How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Westlife fan...

16 years ago, we happened to be at One-stop Midlands Park, Penang, and who were there on a promotional tour, but the Backstreet Boys! Back then, I have not heard of them and there were probably less than 50 fans holding some posters waiting for them to autograph. Then they were on stage singing and dancing with pre-recorded music.

My youngest daughter was only 8 then and not interested at all in the pop group. She was quite contented window shopping with her mum, while I stood near the stage to watch a bit of the action.

I used to tease her about her missed opportunity then when later she became a big fan of BSB, like many other young teenagers. Later, Westlife came into the pop scene and she was quite obsessed with them, buying original CDs just so that they did not get cheated by the profiteers involved in music piracy!

Well, she will get a chance to at least visit Sligo and Dublin, the hometowns of the members of Westlife this festive season...

We will be in Dublin for two nights and going to Enniskillen where Anna's family lives for three nights. And I will be going from Enniskillen to Belfast on the 2nd January for a night before taking a bus back to Glasgow. I did plan to go to Sligo at the beginning but we couldn't find buses from Sligo to Enniskillen so Anna's father wants to do a whole family trip to Sligo! hahahahha.... oh goodness, her family likes me too much even before meeting me. By the way, Sligo is where three of the Westlife members are from, while the other two are from Dublin. Yes, the main reason for visiting Ireland is due to my soft spot for Westlife...

A brief history of Westlife can be found here:

http://sunsetgrl.tripod.com/westlife4ever/id6.html

A few years ago, she gave me a Westlife CD with Seasons in the sun (originally by Terry Jacks which I used to like) so that I could practise my drums with it:

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