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equal rights among the sexes

ok ok… i know… the correct phrase to use is GENDER EQUALITY, but look at it this way – gender means the male or female sex and equality means, well, equal rights, so who say ‘equal rights among the sexes’ is wrong? of course it goes without saying the better …

513

no no, this is not some ‘angkong ji’ (lucky numbers) for gamblers. 513 was the famous 513 69 incident that happened in may (5th month) 13, 1969 – or also specifically known as ‘the may 13 racial riot’. (i guess most bloggers were not born yet during that time!) well …

rights and police

15 persons turned up for the suaram ‘know your rights’ workshop on 8 may. it was good to know that out of the 15, all the 3 major races were represented. oh yes, only 3 were men! the workshop began with a welcoming address by choo chon kai, penang’s suaram’s …

international webloggers day (inweday)

International Weblogger’s Day (14 June), celebrated for the second time this year, is an event commemorating the work of webloggers worldwide by uniting them in a list of “participants” who all want an international day to celebrate the fastest-growing, most popular section of the Internet. from inweday FAQ. rio, the …

one after another

first it was bus (express bus) and taxi fares up on 1 may. then come the penang ferry price hike. then everyone knows on 05-05-05, the price of petrol and diesel went up. and whaddya know… after the announcement of the petrol/diesel hike, there was a clamour to raise prices …

a prayer for mother

picture taken from marissa congsiglieri. Good and Gentle God, we pray in gratitude for our mothers and for all the women of theory who have joined with you in the wonder of bringing forth new life. You who became human through a woman, grant to all mothers the courage they …

the greatest gift

i’m saddened by this news – ‘no gift of life for fou’r. why are there so few organs donor in our country? why are people still fearful to donate organs? why can’t people understand that by donating, they’ll be saving lives? come on! more people should sign up and pledge …

congrats to public bank

public bank bhd took the top spot in FinanceAsia’s malaysian component of its asia’s best managed companies 2005 poll. report from the star’s business. i’m happy that public bank won. i know they deserve the win. well, i have accounts with public bank, and whenever i’m there, i always received …

shackling our minds?

with regard to my blog ‘detrimental to public order’ on the banning of 11 books, my writer friend, anil netto had come up with a good article in inter press service agency news, entittled ‘they still ban books and shackle minds?’. go and read it!