Tag Archives: general elections

samy vellu is out, penang is liberated, kelantan appears to be liberated

Liberation.

I was about to use the word “fallen”, but that seems so inappropriate. No, liberation is a better term. Already, the IGP’s issuing warnings about SMS’s and rumours and such. A friend of mine on the ground at one of the polling centres here in Johor Bahru informed me about the sombre mood in the UMNO/Bar ...Continue


day of decision

When you’re convinced you’ve done the right thing, it feels pretty damn good.

Pretty damn good. ...Continue


Malaysia for sale

The Elections Commission has made an about-turn and has refused to allow indelible ink in the voting process. Indelible ink, once applied, marks out a person as having voted in a district. The lack of indelible ink means a person can vote in one district, and then impersonate a long-dead voter in another district - the “phantom vot ...Continue


the lesser evil?

A massive split in opposition parties! Fong Po Kuan’s down for the count, opposition leaders can’t get their acts together and fight over seat allocations! Hindraf is split down the middle of nowhere! Oh, wail! Wail!

Hahaha.. I love the sort of shit the newspapers and the media like throwing up during the elections. Much worse ...Continue


the long road back

I don’t mind telling you: writing again on this blog is like clawing my way back into the light - or normalcy, take your pick. I told myself I’d stay away till the polling dates are finalized. Well, it’s been finalized now, and therefore -

A few weeks ago, I watched two movies based on the legend (or myth) of Beowulf. Back in 1999, ...Continue