Finally. So you are familiar with the rules of engagement. Satisfied with your knowledge about your lover. OK. Good for you, I guess, though I don’t believe you should pat yourself on the back, or even giggle in victory. Yes, we are still on the topic of relationships. At first glance, you and your lover are comfortable with each other, snuggling close, trading tender kisses, after that unavoidable, highly-anticipated argument. I am sure you are taking an extra step to[...]
The burdens of those in caught in the corporate rat race are not always easy. Although they lead a better existence than those living in the slums or in the rainforests, they face what they would say as greater dangers than a slum resident would ever know. Corporate folks place their lives on the line – their personal savings held in the ever-volatile stock market, or the endless uncertainty of their year-end bonus. Such risks could lead to the downfall[...]
Patience is a virtue that I’m not fond of, though I try my best, with all my will-power to set the best examples for myself. That nagging feeling of wanting to take charge, or to wrestle the dilemma of change comes about when the attempt is made. After all, I am a man who lives by doses of adrenaline and anxiety on a daily basis. People who I don’t know often command me to be patient, it is a flawed[...]
My sanctuary is located deep in my mind, it allows a slow process of regeneration of my wounds. The sanctuary is like the silence between thoughts, giving a rhythm and shape to the whole. I understand that everything in this world contains all the basic elements of order however my sanctuary permits me to be inconsequential. I am able to embrace the chaos that rages in between my thoughts and see a moment of clarity. Of all the elements that[...]
There is one part of a woman that I dearly worship; definitely not a fetish addiction, more of a divine embrace to her assets. That part is something that I do my best, although often effortlessly, to make it happen. It is her smile. The slight twitch of her cheek muscles display her resistance to my boyish-grinning charms. However usually it takes me a mere minute to make many women smile. A boast? Yes, and a fact. When women smile,[...]
I’m a tweet addict; nothing else in the social media realm satisfy my curiosity than Twitter. It is not just about socialising, meeting new friends or even gathering information. It is about learning the psyche behind the avatar, the character. The avatar is not just a photo or a symbol of what the person portrays for public viewing, it carries an amusement park of personalities for my ever-hungry consumption. Stalkers come in many disguises. Some are fantastically almost undetectable, while[...]
Bizarre but true: Healthy relationships are based on a combo dose of mental masturbation and psychotic love-affair drama. We cannot do without this double pleasure-cum-pain. Our partners are mysterious figures, sometimes we are inflicted by the madness of lust and frustration, circumnavigating in a chaotic manner around the personalities. Some would say a healthy relationship is based on unpredictability, the character jigsaw of random behaviours. Being unpredictable seems to excite lovers, naturally within certain limits of course; and the moment[...]
A truly wise person tempers the power she holds over others with compassion for them. A great leader is not one who over-works her subordinates until she alone has the most joy and satisfaction. So, too, are the hard-working social worker and the relentless advocate; those who understand that mercy is a fundamental principle of the Cosmos, and the free-will of the Individual. AnarchyThe meltdown of emotions. The dysfunctional anti-hero of all time. A traveler seeking the ultimate emotional response[...]
Natural disasters, war-torn countries are hot spots. These occurrence brings about the worse in humanity. Institutions cease to function, for a time, and mayhem strikes into the hidden core of vulnerability. Society panics as they see their quality of life drops, miserably and in agony. Outrage, confusion and disorder comes into existence, violently slapping the face of every adult and child, waking them from their slumber into the reality, the fury. It is still interesting to see that humanitarian relief[...]
The heart knows many dark secrets of life, and whispers tempting promises to the soul. A human being spends time listening or ignoring the whispering. In a relationship, the person succumbs to the distraction of affection and attention, caring little or ignoring the whispers. The complexity of a relationship does mute the inner-struggle and offers a brief solitude from the nagging heart. At times, a relationship is merely an opportunity, and an excuse, for such luxury of distractions, and silence.[...]
For a long time, the streets and the social-media platforms are where advocacy lives and breathes. Gone were the old-school ways of sharing the passion face-to-face with another worthy ally or opponent, though now I do enjoy seeing (and reading) advocates pitting themselves against politicians, corporate captains and other advocates sitting on the opposite side. Nowadays Twitter is the radical-age of swift messages and propaganda. It is where a wannabe makes his career in advocacy, plying his wits and cunning[...]
“Oh fuck, why am I dreaming this again!” As a student of activism and humanitarian relief work in the late 1980s, I often had bad dreams. What struck me the most was how lifelike they were. The nightmare followed, stalked me, often senselessly when I was in the field, either endlessly coordinating supplies to be transported or the actual relief work in the zones. More like twilight zones on a backdrop of mayhem. I have learned over the years to[...]
Throughout my many journeys, I met many Orang Asli who shared a respect for Nature. Orang Asli are the indigenous people of West Malaysia (Peninsula), with less than 200,000 people within a cluster of tribes. Trees have always been held in particularly high regard : by their many communities, who show unearthly reverence or a kindred spirit to the rainforest. My attitude went far and beyond respect for the role of Nature and the Orang Asli’s simplicity, of adapting and[...]
