Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Category: Column

Memento truly a gift of wealth

The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege. –        Charles Kuralt, American journalist Many generations ago,

Let everyone own a ‘castle.’

If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the

Reflections on Malaysia Day

“Being together as one big family is better than being alone and separated from everyone else.” I wrote this eight years ago, on September 17,

Vote with your brain, not your heart!

At first, the person is friendly and down-to-earth, but then, after election some politicians “speak down to you” as if you are “less than” them.

Charting collisions and collusions

But aren’t we battered and bruised by collisions and collusions between reality and reminiscence. – David Eagleman, American neuro-scientist The philosopher-militant cried “si vis pacem, para bellum,”

Sharing my garden harvest

‘Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.’ – Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist. I was so

Lake Pulo’s epic Bakun journey

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure. – WILLIAM FEATHER, AMERICAN AUTHOR Before the World

Understanding narcissism

Men are gonna come alongAnd wanna teach you things,Doesn’t make them smarter.In most ways they’re not.But it makes them feel bigger.It takes a strong womanTo

Mutual assist to the fore

Camaraderie doesn’t happen by accident; developing a strong sense of trust, accountability, and togetherness around team goals requires intentional effort. – Don Yaeger, American author