31 March: It’s been almost a day five days. I don’t understand how a government that’s technically been in war for the past sixty years is not able to determine the nature let alone origin of an attack that sank its navy patrol ship near the northern maritime border where almost half of the 104 [...]
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A story that is even more dramatic – and yet somewhat low-key – than the return of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea is that of Robert Park. Unlike the two female journalists who were captured and detained against their will, 28-year-old Korean-American missionary Robert Park wilfully and single-handedly crossed the [...]
A while back, I commented on the movement to abolish State-level politics in Australia. While the idea of abolishing States and making everything Federal may seem politically impossible at first sight, I held and still do hold a strong view that there is a compelling case for such a movement: reducing overgovernance. And I half-jokingly [...]
Nokia is certainly no KIA, because, well, it’s all about “Connecting People” and not “More Car for Your Money.” Still, when it comes to pronouncing the name, lots and lots of people insist on what it is not, i.e. no-KIA, as opposed to what it is, i.e. Nokia. Granted, it may be argued that those [...]
It’s been a week since the Great Apple Announcements of 2009: new operating system, new laptops, and new phone. It’s no secret that Apple profits hugely from its culture of secrecy; publicity generated from worldwide speculation on its yet-to-be-made product announcements must be worth an astronomical sum every year. What’s also unique about Apple is [...]
“I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you.” “I’ve never been so ashamed of being a citizen of this country – a country that kills its own president.” “I feel like I’ve lost everything.” “We will remember you forever. Mr President, you’re in our hearts.” “I don’t want to talk to the media; they are also responsible [...]
Lately I’ve been thinking about people who smoke while walking along crowded streets or standing at pedestrian crossings. Will the world be a better place without people who choose to smoke while walking along crowded streets or standing at pedestrian crossings? Possibly. But I have more important propositions that will definitely make the world a [...]
Fiji occupies my thoughts a lot these days. It must be the doomsday headlines delivered over the past week in much the same tone as the calamitous reports on North Korea, Sudan, and Thailand. But one thing is for sure: Despite all those perilous keywords and travel warnings, Fiji is no Thailand. It’s no war [...]
With a significant presence of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the country, the developing crisis in Fiji will undoubtedly be Helen Clark’s first assignment. When I first heard that the Fiji Court of Appeal declared their military government “illegal,” I thought maybe things will begin to return to normal, i.e. parliamentary democracy, at [...]
What do Queensland, Saskatchewan, and Arizona have in common? Hint: (Picture: WebExhibits) Those are the brave states that said No-thanks when the rest of the country fell for the ludicrous idea of shifting time to extend daylight. Known to have been first proposed by a New Zealander in 1895, the notion of saving daylight by [...]