It has been a while since I have this kind of feeling - a feeling that I couldn’t elucidate. Struggle and hardship that paid off; dealing with ordeal that built me into what I am today. Last September, my previous company has decided not to renew my contract and it was a life changer - a moment where I discern the dejected feeling of losing job during this pandemic season; a virus that attacks our immune system but it also creeps its thorny veins onto the human psyche, mind to mind, guzzling our soul, plunging the economics - that brings me back into an episode where I’ve been before; a dejavu. To this day I still don’t know the exact reason on why they didn’t renew my contract. Neither did I ask nor repudiate, I just assumed that I wasn’t competent enough; demotivated, yet touched by a momentary blessing - as I could reflect on what I’ve been doing these past few years and what should I do for my future. “Brader, kita mesti terus hidup!” Suddenly, this cult quote popularize by Osman Tikus (Pyan Habib) in Kembara Seniman Jalanan movie, keeps playing in my mind - injected the adrenaline rush that pushes me to pursue what I have been dreaming all this while. After hundreds of job applications, several interviews, 2 months of stress and struggle, always a buck short on money, unassuming obstacles; I finally got myself a proper job. Not even that, I got two jobs offer at the same time - jobs that I have been dreaming for the past years. Even though that the decision I’ve made won’t promise me the moon and the stars, my intuition is that this would bring me into a wider exposure and perspective - and of course, priceless experience. I can’t wait to kickstart myself into this new journey. Hopefully that this new role would be my stepping stone to become a distinguished media practitioner (if God wills). Godspeed Faris! Note: I would like to thank my previous company for giving me the chance to live my life to the fullest, for giving me a great experience and exposure, surrounded by professionals and educated people - it’s a 3 years of blessing!

💥 Train pain-free “ What do physios do” - Apart from fixing a broken leg to giving a neck massage, physios do a lot more than just fixing problems. I treat a lot of active people from all walks of life and it has taught me one thing - how to train pain-free. Some people might refer it to ‘prehab’. Understanding how the body moves and functions, and to be able to deliver that to your clients have been ubiquitous in my clinical practice - Physical therapy exercises are not like bench presses, deadlifts or snatches. The more you do does not mean the better. The more you do does not help you recover faster. But being consistent on moving efficiently with a basic understanding of the human body, is supremely important to avoid injuries and pain, and to the best of my knowledge, most would fail at doing enough warm-ups - Getting injured is not scary. It is a lesson to learn. What SHOULD and SHOULD NOT do before and during a workout. As long as you do the exercises and all the warm-ups to prep your body that leads to full recovery, it does not matter if you tell your physio ‘ I haven’t been doing them already ‘ or ‘ I already forgot them ‘. One cannot rely on painkillers to elucidate pain. Yet exercises can, because it is the cheapest medicine you will ever get ———————————————————— 💥 無痛訓練 “ 物理治療的工作” - 物理治療除了做術後復健、舒緩肩頸痠痛等等之外其實還可以做很多的事情。我主要的治療群族是一些喜愛運動的人，我常教導這些病人如何回到——— 「無痛訓練」。預防勝於治療，可是我們很常都是在受傷之後才了解問題出在哪裡，才知道該怎麼去預防 - 物理治療運動跟一般在健身房的運動不同，並不像卧推、硬舉或抓舉一樣，做越多越好，越重越好。物理治療的運動，是針對身體的疼痛、動作問題，做適當的負重訓練，讓身體知道哪裡要用力，哪裡要放鬆 - 受傷並不可怕。重要的是在這過程中要明白什麼該做，什麼不該做。我們不能一直依賴止痛藥跟打針，雖然止痛藥跟打針能短暫減緩疼痛，但這並不代表受傷的部位已經痊癒。運動是最便宜的藥，適當的進行治療性運動，能幫助你「無痛訓練」 - #jamesthephysio signing out - #physicaltherapy #physiotherapy #rehab #dpt #prehab #physio #exercises #workout #functionalfitness #strengthandconditioning #functionaltraining #personaltraining #injuryprevention #toolsinthebox #fitnessphysio #quote #brainwork # #strength #fitness #fisio #fisioterapeutas #物理治療 #運動醫學 #相信專業 #相信你的物理治療師

We went here with high expectations, but one thing we both ( @deeha98) learnt thru cafe hopping or trying, is that we shouldn't have expectations and that every cafe may seem nice and picture may elucidate as tasty but it won't always be the case. With a wide range of selection we have more now, all in all, a good place to have a meal must always take in consideration of; 1. Taste of the food itself (dont let a full cooked egg be named, benedict or poached), 2. The options on the menu 3. The service 4. Design 5. And thoughtful aspects here and there (I.e, wet napkins or extra sauces etc) Blonde in Damansara has ticked almost all the boxes for us, one of the very few that we'd love to re-experience again.