THE LIFE & TIME OF THE FADZELS

Since I am technically working at a gym, we decided to do a video on 5 simple exercises one can do at home. But, the video which was initially for my Youtube channel didn't turn out as how I wanted it to be. So, instead here is a blog post about it! 1: FORWARD LUNGE Put one foot in front of the other & slowly move downwards. And repeatedly. This exercise can strengthened your legs, and activate the glutes (butt). We spend our day mostly sitting down, pancaking our glutes and this practice can help to activate the muscles in the butt area! 2: SQUATS  An alternative to the forward lunges, both legs are parallel to one another and the person moves downwards about a few seconds before coming up again. The benefit of this exercise is similar to the forward lunge. 3: BENT KNEE PUSH UP Start off your fitness routine with baby steps. The normal push up is you do not bend your knee. But for beginners like us, I highly recommend putting this into your dail...

Kids.. This is a story about how I met your father.. It was September 2013. It was nice evening in Research Methodology class where two different souls sat together, learning the same materials. A girl was loud and active and a guy was quiet and passive. The girl didn't notice the guy but notices some one else (read: her crush). Fast forward in the next semester, the girl and the guy were also in the same class but this time, it's Physiological Psychology. The girl notices the guy this time as they were destined (more like forced) to be in the same group for a course project. . . . I remember the first time I noticed him. He introduced himself as 'Fadzel' and I told him to create a whatsapp group. At first glance, he looked handsome to me during our first chance meeting. When he created the group, we were chatting with each other and he said, 'we are in the same RM group together...'. In my mind, I felt guilty because I did not even notice him a...

HEY GUYS! I am excited about this post! Finally, after a few months of thinking out loud and thinking again with sweet chubby hubby, finally, we are going to do it for real this time!!! This week, I started thinking about ideas that we would like to share and finally ideas are becoming digital content! I am not going to spoil it for you so you have to subscribe to my channel and wait for it ;) Currently, I have two (embarrassing) videos already uploaded. But this week we are going to be recording something. Stay tuned and please subscribe to my channel as a way to support us in this new project! P/S: The link is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUdLWeVIhk32sfTrrx50jmQ XOXO Maryam

I remember my final examination paper. It feels like it was just recently that I sat for my clinical psychology paper. It seems just yesterday that I was still a student learning psychology. That was two months ago. Today is nearing the end of March. Which means that it's SALARY DAY TOMORROW! If people ask me what I want, I think I can give a straightforward answer, assuming that I have the means to do. But, I NEED help. I need some input on my future since I feel that there is no 'light' in my future. Option A: Further my studies Get a masters degree and then probably a PhD. My passion lies in the field of forensic psychology. But there is no course here in Malaysia. So I will need to go overseas, I have already applied for Masters in Forensic Psychology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. They reviewed my application and I have been invited for an interview. Before that I need to make sure that my degree is  BPS-accredited which means money in pounds 😭 I h...

It freaking sucks. You feel lonely. At first you felt like a caterpillar in your uni years and approaching the final semester you are a cocoon and finally a butterfly ready to spread its wings. But, imagine, you are the only butterfly among the caterpillars and now you wish that you'd rather be a caterpillar among all caterpillars. That's how i feel, metaphorically. The job market for psychology majors are really limited edition. There's not a lot of jobs that is specifically designed for psychology. I believe you count with own bare hands. And if there were any jobs, you need more qualifications because your first class honours degree is just a piece of paper. Then, there's the other case where people around don't know about psychology but they think they own about it. People believe what they want to believe. People rather turn to the interesting and sensational information rather than listen to you. Things like the EMOwave, (read everything about...

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Finally, after 3.5 years I achieved what I sought out to achieve during my first year in IIUM. My mentor asked me what my goal in terms of GPA was and I said without thinking too much 4.00. He told me to be realistic and I told him that I will prove him wrong (paveolitely, I hope :D)  FYI: that lecturer became one of my favourite lecturer and mentor hokay... Anyway, back to why I am writing this post. Someone, an acquaintance asked me how I did it.. To be frank, I seriously do not know any answer to that. People think I have some sort of trade secret in the education department.  So i told hubby what this person requested for. And i said what do i say? He replied, don't say don't have anything... blah blah blah don't give him the crap that you don't have any tips. so i replied something I hope will help him.  But tonight, I am thinking really hard in terms of advising my juniors and future juniors in taking charge of your education in your own hands...