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August 2007

aliran 30 anniversary dinner

date:  2 september (sunday) 2007time:  7.30pmvenue: in penang. enquire from aliran for the exact venuecost:  RM60 per ticketin performance: the instant cafe theatre company  with patrick teoh, edwin sumun and nell ng.contact: aliran, tel. 04-6585251 should have informed this earlier but forgot. never mind, i’m sure there are still tickets …

this… is merdeka?

regular visitors would have notice that lately after each of my post, i ended with ‘apa ertinya 50 tahun merdeka?’ (translation: what is the meaning of 50 years of merdeka?).  this phrase came from a plantation worker in one of the estate in sg siput, perak, that i and friends …

new cocktail for merdeka 50!

UMNOnised – add a pinch of race and religon, top up with islamisation, sprinkle with may 13 and stir with a keris. serve with no apology. this (above) was my answer to walski’ question on facebook  – "If you were to name a cocktail in honor of the coming Golden …

my dear malaysia – what has become of you?

yesterday i CnP an article from the catholic asian news. – a view from a young man, and now read a view from a veteran. the writer here, k. george – name is familiar. i think he had written to malaysiakini a few times. ———————————————-Catholic Asian News August 2007 (Veteran …

malaysia – the next 50 years

as a run-down to our golden merdeka this friday, i will be posting articles from our catholic magazine, catholic asian news that touch on merdeka. i had already posted ‘50 years of isalmisation‘ on 2 aug., and here now is a view from a young man, colin nunis. ——————————————Catholic Asian …

will mykad tells that you are a blogger?

yeah i was wondering about this after i read in elizabeth wong’s blog about how suaram director, dr kua kia soong was denied entry into sarawak because his mykad contain information that he had been blacklisted for his involvement in anti-logging activities. oh, and his mykad also tells on him …

prayer to the sacred heart of jesus

in the light of the ‘desecration of the image of the sacred heart of jesus’ controversy by the tamil daily, makkal osai, i would like to post here the consecration prayer to the sacred heart of jesus, a prayer which we prayed during mass on every first friday of the …

makkal osai will appeal

from malaysiakini, extract: When contacted, Makkal Osai general manager SM Periasamy said the letter noted that the publication of the image was inappropriate and could endanger public order. "We will be appealing to the government. It was a genuine mistake on our part and we have apologised to all parties," …

robbers and karaoke singers

remember the port klang assemblyman and councillor who build a mansion without permission? all 37 charges against him had been dropped!! yep, you heard me right. dropped!! just like that! god help us!! i first knew of it through jeff ooi’s blog, then later on at aisehman’s. (2 of my …