A pet dog is your friend forever
There’s a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around. – Dick Dale, American rock guitarist Most of the news we get to read, whether in print or online, these days are gloomy stories of the increasing number of Covid-19 infections and fatalities or of […]
Pay attention to factories, workers’ quarters
So now as it stands when it comes to my birthday… if I blow the candles out on my cake does that mean I can eat the whole cake and no one else can? Covid and all that. – Unknown These Covid-19 statistics should worry us in Sarawak. The total number of infections is now […]
‘No’ to Mahathir’s Mageran!
Letting go means to come to the realisation that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny. – Steve Maraboli, American writer The Yang di-Pertuan Agong must have been very concerned with developments in the country of late, and rightly so. Malaysians are also happy too that the […]
‘Paloi’ to squabble over salary donation
The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles. – Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright I hope that Malaysian politicians from both sides, particularly those who have been squabbling over the salary donation issue in recent days, will take note of this story. I have a reason for […]
Lock down yourself, your life depends on it!
If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things. – Sun Tzu, Chinese strategist That two senior persons involved in the fight to contain the Covid-19 pandemic in the country have now gone to the extent of begging the citizenry to help out just goes to show the seriousness […]
In a pandemic, fighting corruption matters
Integrity, transparency and the fight against corruption have to be part of the culture. They have to be taught as fundamental values. – Angel Gurría, OECD secretary general With the frequent rumblings from the opposition, it is quite clear that there is a lot of mistrust against the government. It’s understandable when the trust deficit […]
‘Paloi’ to argue over a datukship
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. – George Carlin, American comedian There are times when we, Sarawakians, have to learn to laugh at ourselves, at our naivety, stupidity even or when we do not know when to mind our own business. In other words, when we are stupidly acting as “busybodies” […]
Tall order for new IGP Acryl Sani
Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They’ve got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law. – Barack Obama, 44th US president Today, May 5, is Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani’s second day in office as […]
Celebrate what? People are still dying
This pandemic has magnified every existing inequality in our society — like systemic racism, gender inequality and poverty. – Melinda, American philanthropist Following the death of a close family member, our mother or father for example, we will surely postpone any joyous family celebration for a period of time — several months or even a […]
When tiny Brunei gets a cardinal …
God is my best friend. I talk to God every day. And no one can tell me how to talk to God — not no imam, not no priest, not no rabbi, no pastor. – Unknown I have a confession to make. I know next to nothing about the Catholic Church in Brunei. That’s a […]
