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Continue reading →: Stress – ReliefYou know the feeling when there seems to be a knot in the pit of your stomach? That stressful feeling. For me, this time, that feeling was caused by the end of the redundancy negotiations.
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Continue reading →: Song of an EvacueeWe had heard news about the war, but as the tensions between our countries had been strained for several years, that’s what they were – rumours. Even though we lived in the village, which was about 20 kilometres from the border, life was good.
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Continue reading →: Aid Türkiye and SyriaSome weeks ago, life in Türkiye and Syria came to a standstill when earthquakes of 7.8 and 7.5 on the Richter scale hit the area on the early hours of 6th of February, 2023.
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Continue reading →: Zoom Your MumThe other day I wrote a short story about a walk home from a bus stop. It was based on “Memory”, the familiar song from the musical “Cats” by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The idea was to convey the feeling of loneliness and aloneness that each of us sometimes feel. Sometimes…
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Continue reading →: War in EuropeWarning! This post contains images that may cause discomfort to you as they are from war! I remember the 24th of February 2022 quite well. I was working, as usual, in a very early morning shift, just like today. And thr then news hit – Russia lad laughed a massive…
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Continue reading →: MemoryIt’s the night with a sliver of Moon hanging in the star-lit sky. The roads are now silent as people have settled down. One can hear the sounds of people from restaurants and bars. I am just happy and content to enjoy the moment of solitude, walking from the bus…
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Continue reading →: Value Or Cost?Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the nurses and doctors have been dubbed as front liners. There were people standing on balconies, clapping for their support for nurses and other frontliners, and there were colourful lights to show appreciation for the hard work, and so on.
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Continue reading →: Darker FutureAs you know by now, based on my previous post, I am a Trekkie, and I do hold dear the idea of inclusiveness in the future of mankind. But at the same time, there is bleakness that seeps into my mind.
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Continue reading →: Brighter Future“You know that Star Trek is just make believe”, my wifey told me, probably half joking, whilst I was taking a stroll down the memory lane watching all Star Trek TV show openings from YouTube. That comment was sacrilegious in itself, but as I love my wifey very much, I…
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Continue reading →: Blessed FridayYou must have come across the TGIF message somewhere on some Friday. Maybe not today, but earlier. And for many of us, Friday is definitely That Day To Wait For. And why not? Week of labour is at the end, and the weekend is at hand.
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I’m Khalil
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