Every Malaysian is racist. Race is not a dirty language. Most Malaysians puzzle over the use of words like "ethnicity" or "origin" instead of the much richer and loaded language of race. Before any other form of self-identity, race comes first. then gender, or class, or sexuality, or brand affiliation, or anything else that needs to be named. Race ( Read more... )

once there was a bunch of people scared of a lot of things. they could perceive that their bodies were soft, that it breaks, splits apart, and unknown liquids flow out of them. they were aware that their bodies were in fact, full of fissures. holes, where some things enter, and some things depart ( Read more... )

had to make some phone calls today requesting information and help. it's been strange ( Read more... )

what an email:

It grieves my entire being but does it bother Pak Lah and Cabinet?i wonder how many others feel the same? have had some conversations with activists who basically commit their entire working lives to changing the way things are, to some notion of a fairer nation, society etc. and yet, the question of leaving is always hanging over ( Read more... )

my skin in brown and ( Read more... )

it's funny. a large part of what i do is communications strategising. especially through technology platforms. gadgets and gizmos and intertwining this and that ( Read more... )

too sleepy blog much today. but digital stories have been added to the campaign website. powerful stuff. one thing that struck me was one of the storyteller's response"For the first few weeks after I made the story and shared it with some people, they mostly cried, or you could see it in their eyes that they were deeply touched and saddened. That ( Read more... )

the first time i heard of bosnia was in TI. when i was wearing a blue pinafore, just back from school. i watched with thousands of malaysians cut penises on trays in gritty grey colours on television. i had no idea what it was all about. shelled out buildings look the same after awhile. and television was all about wars and shelled out buildings in ( Read more... )

i finally got an astro subscription on tuesday. and one of the first few things i happened to watch was one tree hill. oh yes. i even have the box set on dvd. session 2 & 3. i'm not claiming to be an avid fan (i prefer OC actually), but i take what i can get. and semi-dramatic tv series about poor rich kids in the usa does wonders to massage away ( Read more... )

strange day indeed. i think i have gotten over my jet lag, after crashing out yesterday at a respectable 12am, and waking up at 7. god.. why aren't i ever this organised at home ( Read more... )