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Faezal Yunus

Throbbin’ hearts

No, not for the slimy palms or the stench of hidrosis Or the cigarette-tinged breath and the nauseating halitosis

1 min readNov 20, 2022

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Throbbin’ hearts

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Faezal Yunus

The cherry on top

Yesterday, after a long day full of meetings and workshops, while walking the streets of Istanbul near my hotel in Sisli, I got tempted by…

1 min readJun 28, 2022

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The cherry on top

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Faezal Yunus

The writer’s block

Penelope grew up listening to her father read out a story to her every night before she went to bed. She grew up into becoming an avid…

3 min readDec 7, 2021

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The writer’s block

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Faezal Yunus

The drip waltz

From what was once a glistening piece of art, with its sculpted contours mirroring everything around it in an optical distortion, what now…

4 min readNov 20, 2021

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The drip waltz

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Faezal Yunus

The COVID surge and the ensuing collapse of human values

More than the lacunae in healthcare infrastructure, or the understaffed and overworked medical personnel (the frontline warriors), the…

4 min readMay 3, 2021

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The COVID surge and the ensuing collapse of human values

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Faezal Yunus

The #WFHSunrise challenge, one year on

Exactly one year ago, I’d published my experience about a life-transforming 30-day challenge, thanks to Otsal Wangchuk’s #wfhsunrise…

3 min readApr 27, 2021

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The #WFHSunrise challenge, one year on

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Faezal Yunus

Jilted flowers

No, I cannot risk knowing the truth, I cannot ask Let me cling on to that ray of hope, let me bathe in its bask

1 min readFeb 12, 2021

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Jilted flowers

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Faezal Yunus

How a lockdown unlocked opportunities for self-growth

Using the COVID-19 lockdown to make a virtue of necessity: Instilling good habits via Otsal Wangchuk’s #WFHSunrise Challenge

13 min readApr 27, 2020

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#wfhsunrise from my rooftop, March 24, 2020. © Faezal Yunus

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Faezal Yunus

Under the open and barren skies

Greeting me with a red-carpet welcome, of fallen leaves by the tree-lined street, soaked and heavy with yesterday’s rain

2 min readApr 20, 2020

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#wfhsunrise from my rooftop, April 19, 2020. © Faezal Yunus

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Faezal Yunus

A minimalism of the heart

Stoic, closed, indifferent, selfish — some of the many adjectives people used to describe Ferdie, a middle-aged man who stayed alone in a…

5 min readDec 27, 2019

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A minimalism of the heart

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Faezal Yunus

Faezal Yunus

A dog at heart, masquerading the earth in human form on two legs instead of four, and a friendly one who may bark but never bite.

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