bobjots : redux

Piggybacked Expressions

Bob K — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:55:17 +0000

Don’t damn me When I speak a piece of my mind ‘Cause silence isn’t golden When I’m holding it inside ‘Cause I’ve been where I have been And I’ve seen what I...

These Are The Days Of Our Lives

Bob K — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:26:28 +0000

Sometimes I get to feelin’ I was back in the old days -- long ago When we were kids when we were young Thing seemed so perfect -- you know The days were endless we were crazy we were young The...

This Is No Isolated Incident ..

Bob K — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:08:15 +0000

Once again the collective conscience of Malaysians are (or at least should be) hit by the revelation of another human being being subject to physical abuse by virtue of that person being a migrant...

Brief Update On PayPal’s Withdrawal Facilities For Malaysians

Bob K — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:08:24 +0000

Some of you have mentioned that you have not been able to add your Malaysian bank account information to your PayPal account. I gave a call to PayPal’s customer service people in Singapore and...

PayPal Fully Functional In Malaysia

Bob K — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:12:05 +0000

I am not sure how I missed this but apparently PayPal is now fully functional in Malaysia. This means Malaysian account holders are now able to not just withdraw their PayPal funds into credit and...

Reminiscence: Bugle Calls From The Boys’ Brigade

Bob K — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:23:01 +0000

When I was a wee lad (ok .. maybe not that wee ..), I was a member of a uniformed youth organisation, The Boys’ Brigade (BB). I had the privilege of serving with two different Companies (as...

Some Romantic Speculation On The Malaysian Flag

Bob K — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:20:16 +0000

The current flag of Malaysia was first raised in September 16, 1963 to replace the previous flag of the Federation of Malaya which was almost identical to the current flag except for the number of...

Shameless Hijack Of Non-Partisan Peace & Justice Agenda

Bob K — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:26:27 +0000

As many of you are aware, a non-partisan group of Malaysians initiated a very welcomed solidarity initiative on September 16, 2009. They invited fellow Malaysians to join in a day of fasting in...

Merdeka: 52 Years Of Broken Promises & Dashed Hopes

Bob K — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:59:56 +0000

More than half a century ago, our fathers and their fathers came together to forge a new nation out of a hodge-podge collection of semi-feudal states and Crown Colonies bearing new hopes and dreams...

Happy 77th Birthday, St. Anthony’s School

Bob K — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:50:09 +0000

I was just reminded that my Alma Mater, St. Anthony’s School of Teluk Anson / Teluk Intan, is commemorating her 77th year this year. Not very old as far as La Sallian schools go but one that...