Steven Sim

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Archive for May, 2008

SUKMA 2008 and My Traveling Companion(1)

I am going to Terengganu for SUKMA 08 tomorrow. Prof. Yunus’ book will be my companion. JR bought it for me as one of my bday gifts. I can’t say he has got brilliant economic ideas, but well, his ideas were brave and they simply worked. Maybe not much of an economic analysis than an [...]

CYC Turnaround? - Ministry’s Indecisiveness(1)

Following my post about Champions Youth Cup (CYC) being called off by the Youth & Sports Minister, a senior officer of the ministry told me today that the Ministry actually HAVE NOT decided to call off CYC YET.
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I was told that a meeting between the Ministry and CYC organizer, Gifted Group will be done next [...]

Personalizing Love(0)

Behind every name on the cheque, there is a story…
Coming soon…

I Vow To Thee, My Country(0)

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Thanks Bob for the wonderful song
I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love:
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love [...]

Champions Youth Cup - Datuk Minister, What Are You Thinking?(2)

Arrgghhh…
I received a call from a senior official in the Ministry of Youth and Sports this afternoon confirming that the Champions Youth Cup (CYC) has been called off by the Ministry.
FAM on 24th of May through his Highness the Sultan of Pahang has refused to sanction the game and since then, we’ve been waiting for [...]

Fun/d(4)

Alas, I didn’t go along for the markets tour this morning…
Instead…
Guna, David Marshel, Veanu and I went to Kg. Baru Market at 9am today to collect donations for the victims of recent disasters in China and Myanmar…
We got this…

4 boys
3 hours
1 market
RM1545.50
and a little bit of blessings to fellow human beings in China and Myanmar. [...]

Markets(1)

This Saturday, 24 May 08, I’ll be accompanying Chong Eng, Lydia, Michael Tan and the Yang Dipertua of Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (with his guys) to tour the public markets in Bkt. Mertajam. We’ll start from Berapit Market at 8 a.m. Most of the market facilities were not well-maintained nor well-managed.
Take for example the Kg. [...]

Rocket Science(2)

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Another Victim of Political Terrorism - YB Karpal Singh(0)

Before I can sigh a relief after the political terrorism done on Perak DAP HQ, I read the news of this despicable act to Karpal Singh on malaysiakini.com this morning: Live bullet sent to Karpal.

What is happening in our country now? Have we been breeding some sort of political gangsters, or worse, political terrorists. This is not only an intimidation to one man’s life, but also a mockery and a threat to our democracy!

Terrorism act on Perak DAP HQ(5)

My heart sank when I read this news Perak DAP HQ Damaged By Petrol Bomb This Morning
All Malaysians must come together to condemn and deplore such action so that this would not be the start of a new trend of politically motivated terrorism. Pak Lah and Home Minister Syed Hamid must publicly condemn such act [...]