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 …

Playing Verbal Fluency Game With My Nephew (And I Lost)

Salam Ramadhan guys, I hope it is not too late for me to wish everyone a blessed and productive Ramadhan. Just hang on for a moment while I wipe away and clear out all these dust and cobwebs in my website. 😛 Been awhile since I last clean up around here. Adeh! Gosh.... it's been …

The Musings of An Obsessive Book Lover

It’s been a long time since I last talked about my favourite topic ever…. ehem…. BOOKS! I am obsessed with books. If I ever become a hoarder, trust me, I will be hoarding books. If you come to my house, you will see my 4 big bookshelves. And now, I am in need of a …

The Enlightened Man & The Pygmalion Effect

My father turned 61 a few days ago. He was born on the 5th of March 1957, the first born in his family. We all had a simple celebration at Swensen for my father's birthday; Me and Alida's treat for the whole family. Even though he is now 61, but I still remember him as …

Dedicated To The Love of My Life

Today is my mother's 60th birthday. She is still as beautiful as ever and actually looked 10 years younger for her age. I have always been proud of my mother (and my father too, of course. But this post is not about him). Every time she came to school to take my report card from …

The Ideal School

I was horrified when I first read the above issue. I have been following the issue quite closely and pray that justice would be served for the sake of all parties involved. What I couldn't understand was why Ustaz Kazim then lodged a police report against Wardina and Syed Azmi?  Why had he accused them …

Be fair to all your children

One day, a Chinese teenage girl presented with her mother to the PSYCH clinic as a new case that was assigned to me for full clerking. I diagnosed her of Major Depressive Disorder, to rule out Borderline Personality Disorder. The reason her mother brought her to this clinic was because she has been hurting herself …

On Death & Grieving

Take a look at this picture. Look at the colourful apparel of traditional dresses and baju kurungs worn by these beautiful ladies. Do they look happy or somber? Where do you think this pic was taken? At a wedding or at a funeral? Have a guess. *** Look at another picture. Where do you think …

Isu Kamu!

This post is going to be in Bahasa Melayu because it is very important. Fair, right? Everybody in Malaysia can understand Malay (or they should be able to; this is after all, Malaysia, where the Malay language is the official language). Whereas not every Malay, Indian, Chinese, Sabahan, Sarawakian etc  etc has a good command …

The Sign of My Regard: I explain! And then, I explain again. And again.

Below is my advice to those who can make use of this advice: There are a lot of actions that we can do to show our loved ones that we care. Some people give presents; some people give their loved ones attention; some people offer act of helpful service. Me? I am highly impressed by …