Over the course of my life, most of which were spent in Malaysia, I’ve gotten a number of different responses by people whenever I speak of a taboo subject, use coarse language or simply question their beliefs. Let me outline some of the more moronic ones:-
I’m Offended by what you just said!
Really? Who...
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Written on May 3, 2009. Originally published in Eye Asia (July 2009 edition).
I have to know
If there is God, or karma
Is Life a string of random mishaps
Or a laborious web of scripted dramas
I cannot tell
If anyone will be waiting
At that last stop of our turbulent Odyssey
But I sense the magic in the forests buried...
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Like most, I have been following the whole debacle in the state of Perak and when I first learned that you’ll be hearing the case, I quickly asked around whether you were a “goodie” or a “baddie”. Those were my specific words. No one could tell me anything, so I made the conclusion that...
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First posted as draft-test version on 20 April 2006. Just edited for clarity and language. Thank you Yvonne Young for your insightful comment on 26 December 2008 which compelled this. Re-posted below. Relevant, I think, as the year 2008 draws to an end but atrocities in Gaza escalate.
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19-year old Gabrielle Chong won the first prize at the recently concluded Bar Council Public Speaking Competition held from 9 to 12 December 2008. She spoke passionately about the continuing marginalisation and discrimination of LGBTs, and moved the judges with her simple message delivering the essence of what it means to be human. Do...
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