Monthly Archives: May 2006

English lessons

Posted on May 7, 2006 by Tricia

Perhaps some people are in dire need of lessons. The Oxford Press could sponsor the Parliament a couple of hundred dictionaries and encyclopaedias. (note: while they're doing that, sponsor double the amount for us over in Malaysia..) Then Deputy Prime … Continue reading →

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State of Denial

Posted on May 7, 2006 by Tricia

I was waiting to actually watch the movie Gubra, sequel to the entertaining movie Sepet by the talented Yasmin, before I wrote my thoughts on it but it seems too hot a topic for me to avoid. The one-worded titles … Continue reading →

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Agree to Disagree

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Tricia

Marina Mahathir got it right in her recent Star column, in which she opines that if there was any movie even close to profaning the religion of Islam to the level that Da Vinci Code (book/movie) does to Christianity, you … Continue reading →

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Bomoh Nation

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Tricia

As reported in Malaysiakini, an Umno supreme council member’s aide has confirmed that using bomohs was a norm among Malaysian politicians. Now what exactly is a bomoh? The closest English translation one can think of is the word shaman. Shaman, … Continue reading →

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Night and Day

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Tricia

What an embarassment. The differences between the two are like night and day. I say, no wonder it is not difficult for us to be put down. But all the same, pride leaps before a fall and arrogance has its time … Continue reading →

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Ajahn Brahm

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Tricia

Every religious circle seems to have its own champion to the cause. In Christianity today, there are multiple personalities, possibly due to the numerous denominations sprouting out everywhere. In the present-day Buddhist world, it is Ajahn Brahm of England.  Here … Continue reading →

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Morality without God

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Tricia

A tiny gremlin-like kitten, abandoned literally on the doorsteps of my office compound. Shivering and cold, dirty and scrunched up, death-like, but picked up and washed, cleaned, wrapped up in warm cloth, fed, dried and brought to the vet.  Driving … Continue reading →

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Love-Hate

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Tricia

Love-hate relationship with the computer and its network. An upset server equals an upset user equals a wasted day (or several) at work. U2 sings aptly, With or Without you I can’t live with or without you.

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Smell that Scene

Posted on May 3, 2006 by Tricia

I've been salivating over watching Johnny Depp, I mean Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in another of Japan's innovative technologies, fragrant films! Last year they actually released chocolate scents during the film… Now that is bliss. "This is the world's … Continue reading →

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Hiking Guide

Posted on May 3, 2006 by Tricia

Get your brand-new Hiking Guide (no, not jungle trekking) hot off the press! A complete fuel-hike fact book is now available online. Facts of the case can be seen in numbers. That's the beauty of econometrics, statistics in economics which … Continue reading →

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