From Dear Journal to dear blog. Hello, the world!

Dear Journal,
What a gloomy day today! I woke up thinking of breakfast but in the end, the calculative me gets the better of me and I decided to make my own meal instead of sitting in the café with my cup of coffee and eggs benedict….

Hidden in a drawer at the corner of my bedroom [...]

Beijing’s Olympics 2008!

While I’m writing this entry, its officially 21 hrs and 2 mins to Beijing’s Olympics 2008.

The opening ceremony starts on 8th August 2008, 8pm.
In a communist country where faith and religion is supposedly prohibited, The People’s Republic of China has (since the cultural revolution) taken a big step when it allowed its people to believe [...]

PETRONAS “Our children are colourblind”

Malaysia Tomorrow 1

2.09am on March 9, I stared at the computer screen like a grandma who just discovered the fascination of technology.
It was not because I just uncovered the mystery of internet. Rather, it was the bewilderment that I felt on what was appearing on the screen.
“I think the result was not finalized yet. Or maybe I’m [...]

The election that goes down in History

Barisan Nasional lost control of four states – Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor, while PAS secured two-thirds majority to keep its hold on Kelantan.

It is Barisan Nasional (BN)’s worst performance in a general election since independence in 1957.
Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi’s multi-racial coalition won 139 out of 220 seats counted for the 222-seat Parliament, state [...]

The Flags War!

The Winner for the nationwide political flags war will rise today when millions of Malaysians from every corner of the country head to their respective voting booths!!
For Malaysians outside the country who are interested to know more about how Malaysia will change (or REMAIN the same) after March8, please stay tune to Malaysia newspapers [...]

Election countdown..

I asked.. why is it that they want to cast a vote to the opposition when they know that BN is going to win anyway?
The common replies came like this:
“We know that they are going to win, but we need opposition in the seats to weaken the government and allow the opposition to have a [...]

Election fever in my hometown

The election fever in its high in my hometown, Permas Jaya.

In America, they have campaign war where candidates go around spreading their ideologies through inspiring speeches. In Malaysia, flags that occupy the most space does the same job.

BN or PAS: Your choice (on March 8 )

Understanding the ignorance of Malaysians towards politics. Barisan Nasional understands [...]

Im so bad at drawing, I think i’m going to embarrass myself in my vote

I read an interesting paper in NST today.
“To err is human, and it can be costly”
Here was how the story goes:
I REMEMBER standing behind a cute elderly woman who was drawing symbols on the ground with her cane on polling day in 2004. She had caught my attention at the gate, when political [...]

Wanting to do better…

The Star: Ang Pows for the needy
JOHOR BARU: Over the past few months, bus driver Lai Fook Siang had been feeling miserable, wondering how he could brighten the Chinese New Year celebrations for his three children.
A motorcycle accident five months ago forced doctors to cut off his left leg and he was rendered unable to [...]