Tone-Deaf Politicians

I did not write a single blog post last month because I was suffering from a severe form of writer’s block. I just didn’t have the mood to give words to my thoughts and my emotions because no words would be able to describe them accurately enough. I am just too bloody furious at the …

The Chaos Of Covid 19: A Personal Reflection

A junior psychiatry MO in the hospital I am currently attached to came to me one day and asked my point of view regarding whether she should go ahead and volunteer to be a front-liner for Covid-19 screening. “Kak Afiza, we have been asked to volunteer our names to be one of the front-liners for …

Happy New Year 2020: A New Year Rant!

Dear readers, I hope it is not too late for me to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Truly, I have given up making any sort of New Year Resolutions because it has been made clear to me year after year that I truly do embody the true spirit of hangat-hangat tahi ayam. And therefore, …

Most Eventful Ramadhan & Eid

Assalamualaikum, guys. I hope it is not too late for me to wish all my blog readers Eid Mubarak and Taqabbalallahu Minna Waminkum. May Allah accept all the good deeds from you and from me. Amin. I have always loved the month of Ramadhan since I was a child. This year's Ramadhan, however, was quite …

Heartbreaking News In New Zealand

When I first found out that there was an ACT OF TERRORISM being committed at two mosques in Christchurch New Zealand on Friday resulting in 49 Muslims killed and many others injured, I was devastated. I had  to stop my studying for awhile and just devoured the news that were spreading like bushfire in my …

Dear Readers, Live Your Life Free!

It was a sad day for the medical fraternity in Malaysia when we woke-up last weekend to the breaking news of having a sex predator in our midst, holding the significant post of a HOD in one of the hospitals in the Klang Valley. I could NOT believe my eyes when I read the article …

Personality And Context

She was not that bad. She was actually quite entertaining. I was, to be honest, totally flummoxed by the fact that there was a side of her I found quite engaging. I must admit I was quite surprised at how much I enjoyed her talk on that day. When I first saw her as one …

Post-Exam Promises

Warning: this post contains exam rants and regrets. Please don't read further if you cannot take some whining! Because this one contains a lot of whining!    Okay, the real title of this blog post should be The Post Exam Promises That I Always Break.  Yup.... I made the same darn promises over and over …

The Art Of Socializing

"You Have To Do What You Have To Do." That is my maxim in life. Regardless of your feelings, if something must be done, then it must be done. I am a problem solver. I don't allow problems to continue wreaking havoc in my life. I might not like certain things, but if there is …

The People Not Worth Mentioning

#RamadhanReflection Whenever Ramadhan arrives, my heart deeply misses my Muslim sisters in Newcastle. They made me realize something I would always be grateful to them for. They made me realize that all the Israiliyat stories I had questioned in the past....well, I was right in questioning them. They opened my eyes - widely! - that …