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PART 2 IS HERE! if you want to know how to make money while you sleep by creating passive income from Amazon…. TUNE IN NOW!

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drumrollllll We finally invited Candies’ fiance, Nathaniel, to join us in Season 3 to talk about how to start an Amazon business. If you are looking for side hustles, this episode is PERFECT FOR YOU! Listen NOW!

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yes we cant stop bragging about how awesome our siblings are. so here’s part TWO for you!!

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Coming towards the end of the month of LOVE, we thought we could dedicate one episode to our little brothers and sisters. because we normally express our love by hitting them and seldom saying out loud. So we have two full-length episodes telling them how much we love (hate) them. HAHAHA! Andrew, Marcus, Eunice, Val, Yang, make sure you tune in NOW!

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Hi everyone! Here’s the second part of the questions, hope you enjoy it!

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If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living? Why?
What does friendship mean to you?
What roles do love and affection play in your life?
Alternate sharing something you consider a positive characteristic of your partner. Share a total of five items.
How close and warm is your family? Do you feel your childhood was happier than most other people’s?
How do you feel about your relationship with your mother?
Make three true “we” statements each. For instance, “We are both in this room feeling ... “
Complete this sentence: “I wish I had someone with whom I could share ... “
If you were going to become a close friend with your partner, please share what would be important for him or her to know.
Tell your partner what you like about them; be very honest this time, saying things that you might not say to someone you’ve just met.
Share with your partner an embarrassing moment in your life.
When did you last cry in front of another person? By yourself?
Tell your partner something that you like about them already.
What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?
If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven’t you told them yet?
Your house, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item. What would it be? Why?
Of all the people in your family, whose death would you find most disturbing? Why?
Share a personal problem and ask your partner’s advice on how he or she might handle it. Also, ask your partner to reflect back to you how you seem to be feeling about the problem you have chosen.

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Following on from last week’s episode about learning how to love ourselves, this week we have another love related topic. While brainstorming for the episodes this season, we decided to dedicate the month of february to LOVE. So as you’ve heard last week, we started it with SELF LOVE. This week we are going to answer 36 questions that will potentially lead to love.

In 1997, a psychologist Arthur Aron from Stony Brook University created 36 questions that tests accelerated intimacy between two strangers. The idea is that mutual vulnerability through self-disclosure fosters closeness and has an impact on the process of building a relationship. By allowing ourselves to be vulnerable with another person, it fosters closeness and is fundamental to develop a close relationship.

We thought it would be fun to try these questions ourselves and see what the other person answers.

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Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?
Would you like to be famous? In what way?
Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you are going to say? Why?
What would constitute a “perfect” day for you?
When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?
If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?
Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?
Name three things you and your partner appear to have in common.
For what in your life do you feel most grateful?
If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?
Take four minutes and tell your partner your life story in as much detail as possible.
If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?
If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know?
Is there something that you’ve dreamed of doing for a long time? Why haven’t you done it?
What is the greatest accomplishment of your life?
What do you value most in a friendship?
What is your most treasured memory?
What is your most terrible memory?

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To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.. or so Oscar Wilde said!

People come and go, but we live with ourselves our whole life. If loving others are so common and sometimes effortless, why is loving ourselves so hard? Why are we so unnecessarily hard on ourselves? What does it take to learn to love ourselves? We wish it’s as simple as drawing a warm bath..

It takes a lot of commitment and effort to practise self-love. It’s no secret that we tend to be our own harshest judge. In this episode, we discussed our take on self-love and what we do to love ourselves, also the absolute worst thing you can do to yourself to sabotage that self-love movement.

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Hello there thrill seekers and good day to ya! Welcome back to Two Pills in a Pod, we are at Season 3 eyyyyyy!

We are starting Season 3 by giving a giant nod to one of the biggest holidays in the Chinese culture, Chinese New Year! As most of y’all know, next week is Chinese New Year. As we welcome the year of Tiger, we want to talk a little bit about the history of Chinese New Year, our favourite part of the day, the traditions surrounding Chinese New Year, and some superstitions surrounding the holidays! Are we Chinese if we’re not at least a little bit superstitious?!

You’ll hear us talk about ‘ang bao’ throughout the first half of the episode. ‘Ang bao’ is the Hokkien word for ‘Hong Bao (紅包)’ which directly translates to red envelope. It is a monetary gift typically given by the married to the unmarried, most of whom are children.

The second part of the episode, we discuss the New Year’s Resolutions that we aim to keep throughout the year. Here’s hoping that we actually stick to it!

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Thank you so much for showering us with love and attention!

Some of you have been following us throughout season 1 and 2 now so thank you so much for sticking with us through thick and thin… 23 episodes WOW! Kudos to us! getting emotional here now..

Here comes to the end of Season 2! Not to worry, we will come back with more amazing content, STAY TUNED!

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Thank you for all the support you’ve shown for Episode 21. We are so happy that you’ve found it inspiring. As we are coming to a close for Season 2, we want to also say thank you to all of our guests this season. We really appreciate your time and your story.

It’s not quite over yet, this week we continued our chat with Glen, diving more deeply into his married life in London with his partner and fur babies! We spoke about how life as a gay man might differ in London compared to his hometown, Singapore. Catch up with us over on the podcasting platform of your choice.

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Identity. It is who or what a person is. It is so important to know who you are and be loved by your loved ones for exactly who you are. In this episode, we want to explore the topic of sexual orientation, specifically homosexuality. We have wanted to talk about it for awhile, but us pills can’t shed any light on this topic, so that’s why we’ve invited a very special guest to have this conversation with. We are so happy and honoured that our guest today shared his coming out journey on our podcast.

Glen is one of Candies’ oldest friend and they have been friends since they were in high school in Singapore. He identifies as gay and he now lives in London with his partner and (super cute) fur babies.

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Here comes my favorite episode so far! Q&A time! Thank you for throwing us questions on Instagram and we have spread this into two episodes!

Again, thank you so much for supporting us through Season 1 & Season 2.… Let us know what you want to hear from us in the next season and continue to inspire us with more ideas! xoxo

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“You’re too fat, why don’t you try exercising?..” “You’re too skinny, why don’t you eat more?..”

Who else is sick of hearing these sentences uttered in family gathering and bantering among friends? We feel the pressure to meet society’s (unrealistic) standards of beauty, from the height of our nose to the circumference of our waist. We are often the subject of scrutiny from friends and family when we don’t fit into the mold of beauty standards. How do we deal with it?

In this episode, we discussed our experiences dealing with the notion of “beauty standards“. We talked about our relationship with our body and how we felt when people pick apart the very thing we are insecure about. It is an especially hard episode to record, because of how personal this issue is to us. However, this is an important conversation to have and issue to raise. We hope this episode can serve as a reminder to everyone to be kind to one another. As a rule of thumb, if you can’t find anything nice to say, don’t say anything. Easy!

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On today’s episode we have another one of our immensely talented friend as a guest. She studied Finance in Queen’s University of Belfast and went back home after university to work on her family’s business. Last year, thanks to the whole world slowing down, she has had a chance to re-examine her career and she has decided to pursue one of her great passions - photography. Specifically, pre-wedding photography.

Needless to say, we are super inspired by Elizabeth and her willingness to pursue her passion. We know it ain’t easy and many of us are wondering how we can generate an income out of something we’re passionate about, and not just be stuck in the rat race of a 9-5. We invited Elizabeth to chat about why she decided to pursue photography seriously, how she got started, what motivated her, the highs and lows of a pre-wedding photographer, and her experience so far photographing couples from all walks of life. Also, don’t forget to check her out!

We are deeply inspired by this woman and we sincerely hope that Elizabeth and her camera will go far in life. We hope that this episode can be that little push that you need to go out there and turn your passion into something bigger.

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HAPPY WORLD PHARMACIST DAY!

We hope by now you realize that pharmacist is actually our day job and this podcast is just a side hustle!

In this episode, we invited our friends back in uni, Zimin and Shen to share their experiences working as a pharmacist in Malaysia. Zimin and Shen also talked about how they made the decisions to move back home for good, how to adapt to the work culture back home, any reverse culture shock, what exams you need to take to become a qualified pharmacist, the differences in work-life balance, pay, etc.

Zimin is a hospital pharmacist based in Penang and we were really curious about her daily routine working as a hospital pharmacist in Malaysia. Shen is currently working in a pharmaceutical company now. We asked him what makes him chose industrial pharmacy, what is the content of the job, and the career progression in a pharmaceutical company. There is also geeky pharm talk in the episode, listen till the end!

We hope you find this episode inspirational and useful. Tune in now to find out more and let us know if you want more content like this!

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Indefinite Leave to Remain, or UK settlement, grants an applicant the right to live and work in the UK without any immigration restrictions. It is a mandatory requirement for non-EEA nationals looking to apply for British citizenship. Candies has successfully applied for her ILR a few months ago and she has received tons of questions from everyone! Soooooo we decided to make one episode to answer everyone’s questions! We covered the basics such as the eligibility criteria, timescale, and the documents you need to prep beforehand. We also talked about which solicitor you can go for and the fees they charge etc. Tune in to this episode to find out more!!

**Disclaimer: The information in this episode is not legal advice and is not intended as legal advice. It does not cover all issues related to the topic discussed. Please do your own research prior to application and seek professional help if you need one.

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Resources

Settle in the UK: https://www.gov.uk/settle-in-the-uk

Long residence: https://www.gov.uk/long-residence

Other immigration categories: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-settle-in-the-uk-form-seto

Life in the UK test: https://www.gov.uk/life-in-the-uk-test

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We hope you enjoyed last week’s episode and are excited for part two! As promised, on this week’s episode, Ian is back to tell us more about his experience working for Airbus, from internship to full time employment. He also shared what he does daily in the company and how he got there in the first place! Don’t worry, we asked all the questions and made sure that we didn’t leave any stone unturned. He really makes engineering sounds interesting (eyyyy) and shared his tips for any of you considering a career in Engineering. Or even if you’re just curious about what engineering entails. We know that there are so many aspect of engineering, but hopefully Ian’s story will give you a glimpse into a career as an engineer, especially in the UK.

If you have any more questions about engineering, please send us a message/DM/email/pigeon carrier and we will get Ian to answer them! Or you can also find him on Instagram @booleeian!

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You know the Asian parents’ trifecta. You either be a lawyer, an engineer, or a doctor (or a dentist or a pharmacist). On today’s episode, we have invited one of our friend who has chosen one of that career path and is loving it. He’s a Malaysian Automation Engineer who is working in Airbus in Wales, UK. We met Ian Antonio Lee in Queen’s University Belfast and through his outgoing and friendly personality, we became friends. We are proud to call him our friend because not only is he our go-to guy when our smoke alarm wouldn’t shut up, but he’s also hella funny and super easy to have a conversation with.

He has kindly agreed to come on the pod to chat with us about his career, from why he decided to pursue engineering, what it is about the field that excites him, how he got a job in Airbus(!), and what he is currently up to! We chat so much that we thought we would split up the conversation into two parts so you get to enjoy his banter for two whole episodes! You’re welcome.

You can find Ian on Instagram @booleeian

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Welcome back to Season 2! Did you miss us? Have you been enjoying your summer so far? We certainly have missed talking nonsense into the mic.. That’s why we’re so excited to be back!!

We’re opening Season 2 with a little catch-up segment where we check in with each other and also update you listeners on the happenings as SO MUCH has happened since the last time you heard from us! * wink wink *

Kid you not, we got so many questions about how we produce this podcast, the logistics, and how much time we invest in it. So we thought this is the perfect time to talk about our journey so far with the podcast, what we think about it, our expectations, and where we want to take this little passion project of ours. Just know that we publish each episode with love and excitement to share, and we hope that you’ll continue supporting us for as long as we’re hitting PUBLISH!

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I hope you know CPR.. because you just took my breath away!

Ahh.. dating. We’ve all experienced the ups and downs of dating. When you giggle like an idiot reading his texts, stay up way past midnight to talk to him on the phone, when life feels like a Drew Barrymore rom-com. That excitement of flirting with that cute guy you swiped right for, looking for excuses just to start a conversation with him, bringing him up in every conversation with your friends, that rush you feel when he first held your hand and kissed you…

WAKE UP! WAKE UP!

Kids, dating can be fun and dreamy, but they can also be disasters waiting to happen! Love is supposed to be easy, but the dating game can be more complicated than chess. In this episode, we talked about our journey to find McDreamy. We discussed the men we’ve dated, from horror stories to embarrassingly funny ones! We talked about dating etiquette, dating again after a break up, online dating, and what NOT to do on dates.

Go on, you know you want to hit play.

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In this episode, two pills shared their breakup stories and how they survived the heartbreaks. We talked about the dumb things we have done to get attention from our exes, the social media stalking with our FBI friends, the find-myself self-reflection cliche, and the grieving process before moving on.

Breakups are tough, but breaking up during a pandemic, HA! Can you imagine crying under the mask and gasping for air at the same time? Yes, you want to be the drama queen and cut your hair short, but guess what, hairdressers are closed! Food heals all wounds right? But no, restaurants are closed! You cant even travel anywhere!

If you are going through a breakup during this already challenging time, you are not alone! We are here for you!

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They say missing someone gets easier everyday because even though you are one day away from the last time you saw them, you are one day closer to the next time you will. Hmm…

Even with the advancement of technology, long distance relationship is still no easy matter. It takes a lot of commitment and hard work. And not to mention, a heck load of trust. We feel you, sisters and brothers.

We’d like to keep things interesting and introduce you to one of our dear friend, Chee Wei Chen (@cheeweichen) in this episode. She is a fellow Queen’s alum, hence we have known Chee Wei since our early university years. She has, also, throughout her university years and until now, been in a long distance relationship with her boyfriend. She has kindly agreed to join us in this episode to talk about how they have successfully thrived in a long distance relationship and are very much still in love (awww). She shared the highs and lows of her relationship and got very personal with us about the challenges she faced. Let’s just say.. she makes us believe in true love heart eyes emoji

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Adulting is tough. I know.

You think it’s about time and you’re looking to buy a home now. You look at your bank account and ask yourself: Can you afford that? Are you going to cash buy? If the answer is no, then you are most likely going to need a mortgage.

Following our last episode, two pills are going to give you some insights on what is a mortgage, what are the types of mortgage available and where you can seek professional advice. We also share with you our experience on getting a mortgage with the broker and solicitor. It’s not as difficult as you think it’d be, but it’s not straightforward either. Tune in this episode to find out more!

Disclaimer: The material provided in this episode is for information purposes only and is not considered as professional financial or mortgage advice. We recommend that you consult your legal and financial advisor before acting on any information provided.

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JUST LISTED! LISTEN NOW!

Should I RENT or Should I BUY? That is the real question we keep asking ourselves especially when the quarter-life crisis hits!

In this episode, the two pills are sharing their renting and buying experiences in the UK. This will hopefully give you some tips on what you should look into when you are deciding between renting or buying a place. Are renting processes in Northern Ireland and England the same? Is buying a house smarter than renting? Where can we get help in the house-buying process? Should we give in to peer pressure to buy a house?? HMMMMMM….. Find out in this episode!!

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In this episode, we left our poker faces at home and put all our cards on the table. We talk about our experiences being in a relationship, what we look for in a lifetime partner, dating someone from different racial backgrounds, how we deal with comparing ourselves with our boyfriend’s ex-es, and our love languages.

You bet it’s a juicy one!

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Candies and Jessica talked briefly about the serious relationships they’ve had (00:41)

What qualities we look for in a lifetime partner (02:45)

Candies spoke about her interracial relationship and what makes it work (09:35)

Jessica shared her experience dating a BBC (British Born Chinese) and why it didn’t work out (12:12)

How do you know when to commit to your significant other? (14:37)

Why do we compare ourselves to our boyfriends’ ex-es and stalk them? (18:48)

Lessons we learned from our past relationships (23:02)

How do we know if he’s the one?! (28:53)

The 5 Love Languages, what they are, what our love language is, and why they are important in relationships (30:42)

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Resources:

The 5 Love Languages Quiz: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/

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As we are just regular two pills rolling in the dispensary, we invited a close friend who is working in the industry, Henry Homer, cheers to talk about finance in general, the crypto frenzy, and the saving pots. We also shared how we managed our income, saving and investing our money!

VIP Guest - Henry Homer

Energy Risk Manager specializing in electric power, natural gas, and crude oil. Responsible for tailoring flexible energy risk management strategies across major European markets.

Current business portfolios include a diverse range of multi-geographic and multi-portfolio corporations.

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Tuan-tuan dan puan-puan, selamat datang di Two Pills in a Pod podcast episode 5.. Silah pasang tali keledar anda. Perjalanan ini akan mengambil masa selama 37 menit. (Ladies and gentlemen, welcome abroad to Two Pills in a Pod podcast episode 5.. Please fasten your seat belt. The journey today will take approximately 37 minutes.)

Raise your hands up if you miss travelling like we do! Colour us lucky, we have been on a few holidays together during our time in University. From getting sunburnt in Majorca to running around Budapest drunk on wine, we have (almost) done it all. We thought in this episode, we can reminisce on the holidays we’ve been on, for a few different reasons. First, we are itching for a holiday. Second, we want to inspire you to go out there! .. when you’re allowed to, of course! We also share the less-than-fun incidents that have happened to us during our holidays and hope you can learn from us.

Book that flight, pack that suitcase, plan that itinerary, and don’t forget to take your best friends with you! For now, buckle up and SOUND ON.

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If you want to see the pictures of our holidays, visit https://www.twopillsinapod.com/blog/episode-5-visuals

Snippet of our holiday in Budapest, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ck8ayOERvQ

Timestamps:

Starting off with our first holiday, we talked about our time in Berlin and Copenhagen (01:07)

Next, Belgium and Majorca during the summer of 2014 (07:10)

After exams, we took a quick break in Brighton and Oxford (14:11)

(Not so) hidden gem that is Naples, Italy (15:46)

Beautiful and romantic Vienna and Salzburg for our Christmas break (21:40)

Double date in Prague and Budapest (28:15)

Freezing in Krakow, Poland (32:02)

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We strongly believe that friends are the family that you choose for yourselves. Therefore, they are an important part of our lives. BFF, right? We form bonds with our friends that are so unique and strong, we build a secondary family while being away from home. These friendships are so precious to us, but some of our friends chose to move back home after university. Keeping the friendships going ain’t easy - especially when you throw in time differences and distance into the mix. We are definitely not strangers to long distance friendships, and our friends are too important for us to just let go.

In this episode, we discuss the meaning of friendship to us, loyalty, how our friendship has changed throughout the years, our experiences with toxic friendships, the challenges we faced with long distance friendships, what we do to keep in touch (with the nice ones lol), and how we deal with not having our best friends geographically close to us.

If you have friends - or if you’re one of ours, give this one a listen!

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Timestamps:

Definition of friendship and what a good friend means to us (00:40)

Toxic friendships that are not healthy for us and how we view them (03:03)

Long distance friendships and how we have managed to stay in touch with our long distance friends (09:56)

Drifting away from friends and friendships that don’t stand the test of time (18:39)

How to deal with not having close friends be geographically near to us (21:16)

Moving to a new city and having to make new friends (26:50)

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Unless you’re a member of the Royal Family, everyone has found themselves in that position where they have to look and apply for jobs, work on their CVs, and attend interviews. We all know how gruelling that process can be. However, the journey becomes extra hard when you throw in immigration status, minimum salary requirements and expiring visas!

As working adults in the UK, we recognise our privilege in having found employers that can hire AND sponsor us. In this episode, we share our experiences in looking for jobs in the UK, why we chose to stay in the UK, the challenges that we faced while applying for jobs as migrants, the working life of Pharmacists, and all that fun stuff!

So, if you’re ever curious about what it takes to get a job and work in the UK as a non-British national, or if you are thinking of applying for jobs in the UK and you’re a migrant like us, this one's for you!

Disclaimer: The current fees associated with the work visa application might have changed since our own applications a few years ago so please do your own research if you are looking to apply for your work visa. There are also differences between applying inside and outside the UK. We applied for our visa from inside the UK.

Timestamps:

Why we chose to stay in the UK after university (00:24)

The difficulties of looking for jobs in the UK, the challenges with timeline and withdrawn job offer (01:37)

Interview process for a job as a Pharmacist, questions asked during the interview and salary expectations (09:25)

Visa application process once we got the job offer, decision times, how much it cost (11:20)

Relocating to new cities for our jobs, looking for accommodation, how much we paid for rents and panic packing! (15:47)

What it’s like working as a Pharmacist in the UK and do we like our jobs?! (24:36)

Questioning if this is the right career path of us (30:17)

Resources for you:

Information about working visa:

https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

https://visaguide.world/europe/uk-visa/employment/tier-2-general/

Information for non-EEA qualified pharmacist if you want to work in the UK

https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/registration/registering-pharmacist/overseas-non-eea-qualified-pharmacists

https://www.workgateways.com/industries/pharmacist

Michelle Obama ‘Becoming"‘: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Becoming-Michelle-Obama/dp/0241334144

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Have you ever walked on the street minding your own business and suddenly someone is shouting racial slurs at you? Have you ever been made uncomfortable when someone makes a comment about your race? Have you been that person who was insensitive to other races and now want to do better?

In this episode, we chatted with our friend, Sharon, about the issues surrounding the recent anti-Asian racism that have risen since the pandemic, what brought us here, and what we can do moving forward?

We know it takes more than an episode in a podcast to eradicate racism, but if we can just inspire change in one person today, this episode has done its job. So please, listen to it, talk about it, and most importantly, SHARE IT with everyone you know.

Every.single.conversation.matters

Our guest today:

Sharon Geraldine is a fellow Asian woman who is currently living in the Bay Area and working as a Product Design Engineer. She has been friends with Candies for over 10 years. Despite living in different continents, they have grown up together and often discussed issues that they care about with each other. Apart from being extremely multi-talented and resourceful, Sharon is also very compassionate and kind to others - which is why issues such as racism have always been something she cares and tries to raise awareness about.

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Candies and Jessica are two best friends who have been through different phases of lives together and stuck with each other through thick and thin.

In this episode, we shared a bit of our background, where we are from and the culture shocks we stumbled upon while living in this foreign land. We also talked about how we came up with this podcast, why we launched it and what we want you to get out of these episodes!

University life is like a roller-coaster ride, and we loved it! The adrenaline rush, the ups and downs, and the many firsts that you will remember for the rest of your lives. Whether you are an international student or working adult who miss student life, I am sure you can relate while listening to us!

Timestamps:

Who we are, how we met and became friends, how we came up with ‘Two Pills in a Pod’ as our podcast title, why we wanted to make a podcast (00:16)

Why did we choose Pharmacy and how did we end up in Belfast? (03:59)

Adjusting to life in the UK as new international students, culture shocks, how we felt about homesickness (06:28)

Life as university students and how much we enjoyed them (11:46)

Jessica talked about the part time jobs she had while in university and her experience being the university’s ambassador (13:42)

Candies talked about her experience as an Erasmus exchange student in Belgium (17:10)

Travelling during university holidays and our favourite holidays (20:24)

Outro (23:25)

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