An interesting letter in Malaysiakini:-
… [Click to read the rest] “Disadvantaged Malay Muslim”Malaysian society has become a backward society. Instead of progressing, we have digressed tremendously. We have become a country of people afraid to have ideas, afraid to explore possibilities, afraid to look beyond the obvious, afraid to offend, afraid to have friends of all races, in summary…afraid to live.
(Taj under seize! Image source: Financial Times)
Read this and tell me you are not impressive with the kind of sacrifices that people do to protect others under their care:-
… [Click to read the rest] “Mumbai Massacre: Stories of Heroes”Prashant Mangeshikar could be dead, one of more than a hundred victims of militant attacks across Mumbai landmarks, if it had not been for an employee at the Taj Mahal Hotel.
(Update: Final tally @ o1.12.2008 – 15,319 winners out of 119,151 writers who participated)
After 24 chapters, 69 pages, 50,239 words, 273,255 characters and many sleepless nights, I have finally done it!
I have won my NaNoWriMo 2008 in my first outing. From the NaNoWriMo’s website – total winners todate is 5,805 out of the total 118,648.… [Click to read the rest] “NaNoWriMo 2008 – Done!”
“Professor, what are you doing” asked the captain, shocked but was not surprised. He was trembling with fear but he did not show it to the professor.
When he first heard that a professor was the saboteur, his first thought of suspects has been Professor Z. He has been acting rather aggressively since the beginning of the mission.… [Click to read the rest] “The Malayan U Boat – Last Part”
Before we proceed further, read this disclaimer – this joke is no offense whatsoever to any ladies out there or any non-beer-drinking Malaysians out there.