We were watching the Parliamentary telecast on the midnight news. Ruckus was not quite apt to describe it. Circus more like it. Did Malaysia vote a group of leaders who knows not the meaning of decorum, ethics, manners, emotional management and dignity ?
They were calling yelling each other degrading names [...]
I finally relented to reading The Kite Runner. After watching the movie, I thought I could give it a pass, but as I said, I relented.
For two days I felt I was weighed down with Amir agha’s ‘merengek’. Hmm, that was the word I was looking for. ‘Merengek‘. Maybe it’s just me. I have very [...]
The 19th Century French writer Marie-Henri Beyle, or better known as his pen name Stendhal wrote,
“Only great minds can afford a simple style”.
I was reading about him earlier on today and remembered some photographs I took from the recent Miri trip. These photographs were taken from the archaeological museum, about 1.5 hours walk away from [...]
This morning over hot roti pisang drenched in Kari Ikan and Sambal at the mamak shop where we frequent, I read that Jamal Mirdad is entering politics.
Mirdad, left with his wife Lydia Kandou. Image taken from here.
I grew up with a very staple diet of Indonesian entertainment, from Hetty Koes Endang to Titiek Sandhora&Muchsin, Endang [...]
I was about 10 minutes late for my class this morning. My Lehrerin, Frau L does not take it well to people being late. She blasted us many times before that Germans value punctuality and if you cannot keep to the timing, you have already ’spoiled’ your image to the Germans. Oh well, sometimes or [...]
Milo did the wee-wee on my pile of clothes this morning. I spanked her and flicked her ears, scolded her and threw her out of the front door and locked it. Her brother looked pained as he watched his sister punished. He tried to get to her through the grills but he was scolded too. [...]
I really, really shouldn’t be blogging now because I have an editing deadline to meet by 4pm later. But my mind cannot focus on work and the harder I try, the harder it becomes.
We went to watch The Kite Runner just now. The book, which the film is based upon has been sitting quietly in [...]
They have just left. And I mean my parents. As always, they left us with presents. Amongst some are words of wisdom. At least for me.
Bapak said it over piping hot roti canai this morning at Raju’s. I told him about what I wrote here. He told me that by all means, go travel and [...]
The best thing about being wronged is that HE knows you are not.
Good luck. Really… You’ll hear from HIM soon enough.
He is Al-Aziz, and that quality is mighty powerful, if you have not already known that.
Each time I hear Mother is coming for a visit, my insides churn faster than a tornado. And that’s my mother I am talking about and not even his mother.
I would be on auto-mode. Every cleaning chemical that promises a spic and span finishing will make their way into our home. The vacuum cleaner will [...]
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