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My Weight Loss Progress Has Been Stuck Lately
View article: My Weight Loss Progress Has Been Stuck LatelyMy weight loss journey has kind of gone stagnant lately. During the first few weeks of taking orlistat, my weight dropped quite consistently. But once I started reducing my intake of oily and fatty foods, orlistat didn’t really seem to help much anymore. From what I understand, orlistat works by binding to fat while the…
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Imagine Mocking The Same People You Need for Engagement
View article: Imagine Mocking The Same People You Need for EngagementI saw an ad offering a paid collaboration during raya season. Then I noticed ramai people commenting nak apply, so I joined in too la. Mana tahu ada rezeki kan. But while scrolling, suddenly I realised… eh, I’ve seen this account before. Terus instinct I cakap, “Delete your comment.” And honestly, thank God I listened…
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A Curious Mind: I Tried TCM Because of My Aunt’s Cat
View article: A Curious Mind: I Tried TCM Because of My Aunt’s CatIf you told me a week ago that I’d willingly sign up for needles, herbs that smell like… let’s just say earthy, and something called cupping — I would’ve laughed and ordered iced chocolate instead.
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They Called Me Crazy
View article: They Called Me CrazyI have this mindset—and I’ll be honest… it’s not natural. Like, at all. This one was built. Trained. Rewired over years—while convincing myself that my rezeki is already written for me. Because honestly? I needed a way to survive rejections. So I flipped the script: Rejection = I’m getting closer to good news. Simple. Slightly…
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Have you heard of sleep hygiene?
View article: Have you heard of sleep hygiene?I went for my regular check-up and my doctor asked, “Do you practice sleep hygiene?” And I confidently said: “You mean shower before sleep?” The doctor: 🙃 The table: 🙃 The chair: 🙃 The monitor: 🙃 The curtain: 🙃
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5 Fingers…
View article: 5 Fingers…My child came home from school today and shared something that weighed heavily on him. He said he’s been feeling down because some classmates are still teasing him for appearing in my content before. Others criticise what he posts on social media. Nothing inappropriate, nothing wrong — just random things he enjoys sharing. And then…
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When My Body Is Awake but My Brain Is Not
View article: When My Body Is Awake but My Brain Is NotMy thoughts on sleeplessness and sleep that’s never truly restful.
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Waiting Period Done… So Why Was His Certificate Cancelled?
View article: Waiting Period Done… So Why Was His Certificate Cancelled?A few years ago, I knew someone whose Takaful certificate was cancelled from inception. Waiting period? Completed. Contestability period? Completed too. So what went wrong?
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Aggressive? Shameless? Maybe. But It Worked.
View article: Aggressive? Shameless? Maybe. But It Worked.Not too long ago, I was called “cheap”, “shameless”, and accused of doing cheap marketing — simply because I posted on Threads that I’m looking for clients for my takaful and unit trust business. If only that person knew me 20 years ago… they probably would’ve called me worse names. 😂 The things I did…
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My honest experience with Orlistat (so far)
View article: My honest experience with Orlistat (so far)Experience makan Orlistat ni, honestly… agak traumatic for me. IYKYK 😂 Because of that experience, I automatically became extra careful with my food — kurang berminyak, kurang berlemak (most of the time). In a way, Orlistat ni ada psychological effect jugak. You think twice before reaching for oily food because you already know the consequences.…
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