I would want to spend the rest of my life with and build a family.

My aim was mainly catered towards my parents. But they’re doing just fine on their own. Thank God for that. I don’t see my purpose anymore actually.

In regard to post-housemanship, I have no idea of which speciality I would like to dive into. In terms of being surgical based or medical based, the thing I learnt over this past 1 year is that I’m definitely a surgical based person. Though, I have enjoyed paediatrics very much (which I supposed is a very much toned down version of the chaotic medical posting).

I wouldn’t know, as upon writing this article, I’ve yet to complete my medical posting.

The medical field is not just tied to 6 different postings. As a House Officer in Malaysia, we are required to rotate to 6 different postings throughout our 2-year-duration in housemanship which are, Surgery, Medical, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Paediatrics. The sixth posting, we have the privilege to choose among Emergency Department (ETD / ED), Anaesthesia, Klinik Kesihatan (Community Clinics) and Psychiatry.

However, in reality, the clinical field is vast and there are other specialities that we as House Officers have yet to enter. In terms of non-clinical field, it is another vast category.

Which of it am I?

At times I wished that I always knew of what I wanted to be, such as a Cardiologist or a Surgeon but after assisting in the operating theatres and working as a junior doctor, none of it appeals to me 100%. Sure it is interesting but is it something I would want to be doing for the rest of my life?

Having completed a year of housemanship, I thought that the answer would be clear to me by now. Yet, I’m still as unsure as I had been before. I’ve approached multiple seniors, medical officers and specialists and talked to various doctors from different fields regarding their experience. I seem to have the information but my heart was not fully captured by any of it.

Everything seems nice and interesting. I hope that in time to come, the answer would be clearer. The least I could do at the moment is to put my best foot forward in whatever department or sector that I go through.

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Working as a House Officer, I do not go out to eat much. Mainly because our days are mainly occupied with work and after work, we would be drained. Well, most of the time.

Thus, if I were to really go out, it would be during my long breaks which is when I apply for leaves.

In terms of acquiring groceries, I rarely go to the grocery store myself as I do not have a car of my own in Sarawak. I am extremely dependent on Grab and overtime can be expensive as well.

Hence, I make do with the convenience store downstairs at my apartment which doesn’t really have much in terms of fresh foods or ordering online.

Here are my Top 5 must haves in my grocery list which is available in the convenience store if I were to just shop there.

1. Coffee

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As I mentioned in some of my previous articles before. It is a must have drug in my system. Personally I think I have grown rather immune to the effects of caffeine over the years from overconsumption. Thus, if I’m unable to get my grounded coffee beans, usually I’ll make do with some freeze dried coffee or a regular black coffee powder.

2. Oats

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I replace rice for rolled oats when I’m living alone. Back at home, my mother would always cook rice as my parents love rice. However, I noticed that I easily crash or get sleepy easily after consuming rice. Thus, I substitute it for rolled oats and usually I would cook soups or curries and pour the oats over it and consume it just like regular rice.

3. Eggs

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It is easily available. When there is nothing else stored in my pantry and everything else is closed, eggs go about well with almost everything.

4. Noodles

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Well, I’m not exactly healthy per se all the time, and I do enjoy my occasional instant noodles. Especially after work and not having a meal the whole day, I’ll just whip up a quick dish of curry instant noodles with eggs.

5. Sausages

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Personally, I prefer chicken over sausages and as mentioned before, I rarely go out for my groceries. Hence, I’d go for sausage since it is easily available at the convenience store downstairs. In addition to that, I can be versatile with cooking them.

Thus, if I had to list 5 of the hat, these are my top 5 that I would shop for in any grocery stores amidst working as a House Officer.

Again, sadly, it lacks nutrition. But, oh well.

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Paediatrics Posting. The posting of tiny human beings.

Looking back, I feared entering into the Paediatrics posting. I think I say that for almost every posting.

However, it was one that I fell in love with before I even off-tagged, as mentioned in one of my articles previously.

The stress level was not as bad as it was in other postings mainly because we were dealing with children. Not to say that treating them is easier, in fact it isn’t as they tend to fight back, scream or cry a lot.

I mean they’re just children.

But perhaps when I do come to work, the smile on their cute faces were enough to alleviate some of the stress and checking them clinically involves a skill as they are easily triggered.

I would find myself playing with them or calming them down. Most of the time if I were to auscultate them, they would either start playing with it, swat it away or start crying.

The Paediatrics posting is the place I started eating again amidst the stress. Irregardless of the amount of patients and work to do, there is always time for lunch or at least our superiors will make sure of that.

It was also the place where I enjoyed the long rounds in the morning and afternoon as well as I would present to specialists.

I made a good friend with a medical officer who I still keep contact with albeit having left the posting. I enjoyed the days where I would be allocated to work with him.

Having worked both in the general ward and nursery ward, the experiences were different but enjoyable nonetheless.

If there is a posting I wouldn’t mind repeating, it is the Paediatric Posting and I hope you do or will or had enjoyed this posting just as much as I did.

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Daily writing prompt What would your life be like without music? View all responses

Utterly boring.

As far as I could recall, I have always associated studying with music.

Perhaps it is because while growing up, my mom had always filled the house with music and made me sit at a corner to study whether I liked it or not, I had to study.

Eventually, I’ve grown used to, to studying with music or reading with music.

In high school, I discovered the kind of music that I like as well as the suitable time for me to study.

Thus, music and studying goes hand-in-hand or I will not be able to focus.

Eventually, I shift to Podcasts and Audiobooks while I am going about doing my chores or cooking, I am either listening to these or music.

Even my daily morning writing has jazz or lo-fi playing in the background.

There are days of course when I do not feel like listening to my music or is simply not in the mood for other musics.

Thus, “lo-fi” or “jazz” are my go-to. Still musical nevertheless.

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Working in the hospital, I wished that I had endless amount of energy. This is due to the never ending amount of patients as well as the lack of manpower.

Despite having completed your side of work, you just wished that you could help out. However, once you are done for the day, the thought of even going out is too tiring, upon returning home.

Thus, the evenings after work are usually spent recuperating and resting before going to bed to repeat the whole thing again the following day.

These are what keeps me going throughout the day.

1. Coffee

I need to have my morning coffee. I just absolutely have to.

My morning is not complete without my morning coffee as my body will feel sluggish and tired. I’m somewhat also more irritable and unable to think or move fast.

Perhaps it is the caffeine addiction speaking.

After I have had my black coffee to start the day and packed my necessary coffee flasks for work, it is then that I am ready to walk out the door and head to work.

2. Chrysanthemum Tea

I have built a liking towards cold chrysanthemum tea.

Personally, I enjoy the sugarless chrysanthemum tea. However, the ones available at work are only those in the can and has sugar in it.

Nevertheless, I still make do with it. Besides it is affordable too. Sipping that cold soothes my soul and reenergises me.

3. Cold Green Tea

In addition to cold chrysanthemum tea, I would usually prepare a jug of green tea and store it in the fridge.

This is for me to enjoy upon returning home and also serves as a healthier alternative to chrysanthemum tea which is packed with sugar.

Thus, the things that energises me are not food but simply drinks.

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“You Guys Are Angels”

This may be a biased statement and it differs according to the individual’s experience. Thus, although I do know of the controversies I may ignite. I am merely saying this out of my own firsthand experiences and as mentioned before, each person’s experience differs greatly.

MOs, short for Medical Officers.

First of all, I don’t know how do you guys (medical officers) do it, pulling through an oncall shift, just to return for another oncall duty the following day after postcall. Perhaps it is because during my current batch, we have shifted fully to the “shift system”. Thus, we have yet to experience the “oncall” system which was experienced by the older house officer batches.

I am in awe and I appreciate the determination and discipline that goes with it. Most of the time when an oncall medical officer is on duty, they solely handle the referrals from emergency or ward and sometimes both. This goes on from the start of that day till the following morning and after which they would have to help out in clinics during their postcall, wards or even in operating theatres (OT).

Most of the time, they are alone unless they are lucky enough to have a “tagger”. Thus it is them, the house officer, the registrar and the specialist that forms the oncall team.

That is if they are oncall. In the wards, they rely on the house officers to carry out the active joblists, to take the bloods, request necessary scans, to resuscitate the patient first and inform if there are any acute issues and to carry out the morning, evening and oncall reviews while they are in the clinics or operating theatres or helping out in other places.

I used to think that once we have completed housemanship, life will be better. However, after observing my medical officers and registrars, it does not actually get better, the stress is on another level, the responsibilities increases yet they pull through it with jokes and smiles. I used to think that, perhaps they have gotten used to it. On the other hand, I’m still struggling.

Medical Officers are in charge of the House Officers as well. Thus, if any pitfalls were to occur, of course we do get scolded but they are the ones who get reprimanded as well. I’ve lost count of the times when the medical officers have backed me up. Although I do know that, that is their duty but albeit the responsibilities and the stress, I’ve experienced it first hand multiple times when they would take the fall instead when it comes to answering the specialists.

There are times when I do feel their anger were uncalled for. However, most of the time I understand that it mainly stems from tiredness. The patience really wears thin and snaps easily when there is lack of proper rest.

A lot is expected of them from the specialists and on top of that, taking care of us, House Officers too and teaching us what we do not know while trusting the patient’s care into our hands while they are off to help out in a different place. They are always a call away even if we are placed in the night shift. Thus, should there be any issues, they are always nearby and there.

Yet, after work, after the tiring day and issues that occur in ward, they return home to their families and loved ones and try to go about their life, only to return and repeat it again the following day.

Some might say, well, it is their duty isn’t it? I’ve heard it before.

It is true and personally I feel that we as House Officers, although we are tired, and on top of that being tested emotionally, they are even more tired.

Thus, if there is anything at all that stems from this article, it is my deep and heartfelt gratitude and appreciation towards the Medical Officers, which are rarely said.

My dear readers, if you are beginning your journey as a House Officer or is currently going through your housemanship or internship journey, have faith, patience and to always remember to be kind. Remember that as House Officers, we serve to ease the burdens of the Medical Officers on top of learning on the job, for we will one day take their place.

A fellow colleague always mentions this sentence while I’m in my Surgical Posting, “Don’t do unto others what you don’t want them to do unto you”.

This wise line by Confucius has a special place in my heart and I hope it does for you as well. As you become more senior and familiar with the work at hand as well as build good relationships with your superiors, always remember to be humble and kind.

Do not let cockiness overcome you nor be easily angered when a fellow junior makes a mistake or asks for guidance.

We were all once in their shoes as well.

Always remember to take care of yourselves first, so you can serve others best.

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Sunday, 30th of June 2024. I was allocated to work as the morning shift house officer at Paediatric Isolation Ward 3A. It was a Sunday.

At the time of writing this article, it is September and currently in my fourth posting which is Surgery. I should be pushing into my third month in Surgery but considering my recent injury in August, I have been on 6-weeks medical leave.

Looking back, my last day in Paediatrics was extremely lovely.

Working during the weekend in General Paediatrics especially Paeds 3A meant that there is only one medical officer who will do the morning rounds, which is usually the oncall medical officer and grand rounds with specialist is only once which is in the morning.

Prior to my arrival that morning, I knew that there were only two allocated house officers on duty in the ward that day. Me and a colleague of mine.

However, my colleague was on medical leave and was unable to come to work. I started off with morning reviews at the acute cubicle as usual and continued to the next cubicle while awaiting another house officer to be reallocated.

Considering that we were tight on manpower during that day, we each reviewed the patients on our own and directly presented to the specialists.

A lovely person was reallocated and I enjoyed every bit working with her. We completed morning rounds at almost 2pm and proceeded to complete our morning discharges and take any STAT bloods.

Then, we went for lunch and proceeded with acute bay reviews and continued with our afternoon discharges.

Upon completion, we spent time talking and joking. The hours were filled with giggles and laughter till it was finally time to return home.

We returned home on time that day at 6pm.

My third posting ended on a good note as well and it was one filled with tons of fond memories. It is one of the posting that I would not mind repeating.

If you are due to commence the Paediatric posting, I sincerely hope that you will enjoy it as much as I did.

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Pushing into my third month in Paediatrics Posting, I was allocated to the Nursery Ward, after successfully completing my Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).

I was rather fearful and hesitant. I heard that the hours are a killer and working the night shift and being the post night is even worse. However, I was mainly worried about being a resuscitator.

Prior to joining the Nursery Ward, I have had a few experiences working in the ward itself. Not as a resuscitator but merely covering the morning rounds, going a out reviewing as well as settling the job lists.

Thankfully, I had a few experiences covering for the Nursery Ward. Thus, I was not completely blur upon entering the ward. Except this time, I had to serve the night shift as well as to resuscitate.

The Morning Shift

On paper, the morning shift is from 7am till 7pm.

However, most of us would arrive at latest at 6am. This is because the “coming mornings” were taken by the morning shift and not the night shift.

Usually the day or night before which is before the morning shift here to return home for the day, they would have to prep the “coming morning bloods”, which is a normal thing we would do in other postings. This includes preparing the forms and tubes or in this case, name stickers for the tubes and to update in the coming morning list in the house officer’s group. The list merely serves as a guide for the team for the following day to refer once they arrive to take blood. Once all the bloods from their allocated cubicles have been taken, we are expected to help the others out if there are anymore bloods to be taken followed by sending it first to the lab before joining the medical officers for morning reviews or rounds.

In the Nursery Ward, the medical officers arrive by 7am and the specialists begins their rounds around 9am. Thus, upon their arrival, they will proceed with their morning reviews first while us house officers are taking the coming morning bloods.

After we are done taking the coming morning bloods for our allocated cubicles, we will then proceed to help the others with their coming morning bloods if it is not done and send it all first prior to joining the medical officers and specialists for rounds.

After rounds, just like in other wards, it is followed by the completion of active job lists such as requesting scans, referrals or any other STAT bloods, tracing of bloods and updating as well as clerking new cases.

Usually by 12pm, we would be done and have a short break for lunch.

If it is during the weekdays, we would then proceed with afternoon reviews and wait to do rounds with the medical officers and specialists.

The rounds would end around 3pm to 4pm. Just like in the mornings, it is then followed by completion of the active job lists. However, since the rounds end late, usually things starts to slow down.

Then, we will start prepping forms on the observation chart such as the “Day of Life”, diagnosis or any planned discharges, as well as the preparation of coming morning bloods before heading home at 7pm.

This is if you are allocated purely to the Nursery Ward of course.

The Resuscitator

My favourite part of working in the Nursery Ward.

During the morning or night shift, we have an allocated resuscitator on duty. A resuscitator is “on-call” during their shift and has to accept referrals from the Labour Ward or Maternity Ward.

Upon the start of our shift, we will introduce ourselves in a designated group which consists of the House Officers from both the Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G) teams, that we are the resuscitators on duty for that day.

On good days, the referrals are coming in, one at a time but on bad days, they would come in bulk, happening all at the same time. The thing is that you would wish that you could divide yourself.

The cases which are referred are usually meconium-stained liquor – SMSL, MMSL, TMSL, mothers going for lower segment caesarean section, vacuum-assisted delivery and mothers diagnosed with chorioamnionitis (just to name a few).

Not all referrals requires the medical officers to be on standby and supervise us. However, upon receiving the call, we are expected to first go to the mothers and clerk the mother’s condition as well as the indication of referral.

This is then proceeded by presenting the case to the medical officers if they are required to be on “stand-by” or to inform regarding the likelihood for admission upon delivery.

Prior to being a resuscitator, we are required to have completed the “Neonatal Resuscitation Program – NRP” which would then deem us competent for being a resuscitator.

Being the allocated resuscitator can be daunting at times especially if it is the very first time as the cases can sometimes be dire and the calls received are unpredictable.

However, fear not. It is extremely daunting at first but have faith and know that help is always nearby should you need it.

The Night Shift

The Night Shift in the Nursery Ward is from 7pm till 7am, on paper. The reality is that if you are working the night shift in the Nursery Ward, we usually return home around 11am – 12pm the following day.

There are only two House Officers allocated in the Nursery Ward at night. One is usually in charge of the ward in terms of carrying out the active job lists, taking time sensitive bloods, tracing bloods and clerking new cases while the other will be the main resuscitator, attending to cases, similar to the one from the morning shift.

At 7am, we will handover any pending cases from the night before and proceed to Maternity 1 and Maternity 3.

Upon arriving to Maternity 1 and Maternity 3, we will collect all the “baby books” from the babies’ cot and proceed to trace the cord TSH (cTSH), G6PD status or any pending bloods or serum bilirubin in the system.

After completion of tracing, we will proceed to start our baby check and should any baby appear clinically jaundiced, we will check their bilirubin through a TCB machine and start phototherapy or to take “Day 1 Jaundice” workup if needed.

All the babies in Maternity 1 and Maternity 3 will be checked even if they have already been done the day before.

Upon completion of our baby checks with the medical officers, we will then go about carrying out any necessary job lists such as transferring out babies from the Maternity ward to the Nursery ward, taking bloods, tracing bloods, referrals or sending the babies down to Nursery Ward for any scans.

If you are due to enter the Paediatrics Department or to work in the Nursery Ward, fear not, it can seem daunting at first but my experience working in the Nursery Ward for 4 weeks were fruitful and I enjoyed every moment of it.

Remember to always be of good support to your colleagues be it in terms of helping out with their workload or just merely being of good moral support.

Lastly, remember to enjoy the journey and every bit of the moment.

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If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time?

If only we had endless energy and didn’t require sleep.

Then we’d be robots.

In this evolving society whereby work is prioritised and hustle culture is looked up upon, we tend to work from the early hours till late night. Well, most of us, especially when we’ve started a new job in a new company or industry.

Working as a House Officer in the hospital setting, the work never ends nor does the patients that comes in.

In the Surgical Department, our shift is from 7am till 7pm for the morning shift and 7pm till 9am for the night shift.

The reality is that most of us come way too early just to get a head start on our reviews which most of the time is not completed, followed by completing the active job-lists, tending to new patients followed by afternoon reviews and further active job-lists and finally oncall reviews.

Then after that is done, we head home.

The tiredness stems from overwork, lack of proper sleep or rest which immediately leads to burn out.

Sometimes we just want to do more or lend a helping hand to another fellow colleague but at times it is just simply tiring and our minds and bodies are too tired for continuation of the same work.

After which, we return home and is most of the time too spent to even want to consider a night out since we would return late even if our schedule is till 7pm.

But there are things that I would love to do yet it is beyond my energy capacity for the day.

However, what if that wasn’t the issue?

1. Studying

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Yes. First of all studying.

Ever since I’ve started my housemanship journey, I’ve been omitting studying in order to prioritise work.

Well, in reality, after work, I’m just too mentally spent to even consider sitting myself down to just read. I’m not that disciplined.

However, upon being questioned during rounds, I find myself lost for words and unable to answer properly. I’m able to just give the “gist of it”.

If I had unlimited energy and didn’t require sleep, I would definitely dedicate my time after work during midnight in books and notes.

2. Learning another language

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I have always been fascinated by languages and if there is one superhuman ability I wished I have, it would be the ability to pick up languages quickly after listening to the locals speaking the language.

However, in reality, that doesn’t occur, or maybe it does to a rare number of people but I’m definitely not one of them.

Anyway, throughout high school, I’ve enjoyed learning new languages and I always wished that I devout more time towards studying them or practicing them.

3. Actually staying back late to help out at work

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I would actually love to.

Back when I first started my housemanship journey in my first posting, Orthopaedics, I used to that, at first because I was interested in learning up the fundamental skill of being a House Officer such as taking bloods and how to handle the ward better while working the night shift.

After a while, I started staying back merely to keep my friends company because in reality after going back, I’m not sure what to do and during my off days, they are at work. Thus, I was simply bored.

Now, the tiredness is overwhelming and I simply look forward to going back because I know that the following morning I would have to leave extremely early and if I do not give myself the minimal amount of rest my body needs, I will collapse.

That’s about it. Personally, if I had endless energy, I would cater it towards the things that I enjoy doing which are listed above.

Thus, during that day time, I could solely devout myself to work while at work or spend it with loved ones.

However, life is not as such and we need our rest or we will go haywire.

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Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?

And

Then

You promised

You started loosing control

Crazy nights

Broken beds

Internet Sex

Desire

Fantasy to life

Always and forever

And then ?

You ran away

And ran away again

Do you remember me when you f..k him

Does he knows you suppose to love till end of days ?

Till the day almost …

Kill me ..

And now ?

Leaving you from behind ?

That’s where your eyes are looking back while you are moving forward seeing nothing but back loook

Let’s touch the mint and smell our hands

Let’s mint our planet ..page 25/Budapest light

From 100 boring story ( Garden of mint )

Ok readers relax it’s just a song i was hearing , I doubt I captured the phrases all but that’s what I heard and shared with you manually (typing it )

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The prompt

I’ll give one example

YOU WILL ASK WHOEVER YOU BELIEVE ON TO GIVE YOU MORE DAYS TO BE WITH HIM OR HER

Find them !

The tree I hugged where all the history started in the land of the Art sharing it with you my planet I love you

TRUTHOPPOSITEREALITY .COM

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Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?

And

Then

You promised

You started loosing control

Crazy nights

Broken beds

Internet Sex

Desire

Fantasy to life

Always and forever

And then ?

You ran away

And ran away again

Do you remember me when you f..k him

Does he knows you suppose to love till end of days ?

Till the day almost …

Kill me ..

And now ?

Leaving you from behind ?

That’s where your eyes are looking back while you are moving forward seeing nothing but back loook

Let’s touch the mint and smell our hands

Let’s mint our planet ..page 25/Budapest light

From 100 boring story ( Garden of mint )

Ok readers relax it’s just a song i was hearing , I doubt I captured the phrases all but that’s what I heard and shared with you manually (typing it )

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yeah !

The prompt

I’ll give one example

YOU WILL ASK WHOEVER YOU BELIEVE ON TO GIVE YOU MORE DAYS TO BE WITH HIM OR HER

Find them !

The tree I hugged where all the history started in the land of the Art sharing it with you my planet I love you

TRUTHOPPOSITEREALITY .COM

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What snack would you eat right now?

Yes it’s called monkey balls and it’s sold in Fiji islands 3 balls for a 1$

Monkey balls ( taste awesome )

Since the prompt is short answer let me give you a story from my mind . ( fiction )

From the heaven of my heart and from the munchies land munchington

Once upon a time in the whimsical town of Munchington, there lived a mischievous little creature named Snackington. Snackington was known for his insatiable appetite for snacks, especially the enchanted candies that sparkled in every color imaginable.

One sunny afternoon, Snackington discovered a hidden treasure trove of snacks deep within the Enchanted Forest. Unable to resist the temptation, he indulged in one delightful treat after another until he had consumed more snacks than his tiny belly could handle.

As the sun dipped below the horizon, Snackington felt an odd sensation. To his astonishment, his teeth started to tingle and then, one by one, they began to wiggle and fall out. Panic set in as he realized the consequences of his snack-filled escapade.

Distraught and toothless, Snackington sought the advice of the wise old wizard, Molarus, who lived atop Candy Mountain. Molarus revealed that the enchanted snacks had a magical side effect when consumed in excess—they made teeth as light as air, causing them to float away.

Determined to remedy his predicament, Snackington embarked on a quest to retrieve his wandering teeth. With a toothbrush sword in hand and a floss rope at his side, he journeyed through the Marshmallow Marsh, crossed the Licorice Bridge, and ventured into the Gummy Bear Cave.

Along the way, Snackington encountered friendly creatures who offered guidance and shared tales of their own snack-related adventures. Together, they formed a merry band of snack enthusiasts, determined to find a way to reverse the enchantment.

As the group approached the elusive Candy Mountain, they faced a final challenge—a maze made of chewing gum. With clever teamwork and a few strategically placed snacks, they navigated the sticky labyrinth and reached the summit where Molarus awaited.

Molarus, impressed by Snackington’s determination, performed a magical ceremony to restore his teeth to their rightful places. Snackington learned a valuable lesson about moderation and the importance of caring for one’s pearly whites.

With his teeth once again intact, Snackington returned to Munchington, promising to savor his snacks in moderation and share the tale of his toothy adventure with others in the town. And so, the legend of Snackington’s toothy escapade became a cautionary tale for snack enthusiasts far and wide in the enchanted land of Munchington..

Do you still want to try monkey balls ?

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What is your mission?

It’s about one nation one god one believe one order equality .

Planet 1one

But

In life, abstract expressionist artists dedicate themselves to a profound mission – a relentless pursuit of the intangible,

a quest to distill the intricate symphony of emotions that course through the human spirit.

And as for me my canvases become portals to the depths of existence, each stroke a deliberate dance between chaos and order. Truth vs reality

Through the unpredictable language of color and form, I seek not only to create but to commune, inviting viewers to embark on a visceral journey into the enigmatic landscapes of own inner worlds that resonates with truth and emotions In this boundless exploration,

The mission often involves conveying emotions, exploring inner thoughts, and emphasizing the spontaneity and authenticity of the creative process through non-representational forms and gestures in in every art work and every letter.

I forge a connection between the tangible and the transcendent, leaving an enduring legacy that echoes the vibrant tapestry of the human experience.

The world without art is just meh 🫤

I’ll make sure it’s epic

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