Author Archives: Tricia

Undoing

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Tricia

This is one version of response to current efforts undertaken to restore a Constitutional Malaysia. (You can still sign the online petition) Here freedom of speech is given an ugly name, and is labelled as a Western concept. The fact … Continue reading →

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Wake up!

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Tricia

Our country's Rukunegara is stated at the front page of any official document, and yet all contents thereafter rudely ignore it. Wake up, planners! Wake up, writers! Wake up, prominent leaders! Our Nation, Malaysia is dedicated to: Achieving a greater … Continue reading →

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F.a.i.t.h.

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Tricia

…if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Sam Harris, in his book The End of Faith, claims that the state of terrorism, … Continue reading →

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Stop, the red sign

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Tricia

Cut, Sylvia Plath What a thrill — My thumb instead of an onion. The top quite gone Except for a sort of a hinge Of skin, A flap like a hat, Dead white. Then that red plush. Little pilgrim, The … Continue reading →

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No-Kiss Polis

Posted on April 17, 2006 by Tricia

Enter Law Enforcer with super vision, sharp eyes scanning all ground for possible Male-Female couples (or male-male, female-female, god forbid!) in close proximity. Bionic vision zooms in to focus upon subjects A and B. The No-Kiss-Polis scouts out for interlocking … Continue reading →

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Rise to the Sun

Posted on April 16, 2006 by Tricia

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other … Continue reading →

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God the multilinguist

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Tricia

Let's have a Little Language Lesson, shall we? The monotheistic religions refer to their higher being as "God". Let's see what the word is translated into, in the different colourful languages of the world: Arabic: Allah Chinese: Shang Ti German: … Continue reading →

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Radio Radiq!

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Tricia

I was graciously invited by Cynthia Gabriel to join her in a panel discussion last night. Hosted and interviewed by Gayathry from CIJ (Centre of Independent Journalism), we spent about half an hour in verbal banter on a hot topic … Continue reading →

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Joy. And then some.

Posted on April 14, 2006 by Tricia

The issue of religious conversion in Malaysia is basically this. If you are a Muslim who has decided to convert to any other religion, it is ridiculously difficult for you to obtain permission to alter the official status of your … Continue reading →

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Between 2 Doors

Posted on April 14, 2006 by Tricia

One of those perchance meetings of coincidence made possible only by the several minutes of lolling around and chatting. A chance meeting on a dinghy corridor, between doors.  The Malaysian music scene has grown very quickly over the past few … Continue reading →

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