I’ve known this German guy through project collaboration for some about a year. But only yesterday did I get to know that he has worked in Malaysia for two and a half years back in 2002, at Angkasapuri, to train Malaysians on broadcast related work. What I found even more interesting is that he also [...]

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The article on “A storm in a songkok” reminded me of a discussion with my English friend about the efficiency of government services, and whether it is really such a good idea to have a very efficient government. From the point of view of the consumers of the services, it is all very good as [...]

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It was a defining moment for most Malaysians last weekend. Even though 10,000 miles away, I was equally excited over the General Election and wouldn’t mind confining myself in front of C’s laptop refreshing the website every other minute to check out on the results of the election.
I was a little sceptical at first [...]

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This is monumental. The oppositions managed to capture even Perak from the ruling party Barisan Nasional (BN), on top of Penang, Kelantan, Kedah, and Selangor! It was close, 30 vs 29 seats to the Opposition coalition. As for Selangor, it’s almost like a landslide victory. This is major. You only need to look at the [...]

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Looking at the crowds, the support given to Ms Fong Po Kuan, and the speech given by her, slowly and clearly in Cantonese and English to reach all audience, I got a bit emotional. Malaysia really need someone like her, and we Malaysians should be thankful for having such a passionate fellow Malaysian who is [...]

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