Tim on February 28th, 2006

See You, Space Cowboy
Cowboy Bebop is a “space-western” set in the year 2071 . Humans have colonized the solar system, terraforming Mars, Venus, and Jupiter. Enforcing the law in the vastness of space is impossible, so it falls to “space cowboys” (bounty hunters) to track down criminals and turn them in to claim their reward.
The [...]

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Tim on February 24th, 2006

The Sarawak Tribune, a 60-year old newspaper, was suspended indefinitely on February 9 and its top officials forced to resign for republishing the cartoons earlier this month. It is ironic that it was headlined “Cartoon No Big Issue Here” since it was the very thing making it into a big issue!
Then Guangming Daily was suspended [...]

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Tim on February 21st, 2006

PM Abdullah Badawi has finally received the inspiration he needed to form a new Cabinet. And what a disappointing one it is! Out of 72 ministers and deputy ministers a total of four were dropped (including Higher Education Minister Dr Shafie Salleh), with the rest of the appointments akin to a game of musical chairs. [...]

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Tim on February 19th, 2006

One of my most memorable expriences was being mugged in Pudu bus station in KL in my first year in university. I was there in the wee hours of the morning on the way to an interview for a scholarship.
I was groggy from the journey but still distractedly going over what to say in the [...]

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Tim on February 17th, 2006

This has been a very busy week for me. Night of Celebration IV was held yesterday in the MMU Main Hall. As with every year it was packed with some people standing at the back or sitting on the floor the whole show – due in part because the play had free admission, but also [...]

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Tim on February 11th, 2006

I initially skipped making an introductory post but I think I’m ready to do one now. My mother tells me my blog is too serious; my father cautions me regularly about anything controversial I write about; my sister complains I am too strict about blogging.
Blogging can be many things. Some people use their blogs as [...]

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Tim on February 7th, 2006

The controversy, and the picture that says it all.
[Edit] It seems the link to the picture was taken down – now THAT really says it all!

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Tim on February 6th, 2006

Saved!
Saved! (2004) is a satirical teenage comedy revolving around the students of a Christian high school. Jena Malone plays Mary, who is devastated when her boyfriend tells her that he’s gay. In her misguided quest to redeem him she ends up pregnant, which leads to a crisis of faith and sets the pace for the [...]

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