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Out with the old, in with the new
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Category: Blue Stockings' Circle Politics
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At times, curiosity provokes readers to find out about this person's personal details. I hate to disappoint, but there are none here beyond the following:
Muslim, woman, voter, polyglot.
My practical heritage is Malaysian, collective memory is Straits Chinese, culture is British, outlook is Commonwealth, views are European, and my religion is Islam. This site contains a mix-bag of entries, including but not limited to politics and political literacy, Islam, spirituality and social justice, books and reviews, and the occasional pictures. If you want to respond to any articles here, do leave a comment, or email me at anisah.sofia@yahoo.com.
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July 2005
Treasures from car boot sale
Sunday, 31 July 2005 7:39 P GMT
Treasures from car boot sale.I went to a car boot sale held on the grounds of the Meridian Club near Greenwich on Saturday, 30th July 2005. This weekly event is not in any book market diary (if one exists). I found so many books, and me, a person
Is the sanctity of Malayness fardu kifayah?
Wednesday, 27 July 2005 7:40 P GMT
Is the sanctity of Malayness fardu kifayah?This entry is my reaction to three articles, Perkahwinan campur orang Melayu wajar dipantau (Utusan Malaysia's Forum of 22nd June 2005), FFM18: Sepet pilihan tepat (Utusan Malaysia's Entertainment section
Category: Trivial yet momentous Islam
Bespoken names
Monday, 25 July 2005 6:14 P GMT
Bespoken namesA blogger, Pok Ku, blogged about COMPANY COMPELLATIONS recently. Do read his blog. He and his many blog readers jolted my memory to names of places. This blog is written for those who understand Malay, there's no point in me att
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Five shots to kill at close range
Sunday, 24 July 2005 2:37 P GMT
Five shots to kill at close range?I'm quoting from a BBC report again, this time "Police chief 'sorry' over death" of Sunday, 24th July 2005. Why the BBC? I could have quoted from CNN, but between the two I'd stick to British. Fox? No t
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Baju kurung
Saturday, 23 July 2005 6:07 P GMT
Baju kurungTo me, there is nothing more elegant than a nicely sewn baju kurung or kebaya for more formal occasion. Baju kurung is a traditional dress for Malay women. Kebayas are worn by Malay, Nyonya and Chetty ladies. Nyonyas are a shrinking gr
Category: Trivial yet momentous
This rings a very familiar bell
Saturday, 23 July 2005 5:23 P GMT
Liberia's blacks are like Malaysia's Bumiputeras, and the Lebanese are like Malaysia's citizen of non-Bumiputera's descent. A BBC report on "Lebanese demand Liberia poll rights" rings a very familiar bell.
Category: Trivial yet momentous
[Photo Album] Oxford Street on 14th May 2005
Saturday, 23 July 2005 3:44 P GMT
Photos taken as I walked along Oxford Street, on 14th May 2005.
The art of wearing sampin
Friday, 22 July 2005 6:37 P GMT
The art of wearing sampin is a dying art.
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Commonwealth Scholarship Plan
Friday, 22 July 2005 5:36 P GMT
Commonwealth Scholarship PlanThe Malaysian Government offers up to ten scholarships each year. The awards are tenable at any Malaysian public university, and are available to citizens of any Commonwealth country. I found this information posted on th
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Malaysian English
Friday, 22 July 2005 3:48 P GMT
I did an internet search on a particular family day event. I chanced upon this on google. I was quite excited because it was an event held by the staff of a university in Malaysia. I did leave the website slightly chagrined.
Category: Trivial yet momentous
London bombs, again?
Thursday, 21 July 2005 1:50 P GMT
London bombs, again? I'm disappointed. What else to say? I'm going to return to my work, and hopefully get some productive results at the end of the day. Londoners will live it out, just like before, IRA, WW2.
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Salam Maria
Wednesday, 20 July 2005 2:15 P GMT
I've just finished reading Salam Maria, by a Malaysian writer Fatimah Busu. The novel is in Malay, published in 2005. Review will follow. On a rating of 1 to 5, 5 being best, I'd give it 3. It's a work of Malay literature, NOT Malaysian literature
Category: Trivial yet momentous Blue Stockings' Circle
The Retrun of Nasi Kerabu Ulam
Tuesday, 19 July 2005 5:19 P GMT
The Return of Nasi Kerabu UlamIn March, I promised to post the recipe for a particular nasi kerabu ulam. I didn't renegade on that promise, to be honest, my camera, until recently, couldn't communicate with my computer, hence I didn't have pictur
Category: Kitchen Congregation
New law to ban incitement to religious hatred
Monday, 18 July 2005 8:44 P GMT
I am a Muslim and I oppose the ban because it stifles free speech, but more importantly debate, or ijtihad for Muslims.
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Inhumane humanity
Sunday, 17 July 2005 4:47 P GMT
Was(is) humanity trying to outdo Satan? Iraq 1991-ongoing, Palestine/Israel 1948-ongoing, London 7/7/2005Madrid 11/3/2004New York 11/9/2001Kosovo 1998 Srebrenica 13/7/1995 Need I continue? I doubt it, for I might put all into collective shame.
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Sugar, the bitter truth
Friday, 15 July 2005 6:02 P GMT
Sugar, the bitter truthI had my first glucose tolerance test, I've never done it before. I've also never found out my blood sugar. In my various roles as a guinea pig in studies, I've never done it. I was in for a pleasant surprise, so pleasant
Category: Trivial yet momentous
When New Labour, Old Labour and Tory meet
Thursday, 14 July 2005 5:28 P GMT
When New Labour, Old Labour and Tory meet, what do they do? They sit down for dinner and tea, fatigue was our undoing, almost four hours later.
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Unable to get a place in Malaysian public universities?
Thursday, 14 July 2005 1:49 P GMT
I think we can and should tone down our outcry. The one that happened in May/June is about top students, with straight As, who inexplicably couldn’t get scholarships. The current issue in July is about students who couldn’t secure a place in univ
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Play
Wednesday, 13 July 2005 4:10 P GMT
PlayI've always wanted to build sandcastles, the ones complete with forts and moats, but for 20 odd years, I've never quite succeeded. Here's a photo of a sandcastle I found online.
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Not in my name please
Wednesday, 13 July 2005 9:19 A GMT
Not in my name please.Today, police believe three British men of Pakistani descent died carrying out the first attacks of their kind in the UK, i.e. suicide bombing. In this BBC report, Sir Iqbal Saranie, of the Muslim Council of Britain, said, "
Category: Islam
The Muslim Holocaust
Monday, 11 July 2005 4:00 P GMT
The Muslim Holocaust
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Bom di London, kali ini bukan IRA
Friday, 8 July 2005 3:30 P GMT
This article is in Malay, about the 7th July bombs in London. Do click on Google Language Translator if you want to read it in English.
Category: Trivial yet momentous
Timeline
Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:15 A GMT
0849 - Report of explosion on Metropolitan Line between Liverpool Street and Aldgate
Further explosions reported at Aldgate East, Edgware Road, King's Cross, Russell Square and Moorgate
Two Underground trains collide near King's Cross.
Several injured in London blasts
Thursday, 7 July 2005 10:08 A GMT
Several people have been injured after explosions on the Underground network and a double-decker bus in London.
Tube warning after 'bang' heard
Thursday, 7 July 2005 9:03 A GMT
Emergency services have been called to London's Liverpool Street Underground station after reports of an explosion.