Monthly Archives: June 2006

One Month

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Tricia

Productivity in the country must have dropped for the entire month dating 9th June to 9th July. I certainly see more sleepy eyed droopy faced expressions all around. Or am I referring to the reflection in the mirror. A final … Continue reading →

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Defining Race

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Tricia

What is a race? I asked myself that tonight and found myself scratching my head. Because you have nation-states like Japan, where there is no question of race and nationality. Think also of China and England where race and nationality … Continue reading →

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Go Ghana!

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Tricia

In a previous post, I wrote about how I would support the team that has a lower GDP relative to whoever they were facing. Tonight, Ghana faced US (read: Lowest vs the Highest GDP countries that still remained in the … Continue reading →

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Sejarah Malaysia!

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Tricia

Prehistoric Malaysia (40,000-2,000 BCE) Gangga Negara (2nd-11th century CE) Langkasuka (2nd-14th century) Pan Pan (3rd-5th century) Srivijaya (3rd century -1400) Majapahit (1293-1500) Sultanate of Malacca (1402 – 1511) Sultanate of Johor (1528-current) Jementah Civil War (1879) White Rajahs (1841-1946) British … Continue reading →

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The Rudest of them all

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Tricia

So we are the rudest of them all. Okay, maybe that's pushing it… We are the third rudest city in the world, according to an article posted in Malaysiakini, and based on a survey done by Reader's Digest: Bandaraya Kuala … Continue reading →

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Unleashing the Underdogs

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Tricia

::the ball is round:: Everyone has asked me who I support for the World Cup, which I try to watch faithfully every night (the interesting matches)… My answer is the underdogs, and let me qualify that. The underdogs equals those … Continue reading →

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Temple Bashing

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Tricia

Unlicensed temples have been abolished to dust all around Klang Valley recently. Take a look at the following: Picture from malaysiakini.com and also the following excerpt:  Over the years, local authorities have been regularly demolishing temples saying the structures were … Continue reading →

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Anti Gender Equality

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Tricia

A friend mailed this to me and I just had to post it in its entirety. Think tongue in cheek. Note of caution:: this is not true, not the views of the author of this post, not written by the … Continue reading →

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Qur’an & non-Muslims

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Tricia

I read with interest an article in today's Star that reported various views on Matthias Chang's recent case. The former political advisor to Dr. M apparently brought out a chunk of religious holy texts and swore on each of them … Continue reading →

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Social Justice!

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Tricia

I find it interesting how religion affects the way people live. Of course, this shouldn't come as a surprise, but hear me out. Religions that propagate an eternal life in heaven or paradise usually assure followers that their rewards will … Continue reading →

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