Friday, 19 December 2025

Category: Column

Ecstasy of solitude high above the ground

“ONE that would have the fruit must climb the tree,” wrote Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) of Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England, one of the wittiest and most prolific

Media becomes the scapegoat!

Politicians and the media have a love-hate relationship, but lawmakers are actors, so they must watch their words. – Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai, columnist

The consent of the governed

The absence of the consent of the governed in government is the very definition of slavery. — Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist One has a moral

Short trip to Sibu

‘Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.’ – Dr. Seuss, American author. RECENTLY, I paid a short

Ignorance is bliss – for some

When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, ‘No, I went to films’. – Quentin Tarantino, American film producer Being

Ageism

When we age we shed many skins: ego, arrogance, dominance, self-opinionated, unreliable, pessimism, rudeness, selfish, uncaring … Wow, it’s good to be old! – Stephen

Double agents and assassins

There are those who are two-faced, changeable, and deceitful, and who are always sitting on the fence. As far as all such are concerned you