<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367</id><updated>2012-01-23T01:12:31.342+08:00</updated><category term='on campus'/><category term='racial issues'/><category term='education of malaysia-again'/><category term='Nation'/><category term='arts'/><category term='law'/><category term='world war II'/><category term='religion'/><category term='elections'/><category term='student movement'/><category term='Philosophy'/><category term='Gender'/><category term='Race'/><category term='human rights'/><category term='legal'/><category term='forum'/><title type='text'>Critical Thinking Circle</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>162</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-9030899701184032983</id><published>2011-09-11T01:30:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T01:32:06.232+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The moral side of murder.</title><summary type='text'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY&amp;feature=topvideos_educationI don't know how to embed this but i think it's a good knowledge to be shared. How do you define right or wrong?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/9030899701184032983/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=9030899701184032983&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/9030899701184032983'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/9030899701184032983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2011/09/moral-side-of-murder.html' title='The moral side of murder.'/><author><name>L.W.Jau Yn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13953544762866496272</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-9164731075419449556</id><published>2009-11-11T10:48:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-11-11T11:03:59.378+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Schools, sex and race politics</title><summary type='text'>Found this article in TheMalaysianInsider by Hafidz Baharom. It's a good read.NOV 11 — I went to primary school at the dawn of the 90s. In fact, it was 1990. I went to school wearing shorts while others were already wearing slacks. Girls wore pinafores, regardless of their race or religious views.The wearing of a headscarf, or the absence of one, was not an issue.Corporal punishment in classes </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/9164731075419449556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=9164731075419449556&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/9164731075419449556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/9164731075419449556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/11/schools-sex-and-race-politics.html' title='Schools, sex and race politics'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6444739987201035567</id><published>2009-10-23T20:06:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T20:08:52.864+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Forum Orang Muda</title><summary type='text'>Etnik, Agama Dan Raja: Kesannya Terhadap Perkembangan Demokrasi Di Malaysia.....Apa Kata Orang Muda?Pendapat orang muda jarang mendapat tempat. Pandangan orang muda sukar mendapat ruang. Suara orang muda kurang pula diberi peluang. Menyedari hal ini, Penerbitan Gerakbudaya telah mengambil inisiatif untuk menganjurkan suatu forum perbincangan dengan membariskan beberapa orang tokoh muda dari </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6444739987201035567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6444739987201035567&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6444739987201035567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6444739987201035567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/10/forum-orang-muda.html' title='Forum Orang Muda'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6539462228534771263</id><published>2009-10-08T11:25:00.006+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T12:02:50.795+08:00</updated><title type='text'>BAGAN PINANG: TAKE OFF YOUR RACE-TINTED GLASSES</title><summary type='text'>Another interesting piece of words.Article taken from Malaysia Today.By Vijay Kumar MurugavellI write this in response to Subramaniam Bharathy's article entitled "What Position Should the Indian Voters of Bagan Pinang Take?" published in Malaysia Today.There is an idiom called "seeing through rose tinted glasses" which means seeing things as more positive than they really are. This is not good as</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6539462228534771263/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6539462228534771263&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6539462228534771263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6539462228534771263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/10/bagan-pinang-take-off-your-race-tinted.html' title='BAGAN PINANG: TAKE OFF YOUR RACE-TINTED GLASSES'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-345616200560707763</id><published>2009-10-08T11:00:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T11:25:29.723+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Malay dilemma Edisi XYZ</title><summary type='text'>Article taken from The Malaysian Insider.By Dina Zaman.OCT 7 — My brother-in-law wrote this in his Facebook notes:My Thoughts On the First Week of SyawalOn the 3rd day of Raya, we went back to Teluk Intan, my mother’s hometown. We have not gone back for several years since my maternal grandmother passed on. The town has changed a bit here and there. Now, it has McDonald’s, Old Town Kopitiam and a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/345616200560707763/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=345616200560707763&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/345616200560707763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/345616200560707763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/10/malay-dilemma-edisi-xyz.html' title='The Malay dilemma Edisi XYZ'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-3279731508494013100</id><published>2009-09-29T15:09:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-09-29T15:14:52.040+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Annexe: CREATIVES, POWER, SECRET</title><summary type='text'>THE ANNEXE MEEKLYSat 30 Sep to Mon 5 Oct 2009THIS WEEK in meek: CORBIS CREATIVES BEHIND THE LENS on 30 Sep &amp; 1 Oct!FREEDOM FILM FEST 2009 returns on 2 to 4 OctMONDAY NIGHT MOVIE presents SECRET LOVE IN PEACH BLOSSOM LAND on 5 Oct!+ + + +CORBIS CREATIVES BEHIND THE LENS ASIA 2009Photography Exhibition – Two days only Havana Man Enjoys Rum and Cigar, by Rupert England Wed 30 Sep &amp; Thu 1 Oct, 11am </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/3279731508494013100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=3279731508494013100&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3279731508494013100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3279731508494013100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/09/annexe-creatives-power-secret.html' title='Annexe: CREATIVES, POWER, SECRET'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-7908765549156465199</id><published>2009-09-18T21:38:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2009-09-18T21:49:08.475+08:00</updated><title type='text'>ART FOR GRABS RAYA SPECIAL!</title><summary type='text'>ANNEXE, CENTRAL MARKETTHE ANNEXE MEEKLY    Sat 26 &amp; Sun 27 Sep 2009ART FOR GRABS RAYA SPECIAL!     Arts &amp; Crafts Bazaar + more!        Sat 26 &amp; Sun 27 Sep, 12pm to 8pm    Presented by The Annexe Gallery &amp; Central Market    Admission Free    Celebrate your Raya with your friendly neighbourhood artists at Art For Grabs. Experience our kenduri of creativity, where colours and coolness unravel like a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/7908765549156465199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=7908765549156465199&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7908765549156465199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7908765549156465199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/09/art-for-grabs-raya-special.html' title='ART FOR GRABS RAYA SPECIAL!'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-4668179487727036346</id><published>2009-09-10T15:43:00.006+08:00</published><updated>2009-09-10T18:50:15.357+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fast for the Nation. Peace for Malaysia 2009 Share</title><summary type='text'>"Fast for the Nation, Peace for the Nation 2009" Core Grouphttp://peace4msia.blogspot.com/Dear friends,A few friends met up some days ago and in talking about events that have happened in the country in the past year, came up with this idea: what if on Malaysia Day we all fast for peace for our nation? The idea grew into a plan and now, it has become a nationwide call for action."Fast for the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/4668179487727036346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=4668179487727036346&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4668179487727036346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4668179487727036346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/09/fast-for-nation-peace-for-malaysia-2009.html' title='Fast for the Nation. Peace for Malaysia 2009 Share'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8469877092046574771</id><published>2009-06-26T08:42:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T09:01:00.682+08:00</updated><title type='text'>MJ is dead!</title><summary type='text'>I was checking my email this morning and the news came to me in a flashing link. I cannot say I am completely torn apart by this news but some part of me is sad and somber.Youth born after the 80s will never really understand us 30+ people's feelings about MJ because they never lived during the heyday of his reign as the indisputable king of pop. I still remember the time when he won something </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8469877092046574771/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8469877092046574771&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8469877092046574771'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8469877092046574771'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/06/mj-is-dead.html' title='MJ is dead!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-9023459378289069178</id><published>2009-06-18T19:31:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T19:33:07.695+08:00</updated><title type='text'>M'sia's response</title><summary type='text'>taken from the Star, as expected M'sia like they always do responded in the only way they know.Why are we on US blacklist?PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will get the United States to explain why it has been re-listed in its blacklist of countries perceived to be not doing enough to stop human trafficking, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.He said ministry officials would visit the US </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/9023459378289069178/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=9023459378289069178&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/9023459378289069178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/9023459378289069178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/06/msias-response.html' title='M&apos;sia&apos;s response'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-3968928960219040584</id><published>2009-06-17T02:37:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-06-17T02:39:33.221+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='human rights'/><title type='text'>Malaysia in US human trafficking list</title><summary type='text'>from Associated PressThe Obama administration has faulted Malaysia for failing to do enough to stop the sexual and forced labor exploitation of women and children.The State Department's annual "Trafficking in Persons Report" on Tuesday put the Southeast Asian country on its list of top trafficking offenders. Repeat offenders on that list include North Korea, Myanmar and Fiji.Countries cited for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/3968928960219040584/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=3968928960219040584&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3968928960219040584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3968928960219040584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/06/malaysia-in-us-human-trafficking-list.html' title='Malaysia in US human trafficking list'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-7524100691816874867</id><published>2009-05-07T21:17:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-05-07T21:20:15.872+08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>     AT THE ANNEXE GALLERY:  7 TO 24 MAY  2009      ART FOR GRABS   + KL ALTERNATIVE  BOOKFEST   Arts, Crafts &amp; Books Fair               Sat 9 &amp; Sun 10 May, 12pm to 8pm   Presented by The Annexe Gallery &amp; Central Market   Admission Free, except where indicated       Art For Grabs, our arts and crafts bazaar, returns for  yet another triumphant round of affordable artsy consumerism in a collision </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/7524100691816874867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=7524100691816874867&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7524100691816874867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7524100691816874867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/05/at-annexe-gallery-7-to-24-may-2009-art.html' title=''/><author><name>Mc Chaoz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09083006701089564636</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UV6jRXHhK60/SMu_VO41xiI/AAAAAAAAACU/epWW_hZcy_4/S220/Rebirth.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-1752933370504394970</id><published>2009-04-25T13:13:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-25T13:24:23.799+08:00</updated><title type='text'>ART FOR GRABS + KL ALTERNATIVE BOOK FEST</title><summary type='text'>With Marion D'Cruz and Farish Noor! And Bilik Panas!!!Arts, Crafts &amp; Books FairSat 9 &amp; Sun 10 May, 12pm to 8pmPresented by The Annexe Gallery &amp; Central MarketAdmission Free, except where indicated+ + + +Art For Grabs, our arts and crafts bazaar, returns for yet another triumphant round of affordable artsy consumerism in a collision of coolness. That’s over 20 stalls selling art, photography, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/1752933370504394970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=1752933370504394970&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1752933370504394970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1752933370504394970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/04/art-for-grabs-kl-alternative-book-fest.html' title='ART FOR GRABS + KL ALTERNATIVE BOOK FEST'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5198934734146057574</id><published>2009-04-16T22:29:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-16T22:54:23.989+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Talk by Tun Mahathir</title><summary type='text'>PERDANA DISCOURSE SERIES 9: "The Role of the Executive, Legislative, Judiciary and Constitutional Monarchy in the governing of Malaysia"Date: 6th May 2009 (Wednesday)Venue: Perdana Leadership Foundation, No.1, Jalan P8H, Precinct 8, 62250 PutrajayaMore about the Discourse Series:This is the ninth of the Perdana Discourse Series, following a successful debut in 2004 on "National Unity." Jointly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5198934734146057574/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5198934734146057574&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5198934734146057574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5198934734146057574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/04/talk-by-tun-mahathir_16.html' title='Talk by Tun Mahathir'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-3913085392312307709</id><published>2009-04-15T13:09:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-15T13:13:43.465+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Interesting Talk Peeps!</title><summary type='text'>The Faculty of Law, University of Malayapresents a seminarentitled '/SHARIA/ IN EUROPE: THE ARCHBISHOP, PLURALISM AND DEMOCRACY' BY   PETER CUMPER DATE: 22ND APRIL 2009  (WEDNESDAY) TIME: 3 TO 4PM VENUE: BILIK PERSIDANGAN, FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA Admission is freeeeeeeeeeeee!SYPNOSISIn 2008, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in a well publicised speech, suggested that consideration be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/3913085392312307709/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=3913085392312307709&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3913085392312307709'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3913085392312307709'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/04/interesting-talk-peeps.html' title='Interesting Talk Peeps!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-155426580987257328</id><published>2009-03-30T02:56:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T03:03:22.045+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Post-Film-Screening Of Sophia Scholl and Rosenstrasse(draft 2)</title><summary type='text'>On March 28th and 29th, The Annexe held a film screening attended by a few of us from EL and BC.I intended to ask a few questions but didn't know how to put it, so i figured it is better to write.I startled myself for attempting it with the wrong note :P ... also because my area of studies does not cover the topic that the movies were centralized upon. It was impromtu, without a chronology of the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/155426580987257328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=155426580987257328&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/155426580987257328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/155426580987257328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/03/post-film-screening-of-sophia-scholl.html' title='Post-Film-Screening Of Sophia Scholl and Rosenstrasse(draft 2)'/><author><name>Chalcedony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887452548302801183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd0qRUQ1TBQ/Twhw7zfOixI/AAAAAAAAADA/tDCP_mDcfxw/s220/Nice-Lomo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8368013646493268109</id><published>2009-03-30T00:34:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T00:54:45.910+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Post-Film Screening</title><summary type='text'>On March 28th and 29th, The Annexe held a film screening attended by a few of us from EL and BC.I intended to ask a few questions but didn't know how to put it, so i figured it is better to write.I startled myself for attempting it with the wrong note :P ... also because my area of studies does not cover the topic that the movies were centralized upon. It was impromtu, without a chronology of the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8368013646493268109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8368013646493268109&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8368013646493268109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8368013646493268109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/03/post-film-screening.html' title='Post-Film Screening'/><author><name>Chalcedony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887452548302801183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd0qRUQ1TBQ/Twhw7zfOixI/AAAAAAAAADA/tDCP_mDcfxw/s220/Nice-Lomo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5333801313540773106</id><published>2009-03-05T19:18:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-05T19:20:40.040+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's Go for This One!!!!</title><summary type='text'>Invitation to Attend a Complimentary Public Lecture“The Global Economic Crisis and Moral Changes”by Prof. Dr. Arthur Kleinman of Harvard UniversityGreetings from Centre for Extension Education, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman!The University is proud to announce that an inaugural public lecture on “The Global Economic Crisis and Moral Changes” will be held in conjunction with the launching of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5333801313540773106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5333801313540773106&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5333801313540773106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5333801313540773106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/03/lets-go-for-this-one.html' title='Let&apos;s Go for This One!!!!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-7905869868715099562</id><published>2009-02-11T01:50:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2009-02-11T01:58:14.756+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Race'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='human rights'/><title type='text'>Was Lincoln a Racist?</title><summary type='text'>The Great Emancipator was far more complicated than the mythical hero we have come to revere.By: Henry Louis Gates Jr.I first encountered Abraham Lincoln in Piedmont, W.Va. When I was growing up, his picture was in nearly every black home I can recall, the only white man, other than Jesus himself, to grace black family walls. Lincoln was a hero to us.One rainy Sunday afternoon in 1960, when I was</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/7905869868715099562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=7905869868715099562&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7905869868715099562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7905869868715099562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/02/was-lincoln-racist.html' title='Was Lincoln a Racist?'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-1254189656421159315</id><published>2009-02-06T21:19:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-02-06T21:28:36.328+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Why I'm Quitting Facebook!</title><summary type='text'>You Can’t Friend Me, I Quit!                    On Facebook's fifth anniversary, a not-so-fond farewell.                             By Steve Tuttle | Newsweek Web ExclusiveI was a late convert to Facebook, the social-networking site that turned five years old Wednesday. I joined about a year ago at age 47, swept up in the massive wave of people turning the corner to the back nine of life, and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/1254189656421159315/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=1254189656421159315&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1254189656421159315'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1254189656421159315'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/02/why-im-quitting-facebook.html' title='Why I&apos;m Quitting Facebook!'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8858051226336686637</id><published>2009-02-04T12:56:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-02-04T12:57:59.955+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Check this OUT!!!</title><summary type='text'>Now that we are all reasonably satiated from an overdose of CNY bounty, here is a test to take that will REALLY make you work your sluggish mind!!!http://www.evolutionary-metaphysics.net/enlightenment.htmlWhoever got more than 5, let me know!! I want to know who is most enlightened. I only got 5 of course... not that enlightened I guess! :-)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8858051226336686637/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8858051226336686637&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8858051226336686637'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8858051226336686637'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/02/check-this-out.html' title='Check this OUT!!!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-1620792035390659616</id><published>2009-01-14T19:28:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-01-14T19:33:13.021+08:00</updated><title type='text'>13 Mei - Sumbangan Tulisan</title><summary type='text'>13 Mei (tajuk rasmi belum ada)Editor : Fathi Aris Omar &amp; Jimadie ShahPenerbit : GerakbudayaPrakataTanggal 13 Mei tahun ini memberi makna yang besar kepada rakyat Malaysia terutama generasi muda pasca 13 Mei kerana usianya akan memasuki 40 tahun. Akta Pertubuhan Belia dan Pembangunan Belia 2007 mewajibkan barisan kepimpinan dan anggota semua persatuan belia berumur di bawah 40 tahun yang secara </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/1620792035390659616/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=1620792035390659616&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1620792035390659616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1620792035390659616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/01/13-mei-sumbangan-tulisan.html' title='13 Mei - Sumbangan Tulisan'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-476689269225495639</id><published>2009-01-11T22:13:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-01-11T22:15:18.711+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='human rights'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religion'/><title type='text'>Palestine - Israel</title><summary type='text'>Hei people, want to have a discussion about the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel? Can cover inter-religious discussion as well. How's that?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/476689269225495639/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=476689269225495639&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/476689269225495639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/476689269225495639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2009/01/palestine-israel.html' title='Palestine - Israel'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-7777280965088305169</id><published>2008-12-10T19:46:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T19:47:37.029+08:00</updated><title type='text'>PopTEEVee</title><summary type='text'>Hi gang,This week, we speak with Balinese activist Termana Ngurah about the reformasi of the late 1990s, and its continued effects on the student and civil society movements in Indonesia.  Check out the episode at: http://popteevee.popfolio.net/default.aspx?e=50Termana took part in the recent REFORMASI'LAH! - Membincangkan (lagi) 10 Tahun Reformasi Malaysia dan Indonesia forum, comparing the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/7777280965088305169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=7777280965088305169&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7777280965088305169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7777280965088305169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/12/popteevee.html' title='PopTEEVee'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-9122127441418646582</id><published>2008-12-02T15:18:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-12-02T15:28:12.518+08:00</updated><title type='text'>INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE DEC 2008</title><summary type='text'>People,Bar Council is organizing its inaugural HR Debate for participants next week!!!! FREE to watch and to see the fireworks!! This should be verrrrrrrrry EXCITING! So, do make time to go.Unfortunately, no public transport to KDU College--you will need car or cab to get there--but can take LRT to Central Market or Masjid Jamek and walk to Bar Council Office, no problem. Very near both LRT </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/9122127441418646582/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=9122127441418646582&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/9122127441418646582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/9122127441418646582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/12/international-human-rights-debate-dec.html' title='INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE DEC 2008'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-4922990119634725784</id><published>2008-12-01T13:32:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2008-12-01T13:51:38.118+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bicycle Campaign</title><summary type='text'>1.0 IntroductionOppressed People’s Network (JERIT) has initiated a nationwide cycling campaign that carries the theme of ’Rakyat Pengayuh Perubahan’ which explains the rakyat drives the change. The participants for this campaign comes from various background such as from plantation workers support comittee, industrial workers’ coalition, farmers, urban pioneers, students and youth groups.Other </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/4922990119634725784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=4922990119634725784&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4922990119634725784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4922990119634725784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/12/bicycle-campaign.html' title='Bicycle Campaign'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8741055753996200366</id><published>2008-11-24T21:55:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2008-11-24T22:44:49.089+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Amnest-DEMA Human Rights Camp Penang</title><summary type='text'>    Calling all youths out there!!   Amnesty International Malaysia and DEMA will be organizing a 3-day Human Rights Youth Camp for the first time in Penang from 29th Nov - 1st Dec. Come and learn about fundamental human rights, the Malaysian human rights realities, movies, games, exposure trip to see and speak to human rights victims and how they stand up for their rights, as well as discussions</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8741055753996200366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8741055753996200366&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8741055753996200366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8741055753996200366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/11/amnest-dema-human-rights-camp-penang.html' title='Amnest-DEMA Human Rights Camp Penang'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6144365923881230199</id><published>2008-11-24T11:57:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2008-11-24T12:04:38.097+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Race matters in Obama's appointment</title><summary type='text'>BY A. ASOHAN"According to exit polls reported by the BBC, Obama got only 43% of the white vote compared with the 55% his opponent John McCain got. When it came to Hispanic votes, Obama scored 66% to McCain’s 31%.But it was the black vote that was the most telling – McCain managed only 4%, while Obama scored a resounding 95%....But the world’s declaration that America has looked beyond race in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6144365923881230199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6144365923881230199&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6144365923881230199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6144365923881230199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/11/race-matters-in-obamas-appointment.html' title='Race matters in Obama&apos;s appointment'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BwEHYpnh1PI/SSonrRlLOlI/AAAAAAAAApg/cJCuxdMLwmQ/s72-c/a.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-7218203596822387922</id><published>2008-11-22T18:03:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-11-22T18:05:25.783+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Race'/><title type='text'>Bangsa Sendiri than Bangsa Malaysia</title><summary type='text'>I can go on and on about Bangsa Malaysia but what attracted me was the lecture given by Tun Dr. Mahathir. Impressive !Bangsa Malaysia. I think first we have to understand the meaning of the word Bangsa Malaysia. Bangsa Malaysia may have many interpretations and i define is as, I race where there is no discrimination between inner ethnicity, gender age and etc. Being as one for fight for what is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/7218203596822387922/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=7218203596822387922&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7218203596822387922'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7218203596822387922'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/11/bangsa-sendiri-than-bangsa-malaysia.html' title='Bangsa Sendiri than Bangsa Malaysia'/><author><name>Mc Chaoz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09083006701089564636</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UV6jRXHhK60/SMu_VO41xiI/AAAAAAAAACU/epWW_hZcy_4/S220/Rebirth.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5880030329145683448</id><published>2008-11-16T23:04:00.006+08:00</published><updated>2008-11-17T00:20:50.489+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Revolusi Jakarta 98</title><summary type='text'>The year 1998 was a chaotic year for Indonesia.  The nation which was ruled by Suharto faced financial crisis and Suharto's government was full of corruption. University  students and other who were dissatisfied had held massive protests against the government. The nation was at the state of war when military forces were brought in to handle the situation.There was massive killing done by the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5880030329145683448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5880030329145683448&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5880030329145683448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5880030329145683448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/11/revolusi-jakarta-98.html' title='Revolusi Jakarta 98'/><author><name>Mc Chaoz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09083006701089564636</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UV6jRXHhK60/SMu_VO41xiI/AAAAAAAAACU/epWW_hZcy_4/S220/Rebirth.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UV6jRXHhK60/SSBF9dI8kTI/AAAAAAAAACw/jfPFswtAW9Y/s72-c/img6d58eac2vvzl6k.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6288628756797804543</id><published>2008-11-14T15:02:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-11-14T15:06:32.641+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Philosophy'/><title type='text'>POSTMODERNISM</title><summary type='text'>Do you know this term? No doubt some of you do, but do you really understand the meaning of it?The term postmodernism was coined by a Frenchman Jean Francois Lyotard (1924 - 98). It is a new approach to thinking about the world. Some call it an ideology. Postmodernism is not primarily political. Although postmodernism is not generally thought of as an ideology, let alone a political ideology, it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6288628756797804543/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6288628756797804543&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6288628756797804543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6288628756797804543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/11/postmodernism.html' title='POSTMODERNISM'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8990317378600213836</id><published>2008-11-12T17:15:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-11-12T17:18:53.581+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Reformasi'lah!</title><summary type='text'>Membincangkan (lagi) 10 Tahun Reformasi Malaysia dan IndonesiaDiscussion on 10 Years of Reformasi in Malaysia and IndonesiaREFORMASI Sebuah kata yang banyak didengungkan, bergema di Malaysia dan Indonesia. Puluhan ribu hingga jutaan orang turun ke jalan meneriakkan REFORMASI menuntut adanya perubahan.Sepuluh tahun telah usianya, adakah perubahan itu?Apakah reformasi sekarang hanya menjadi sebuah </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8990317378600213836/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8990317378600213836&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8990317378600213836'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8990317378600213836'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/11/reformasilah.html' title='Reformasi&apos;lah!'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/SRqfCFpdc2I/AAAAAAAAACQ/9-eTMu8k1Bc/s72-c/posterdiskusi10thnreformasi-last-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5655138434846987312</id><published>2008-11-10T19:07:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-11-10T20:45:33.896+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Global Financial Crisis &amp; Implications for Malaysia Forum</title><summary type='text'>                      Date:  12 November 2008  Time:  18:00 - 20:00  Location:  Dewan Kuliah 3, Faculty of Business &amp; Accountancy,Universiti Malaya    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  2008 has seen the United States experience one of the worst economic crises in two decades, disasters in its subprime market leading to housing foreclosures, and the complete disintegration of the banking and financial </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5655138434846987312/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5655138434846987312&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5655138434846987312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5655138434846987312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/11/global-financial-crisis-implications.html' title='The Global Financial Crisis &amp; Implications for Malaysia Forum'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6622478415790753763</id><published>2008-11-10T10:46:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-11-10T10:50:29.986+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Perspectives on Freedom of Expression in Asia and Europe</title><summary type='text'>Asia-Europe  Lecture Tour"Perspectives on Freedom of Expression in Asia and Europe "Kuala Lumpur11th November 2008Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) cordially invite you to a public lecture on "Perspectives on Freedom of Expression in Asia and Europe".Speakers : Prof. Kevin Boyle Prof. Cherian GeorgeHuman Rights CentreUniversity of Essex, United KingdomHead, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6622478415790753763/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6622478415790753763&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6622478415790753763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6622478415790753763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/11/perspectives-on-freedom-of-expression.html' title='Perspectives on Freedom of Expression in Asia and Europe'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-3105443857250748699</id><published>2008-11-03T00:58:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T01:03:11.801+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Socialism NOVEMBER 2008</title><summary type='text'>Socialism 2008 - MalaysiaSocialism, Youth, Forum, Debate, International;Event InfoHost:Parti Sosialis MalaysiaType:Other - FestivalNetwork:GlobalTime and PlaceStart Time:Friday, November 7, 2008 at 6:00pmEnd Time:Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 6:00pmLocation:New Era College, Kajang, SelangorCity/Town:Selangor, MalaysiaContact InfoPhone:60322747791Email:socialismmalaysia08@</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/3105443857250748699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=3105443857250748699&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3105443857250748699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3105443857250748699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/11/socialism-november-2008.html' title='Socialism NOVEMBER 2008'/><author><name>Chalcedony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887452548302801183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd0qRUQ1TBQ/Twhw7zfOixI/AAAAAAAAADA/tDCP_mDcfxw/s220/Nice-Lomo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6550216225618285018</id><published>2008-10-17T23:22:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2008-10-17T23:33:53.451+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Some Christians Don't Celebrate Christmas</title><summary type='text'>I found this article to be very interesting.Hopefully you will find it a good read too :) Many feel that Christmas marks Christ's birthday and that it honors Him. After all, can 2 billion professing Christians be wrong? At the same time, some few Christians don't observe Christmas, believing that Jesus didn't sanction it and that it dishonors Him. Who is right—and why?by Jerold AustOne day, years</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6550216225618285018/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6550216225618285018&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6550216225618285018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6550216225618285018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/10/why-some-christians-dont-celebrate.html' title='Why Some Christians Don&apos;t Celebrate Christmas'/><author><name>Chalcedony</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887452548302801183</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd0qRUQ1TBQ/Twhw7zfOixI/AAAAAAAAADA/tDCP_mDcfxw/s220/Nice-Lomo.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-508585077499772187</id><published>2008-10-07T12:33:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-10-07T12:37:34.273+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='human rights'/><title type='text'>Raya open house protest</title><summary type='text'>What do you guys think about HINDRAF's action during the PM's Raya open house? Was it okay for them to protest and did they did it properly?Personally, I think it is their right to protest BUT to do it the way they did it i have to disagree. It was distasteful of them to crash someone's open house like that. Raya open house is for everyone to get together and celebrate. Why do all this kind of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/508585077499772187/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=508585077499772187&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/508585077499772187'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/508585077499772187'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/10/raya-open-house-protest.html' title='Raya open house protest'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5059485036868200723</id><published>2008-10-03T11:06:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-10-03T11:09:02.070+08:00</updated><title type='text'>They put us to shame...</title><summary type='text'>Critters, here is a blog by UKM students.  They purport to be a critical thinking blog too, but about a large variety of topics.http://diskopi.wordpress.comHonestly, their site puts ours to shame. The intellectual caliber is so much higher and the debate is even bilingual! Mati lah kita.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5059485036868200723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5059485036868200723&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5059485036868200723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5059485036868200723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/10/they-put-us-to-shame.html' title='They put us to shame...'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2979017804996044654</id><published>2008-09-09T17:32:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-09-09T17:35:37.605+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ahmad Ismail's latest statement: DON'T REACT!</title><summary type='text'>Repost from messychristian.comIf you’re angry about Ahmad Ismail’s latest comments (as reported in Malaysiakini at http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/89318) which I would not repeat here (garbage should stay out of my servers, thank you very much), DON’T BE.Because you know why this is being done, right?There are certain political forces in our nation right now who do not have our best interests at</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2979017804996044654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2979017804996044654&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2979017804996044654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2979017804996044654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/09/ahmad-ismails-latest-statement-dont.html' title='Ahmad Ismail&apos;s latest statement: DON&apos;T REACT!'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5056985605753345675</id><published>2008-09-09T14:07:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-09-09T14:12:10.625+08:00</updated><title type='text'>For RPK..</title><summary type='text'>Friends,If you have a moment, please visit this link:http://www.petitiononline.com/6ai18u26/petition.htmlIts for RPK...Share the love around!Cheers~~</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5056985605753345675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5056985605753345675&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5056985605753345675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5056985605753345675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/09/for-rpk.html' title='For RPK..'/><author><name>eyl.87d21</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00703662835490850474</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-268280062163095270</id><published>2008-09-05T11:34:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-09-05T11:37:28.932+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Truth is revealed!</title><summary type='text'>Who is the UiTM VC who rallied his students to demonstrate in front of the Selangor MB's office?None other than.... University Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah... who 'warned' Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Chief Minister of Selangor YAB Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim not to interfere in the internal affairs of the University. He said that Tan Sri Khalid should not seek political</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/268280062163095270/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=268280062163095270&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/268280062163095270'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/268280062163095270'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/09/truth-is-revealed.html' title='The Truth is revealed!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6624511083171513605</id><published>2008-08-16T12:29:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-08-16T12:31:03.634+08:00</updated><title type='text'>An Inspiring Read!!</title><summary type='text'>Adrian Tan is a litigation lawyer at one of Singapore's leading law firms. Outside the courtroom, he is known for a variety of funny things, including The Teenage Textbook, which he wrote in the late 1980s. The book became a cult classic among students of that generation and was adapted into a film 10 years later.Adrian was the guest-of-honour at an NTU convocation ceremony last week, and this is</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6624511083171513605/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6624511083171513605&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6624511083171513605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6624511083171513605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/08/inspiring-read_16.html' title='An Inspiring Read!!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6018939393575875968</id><published>2008-08-11T16:04:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-08-11T16:06:16.397+08:00</updated><title type='text'>An interesting quote to ponder...</title><summary type='text'>Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels has argued that the state must have a ‘complete monopoly of truth’.“It is vitally important for the state to use all of its powers to repress dissent as the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the state.” -- Goebbel</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6018939393575875968/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6018939393575875968&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6018939393575875968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6018939393575875968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/08/interesting-quote-to-ponder.html' title='An interesting quote to ponder...'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-868812221501625381</id><published>2008-08-08T11:43:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-08-08T11:49:32.990+08:00</updated><title type='text'>PEOPLE!!! WE NEED TO GO TO THIS!!!</title><summary type='text'>Finally, something fun we can go to instead of serious and political... time to unwind!!Da Huang Pictures and KLPac will be co-organizing a film-screening event starting from August until October. The event features a number of awards winning films produced by Da Huang Pictures, among them are FLOWER IN THE POCKET, LOVE CONQUERS ALL, James Lee's LOVE TRILOGY and a mysterious film by Amir Muhammad</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/868812221501625381/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=868812221501625381&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/868812221501625381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/868812221501625381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/08/people-we-need-to-go-to-this.html' title='PEOPLE!!! WE NEED TO GO TO THIS!!!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6818651105450059974</id><published>2008-08-07T09:31:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-08-07T09:42:39.465+08:00</updated><title type='text'>anwar charged for sodomy</title><summary type='text'>the medical report that leaked and published by Raja Petra showed that Saiful was not sodomised. then we have our smart-ass politicians saying the report cannot be considered accurate because it's not done by a specialist...so my question is...do we really have doctors who are specialised in looking up people's arses?...and do we actually NEED a doctor who is specialised in arses to determine </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6818651105450059974/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6818651105450059974&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6818651105450059974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6818651105450059974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/08/anwar-charged-for-sodomy.html' title='anwar charged for sodomy'/><author><name>小燕子</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00823797478610924030</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_9k4nEAlIHTA/SIDZvd2qkjI/AAAAAAAAC-g/8bJAZxn96Qo/S220/mefree.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8088925242095810003</id><published>2008-07-30T13:27:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2008-07-30T13:49:12.166+08:00</updated><title type='text'>We are ONE</title><summary type='text'>After the meaningful ethnicity workshp, i truly feel we are not heading towards doomsday but to a better future.. :) THANK GOD!! hahahaha! although we carry different labels, e.g. Malay, Chinese, Indian, Bumiputera etc... but we are not tied down by that..During that workshop, i feel like home.. because that's how life in Sarawak is.. everyone mix with everyone.. there is no boundary set by the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8088925242095810003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8088925242095810003&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8088925242095810003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8088925242095810003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/07/we-are-one.html' title='We are ONE'/><author><name>J-Chee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14207697968558850244</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2155899288623517014</id><published>2008-07-09T15:17:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-07-09T15:27:10.885+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The humanity of journalism</title><summary type='text'>by Eric LooJul 2, 08 12:06pmhttp://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/85434Two-thirds of the world’s poor live in Asia. But a random check on mainstream media contents shows the poor are starkly invisible. For the past week, I’ve been chatting online with a group of Asian journalists on reporting about poverty. What would it take to return ‘poverty issues’ to the front-page, I asked. All ten of them, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2155899288623517014/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2155899288623517014&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2155899288623517014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2155899288623517014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/07/humanity-of-journalism.html' title='The humanity of journalism'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5796233554521219009</id><published>2008-07-05T13:14:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-07-05T13:17:17.211+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fighting Corruption -- Talk @ UTAR</title><summary type='text'>Those who want to go to the talk below, please let me know and I can sign you all up under my name. Should be verrrrrrry interesting.INVITATION TO ATTEND COMPLIMENTARY TALK ON‘SUSTAINABILITY FACTORS - INTEGRITY AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY' by YM Tunku Aziz, Founder of Malaysian Chapter of Transparency International,Author of "Fighting Corruption: My Mission"Greetings from Centre for Extension </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5796233554521219009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5796233554521219009&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5796233554521219009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5796233554521219009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/07/fighting-corruption-talk-utar.html' title='Fighting Corruption -- Talk @ UTAR'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-7610351872015775016</id><published>2008-07-04T13:44:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-07-04T13:46:00.435+08:00</updated><title type='text'>What is not allowed on the net?</title><summary type='text'>The Executive Director of the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum of Malaysia will be coming to UTAR to give a briefing on the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Content Code. This self-regulatory code of ethics affects areas such as broadcasting, advertising and online activities.The purpose of the talk is to expose UTAR students (especially the graduating batch) to the existence </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/7610351872015775016/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=7610351872015775016&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7610351872015775016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7610351872015775016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-is-not-allowed-on-net.html' title='What is not allowed on the net?'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2138213992293759639</id><published>2008-06-20T20:56:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-06-20T20:58:43.785+08:00</updated><title type='text'>FARISH NOOR on "Of Rajas, Dewarajas, Maharajas &amp; Kerajaan"</title><summary type='text'>"Four Thousand Years of Feudal Politics from Majapahit to Malaysia today."Hosted by:The Annexe, Central MarketType:Education - LectureWhere:The Annexe Gallery, Central Market AnnexeWhen:Sunday, June 29 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2138213992293759639/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2138213992293759639&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2138213992293759639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2138213992293759639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/06/farish-noor-on-of-rajas-dewarajas.html' title='FARISH NOOR on &quot;Of Rajas, Dewarajas, Maharajas &amp; Kerajaan&quot;'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8510270735301984392</id><published>2008-06-20T12:10:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-06-20T12:20:40.994+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Vernacular Education System and the Left (Part 1)</title><summary type='text'>Lee Ban Chen  Sep 14, 05 5:51pm"...That is why Russian Marxists say that there must be no compulsory official language, that the population must be provided with schools where teaching will be carried on in all the local languages, that a fundamental law must be introduced in the constitution declaring invalid all privileges of any one nation and all violations of the rights of national </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8510270735301984392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8510270735301984392&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8510270735301984392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8510270735301984392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/06/vernacular-education-system-and-left.html' title='Vernacular Education System and the Left (Part 1)'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-4703294572892508270</id><published>2008-06-20T11:39:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-06-20T11:41:12.363+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Petronas a victim of its own success.</title><summary type='text'>http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/20/focus/21599981&amp;sec=focusthe link is to a well written article about our national petroleum company. Read it and give it a deep thought. Personally i liked it very much.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/4703294572892508270/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=4703294572892508270&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4703294572892508270'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4703294572892508270'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/06/petronas-victim-of-its-own-success.html' title='Petronas a victim of its own success.'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-4148433966870306005</id><published>2008-06-14T18:12:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2008-06-15T11:23:06.919+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Critical Thinking Discussion</title><summary type='text'>ARE VERNACULAR SCHOOLS DETRIMENTAL TO THE PROCESS OF NATIONAL INTEGRATION? National unity vs. Vernacular Schools?Do you think if the education system helps in this matter?What say you?Come join us to discuss about this topic!Saturday, 21st June 20082.00 – 4.00pmArticles about this topic can be found at:http://educationmalaysia.blogspot.com/2007/02/national-schools-and-national-unity.htmlhttp://</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/4148433966870306005/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=4148433966870306005&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4148433966870306005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4148433966870306005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/06/critical-thinking-discussion.html' title='Critical Thinking Discussion'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5125326691931567204</id><published>2008-06-06T08:13:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-06-06T08:17:45.036+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Oil Price Hike according to Tun M</title><summary type='text'>Dr M on Fuel SubsidyThe government, given the amount of profit made by the national petroleum company (Petronas), can actually afford to maintain the fuel subsidy, said Dr Mahathir Mohamad.The former prime minister who is also advisor to Petronas said in his blog posting today that a gradual subsidy reduction would have been a better option considering the burden of the increase that people have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5125326691931567204/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5125326691931567204&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5125326691931567204'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5125326691931567204'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/06/oil-price-hike-according-to-tun-m.html' title='Oil Price Hike according to Tun M'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6818202580125859662</id><published>2008-05-29T22:59:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2008-05-29T23:07:02.244+08:00</updated><title type='text'>A token of appreciation and thanks</title><summary type='text'>I know this is not the right channel to post this but anyway i still post this anyhow. :p Hehe. Any of you want to share how u feel or say thanks to Dr Carmen. You're free to do so here too. If you dont, then send her a personal msg lo.Dear Dr Carmen,You've been my saviour for 2 consecutive semesters now. If it weren't for you, my results wouldn't have turned out to be like this. Critical </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6818202580125859662/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6818202580125859662&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6818202580125859662'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6818202580125859662'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/05/token-of-appreciation-and-thanks.html' title='A token of appreciation and thanks'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2118254877044946783</id><published>2008-05-24T12:14:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-05-24T12:15:22.167+08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Changes in society starts with us in the future ^^</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2118254877044946783/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2118254877044946783&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2118254877044946783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2118254877044946783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/05/changes-in-society-starts-with-us-in.html' title=''/><author><name>L.W.Jau Yn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13953544762866496272</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_RBcqWhBRhiU/SDeWPwcjcII/AAAAAAAAAs4/j20QWcn4T_w/s72-c/comicIndexLarge.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-1230972448804841392</id><published>2008-05-20T04:20:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T04:36:36.464+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='world war II'/><title type='text'>Of World War II and IG Farben</title><summary type='text'>Here's a new concept behind World War II that I have never entertained before [well, maybe it's not new to you people, but it certainly IS to me]. I don't know about you guys, but I am...unsure as to how to go about this thing.http://www.profit-over-life.com/about/historic_failure.html Do try and browse through the site if you have the time, but if you don't - here's a summary:Apparently, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/1230972448804841392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=1230972448804841392&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1230972448804841392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1230972448804841392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/05/of-world-war-ii-and-ig-farben.html' title='Of World War II and IG Farben'/><author><name>Alex</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18309450925752894662</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-957650375465341385</id><published>2008-05-12T13:00:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-05-12T13:06:34.474+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Warning! Strong words by a tough cookie!</title><summary type='text'>NAJIB PEMBAWA ZAMAN GELAP - by Hishamuddin RaisMahathir Muhamad telah memerangkap Tengku Razaleigh untuk membuka tirai – dengan mesyuarat agung tergempar - untuk mengetepikan Abdullah Badawi. Untuk entah ke berapa kali Razaleigh Hamzah telah dijadikan batu loncatan oleh Mahathir Muhamad. Razaleigh adalah perwakilan politik lama – politik era Tungku – politik ‘ the British clubby gentelman’ – di </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/957650375465341385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=957650375465341385&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/957650375465341385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/957650375465341385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/05/warning-strong-words-by-tough-cookie.html' title='Warning! Strong words by a tough cookie!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-447288807789013455</id><published>2008-05-09T20:03:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-05-12T12:59:12.318+08:00</updated><title type='text'>No toll Free road!</title><summary type='text'>The tranquil suburb of Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC) descended into chaos last night when police doused some 500 residents with water cannons and fired dozens of tear gas canisters into the crowd. During the melee, Segambut member of parliament Lim Lip Eng and BMC Open Road Committee chairperson Tan Boon Hwa were allegedly assaulted by plainclothes police officers.The incident occurred shortly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/447288807789013455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=447288807789013455&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/447288807789013455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/447288807789013455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/05/no-toll-free-road.html' title='No toll Free road!'/><author><name>Mc Chaoz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09083006701089564636</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UV6jRXHhK60/SMu_VO41xiI/AAAAAAAAACU/epWW_hZcy_4/S220/Rebirth.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-3147743103160635967</id><published>2008-05-08T22:33:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T22:34:59.467+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Stupid Act</title><summary type='text'>Two police reports have been lodged against Bukit Gelugor DAP MP Karpal Singh for his alleged seditious remark against the Sultan of Perak.The reports were lodged by BN Backbenchers (BBC) members and the coalition of Malay NGOs - Malay Unity Action Front (BBPM) - at the Brickfields police station at 4.30 pm today.Six BBC members led by chairperson and Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing in the report want</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/3147743103160635967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=3147743103160635967&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3147743103160635967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3147743103160635967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/05/stupid-act.html' title='Stupid Act'/><author><name>Mc Chaoz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09083006701089564636</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UV6jRXHhK60/SMu_VO41xiI/AAAAAAAAACU/epWW_hZcy_4/S220/Rebirth.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-1028784777938955876</id><published>2008-05-08T11:28:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T11:44:22.296+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Raja Petra is in jail</title><summary type='text'>All critters must never pass judgement until they have read the arguments for themselves. Similarly, we need to know why Raja Petra is in jail to ascertain if the basis of his arrest is logical. Read the original post that got him arrested--see below. Then, we can discuss the merits of the arrest.For me, it is a most powerful expression of one man's anger and also damn funny in parts! Raja Petra </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/1028784777938955876/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=1028784777938955876&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1028784777938955876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1028784777938955876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/05/why-raja-petra-is-in-jail.html' title='Why Raja Petra is in jail'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-3748028036598216713</id><published>2008-05-06T23:01:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-05-06T23:03:49.494+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Raja Petra</title><summary type='text'>Raja Petra charged, chooses jail over bail                             Chan Kok Leong | May 6, 08 10:40am                                          Malaysia Today news portal webmaster Raja Petra Kamaruddin was today charged with sedition at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court over an article which he wrote in his website.The article allegedly implied that Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/3748028036598216713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=3748028036598216713&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3748028036598216713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3748028036598216713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/05/raja-petra.html' title='Raja Petra'/><author><name>Mc Chaoz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09083006701089564636</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UV6jRXHhK60/SMu_VO41xiI/AAAAAAAAACU/epWW_hZcy_4/S220/Rebirth.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-7629424758919363720</id><published>2008-04-29T14:26:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T14:33:19.415+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fun Outing this weekend!!</title><summary type='text'>KL's Alternative Book Fair featuring 18 booths by 4 independent booksellers and bookshops as well as other publishing companies is ON at Central Market Annexe this weekend, May 3-4,Sat-Sun.  At the same venue, you also have cool performances by alternative bands, lots of cool artwork for very cheap (everything less than RM100) and also talks by cool people like Farish Noor (3 p.m. Sat talk on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/7629424758919363720/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=7629424758919363720&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7629424758919363720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7629424758919363720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/fun-outing-this-weekend.html' title='Fun Outing this weekend!!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-3407719485244502163</id><published>2008-04-28T12:37:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-04-28T12:39:59.199+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Chinese Schools again!</title><summary type='text'>This is part 2 of what was posted below. Since the topic actually got some hangat response (dah lama blog kita tak de comments macam tu!!) I decided to post the follow up. But DO DO go to the blog yourself because there are lots of comments there from ANGRY people who will probably be royally pissed at some of your IMHO patriotic comments! hahahaa... feel free to go to this link: http://</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/3407719485244502163/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=3407719485244502163&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3407719485244502163'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3407719485244502163'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/chinese-schools-again.html' title='Chinese Schools again!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-454348419254106200</id><published>2008-04-24T22:14:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T22:16:46.452+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Understanding Altantuya</title><summary type='text'>    Altantuya’s murder: Mongolia may sever ties with KL Soon Li Tsin | Apr 24, 08 7:03pm  All ties established between Mongolia and Malaysia may be severed if the courts do not reach a fair decision in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder trial. Altantuya’s father, Dr Shaariibuu Setev, told a press conference that this has been communicated to the Malaysian government. Speaking through lawyer and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/454348419254106200/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=454348419254106200&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/454348419254106200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/454348419254106200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/understanding-altantuya.html' title='Understanding Altantuya'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-624548644540737356</id><published>2008-04-23T17:48:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-04-23T17:49:27.634+08:00</updated><title type='text'>RIP Rustam Sani</title><summary type='text'>Author, blogger, and social activist Rustam A Sani passed away early this morning in his house in Gombak, Selangor. He was 64.He was an academician, a newspaper columnist and a poet, besides being involved in a multitude of political, social and literary activities.In politics, the Tanjung Malim-born social scientist was formerly the deputy president of Parti Rakyat Malaysia, which have since </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/624548644540737356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=624548644540737356&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/624548644540737356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/624548644540737356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/rip-rustam-sani.html' title='RIP Rustam Sani'/><author><name>Mc Chaoz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09083006701089564636</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UV6jRXHhK60/SMu_VO41xiI/AAAAAAAAACU/epWW_hZcy_4/S220/Rebirth.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8902307155863612172</id><published>2008-04-22T22:32:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-04-22T22:36:35.015+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Save Our Home!</title><summary type='text'>What is global warming?Global warming is caused by the release of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the earth’s atmosphere. The gases act like a thick blanket, trapping the sun's heat and causing the planet to warm up.This is problematic to human civilization because it will result in increasingly severe storms and droughts, melting glaciers, rising seas, changing weather patterns</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8902307155863612172/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8902307155863612172&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8902307155863612172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8902307155863612172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/save-our-home.html' title='Save Our Home!'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-560994588609321809</id><published>2008-04-15T12:41:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-04-15T12:43:34.731+08:00</updated><title type='text'>WHERE IS THE CARROT?</title><summary type='text'>Thought you all might be interested to read this fascinating piece--that I also happen to agree with--written by a good pal of mine.CHINESE SCHOOLS AND NATIONAL INTERGRATIONhttp://www.sangsuria.blogspot.com.I'm trying to get my head around Chinese school education and building a cohesive Malaysian society. I am a national schooler and whenever I try to discuss with my friend who is from a Chinese</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/560994588609321809/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=560994588609321809&amp;isPopup=true' title='26 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/560994588609321809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/560994588609321809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/where-is-carrot.html' title='WHERE IS THE CARROT?'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>26</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-4469001157779305495</id><published>2008-04-14T19:49:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T19:52:18.119+08:00</updated><title type='text'>KL Freeze in Unison</title><summary type='text'>Just in case you guys missed this!  :DI was there too, at 3:43-3:46."Where human beings get together to do something in unison, without speeches or reference to their age, colour, sex, beliefs and background."More info about what it's all about here and here.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/4469001157779305495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=4469001157779305495&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4469001157779305495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4469001157779305495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/kl-freeze-in-unison.html' title='KL Freeze in Unison'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-779157090466150954</id><published>2008-04-10T16:27:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-04-10T16:30:11.930+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='law'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='human rights'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religion'/><title type='text'>Faith and fundamentalism</title><summary type='text'>by Petra GimbadI FELL in love with the concept of constitutional law a few years ago; the rights it enshrines are based on principles every man and woman must uphold in order to ensure human dignity, yet, in such a way that we are able to live together harmoniously.It makes sense that if we wish others to respect our way of life, we must also be willing to do the same for others.Therefore, it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/779157090466150954/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=779157090466150954&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/779157090466150954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/779157090466150954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/faith-and-fundamentalism.html' title='Faith and fundamentalism'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2669980575762316271</id><published>2008-04-08T22:39:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-04-08T22:45:33.710+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Is she dumb or what?</title><summary type='text'>All Pakatan states are treated equally - so long as you’re an opposition-held state, you will not get federal funding for tourism promotion, says Tourism Minister Azalina Othman.*BN doesn't discriminate, Azalina tells MBs                             Chan Kok Leong | Apr 8, 08 3:38pmNewly-appointed Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Said refuted two Pakatan Rakyat chief ministers’ claims that her </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2669980575762316271/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2669980575762316271&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2669980575762316271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2669980575762316271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/is-she-dumb-or-what.html' title='Is she dumb or what?'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8082638018631983005</id><published>2008-04-03T14:23:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-04-03T14:28:33.511+08:00</updated><title type='text'>For Fun... and Syiok Sendiri lah... :-)</title><summary type='text'>Thought you might like to know that all you critters are always on my mind, all the time. Unconditional love for cool people, that's what I like to think!But more than just verbal expressions of how much I value all of you, sometimes I even manage to sneak you all into my published writing as well... hehehe... here is an excerpt that might interest you. My reference to critters occur close to the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8082638018631983005/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8082638018631983005&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8082638018631983005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8082638018631983005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/for-fun-and-syiok-sendiri-lah.html' title='For Fun... and Syiok Sendiri lah... :-)'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-3921600435319557135</id><published>2008-03-28T20:40:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-28T20:48:35.484+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='racial issues'/><title type='text'>Racial Stereotyping</title><summary type='text'>For those of us who were in academic writing class, we recently learned about language stereotyping and oppression rite? Here's another issue for you all to ponder upon. You decide if there are signs of racial stereotyping here. It's the coverpage showing a black basketball athlete and the top supermodel in the world. Many are saying that they don't see any underlying msg in the picture.Maybe you</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/3921600435319557135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=3921600435319557135&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3921600435319557135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3921600435319557135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/racial-stereotyping.html' title='Racial Stereotyping'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-949625022650246938</id><published>2008-03-21T21:52:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-21T21:54:16.666+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Middle East Continues to Burn? – Muslim World and the so called War on Terrorism</title><summary type='text'>Please don't kill me for too many postings.Forum on“Why Middle East Continues to Burn?–    Muslim World and the so called War on Terrorism” Organized by SIRD Date: 27 Mac 2008 (Thursday)Time: 8.00 to 10.00 pmVenue: The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (No 1, Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur) [see map]Abstract Ever since the European colonial power led by Britain planted the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/949625022650246938/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=949625022650246938&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/949625022650246938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/949625022650246938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-middle-east-continues-to-burn.html' title='Why Middle East Continues to Burn? – Muslim World and the so called War on Terrorism'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-1961421062890548103</id><published>2008-03-20T22:13:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-20T22:16:22.500+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Star's report on post-election forum</title><summary type='text'>SourceSunday, March 16, 2008Chance to shape a new political frontier PETALING JAYA: Malaysians need to think out of the box following the changes resulting from the recent general election, said a well-known political scientist.  The election results that transcended racial and religious sentiments have opened up possibilities of a new construct, said Dr Farish Noor, a Senior Fellow of NTU </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/1961421062890548103/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=1961421062890548103&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1961421062890548103'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1961421062890548103'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/stars-report-on-post-election-forum.html' title='The Star&apos;s report on post-election forum'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2167046257527645593</id><published>2008-03-20T10:54:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-20T10:59:53.517+08:00</updated><title type='text'>What are they trying to hide?</title><summary type='text'>From Elizabeth Wong, ADUN for Bukit Lanjan (PKR) in Selangor.Fortunately, some members of the media caught this on camera. Unfortunately, we can’t march right in to stop them because (i) we haven’t been sworn in; (ii) police has cordoned off the state office since Saturday night.     </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2167046257527645593/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2167046257527645593&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2167046257527645593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2167046257527645593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-are-they-trying-to-hide.html' title='What are they trying to hide?'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8721280389381629768</id><published>2008-03-18T17:30:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-18T17:31:18.612+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pak Lah's cabinet</title><summary type='text'>Full list of 2008 cabinet                             Mar 18, 08 1:02pm                                          The following is the list of cabinet ministers and their deputies as announced by the prime minister at 12 noon today.Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi (Umno)Deputy Prime MinisterNajib Razak (Umno)Finance MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi (Umno)Second Finance MinisterNor Mohamed Yakcop (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8721280389381629768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8721280389381629768&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8721280389381629768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8721280389381629768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/pak-lahs-cabinet.html' title='Pak Lah&apos;s cabinet'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-4467201574801799362</id><published>2008-03-18T16:59:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-18T17:15:08.335+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Someone tell me why Syed Hamid is STILL there...</title><summary type='text'>PM unveils 'trimmed-down' cabinet                             Mar 18, 08 10:46am                                          breaking news Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today announced his 'trimmed-down' cabinet.During a 20-minute press conference at his office in Putrajaya, Abdullah said he has decided not to appoint any parliamentary secretaries - bringing the number of appointments down </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/4467201574801799362/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=4467201574801799362&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4467201574801799362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/4467201574801799362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/someone-tell-me-why-syed-hamid-is-still.html' title='Someone tell me why Syed Hamid is STILL there...'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-1228805710627016658</id><published>2008-03-18T09:54:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-21T17:22:02.464+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='arts'/><title type='text'>Entangled - the Musical</title><summary type='text'>A man, with an unknown past. A young lady, with a dream for greatness. A family, with untold hurts.A wrong, that can never be made right. When your past threatens to bind you from your future,Forgiveness is the only way. A story of love, of dreams, of fear, of forgiveness.Untold inside the hearts of many people.Entangled - the Musical26th March 20087.30 p.m.Kompleks Perdana Siswa (KPS) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/1228805710627016658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=1228805710627016658&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1228805710627016658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1228805710627016658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/entangled-musical.html' title='Entangled - the Musical'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2132995700750000604</id><published>2008-03-18T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-18T08:02:47.523+08:00</updated><title type='text'>It is not a Race thing, it is an Identity thing!</title><summary type='text'>(by a good pal of mine. Piece is published in the Sun I believe)A number of international media reported that Malaysians head to the polls amidst racial tensions. They show pictures of Hindraf supporters throwing rocks, PAS within the Bersih march and FRUs spraying on demonstrators. It gives the misleading picture that racial strife is the main factor for the defeat of BN.I don't believe that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2132995700750000604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2132995700750000604&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2132995700750000604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2132995700750000604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/it-is-not-race-thing-it-is-identity.html' title='It is not a Race thing, it is an Identity thing!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6611231480102409712</id><published>2008-03-17T14:13:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-17T14:15:53.157+08:00</updated><title type='text'>LKS: perpetual Mr Opposition Leader?</title><summary type='text'>by Josh Hong  Mar 14, 08 3:37pmwww.malaysiakini.com[I'm taking the liberty of poaching this from Mkini site because I think it is a very good read and prescient analysis by Josh Hong, columnist]Much of the nation was immersed in euphoria over the unexpected wins by the major opposition parties last weekend, only to taste some bitter fruits of victory now.Yes, Umno, MCA, MIC and Gerakan fell like </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6611231480102409712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6611231480102409712&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6611231480102409712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6611231480102409712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/lks-perpetual-mr-opposition-leader.html' title='LKS: perpetual Mr Opposition Leader?'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8980097309742504699</id><published>2008-03-13T12:57:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-13T13:01:21.069+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Check this out!</title><summary type='text'>http://www.sangsuria.blogspot.com/I am putting in a plug for a blog by a very very very good pal of mine, who is near and dear to my heart. This friend is a notable photojournalist, investigative reporter, senior researcher at an international broadcast news media network and also a filmmaker. We've known each other for more than 15 years and I have deep respect and admiration for my friend's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8980097309742504699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8980097309742504699&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8980097309742504699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8980097309742504699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/check-this-out.html' title='Check this out!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-404426777881307010</id><published>2008-03-12T09:01:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-12T09:04:54.352+08:00</updated><title type='text'>A forum by some AMAZING people!</title><summary type='text'>Please do try to go to the open dialogue below. Some BIG SHOTS are going to be there. I am so so sooooooo bummed I cannot go. Have Open Day duties at UTAR. Can someone please go and tell me what transpired! Full report please!! Thanks.POST-ELECTIONS ANALYSISOPEN DIALOGUEDate: Saturday, 15 March 2008Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (lunch not provided)Venue: Level 4 Multipurpose Hall (MPH), Sunway </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/404426777881307010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=404426777881307010&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/404426777881307010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/404426777881307010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/forum-by-some-amazing-people.html' title='A forum by some AMAZING people!'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-948745767839897849</id><published>2008-03-12T08:59:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-12T09:08:02.736+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Malaysian Elections: Rejection of the Usual Politics</title><summary type='text'>by Wing Thye WooBrookings Institution &amp; University of California, Daviswwoo@brookings. edu &amp; http://us.f542.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=wtwoo@ucdavis.edu[The article below is written by a Penangite, who now lives overseas. He wrote this hoping for some feedback from YOUNG PEOPLE. A good pal of mine is a friend of Mr Wing. So, if you read it and have a comment, please email it to him directly. He</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/948745767839897849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=948745767839897849&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/948745767839897849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/948745767839897849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/malaysian-elections-rejection-of-usual.html' title='The Malaysian Elections: Rejection of the Usual Politics'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2170989524014061304</id><published>2008-03-12T00:50:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-12T00:56:12.757+08:00</updated><title type='text'>This statement sums up everything that is wrong with Malaysia</title><summary type='text'>*GOT THIS FROM MY EMAIL. should have post it earlier.. but NO sources cited. Don't know who wrote, but quite true though. I don't know if you all have read it or not. I've fwd to some of you all. It's quite thorough.. and can be sort of a checklist.. if changes have been made in all these with the new election results. :)ELECTION: FOR, OR AGAINST UMNO-PUTRAISM?03.03.2008For the first time, there </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2170989524014061304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2170989524014061304&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2170989524014061304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2170989524014061304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/this-statement-sums-up-everything-that.html' title='This statement sums up everything that is wrong with Malaysia'/><author><name>J-Chee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14207697968558850244</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5319155702910195846</id><published>2008-03-11T12:08:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-11T12:11:53.034+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Malaysiakini's Election Facts</title><summary type='text'>2008 polls - interesting factsMar 10, 08 6:20pmBarisan Nasional only gained about 51 percent of the popular vote from the 7.9 million ballots cast on Saturday. However, it took 63 percent of the seats contested - or 140 of 222 seats in Parliament.Interestingly, its peninsula-wide popular vote was only 49.79 percent, which effectively means that the opposition received the majority vote in this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5319155702910195846/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5319155702910195846&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5319155702910195846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5319155702910195846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/malaysiakinis-election-facts.html' title='Malaysiakini&apos;s Election Facts'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5978742708949944339</id><published>2008-03-10T16:29:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-10T16:43:23.528+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Forum: “KE MANA MALAYSIA? ANALISA KEPUTUSAN PILIHANRAYA UMUM KE-12”</title><summary type='text'>Posted by Chee Seong March 6, 2008Pilihanraya Umum Ke-12 merupakan satu ujian yang penting bagi semua pemimpin politik negara kita. Apakah mesej yang dibawa dalam keputusan pilihanraya ini? Apakah makna kemenangan di dalam pilihanraya kepada Barisan Nasional, KeADILan, PAS dan DAP? Siapakah yang paling manfaat daripada pilihanraya? Ke mana Malaysia selepas Pilihanraya Umum Ke-12 ini?Semua ini </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5978742708949944339/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5978742708949944339&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5978742708949944339'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5978742708949944339'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/forum-ke-mana-malaysia-analisa.html' title='Forum: “KE MANA MALAYSIA? ANALISA KEPUTUSAN PILIHANRAYA UMUM KE-12”'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-1361037968694782146</id><published>2008-03-05T00:20:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-05T00:21:49.818+08:00</updated><title type='text'>What's the point of voting 2?</title><summary type='text'>it was reported in the star that the indelible ink that SPR bought for RM2 million is not going to be used during the elections.so what happens now? where our RM2 million went? masuk whose pocket d the commision.why they nvr do research properly first b4 deciding to buy the ink? why must spend money our money and then decide not to use it. their reasons is the constitution allows us to vote </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/1361037968694782146/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=1361037968694782146&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1361037968694782146'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1361037968694782146'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/whats-point-of-voting-2.html' title='What&apos;s the point of voting 2?'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2759923431701484924</id><published>2008-03-03T13:15:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-03T13:18:07.781+08:00</updated><title type='text'>What's the point of voting?</title><summary type='text'>Yes, some of you will lambast me for asking that but surely, the info below will make one realize the futility of voting in a rigged election. The source is very reliable and a philosophy student worth his salt.Electoral Website - Absolutely ridiculousSomeone tells me that the Rembau elections are rigged... I don't know if you can make head or tail of these figures. It's quite cute. Not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2759923431701484924/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2759923431701484924&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2759923431701484924'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2759923431701484924'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/whats-point-of-voting.html' title='What&apos;s the point of voting?'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-7716046698832904698</id><published>2008-03-01T19:18:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-03-01T19:19:14.032+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Anwar's speech</title><summary type='text'>http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-8665011592312376468everyone, pls watch this with a mind free of prejudice. listen to what he say, analyze it critically.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/7716046698832904698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=7716046698832904698&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7716046698832904698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7716046698832904698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/03/anwars-speech.html' title='Anwar&apos;s speech'/><author><name>KahJoon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07133952845079019664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/dnaangel86/f430_spider_novitec_02.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2436826877676940066</id><published>2008-02-28T22:20:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T22:30:31.463+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Nak Tak</title><summary type='text'>I'm not sure if this is entirely appropriate, but seeing that the news are focusing on the pros of BN, here's a site that does just the opposite:Nak Tak[EDIT]: Another link worth a browse-through: From a Frightened Malaysian Abroad</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2436826877676940066/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2436826877676940066&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2436826877676940066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2436826877676940066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/02/nak-tak.html' title='Nak Tak'/><author><name>Axtar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16157057317748561052</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-6254133845494974411</id><published>2008-02-27T20:28:00.006+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-27T22:10:05.527+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='on campus'/><title type='text'>They were not sorry</title><summary type='text'>On a usual morning, JacQ had an unusual experience. Whilst munching away her burger in the car, she heard an ear ringing bang which was later followed by the shaking of her car. Snapping her head towards the direction of the bang, she heard the driver of the car parked next to her gasping. JacQ saw the embarrassed passenger at the back seat looking at her for a second before getting down the car.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/6254133845494974411/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=6254133845494974411&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6254133845494974411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/6254133845494974411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/02/they-were-not-sorry.html' title='They were not sorry'/><author><name>-JacQ-</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11589521220074148727</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-7200565334167415512</id><published>2008-02-27T03:02:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-27T03:04:56.420+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Campaigns</title><summary type='text'>Well, since BN is doing such a good job with their campaign (practically everywhere on airwaves, TV space and on the streets), giving DAP a wee bit of attention and their time under the sun seems fair.I know, I know. The first 20 times I heard it, I laughed too.But it's a fruit for thought.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/7200565334167415512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=7200565334167415512&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7200565334167415512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7200565334167415512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/02/campaigns.html' title='Campaigns'/><author><name>puiyee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17894532756583969820</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YYEpYTZFTrQ/SooVMw5dJ8I/AAAAAAAAAMs/u-bOVw3BE2s/S220/P4040049z.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-1116291061360950338</id><published>2008-02-21T14:28:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-21T14:32:26.947+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='elections'/><title type='text'>Malaysian students overseas - you can vote</title><summary type='text'>Original post from www.polytikus.com:All Malaysian students who are registered to vote can participate in the coming general elections! The process is rather obscure because many don’t know it is possible. I found a website that gives you a step by step guide on how to get registered as a postal voter in United Kingdom. Watch and learn. And do it! :)Thanks to Lay Chin for the info (which is taken</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/1116291061360950338/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=1116291061360950338&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1116291061360950338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/1116291061360950338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/02/malaysian-students-overseas-you-can.html' title='Malaysian students overseas - you can vote'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-5046347546544846127</id><published>2008-02-20T16:48:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-20T16:53:16.679+08:00</updated><title type='text'>can malaysians vote from abroad?</title><summary type='text'>i can't go back for elections and i'm just wondering if we can vote from the embassies or do postal voting...called and wrote to the SPR but they never gave me a good clear straight forward answer...instead, they took me on a 'tour'...anyway, lets just skip that part shall we?a friend of mine who's from the media told me, "only military personnel, students, staff of embassies and high commissions</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/5046347546544846127/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=5046347546544846127&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5046347546544846127'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/5046347546544846127'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/02/can-malaysians-vote-from-abroad.html' title='can malaysians vote from abroad?'/><author><name>小燕子</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00823797478610924030</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_9k4nEAlIHTA/SIDZvd2qkjI/AAAAAAAAC-g/8bJAZxn96Qo/S220/mefree.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-7479662781712823358</id><published>2008-02-18T20:25:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-18T21:11:23.764+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Invitation : 10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/7479662781712823358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=7479662781712823358&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7479662781712823358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/7479662781712823358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/02/invitation-10-tahun-sebelum-merdeka.html' title='Invitation : 10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka'/><author><name>amy2kyo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17455996597525462558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/STy3O3W9OdI/AAAAAAAAADc/IoE9rqfdoSA/S220/ambigram1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_28mWYbHnXHI/R7mD4lH1CkI/AAAAAAAAABQ/wlC3kXqP744/s72-c/10tahunn(without+location)+copy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-8471564337807080526</id><published>2008-02-08T10:45:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-08T11:42:19.346+08:00</updated><title type='text'>All Malaysians</title><summary type='text'>I was abit upset when most of the Barisan Nasional leaders and supporters were repeating the same quote.PM"Tahun ini menunjukan bahawa tahun ini lebih banyak rakyat pelbagai kaum telah datang untuk menjayakan perayaan tahun baru cina."DPM" The participation ot the citizens in this festive celebration shows that we do not have any problem among our citizen"MCA President"The people who have come </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/8471564337807080526/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=8471564337807080526&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8471564337807080526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/8471564337807080526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/02/all-malaysians.html' title='All Malaysians'/><author><name>Mc Chaoz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09083006701089564636</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UV6jRXHhK60/SMu_VO41xiI/AAAAAAAAACU/epWW_hZcy_4/S220/Rebirth.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-944117354288654241</id><published>2008-02-06T22:10:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-06T22:21:25.458+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Truth and justice no longer Malaysian way</title><summary type='text'>Without any intentions whatsoever to steal Miss Carmen's limelight, here's something interesting for a read. Just in case you may have missed this eloquent write-up by Michael Backman, that famous,  controversial Aussie columnist with The Age, here's an excerpt. This was written a week plus after the Bersih rally last year.THE Government of Australia will probably change hands this weekend. There</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/944117354288654241/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=944117354288654241&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/944117354288654241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/944117354288654241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/02/truth-and-justice-no-longer-malaysian.html' title='Truth and justice no longer Malaysian way'/><author><name>penulis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_BwEHYpnh1PI/R6nBheJe7aI/AAAAAAAAAeI/kIuMCxYzupg/s72-c/Michael_Backman_042-215x270.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-3479272349018447654</id><published>2008-02-05T18:44:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-05T18:59:40.476+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Gong Xi Fa Cai</title><summary type='text'>Hello my dear critters...Just a quick Happy Chinese New Year greeting to all who celebrate the event and for those who don't... hope you get LOADS of angpows anyway! :-) Not that I am encouraging you to be materialistic or anything but hey... this is the ONLY time we are actually rewarded for being single... hahahahahAlso, a HUGE BIG THANK YOU to all of you who have contributed to this site in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/3479272349018447654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=3479272349018447654&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3479272349018447654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/3479272349018447654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/02/gong-xi-fa-cai.html' title='Gong Xi Fa Cai'/><author><name>Carmen N</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11363093957811477103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545905448611409367.post-2758033219424936550</id><published>2008-02-03T00:27:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2008-02-05T07:02:16.454+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Paying for rain - Only in Malaysia *updated*</title><summary type='text'>For all of you who don't know, we here in Selangor actually have to pay for the usage of rainwater. The local water authorities (LUAS) have issued a circular demanding that all water from the land (air permukaan) which includes rivers, lakes and ponds which originates from rain to be charged a tariff for its usage. The usage rates is RM0.01 per cubic metre.So say if I were to install a rainwater </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/feeds/2758033219424936550/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5545905448611409367&amp;postID=2758033219424936550&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2758033219424936550'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5545905448611409367/posts/default/2758033219424936550'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://criticalfikir.blogspot.com/2008/02/paying-for-rain-only-in-malaysia.html' title='Paying for rain - Only in Malaysia *updated*'/><author><name>Kenny Chan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08850586514205947814</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1353/566121874_be13266fc1_o.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry></feed>
