A brave new world?
Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart. – Roy T. Bennett, author ——————— When I was a young kid, two or three books scared me a lot – more than the usual horror books where things went bump in the dark. They were books […]
Brave Imban – facing death fearlessly!
Is that what death would feel like? The nicest, warmest, heaviest never-ending nap? If that’s what it’s like, I wouldn’t mind. If that’s what dying is like, I wouldn’t mind that at all. – Gayle Forman, American author The British Gurkhas soldiers have a motto that goes, “Better to die than be a coward!” Similarly, […]
Untold stories of Sarawak’s brave Bidayuh
Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed. — Bob Riley, aboriginal activist I’m surprised that Sarawak, with its rich culture, has not been able to honour the Bidayuh in our history books. As early as 1837, Skrang Sea Dayak (Iban) aligned to warlord Pengiran Mahkota […]
‘A brave and right thing to do’
KUCHING: It was a “brave and right thing to do” for former Democratic Action Party (DAP) vice-chairman Wong King Wei to leave the party, said Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew. “We, politicians, often have to do serious soul searching. This comes to mind when reading the statement by the Padungan assemblyman (Wong). “There are […]
