Wednesday June 15, 2005The real MalaysiaBy MARINA MAHATHIR Sometimes life is like a movie script. Let me tell a little story about Malaysia that should really make it onto celluloid. The other day a young Indian fellow called Mike, who happens to work for me, finally got married to his girlfriend Zai, a Malay girl. The wedding reception took place in a suburb of KL at Zai’s parents’ home. Or rather,...
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by Marina Mahathir | re-published by SambalBelacan on 07 June 2005
Wednesday June 1, 2005 More things not to doMUSINGS by MARINA MAHATHIR Some people may recall a column of mine which gained some infamy because I talked about how while Malaysians are misinterpreting what Malaysia Boleh means, they are also not paying attention to what they tak boleh. I gave examples of Malaysians running around trying to make the biggest this or the longest that, none of which enhances...
by Marina Mahathir | re-published by SambalBelacan on 07 June 2005
Wednesday May 18, 2005 Be boldMusings by MARINA MAHATHIR LAST Sunday (May 15) was International AIDS Memorial Day (IAMD), the day we take time off to remember the millions of people who have died of AIDS. These people were not strangers to us; they were fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, children and friends, people who left us because of a disease that they did not wish to have. On IAMD, as usual...
by Marina Mahathir | re-published by SambalBelacan on 07 June 2005
Wednesday May 4, 2005 Laws that promote goodMusings by MARINA MAHATHIR The other day I watched in fascinated horror as a man crossed a busy road while sms-ing. Completely oblivious to the cars passing by him, his confidence that they would avoid him was something to behold. If any of them had hit him, and God forbid, killed him, there would have been much anger thrown at the “careless” driver and...
by Marina Mahathir | re-published by SambalBelacan on 07 June 2005
Wednesday April 6, 2005 The late Puan Sri Naimah, a pillar of strengthMUSINGS by MARINA MAHATHIR Sometimes people come into your life and you can’t foresee what impact they are going to make. Last week many of my colleagues and I mourned the death of Puan Sri Naimah Hasbi after a long illness. In the newspapers, she was recognised only as the wife of the former Minister Tan Sri Sulaiman Daud. In fact...
by Marina Mahathir | re-published by SambalBelacan on 07 June 2005
Wednesday April 20, 2005 Moral terrorismMusings by MARINA MAHATHIR Sometimes we think we are so unique in the world. But just a little reading makes us realize that there are so many parallels with other people, despite what looks like inherent differences. This coming week, the leader of the majority Republicans in the United States, Senator Bill Frist, is participating in a telecast geared towards...
by Marina Mahathir | re-published by SambalBelacan on 07 June 2005
Wednesday March 23, 2005 First World appearance, Third World mentalityMUSINGS by MARINA MAHATHIR We pride ourselves on many things, we Malaysians. And well we should, because we just have to travel to some other developing countries to realize how advanced and easy life is in ours. We have just about everything here. We have good roads, most people have been educated (even as the education system...
by Marina Mahathir | re-published by SambalBelacan on 07 June 2005
Wednesday March 9, 2005
Unequal learning in our education system
MUSINGS with MARINA MAHATHIR
As the cliché goes, kids say the darndest things. My older one, who admittedly will soon not be a kid anymore, had a particularly insightful thought the other day. “You know, Mum,” she said. “If I had stayed at school at home (in Malaysia), I would never have read half of the books I’ve read today.”
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