Lunar New Year this time seems awfully swift. In a blink of an eye, I find myself back in this room; off-white walls and strips of photos hanging against the off-white curtains. The face of my white wardrobe doors emptied, making way for new photos I took and new people to look up to, new [...]
Archive for the ‘Culture, Faith & Religion’ Category
All bright eyed and bushy tailed
Posted in Culture, Faith & Religion, Events & Happenings, Everyday Things, Family, tagged 2012, Ipoh, Lunar New Year, mahjong on January 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Sexual Independence: The Fight Must Go On
Posted in Culture, Faith & Religion, Education, Everyday Things, Growing Up, Malaysian Things, Videos, tagged Art Harun, Article 3(1), Eric James Borges, gender discrimination, gender equity, Klang Valley, LGBTIQ, LoyarBurok, politics, poverty gap, Seksualiti Merdeka, sexuality, Taylor Mali, UDHR on January 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The only way to progress as human beings is to stop shackling, shaming and silencing homosexuals with our prejudices. I felt disturbed to the point where I couldn’t close my eyes without re-reading the words. The words of the article I had been reading prior to bedtime in clear Verdana font. The specific excerpt that [...]
1. Keep Calm & Finish What We’ve Started
Posted in Culture, Faith & Religion, Events & Happenings, Self-Reflections, tagged 2012, resolutions on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
So that we can move on to greater things. That will be the only resolution I need. I’ve got ‘resolution’ plans and things I want to accomplish, things I started already, things that are still in idea forms in my mind, but really, I want to achieve them. Most of the times, these ideas and [...]
“My Gay Lifestyle”
Posted in Australia, Australian Things, Culture, Faith & Religion, Events & Happenings, Love, Malaysian Things, Politics, tagged acceptance, discrimination, gay, LGBTIQ, religion, Seksualiti Merdeka, sexuality on December 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Man, Christmas in Melbourne this year is GLOOMY! It rained from early morning to late evening. Apparently it hailed in many areas too (esp the suburbs neighbouring the city) and seeing the fist-sized hailstones showering from above, nobody should go out. I was freaking scared for my camera (whose name is Sesame, btw heh)! I [...]
My Political Opinion
Posted in Culture, Faith & Religion, Family, Growing Up, Malaysian Things, Politics, tagged ambitions, politics, refugees on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I feel upset, if not guilty, that I continue to compare Malaysia to what I see and feel here in Melbourne. It is obvious that living elsewhere more developed (ie: Melbourne, London, Toronto, Seoul, etc) is an easier choice, but perhaps to some people, leaving is the most difficult thing to do. Money aside – [...]
