I still remember the thrill of holding that first iPhone box. It wasn’t my first smartphone (that was the Palm Treo). It wasn’t my first iPod (I probably had three by then). It wasn’t even my first PDA (shoutout to the Compaq iPAQ). But it was the first device that seamlessly blended all of them together—a perfect fusion of software and hardware.
Meet Chip
Chip is a friend. Chip is also what we Malaysians would affectionately call a “kiam siap Chinaman.” The term, while not a racial slur, is a blend of affection and mockery— half admiration for thriftiness, half exasperation at Scrooge-like tendencies. But Chip? He wears the label proudly.
Star Wars The Force Awakens
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Star Wars changed how movies were made, marketed and how they could fuel cultural discourse. Which is why it took me three months to pen my thoughts on The Force Awakens— so I could finally break free from the suffocating, inescapable hype Disney cranked into full force months before its release.
Microsoft is winning on innovation
Not too long ago, the mere thought of using Windows as my daily driver was abhorrent. I had been a Mac user for years, even going to battle with my enterprise IT team, waging war for my right to connect my macOS devices to the corporate network. But recent innovations from Microsoft have forced me to rethink my stance– something I never thought I’d say.
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Politics in Malaysia
Malaysians have recently been bombarded with political mudslinging from both sides of the aisle. The relentless exchange of political bombs not only failed to abate during the fasting month– when tempers are usually kept in check– but instead, intensified. Scandal after scandal dominated both mainstream and alternative media, setting tongues wagging and social media on fire.
Faux Pas
The internal conflict between the professional and ulama factions in PAS has reached a boiling point, threatening to fracture the party. While tensions have been simmering for years, it was the Selangor Menteri Besar crisis that finally thrust this struggle into the national spotlight– helped, of course, by a mass media eager to highlight the opposition’s internal discord.
So, the big question: Can Pakatan Rakyat survive this?