Marriage at 6 yrs of age
A six-year-old boy told his father he wanted to marry the little girl across the street. The father, being modern and well-schooled in handling children, hid his smile behind his hand.
‘That’s a serious step,’ he said. ‘Have you thought it out completely?’
‘Yes,’ his young son answered. ‘We can spend one week in my room and the next in hers. It’s right across the street, so I can run home if I get scared of the dark.’
‘How about transportation?’ the father asked.
‘I have my wagon, and we both have our tricycles,’ the little boy answered.
The boy had an answer to every question the father raised.
Finally, in exasperation, his dad asked, ‘What about babies? When you’re married, you’re liable to have babies, you know.’
‘We’ve thought about that, too,’ the little boy replied. ‘We’re not going to have babies. Every time she lays an egg, I’m going to step on it!’
Posted in on July 17th, 2008 by nini | | 0 Comments
Teresa Kok as possible new Selangor Deputy Menteri Besar
When I read that DAP had picked Teresa Kok as S’gor deputy MB, I felt so proud. I felt for once women are being appreciated and not being down-trodden as in the past where BN party members routinely make snide remarks that belittle women.
Since the 12th general election on march 8th, I feel a renewed joy in being a Malaysian. No longer this overwhelming air of despair and total helplessness. It is a new dawn indeed of hope for all Malaysians.
There can only be one way for the country in the future that is up, up and up.
It was reported that the party’s organising secretary Tan Kok Wai said that the party’s central committee agreed with Kok’s candidacy at a meeting held in Penang . She was favored over DAP Selangor chief Ean Yong Hian Wah and three-term state assemblyperson Teng Chang Khim for the post. The party’s decision making body agreed that Kok, who is also the Seputeh member of Parliament, would be the most appropriate candidate for the post.
Tan said that the party agreed on Kok’s candidacy to promote women’s participation in politics.
Tan said that there were many women DAP candidates who won in the recent general election and Kok’s appointment as the deputy Selangor menteri besar would encourage even more women to be involved. Kok had just made her debut into Selangor this time by winning the Kinrara state seat.
Posted in on March 17th, 2008 by nini | | 0 Comments
2008 Malaysian General Elections - Think before you vote!
Posted in on February 29th, 2008 by nini | | 0 Comments
High prices and the people
Posted in on February 29th, 2008 by nini | | 0 Comments
Who is the employee and who is the boss?
I have stopped blogging for a while. However while surfing, I came across this this post: Can an Employee Refuse a Meeting with the Boss? This simple illustration speaks lots of our political system. It is rotting deep inside through decades of dominance over the political scene.
The ‘democratic’ system is so deeply entrenched that the rakyat no longer has a say in matters. To quote Shakespeare , The world is but a stage and we are all but actors in it The voters have been taken for granted and act like bit actors. The voters have been tuned, cowed and frightened to vote the same way for half a century. The opposition tries against all odds to make a difference but it is an uphill battle. The opposition of course exclaim and lament their vision of perceived electoral abuses, the institutional disadvantages, and almost total media blackout by the government.
Let us not kid ourselves. Everybody knows the above. Even the leaders in BN know it. After all they are the ones who created the scenario in the first place. What is more important is will this spur the rakyat to make a stand.
There is a ray of hope though. Citizens have through education have learned to surf the net and find information otherwise inaccessible to them. They are more vocal in their blogs and comment as they see it. However many still write in a climate of fear. Personally I self-censor myself after every post.
Now my message for every voter is : vote according to your conscience. Treat what is in the official media with a healthy dose of suspicion. One has to respect their stance considering they have their owners who pay their pay cheques and we know they need to keep their jobs with the rising costs of living.
It will be an interesting election. It might also the first time we see the impact of the internet on electoral polls.Every vote makes a difference. Go home to vote if necessary. Make travel plans today. It is your right as a citizen. And an obligation to make known your political stance.
Posted in on February 15th, 2008 by nini | | 3 Comments
Weekend snapshot
My entry is about this old man. When I left for lunch he was busy scavenging. Looking for things to recycle.
He left soon after with a bicycle load of things. Later when I was walking back after lunch I took this pic. There seemed to be nothing of commercial value at all.
Minutes later he was still at it. Busy scavenging for recyclable goods of commercial value. The mid-day sun is so hot. He put me to shame for being so comfortable in my office and complaining about my work load.
Contrast this with : how the Malaysian government spends our money
Posted in on February 4th, 2008 by nini | | 2 Comments
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