I often find myself lamenting the lack of sidewalks here in Malaysia. Sometimes I think it’s silly to feel annoyed that there are so few real sidewalks here, but I just can’t help it.
Well, maybe it’s simply in my blood to feel that way: while googling for some further information on the members of [...]
Categories: Heritage
Tagged: family, genealogy, history, MacVay, names, New Brunswick
In my first post about the MacVay family, I mentioned that my great-grandfather, William MacVay, helped his brother Joseph (who was working with his son, also named William) build the railway station in McAdam, New Brunswick. Well, today I read a news article from New Brunswick that mentions the MacVays’ work.
The article provided me [...]
Categories: Heritage
Tagged: family, genealogy, history, MacVay, names, New Brunswick
Malaysian Safety Standards? 4
I know working on high-rise construction projects will inevitably involve some dangerous moments, but I wonder if workers should be balancing on rooftop beams (without safety equipment, at least that’s how it looks) like the guys in the video below, shot from my bedroom window.
It kind of reminds me of footage of construction workers building [...]
Categories: Commentary
Tagged: Malaysia, video, Youtube