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 …

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 …