June 24, 2014

Will JPJ now start to ban confusing license plates?




I write in earnest to highlight a potentially sensitive issue. This is with regards to the usage of the term “Allah” by non-Muslims in Malaysia.

As an aficionado of vanity license plates on motor vehicles, I often conjure up fancy alphanumeric combinations to be used on my next car. Thus, it wasn’t long before I realized a few combinations in the current motor vehicle registration format that may resemble the word “Allah”.

June 7, 2014

It was supposed to be

 

Just coffee, tea and nothing more
But there's cider, steak and a drive to explore
Not to mention the laughter galore
We needed to know we won't be a bore
Otherwise doing it would be a chore
Might you be someone whom I'll adore?

/K

April 11, 2014

Aftermath of a suicide

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The Resuscitation Room had a foreboding ambience. At the hospital, by unfortunate circumstances, I had spent some of my own traumatic hours in the emergency room, and borne witness to many grim moments.

Survival rates fluctuated from hour to hour. Worried looking family members, who spent their harrowing moments in the Family Waiting Room, would usually accompany every patient who was rushed here. The fact that the Temporary Morgue was adjacent gave hint for a more realistic expectation. At the E.R., I had witnessed the sight of four tragic deaths from different occasions, and the brunt, unexpected shocking toll they had on the family members.

One was the suicide of a 52-year-old man. He was a mentally-ill person, as his frail 81-year-old mother would later reveal. On that ill-fated evening, he had jumped off the ninth-floor of the apartment they lived in.

March 15, 2014

The Road

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Nothing behind me
Everything ahead of me
Past fades into memory
Future becomes moment

February 26, 2014

Najib’s plan may turn out to be Never Really Plan


Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak penned an article about the government’s upcoming initiative for a more cohesive and united Malaysia. Called The National Reconciliation Plan (NRP), it will be unveiled and implemented in the next few months and he has shared a bit of what is to come. I cannot help but to wonder if the NRP will be another irresolute proposal that will have little consequence towards the improvement of our nation’s race and interfaith relations.

I commend him for the courage to voice his aspiration for a better Malaysia. It takes a bold resolve of any authority figure to approach such a delicate situation head-on. Enthusiastic terminologies aside, I find he has shared nothing more than wishful thinking that all peace loving rakyat has long thought of.

I had been pining for a more decisive and authoritative conduct from my prime minister, and not simply lament over the current state of affairs we are finding ourselves in. At this deteriorating juncture, we can ill afford another stopgap measure.