My first words on blogs were penned in honour of two great men of literature. But, no, I did not write about them, nor about their work. Rather, I wrote with the acknowledgement of their inspiration to me. I wrote borrowing their names, forming my own nom de plume – Jack Said.
I will leave Jack [...]
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Against the prediction of pundits (and bookies alike), PAS won with more than 65% of the popular votes in Permatang Pasir, just inches away in percentage from its result in 2008. For those expecting the same or better achievement than 2008, we have to be reminded of the various limiting factors such as this [...]
My press statement as Penang DAPSY Treasurer on 19 Aug 2009
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Kenyataan Media oleh Steven Sim Chee Keong, Bendahari Pemuda Sosialis DAP (DAPSY) Negeri Pulau Pinang pada 19 Ogos 2009 (Rabu) di Georgetown, Pulau Pinang:
Pemuda Sosialis DAP (DAPSY) Negeri Pulau Pinang berasa terperanjat atas pendedahan Ragunath Kesavan, Presiden Majlis Peguam tentang tindakan Majlis Peguam ke atas [...]
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, veteran UMNO leader and one of the party’s last voice of conscience asked this question today regarding UMNO’s candidate for Permatang Pasir by-election Rohaizat Othman:
Is Umno so short of people that we have to find a lawyer disbarred for financial dishonesty to stand? Has financial misconduct become so common among us that [...]
Bar Council President Ragunath Kesavan had revealed that the council’s disciplinary action against UMNO’s candidate for Permatang Pasir Rohaizat Othman did not involve his partners but was a charge brought against Rohaizat himself. Rohaizat was disbarred on 7 March 2008 after the council found him guilty of a misconduct where he did not return the money [...]
Also published here: http://dapsy.dappg.org/?p=114#more-114
Book Review: Speaking For The Reformasi Generation (REFSA, Kuala Lumpur, 2009) by Liew Chin Tong
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – that best describe the times we are in, at least for us here in Malaysia, especially in the period between 1998-2008.
In the past decade, our Nation [...]
In my MA thesis, I proposed that the question about meaning of life is actually one about the coherence of the story we tell about life. Recall I wrote once, that,
“Naturally however, human beings are drawn to experience coherence and unity. For e.g. we see shapes rather than mere dots and lines, our brain with [...]
I had a short discussion over lunch with a friend of JR about spiritualism vs. religion.
It all began with him saying he is a vegan due to spiritual and health concerns when I asked him whether he is a vegan because of health or religion?
My accidental lunch mate went on to say that there is [...]
I just finished reading a very lengthy article from the Atlantic Magazine titled The End of Men.
The apocalyptic title does not do justice to the chill one felt at the end of the article.
I for one felt dreadful, not because women are being empowered but because the quest for gender equality should not end up at [...]
I know I have been missing from this blogging business. My blog was down, again, for a while and the discontinuity took a toll on my writing here. I am actually looking for a new server to host this site. Any good service to recommend, one with a reasonable price?
The reason I am writing this is [...]
My friend ET, who is a real top notch pastry chef, offered to teach me how to make cupcakes today afternoon. I was trying to decide between two conference papers I had to write of which the abstract is due this weekends and spending the afternoon learning from a master (trust me on this one!).
It [...]
JR has been quite fascinated with Oscar Wilde ever since she watched Dorian Gray. Not only did she write two blog posts about the movie (here and here), but she is now able to give a Wilde-quote for any situation we are in.
The movie was based on Wilde’s only published novel The Picture of Dorian [...]
After about 3 weeks, the first phase of no.12 is finally completed. To recap, JR and I have a to-do list which I published some time back:
1. enlarging the living room2. re-tiling certain portion of the house3. building a new fence and gate4. fixing a new automated gate and a new glass door5. putting up [...]
Source: The Micah Mandate
HOW DID WE END UP IN THIS MESS?- a personal view of the country’s financial state
by Dr. Tan Kee Kwong (former 3-term MP Segambut)
As a private citizen now, I am just going through the main headlines in the papers this morning (June 11). I see all sorts of figures and fantastic projections. [...]
Looks like the Perak saga continues, with another legislator from Pakatan Rakyat (DAP), Keshvinder Singh (Malim Nawar) quited the party to become “BN friendly Independent”. He claimed that he was attracted by PM Najib’s style of administration and believed that only BN can offer development to his constituency. It is interesting for someone to profile [...]
What’s keeping me busy lately? I think it’s safe to say that I meant to say, “on top of my regular work”. I always have difficulty answering when asked by folks about my current occupation. Maybe I will dedicate the next post to talk about my job/s.
But for now, allow me to introduce one of [...]
I am a true-blood Penang "kia" (son of Penang) who love everything about my beautiful home-state, well, almost everything. :)
Formerly I served as the Special Assistant to the Penang State Executive Councillor (State-level ministerial post) in charge of Youth and Sports. I am now pursuing an MA in Philosophy at a local university.
I am also the Executive Secretary of the Network of Social Democracy in Asia (www.socdem.asia) and sit on the committee of the State-sponsored Good Governance and Gender Equality Society (3Gs). Since 2007, I also served in various capacities in the office of the Hon' Madam Chong Eng, a leading Malaysian woman Parliamentarian.
Politically, I had the privilege to help manage four successful political campaigns since 2007 and was involved in planning, campaigning and monitoring of eight state and federal level elections in Malaysia.
I am engaged with the love of my life, Jorin. Both of us worship at the Bukit Mertajam Gospel Centre.
