Dried shrimp is used for a lot if Asian cooking. We used dried shrimp mainly for sambal. Sambal is a condiment we eat with vegetables and rice. Dried shrimp on it’s own…
Category: Brain goo
Brain Drain – Same Narrative
Over the weekend, there was a series of articles in TheStar talking about brain drain in Malaysia and also the steps taken by the government to stop the drain. Unfortunately, the narrative…
State Award Ceremony
It is October 2021. The invitation letter to the state award ceremony came out of a sudden. There’s no indication from anyone. I just got a call from the poslaju delivery man…
Recognition
One of the hardest questions for me to answer, is when people ask how long have I been in Red Crescent Society. The right answer is since standard 4 of non-stop service….
Movement Control Order 3.0x
It’s 1st June, 2021. this is the third time that we have gone into a serious lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All started in Mid March 2020, with the various levels…
Take a pause before deciding
Never Make Permanent Decisions On Temporary Feelings The world celebrated Covid’s birthday a few days ago, it is a good time to remind ourselves that we are living in unprecedented times. Let…
MCO Part 2
For posterity sake, today is the first day of the Conditional Movement Control Order for most states in Malaysia. This is what I called the second #lockdown. 972 new cases in Malaysia,…
Humility is sometimes needed
I am in Malaysian Red Crescent Society, that’s no secret. I’ve been in the society since primary school if anyone is counting without any breaks in my service. I am proud of…
Steno what?
Stenosing tenosynovitis – apparently I got it. About one month ago, I woke up from bed with this stiff middle finger on the left. It curled up and would not straightened. I…
Passing down the heritage
Maybe it was just a coincidence. On the same week that I saw the digi sambal belacan Malaysia day ad, my mum dropped by with a tub of her sambal belacan. I…