Dear Erdogans, please don’t die now. July 1, 2009
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Those who joined PAS in the understanding that PAS is an Islamic movement, especially would know how much effort is made to implant the concept of obedience (wala’) into our heads. If one were accused of being disobedient to the leaders (tidak wala’ kepada pimpinan), one would be sidelined very quickly. Criticising the leadership in public could easily earn you the label of “tidak wala’”. For a politician in the party, it could be a career killer.
It is therefore understandable for Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad MP to be cautious in his recent article.. Just to be on the safe side, when he pens his thoughts in that article, people must know that he has a religious argument why it is not disobedient (tidak wala’).
Liberty Fund Conference June 24, 2009
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I am off to Bath tomorrow to take part in a Liberty Fund Conference on “Freedom and Modernity in the Thought of Ernest Gellner”.
The reading material is quite heavy, with some difficult texts. I have just one chapter to finish before the conference.
This will be a weekend spent in the company of 14 other learned scholars, exploring and debating ideas around individual liberty and responsibility. It is going to be very exciting.
And the venue, Homewood Park Hotel, looks very good too.
Alumni Sekolah Alam Shah reunion in London May 13, 2009
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Several Sekolah Alam Shah old boys (Alumni Sekolah Alam Shah – ASAS) in the UK would like to organise a reunion.
This is targeted more for those who are working In the UK / Europe and postgraduate students.
If you are an ASASian, regardless of year, please come along to:
Where?: Melur Restaurant, Edgware Road, London
When?: Thursday 21 May 2009, 6.30pm to around 8.30pm
There is no agenda. We come. We meet. We talk. That’s all. Of course, after you eat, you pay lah!
If you need info, call me on 07920 132233
Trying to show Islam as authoritarian April 21, 2009
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I haven’t blogged for quite a while. But this image really made me want to comment. In case the picture is changed, I did a screen-grab below.
What kind of message are we giving the world by showing the Minister in charge of religion in full military attire? Do we really want to create the impression that Islam is an authoritarian militaristic religion?
Air Asia’s Advert February 11, 2009
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I love this Air Asia advert, seen in various train and tube station around London. This one was in London’s St Pancras station.
Air Asia advert in London
Malaysia’s Opposition: a post-Perak reflection February 11, 2009
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Since mid-2008, former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim popularised the notion that it was acceptable to lure government MPs to defect across party lines, to allow the Opposition to form a new government. This has now taken place, but not quite the way Anwar planned.
Perak oh Perak February 5, 2009
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Akhirnya berjaya juga pembangkang merampas kuasa melalui lompat parti. Sekiranya inilah yang dihajatkan oleh sesetengah pihak, maka ucapkanlah Alhamdulillah kerana doa anda telah termakbul. Melompat parti adalah perkara biasa dalam demokrasi dan ia tidak salah. Tetapi nampaknya mereka yang beriya-iya mendokong idea bahawa melompat parti itu tidak salah kini ada yang telah bertukar angin.
How are you supposed to know? February 2, 2009
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I cancelled a webhosting subscription today. And then, I received an email as below:
You have now started the online cancellation process for a package or feature within a package, contract number XXXXXXXX.
If you do not receive this e-mail and click on the link within 7 days, your cancellation request will not be concluded and your package will remain active.
Should you not receive this e-mail message, you can request that it be re-sent by accessing the contract tool at http://XXXXXXXX. Log in with your customer details and then click on ‘Status of changes’ in the left navigation bar. In the summary table locate the ‘Re-send confirmation’ link alongside the contract number. Click on this link to have the e-mail message re-sent.
Hmmmm…. if I did not receive the email in the first place, how was I supposed to know that I must ask for it to be re-sent????
Of Skype January 4, 2009
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I have just installed Skype on my Mac. What a marvellous software! I actually attended a Mercurius Society meeting in early December 08, with two speakers speaking from Washington DC through skype video call. This is one product that is very useful indeed.
Thank you capitalist inventors pursuing profitability for self interest. Without you, the world would be a dull place.
Gaza Demo in London January 3, 2009
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I was at the Gaza / Palestine demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy in London. If you want to know why I usually dislike attending demonstrations on similar issues, the red flag that is hijacking this demo should give you a clue. An one ***** came to me selling a newspaper with frontpage headline about the need to end capitalism. What in the world do these communists have to do with Gaza?
Bloody communists!
