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talk to a machine?

“hi! sorry i’m not available now. please leave a message after the beep, and i’ll get right back to you.” sound familiar? of course! it’s the voicemail or answering machine you get to hear when you dial the phone of someone who is sorry that s/he is not available. what …

give bush more credit

did you come across this letter in the star paper dated yesterday, from one ‘malaysian republican’ in sibu, sarawak? i like what she or he had to say there. s/he was rather pissed off at non americans who bash america for choosing bush and also at the media who kept …

selective condemnation

there you have it… re: what’s happening in thailand now, ioannis gatsiounis of asia times said it so aptly… that malaysia is silent on muslim retaliation. meanwhile analysts had said that malaysia-thailand’s relationship had been strained due malaysia’s harsh out-spoken criticism… and do you know these came from whom? not …

the dash

since tomorrow will be hari raya and we are all going to have a long break, here is something for you to contemplate on during those long break. take heed the heart-warming advice, especially this paragraph that says “and be less quick to anger, and show appreciation more and love …

silly girly poems

ireneq’s post on nostalgia seems to invoke the nostalgia in me too. she was talking about those good old schooldays and brought up the subject of autograph books in her first paragraph. ahh… autograph books in school… sure invoke my memories of during those form 5 years when we were …

caught! so pay up now!!

after deciding to suspend the licence of those who cause accidents (beats me how they tell who’s the guilty party), here comes another new rule – motorists who are booked for traffic offences will have to pay their compound fine on the spot. pay on the spot? sounds familiar… sounds …

solving road accidents?

yesterday i share tips from NST on how you, as a driver can avoid accidents on the road, especially during this festive season when the balik kaumpung rush begins. then waking up in the morning yesterday, this headline ‘pak lah propose new measures to curb road accidents’ in the star …

tips to avoid road fatalities

in 3 days time it will be deepavali and in 7 days time it will be hari raya. soon the balik kampung exodus will start, and many people will be hitting the road for that. and as in previous years, usually we will get to hear about road accidents/fatalities happening …