Age’s just a number-lah!
I’m aging like fine cheese. – Unknown I followed diving queen Pandelela Rinong’s Tokyo Olympics events religiously despite my very tight work schedule. I won’t miss her events for anything; she’s the only Sarawakian in the Malaysian contingent, and apart from athletics, I love water sports — and that include swimming, diving and water polo. […]
Play our part to achieve herd immunity
Covid-19 vaccine must be accessible to all nations and people. – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister It’s heartening to note that Malaysia’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NCIP) has been gaining traction since late February. So far 29 percent of our adult population have completed both doses of the vaccine. And almost 60 percent of […]
Covid-19 takes a big toll on sports
The world’s going to be different for a long time, so if you’re not getting nose-swabbed in the next month, you might be getting nose-swabbed at training camp next year. – Jordan Martinook, Canadian ice hockey player The damn coronavirus has not spared anyone or anything — people from all cultures, religions, gender, and […]
Gaffe of the mouth
They will put that on my gravestone. “Here lies Tinker, her heart was in the right place, but her foot was in her mouth and god knows where her brain went.” – Wen Spencer, American fiction writer Once again, our country has become a laughing stock; no, not because of its handling of the […]
Of white, red and black flags …
I will go down with this ship and I won’t put my hands up and surrender; there will be no white flag above my door… – Dido, singer-songwriter A former collegemate, a retired Polis Diraja Malaysia ASP staying in Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya — let’s just call her Siti — sent me a long Telegram […]
Go for the best!
View Post Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together. – Scott Hayden, American composer of ragtime music I was in Form Four when during one of our English Language lessons, our teacher asked the class what the most important and respected professions […]
Woof Woof! Have mercy on us, please
Murderers… very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids. – Robert K. Ressler, FBI agent and author A recent incident involving a pet dog not far from the place I am living set me thinking about what Anthony Douglas Williams, author and animal rights activist, once said — that animals should not […]
Dad my hero
I gave my father $100 and said, “Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.” So, he went out and bought a present for my mother. — Rita Rudner, American comedian I was searching the internet for some inspirational sayings about Father’s Day when I came across comedian Rita Rudner’s quote (see above) which […]
Don’t be a sucker for scams!
There’s a scam for everyone, and that means everyone is a potential victim. – Susan Grant, US military veteran and author Last Tuesday, a Macau scammer, or rather two of them, thought they could pin me down to reveal my financial details. Instead, I sent them packing. These conmen and scammers are getting smarter and […]
A great loss to education
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela, South African president There are only two educationists that I hold in high esteem. One is Brother Albinus Michael O’Flaherty and the other, Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing. Both are no longer with us. Albinus passed on eight […]
