They will put that on my gravestone. “Here lies Tinker, her heart was in the right place, but her foot was in her mouth and god knows where her brain went.” – Wen Spencer, American fiction writer Once again, our country has become a laughing stock; no, not because
I will go down with this ship and I won’t put my hands up and surrender; there will be no white flag above my door… – Dido, singer-songwriter A former collegemate, a retired Polis Diraja Malaysia ASP staying in Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya — let’s just call her Siti —
View Post Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together. – Scott Hayden, American composer of ragtime music I was in Form Four when during one of our English Language lessons, our teacher asked the class what the
Murderers… very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids. – Robert K. Ressler, FBI agent and author A recent incident involving a pet dog not far from the place I am living set me thinking about what Anthony Douglas Williams, author and animal rights activist, once said
I gave my father $100 and said, “Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.” So, he went out and bought a present for my mother. — Rita Rudner, American comedian I was searching the internet for some inspirational sayings about Father’s Day when I came across comedian Rita
There’s a scam for everyone, and that means everyone is a potential victim. – Susan Grant, US military veteran and author Last Tuesday, a Macau scammer, or rather two of them, thought they could pin me down to reveal my financial details. Instead, I sent them packing. These conmen and
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela, South African president There are only two educationists that I hold in high esteem. One is Brother Albinus Michael O’Flaherty and the other, Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing. Both are no longer with
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. – Groucho Marx, American writer-comedian Some of our politicians have the tendency to say the darndest, dumbest and most outrageous things, and end up being paloi (stupid). Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul
I don’t understand the public’s fascination with having titles added to their names to such a point they are willing to fork out ridiculous amounts of money. – Datuk Seri Michael Chong, MCA public services and complaints department chief So, you wish to have the title ‘Datuk’ in front of
It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful? – Mahatma Gandhi, nationalist and political ethicist Today I am going to write about my mom. Yes, I know, Mother’s Day went by last week. So? It doesn’t mean I can’t pay tribute whenever I
