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Betrayed.
View article: Betrayed.Betrayed. Just when I thought things were finally looking up, my body decided to throw me another curveball. My incision wound was healing beautifully. The scar was barely noticeable, and I was feeling pretty good about how things were going. Then, sometime in the third week post-operation, I noticed little white dots appearing around the…
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Tun Siti Hasmah: The Woman Who Could Make Tun M Laugh
View article: Tun Siti Hasmah: The Woman Who Could Make Tun M Laugh*Thumbnail photo credit: Facebook There are people you know because of their achievements. And then there are people you remember because of the way they made you feel. Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali was both. Today, as Malaysia remembers a remarkable woman who passed away at the age of 100, I keep thinking about…
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Awaken Heroes & Special Weapons for F2P
View article: Awaken Heroes & Special Weapons for F2PBefore we start, there’s something you need to know. FREE Awakening Heroes and Special Weapons will only become available after the 2-month Era of Revival event ends. Does that mean Era of Revival only lasts for 2 months? Nope! 😂 Era of Revival is a totally new era that all players enter once the first…
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I’m a Traveller, Not a Tourist – Hatyai Day 2
View article: I’m a Traveller, Not a Tourist – Hatyai Day 2Day 2: “I’m a Traveller, Not a Tourist.” It was a wet second day. Our original plan was to head to Hatyai Municipal Park in the morning, but the local tuk-tuk driver advised us not to go there. There was a chicken-and-duck-talking situation, but he somehow managed to get the message across. My husband then…
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How We Keep Us Comfortable Doing What We Love
View article: How We Keep Us Comfortable Doing What We LoveMy son and I have a hobby that we share together: running. Now, I wouldn’t exactly call myself the fastest runner out there. 😂 But that’s not really the point, is it? For me, running is about moving my body, spending time with my son and creating memories together. We may run at different paces…
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I Let Go and Let Husband – Hatyai Edition
View article: I Let Go and Let Husband – Hatyai EditionA little Hatyai getaway that turned out to be more relaxing than I expected. This time, I decided to let my husband take charge of the planning while I embraced my passenger-princess era. No itinerary to obsess over, no places to Google, no mental load—just deciding what I wanted to eat, where I wanted to…
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This Post Might Require You To Take Out Your Calculator.
View article: This Post Might Require You To Take Out Your Calculator.So I received a call from a telemarketer offering takaful coverage for my credit card balance. She quoted RM0.60 for every RM100 of credit card balance. Looks cheap, right? Let’s do some math. If my credit card statement is RM25,000, the contribution for this coverage would be: RM25,000 ÷ RM100 × RM0.60 = RM150 a…
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I Was Just Being Pragmatic
View article: I Was Just Being PragmaticSebenarnya, bila 30 July 2026 happened, I terus list down all my takaful certificates yang related to cancer, critical illness and ICU stays. 30 July was the day Beacon called and asked me to come in for further investigation because they saw something on my mammogram. Husband cakap I’m thinking negatively bila I dah start…
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The Real, The Raw & The In-Between
View article: The Real, The Raw & The In-BetweenAfter four or five years of prolonged periods, bloating, breast engorgement, and acne that hurt more than my teenage years ever did… …plus annual check-ups that kept telling me I was perfectly healthy (which, don’t get me wrong, I’m incredibly grateful for)… …I still felt miserable. For years, I blamed everything on stress. To be…
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One Checkup, One Lump & A Lot of Feelings
View article: One Checkup, One Lump & A Lot of FeelingsAIA and AIA Public Takaful Malaysia have gamified doing daily exercise and regular health check-ups, and I’m all here for it. I might have been a little obsessed with completing my AIA Vitality quests because I have a few Takaful certificates that are directly affected by my Vitality status. With A-Life Cancer-i, I get cashback…
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