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October 28, 2008 Che Guevara

I was walking behind a group of Malays this afternoon on the Padang1 and I noticed one of the chaps had the iconic Che Guevara t-shirt on. I did feel like asking him how goes the revolution but I realized he might not actually see the funny side of it. Of course, there was nothing [...]

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August 18, 2008 Olympics Rigged

I am going to wade in on the big Olympic debate that I’m sure has a million bloggers working furiously to add their inflated two cents worth. I myself have a highly devalued currency in this regard since my only interest is probably the women’s diving and gymnastics. However, life being life, last night I [...]

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August 2, 2008 Obama is Indonesian!

I personally hate elections as my preference for candidates is like the kiss of death since I always call the person who is likely to lose. Of course, not being able to vote in any of the places where I would like to vote (UK, US, HK, SG), I console myself with the idea that [...]

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July 28, 2008 Shame on Donald Tsang

Democracy in Asian countries works as long as the economy is booming. The number of dissenting voices is generally kept to a minimum as people enjoy the lifestyle that comes with economic prosperity, and the various governments have a fairly easy ride legislating the lives of their citizens. It works less well when the economic [...]

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July 17, 2008 Escaped Murderers

The release of a convicted child murderer should be morally distasteful to anyone and one suspects that it is to the majority of people. What is a shame is that people like Sheikh Nasrallah perpetuate the incorrect notion in the West that those of Islam have no moral compass to judge right from wrong, as [...]

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