Malaysia’s darkest hour 51 years later…
ON that fateful Tuesday on May 13, 1969, 51 years ago, I was in one of my afternoon classes at…
Browsing: Just another point of view
At 20 has Sleeping Dictionary finally made it to cult status?
I ONLY realised that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the Hollywood movie ‘The Sleeping Dictionary’, which was entirely…
The faiths of our fathers
IN the 1979 book ‘Drunk before Dawn’, Shirley Lees told the story of the Lun Bawang of Sarawak, who were…
The lessons of the days of MCO
AS I write this, we have just passed the one month mark of our days under the MCO (Movement Control…
The times they are a-changin’
IN the year 1962, Bob Dylan composed a song with the above title that was to become his signature tune,…
What do you miss most during these days of MCO?
MY usual morning rituals involve waking up at around 7am, neither too early nor too late. I could never sleep…
A time for reflection — an overdue wake-up call?
TODAY is Day 11 of what is now going to be a 28-day MCO (movement control order) scheduled to end…
Life in the shadow of MCO under Covid-19
IT was in August 1971 when I experienced a curfew imposed in Sibu by Rajang Area Security Command (Rascom) during…