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50 posts to merdeka

remember the ‘50 posts to merdeka‘ project started by nizam bashir of poetic justice? i was tagged at no. 16 by dr. hsu (no. 15), and i in turned tagged politics101 (no. 17). the posts moves in descending order, with of course nizam being at no. 50. we have famous …

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 …

elvis death annversary

30 years ago, on this date, the world mourned when one of the most popular legendary singer in the world passed away. elvis presley, the king of rock and roll. i wouldn’t say i’m a fan of elvis but i do enjoy listening to his songs very much. his movies …

trams in penang in the near future?

UPDATED:  wednesday 15/08/07, 10:26 PMthe report that appeared in the star paper (mentaljog extra) on 14 aug. regarding the talk. ORIGINAL POST:with regards to my announcement on the public talk by ric francis on re-introducing tramways in penang, yes i attended the talk. it was a short presentation (15 mins …

the marginalised people

UPDATED: sunday 5/08/07, 2:32 AM on reading KTemoc’s post on the plantation workers in bukit jalil, it reminds me of this post of mine where i also talked about plantation workers. it is about the same thing what’s happening with the workers in bukit jalil and the workers at sg …

day 1 of rapid penang on the road

yesterday was the fist day rapid penang buses hit the streets of penang… and free rides were given (up to 2nd aug.). yesterday it so happened my sister had to work late so i can’t follow her in her car back home, thus giving me a chance to take the …

beautiful wood statue of st anne

here you go! and it’s life-sized! this statue, among many others, big and small, and also plaques, was found at the church of st anne when i was there for its annual st anne’s feast day celebration on 26 july, thursday. yes, i was at the st anne’s church for …