What for and why?

Crutches for the powers that were

I cannot quite explain what I feel when I read the arrests of former ministers and corporate leaders. It isn’t jubilation or satisfaction. I thought I would feel happy because justice is finally about to prevail but I don’t. Now, I am just disappointed and sad on many levels. Disappointed at how these leaders, who […]

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Pet peeves

A list of do's and dont's that should include no spitting

The almost serene atmosphere in the KLCC Park was interrupted by a loud and all too familiar sound. The kind that is never nice, and a big pet peeve of mine. It was the sound of some guy trying to suction phlegm out of his lungs. Not once but several times. It was the exact […]

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Stuffed tigers and real monkeys

Stuffed tigers act as monkey deterrents

I could not understand why anyone would want to buy an angry looking stuffed tiger. Its gaping mouth and serious demeanour were far from endearing or cutesy to cuddle up to. I first saw many of these stern looking animals in Kampung Cherating, a holiday village in Pahang. They were being sold in sundry shops […]

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Ban mobile phones

What is it about people and mobile phones? Some speak loudly on their mobile phones. Some watch and listen on their mobile phones at deafening volumes infringing the public air space.  Noisy voices, screams and laughter emanating from reactions to movies, serials or news on mobile phones is disruptive and annoying. Should there be laws, […]

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Being aware

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 […]

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Accidents of birth

Peace, equality, stability – both political and economic – are precious commodities we cannot afford to negotiate or lose under any pretext or self-serving agendas. It would be devastatingly sad if our children and their children miss out on their right to a good life and become accidents of birth

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