I spent my Christmas in KL, racking my brains for meaningful presents to get for family with a budget of less than a 25 ringgit.
No matter, I triumphed, and my brother, sister, mother and father have had their material possessions incremented for the year next.
Apart from that, eating and catching up with with cousins from NZ and Penang, a Harry Potter marathon was also on my agenda. It’s kinda cool reading one book after another from 1-7. I missed out on number 4 (Goblet of Fire) but that’s ok. Once again I can safely say that Rowling is a genius, or else we will be thinking Roald Dahl’s work is as humourous as a Sunday morning’s news report.
Speaking of which, the local news I missed out on turned out to be the ISM’s refusal to grant a publishing permit over the use of ‘Allah’ in a Catholic newsletter. I say that it is one small step from banning the use of Akitab (Malay translation of the Bible) amongst the Malay speaking community. Way to go Malaysia!
And internationally, Benazir Bhutto was assasinated. I got the news when I switched on my comp. If I am allowed to make predictions, if this year was dominated by Iraq, next year will be Pakistan.
Sigh, news bad…bad news..What a way to end the year.
Born and bred in KL, Malaysia. Now studying for his Phd in Singapore. Learning to walk one fall at a time.
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