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“What If” the year in which she took up a pair of scissors
and was mere inches from ending her life, but
A Talk on Perseverance, Strength instead, she cut her hair, and watched it fall to
the floor. She stated that it was also the first time
she cried out to her parents, which changed her
and Optimism in Life life for the better since her parents began to
understand her more.
On 23rd July 2022, Kuen Cheng High
School Counseling Department invited After graduation, Dr. Hue became a medical
Dr. Hue Hwa Ching, a 2001 Kuen Cheng intern back in Malaysia. She even described the
graduate and the author of “This Time, different types of patients she met in her time as Dr. Hue’s School Life
Don’t Call Me Doctor” 《这时，别叫我 a healthcare worker.
医生》, to give a talk on the importance
of perseverance in life. At 28 years old, Dr. Hue’s life hit rock bottom. She
to accept her own appearance but still found out she had a tumour, which disrupted her
Dr. Hue started off by talking about her had to appear on stage multiple times for life in all possible ways. All of us face hardships
current reflections on her life, posing competitions and speeches. These factors in life, but Dr. Hue reminded us to never dismiss
questions like “What if I had children?” caused her to constantly teeter between and silence our pain just because other people
and “What if I didn’t choose to study positive and negative emotions. seem to have it worse. When we are in pain, we
medicine?”, and introducing the common During her Sr3, Dr. Hue’s criticisms can choose to escape momentarily in order to first
saying that “life has no ‘what if’s’ so you towards Kuen Cheng’s rigid framework
should make the right decisions”. She were published in newspapers, and she
however, didn’t believe in this saying, and herself began receiving criticism from
shared the story of her life to prove this the school community. Dr. Hue began calm ourselves and face our problems courageously
point. refusing to go to school, causing her later on.
results to decline heavily, to the point that
Dr. Hue was a classic straight-A student in she experienced complete panic during Running a marathon was a pivotal moment in Dr.
primary and secondary school, and often her SUEC exams. She ended up getting Hue’s life. She realised her life was crumbling, and
represented the school in participating 3B’s in SUEC, and remorsefully, it was her the only way out was to run forward. Half way
in various competitions, however, she first time not receiving straight As. through the marathon, the agony she had to endure
struggled with self-esteem issues for much made her question her choice to join the marathon.
of her student life. She often felt different Dr. Hue’s first exposure to mental illnesses Yet Dr. Hue never stopped running, she pushed
from the other kids and felt inferior about was when her mother was diagnosed with through sweat and tears, ultimately completing the
her appearance. one. She later explained how she went run.
to Beijing, China for medical studies. It Dr. Hue Running a Marathon
In secondary school, these self-esteem was around her second year in university During the Q&A session, Dr. Hue advised the
issues were due to her slightly larger when Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome audience to exercise and picture happiness in the
body shape compared to other girls. (SARS) started spreading. Jointly reported by: future whenever one encounters anxiety. Contrary
Academically, Dr. Hue wanted to get good Khoo Xin Yi Sr1ScA to the popular saying, she believes that as long as we
results to gain acknowledgement from In her fourth year of university, Dr. Hue Sofea Chang Hui Zhou Sr1ComB are living, there will always be “what if’s”. After a few
her parents and teachers. She was unable started to have suicidal thoughts. It was Benedict Koo Xiang Yu Sr3B questions, the talk came to an end. We appreciate
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