መልካም አዲስ አመት 🌻

Never thought I would be back here on the same day I'm going to campus to, but here I am.

Hello everyone!!! 😊

Been away for a month and a day in my last unnoticed break here.

This past month was different. I found some solitude and spent time reflecting on how the year has gone. There were ups and downs, and I also stepped away from personal writing, so I don’t have much to read back on.

But looking back at everything that happened this year, one thing is clear....God has been good. Even with setbacks, challenges, and moments that could have ended everything, His mercy stood higher than it all. His grace has been the ground I could stand on, even when I fell. Through it all, I can only say that God has been truly good to me.

I’d been going to the gym until sometime before New Year. At first, I got busy during the early weeks of my break, but afterward, since I didn’t have much else to do, I spent most of my time at the gym.

I was training with my auntie (shout out to her, she’s a great trainer). Progress was solid tho the DOMS weren’t too bad, I definitely noticed strength gains, and while there isn’t any visible physical change yet, my body feels a lot firmer overall.

Strategy was to lose fat while gaining muscle through a "high-protein, low-calorie" diet and eventually lose weight but that didn't not work, I actually gained 3kg instead 😭

#Update@DAlpheus
#Gym@DAlpheus

So this year I officially became a pre-clinical student (basically I’m studying to be a doctor). And while I was reading some anatomy books and going through our class slides, I noticed something interesting... most of the figures and diagrams tend to use the female body instead of the male.

Now, this doesn’t bother me at all (if anything, I actually prefer it), but it did make me curious. Why the female body more often?

#Thoughts@DAlpheus

At first, I was expecting some kind of scientific explanation behind it but I couldn’t really find one. So I did some digging and found out that for centuries, most anatomical models and medical research were based almost entirely on the male body, treating it as the “default.” even tho this wasn't a bad thing by itself...but it led to the negligence of some conditions unique to women and the side effects of some treatments and drugs being under-researched on women as they weren't involved in clinical trials.

So maybe...it’s a way to balance out the fact that for most of medical history, the female body was often ignored and underrepresented in research and teaching.

Just a thought I wanted to share.
I wanna hear y'all thought on it.

#Thoughts@DAlpheus

Me: sorry I'm busy
My definition of busy: dancing in my room :)

Don't forget to take care of yourselves lovelies <3

Should I switch to Linux?

Bro, you’re a premed student, not a hacker.
Linux is great and all, but you’ll end up spending three hours trying to open a PDF instead of studying anatomy
Just stick with Windows 10 it’s stable your school apps will actually work and you won’t have to type sudo update &&upgrade before doing basic things 😭

Lmaooo, uffff 😂😂

Goodbye Windows, hello Linux

So yeah, I went ahead and installed Linux Mint Cinnamon.
So far it’s running smooth no crashes, no errors, no blue screens, nothing.
well… except for the huge updates.

I’m mostly gonna use it for simple stuff like reading, writing, and maybe watching a video if I really push it.
Let’s see how long I last before crawling back to Windows, hopefully not anytime soon 😂

Me showing my most useless set of skills to people.

Ooo Lord
Don't let me fall into my own desires.
Don't let me be deceived into this end, an end with this world as my home.
Help me remember that am a stranger in a strange land
Someone who once was lost but found again.
Fix my heart onto you Lord.
For I am your sheep sent among a world of wolves, sent here for a purpose,
Waiting for my shepherd lord to bring me home.

Maranatha yeshua.

To the ones listening to this...
ኢየሱስ ያይሀል ወንድሜ...
ኢየሱስ ያይሻል እህቴ...
ዛሬም በፍቅር ዓይኖቹ ያየናል

This gotta give ya enough motivation to go to the gym.
I don't think anyone wants to end up with more than 50% fat and fluids. 😂

Hey, it’s my birthday 🎉🎊
Just turned 20 today 🥳
Feeling truly grateful for the gift of life and growth.
Thankful to God for every person, every challenge, every laugh, every tear, every moment of joy, strength and more He’s placed in my path.
Above all, I’m grateful for the chance to live and experience his presence. ❤️

Even though I couldn’t celebrate my birthday today, I’ve had some really amazing early birthday surprises and parties from my friends and those closest to me over the past few weeks. They were so special and unforgettable that I honestly forgot today was my birthday! 😂
Like, that’s how much love and joy I’ve been surrounded with lately.
I Thank the lord for every gift...🎉

Thanks everyone for the kind and wholesome wishes. 😊❤️