The Joy & Pain of MOH Staff 😜

Assalamualaikum and good day, folks! My last post in this humble virtual abode of mine was in May 2022 and now we are already in the middle of August 2022. How the time flies! It feels like only yesterday that we had entered the year 2022, and now it’s almost the end of the year …

The Syawal Surprise & Other Shocks

Last month was a hectic month for most Muslims throughout the world as we observed the obligatory day fasting and the voluntary night worship that characterizes the holy month of Ramadan. And at the end of the spiritually rewarding month of Ramadan this year, Muslims in Malaysia were wonderfully rewarded with a surprised Raya one …

The Biased World In The Age of Doublethink

Dear readers, My blog has not been updated for more than 2 months now. Not because I have nothing to write. But because I have too much that initially I could not possibly decide on which topic to type up.  The Biased World Life has been quite difficult for many people in various parts of …

January 2022 Book Reviews

Dear readers, In my last blog post I did not include my book reviews for the month of January because I was still in the middle of finishing some books and could not review them properly until I am done with them (and also because I was hooked on Tik Tok for awhile and could …

The Perils of Social Media (And The Benefits)

Lately, I have been seriously reflecting on the risks and benefits of being on the social media. I started thinking more about it after I came across this viralled incident involving a lady house officer who had posted about how her husband (who is a medical officer) had divorced her in front of the lady …

Contract MOs, Career Progression & The System

Dear readers, If you have been following my blog since I was a medical student, you would probably know that I have always had pretty strong opinions about certain things. Not all things, guys; not even many things. But certain things do bother me! Some issues are very dear to my heart. Issues of housemanship …

My New Big Boss

Dear readers, When I wrote my previous blog post on “Leadership & Followership” back in August, Khairy Jamaluddin was not yet appointed as our Minister of Health. If he was, I would have already made him as the prime example of someone with natural leadership skills (unlike our previous Minister of Health). This is my …

Leadership & Followership

Assalamualaikum dear readers! I missed blogging last month despite so many exciting things happening in the world of medicine in Malaysia. Namely #HartalDoktorKontrak #CodeBlack. Even though I am already a psychiatrist now, my heart is as young as those junior contract MOs (LOL perasan). I fully supported their effort of organizing this #Hartal in order …

Be On The Right Side of History

Assalamualaikum and good day to all my dear readers… I hope it is not too late for me to wish everyone Eid Mubarak and Taqabbalallhuminna Waminkum. I know it is almost the end of Syawal already but I have been sooooo busy and mentally exhausted that at the end of the day I just don’t …

Ramadhan Mubarak 2021

Assalamualaikum dear readers, I would like to wish Ramadhan Mubarak to all Muslim readers who have been following my blog all these years. I pray that all of us will have an amazingly productive Ramadhan and be granted the much-coveted blessings of Lailatul Qadar. Allahhumma Amiin. Ramadhan is the best of months for all Muslims …