Category Archives: Media, Culture, Literature

The Beautyful Ones Are (still) Not Yet Born

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Tricia

When I started this blog more than four years ago (as a young, fresh wide-eyed newcomer into the working world), one of my first posts was titled “The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born“. In that particular post, I made … Continue reading →

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Things Fall Apart

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Tricia

Two books I studied for Lit. a long time ago always reemerge in my head. Especially of late when thinking hard about the situation Malaysia is in. It seems the Man, the protagonist in Ayi Kwei Arma’s book, “The Beautyful … Continue reading →

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Allah, Tuhan, God, Shang-Ti, Dio!

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Tricia

Welcome to Malaysia, where leaders confuse culture and religion. This issue is not new, and has arisen yet again. Alerted to me by Malaysiakini here, The Herald, a Catholic newsletter, will not get its publishing license renewed if it does … Continue reading →

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Tricia

Pirsig, in his book classic (which I admittedly never got round to reading till now – when I’ve been sick and stuck at home luxuriously with books in my lap that I finally have some time to look through), “Zen … Continue reading →

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Sing Song

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Tricia

I’m thinking of presenting a song I wrote, during the Social Justice talk. Not sure if it’s appropriate, but it is about freedoms and the choices people make in life. It is about the imagined freedoms people think they have, … Continue reading →

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On words

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Tricia

I’ve been indulging myself recently with poetry and prose, and none of them to do with my supposedly intellectual study of theology and public policy (the two subjects I ought to drown myself in). Words stir in the hearts of … Continue reading →

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Animal Farm

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Tricia

Orwell wrote a long time ago that “all are born equal, but some are more equal than others”. In his book, the pigs took over the animal farm, in an amusing play of characters and dialogue – all pointing towards … Continue reading →

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Pilgrim’s Progress

Posted on August 15, 2006 by Tricia

Perchanced upon a 21st Century version of Pilgrim’s Progress here. Interesting take on modern day Christianity. On another note, a website called Muhammad, Prophet of Doom is here. Some random sites on religion that might be of interest.

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Uni-Versity

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Tricia

This is a record day for me: 9 postings in a day. When inspiration strikes, you answer its call, and this is the final entry for the day: Did you know the word University really means “unity in diversity”? We … Continue reading →

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Brave New World

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Tricia

Read one of those books I “should have read but never got round to” over the weekend: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Written in 1932, it had an insight too deep for its time. Predicting that humanity would be … Continue reading →

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