Invisible people

October 1, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Invisibly and quietly doing all types of jobs

Issues relating to foreign workers emerge regularly in Malaysia. Hiring programs, levies imposed, illegal and legal status, recruitment agents and negotiations with source countries are some recurring topics.

Do now list

August 12, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

If we knew we were going to die in a year or within a specific time frame, what would we do? This is not a morbid thought or question, if anything it made me think about what I wanted, liked and enjoyed most in my life. My husband and I intermittently speak about what we would […]

A proud again Malaysian

May 31, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

I am happier. I feel like a weight has been lifted. And, it will and has to be better because it couldn’t get any worse than it was. I am a happy and proud again Malaysian. I no longer feel shy or fudge my nationality when I am overseas. Yes, I did it. Not from […]

Being aware

May 18, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

I will not fare well if I have to give evidence in a court or to the police. Not because I would be nervous and a little intimidated by the seriousness attached to these offices, well that as well, but more so because I just don’t take enough notice of things happening around me, which […]

Snowy Sapporo

May 12, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

It’s just under eight hours away from KL. While it is not a hop, skip and jump away Sapporo is the place to visit if you, like me, like snow and the cold. Being a typical Malaysian, I get googly-eyed about all things snow. When home is an average sweltering 30C all-year-round, I can’t be […]

Unusual holiday lets

May 10, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

I have stayed in some dumps in my time. So I know what it means to have a nice place to return to after a day’s exploring. With some savings and old age, clean and comfortable accommodation is a must now. Nothing too fancy or too expensive, although I would never decline such an offer. […]

Accidents of birth

April 30, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Peace, equality, stability – both political and economic – are precious commodities we cannot afford to negotiate or lose under any pretext or self-serving agendas. It would be devastatingly sad if our children and their children miss out on their right to a good life and become accidents of birth