Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Category: Column

Sons

Sons are the anchors of a mother’s life. – Sophocles, Greek playwright My son and I fight a lot. He was always a daddy’s boy

Heavy reliance on expatriates

Upon my arrival at the Brunei Press Sdn Bhd premises in Bandar Seri Begawan on December 3rd, 1997, to commence my duties with The Borneo

On top of the world

‘The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.’ – Conrad Anker (1962-present); an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author AS

Coping with running on empty

‘Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.’ – Arnold

Neo-science, non-science and nonsense

All of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking. – Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist Everyday thinking, or ‘stinking thinking,’ neatly separates and

Free soil from my neighbours

‘A bad neighbour is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage.’ – Hesiod, ancient Greek poet. Do you know a