Category Archives: Reflections

Freiheit Freedom

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Tricia

My colleagues and I have gotten into the habit of debating concepts and philosophies during our brief lunch hour recently. It usually ends abruptly, but this one continued as we adjourned to a good banana leaf dinner.  We brought up … Continue reading →

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Vietnam

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Tricia

Vietnam is a beautiful country. Hanoi is still unsoiled by the weeds of capitalism. Although the trend is heading towards that end. A couple of years ago one would not have seen people dressed in spaghetti straps, and today girls … Continue reading →

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Malaysian Vs. Singapore Culture

Posted on May 27, 2006 by Tricia

Malaysians and Singaporeans. Same difference? The two peoples are really cut from the same stone, and yet only a couple of decades after its separation, there can be a defined difference between the cultures, which some would say is growing. … Continue reading →

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Clash of Civilisations

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Tricia

Samuel Huntington's famous book on the "Clash of Civilisations" outlined humanity in our present world as segregated into separate identities: Muslim, Western, Asian. Amartya Sen wrote a book in response to that, called "Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny", … Continue reading →

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Youth Day

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Tricia

Humans do like to celebrate our days, don't we? Ethiopians have a saint to celebrate every day of the year. We recently had Teacher's Day. Mother's Day. And today is Youth Day. As I walked into the throngs of people … 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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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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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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Yang Penting

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Tricia

Ada kalanya aku terlupa apakah yang terpenting di dunia ini. Dalam kehidupan yang tersesak dengan mesyuarat, terlalu banyak yang perlu dilakukan dalam sehari, malam dengan tidur yang tak tercukup, berita yang tidak boleh habis dibaca, ilmu yang tak terhingga untuk … Continue reading →

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Public Space Morality

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Tricia

Do you know that Islam Hadhari is going to be (or is already) the basis for Malaysia to move forward in all levels of development? Yes, socio-economic development. Islam Hadhari was introduced in 2004 as a comprehensive and universal development … Continue reading →

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