The best part of being a kid, I believe, is that you see what you see.
And you say what you see as you see it.
Most importantly, you can get away with it.
For example, I would not dare to make fun of someone’s big belly out loud at 30 as compared to say, Safra’s honest opinion [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Of Ayam and Kites
Posted in growing up with safra on July 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Al-FATIHAH, TOK UMI
Posted in beautiful souls on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I pictured my numb self , overwhelmed with sudden grief over the death of Tok Umi at Pak Tam’s home today. It was like a Dali’s painting, all the dream images are uniquely surreal and randomly bizarre but felt rightly where it should be. I was in a crowd of people who had blood ties with [...]
SUHAKAM Press Statement on the Death of TBH.
Posted in current & relevant on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PRESS STATEMENT
SUHAKAM: HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS MUST BE MAINTAINED AND PRACTISED DURING INVESTIGATIONS AND INTERROGATIONS BY THE MACC AND ALL OTHER ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) is concerned and deeply disturbed by the unfortunate death of Teoh Beng Hock, the aide to a Selangor state executive council member, who was assisting the Malaysian [...]
Of Islam & Human Rights : A Brief Reflection on the Talk by Mashood Baderin
Posted in current & relevant on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As anticipated, Prof. Mashood Badarin hit the right notes in his talk on HUMAN RIGHTS & ISLAM. I must say that most of the points elaborated was not new but these knowledge are great reminders of my own work in trying to bridge the gap between our own perspective on human rights and our cultural [...]
Of Night Jamming with a Stranger :)
Posted in beautiful souls on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did we realize how the small unexpected events in our life brought to us by some unknown strangers could also be God’s way of cheering us up when our days are gloomy or when we are drowned in our own mundane life? Just at the point where we almost give in to our sucked life [...]
Of C4 Puaka and ISA7
Posted in current & relevant on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The arrest and detention of two university students charged for vandalism a week ago seemed to receive lukewarm attention from our quiet public. The charge was a result of their act of spraying the wall of a certain faculty in their campus, a brief unoriginal message deemed controversial and political: C4 Puaka. I was informed [...]
Once Beaten, How many more coming?
Posted in life is like that on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I learned an important lesson about relationship over the weekend. That sometimes, once beaten doesn’t mean you are free from the second beating. Sometimes, you need to get knocked twice or ran over a few times before you actually understand how dangerous it is to make a dash across the road while the light is [...]
