Dr. Mahathir, G Palanivel, Hindraf, MIC, S.Subramaniam, Samy Vellu
In Passionate Blurts, Politics on 11 September 2009 at 8pm
Samy Vellu is one man whose skin is far thicker than the glaciers of the Alps. Despite his loss in his own constituency of Sungai Siput and the obliteration of MIC in March 8 2008, the calls by grassroots for him to step down, and despite knowing that the many of his presidential peers in the ruling BN coalition has retired and the current BN leadership especially Najib Razak does not openly support him anymore, he defies all this stating that the MIC still needs his leadership to be reformed.
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Hari Kebangsaan, Malaysia Day, Merdeka
In IAG's Notes, News, Passionate Blurts, Politics on 30 August 2009 at 10pm
So what has happened to the Merdeka day spirit of our fellow Malaysians? Have we really lost the pride of calling ourselves Malaysians? Are we just too distracted with fending for ourselves and our livelihoods that we are unable to express or show the gratitude towards this country in which we call home? Or have we succumb ourselves to petty politics and allowed the differences in opinions and our political stance to divide us and dampen our patriotism and love for the country.
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Fuel Price, Malaysia Petrol, Oil, Petronas
In Economics, Education, Environment, Passionate Blurts, Politics on 9 January 2009 at 10pm
Malaysians seem to forget that Malaysia’s economy is a heavily subsidized one. Not only is oil heavily subsidized, but so are other commodities such as flour, sugar, rice and cooking oil. A subsidized economy where prices of goods are artificially kept low can not be maintained over the long haul. The most limited of resources is money, and since money is limited, it should be put to good use to derive an optimum impact to the economy.
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In Education, Passionate Blurts, Politics on 22 December 2008 at 11pm
It’s not the issue of language but it is an issue of national unity and integration. A true cohesive identity for a single Malaysian race is hard to define. We are still recognized as “Melayu, India, Cina, dan lain-lain” (Malay, Indian, Chinese, and others). We are still referring to ourselves as a race, by our skin color and by the language we use. Why can’t we just refer and call ourselves “Bangsa Malaysia”? Read the rest of this entry »
In Happenings, IAG's Notes, News, Passionate Blurts on 21 December 2008 at 9pm
Time flies by so fast, that 2008 felt like the fastest year I’ve lived!
I hadn’t realized that the last post on this blog was exactly 2 months ago!
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In Passionate Blurts on 25 August 2008 at 11am
It’s finally good to know that the Malacca YDP Negeri has also recognized this and awarded a Datukship to Malaysia’s badminton single’s silver medalist….Misbun Sidek. He truly deserves it for breeding a champion.
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In Passionate Blurts on 1 August 2008 at 8am
I was talking about civic consciousness and upolding cleanliness in my last entry.
Today, a reader posted a letter to the Star today and talk about Ipoh. It was once the most cleanest city in Malaysia. Today, Ipoh is a far cry from its former glory.
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In Passionate Blurts on 1 August 2008 at 7am
My mind is always thinking. And it stores a lot of thoughts. And ideas. Thoughts and ideas that would make a good write up or a blog entry.
But when I do get my hands on the keyboard, those ideas and thoughts, don’t seem to be so appealing to write about anymore.
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