12/01/2026
Kicking off the year with lessons, reflection, and intention grounded in learning, growth, and new perspectives.
Long before medicine became my profession, cooking was already my quiet passion. During nursing school, I spent years trying to convince my parents to let me shift to Hospitality Management, wondering what life would look like if I had taken a different path.
That love for food started early. In high school, I won our school's cooking contest. I also placed third in a local community cooking contest against professional cooks and chefs. I ran small inasal food stalls during university events, where I learned patience and hard work, and life surprised me by introducing my future wife.
Life led me to medicine. Along the way, I came to understand how deeply food shapes health, healing, and everyday living, far beyond what we often realize.
Now, I am taking formal training in Culinary Medicine. It feels like coming home, bringing together everything I have learned to help people make better food choices and live healthier, more intentional lives.
Some passions wait quietly until the right time. It doesn't disappear. They grow, evolve, and find their moment. Here is to learning, growth, and better food choices, one plate at a time.
