Monthly Archives: February 2007

short notes and round-ups

Some short notes and stuff:

  • Leo Laporte’s show the KFI Guy is syndicated! I’ve been listening to his TWiT podcast for ages, now, and I’m happy for the man! For anyone who’s ever watched an episode of Screensavers or Call for Help, you’ll know who I’m talking about.< ...Continue


race, between singapore and malaysia

I had a good evening with my younger brother and his girlfriend talking about issues. He’s now studying the kind of stuff I did when I was in college, so our conversations and discussions have gone to another level. He posed an interesting question: has there been any nation state which, to promote nationalism, played down the racial differ ...Continue


Protected: enemy territory: the MIC encounter in the flesh

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the PAS encounter in KT

I was sitting on the floor, shuffling through some papers. My client and his friend, both Chinese, sat across from me, lounging on ceramic and accumulating dust. Not a piece of furniture in sight, and I sighed. Houses in Kota Tinggi were starting to look depressingly familiar: all interiors, paint and echoes. As I gathered to leave, I saw a boy ...Continue