In a sudden moment of “i don’t now what happened!” … I picked up the Constitution of Malaysia and read the first few pages while waiting at Borders bookstore before heading to pick Elysia for a doctors appointment. perhaps it’s because I’ve been asking myself lately what does it mean to be a Malaysian citizen…
Category: Malaysia
Belated wishes …
This is a belated greetings to my Hindu friends for the Deepavali celebrations on November 1, Tuesday. –> Happy Deepavali! And another belated greetings to my Muslim friends for the Hari Raya adilfitri celebrations which started yesterday November 3. – Selamat Hari Raya! I also pray for safety on the roads especially for Malaysians who…
Streamyx Slow …
Streamyx has been slow in service (e.g. transferring my old line to my new phoneline … imagine I’ve been to their service centers twice! and called twice) and further it’s slow in even uploading pages 🙁 now I’m in BLC. I thought I could have had more output this holiday season but I’m disappointed. off…
Happy Merdeka Day! … Malaysia
48 years old … wow! that’s quite a journey as a nation. Not too young and not too old huh? I’m having a fresh look at Our national symbols, … and Our very special Negaraku … and The Constitution Nothing fancy … just the basics .. for now.
Haze: Not good …
This was how the federal highway looked like when I was driving to pick Elysia from my mom’s place around 5pm yesterday. The next picture is what it looked like thiis morning. Local newsaper reports No end to haze until October. Which is not good news. here’s my journey to the church premises this morning….
Tsunami Shock!
We felt nothing because we were deeper in the middle of Peninsula Malaysia. We had no TV. We were not internet accessible. It was supposed to be a post-Christmas break. Which we got our much needed rest. The morning had SMSs coming in. A call for prayer initiated by one of our new BLC members….
You know you are Malaysian When
Thanks DB for the Aussie bit and Cath for the Malaysian bit! You Know You’re Malaysian When…. You complain about the quality of the pirated DVD you just purchased. “What, RM10 for DVD5?! Aiyah, boss … sound no good, cheaperlah …” You’re willing to consume sambal petai and durian and gladly suffer the bloating and…
Islam Hadhari
This will be occupying my mind for a while … so what are Christians in Malaysia busy thinking about? What’s occupying the matter between our ears? _________________________________________________________ The concept, which also calls for moderation and a balanced outlook in life, was first promoted in January but this was the first time the defining principles had…
Christians in Malaysia – 2 views
Messy Christian actually got it started in here post Questions from the West about the East and this morning BK had a go in the post on The Malaysian church I think I need to have a go at it … the questions are good and it makes one have a fresh look at one…
Size Does Matter
36 percent increase in sales must have been a great booster for our 159 year old local Newspaper New Straits Times (I must make known my immediate disappointment with the inability to access their website as I type this, anyway! “give chance lah” as we say here in Malaysia .. they may be over excited…