The weekend before last was interesting because I met (sort of) two Malaysian prime ministers, one on Friday, the other on Saturday.
Friday
The place: Matahari Gallery, Desa Sri Hartamas.
The occasion: A charity art exhibition.
Why I was there: My boss wanted me to cover the event, pass some business cards around, etc.
Meeeting the PM: The current Prime [...]
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This is what happens when you have a BBC foreign correspondent on your Facebook friends list:
Me: Hey, how’s it going?
Friend: Hi mate…I’m in Beirut to interview a drug lord. But there’s a delay. He’s on the run after his face was plastered all over the papers.
Me: Well, that’s got to be the most interesting reply [...]
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Saturday evening Leen and I went to a wedding at the Armada Hotel in PJ. It was the wedding of my former colleague, Nadzrah, to a really tall French guy named Olivier. Just before leaving for the wedding, we discussed whether or not we should bring Alisdair along. Should be no problem, I said. Besides, [...]
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I wish I could say Alisdair never wins pillow fights against me. He does lose most of the time and for most of the obvious reasons. But last night we were having a good brawl in my room when suddenly he stopped, looked wide-eyed at the TV behind me (which I swear is going to [...]
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This year’s Raya holiday was nice, as I figured it would be. It was quite hectic, though; we were all over the place. We spent time in Johor (Muar of course; didn’t make it to Batu Pahat but the relatives there visited Muar), Pahang (Muadzam and Cherating) and Terengganu (Kemaman). Still, the hectic pace wasn’t [...]
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So here we are, another Ramadhan has come to a close; now it’s time to celebrate Eid. This will be the first Hari Raya without Ayah, so it does feel like something’s missing this year. But despite acknowledging that, everyone’s happy. Things are good. As for me, I’m feeling really good this year. This was [...]
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