My Year 1 Journey
Hello I’m Marcus! Here on my blog, I’ll be writing all sorts of stuff about life as a medical student in Singapore! I am currently a Year 1 student at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. I hope you are intrigued by the stuff that I post!
My House Fam! 
My Teammates 
Waterballoon fight with my house (WLT)! 
I really hope my profs don’t see this 
You can find more pictures from my uni life in the about page!
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We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.
William Osler
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I started writing more avidly in October last year, and I hope you get something from the things I write.
7 Small & Easy Skincare Habits You Can Start Today.
My friends tell me that they feel overwhelmed by the array of skincare products and steps when I start sharing about skincare (something that keeps happening as I keep introducing myself as someone who likes taking care of his skin). There’s so many beauty trends, so many things to do: apply this product, use this…
ICL-LKC School of Medicine Exchange Trip – An Exchange Of a Lifetime.
I was 1 of 22 students that went on an exchange to London. It was WILDDDD.
A Duel With Death – A Poem About Futility in Medicine
A Duel With Death is a poem that I had to write for a class. I decided to upload it since I haven’t posted any blog content in a while. Hope you enjoy it! It’s my first time actually writing poetry. A Duel With Death by Marcus Chua To wander through a field of pain,…
What iPad Should I Get For University? Comparing the iPad Mini, Air, Pro in 2021.
Tablets are a powerful tool in our digital age, and makes it more fun and smooth to study. I’m going to discuss which iPad best suits you, and what you should be thinking about before you get it!
Best Resources For Your First and Second Year of Medical School (Free and Paid)
A summary of 10+ useful resources to help guide you in medicine. Navigate easily through your first year of medicine using these tools!
Books to Read Before Your Medical School Interview
If you’re wanting to apply to medicine, now is a great time to explore the motivations behind your decision. Here are the list of books I read, while preparing for my applications.
Book Club: Rest — Why You Should Work Less, And Chill Out More.
Rest is a reassuring and calming read. In our fast paced world, its easy to feel inadequate, as though you’re not doing enough. We can see visibly the time and effort others put in, and you may question whether ‘am I doing enough?’, ‘Why do I need to take time for breaks, when it seems…
Book Club: The Psychology of Money By Morgan Housel
20 stories, each offering a deep insight in how humans deal with their finances, and potential fallacies in their actions. Each story teaches a lesson on how we may better manage our wealth, and attitudes to one of our favourite things, monies.
A Journey Of Self-Improvement & Productivity — Responsibility, Dreams, Change.
Responsibility Waking up at 1pm, playing games till 3 am, submitting schoolwork late and sloppily, almost retaining in my first year of Junior College. I wasn’t someone you would have called disciplined or hardworking. My mom gave me free reign over what I did with my time and my life, “放羊吃草” she describes to my…
Violet Evergarden — My Favourite Anime In 2020
Violet Evergarden was definitely not what I was expecting, but it was wonderful!
Bye Bye 2020: 10 Things I Wish I Did Better.
2020 was a year of change, and there were many things I wish I did, improved, or ideas I wish I had learnt, especially before coming to medical school (in Pre-Med)
A Level Hacks: How I Used Anki To Memorise In JC
Anki is a spaced repetition tool commonly used by medical students and language learners. So I figured, why not try it out in JC. I detail my experiences using anki and my advice for how to go about doing it.
Book Club: 10 Takeaways from Atomic Habits
My interpretation and the impact of 10 concepts from Atomic Habits and how it changed my attitude to improvement & helped me build good habits!
Book Club: Atomic Habits — How To Build Good Habits
Summary: Humans are creatures of habit, and with the right habits our potential can be boundless. This book highlights that everyone can take charge of their lives, strive to improve and succeed not by focusing on the end goal. Instead, Clear equips the reader with the tools to build the habits that bring them 1%…
Comparison and Competition: An Endless Struggle?
I met up with some JC friends the other day, and went to catch up with our teacher, Ms A. She was telling us about all the happenings back at NYJC. She had been an invigilator for a chemistry practical in school. She told us about how the practical went. XX junior alamak I see…
I’m Growing Old.
A 19 year old saying this probably sounds obnoxious and conceited. But, hear me out. 2020 has flew past. Starting the year as an enlistee, merely a few months ago I was still training in the army. A whole whirlwind of things happened in such a short time, I got my A level results, got…
Ice-Cream Uncle – Traditional Ice-Cream In Singapore
Something wonderful happened today. Earlier in the afternoon, I was salivating over the return of Hershey’s Mcflurry at McDonalds. However, recalling the immense amount of green tea ice cream I engorged myself with, I winced at the overflow of sugar that would culminate in me getting type 2 diabetes right as I graduate and become…
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