Get the guts up, take the jab!
One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do. – Henry Ford, American industrialist I decided to touch on the Covid-19 vaccination programme this week after I overheard a funny conversation while having breakfast at the mamak’s last […]
The police want you!
Police officers put the badge on every morning, not knowing for sure if they’ll come home at night to take it off. – Tom Cotton, US senator Our police force is mostly made up of Malays and that is a fact. But of late, the powers that be have indicated they want to change that […]
Layoffs do not make anyone’s job easy
One way to reduce the need for layoffs would be to cut back on hours, spreading the available work among more employees. – Adam Cohen, singer and songwriter The coronavirus outbreak has hit the country’s economy hard and triggered unprecedented mass layoffs nationwide. Sarawak is no exception; many businesses have been affected by the […]
Live not to eat, eat to live!
If only we correct our eating habits then not only we would have perfect body weight, but also we can get rid of most of the diseases. – Subodh Gupta, Indian artist Are Malaysians eating to live or are they living to eat? Now, pause and consider this question. I won’t fall off my chair […]
Vaccine, yes! But SOPs must go on
The start of vaccination does not mean stopping following coronavirus norms of social distancing and wearing masks. We must vow: “Yes to vaccine, yes to caution.” – Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister Finally! The long-awaited first batch of 312,390 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine arrived onboard Flight MH604, bearing the Jalur Gemilang livery, in […]
Hey, isn’t it time for a sex offender registry?
Rape is one of the most terrible crimes on earth. The problem with groups who deal with rape is that they try to educate women about how to defend themselves. What really needs to be done is teaching men not to rape. Go to the source and start there. – Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter The […]
CNY SOPs — Did someone goof?
If a policy is wrongheaded feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it’s fixed. – David Hackworth, journalist So, the government has allowed pasar malam (night markets) to open again but barred families from gathering for their customary reunion dinners […]
Baby dumping — who should take the blame?
God, that dumping ground of our dreams. – Jean Rostand, French biologist It saddens me to read reports about baby dumping cases in the country. From 2010 to 2019, 1,075 cases of baby dumping were reported and I believe many more might have gone unreported. Of these cases, 64 percent of babies were found dead […]
The Good, The Bad and The Smelly
I freely admit that when ripe it can smell like a dead animal. The fruit is difficult to handle, bearing likeness to a medieval weapon. But get down to the pale yellow, creamy flesh, and you’ll experience overtones of hazelnut, apricot, caramelised banana and egg custard. — Thomas Fuller, American journalist The durians are coming. […]
Who’re we to mete out street justice?
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice. – Montesquieu, French philosopher I was disturbed by a news report in the New Sarawak Tribune yesterday about a shoplifter who was caught by workers of a grocery store in Miri and tied […]
