page 2 So what can we do instead? Simple and realistic? Work smarter, not louder. Less drama, more delivery. Plan your energy. Heavy tasks early, lighter tasks later. Be kinder. Everyone’s hungry…but not everyone shows it. Serve with ihsan. Especially when nobody is watching. In the end, the public doesn’t remember our excuses. They remember our service. So… can we do this? If there’s that someone who still uses fasting as a reason… what should we do? Hahahaha. Well… I’ll leave that to your wisdom. Choose peace. Also, Ramadan has this funny way of revealing our “true operating system.” Before Ramadan: we reply fast, we multitask, we’re unstoppable. During Ramadan: suddenly the brain becomes a laptop on 12% battery still working, but everyone is searching for the charger. But here’s the interesting part: Ramadan doesn’t make work impossible. It makes us more intentional. We learn to prioritise, speak softer, and respond smarter. It’s like productivity with a filter, less noise, more meaning. Now on a more personal note. If you ask me, I genuinely love Ramadan more than Syawal. No, I’m not crazy. That’s just the truth. So thank you, Adam. You reminded me of something important. People do read, people do care and feedback especially unexpected feedback, matters. Now the question is, what do I write for Edisi 4/2026? New year resolutions? Hmm… feels like stale kuih from last week. Current issues? Not today. My time is precious and I don’t want to invest one hour writing about something that won’t feed my brain or anyone else’s. Then I thought...........Ramadan. Yes. We can do this. Not in a preachy way. Not in a “let’s be perfect” way. But in a practical, public service way. So here’s a small pledge maybe even a friendly challenge: This Ramadan, let’s promise not to use fasting as a reason to stop functioning. Not as a reason to delay replies. Not as a reason to slow down service. Not as a reason to turn “urgent” into “after Raya.” Let’s be real, you’re not eating, yes but the rest of your body is still functioning. If it’s not functioning… well… then we have bigger issues to discuss. . Call 911 maybe? Hahaha. Jokes aside, fasting doesn’t reduce our responsibilities. It increases our discipline. Ramadan isn’t meant to shrink our productivity. It’s meant to refine our character, with patience, sincerity and self-control. If we really want to be “MADANI” in practice, not just in posters then Ramadan is our best training ground.
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