Category: Raving Rants
Should young Malaysians get involved in politics?

I asked my friends on Facebook. Here are some replies. Jeffery Foh Yee Ho No Logan Yeo Doesn’t it depend on the individual? James Yeang Yes Monday at 7:57pm Benjamin Lee they need to grow up first. no. Monday at 7:59pm Joachim Leong Yes. Who are we to judge whether they can or not? We can conscript students at the age of 18, [...]

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Dealmates overtaking Groupon Malaysia – really?

No, obviously not. First, let’s take a look at Groupon Malaysia’s visits for the month of September 2011, as per below: That’s a whopping 1,664,911 unique visitors in the month of September alone. Let’s compare this with the report that was published by a local newspaper on the 17th of November 2011 entitled “Dealmates overtakes Groupon”. “Dealmates has overtaken Groupon in terms of [...]

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Are we human, or are we robots?

I was devastated. I was clearly disturbed. No, it wasn’t about the freak accident that happened in MotoGP (RIP, Marco Simoncelli) but rather, on an event that took place recently, where a two-year-old girl in China was left critically injured on the road after being run over by a van on the 13th of October. Wait, make that TWO vehicles, [...]

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Super Bowl Instant Mee Packets

Oh looks, I just unlocked the “Super Bowl Instant Mee Packets” badge on @foursquare! Now for some yummy action! Tear the top flap half way open, pour in the flavouring (err..MSG), add hot water, close the top, count to 120 or less & tada!! Slurp-slurp! Prawn flavour. SUPER! ps- This post is a parody of the #Superbowl badge that the [...]

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#HELP: @madeleinekuan’s puppy got stolen. Female chihuahua-pinscher mix, 4m. Help find!

This is plea for help by Madeleine Kuan. Her house in Cheras was broken into by thieves on Monday 5 July 2010. They have taken some valuables like laptop, Nintendo DS console and MOST IMPORTANTLY, puppy Tiffy. She is devastated and trying all means to look for her. They might sell her to pet shops for money, so please keep [...]

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#yorais – A Malaysian-made Twitter Trending Topic Story

So it all started when Dr Rais Yatim, Information Communication and Culture Minister of Malaysia made a statement (quoted via a Bernama piece and theStar), saying ‘Muslims must avoid being totally immersed in Facebook, Twitter’ thus exhorting Malaysians to be wary of the popular Internet services. Now what Rais did NOT know is how he’d become a mini-celebrity in Twitter, [...]

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