Dr Nahrizul Adib Kadri

You can love something and want it to grow. You can love your country and call it out when it needs to do better. That is what real love is about: not blind praise but honest care. – BERNAMAPIC

Love you Malaysia and all your perfect imperfections

I THINK I have lived long enough to see both progress and heartbreak in this country. And I am still here. Still holding the same red passport, still standing up when Negaraku plays – wherever and whenever ...

These small moments matter too because nationhood is built not just on events but also on experience. It is not just the milestones we remember; it is the way they made us feel connected, even when we were far apart. – BERNAMAPIC

Stories that shaped us

THERE is a question that often arises when something big happens – a historic moment, a national milestone, a collective high. It usually begins like this: “Where were you when...?”

Most of the time, it ...

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When grief has no answers

THERE are days when language fails us. Today is one of them. No clever line can soften what happened in the early hours of Monday. A bus carrying students of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris was making ...

The point is not to cut ourselves from our histories but to know when to leave the room. The past has value but it has no vote. It may inform us but it cannot define us unless we let it. – REUTERSPIX

Do not let the past vote on your future

WE all have a room in our minds where the past lives. Some call it memory, others call it baggage. It is filled with faded moments – some precious and some painful. The successes we revisit for confidence ...

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Honouring the tough teachers who shaped us

I WAS 11, sitting stiffly in a wooden chair that felt far too big for my small frame, staring at the blackboard like it held the secrets of the universe – or at least the secret to avoiding a scolding. ...

True growth happens in silence. It isn’t broadcasted with hashtags or filtered selfies. – REUTERSpix

Your light does not need a spotlight

THERE is a peculiar thing about self-improvement in today’s world: everyone seems to be doing it loudly.

Scroll through your feed and you will probably see declarations of 5am workouts, new diets, study ...

The art of becoming who you want to be

“FAKE it till you make it” – this is the kind of phrase you would expect from a self-help seminar or a motivational Instagram post.

However, this could actually be a solid approach to life, especially ...

The ‘quiet’ handshake that left the deepest mark

HE is the only prime minister I have ever shaken hands with.

It was 2004, and I was a young lecturer – ambitious, uncertain and just beginning to find my footing in academia.

I had volunteered to help organise ...