Of Omicron and booster shots
I CONSIDER myself a good and responsible citizen. I heeded what my government and the experts said about Covid-19 and dutifully stayed home, observed all the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and, yes, got vaccinated.
Recalling the best PM we never had
LAST month, Malaysians were left with a sour taste in our mouths when we learned that scandal-tainted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had asked the Cabinet for land and a house said to be valued at RM100mil.
True defenders of multiracial Malaysia
THE whiskey won by a whisker. That’s probably not accurate but I couldn’t resist the play on words.
Karens (and Kens) in our midst
WE have met our first “Karen” in Malaysia. That’s not her real name, but she became famous (or should I say infamous) a week ago when a video of her kicking up a big fuss at a luxury boutique in a KL shopping mall after she was prevented from entering the shop without a face mask went viral. She also refused to check in with the MySejahtera app.
My life as I never knew it
WHAT day is it? Oh yes, it’s Wednesday because my column comes out on that day. But I am writing this on Monday, which is what I usually do as part of my routine.
This should really be our last straw
If not, it will be death by plastic pollution for the whole world.
Of elbow room and breathing space
THIS column is my pride and my pain. Pride because it has given me a platform to share my thoughts and views on a wide range of topics and issues. Pain because whenever my deadline looms, I agonise over what to write and how to write it.
In need of courageous leadership
THAT’S it. I am joining the chorus calling for a new education minister. Dr Maszlee Malik’s latest foot-in-the-mouth is the last straw for me.
An unlikely force for good
TOMORROW is an important day as it marks the first anniversary of the day Malaysians voted out Barisan Nasional. But I am not writing about it today because it is a topic that has already been covered extensively and eloquently by many and I have nothing cleverer or more insightful to add.
Will they listen?
THERE are plenty of serious and important issues and events going on which I should probably write about. But not today. This time it’s about me.
The lawmaker and the criminal mindset
What does it say of a person who can rationalise his way out of doing something bad and even criminally wrong.
Prying out those prying eyes
IT was his hair that gave him away. A few strands tickled my calves, which made me turn to see a young boy who was probably about 13 crouched behind me.
