COINS IN MY POCKET

Shallow depth of field

2012-02-02T01:05:00.000Z

Recently, there was an effort by the UKEC, a Malaysian students body rep, to host a programme to bring some prominent personalities to the UK for some talk. It was an excellent effort by the UKEC to host such a programme. There were graduate talks, human rights talk and political talk. Im not going to touch on the other talk. I am going to talk about the political debate between a prominent

Democracy isn't all it is cracked up to be

2012-01-28T02:31:00.000Z

http://www.nature.com/news/democracy-isn-t-all-it-is-cracked-up-to-be-1.9925 Democracy isn't all it is cracked up to be Statistical analysis can reveal election fraud, a paper says. But the problems with democracy go deeper, argues Philip Ball. 27 January 2012 Article tools print email rights and permissions share/bookmark “The people who cast the votes decide nothing,”

Never lose faith. Im going to show you how great I am

2012-01-19T16:13:00.000Z

The title of this blog gives an indication that its about religion. It is not. Never lose faith in why you do something. Prior to doing my PhD research i was very motivated on trying to change the world through my research. Of course deep in my mind i understood that a research is just a small bump in the vast universe of knowledge. However, i never realised how important it is to stay motivated

All Knowledge is proven correct until it is proven otherwise

2012-01-16T16:41:00.001Z

One of the earliest memory of my postgraduate learning was the advise of never assume, and always look at everything one reads from the perspective of research ie ontological and epistemological perspective. To the layman this may seem like some scientific bug names, but to the learned and trained mind, the ontological and epistemological perspectives are the perspectives that separate the

Shaking My Head

2012-01-15T05:48:00.002Z

Im easily annoyed when i see smart intelligent people giving public statements that does not reflect the whole truth, and im easily annoyed with people who lacks the initiative and proactivity, especially to read...human resources involves each and every civil servant whether they do HR or not...regardless, they still have to know..its a duty to know... The latest case broke my camel's back..The

I may not share your values, but i may share your ideals

2012-01-11T15:10:00.004Z

"I may not share your values, but i may share your ideals"...This statement seems to have popped up in my mind over and over again..Which is very interesting. Probably a moment of epiphany..

Why Pay More...

2012-01-10T01:50:00.001Z

I hold people who went through a formal education higher. The higher the formal education that one goes through, the higher expectation i have of them (before people start jumping at this status, pre school, primary school is also a formal education). I hold civil servants at all level also to the same standards as the civil service system is a highly complete system with enforced trainings and

Land's End

2012-01-07T13:57:00.002Z

I am not against any protest or dissent. However, my personal opinion is that the protest or dissent my be valid in its objective and method, ie the gentleman conduct and approach. The idealism in me wants a different approach from both right wing and left wing. Yes, everyone wants change regardless of whether you are right wing or left wing. The right believes that they are right and the left

Annoyed

2012-01-05T16:52:00.000Z

Ive come to the point where i dont care who protest. Its like a common activity in Malaysia..Its annoying..The ones getting the brunt of this is the police force, eventhough they have shown the utmost restrain and professionalim in their duties. Maybe its time the police just let them do what they want. And when they get maimed, injured or worst, let the courts handle it. Its provocation after

So long 2011, Hello 2012

2011-12-30T00:39:00.001Z

Looks like another year is coming to an end. This is probably my last blog for the year 2011. Which is surreal as in the next 48 hours, it will be 2012. I have been in the UK for 1 year, 2 months, 10 days and counting...How time flies...Never have i imagined that i would actually be here...It has been an arduous journey for me...Some would say i have it easy, but i would beg to differ...The

Lesson on Research

2011-12-09T11:22:00.003Z

There really is nothing to write when you dont have the ideas.. I will just post a learning lesson today on my researh work...find the difference between an applied research and an academic research. Always look for the relevant theories, which a gap will arise in your subject matter

Frankly my dear, i dont give a damn..!!

2011-09-17T07:42:00.003+01:00

I sincerely dont care who people vote for in any election. It is their democratic right, just like how i dont want people to care how i vote. Regardless of whether i am seen a ignorant or ill-informed, i will vote whomever i want to vote for. Frankly my dear, i dont give a damn (as quoted from a famous line in a movie which i dont remember which movie)Of late, it has been really annoying reading

Measure of Success

2011-09-12T19:19:00.005+01:00

Generally there is a view that success is measured by how much money one earns. The higher the money/salary/income one has is perceived to be more successful than people with lower salary.In my lifetime experience, i have thrown away that notion that monetary income is a measure of success. The reason i put forth this view is because of the following:i) The higher the monetary income one has, the

A little more discipline doesnt impinge human rights

2011-08-12T15:43:00.004+01:00

The first week of August 2011 would be one of those weeks that will go down in the UK history. What started out as a peaceful protest against a police shooting of a British national, quickly turned out to be a massive mayhem where London, Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, Liverpool and a few smaller places saw buildings lost in fire, and shops looted in a huge unstoppable frenzy. It seemed for

Sad to see this kind of mentality...

2011-07-23T13:38:00.004+01:00

The last 2 weeks, Malaysia was feted with world class football in their backyard with the arrival of Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea for their summer training camps and promotional tour. The Malaysian team named Harimau Malaya (after the animal - @Harimau Belang@Malayan Tiger@Panthera Tigris Malayensis@Panthera Tigris Jacksoni)played their hearts out against the Barclay's premier team to scores of

School Year 1991, Flashback 2011

2011-07-18T18:24:00.003+01:00

1991 marks the year that i left secondary school into the wide open world of intending adulthood. Secondary school and the teen years was a time when emotional, psychological and physical puberty were supposed to be at their worst. Many thoughts flashes through a persons mind whenever the teen years and secondary years were brought up. There are no middle grounds to memories of that time - it was

Who Am I...

2011-07-14T01:34:00.005+01:00

Now that the Bersih rally is over, the after effects of the rally can still be seen by many of the followers. Social network is where the "war" of the future will be conducted. The usage of youtube, facebook and twitter sends messages across the world within seconds after any event. The pro Bersih and anti Bersih followers have been actively uploading and spreading youtube videos, and pictures

Something to Believe in

2011-07-12T02:11:00.003+01:00

This is my only solace where i can rant without really addressing anyone in particular. The last 2 weeks have been harrowing in Malaysia with the planned Bersih rally. Now post Bersih 2.0 rally, the debate and knives are out.Both sides of the divide are accusing each other, multiple blogs giving their views, many reviews and views on social network like youtube, facebook and twitter.One of the

Beyond Reasons

2011-07-06T23:53:00.004+01:00

Of late i have seen the divide of the Bersih rally onto Malaysians all over the world...I've read many blogs and views by a lot of people including ARTiculations on the pros and cons of the Bersih rally..somehow i have moved on and continue against the rally itself..Now that it is not a Street Protest and has transformed into a Stadium Protest, somehow the rally have not calmed down any parties.

Civic Engagement

2011-06-22T02:37:00.004+01:00

Civil engagement and civic engagement is one of my many interests of approach. I believe there is always more room for improvement when negotiations is put at the table rather than on the road. Civic ( or civil) engagement is an act by an individual or groups of individual to identify and address issues of public concern. It involves identifying the problem(s), and presenting the problem(s) and/

Acts of Corruption

2011-06-18T22:28:00.005+01:00

I was going through some social network pages and stumbled upon a page titled "500 Malaysians Want Corruption Free Malaysia". Now this is an interesting page that i browsed through. Some comments included that Corruption in Malaysia is getting higher, and showed statistics to back them up.Firstly, i cannot deny that there is corruption in Malaysia, just as i cannot deny that there are corruption

I stand corrected until proven otherwise with new knowledge

2011-06-17T22:37:00.009+01:00

Recently, i had a discussion with some friends over social network about some issues that arose due to misunderstandings of facts. The issue arose due to lack of clarity in the way information was presented. The lack of clarity resulted in a lack of understanding, thus an issue was borne.The people with privy to information had the benefit of sight, in that they saw what others did not see. While

Dont Cause Inconvenience to the People that Hate Politics

2011-06-13T17:15:00.005+01:00

June 9, 2011 is a date that is set by an organisation called Bersih to hold a street protest. The purpose of the street protest is to hand over a memorandum to the government demanding a free and fair election process. Before i delve into the topic, let me say that i am anti war, anti street protest, i am not anti establishment and neither am i anti opposition. I would like to say that what i am

Goose and Gander issues

2011-06-07T15:02:00.002+01:00

Concept Map, Concept Mapping, Mind Map, Visio..are tools that makes users life easier..so it seems..but somehow tools may also be a bane to the users..the most important question that must be asked is what do you need the tools for? is it to conform to other users, or do we really need it? What is good for the goose may be bad for the gander..

I am Invincible for I am invisible

2011-05-11T11:24:00.004+01:00

I am invincible because i believe i can. I am invisible in this world because i am a minute entity.I am invincible to the achievements that i intend to achieve.I am invisible in this world because i am an insignificant part of humanity.I am invincible to the greatness that i can be.I am invisible amongst the greatest minds and powers in the world.I am invincible where my abilities far outweigh my