“I am mixed Chinese-Kadazan from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah…”
“I am mixed Chinese-Kadazan from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The government school I went to had a strict language policy – when you speak English, it has to be proper English, same goes if you [...]
Part 2/2 “When I tell people I have many medicine to take, they don’t believe me. Let me show you.”
I had an accident in the Loke Yew roundabout seven years ago. Since then, I’ve been taking painkillers everyday. I also have an OKU card. Then there’s also these high blood pressure [...]
Part 1/2 “When I was young, I was very handsome. So she came to mengurat (tackle) me.”
“Eh, you don’t listen to him. Its our parents who arranged our marriage. I was from Penang and he was from Kedah. We have been married for over 40 years.” – Pak [...]
“I’m scared that my vote would be rejected”
“I’m scared that my vote would be rejected if I didn’t mark the voting paper correctly so last night (Monday May 7) I practiced marking on a piece of paper. Tonight (May 8), I [...]
“I think my generation are blessed with choices, whether it’s their career, political views or even who they choose to be friends with.”
We are born with choices that were different from my dad’s generation or my grandad’s generation. They came from a generation where you do what you are given, and you stick through it no matter [...]
“Isn’t that Iron Man’s watch?”
“I once had a young female passenger who was going to watch an Iron Man movie. She saw my watch and asked – “isn’t that Iron Man’s watch”? I said yes, [...]
“Oh the environment doesn’t matter! The world is only going to end after I die.”
I think it is very selfish for someone to say that. Don’t you care about other people? How about your children and your grandchildren? When I tell people I’m studying environmental science [...]
“When I was 21, I lost a job that I loved because I fought for what I thought was right.”
“When I was 21, I lost a job that I loved because I fought for what I thought was right. I tried to look for someone to give me justice, the managers, the HR, the employee tribunal and even [...]