Hope in humanity’s goodness
IN toxic times like the present, don’t you wish to see something positive, healing, selfless and truly heroic?
The rise of 'Homo corruptus' in our midst
Pure greed and selfishness in the human evolutionary process have created this new species, and we need to stop its proliferation.
Of inept apps and cobwebby sites
MOBILE applications, aka apps, are all the rage. Just about every company and organisation tries to entice us to download their apps so that we can access their services, discounts and benefits.
The ‘maid’ joke was on me
To ensure that her domestic helper could go home and return safely, Aunty had to clear a stressful, frustrating and costly obstacle course that ultimately proved to be pointless.
Meet the greatest one finger artist
TODAY I would like to tell you about a man and his typewriter. Yes, of course there are more pressing issues before us all. But I have nothing clever or more insightful to add to the many eloquent, intelligent analyses and criticisms on what’s going on, whether it’s the lingering pandemic, massive floods, spiralling food prices, the never-ending political shenanigans and the increasingly awful stench of corruption emanating from that arena of jokers.
Heading for old man’s land
IT’S my birthday today! I am just a year short of the age in that cheerful Beatles song about growing old, When I’m 64.
This list really rankles
EVERY time the list comes out, I cringe. Not in embarrassment but in extreme frustration and annoyance.
An obsession that is killing a nation
THE United States is off my travel bucket list. I used to love visiting the country but I now put it on the same level as Yemen and Afghanistan. It’s too dangerous.
Before we implode in chronic anger
JUST two weeks ago, I was feeling fine. If you caught my last column, I said I was in a celebratory mood. Well, my feel-good mood has evaporated. Instead, I feel vexed, anxious and unsettled over so many things.
The action queen and the comedian
Two Malaysians are basking in the limelight, one with a critically acclaimed movie, the other with a sellout tour in North America.
Dash it, where’s my camera?
IF only she had a dashcam installed in her car. That way, Sam Ke Ting would have been able to prove her innocence in the terrible accident that happened in Johor Baru at 3.20am on Feb 18, 2017.
