I can hear the fireworks going off here and there outside of our apartment. It was nice to have a bit of snow, not much but enough to make the kids happy. In a short while, we’ll be sitting down together sharing about what has been significant highlights for us this year. Gareth…
Category: Malaysia
Random Thoughts on ‘Learning to Learn Again’ 1: Progress Descriptors & ‘Independence’
I haven’t been much of a blogger in the year 2011. I have mostly populated this ‘garden’ with my Project 365 photos. Even for that, I have slacked in the past month. So, every time I return, it’s like jumpstarting the engine again (and again). But, frankly, I’m not guilty at all. It’s simply…
Conversation Between Miroslav Volf & David Martin with a short reflection on “Modern Malaysia”
One key notion struck me in this conversation, that is the idea of “alternative modernities”. If we can say there is a “USA model”, and now since being in Norway I’m more alerted to a “Norwegian model”, I wonder what a “Malaysian model” looks like. How do we imagine it to look like today…
That Effing Show: #58 Post Bersih
Random Links 402 #Bersih 2.0
Bersih: Whom does media serve? Catching up with one of my favorites, The Nut Graph. Perhaps, the heavily funded main stream media can learn a thing or two? Starting with the following questions: “. . . whom did the Malaysian traditional media serve in their recent coverage of the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections…
Random Links 401 #Bersih 2.0
My Bersih experience A collection from CCM youth Bersih 2.0 – Would Jesus have marched? or … where would Jesus be on that unforgettable day? Heartaches & joy ~ a bittersweet day indeed! Stirrings from the heart of a fellow Malaysian My own perspective of 9th July Walk For Freedom From the Micah Mandate July…