Snapshots of Life!

A turban, On my head, Ravishing!  Wearing turbans isn't just among Sikhs and not just for religious purposes. Said to have originated from the middle east, turbans have gone a long way; now being a customary headwear by people of various cultures.

Not too long ago, a prom inent Malaysian politician's comment on the involvenent of non-muslims in giving bribes drew flaks. Nevertherless, a supporter of his has stated that his claim was based on a survey by an unnamed local university which had found that between 2010 and 2014, 88% of 449 people who were convicted of giving bribes were non-Malays. Of these, 57.46% were Chinese, 30.51%  Indians and 12.03% Malays . Malaysia currently has a population of 28.3 million people; 24.6% being Chinese  and 7.3%, Indians. The couple of hundreds of bribe givers undoubtedly tainted the good names of the many millions law-abiding non-muslims. Many according to the politician's supporter bribed to escape penalties under the law, or to speed up decisions by government agencies in relation to bids and tenders . It seems the country is in dire need of good, honest and efficient officers who do not accept bribes and administer efficiently. After all, one can't clap with just o

Frogs, A group of them, Croaking with pride. Pride, described as a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements could be false pride for all it matters. Especially when the achievement is questionable.

A gathering, Of birds, Each chirping . A gathering of people is always called for to solve a problem; but imagine if each one is only there for one's own selfish motive. 

No, We ain't talking, It's a cold war. Sometimes, a cold war is better. Better than the war in Ukraine. 

Dance, To my music, In harmony. Sometimes, it's hard to live in harmony unless you live according to the whims of others. Then, of course that isn't the harmony that is as important as the harmony within you...