Bolehkah Kita Mencela 2020?

Kehidupan ini ibarat roda, kadang di atas, kadang di bawah. Kehidupan ini ibarat laut, kadang ia pasang, kadang ia surut.  Kehidupan ini ibarat pelangi, kadang terlihat, kadangnya tidak. Itulah kehidupan di tahun 2020, merupakan satu zaman tercatat di dalam sejarah yang tidak pernah dijangkakan oleh manusia. Suasana yang terang menjadi gelap, yang riuh menjadi sepi, yang ramai menjadi sedikit, pekerja dipecat, syarikat mundur, sekolah ditutup, … Continue reading Bolehkah Kita Mencela 2020?

The importance of understanding mental wellbeing

There were many instances where the family should have known about their eldest son’s mental illness. A 32-year-old man, jobless, does not talk nor interact with people, does not care about personal hygiene, severely reclusive and prone to destructive outbreaks. He was not like that before. He was a regular functioning young man. Fresh completing his National Service and has just gotten his first job, … Continue reading The importance of understanding mental wellbeing

Caring for Ourselves to Solace

We have been brought onto a rollercoaster of things from Covid-19 this year, subhanAllah. The economy plunged, many lost their jobs and we experienced the unthinkable – from a halt to social norms to mosques closure, to adapting to new ways of working and interacting. We were levelled to the realisation that we are, so vulnerable. To sickness, to death, to loss of wealth, to … Continue reading Caring for Ourselves to Solace

Dalgona & Lockdown Across the Borders

The Covid-19 pandemic created a major shift in the importance of mental health, particularly in countries that imposed the lockdown measures in order to flatten the curve. Schools were closed in favour of Home-Based Learning (HBL), workplaces adopted Work-from-Home (WFH) practices, and there was a drastic increase of food deliveries as people began to embrace their new normal: spending more time at home while reducing … Continue reading Dalgona & Lockdown Across the Borders

2020: Bukan Suatu Hambatan

Pejam celik, kita sudah pun berada di penghujung tahun 2020. Suatu tahun yang penuh dengan cabaran yang menguji mental dan fizikal. Pastinya, setiap lapisan umur dalam masyarakat menghadapi dugaan yang berlainan dan juga berbagai jalan penyelesaian.  Bagi sesetengah orang, sekali pandang, pembelajaran yang dilakukan dalam talian kelihatan menarik dan lebih memudahkan para pelajar. — Thahirah Sebagai seorang pelajar, saya turut sama terkena tempiasnya. Sebelum ini, … Continue reading 2020: Bukan Suatu Hambatan