Monthly Archives: January 2007

are bloggers partisan mouthpieces?!

I think it’s important that I clarify something. About two days ago, Khairy J. made a reference to “blogger mouthpieces” on the internet. Yesterday, Desi made an important comment on ’sycophancy’. I think ...Continue


pm badawi says bloggers spread lies

I can’t help but feel that the whole national media is being geared toward a full scale war on prevailing opinion. The latest salvo comes from this Sunday’s edition of the New Straits Times with a supposedly exclusive interview wi ...Continue


disengagement and the batu talam boycott

I wanted to write something about PAS and PKR’s refusal to participate in the Batu Talam elections some days back, but couldn’t find the time in my schedule (surprise, surprise). I loaded up my word-processor several times over the course of a few days, typing something appropriately grave, measured and utterly stupid and hit the backs ...Continue


NST brings out the big guns: intehweb reacts

It’s made big news and big waves all over the ether. Preoccupied in my own private little hell, it almost passed me over, though I suspect the aftershocks of the legal action against Jeff Ooi and Rocky’s Bru will continue to reverberate for some weeks. It was quite a shock, therefore, to finally load my web-browser and read about the ...Continue


floods in kota tinggi: second wave

First, credit where credit is due: kudos to MCA for acting fast and effectively in Kota Tinggi. And I didn’t get this from news reports (huh..) but from the small number of people in various Tamans in Kota Tinggi. Apparently, MCA people had organized boats and such and started evacuating everybody, regardless of creed or colour. Food parce ...Continue