A proud again Malaysian

May 31, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

I am happier. I feel like a weight has been lifted. And, it will and has to be better because it couldn’t get any worse than it was. I am a happy and proud again Malaysian. I no longer feel shy or fudge my nationality when I am overseas. Yes, I did it. Not from […]

Being aware

May 18, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

I will not fare well if I have to give evidence in a court or to the police. Not because I would be nervous and a little intimidated by the seriousness attached to these offices, well that as well, but more so because I just don’t take enough notice of things happening around me, which […]

What’s fair in the air?

December 6, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

My husband and I were flying home to KL from a holiday in Melbourne. It was an eight-hour flight and we had especially booked and paid more for the premium flat-bed in the hope of catching a few winks and to enjoy the comfort of space. In our previous trips we were lucky not to […]

People and power, and authority

November 29, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Power is not absolute and it is transitory, and yet what is it about power that makes some people overbearing and cavalier in their attitude? How do people who have been in power for long periods of time, whether running a country, a company or managing a family, feel when they don’t have the same authority anymore.