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Remember, remember the 10th of November.
- Bersih, and V.

I find myself short of inspirational words, the day before this event.

I find myself remembering what it’s like to sit behind bars, and never know for sure when one might walk free again.

I have never been arrested under the ISA, and neither have you. [...]

Random Pre-pre-script: Some interesting observations by Aisehman on the T4BH blog.

Pre-Script: On the subject of teaching, I very much invite you to this blog post, which invites support for some really great efforts in reaching out to younger, underprivileged kids.

So, I advertised the last session far too last-minute, and decided not to make the same [...]

This death happened at almost exactly the same time as Teoh’s.

At the time, details were scant, but now:

According to the police, R Gunasegaran, 31, had died from a drug abuse.

His sister, R Ganga Gowri, 32, disagreed with this version in her police report today in which she alleged that he may have died [...]

Another event, as I suffer through mild writer’s block, slow news days, or combinations thereof. Received from Wong Chin Huat:

Dear Colleagues,

A special memorial will be held tomorrow night at KLSCAH tomorrow night, the 14th day of Beng Hock’s death. But this is not one for him alone, but for all others who perished in custody [...]

As we go through KPIs and KRAs, let’s not forget the other side of the coin. Was asked to help highlight the following. As usual, mediarakyat has put together a good video to do the job :)

“NAJIB’S 100 DAYS, WHAT WENT WRONG? ”

Date : 31-07-09 (Friday)
Time : 8:00pm
Venue ：MBPJ civic hall

PANELIST : YB DATO’ [...]

I’ve not yet read other reports of this incident, but if the following is true, then the cops clearly:

a) are spending a lot of time on Facebook

b) haven’t learnt their priorities, despite the numerous, numerous, exhortations that they clamp down on real crime instead.

I saw a bunch of pictures, will try to update this post [...]

I don’t think I can write a fitting tribute :( Except to say that her beauty and her art will live on forever :( :(

Sad to hear that she hasn’t been getting better yet :( :( Our thoughts and prayers are with her. She’s set such a fine example for Malaysian storytellers… Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery!

It’s something of a busy weekend for me, and I haven’t perused the documents at the famous blog at length yet, but a number of irregularities highlighted from the Malaysiakini article sound persuasive to me:

Since July 23, the blog titled Truth for Teoh Beng Hock posted documents to back its claim that 84 ‘projects’ amounting [...]

This comes a little late, sorry, but will be speaking at an event. Details from Education Malaysia and Facebook.

If you’re interested in longer term assistance through the university application process (especially to American schools), do drop by and we can have a chat.

Introducing Top US Universities & Colleges

Descartes Education Counselling Centre (DECC), a non-profit organisation [...]

Malaysiakini:

Two groups – one for the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the other against it – are set for a collision course, as both will be holding mass processions towards the Palace next Saturday. GMI, a coalition of NGOs and opposition parties, plans to rally in Kuala Lumpur before marching to the palace to hand [...]

Firstly, deep wishes to Yasmin Ahmad for a speedy recovery.

On Kg Buah Pala, I’ll not really go into the politics, etc.

It really saddens me though, that 10 people were arrested during a peaceful march involving a land problem in a Pakatan held state.

It doesn’t matter to me that MIC was involved, and I know that [...]