Tag Archives: pakatan rakyat

change

Events have moved pretty fast, and I didn’t think way back in March how things would have turned out for DSAI. Over the weeks and months that followed Pakatan Rakyat’s victory in five states, I watched as the UMNO-BN machine got into gear; the assault has been breathtaking. Already the rumours on the blogosphere is that this online sp ...Continue


oi, wat’s pakatan doing now?

It’s become more and more obvious that Pakatan Rakyat will not make it without a few things brought to hand - and immediately. Reading Malaysiakini’s article about PR’s less-than-stellar performance in their first 100 days was like reading a complaint. And I know I’m in danger of sounding like an apologist, but really, tak ...Continue


negotiating power

I suppose it’s true that good things come to those who wait. I’m sure hidden in that adage are several supplementary ones, like: “what goes around comes around”, and “give them enough rope and they’ll hang themselves”, and others. For the past few weeks, I’ve been keeping one eye on the news and ano ...Continue


political expediency

I’ve not posted anything for a while, and when one maintains a blog, a lack of updates is a bad thing. I’ll be honest: my periodic absences is part-lack of time, part-the need for distance, and part-exhaustion. When you’re too close to something, or too emotionally invested in a cause, you begin to lose sight of your objectivity ...Continue