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advanced training on citizen/video journalism

from today until next monday (6 july), i’ll be away in KL for malaysiakini’s advanced training on the above subject. 6 of us from penang will be there and there will be some from perak and sarawak and of course KL. this is going to be an intensive training – …

bloggers and law forum

UPDATED 30 JUNE 0015 HRS – ok i had blog about the forum but it is in my other blog, ‘reflections’ (CJ blog). please hop over there to read. yes i did attend the forum on saturday. started to blog on it at 1.00 am but can’t finish it (lots …

a legend died

well… you gotta admit it… love him or hate him, no matter how weird he was to some people, he IS… er… WAS a legend… a legend in the music scene. hey, michael jackson (MJ) was from my era, ya’ know. so i grew up listening to his songs (from …

our rights to right to information (RTI)

attended the ‘right to information’ forum at the caring society complex, penang, yesterday. about 30 people were in attendance. it was organised by transparency international malaysia (TI) and centre for independent journalism. (CIJ) usha from transparency international was at the registration desk. on registration, we were given some pamphlets and …

1blackmalaysia kopi-o session

tomorrow, thursday, there’ll be another 1blackmalaysia kopi-o session at old town white coffee, bayan baru.  the one on last thursday, at the very last minute, my friend suddenly decided not to go, so i didn’t go. this time, she said she will sure go with me – we will go …

how to dance in the rain

got this story from an email. this story reminds me of my 3rd uncle who is in a vegetative state for 10 years already. he cannot recognise anyone at all (cannot talk, cannot eat). yet my mother (her brother) had been faithfully visiting him every week and talking to him …

games that stimulate your mind

children these days (or for that matter even adults) if you asked them what are their favourite games, they will mention to you some video games or computer games, i’m sure. gone are the days when everybody enjoyed playing board games or any educational games that does not requires one …