(© Anouk Stricher / Dreamstime) JUST how courteous are Malaysians when speaking to one another? There’s no problem when I speak with my own friends, even if we do use a few choice words against one another every now and then. Then again, we’re not exactly elected representatives gathered in the august halls of Parliament. […]
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Racist pride and prejudice
By Hafidz BaharomTHE transvestites involved in the Bachok beauty pageant have finally been sentenced in the Kelantan Syariah Court. One of them, a teacher, was not only found guilty for dressing as a woman, but was transferred from his job posting. It was bad enough that he had to pay a RM1,000 bond to the Kelantan Syariah […]
Sex scandals and politicians
By Hafidz BaharomLewinsky and Clinton (Source images: Public domain) “I DID not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” We’ve all seen and heard the parodies of this line after former US President Bill Clinton’s sex scandal in 1998. But that’s not the only sex scandal to have made the headlines. Hasn’t Malaysia seen its own […]
Books and politicians
By Hafidz BaharomWHAT’S the difference between a book and a politician? This was a question posed to me recently by a close friend after having one too many beers. Somehow, the mind gets more creative when it’s intoxicated. Well, I said the first major difference was that I find books interesting to read. From Bill Maher’s New […]
National service or national slaughter?
By Hafidz Baharom(Source: scottthong.wordpress.com) I HOPE everyone has had a wonderful holiday. I wish everyone Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Please forgive my transgressions as I offer forgiveness, too. While we’re all still probably feasting on Aidilfitri specialties, I’m sure Jane Lim’s family is not exactly in a celebratory mood. If you missed the news on 23 Sept […]
Raya and roadkill
By Hafidz BaharomCorrected on 29 Sept 2008 at 2pm The wheels on the bus go round and round… hopefully not into a ditch (© Rodolfo Clix / sxc.hu) ON 13 Aug 2007, Malaysians were greeted with the horror of a bus accident that cost the lives of 22 people. As reported in the International Herald Tribune: “’The […]
Beauties and the beasts
By Hafidz BaharomON 26 July 2008, religious authorities decided to raid a transsexual beauty pageant in Bachok, Kelantan. Sixteen individuals were arrested, while the authorities claimed that three people got away by diving into a river. This happened at a resort. The justification for such an action, of course, was that the mak nyah pageant was against […]
