Monthly Archives: February 2006

Little Miss Fickle

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Tricia

The Islamic Family Law Bill was passed in December last year and created a host of complaints, uproar and cries from womens’ activist and other human rights groups. Other Muslim women groups, however, seem to deny that the Bill truly … Continue reading →

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60 Ringgit (none the) Poorer

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Tricia

I spent good money yesterday on my Takamine acoustic plug-in guitar. RM18 on a new capo. (brandless) RM22 on a new jack. (brandless) RM20 on new strings. (Gibson) Slick and smooth sounding, crisp and clear twanging, I’m RM60 poorer but … Continue reading →

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Scheibenkleister

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Tricia

My German friend constantly said “Scheibenkleister” whenever something went wrong. Literally translated, it means “slates of cement”. I found it very amusing that one would say “slates of cement” whenever one cut oneself, or dropped something by accident. It’s no … Continue reading →

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Chap Goh Mei

Posted on February 12, 2006 by Tricia

Chinese New Year came and went. My tabs this year: 1) One Lion Dance I love the loud booming of the drums. As a child I would run out in search of any lion dance I heard of from afar. … Continue reading →

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The Socio-Political Realm

Posted on February 12, 2006 by Tricia

I quite unexpectedly bumped into an old friend of mine in a work-related day seminar the other day. We were two amongst the very small group of Malaysian Postgraduate students at the University of Warwick, and it was quite a … Continue reading →

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Bounded Freedom?

Posted on February 7, 2006 by Tricia

What is it that motivates people to so wholly believe in something that any slightest insult to the basis of belief provokes extreme reaction? I want to understand. I am a Christian and those who know me understand the deep … Continue reading →

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Starry Starry Night

Posted on February 7, 2006 by Tricia

Yet another of my dreams was to travel into outer space. If being an astronomer were out of the question, my dying wish would be to convince NASA to pop me into a capsule and throw me out into space … Continue reading →

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