Posted in Viewpoint, Politics on Oct 31st, 2006 2 Comments »
Pak Lah’s 3rd year anniversary is like this train hanging half way in the air, off track…
The LRT management says it is the fault of the driver…
Today Abdullah Badawi celebrates his 3 years anniversary as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. We can be quite sure that not many Malaysians are as enthusiastic as 3 years […]
Posted in Festival on Oct 31st, 2006 No Comments »
Happy Halloween !
Halloween is not much of a festival in Malaysia. Since we are in the mood of holiday series, no harm add another reason to be festive.
Halloween comes from “All-hallow-even”, meaning the evening before “All-hallow-day” (All Saints Day). It was a Catholic feast with a pagan origins. It was probably part of the […]
Posted in Activities, Party, Festival on Oct 31st, 2006 No Comments »
Tan Sri Khaldi, Anwar
Azmin, YB Lim Swee Ling, YB Teng Chang Kim
James Wong, Kadir Jasin
Member of KeADILan Melaka
Sivarasa, Zul Nordin
Faekah
With Rahim Ghouse
Posted in Activities, Viewpoint, Parliament Batu, Culture on Oct 31st, 2006 6 Comments »
In the Chinese lunar calendar, the 9th day of the 9th lunar month this year falls on 30 Oct. The day is celebrated as the birthday of “Nine Emperors”. The “Nine Emperors” are a cluster of 9 deities which are somehow related to astrological objects like stars. However the cult and the form of its […]
Posted in Viewpoint, Politics on Oct 29th, 2006 No Comments »
AP reports on 28 Oct that 2 more dams maybe constructed in Sarawak. CM Taib said one will be in Belaga near the uncompleted Bakun and another in Kapit, border with Kalimantan.
Sarawak CM is out of his mind. The nation is still burdened with huge debt and the disasterous ecological cost from Bakun. He wants […]
Posted in Viewpoint, International on Oct 29th, 2006 1 Comment »
Came across a interesting writing by a blogger Marcel Côté today. He wrote about Anwar, Islam and the contradictions in the increasingly xenophobic West.
Worth checking him out at Eatbees Blog.
Posted in Viewpoint, Politics on Oct 28th, 2006 1 Comment »
Pak Lah and Mahathir met just before Raya and their meeting didn’t go down well. It was probably the last time the two see each other civilly. On Raya day, both Mahathir and Abdullah declared all-out war against each others.
Many people in Umno are disappointed, angry even fear. The fight between the two old men […]
Posted in Viewpoint on Oct 26th, 2006 No Comments »
It’s a pleasant surprise today. We finally see blue sky and bright sun this morning. The atmosphere has been clearing since the first day of Hari Raya. However, today the weather is the clearest since the haze attack. Hopefully it will stay that way.
As we are enjoying nice air again, the authorities can now relax, […]
Posted in Festival on Oct 25th, 2006 No Comments »
Received this very nice picture from Nadiah Bamadhaj in Jogja with a greeting “Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri to you all. Maaf Zahir dan Batin”. The photo shows a parade of children on the eve of Aidilfitri (I assume the event took place on the evening of Oct 22 Oct).
From Jogja
Posted in Viewpoint, Politics, Freedom of Information on Oct 25th, 2006 1 Comment »
“Must show power ma..”
My friends from Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) issued a rebuttal to PM Abdullah Badawi’s claim that Malaysian press are not tightly controlled on 24 October. We in Malaysia appreciate solidarity from our neighbours in our fight for press freedom.
Pak Lah has a habit of telling things that are blatantly untrue on […]