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(Before AR Rahman and Illayaraja, there was only one great musician and that was MS Viswanathan. Image source)
CHENNAI: Legendary music composer and singer MS Viswanathan (MSV), who had been critically ill for the past few days, passed away at a private hospital in Chennai in the early hours of Tuesday. He was 87.
Another funeral, this time down south in JB…
(No matter what, Malaysia remains where my heart and soul lies at the end of the day. And nothing kicks starts the notion than flying on the national carrier whilst having hot delicious nasi lemak for company)
Somehow it was great to fly back on MAS – for a couple of things.
One, it was good to hear safety announcements in Bahasa Malaysia again. Two, they served nasi lemak for lunch which was a sure sign that we are heading back home. And one of the first things that I did once I am back home was to catch up on my sleep. I could not help it – I even doze off whilst I was having conversations. Having a weekend and then thereafter the CNY holidays was just perfect to catch up on a break.
In the last one week ago, I got 5 notification of missing children (of various ages) and 5 in a week was very disturbing.
As a parent, it is very unsettling news and I can understand the agony of the parents of the missing kids. Some of the kids who were reported missing are very young, very much in the age of my daughter:-
(They are just 3 and 5 years old and too young to defend themselves.… [Click to read the rest] “Beware! Missing Children”
More Malaysians died in MH17 tragedy have been brought back home…
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(What young children really need is a strong, supportive and loving parents. Image source: http://eduart4kids.com)
Another innocent life taken away all because of sheer recklessness:-
… [Click to read the rest] “Parenting 101: Avoid Dark Side of Parenting”A four-year-old boy died after being left inside his father’s car at the parking lot of SM Kuala Nerang about 45km from Alor Setar.
I thought the Dutch had served justice to the victims of the MH17 crash and nothing will top that off but I was wrong. (Image source: Astro)
The Malaysian Government (yes Najib does look sad this time) may have copied what the Dutch have done but it was worth the final send-off & respect before the bodies were passed back to their families for the final goodbyes.… [Click to read the rest] “MH17 Tragedy 2014: The Final Goodbye For The Departed Part 2”
(That funny man from Mork & Mindy – Robin Williams will always be remembered. His role in Good Will Hunting however was a total depart from his usual fare and one class up. Image source: http://toptenfilmz.com)
I drafted something else on MH17 and I worked on it for the past few days but in the end, after witnessing what the Dutch have done, I simply scraped it outright.
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(What’s left of MH17 – a tragedy that should not have happened in the first place. Image source: BBC)
I did not believe when I first heard about it. It can’t be true. Someone must have made a mistake. Then the news started to trickle in. It was all gloomy and the outcome did not look well.
Read More »MH17 Tragedy 2014: Oh My God, Not Another Tragedy!
The CCTV grab above, which shows Siti Soffea Emelda being led by a man out of Kota Raya Komplex, could possibly be the last moment Siti Soffea Emelda was seen alive.
The image was taken by police from the shopping centre located in Puduraya on the day Soffea was abducted by the man and hours later found dead with her head severed on the bank of Klang River. Image source: Malay Mail
Read More »Parenting 101: Siti Tragedy, When We Look the Wrong Way…
One day when I entered his room to clean up, I noticed a hand-written “rules of the room” pasted on his cabinet. The boss must have worked on it when he was alone in his room the night before and when we had told him to do his homework (now I know why he took hours to finish up his homework).
(Karpal Singh may have said many things but he have always been consistent and highly principled and that earns the respect and admiration. Image source: Malaysiakini)