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we need the freedom of information act (FOI)

come and listen, why we need the FOI. saturday, 15 may at 8.30pm at caring society complex, penang. speakers: ms latheefa koya, lawyer, MBPJ local councillor, PKR information chief ms lim kah cheng, lawyer, MPPP local councillor mr himanshu bhatt,  chief of northern region bureau, the sun daily mr george …

dedicated to my mother

a poem by joanna fuchs.  i love poems by her. more of her poems can be seen here. Without You Mom, without you, there would be no me. Your love, your attention, your guidance, have made me who I am. Without you, I would be lost, wandering aimlessly, without direction …

first citizen journalism conference

since it is the citizen journalism (CJ) conference, i’m writing about it in my CJ blog, reflections. please go there to read, ya.  photos also there. direct access to the photos i have up on my facebook photo album (about 5 were not taken by me but all the rest …

penang finally get a speakers’ square

whoa!! good news! good news! wonderful news in fact! penang leads! finally the government agreed on a speakers’ square for us penangites. this is very good news for activists and all NGOs. say, we should revive our PAIN – penang anti isa network – and maybe have a anti isa …

aeroline – new way of flying

well… that’s the tagline of aeroline executive coach – the convenient way to fly… i just modified it a bit. 🙂 i took the aeroline bus this morning. it arrived ahead of scheduled! what surprise me most was that aeroline now provides individual personalised entertainment. the last time i took …

BN win… but…

yes BN win the hulu selangor by-election… but only because: * our dear PM, najib, offered RM3 mil. allocation for a chinese school and offered to build houses for a predominantly chinese village – spell BRIBERY! read from malaysiakini (or click on ‘read more’ to read) or lim kit siang’s …

a MB’s breakfast and house

the 1st  picture here shows nik aziz nik mat (tok guru), the MB of kelantan having breakfast. i suppose if it is the former selangor MB, his breakfast will be in a posh restaurant. after all, don’t you remember, when there was this hue and cry over his million ringgit …

Nazri Aziz – the Minister of Lies

Nazri Aziz – the Minister of Lies by Martin Jalleh Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz acts tough, talks big and throws his weight around. He thinks he is very smart and knows everything! After all, he is also the minister in charge of parliamentary affairs …