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How I learned to ‘waste’ my time
THERE have been several important turning points in my life. One took place between 2006 and 2011 when I suffered from a severe mental health issue diagnosed as panic disorder, anxiety disorder and agoraphobia. The first year that I struggled with this crisis almost ended my career as an academic and public intellectual.
A great Malaysian tragedy
What does it say about a nation when it fails its most vulnerable people?
Walking the talk of a M’sian Family
DURING his maiden address to the nation on Aug 22, Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob introduced his idea of the “Malaysian Family”. I agree 100% with his words, that we are all a Malaysian Family and thus must help each other, trust one another and work together to save and rebuild this nation. What an apt call in these trying times of Covid-19 and great economic duress!
Reset and ‘Ready Citizen One!’
WHEN I sat in the cinema in Balakong, Selangor, to watch the film Ready Player One in 2018, I knew I was about to embark on an unforgettable, fantastical experiential journey that would have massive implications for what we call reality.
When the car ignores the driver
Why is a group of young people expressing their opinion about what’s happening in the country a threat?
What does independence mean to you?
For this columnist, the nation’s independence is our own personal and individual independence and independent responsibility.
Whither the value of academia?
When a professor’s work is reduced to KPI numbers and ringgit and sen, can it really contribute to society?
Putting kids in the shade
Seasonal affective disorder, when people don’t get enough sun during winter and become depressed, is actually a thing. Here, we get so much sunlight, yet we’re not making sure our kids get enough of it.
How Malaysia’s Parliament created a politician like Tajuddin
A permissive culture of allowing crude, sexist and racist comments to be made without much censure has created a house of representatives that can be far from august.
Living a lifetime with the ‘other’
Failing to honour differences is not only failing at being a united nation but also failing in life in its entirety.
New ideas for education
We need an education system that will produce a new generation of students and graduates who value differences and possess questioning minds.
When a building is not just a building
WHAT do we tell our children is the soul of this nation called Malaysia?
