Saturday, 10 January 2026

Category: Column

Malaya first mentality must go

Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us. – P. J. O’Rourke, American libertarian political satirist

I hope you dance

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way. –

My 2,000km flight to Long Nawang

We know about every massacre that has taken place close to the present, but the ones in the distant past are like trees falling in

War hero out of scoffed mongrel

All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn’t a

Augmenting democracy

We still have a long way to go. I hope that the passing of the anti-hopping law will encourage us to reach for greater heights

Indian restaurants breathe easy

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.

Fair game for the tobacco endgame

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times. – Mark Twain, American writer Amid

Being yourself

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. ― Oscar Wilde, Irish poet Comparison is the thief of joy. When you compare yourself with someone else,