Week 8

One week of holiday plus my best cousin’s wedding – Ashraff. Monday I was still chilling at JB and watched Christopher Robin movie. The movie is average although I love Winnie The Pooh. On Tuesday, I participated as a facilitator to welcome my year 1 OT junior students. Time flies and today I am a year 3 OT senior student! Wednesday and Thursday were the only rest day for me and managed to use the time to do my Cambodia medical trip in December. Doing housework and for sure cooking and trained BJJ. Friday onwards, is the wedding! Had a haircut and I felt that the hair doesn’t suit me but not others. As a groomsman for my Cousin’s wedding, it was great. I can’t describe by word but I’m proud of myself to be an useful person on that weekend and to perform beyond the limit. I would say, I’m not so ready for school on Monday but Glad that I am on time to school and writing this on my train to One North.

Talha Soigne
Sep 3, 2018 · 3 min read
Training with my senpais who represented Singapore in Asian Games 2018.

What du’a I’m studying

None

What surah I’m studying

None

What article I’m reading

None

What book I’m reading

Anding Ayangan by Ramle Awang Murshid. He is my all time favourite Malay novelist. Managed to cover few chapters and not sure whether to continue reading it during my trimester.

What videos I’m watching

None

What are my daily workout

None

What English topic I’m revising

None

What BJJ moves I’m learning

2to1 ArmGrip Sitting Guard Attacks! Crazy variation of techniques by my one and only Professor Jason Quek.

Quote of the week

It’s a new semester

I wish you

A new beginning

New ways of learning

New room to grow in

We will celebrate your good news

And overcome those bad ones

And when you have

An essay to review

Energy to renew

Need a hot brew

Or just something to chew

I will be here through and through

Together we’ll begin anew

By my favourite teacher. Thank you!

What to improve

I’m not good at saying goodbye for sure. I know that I will visit my Uncle and Aunt less frequent after this wedding cos my Cousin’s Wife is staying with them. Two reasons. One, I’m close to my uncle’s family, I will cook there, play games, chill and talk and be an useful person. I feel that now is the wife turn to cherish her moment, bond and experience the love that I gain when I stayed with my Uncle’s for more than a year. I want her to enjoy cooking with my aunt, play games with the twins, talk with my uncle, and enjoy the company of my nieces and nephews who staying one floor below my Uncle house. Two, I want to give space for my cousin to be comfortable with his role as a husband, adjusting his lifestyle and same for his wife.

My aunt maybe knew me well and she told that, after this marriage nothing should have changed. Yeah, we will see how.

The groom and his men! (My favourite picture taken by his wife)

    Talha Soigne

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    Student OT + Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue-belt

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