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Leow Mei Chern ran experiments on people for research and performed as a singer-songwriter. She blogs once a year at meichern.blogspot.com |
MARCH 13 — They say once you’ve experienced the real thing, you can’t go back.
Imagine a world where the 29 million people on Facebook who are virtual farming on a daily basis, do real farming.
That’s right. According to Farmville which claims to be the “fastest growing social game in history”, its latest stats show that approximately 29 million people use the Farmville Application on Facebook every day.
MARCH 1 — Come March 8, it will be two years since our historic general elections in 2008, but many Malaysians are already jaded by the realities that make the changes they want seem slow or impossible to happen.
However, the struggle of the ordinary folks of Broga, is a reminder that change requires diligence and patience that most of us lack.
Mention Broga these days and one may associate it with Broga Hill, hiking, and scenic views.
FEB 5 — A quote that may serve as a useful reminder to the mainstream media and some quarters in general whenever discussing issues in Malaysia, comes from the animated film “Chicken Run”; a story about a band of chickens trying to escape their coop before being made into chicken pot pies.
If you’ve watched this fine piece of comedy escape drama, you may remember the scene where the character Ginger gives a motivational speech to spur all fellow chickens towards an escape plan by saying, “Listen. We’ll either die free chickens or we die trying!!!”
Amidst the heightened emotions and the seriousness of their situation, Babs — a chicken in the crowd — innocently asks, “Are those the only choices?”
JAN 22 — The recent controversy over the “A” word, and the inability of the authorities to resolve it from the start has further damaged the credibility of the 1 Malaysia campaign.
Some say it’s beyond repair. But let’s not be too negative; after all, our dwindling taxpayer’s money has already been painfully spent on it.
In crucial situations like these, one should “go for broke.” Here are some desperate measures to help spur the 1 Malaysia campaign along its current trajectory.
