Sunday, 18 January 2026

Category: Column

The logjam that we are in

I am somewhat bemused by the word logjam. Here’s the story that triggered this present dalliance with the word. Last Sunday, August 22, a friend

Can’t accept he’s gone

I am better for knowing you, better for having met you. May you be as blessed in the next life, my friend, as I was

Much to reflect on this National Day

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. — Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman statesman Malaysia will be celebrating its 64th National Day on

Exiting the darkness

But stars cannot shine without darkness. — Anon The unknown, the unknowable and, by extension, total ignorance, repose in darkness as a choice. In politics, the

Tun Abang Salahuddin turns 100 today

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul. — John Dalberg-Acton, English historian Even as Kuching continues to transpose into

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Rendezvouses with elders of old

The glory of the elderly is their insight to life. – Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian inspirational writer One item sticks to mind from my earliest

Navigating through treacherous waters

There’s something incredibly primal about facing something treacherous but doing it anyway. – Martin Henderson, New Zealand actor I once watched an old film clip