After graduating with my Bachelor’s of Law (LLB) and Master’s in Law (LLM), I did not become a lawyer. Here’s my story: Studying Law in the UK I was fortunate to have the opportunity to pursue my studies overseas, fully sponsored by the government of Malaysia. Having a UK-qualified degree requires me to sit for…
How to do umrah without a travel agent
Overview My family and I went for Umrah (both Makkah and Madinah) without a travel agent in 2024, or basically known as a Umrah Do-It-Yourself (DIY). We are a family of 6, all adults, from Malaysia. The cost wrote down below is in Malaysian Ringgit and the exchange rate at that time (February 2024) was…
Book review: Why I no longer talk to White people about race
Overview Eddo-Lodge brings us through British history through the lens of colonialism, structural racism, and black discrimination. Why I no longer talk to White people about race is a provocative book that will literally make you pause every after paragraph because the accuracy is just, immaculate. Eddo-Lodge explains a topic that is very crucial and…
Volunteer virtually with Small Changes
The pandemic changed how we normally do things – working, studying, and even for me, volunteering! Back during my student days, we would normally took the bus and go to the volunteering centre. We would also volunteer in person, like painted a community centre or helped in the town’s half marathon. When Small Changes’ call…
Navigating Life as a 24 year old
As I am writing this, it has been 45 minutes since my online Evidence lecture has started but living in a new housing area, the unifi has yet to be installed and my mobile data is incapable to sustain this 2 hours of lecture. Hence, I’m here. May peace be upon every one. I once…
Finished my Master’s Degree: what now?
Assalamualaikum! Hello everyone. It’s been quite sometime but I’m sure everyone is doing well, busy like the bees, and here I am trying to figure out what life has to offer me in the near future. LLM in Health, Law, and Society – University of Bristol Good news earthlings! I have managed to complete my…
Metamorphosis
I was teaching Qisya how a caterpillar transitioned into a butterfly which then I realised – oh wow such a beautiful process. Ultimately what a caterpillar had to undergo was somewhat natural and by means, it knows what’s going to happen to it. Or does it? I often wonder how a living thing jump from…
Spending my postgraduate life in a pandemic.
Keith – in his virtually recorded lectures mentioned ‘Hope you are well in these strange times’. He is my eloquent-spoken, oxford/cambridge (i’m not sure) grad with a masters from the States lecturer – which makes him an expert hence a Zethy can”t ramble her way through his class. Oh well – hello there and assalamualaikum….
Mental Health among Medical Professionals
Assalamualaikum and peace be upon everyone. Half-Way Point of my LLM If I could describe today with one word, it is ‘depressed’. Never in my life, I felt hopeless because apparently, the feedback I got from my assignments weren’t really as good as I expected. I was too complacent and maybe a little too comfortable…
Postgraduate Life : Keeping it 100.
Assalamualaikum and I hope everyone has a very blissful week. Procrastinating from finishing my essay, I watched a short video on Facebook about ‘Grandparents Trying Millenials Slang’ and keeping it 100 are one of the slangs that they tried. Keeping it 100 (100 normally is used as the 100 and the double line beneath emoji)…