It’s been a week, and Good Friday’s service was tiring. I expected it to rain, as it’s always rained on Good Friday, at least over here. Yesterday, I encountered a few drops of rain, and that was it. As I was leaving – I left slightly early – I heard the rumbling of thunder. That was it. I big, whole, anti-climax, mostly ...Continue
7.33pm: Penang appears to be deciding in the Opposition’s favour. Minute by minute updates are available on Malaysiakini, and the news appears positive at the moment. Samy Vellu appears to be fighting for the rest of his meager political life, and DAP has retained K ...Continue
A friend of mine said today he wouldn’t vote for PAS if they were the only opposition candidates in his constituency. I guess that sentiment prevails amongst voters who fear the institution of Islamic-styled governance in Malaysia. With the threat of Islamization given coverage last year in which religious sensitivities were mauled by Islam ...Continue
I was bone tired, driving home and wishing I was in bed already. All around me, poles, fences, little bits of space were festooned with banners. “They’ve got so much money to spend,” a friend said this morning. The face of Abdul Ghani Othman stared from every side, and the words “undilah BN” screaming from so many d ...Continue