A scene in a movie used to be when someone is on a phone call and he wants to write something, he’ll grab a post-it and scribble on it. This is what comes to my mind whenever someone says ad-hoc, a form of temporary solution that is required urgently, and normally is not for a…
Continuous Professional Development or CPD for short is a concept that a professional should continuously increase his/her skill and learn new things to stay competitive. At a glance it seems to benefit the employee first since he/she will increase his/her marketability, hence increasing the possibility of jumping company, but actually it (I personally believe so,…
I recently listened to this podcast and Dr. Aria talked about feeling as something that we can’t control. It is as if it is a different or foreign being in our conscience that we have to have a connection to, and is not what we really ARE. I kinda doubt this, but then I remembered…
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…
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 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’…
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…
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…
I’ve been reading quite a few posts in a Facebook group mentioning or asking for opinions on moving to the UK, i.e. migrating from Malaysia and I thought that I would write them down here. This is more for my own records, as opinions change and it would be interesting to read it in later…
It is one of life’s joy to step into spring from the edge of winter. Faris, 2023
