I feel like I should account for my disappearance.

How I've missed you.

The simple excuse is that I've been busy. I joke with Ridwan that I must work twice the number of hours he does but probably don't earn twice as much. Then again, I shouldn't complain, we have it better here than our peers in a handful of other countries - I'm almost embarassed to tell my friends back in Singapore that on some days I actually do leave work at five! And I've only had to work both days of a weekend once! (It was a long weekend, I had the Monday off.)

It's a good thing that I'm not one for sleeping in. Each day off has been seized like a precious prize. Each afternoon or evening away from the hospital a respite. It's become more important to be in the moment with my loved ones. Online presence - not so important. Unless it's replying to a personal email or FB message, of course!

Nevertheless, there's much that I am looking forward to share if indeed there was time to spare. Stories and thoughts from the last couple of months, and whatever pops up in the ones to come. I'm starting a "service" rotation soon in which I alternate working from 9pm to 8am for a week straight with having a whole week off. Maybe then, there'll be quiet moments to write, to reflect, to blow the dust off my camera...

Till then.

With love,
Elia

I feel like I should account for my disappearance.

How I've missed you.

The simple excuse is that I've been busy. I joke with Ridwan that I must work twice the number of hours he does but probably don't earn twice as much. Then again, I shouldn't complain, we have it better here than our peers in a handful of other countries - I'm almost embarassed to tell my friends back in Singapore that on some days I actually do leave work at five! And I've only had to work both days of a weekend once! (It was a long weekend, I had the Monday off.)

It's a good thing that I'm not one for sleeping in. Each day off has been seized like a precious prize. Each afternoon or evening away from the hospital a respite. It's become more important to be in the moment with my loved ones. Online presence - not so important. Unless it's replying to a personal email or FB message, of course!

Nevertheless, there's much that I am looking forward to share if indeed there was time to spare. Stories and thoughts from the last couple of months, and whatever pops up in the ones to come. I'm starting a "service" rotation soon in which I alternate working from 9pm to 8am for a week straight with having a whole week off. Maybe then, there'll be quiet moments to write, to reflect, to blow the dust off my camera...

Till then.

With love,
Elia