The Folly of Translating Malay Classics into English

September 25, 2006 in Bookworm Confessions, Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter

My comment to Bibliobibuli’s post about classical Malay novels (besides Off The Edge’s 1st anniversary) led me to do a little bit of Internet scouring, hoping that something on the classical Malay novels translation project still exist somewhere in the World Wide Web.
And as luck would have it, it did! And there’s a related article in [...]

Selamat Menyambut Bulan Ramadhan!!

September 25, 2006 in Celebrations & Festivals, Citizen of the World

To all my Muslim friends everywhere in Malaysia and all over the world, just would like to wish all of you a good Ramadhan time and happy fasting and breaking fast! May this month go on without any hitches and may peace reign on Earth during this holy month.

Cheers, everyone!
P.S: Does anyone know what does the Jawi [...]

World Carfree Day is Today!

September 22, 2006 in Citizen of the World, Public Infrastructure Woes & Blessings

I know some people who just can’t live through a day without their handphones. There are others, however, that I know of who just couldn’t do or go anywhere without their dearly beloved cars…
In this age of rising fuel prices, global warming, traffic jams and overflow of cars on our roads, human dependency on personal [...]

Teenage mothers need all the help they can get…

September 18, 2006 in Youth & Children's Issues

I’m quite sure many of you have been reading with interest and sadness at the plight of 15-year-old mother Hue Xiao Pei who gave away her baby son but had lodged a false police report to claim that he was “missing”. While it’s not right to lodge false reports, I cannot help but sympathise with [...]

Speech on the freedom of expression in the Malaysian arts scene

September 13, 2006 in Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter

This speech was originally delivered by Kee Thuan Chye, a Malaysian writer/playwright at last Saturday’s conference organised by SUHAKAM (The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia) titled Human Rights and Culture. He spoke on, among other things, the powers that be that wields the censorship scissors cruelly, the illogical suppression and oppression of Malaysian theatre and [...]

Animax on ASTRO 715 – God Sent!

September 11, 2006 in Otaku Corner

I cannot seriously tell you how happy I am that Astro finally has a channel dedicated to Japanese animation 24 hours a day! To someone who is considerably an otaku, it’s a dream channel and I’m so delighted by the daily anime offerings now showing over the channel. So many selections yet so little time to watch it all!

My [...]

9/11 – Five Years On…

September 11, 2006 in Citizen of the World, Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter

  
Five years on to that horrifying day when Islamic terrorists from Al-Qaeda transformed planes into weapons of mass destruction, the wounds have yet to heal in most people. More than 3,000 people lost their lives that day, and though I did not lose anyone close to me in the attacks, the scale of the [...]

A Moment of Reflection – On Writing

September 8, 2006 in Memoirs of a Wanderer, Personal Reflections

Been meaning to write, but work and classes has taken a toll on me - the past couple of days was really taxing. Hence, my short-term hiatus. Been doing that quite frequently…not posting on my blog, I mean. I felt extremely guilty.
Well, I’m back posting something. I don’t know what this post will be ‘cos I don’t [...]