I used to think I was an avid fan of football. Now I’m not too sure. A chronic failing of mine recently resurfaced, like a tired rerun of a bad TV commercial. It was on the day of the last paper for the week – I joined my friends at the futsal court after our...

 Picture courtesy of Raymond Wong Sequel in the Works? 2008 was a landmark election by anybody’s standards. And 2012, assuming the elections are held next year, looks to be the same – a landmark election. But it may not shake Malaysia in quite the same way. GE13 will be the first election to have taken...

These are exciting times. I recently started work in a prominent Government-linked company as a fresh graduate. Bright-eyed, eager, and keen to learn, I cut short my promised post-finals break to take up employment in a position that I thought would give me a chance to finally get engaged in the heart of things I...

Once again, The weight dead on my shoulders powerless The evening rays of light shining into the room restless The air stale and humid Unable to breathe - and I’m all alone in the dark closed space. I try to shed a tear without reasons. We got into a fight Me not understanding why. Again...

This month is ‘Malaysian Culture’ month. But really, when I think about it (and trust me, I have) I realize that I have no idea what definitive characteristics make our culture ‘Malaysian’. If this was a typical essay, I would have listed out all the necessary definitions from a dictionary or Wikipedia but as it is,...

  This article was written in jest. As with everything there are certain unsaid laws that must, at all costs, be kept to maintain a harmonious ecosystem of a classroom full of noisy, vicarious, fun-loving students. The diagram below is an example of what a classroom looks like at equilibrium.   As you can see,...