Author: aliya
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What My Surgical Wound Infection Taught Me: 5 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier
Sometimes, recovery teaches you things you never thought you needed to know. Just when I thought my surgical wound was healing beautifully, my body decided to throw me another curveball. The incision was looking good, the scar was barely noticeable, and I was feeling pretty pleased with my recovery. I was getting back to my…
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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
*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
Before 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
Day 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
My 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
A 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.
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
Sebenarnya, 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
After 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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