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MERDEKA!!! or MERDEKA??? The truth is, we are still colonised by our own people, the greedy, ruthless and selfish ones. We are colonised by those who want to play God, who dictate our thoughts and beliefs, who control our freedom. These people are thieves who rip our dignity with lies and dishonesty. The rich is getting richer and the poor is getting poorer but the-in-betweens are at risk of bankruptcy. Life in this country is not getting any better. We often hear double stan dards but the truth is there are layers of standards these days. Corruption has become common in many levels of officials. If you do not have money, you will not be able to get what you need easily. The grandest of sadness that I see so far comes from the intolerable mockeries made by those who have power. What have the people done to you that made you force us into this double jeopardy - making our life difficult and laughing at us for not being able to cope with the difficulties. Social media have steadfastly be...

Sometimes, I want things that I can't get (easily) like lying on the beach with you at night under the moonshine, countless stars and sound of waves, talking about anything, just anything.   *A foreign land

Friday, 14 August 2015. Mornings are splendid when one has a plate of fried kueh tiow and iced coffee in Hollywood, the true melting pot for all walks of lives in a small town called Ipoh, my hometown. As I left town when I was a teenager, I don't really have friends in Ipoh. So seeing me having food alone in Ipoh is a common sight. As I sat on a table under a shady tree, while waiting for my food to arrive, a couple with a child settled next to my table. The wife, who looked like a converted muslim, speaks good English. Not too long, an Indian auntie came to their table with their drinks, along with an earful of complaints on how lousy her coworkers are, something they didn't order in the menu but they listened to her anyway. That's the true Ipoh spirit. Nobody is a real stranger. Everybody is ever accommodating. Just express yourself and don't succumb in your troubles. I love the old Ipoh, relaxed and content. Today, Ipoh is rapidly developing. Malls are mushroo...

Those who judge may conclude bad things as bad but those who have faith can clearly hold spiritual substance in them. That's the difference between the believers and the almost believers. Don't just judge, you're not God. Regardless of how many times you pray in a day or whatever religious postings that you have on social media or even pray marks on your forehead, you are still not God. There are many Muslims out there who don't look pious but in the end, they could be the one chosen by God to enter Heaven. This is what Islam teaches us. The art of positivity and letting go.