Quite some time ago, I read an article, in which I stumbled upon a statement to which there is much self-evident truth:
[Justice] must not merely be done, but must also be seen to be done.
The concept here is simple: in a proper system of justice, persons appointed as judges not only be impartial, but they [...]
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9 Jun 2008: Gejolak Jiwa Wanita
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Seperti yang saya jangkakan, Berita Harian bukan akhbar untuk masyarakat. Sebaliknya, ia memasyarakatkan unsur-unsur kurang sihat yang kebanyakannya jelas diambil dari pengaruh barat. Bukan sahaja ia menyampaikan, malah, dalam tulisannya ia juga cuba merasionalkan (rationalise) unsur-unsur demikian supaya lebih mudah ‘ditelan’ oleh masyarakat.
(Oh, kononnya filem ini “mencungkil masalah rumah [...]
I wish death upon these people.
For ‘Gossip Girl,’ Modesty Is So Last Season
‘Sleazy’ ad irks Parents Television Council
This is your child’s ‘innocent’ 15-year-old Disney Channel idol:
Before the shoot:
“I think it’s really artsy. It wasn’t in a skanky way. Annie took, like, a beautiful shot, and I thought that was really cool. That’s what she wanted me to do, and you can’t say no to Annie.”
Completely unabashed. And knowing that this will appear [...]
I stumbled upon Ms Dina Zaman’s writings by accident.
I was actually Googling for “berpijak di bumi nyata” to see if that phrase would be a good basis for my next poem (it turned out to be quite cliched). In the process, I came across an interesting opinion on free condoms on Encik Roime’s blog, and [...]
So says the Media Development Authority (MDA). But legal doesn’t mean it’s right. But what is right? (…)
Anyway, I was quite shocked to know this. Or maybe I am that oblivious to the laws in Singapore. Or I am just slow.
Interesting video. Contention: Are parents making it unnecessarily hard for young people to get married? I have been pondering on this issue for quite a while.
[First seen at TypeCanvas Mag]
Ah, ‘desensitisation’, that’s the word. I’ve been writing about it and saying it in a long winded way, but now, thanks to doing research for my school project, I’ve found the word again.
Repeated exposure to negative elements, for example, portrayals of violence, lewdness, and absurd behaviour, can desensitise a person towards those elements. One [...]
From “Responsibility and War Guilt: A Culture-Setting Intelligentsia”, Noam Chomsky interviewed by Gabriel Matthew Schivone:
What about degrees of responsibility and shared burdens of guilt on an individual level? What can we learn about how one views oneself often in positions of power or authority?
You almost never find anyone, whether it’s in a weapons plant, or [...]
In the picture is a booklet issued by MUIS this year entitled “Organ Transplant in Islam: The Fiqh of Organ Transplant and Its Application in Singapore”. Its content is in Malay and English, and it can be downloaded from the MUIS website. It shall henceforth be referred to as “booklet” or “the booklet”.
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