I woke up with tears in my eyes this morning. It was very strange. I don’t think I have ever woken up with tears before. I suppose there is a first time for everything. I was happy and sad and also angry which made it more confusing. Happiness, sadness, anger; quite a mix, quite confusing. … Continue reading Salam #Reformasi, from Mum to You…

I distinctly remember my first trip to India. I was 19 years old. Fresh out of high school and into university. Not so young yet not as mature as perhaps I thought I was at the time. They say that our university or college years is the period during which a lot of our character … Continue reading Part 1: of Economics, Politics, Society & all that.

I think about death sometimes. I do not deliberately seek out these thoughts. They just come to me periodically as I believe they do to most of us. And one that I’ve been having which has been recurring a few times is a vivid dream. It is slightly morbid I suppose but what do you … Continue reading Death & Life

I have been doing a lot of reading the past few days as I prepare to write my next blog post. I've been devouring books on economics, politics & society by some very brilliant minds. And in the process, this evening I decided to re-read Mum's acceptance speech at the Right Livelihood Awards in 2005, … Continue reading Irene Fernandez – Acceptance Speech