Starting a New Life 2 years Shy of 40sStarting a New Life 2 years Shy of 40sRanting about relationship, making money and what life is all about. My life anyway. Articles
Who am I syndrome of a young nation
2007-08-28 18:15:00 At age 50, Malaysia questions its identity Mon Aug 27, 10:08 PM KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia marks the 50th anniversary of its independence later this week at a time when it is increasingly questioning its own identity amid rising Islamisation and racial polarisation. Since winning independence from Britain, Malaysia has been transformed into one ... More About: Reality , Country , Nation , Syndrome
MERDEKA X 7 (Shout of Indepence for 7 times)
2007-08-28 14:23:00 I wish Malaysia a very Happy 50th Birthday! In 3 days, Malaysia will be celebrating the 50th independence day on 31 August2007. Malaysia has come a long way since Tunku (our independence father or bapa kemerdekaan) shouted 7 times the cry of MERDEKA (Independence) half a century ago to declare Malaysia as an independent country. Anyhow, there ... More About: Religion , Country , My Story , Controversy
Gag on Namewee, news, statements and comments relating to Negarakuku
2007-08-22 14:40:00 The Internal Security Ministry of Malaysia has issued a gag order on any news, statements and comments relating to the Negarakuku controversy. YES! You heard it right, NO MORE NEWS. Another chunk of free speech got flush down to through the toilet bowl. Anyway, in these days with the availability of internet and broadband, the directive ... More About: News , History , Country , Big Brother
We Love Our Country; We are Malaysian and proud of it.
2007-08-19 06:43:00 The saga of Namewee and Negarakuku rumble on unabated even though it should have ended with his apology. We are proud of our heritage and appreciate our good fortune to be born and breed in this peaceful country. Airing our grouses openly has nothing to do with not being patriotism. It is a fact that Chinese are ... More About: Country , Love , Malaysian , Proud , Mala
Why can?t we buried the past and live as one?
2007-08-17 03:32:00 Awesome song, it is very true even to this day. There are still unsettled conflicts in the world. Under the same sun by Scorpions I saw the morning It was shattered by a gun Heard a scream, saw him fall, no one cried I saw a mother She was praying for her son Bring him back, let him live, dont let him ... More About: Politics , Live , Past , Survival
Curious ? Negarakuku
2007-08-16 16:58:00 Opps, this issue supposed to have ended and never to be brought up again. I don’t wish to stir things up but my curiosity got the better of me. Since this controversy started, the government was the one who make hell lot of noise about it. What happen to the voice of the opposition? DAP, the ... More About: Life , Malaysia , Country , Curious , Controversy
The End
2007-08-15 14:04:00 Seem like this is the conclusion of the Negarakuku saga. Namewee has apologized and thats the end of the story. Thank god that after all the controversies, no blood was shed and no racial riot happen. It just proved that the Malaysia society is mature enough to take a little satirical. Kudos. The Star The New Straits Times More About: Life , History , Country , Celebration
Latest hot news concerning Namewee, the superstar
2007-08-13 20:04:00 Sinchew news no. 1 Sinchew news no. 2 The New Straits Times Sunday, August 12, 2007 Hello, Semua Orang Melayu sila tengok sini KEPADA SEMUA PIHAK MEDIA MENUJUKAN KESILAPAN TENTANG LAPORAN BERITA PIHAK MEDIA METRO Sebab-sebab ... More About: News , Malaysia , Country , Superstar , Controversy
The History of Negaraku
2007-08-13 19:48:00 With all the furore regarding Namewee’s version of Negarakuku, I found some interesting history of the Malayisa national anthem by Googling. Negaraku in Wikipedia The song which share the same melody as Negaraku and in existence far longer than the national anthem. Terang Bulan. Rock and roll version Listen to the last part. Another tune that raise the question of ... More About: Malaysia , History , Country , Celebration , Controversy
Life is a journey not a destination
2007-08-12 09:41:00 Amazing by Aerosmith I kept the right ones out And let the wrong ones in Had an angel of mercy to see me through all my sins There were times in my life When I was goin’ insane Tryin’ to walk through the pain When I lost my grip And I hit the floor Yeah, I thought I could leave, but couldn’t get out ... More About: Life , Love , Journey , Destination
Beautiful Sunday
2007-08-12 05:44:00 Beautiful Day by U2 The heart is a bloom Shoots up through the stony ground There’s no room No space to rent in this town You’re out of luck And the reason that you had to care The traffic is stuck And you’re not moving anywhere You thought you’d found a friend To take you out of this place Someone you could lend a hand In return ... More About: Celebration , Sunday , Beautiful , Enlightenment , Positive
A Flat World
2007-08-09 15:23:00 We should forget about the 50 years old constitution or the legacy left behind by the British colonial power. We would do much better to stand back and take stock of the reality and devise a strategy to better integrate into this hyper competitive world. Nothing stays the same in this world, even more so ... More About: World , Flat
Wind of Change
2007-08-08 14:58:00 Wind of Change by Scorpion I follow the Moskva Down to Gorky Park Listening to the wind of change An August summer night Soldiers passing by Listening to the wind of change The world is closing in Did you ever think That we could be so close, like brothers The future’s in the air I can feel it everywhere Blowing with the wind of change Take me to ... More About: Freedom , Rock , Wind , Scorpions
Independent and/or alternative news on Malaysia
2007-08-08 14:51:00 Berita Malaysia Malaysia Today Malaysia Kini Politics 101 Screenshots Bolehnation Guide to Malaysia More About: News , Alternative , Independent
Moderation; Harmony and Blame it on the internet
2007-08-08 14:43:00 The jury is still out on whether, Namewee is a glory seeker, reckless rebel or simply a boy having some fun stating the obvious or all of the above. Though you and me might not agree with what he wrote for the lyrics of Negarakuku, the same sentiments have been expressed over and over again, ... More About: Politics , Freedom , Peace , Internet , Malaysia
Nasty Response from the other side
2007-08-07 16:46:00 I wish that somebody can translate this article for the benefit of those who don’t understand a word in Malay. Pelajar cerca negara, polis Oleh Ahmad Fitri Che Musa KUALA LUMPUR: Biadab! Itulah perkataan tepat untuk menggambarkan tindakan tidak bertanggungjawab seorang pelajar dari Muar, Johor, yang dikenali sebagai ?Namewee? kerana menghina lagu Negaraku, tidak menghormati kerajaan dan menyentuh ... More About: Politics , Truth , Religion , Life , Malaysia
Hornets Nest
2007-08-07 16:33:00 It seem like I have unintentionally stirred up a hornets nest with my controversial post of “Decipheringthe Negarakuku Code” which I have updated for the third time. This post is excerpted from another blog that will surely touch on the sensitive nerve of the dominant ethnic group of Malaysia. Enjoy. Malaysia Kini Hope for Malaysia “Anthem” of UMNO ... More About: Nest , Malay agenda , Horn
Get a Life and Look at the View
2007-08-04 06:49:00 Get a Life and Look at the View Villanova Commencement Address by Anna Quindlen (Pulitzer Prize Winner)It’s a great honor for me to be the third member of my family to receive an honorary doctorate from this great university. It’s an honor to follow my great-Uncle Jim, who was a gifted physician, and ... More About: Peace , Love , Action , Answer
Deciphering the Negarakuku code
2007-07-31 15:47:00 WORK IN PROGRESS Blogs and websites which are on the Negaraku ku bandwagon; Embracing Technology Monkey Wong Mahaguru58 NameWee Official blog in Chinese Politics 101 The Cicak Recently, the boy name Namewee is making wave on the Malaysia n political and social scene. This guy from the southern Malaysian town of Muar has posted a controversial music video on youtube. Love him or hate him, ... More About: Code , Cipher
Bootstrapping
2007-07-31 06:42:00 The Art of Bootstrapping by Guy Kawasaki Someone once told me that the probability of an entrepreneur getting venture capital is the same as getting struck by lightning while standing at the bottom of a swimming pool on a sunny day. This may be too optimistic. Let’s say that you can’t raise money for whatever reason: You’re ... More About: Business , Entrepreneur , Ping
Appreciate and enjoy whatever you have in hands before it all go away
2007-07-31 04:38:00 If I Were You by Hoosbatank You seem to find the dark when everything is bright You look for all thats wrong instead of all thats right Does it feel good to you to rain on my parade You never say a word unless its to complain Its driving me insane If i were you Holding the world right in my hands The ... More About: Enjoy , Hands , Hoobastank , Fore , Reci
Friends forever
2007-07-30 13:42:00 Friends will be Friends by Queens Another red letter day, So the pound has dropped and the children are creating, The other half ran away, Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber, Got a pain in the chest, Doctors on strike what you need is a rest It’s not easy love, but you’ve got friends you can trust, Friends will ... More About: Friends , Love , Break Up , Relationship , Forever
Convergence
2007-07-28 04:18:00 Where shall I start? Lately, I’ve been very much into self help and spiritual books. Here are some Mash ups of a few concepts or practice that I managed to gather and making sense of in my own quirkiness way. I can now narrow them down to 4 concepts, practices or habits. Mentality of abundance, bootstrapping, ... More About: Life , Habits , Convergence , Bootstrapping , Self help
Bootstraps
2007-07-28 03:49:00 Going With The Flow Question: Some people say that the way to succeed in life is to bust your hump until you get what you want. Other people say you should just go with the flow. It seems like one humongous contradiction. What’s a Yuppie to do? Sincerely, Humpless Answer: It’s not a contradiction, it’s a paradox Remember Kung Fu , the TV ... More About: Life , Bootstrapping , Self help , Strap
Truth to be told
2007-07-20 05:58:00 We tell lies when we are afraid. Afraid of what we don’t know, Afraid of what others will think, Afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie… the thing we fear grows stronger. Be truthful. With others. With self. More About: Truth , Told , Ruth
Capturing, harvesting; be totally present
2007-07-20 05:33:00 Blogspotting July 17, 2007 Critics: Just point to Google Stephen Baker Tyler Cowen wonders what critics are good for. He says he looks for only one thing when reading a book review: Whether he should Google it. He calls it a binary decision. The next binary decision is whether he should Amazon it. If you look at life as a ... More About: Present , Harvest , Ally , Turin
For the longest time
2007-07-20 04:05:00 Its been a long time It has been 5 days since I last posted anything on this blog. Wow, that?s a long time indeed. Well, 5 days? What have I done in these days? A little bit of everything. On Monday, I have gotten so frustrated with the one and only landline provider that I have taken the ... More About: Life , Time , Funding , My Story , Complaint
Love?
2007-07-15 13:00:00 Have you really loved a woman by Bryan Adams To really love a woman, To understand her, You’ve got to know her deep inside … Hear every thought, See every dream, And give her wings when she wants to fly. Then when you find yourself lying helpless in her arms … You know you really love a woman When you love a woman, You tell ... More About: Love
Everything passes by
More articles from this author:2007-07-14 10:24:00 Everything in live is temporary. Darkness of the night; or a bright day. Even sunrise is temporary; so is sunset. So if things are going good, enjoy it because it won’t last forever. And if things are going bad, don’t worry. Because it won’t last forever either. Everything passes by. More About: Peace , Life , Mental , Reality , Faith 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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