Some people are very lucky not to have any expectations placed on them in terms of cultural practices or traditional customs. Isn’t it nice not to have any weight on your shoulders when it comes to meeting these expectations?
I, for one, detest the formality imposed by customs and traditions. There are a few core customs […]

When incidents like this happens, I hope people will remember that ultimately, these are wild animals and we may keep them captive and train them all we like but we will never be able to remove the wildness from them.
And we shouldn’t. Because being wild is their nature.
And when things like this happens, it is not the […]

I dunno whether to laugh or be appalled after reading this. Excerpts below :
“I always tell others not to underestimate Datuk Najib. He is not easily angered but do not provoke him. If he is angry, there is no forgiveness for you.
“Datuk does not say much but he would register in his mind what is happening around […]

One of the headlines on Mkini :
“Ministry to organise global meet on caning” - The  Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will organise an international conference on caning as a sentence, says minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.
Excerpts from the piece (my comments in bold) :
The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, through the Secretariat of Advocacy and […]

… hanging out with kids (or people younger than me) and animals because they don’t ask me silly and annoying questions that I don’t wish to answer.

Update
A friend remarked that she doesn’t mind getting asked the “When are you having kids” question because it shows that people are concerned and that they care.
Well, good for her if this makes her feel good.
But for me, I strongly disagree with this if I were in the same situation. I’m a private person - […]

Here’s what I do every weekday, since I started work…
Mornings :
- Drag myself out of bed between 6:00 - 6:30am
- Wash-up
- Feed cats; change water supply when necessary
- Take my daily fill of friendly bacteria (need to have this in me for at least 1/2 hour before I eat)
- Start laundry, when applicable
- Sweep the […]