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Raw Passage: Our Grief
Who knows how long I have been awake now. My mental aches are showing. Since the new year, I have been in grief. I dare not say the reasons. I may be misunderstood in ways, unimaginable. At first, it felt like a small disaster. After a while, it grew into a whirlwind of thoughts and…
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Imperfect, Impermanent and Incomplete
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken pieces.” – Earnest Hemingway.
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Raw Passage: The Cafe
The cafe is an early riser as it starts to operate while the world is still asleep. Four in the morning seems too early, even for the birds to wake and carry out their worm hunts. Chairs are put down and tables wiped. Curtains are pulled up so hastily while the first batch of coffee…
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Our Moral Compass
What guides our moral compass? What makes us so sure that something is morally wrong or right? Morality is what we are supposed to do; what we are ought to do. In religious cultures, holy books and scriptures are filled with moral rules on how we’re supposed to act to align yourself with God. The Quran forbids…
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A New Chapter
As part of my research thesis, I study the anthropology of identity. Broadly speaking, identity is a fluid and transformative element. Even already knowing all that and reading dozens of books from Stuart Hall to Franz Fanon, the concept never ceases to amaze me. While there are many reasons and circumstances that negotiates our identity,…
Hello there! My name is Faizul (ファイズル)
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Brief Overview of Curriculum Vitae
Social Research Experience
Research Assistant to Special Academic Advisor
Universiti Brunei Darussalam | 2019-2021
Research Assistant (Part-Time)
Centre for Advanced Research (CARe) | 2018-2019
Research Assistant (Part-Time)
Institute of Asian Studies (Universiti Brunei Darussalam) | 2015
Work in Japan (Part-Time)
KLC International | 2023-Present
Native English Teacher
Universal Campus | 2023-Present
Native English Teacher
Education Background
Kyoto University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Southeast Asian Area Studies | 2022-Present
Attending a 5-year integrated doctoral program at the Division of Southeast Asian Area Studies, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS).
Kyoto University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Southeast Asian Area Studies | 2024
Awarded a Master’s degree under the 5-year integrated doctoral program at the Division of Southeast Asian Area Studies, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS).
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Master of Arts (M.A.), Anthropology (By Research) | 2020
The Reasonable Writer by Faizul H. Ibrahim 