He has shown all you people what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly before your God.
- Micah 6:8And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly before your God.
A Forgetful Nation
Posted on 28 August 2009 by Bob Teoh
I lived in Australia for six years. Each year Australia Day was something memorable to celebrate even though I was not a citizen but only a permanent resident. It doesn’t matter really whether one is fair dinkum. Even tourists join in the fun and celebration. All are welcome – G’Day…
Yasmin Ahmad: Storyteller & Filmmaker Extraordinaire
Posted on 28 July 2009 by Bob Teoh
Yasmin Ahmad
(1 July 1958 – 25 July 2009)
I was shocked by a scurrilous attack on the late Yasmin Ahmad by Kosmos, the tabloid published by the Utusan Melayu Group.
It was not only in bad taste but thoroughly wicked coming one day after her burial.
This is the…
Still Room For Cautious Optimism In Teoh’s Death
Posted on 23 July 2009 by Bob Teoh
The Cabinet decided Wednesday afternoon to empanel a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the death in custody of Teoh Beng Hock. Instead of being greeted by a collective sigh of relief, it raises serious doubts over the extent of the intended probe.
Indeed DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang whose…
A Valediction Forbidding Political Correctness
Posted on 18 July 2009 by Bob Teoh
my friend was outraged
by the way the guy was killed
wrote he down his tears
no politics please
someone shouted back at him
that really riled me
someone’s dead damn it
if we can’t be right what’s left
don’t outrage me please
A valediction forbidding political correctness. Teoh Beng…
An Ode To Teoh Beng Hock
Posted on 17 July 2009 by Bob Teoh
he was but a guest
of the corruption busters
but ended up dead
suicide comes to mind
but he was to be married
think of something else
what a reception
till early morn they kept him
tell us how he died
don’t accuse wrongly
let the police do their…
Being Compassionate & Caring Employers
Posted on 24 June 2009 by Bob Teoh
The government is proposing a compulsory weekly offday for foreign domestic workers soon. The provision comes with a penalty of up to RM10,000 for non-compliance. This move is not only welcome but I wonder why it has taken so long.
Fundamentally, this is not a question of labour law and…
The Speck Of Dust
Posted on 17 June 2009 by Bob Teoh
PAS has found an ally in its attack on the Sisters in Islam (SIS) in Parti Keadilan Rakyat Member of Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baru, Zulkifli Noordin.
He has joined in the fray and accused SIS of misappropriating the word “Islam.”
“In fact,” Zulkifli, who is also a lawyer, blogged Tuesday,…
Obama’s Sermon on the Nile
Posted on 10 June 2009 by Bob Teoh
Barack Obama’s recent Cairo speech was essentially his Sermon on the Nile.
He delivered his opening applause line: “I am proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum.”
A thunderous roar of approval immediately…
The Gospel of Jesus Forty Years After May 13
Posted on 13 May 2009 by Bob Teoh
We need to close the wounds of May 13 so that we can open a new and brave chapter of our journey – of one Malaysia where all Malaysians can live in peace and as equals among brethren.
Forty years ago today, our nation was at war with itself. At…
Mayday In Perak- Quo Vadis 1Malaysia?
Posted on 08 May 2009 by Bob Teoh
Where do we go from here after today’s fracas at the Perak State Legislative Assembly? Inter alia, the Regent was made to wait six hours in the Royal ante room to the Assembly chambers before he was allowed to make his Royal Address to open the first session of the…
The Famous Ipoh Rain Tree
Posted on 20 April 2009 by Bob Teoh
There is a famous tree in Ipoh. Some call it as a democracy tree while others say it is a tree of treason. But thanks to the gadfly Speaker of Perak State Assembly, Sivakumar, the hitherto little known rain tree outside his office in Ipoh is now the state’s latest…
It Is Finished
Posted on 06 April 2009 by Bob Teoh
Please consider the last words of Jesus on the cross on Good Friday: John 19:30 “….It is finished…”
What is finished?
The work that his Father sent him to do is finished. The work that required him to leave his heavenly throne is accomplished. That which nobody else on earth could do:
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