Archive for August, 2007
Friday, August 31st, 2007
How Democratic are we at 50?
At the height of the aftermath of Anwar Ibrahim’s arrest and Reformasi, many Reformasi supporters were arrested by the police. One female supporter was forced to strip in front of police officers, prompting a flurry of outraged letters in malaysiakini. This in turn prompted a reply from “A Malaysian” who accused these […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Malaysia by oj
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
The NEP and our Education System
This letter was written in 2004, when meritocracy in our education system was being hotly debated in malaysiakini’s Letters section.
I’ve been following the debate about meritocracy in our education system with interest, and concur wholeheartedly with the assertion (made mostly by my fellow non-Malay Malaysians) that our present system is unfair and biased.
I […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Malaysia by oj
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
We’re Almost 50 …
I’m very much aware that our country will be turning fifty tomorrow. There are many things that I could and want to say about Malaysia being fifty, but unfortunately writing well takes time, and that is something I currently don’t have much of!
Instead, today and tomorrow I will re-publish two letters that I wrote to […]
No Comments » - Posted in Malaysia by oj
Monday, August 20th, 2007
A Rap Over Nothing
I know I’m coming on to this topic late, but a week plus after the story first appeared, I’m amazed that there are still various groups asking for “Namewee” to be punished. Don’t people like Puteri UMNO have better things to do?
Oh, and the usual tired line gets trotted out again: people who seek […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Malaysia by oj
Monday, August 13th, 2007
This is where I spend my weekends
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This is where I mostly spend my weekends (especially Saturday and Sunday afternoons if it isn’t raining). Isn’t it beautiful?
1 Comment » - Posted in A French Summer by oj
Friday, August 10th, 2007
Off Again
Yes I’m off to France again tonight … wait, what am I saying, I’m off this afternoon! Thank god. I have no work, so I’ve been Facebook-ing as if my life depended on it. I currently have two Scrabble games on the go, have rediscovered an ex-schoolmate who was (is?) friends with an ex*, an […]
No Comments » - Posted in A French Summer by oj
Monday, August 6th, 2007
Junkie
Damn it. I admit, I’m hooked. I’m a junkie. Yes, I don’t mind telling you that I’m a Facebook addict.
I’ve been on Facebook for a while now, and up till today I had an on-off relationship with it. Sometimes I feel like updating stuff, and sometimes I just can’t be arsed to do anything with […]
No Comments » - Posted in Misc by oj
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Finished
Finished Harry Potter last night.
WARNING: Yes, this will contain SPOILERS so if you’ve not read the book skip this post!
Here’s what I think.
I must say, I didn’t like the ending that much. The thing is, when you read books that have a huge build-up (and I mean within the story itself, rather than a build-up […]
