Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future

We’re definitely not here to pry into your privacy or your maritial status. If someone from among us does so, it’s entirely his or her problem. We welcome anyone who is keen to partake in some serious discussions on the ills that are affecting our nation - its leaders and, in particular, the Malay race.

Discussions may sometimes drift to the mundane and inconsequential. That is to be expected. So, bear with us.

Believe me, there is no generational gap, as someone has claimed earlier. Although some of us are from the Class of 50s and 60s we gel, regardless. That’s the beauty of this blogging community.

In the course of our arguements, we should endevour to keep a cool head and be as humane as possible. Profanities and harsh words should be avoided. We don’t wish to debase this acclaimed blog and reduce its effectiveness to nought.

Most of us take a sanguine view of the future of Malaysia. Let’s all be a harbinger of goodwill.

Myra, you’re among friends. Welcome aboard.

Cheers

Alot has happened in 2005. It has been a sad year for many all over the world. There was hurricane Katrinia, Eva, earthquakes, terrorist suicide attacks etc. Let’s give a little thought to the families of victims - loved ones, parents and orphans of those who lost their lives to those tragedies.

It was just like yesterday we remember the anguish, the rage, the hopes that turned to despair & frustration. For them there can never be any explanation of what really happened, why they happened and why them, it happened.

Let’s hope 2006 will be a better year ahead and roll our sleeves to the future! Happy New Year to all!

Always look on the positive side of things. Life has wonderful blessings, but it is also never intended to be easy. I wish you a Happy New Year and hope you will join us in promoting positive change for our country.

We may be critical, but let us not forget that we are a lucky country. Let us hope that our leaders and politicians who read this website will receive our views in the spirit in which they have been given.

The fact that our country is stable, peaceful and harmonious is a reflection that things are working. For that we must congratulate and thank them. At the same time, we must challenge our leaders and their administrators to push forward and get ahead since progress is a moving target. We can always do and better and to do that we must stretch ourselves by setting higher targets each year for them and for ourselves. Bahagialah Negara ku.

Happy New Year to all our fellow bloggers and their families. Thanks.

If by ‘available’ you mean single, yes I am single. I have been that way by choice for the last six years. But this is not a lonely hearts column So, let us not dwell too much on my personal circumstances.

To Bakrimusa’s friendly blogger community,

I wrote because I thought kulimboy has a special way with words. Many of you bloggers out there are also very, very talented when using the keyboard to express your thoughts. I count Ahmad kayanson and Din, together with fathol, Humanly and Fair malaysian, kgboy and hang tuah as very persuasive.

kulimboy’s expressions of concern about our community is somehow (to me) sincere and tinged with a sense of positivism. His open invitation to dine in kulim and his prayers for all marks him as a good member of this blog.

I am new to this blog. In fact, I am new to blogging. I have visited other sites (jeff ooi, lks etc) to seek information and opinions that are not normally available in the mainstream media. The bakrimusa.com site, I find, has a very high level of intellectual discourse. That is why I continue to visit since a few months ago.

I have only found the courage to write recently.

your sincerely

myra

i am Mr McGoo

My own experience at marriage had been short, but Perth played a very beautiful part of my life then.

We honeymooned at Sunset Coast and memories of long relaxing walks by the beach while waiting for the sun to set is something I shall always cherish.

My late husband loved Fremantle and when I visited Western Australia recently on a company trip, it brought a lump to my throat. The city is beautiful, especially if you took a boat to get there.

There are of course other private memories of times spent on Perth Hills and Rottness Island, but what I want to know is why do you say Perth and South Australia all in one sentence?

Perth is in western Australia, not south. If memory serves me right, you would be going to Adelaide if you went south.

Maybe you meant you were flying into Australia via Perth and going to Adelaide for most of the holidays. Whatever the case, enjoy your time there - make beautiful memories with your wife - they will always be your companion when one of you move on.

yours sincerely

myra.

I was looking forward to the mee rebus kuah ketam treat in Kulim and had told Jong and Pak Din to come along. Now you’re in Perth. Too bad, we have to wait till next year.

Pak Din has his holiday planned somewhere in Singapore this Christmas and New Year. Jong is going snokerling in Pulau Redang. Looks like I have to seek solace up Bt Larut, formerly Maxwell Hill. I was told I need to carry my marriage certificate, othrwise the religious officers will nab me and my wife. See, we are second-class citizens in our own country.

Enjoy your trip in Perth, kulimboy. Perth is much like KL in apperance, as there is one big bazzar right in the center of the city. The only thing I enjoyed there was the Swam River boat ride and the visits to the farms and orchards. It’s so professionally run unlike the commercial river boats at Kuala Kangsar.

They were planning to do the same in Alor Star but it never took off for reasons best known to the authorities. May be they fear Malay youths will use the opportunity to “berkhalwat” on the river boats. Hey, isn’t it an easy way to squeeze some “duit kopi” for our hard-pressed moral guardians?

Australia is a democracy like ours. While she practises an opened system ours is closed, literally. The right to dissent is entrenched in the Aussie’s Constitution. That’s what a democracy should be.

I took part in a street demo in Melbourne some years ago. The objective was to highlight the plight of the Timorese who were under Indonesian rule. The police were there alright but they did not go about knocking our heads. Instead they helped control the traffic so we could marched down Nicholas Street, unhindered,

Those who walk the corridors of power here feel otherwise. Our police is just an extension of their influence. Therefore, the two commissions formed to investigate on the Police are nothing but mere facade.

Anyway, kulimboy, have fun. Wishing you and your family a Happy and Prosperous New Year. And the same goes to the rest on this blog.

Cheers.