The boys from the Negri team walked into the stuffy dressing room, heads hanging low, dejected.
3 hours earlier Dev had opened the batting for Negri. The first ball of the match was a speedy one bowled by Malaysia’s fastest bowler. It struck the pitch and Dev took a swing.
He missed.
The next thing he knew was [...]
Archive for December, 2008
The Underdog
Posted in Muses, Now where do I put this? on 31 December 2008 | 6 Comments »
Christmas is Christmas is Christmas
Posted in Now where do I put this?, tagged Christmas, gifts, holidays, presents, shopping on 25 December 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was in the shower late last night when there was a sudden roar from below.
A crowd had gathered outside the local shopping mall and at the stroke of midnight erupted into cheers of “Merry Christmas!’”
I couldn’t help reflect about the circumstances surrounding the birth of Christ 2000+ years ago.
Mary was on a donkey, round, [...]
Xavier the Slaviour
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Muses, tagged multi-tasking, work, work ethic on 25 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Xavier, like many of his siblings, is quite a talker.
When he makes his weekly overseas calls to Malaysia, the one who answers the phone can usually forget the TV program they were watching as Xavier take us through the Australian family news…unabridged!
You see, my family has a penchant for storytelling. They go from tangent to [...]
Before Midnight
Posted in Muses, Now where do I put this?, tagged falling in love, love, love at first sight, mother, mr right on 18 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Molly was concerned about whether Asha would ever find the right man. She was reserved, introverted and didn’t quite share the joy for a rambunctious lifestyle like the other young adults in her community.
“She set such high standards that all the guys were scared,” Molly reflects. And though there were many eligible suitors, none successfully [...]
Baby The Rain Will Fall
Posted in Inanimate But Alive, Now where do I put this?, tagged love story, movies, personal projects, short films on 16 December 2008 | 2 Comments »
Gin has been noting, not without some discontent, the brevity of my recent few posts. But please allow me to hijack my own blog (again) for a personal plug -
I’ve just come out of directing this film with my good mate Adrian Loh.
While he was cutting the trailer, I was redrafting [...]
The X Corrays
Posted in Now where do I put this?, tagged children, education on 15 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“It takes a village to educate a child.”
What the above statement used to mean to me: parents are not enough. All members of a community must essentially contribute to the development of a child if it is to be a truly wholesome education.
What the above statement NOW means to me: children are exhausting. It takes [...]
The Origin
Posted in Muses, tagged friends, name on 15 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pari is named after a rare 7-stringed musical instrument from India which is quite like a harp.
Her sister Vanathi is nicknamed Sri by the dad. From the day she was born, right from when she was wheeled in from the nursery, little baby Vanathi laughed and smiled a lot more than one would normally expect. [...]
13 December
Posted in Now where do I put this?, tagged birthday, death, Mummy on 13 December 2008 | 1 Comment »
On this day and at about this time 12 years ago, I was wrapped up in a white veshti, bare-chested, large clay pot on my shoulder. The Hindu priest drove a parang (big long knife) into the pot, making a small hole which caused the cold water to seep out and flow down my back. [...]
Out of Our Minds
Posted in Muses, tagged book review, books, career, creativity, education on 12 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Discovering the right medium is often a tidal moment in the creative life of the individual.”
I had forgotten how to be creative. Ken reminded me.
After watching him on TED (video below) I absolutely HAD to get his book. Here is a story from Out of Our Minds that jumped out at me today:
“Creativity can be [...]
The Troops
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Muses, tagged change, service, youth on 10 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here they are singing at my wedding.
Months ago Gin and I ran an empowerment program for Sofia and Aleyna. Now, every weekend we set out together to Desa Mentari (a complex of low cost apartments in Sunway) to run similar programs for young people.
They are unwaveringly committed (no outside motivation or carrot dangling necessary), persistent [...]
