Moui.Net – Written from the Heart
Time is so long, Life is so short
[dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/Zashnains Eyes/”/] ZashnainAn avid blogger, twitterer and photojournalist, Zashnain Zainal suffers from an incurable addiction to social work, helping marginalised communities since 1989. Nowadays he travels from the plantations of Malaysia to the slums of Thailand. He can be found at zashnain.com and @bedlamfuryMore Posts – Website Follow Me:
Been thinking about my adventures in Thailand, even now, as I sit by my window, staring at the darkness amidst the rain and wild wind. I’m back in Malaysia, its been quite hectic, especially post-Ramadan, seeing relatives and catching old friends. Its been a while but I feel somewhat distant from them. My foot is […]
Tremendous physical endurance, passive courage and good breeding are among the more admirable qualities of those living in splendour. Such qualities require the separation of the weak from the strong. The poor are not even in this equation; they simply do not qualify to be rubbing shoulders with the elites. Characteristics that are more typically […]
When society is dissatisfied with its own expectation and need for luxurious living, it sets more rules and bureaucracy designed to improve the quality of life for the few. They prefer slavery or something that resembles a uniformed standard of living and refined obedience. Accordingly, they will hesitate to reduce anyone to a state of […]
One can’t deny the oddity of this snapshot, which I took on a Saturday afternoon in Bangkok. The “skull” cloud seems to be peeking at the inhabitants of this city, watching… a bad omen? I don’t believe in such, but who knows. Some of my Thai friends seem to think so, wrapped up in their superstition […]
a cramp kitchen in the slum I’m back in Malaysia. Finally. Though it feels a bit odd at times, these past three days. Going through my notes and photos of my travel, Bangkok and Narathiwat. Quite a mess, and wishing I had an assistant to help me sort out the puzzle and missing pages. An […]
A Thai friend told me, “Travelling broadens the heart” – an odd friend indeed. Regardless of what he meant, I accepted the words of “wisdom” with a polite nod. Maybe not in my case of broadening the “heart” however it does heighten my senses to the culture of the people, in this case, living in […]
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