The Script We Didn't Write | We Didn't Plan This Ep. 2

Faith and Isaac trace their paths back to the very beginning — childhood dreams, the GEP bubble, signing away your 20s on a government bond They get into growing up in Singapore's high-achieving school system, what it felt like to sign a government bond before they were old enough to grasp what they were committing to, career doubts, and ask the question nobody in medicine talks about out loud: did we actually choose this, or did we just follow the next obvious step? ⏳Chapters 00:00 Intro & what we're talking about today 00:40 What did we want to be as kids? 03:41 When did the pressure to "become something" kick in? 08:01 How much of our path was chosen vs. just followed? 12:25 Singapore's meritocracy — what it gets right, what it doesn't 17:37 Signing the bond (and docu-signing your future for $700k) 20:15 The emotional reality of being mid-bond and questioning everything 22:02 Chasing the "what if" — side hustles, handicraft shops & salary checks 27:10 The gratitude guilt: are we just being ungrateful strawberries? 29:29 The unpaid posting discourse & how the bar keeps moving 31:09 Parallel universe versions of us (spoiler: not always prettier) 33:04 "I'm a doctor" — how professional identity plays out in different rooms 38:25 Social currency, startup events & the 100-storey elevator pitch 40:34 Would we do it all again? ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Check out our website for episode info & transcripts: wedidntplanthis.com Subscribe to our Podcast channel: ‪@wedidntplanthis.podcast‬ Subscribe to Faith’s channel: ‪@faithisaunicorn‬ 🎧Listen to our podcast on the go🎧 RSS: https://media.rss.com/wedidntplanthis... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GPnRyF... Also on Pandora, Amazon Music, Overcast & Pocket Casts Our socials 🎥Instagram:   / wedidntplanthis.podcast   📱TikTok: tiktok.com/@wedidntplanthis.podcast 👍🏻Facebook:   / wedidntplanthis   🎓 Isaac's socials: summiteducation.info | 📸 IG:   / twoyellowshoes   📖 Faith's socials: chasingfaithandlove.com | 📸 IG:   / faithisaunicorn     / drfaithnadinechoo   ☕️ Leave a tip/buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/faithisaunicorn ━━━━━━━━━━━━ This video is for informational purposes only and reflects our personal experiences. It is not professional medical or career advice. #careerpivot #medicallife #singaporepodcast