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 …

Truth Over Feeling; Fact Over Fiction

Assalamualaikum everyone! I hope this post finds you in the greatest of mood as I am currently in. Alhamdulillah my dear readers, I have said goodbye to life as an MO since early this month as I am now officially doing specialist call. I’ve just had the Temuduga Pakar on 4/3/21, the result of which …

The Price of Fame

Salam guys! Welcome to my blog in 2021. I hope you guys have had a great start to 2021 so far. I personally do not really celebrate new year that much. To me it was just another day. And I don’t really have yearly resolution, to be honest. My resolution is daily and monthly (and …