Nov 3, 2008
I believe in giving credit where credit is due. Although I did not have an account with the Public Bank branch where I lived, I have always been impressed with the whole wall of awards that they have on display. The bank has always been famous for it's excellent customer service and this branch has been winners of their internal customer service awards practically every year.
I have to ...
Oct 28, 2008
As far as geeks are concerned, I am possibly a very sociable one. Since I was young, I have never had problems talking to people of all ages. I could even get on a bus, have a conversation with the person sitting next to me, and then get off the bus without ever knowing his/her name. This being said, I am still a geek and am fairly socially ...
Aug 27, 2008
If this is allowed to continue, it is the beginning of the end for us. According to various reports, it seems that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has stepped out of its bounds and ordered Malaysian Internet Service Providers to censor Malaysia Today, an extremely popular anti-establishment blog. Seems like our MSC bill of guarantees is going out the window for political expediency.
Well, although I am not ...
May 3, 2008
My favourite humanities professor, who taught me cultural anthropology, used to say this often. He said that the history of Man, is entirely about production and reproduction. If you look at the way we often look at history, his statement is rather true. History was essentially about lineage and what great people did. Hence, the two words. This random memory popped into my head when I read this ...
Apr 1, 2008
Today is one of the days that I dislike the most, in the year. It's the 1st of April, which is widely celebrated as April Fool's Day in many countries. It is also the day in which, my information filters have to work over time trying to sort out the wheat from the chaff. The Internet is already bad enough on most days, but is made worse ...