The Plot From The Master Storyteller

You guys know that I love reading. The plot is important. But so do characters and characterization. Even with a good plot, having boring characters would fail to launch the plot into a beautiful story. Allah is the Master Storyteller of this universe. For each of us, we have been given our own characterizations. There …

#RiseIniKalilah

Disclaimer: After recently doing an attachment in another hospital, meeting other MOs who are based in many different hospitals all over Malaysia, I've had an opportunity to discuss with them regarding health care issues at their respective setting, and about how they run their service in their respective hospital. My eyes were open to the …

My GE 14 Saga With Invoke (Illustrated By My Facebook Status)

"Kak Ngah, careful what you write on facebook. Kak Ngah tu penjawat awam." My mom admonished me one day when I went back to my parents' house for a visit. "Kenapa pula, mak? Kerajaan dah bubar. La ni mana ada kerajaan. Time ni lah nak berkempen, nak cakap apa pun." As usual, I was being …

Work Hard, Play Harder, Contribute Always

WORK HARD The month of April (till early May) has been a helluva hectic time for yours truly. I have been swamped… right, left and centre. At the end of most days, I was left exhausted.  When my colleague Dr. T said that she needed me-time in one of our binge-whining session, I was quick …

You Reap What You Sow

There are times when I think people are very blind to injustice and unfairness.  If you cannot speak up against small injustice that happens in your surrounding and general environment, then you have no rights to talk about how bad the state of corruption in this country. How can you expect ministers and government officials …

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 …

Adieu, Compulsive Fiction Reading

I think I have come to that saturation age where fictions have stopped being exciting. (God, I sound so old).   Guys, I am grieving. I am grieving over the fact that I no longer have the time to read commercial fiction. When I finally do read fiction, I didn’t get the same kind of …

Glorious

I was sitting in my room, in front of my laptop, thinking whether I should break the bad news first or the good news first to my dear blog readers. Finally, after a long, hard contemplation, I decided to break the bad news first so that the good news later can heal whatever pain the …

Why Taking An Exam Is Good For You

The real title of this post should be: Why Taking An Exam Is Good For You : An Attempt By The Author At Positive Thinking When Facing Mental Torture And Suffering. Haha. But it's too long for a blog post title, no? So I decided to make it concise and do all the necessary elaboration …

Thoughts On Trauma and PTSD

Writers, in general, find inspiration by things that happen around us. As a doctor (who happen to have an interest in writing), things that happen around me are things that happen to my patients or to my colleagues or to myself. Lately, we have a couple of PTSD cases in our ward. One of my …