Personal Interest, General Issues and News
Perception is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment. All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical or chemical stimulation of the sense organs. For example, vision involves light striking the retina of the eye, smell is mediated by odour molecules, and hearing involves pressure waves.… [Click to read the rest] “The War on Perception: To Win or Lose It!”
This is something worth reading…
(Malaysia has one bloated civil service – is there anyway to improve the delivery process? Image source: www.asiancorrespondent.com / Malaysiakini)
As was posted in Malaysia Today couple days ago:-
… [Click to read the rest] “1Malaysia & Civil Servant Composition”By Dr Lim Teck Ghee & Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam
This was written as a commentary in response to an article by Datuk Shagul Hamid Abdullah, Director-General of Biro Tatanegara that recently appeared in a national daily.
(There will be time when parents will need to allow their children to stand on their own and make decisions that will determine their own future)
I had 2 phone calls from my dad yesterday…
One call was during lunch time informing me that he had cooked something at home and asked whether I had time to drop by the house for lunch.… [Click to read the rest] “Children: Letting Them Go”
(The Nuremberg Trials – the accused was judged on legal grounds or on moral gounds? Image source: http://www.spokenword.ac.uk)
What is the right thing to do?
When I was in my 3rd year of law school, we had a section in jurisprudence where we “argued” on the difference between “do you do the right things?”… [Click to read the rest] “A Lesson on Morality”
(It does not only happen in Malaysia. Here’s one in England. Image source: http://www.actioninengland.gb.com)
The aftermath…
As we know it by now, there was a “loud” protest and the Bar Council decided to call it off (on the advice of the police). But why protest in the first place? Look again on the Bar Council’s objectives for having the forum:-
In a press statement issued yesterday, the council said the objective of the forum was to highlight the plight of families caught in legal disputes resulting from conflicts in the civil and syariah legal systems
Isn’t that a valid objective?… [Click to read the rest] “Bar Council Forum: The Aftermath”
(Angry callers. Image source: http://www.whatsgottago.com)
I just hate this…
Someone calls and from the other end is not happy with my actions or decisions and just when I am trying to explain on why I took the said actions or decisions, they slam down the phone. Very unprofessional!
You have a problem?… [Click to read the rest] “Slamming the phone”
Just to be fair…
I chatted with a friend last night and we talked about my post on Manya Blogger Award. He asked whether there have been proposals for MIC to rectify their mistakes. Although I am not in favour of racial based political party (Pakatan Rakyat makes more sense), it is only fair to tell someone of their mistakes and ways to rectify before we can “whack” them.… [Click to read the rest] “3 Things That MIC Really Needs To Do”
It is just so wrong – it is reported that a massive anti fuel hike rally will be held on 2nd July 2008. Image & Updates from Malaysiakini:-
… [Click to read the rest] “Fuel Hike 2008: Here is Why Fuel Hike Protest is So Wrong”Thousands of people would be mobilised for a mass protest against the shocking increase in fuel prices at the iconic KLCC Twin Towers on July 12.
(The workhorse of the RMAF for a very long time now. Image source: http://alo3drv.blogspot.com/2010/04/projek-nuri.html)
I may not be in the Air Force or flown in one (I have sat in the pilot’s seat once) but I have read enough into military equipment to say that LKS is shooting at the wrong target (read also Kuda Ranggi who is sharing LKS’s angle).… [Click to read the rest] “LKS – Nuri too dangerous now?”
Tamil movies – there are some that truly get on my nerve. Don’t get me wrong – the acting is a first-class like how Sivaji Ganesan acted in Vietnam Veedu.
Couple days ago, Astro showed one old movie starring Sivaji Ganesan and whilst I admit that he is a great actor, the movie itself was a big pain in the neck (there are many similar Tamil movies sharing the similar storyline).… [Click to read the rest] “Indian Cinema 101: Those Tamil Movies That I Really Hate!”