After the public holiday and National Day parade that accompany Merdeka, Malaysia Day is usually acknowledged simply in passing. But that doesn’t mean it’s not there. It’s always baffled me why we celebrate our independence with such aplomb but give little more than a cursory nod to the day Malaysia was formed. Isn’t this the [...]
By now you would probably have heard about the cow’s head temple demo incident, where a group of people marched with a severed cow’s head, took turns stepping on it and threatened bloodshed in the name of Islam. All because they didn’t want a Hindu temple relocated to (their) Section 23 in Shah Alam.
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This photo was taken last Tuesday along Jalan Sultan Ismail as I bravely – some would say foolishly – tackled Kuala Lumpur city centre traffic at 6pm. It eventually took me an hour to cover the 20km home but occupying myself with such pursuits everytime I stopped at a light definitely helped.
I hesitate to blog about our trip to Sipadan because my words, I feel, are simply inadequate. I cannot describe the sheer beauty of the underwater world or the awe that fills me when a turtle swims so close I could have reached out and touched it.
So I shall be selfish and [...]
We leave early tomorrow morning for five days of ocean, marvelous creatures and the wonders of nature. Fingers crossed it’s going to be a blast. I can’t wait to smell the sea. Look out into the horizon. Scuba dive.
- Sophia is a writer and a mum. She is passionate about entertainment, sports and telling a good story. She is occasionally nerdy.
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