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About miss M

Just another person, finding her way through a catalogue of errors and a series of accomplishments. Each time arriving at the same conclusion: everything is from Him.

Hug Department: ALWAYS OPEN

I love hugs. There is something therapeutic about hugs really. Remember each time parting from your loved ones? The moment of goodbyes. But that last hug before bidding goodbye, didnt it buffered the ache? “I love hugging. I wish I … Continue reading

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crunch time

The familiar feeling is here, again. It feels like Leicester MBChB all over again. Or IB. I constantly have droplets of perspiration on my flat nose. My heart goes from tachy to brady, sending me nauseated most of the time. … Continue reading

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the bigger test

One of my young patient is currently critically ill. He is younger than me. 27 to be exact. A few years back he must have thought by now he would be married, have kids, buy a car or buy a … Continue reading

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Dear patient,

Dear Sir, I have acknowledged your position in the government agency Yes, you had said it more than thrice that you know people at the Ministry Yes, you had said it more than I can count you are an important … Continue reading

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the list i should not be making but most enthusiastic about

Things I really, really, really want to do after exam To lie in bed on a Sunday morning and read, read, read non-academic textbooks. I have so many unfinished books on the shelf. And so many on my reading list. … Continue reading

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the art of getting by

(I paused in between writings of this entry, contemplating if I ever have the courage to publish it and for what reasons do I want to do so. Ofcourse, the pauses were also reflections of how hard it is for … Continue reading

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the much needed hilarity

It did not matter anymore that I scratched my car last week. The aim for this week was “more tolerant, more patience”. It had been almost a major success on my part. *clap clap* I didn’t hissed. I didn’t frowned. … Continue reading

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Real life

“What is the life of this world but amusement and play? But verily the Home in the Hereafter,- that is life indeed, if they but knew.” (29:64)

So in letting go, the answer lies in love. Fall in love. Fall in love with something greater. Fall in love with the Real thing. See the Mansion.

Only then, will we stop playing in the dollhouse.

- Yasmin Mogahed -

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not a mere scratch

It took a scratch for me to pause and reflect. On a different note, fortunately it was only a scratch and it is material wise that I am tested with. Imagined if it was my life or worse, another’s. Nauzubillah. … Continue reading

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sweet surprises

It was never about monetary rewards. A doctor works around the clock and beyond. Most of the time we are exhausted. Most of the time we hold back our tears when everything around us collapses. Life goes on. And our … Continue reading

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