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, June 26, 2011

Dutch love affair with real herring, not the red ones

I forgot to mention about the cockles which we had after the boat trip in Kuala Gula. The guide's family owns a cockle farm and there were some harvested which I asked to try. His wife used hot boiling water to blanch them. Like what we used to do in the old days, we ate them with chili sauce. Our Canadian guests declined for fear of hepatitis or other infections. My wife and I felt the explanation about it being farmed in a known clean local area reassuring enough. In fact, we are quite used to eating some when having our local curry laksa or Penang fried kwayteow. The cockles are rich in iron and being anaemic during my youth, I should know. It is a pity many of our food items are likely to be contaminated in one way or other.

Cheng is fascinated by how the Dutch love their herrings, eaten raw...
My son had a taste of the herring, eating it raw like the Dutch, when he was in Holland.
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