Matisse would have a fit if he saw the above in the International Herald Tribune. Our marker-happy fanatics are at it again blackening out body parts they consider too obscene for public viewing. And this is only a painting! No wonder sex crimes, teenage pregnancies and abandoned babies are on the rise. Matisse worked on the painting for six […]
THE BLACK MARKER FANATICS ARE AT IT AGAIN Read More »
Death is inevitable. Instead of treating the subject as taboo, why not look at it positively as relief from pain or a chance to meet our Maker? Better still, why not celebrate death with a party to die for? There is a website that allows you to do just that and more. You can leave messages
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I first viewed this video at the Bucky group session last Saturday. (See previous blog post.) Some very interesting ideas here. A bit long but definitely worth viewing and sharing.
GDP OR GDH? HAVE WE GOT IT WRONG? Read More »
Remember those days when people had more time on their hands and they would gather in small groups at the kopitiam (coffee shop) to talk about the economy and complain about the government? Well, these days you don’t need a kopitiam. Any place will do as I discovered last Saturday in a downtown Singapore mall. Early that
OVER A CUP OF KOPI AND SOME YU TIAO… Read More »
Here’s a most inspiring video worth sharing again and again, lest we forget. Time and again we need to ask ourselves – what do we want in life? Are we looking for things that truly make a difference in our lives? Or are we wasting precious years seeking transient gratification?
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Source: Straits Times July 9, 2010 No, those headlines are not from our local papers. Wish they were. Perhaps only then would there be an all-out effort for Malaysians to start getting serious about improving their English. The language has been in freefall over the past 30 years. A real pity. There was a time when English
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World Cup Quarter-finals: Germany vs Argentina Germany team leaving the field after their 4-0 win over Argentina Allow a grandma to indulge a little here. My only grandson returned from two weeks of World Cup excitement in South Africa early this morning. He skipped school to go with his parents. Which little boy would pass
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For those who have been following the Altantuya case, here’s the latest from Malaysiakini.
LATEST ON ALTANTUYA CASE Read More »
Working as an anti-vice volunteer must be exciting and titillating. You never know what or who you may discover behind locked hotel room doors, behind coconut trees on the beach or inside cars parked at lovers’ haunts. “We go to places identified as hot spots to catch the culprits in the act. We listen for
IS THE COUNTRY REALLY FACING A MORAL CRISIS? Read More »
T-shirts with caricatures by Reggie Lee were on sale for RM8 each. Durian lovers, if you missed this year’s Charity Durian Fest at Subang Parade, you will regret it for the next 12 months. For only RM20, you get to eat all you can in an hour. But the best part is all proceeds go
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