Allah Made in Malaysia – The Clerics
Are we guilty of elevating clerics to God-like status?
Are we guilty of elevating clerics to God-like status?
The gift of riches from society’s lowest common denominators.
Non-violent action to change our lives finds its root in religion.
“Nothing is better than sex. Even the worst blow job is better than, say, sniffing the best rose . . . watching the greatest sunset. Hearing children laugh.”
The People’s Judge ponders over the bigotry of forbidding the use of an English word in the name of religion.
Someone once said, “It is not good for man to be alone”. I believe that to be true.
As a country in which Muslims are the majority, Malaysia’s apathy often baffles me.
A love letter from one LoyarBurokker to another LoyarBurokker. This time Aston Paiva writes a surat cinta to Lingswaran Singh, who wrote “Republic of God” that was inspired by Aston’s “Twilight of the Gods.” XOXO
Over the course of my life, most of which were spent in Malaysia, I’ve gotten a number of different responses by people whenever I speak of a taboo subject, use coarse language or simply question their beliefs. Let me outline some of the more moronic ones:- I’m Offended by what you just said! Really? Who […]
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Written on May 3, 2009. Originally published in Eye Asia (July 2009 edition). I have to know If there is God, or karma Is Life a string of random mishaps Or a laborious web of scripted dramas I cannot tell If anyone will be waiting At that last stop of our turbulent Odyssey But I […]
Like most, I have been following the whole debacle in the state of Perak and when I first learned that you’ll be hearing the case, I quickly asked around whether you were a “goodie” or a “baddie”. Those were my specific words. No one could tell me anything, so I made the conclusion that you […]
First posted as draft-test version on 20 April 2006. Just edited for clarity and language. Thank you Yvonne Young for your insightful comment on 26 December 2008 which compelled this. Re-posted below. Relevant, I think, as the year 2008 draws to an end but atrocities in Gaza escalate.
19-year old Gabrielle Chong won the first prize at the recently concluded Bar Council Public Speaking Competition held from 9 to 12 December 2008. She spoke passionately about the continuing marginalisation and discrimination of LGBTs, and moved the judges with her simple message delivering the essence of what it means to be human. Do also […]
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