Sybreon Ones Nought

This was our last full day in ChiangMai and one that was not on the official tour. However, our guide was so nice and came to bring us around on his own anyway. We wanted to go to a local morning market to buy some Thai rice and other sundries such as dried longan. Since we did not have the tour company minivan, we went about on local ...

According to this article in TheStar, "The Regent of Negri Sembilan, Tunku Naquiyuddin Tuanku Ja’afar, has called on royal immunity to be reinstated so the constitutional monarchy can be restored to its full sovereignty. He said that if the Ruler were to exercise his duties in a fair, just and impartial manner to protect the Federal Constitution, his sovereignty needed to be protected too." I think that this is ...

According to MalaysiaKini, Wee Meng Chee (aka NameWee) is once again embroiled in another stupid saga. However, I personally think that he is acting like an idiot now. I think that his touch with fame has gone to his head and he is now attention hungry. It speaks volumes of his musical talents if he has to resort to constant controversy in order to sell his music. According to ...

I was just wondering about this issue recently. The civil service employs about 2 million people and while I do not have the exact numbers, I have a feeling that there are a significant number of pensioners as well. Unlike the private sector, civil servants are given a lifelong pension. Even after their death, this pension can be collected by their spouse or any child under the age ...

I just read this article in TheStar today, where our DPM (and soon to be PM) openly questioned the quality of the Malaysian education system. Quoting the article, our DPM said that: "Our education system must change. Our children are just not curious enough. They must be curious about the world. They must ask questions." This brought back memories of the time when I was training to be a ...

I find this article from TheStar particularly funny. The article says that, "there is no need to conduct a physical evaluation test on the Eurocopter EC-725 Cougar helicopter prior to purchasing it because the Royal Malaysian Air Force has the helicopter’s technical data and documentation." As you all know, I have been going car shopping recently. I have already placed a booking fee for the car pictured above. Well, ...

Education scholarships. Our government disburses many of them through its many agencies and government linked companies. We are fortunate in that we have one of the most generous national governments, when it comes to educational funding. However, there are many things about these scholarships that trigger an emotional response when people talk about them. This reminds me of a TehTarik session that we once had where someone, who ...

I had recently been contacted by a final year undergraduate at my previous university, where I finished by Bachelor's degree. He was interested in continuing the work that I did there as an undergraduate and he would appreciate any heads-up that I could give him. He also had little knowledge in the specific area and asked me for recommendations on reading material. Seeing that it was someone from my ...