BITTER SWEET JOURNEY OF AN NAJWA

What is family? Family is important. It is a title given to those we hold dearly to our hearts. We extend it to those who come into our lives and, no matter what, through thick or thin, seem to stay. DNA is not always shared, but the feeling is undeniably there. Family is loved ones and perhaps a concept that is dealt with the utmost care. It has been awhile since I've seen this picture and of course the first thing I did when I saw it was to repost it, tagging both my mom and dad. To me, it was something worth sharing something I wanted them to see, wanted them to know. But there is plenty of those on the walls and feeds of social media dedicated to different type of family members. Sayings or thoughts that we have the need to share for others to see and unconsciously realize that those certain words resonated within us. Those words make us think of certain people. Family is individuals who have special meaning. They are our foundation of support, personal cheer squad, teache...

Mahathir bin Mohamad was born 10 July 1925 is a Malaysian politician who was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003, making him longest-serving holder of that office. His political career spanned more than 70 years since he first joined a newly formed UMNO in 1946. Born and raised in  Alor Setar ,  Kedah , Mahathir excelled at school and became a medical doctor. He became active in the  United Malays National Organisation  (UMNO), Malaysia's largest political party, before entering Parliament in 1964. He served one term before losing his seat, subsequently falling out with Prime Minister  Tunku Abdul Rahman  and being expelled from UMNO. When Abdul Rahman resigned, Mahathir re-entered UMNO and Parliament, and was promoted to the Cabinet. By 1976 he had risen to Deputy Prime Minister, and in 1981 was sworn in as Prime Minister after the resignation of his predecessor,  Hussein Onn .

Bendera Malaysia ini dikenali sebagai ‘Jalur Gemilang’ dimana ia mengandungi 14 jalur merah dan putih (melintang) yang sama lebar bermula dengan jalur merah di sebelah atas dan berakhir dengan jalur putih di sebelah bawah adalah tanda keanggotaan yang sama dalam persekutuan 13 buah negeri dan 1 kerajaan persekutuan. Bahagian yang berwarna biru tua di atas sebelah kiri membawa ke bawah hingga atas jalur merah yang kelima itu maknanya perpaduan rakyat Malaysia. Bahagian biru tua itu mengandungi anak bulan tanda Agama Islam sebagai agama rasmi Malaysia.Bintang pecah 14 itu tanda perpaduan 13 buah negeri dan Kerajaan Persekutuan. Warna kuning pada anak bulan dan bintang itu ialah warna Diraja bagi Duli-duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja-raja.

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home. Depression symptoms can vary from mild to severe and can include, feeling sad or having a depressed mood. Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed. Changes in appetite (weight loss or gain unrelated to dieting). Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much. Loss of energy or increased fatigue. Increase in purposeless physical activity (e.g., hand-wringing or pacing) or slowed movements and speech (actions observable by others). Feeling worthless or guilty. Difficulty thinking, concentrating or making decisions. Lastly, thoughts of death or suicide Symptoms must last at ...

An anxiety disorder is a medical condition characterized by persistent, excessive worry. Anxiety disorders can take a number of forms. Common to all of these is anxiety so distressing it can interfere with a person’s ability to carry out, or take pleasure in, day-to-day life. A person may experience more than one anxiety disorder. Some people may also experience depression with the anxiety, or have problems with alcohol or drug abuse. Anxiety disorders are thought to be caused by a combination of factors. Most anxious people are probably born with a genetic vulnerability to develop an anxiety disorder. Personality traits and responses to stressful life events may trigger the condition or make it worse. A person with an anxiety disorder will feel distressed a lot of the time, even if there seems to be no obvious reason. An episode can be so severe it is immobilizing. The person might have, persistent, excessive or unrealistic worries (generalized anxiety disorder). Compuls...

People arrive into Stage four having spent somewhere around half a century investing themselves in what they believed was meaningful and important. They did great things, worked hard, earned everything they have, maybe started a family or a charity or a political or cultural revolution or two, and now they’re done. They’ve reached the age where their energy and circumstances no longer allow them to pursue their purpose any further. The goal of Stage four then becomes not to create a legacy as much as simply making sure that legacy lasts beyond one’s death.  This could be something as simple as supporting and advising their (now grown) children and living vicariously through them. It could mean passing on their projects and work to an apprentice. It could also mean becoming more politically active to maintain their values in a society that they no longer recognize.