The Cough

Recently my daughter had a bad cough, so bad that she can’t sleep at night. In turn this caused her to be tired, and further worsen her condition. We then brought her to the doctors. Getting an appointment with the doctor is a story by itself, but what I am writing is about the visit…

Age Is a Number

I celebrated my birthday recently. Been contemplating whether to write a post or not about it since if I write it here, I’m leaving a cyber trail and exposing myself to cyber security issues where malicious actors might steal my identity. Then I remember that you can buy a list online (not even on the…

The War of Eid

The title seems to allude to a real war, but really, it is just the different dates Muslim celebrate the date of Eid and marking the end of Ramadhan, together with the disputes it ensues. I’ve rarely experienced this because in Malaysia, there is only a single point of authority. A representative of the Kings’…

Romanticism and Allergy

Insert picture of chrysanthemum. I used to dislike things that play on the idea of being a romantic especially in movie. An example is the movie Hachiko where the dog faithfully waits for his master everyday at the station. Other generic examples are basically any other Korean drama series. Yet it is always the things…

Hay Fever and Skepticism

Malaysia lies on the equator and although all my life I’ve thought that it’s normal to have sunshine the same amount during the whole year, there are more people that is more familiar with seasonal aspects of the year. Spending two years in the UK, I have come to grasp (a bit) on the seasons…

Life Coaching

Recently I listened to this podcast discussing about coaching and it struck me how coaching is like having your family behind you, most of the time. To be clear, coaching here is not the sport coaching where a coach teaches the team the game plan and shouts from the sideline, but this coach talks about…