The face of a thief if there ever was one!

April 28, 2008 in Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter

Ok, look closely at the lady on the left in the picture holding up her statement read out to the press yesterday. Study her features carefully and let it burn into your memory.
Why?
‘Cause when you see her on the streets in Selangor or anywhere else in the country or in the world, make sure you [...]

Post-LASIK Op Recollection… and a bit on Local Politics

March 31, 2008 in Health Issues, Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter, Personal Reflections

Hey hey all!
It’s been a while since my last post, more than a month actually! That’s partly because I was trying to keep my computer usage time to the lowest possible as I needed a month or so to expedite the recovery process from the LASIK surgery I had last month.
As most of my pre-LASIK [...]

Wishes, hopes, dreams…the usual for the year 2008

January 7, 2008 in Citizen of the World, Lists, Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter, Memorable Quotes & Inspirational Stories, Personal Reflections

We’re already one week into the new year already!
So, let’s cut to the chase…
My wishes, hopes, dreams yadda yadda yadda….for the new year are….:-

Personal - To be more courteous, kind and polite to people and strangers that I meet. There’s so much ill will committed by others in our society today that a little good [...]

First Malaysian off to the bloody fucking space!

October 10, 2007 in Citizen of the World, Emotional Ramblings & Rants, Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter

And I’ll be praying and hoping he bloody stays there and never return!
Hundreds of millions of ringgit spent just so he could hitch a joyride with a couple of Russians to jet off to the International Space Station for a several Earth Days to do god-knows-what research while those precious hundreds of millions could’ve been [...]

“I was elected to lead, NOT to read!”

September 13, 2007 in Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter

That line really had me laughing my ass off in the cinemas. For those not in the know, it was a line uttered by President Schwarzenegger in The Simpsons Movie.
On retrospect, that line perfectly, accurately and correctly describe some, if not most, of our leaders in the world who uses these excuses “I only sign [...]

Happy Ramadhan to all my Muslim friends!

September 13, 2007 in Celebrations & Festivals, Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter

Hope you guys and girls have a great time of fasting and reflection this year! Just make sure that you’re fasting because you really want to and that you believe in it, and not fast just for the sake of fasting or that everyone else you know is doing it.  And, to the girls… don’t [...]

Doa Selamat Kepada Mangsa-mangsa Runtuhan Jambatan di Minnesota

August 3, 2007 in 50th Merdeka Postings in Malay, Citizen of the World, Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter

Haraplah anda semua mengambil masa untuk berdoa agar mangsa-mangsa yang terlibat dalam runtuhan jambatan yang ngeri di Minnesota itu dalam keadaan yang selamat. Walaupun tragedi ini memang tidak dijangka sama sekali oleh ribuan pengguna jambatan ini, namun, masalah-masalah yang dihadapi oleh jambatan berumur lebih kurang 40 tahun ini telah muncul sejak tahun 1990 dan dalam [...]

Give juveniles a second chance

July 16, 2007 in Local Politics, Social Activism & Religious Matter, News Items, Youth & Children's Issues

My letter to The Star was published yesterday. I wrote the letter in response to this news article.
Here’s my original unedited letter, though I actually did prefer the edited version that The Star had published.
It is heartening indeed to know that the judiciary and laws of this country have not abandoned juvenile criminals and delinquents [...]