“People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.” (V for Vendetta) I am not a blogger. Saying goes: A picture is worth a thousand words; I beg to differ. I believe that the best photo is always complimented by words that truly give life to it. But what [...]
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Posted: September 3, 2010 2:51 pm in The RepublicHere’s to another year of independence, Malaysia. http://malaysiakini.com/letters/141861 I share a common heritage, language, and culture with the people of Malaysia; what’s more, we even share the same festive celebrations together. Heck, we are in fact pretty much identical with each other, as far as nature permits; except maybe for the negligible differences found in [...]
Here’s another one of my letters to Malaysiakini, submitted on Friday. I refer to the news “Woman dies in fire as BHP staff refuse to loan fire extinguisher.” As I read this latest piece of tragic, freak accident involving 3 vehicles, I cannot but feel utterly disappointed with the human race. One of the greatest [...]
For those who missed the article in Malaysiakini, here’s the link. For those too lazy to visit the website, here’s the article: University elections a microcosm of society I’m a second year undergraduate, currently pursuing my economics degree in our well-known local institution, Universiti Malaya. Just recently, I attended Pekuma’s (Persatuan Ekonomi Universiti Malaya) AGM [...]
