Malaysian Politicians Down With Chronic, and HIGHLY Contagious Cases of Verbal Diarrhea
I don’t think it’s just contagious. I think it’s hereditary too. This is what I mean: Take #1 — Rais Yatim’s urge for a “wider use of the National language in the private sector” to further dignify it. The ministry — with the cooperation of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) — would carry out continuous...
‘Cause People Got Me Questioning, “Where Is The Love?”
Yesterday, my colleague Lisa stumbled upon a comment on one of the blogs MindValley manages. An (I’m assuming) American woman posted this comment that left me pretty aghast. Here’s the most appalling excerpt: In fact, I was so horrified at this woman’s completely misguided and misled portrayal of Islam and Malaysia that I felt compelled...
No, It’s NOT OK — Keep It In Your Pants
I was surprised to hear of many complaints from my female friends about sexual harassment at their workplaces – some more blatant than others. I suppose I have been blessed to be oblivious all this while. I was even more surprised to hear that when they complain to others (the older generation in particular), they...
My Two Cents: Letter To Azlan’s Dad
“If there was no evidence, why is Anwar going up and down the court appealing and re-appealing for documents and DNA samples?” (Azlan Mohd Lazim as quoted by The Star 2009) Someone tell me if this sounds as stupid to you as it does to me. Dear Mr. Azlan Mohd Lazim, You might not know...
“I would be a very dull person if you could tell who I was simply by looking up my race”
Obtained from Ronnie Khoo via Facebook, the following is taken from the Malaysiakini article here: Race: Time for a new beginning Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah Aug 9, 09 The opportunity to study abroad is gift. I remember my days as a student in Belfast so long ago. Now as then, overseas study gives us the chance...
Education in Malaysia.
Not too long ago, a young boy was pulled out of his class by his headmaster and made to stand outside on the corridor to watch the class proceedings for the rest of the day. Humiliated, upset and completely confused, he went home and tearfully told the man he sees as his father this, “The...
The English debate
When I read in the papers about the Education Minister wondering why English is not a “must pass” subject at SPM level in order to obtain your SPM certificate, I thought, “Finally. Maybe they’ll do something about it now.” I should have known better. Typical of our government, they appear democratic by giving the people...
Malaysian Politics – It Reeks
“When Pakatan won (in the last general election), we (Barisan) gave way to them to lead and administer the state. Now that the situation has changed with Barisan getting more support, then let us administer the state in peace,” he said (The Star, 2009) He being current (not for much longer) Prime Minister, Badawi The...
Verbal Diarrheoa
Malaysian media (and I happen to include online and independent forms of media) and its recipients’ brains are bursting at its seams trying to contain all the controversial, liberal, conservative statements being made by every Tom, Dick and Harry in the Parliament. Despite the horrors happening in Thailand and India, our leaders are so self-absorbed...
Dirty Business and PSY311
We’re all used to the fact that politics is, indeed, dirty business and most of us already know that the higher ups are up there to fulfil political ambitions and personal agendas. We would be naive to think otherwise. There are several types of politicians, however, but I’d like to talk about two types –...
