Tag: Sarawak

October 15, 2015

29 Awesome Years!

First, let me thank my family, friends, and relatives for the warm birthday greetings this week. I appreciate all the effort you have put into – especially the beautiful collages and photos. It’s my second year after my Mom’s passing. Birthdays are not as they used to be. In the last 12 months, a lot has happened. The journey has been very surreal! Allow me […]

September 13, 2014

Opportunities Aplenty – Are We Really Ready of Independence?

With talks of independence and secession buzzing once again on the social media, many are feeling uneasy. Secession. Sarawak for Sarawakians. Sabah for Sabahans. Independence. These words are all too familiar. Once upon a time, I too favour a politically independent Sarawak. Until a time when I realised independence for the sake of independence will not solve all our problems. If anything, it could open […]

September 21, 2013

Beruk Putih dan Masyarakat Sarawak: Hope for a Renaissance

The Federation of Malaya has a lot to thank the Brooke Rulers. In their hundred years of personal rule – meaning no funding from the British Government or its colonial office or a body corporate with a large resource and influence – the united the peoples of Sarawak. They carved up the largest region forming Malaysia. On top of that, they changed – little by […]