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We have all felt it: the strange, cold emptiness of being ignored. It’s when your words hang in the air, unanswered. When your presence in a room is treated like that of the furniture. When a text message is left "seen," and a conversation is met with
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We are often taught a simple history: Tunku Abdul Rahman was the Architect of Malaysia, uniting Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak for mutual independence in 1963. But when you look closely at the political arithmetic of that time, the picture becomes much more complex—and frankly, deeply uncomfortable for those
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Introduction: The Dystopia is Now Greta Van Fleet’s "Age of Machine" isn’t just a hard rock anthem—it’s a chilling, poetic mirror reflecting our profound digital dependence and systemic exploitation. From the opening mechanical riff to the mournful, emotionally raw chorus, the song transports us
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Introduction: The Mythic Weight of the Lie Greta Van Fleet’s lyrics have always resonated with me because they function like puzzles wrapped in myth, demanding that we dig past the surface to find the core message. "The Falling Sky" is no exception. At first glance, the song
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Many people still rely on the simple, flawed narrative that Singapore was just "kicked out" of Malaysia in 1965—as if it were an unwanted problem to be discarded. As someone who cares deeply about factual clarity and systemic fairness over blind faith, I know this common misunderstanding
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The recent online reaction to a Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) account, which seemingly celebrated a Petronas victory in a legal dispute, has exposed a profound fault line in Malaysia's federation: the issue of Sarawak’s autonomy and resource ownership. Rather than focusing on corporate triumph, the
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Lately, an old wound has been reopened in Malaysia, specifically concerning the state of Sabah. If you've been following the news, or even just social media, you’d know about the ongoing saga of the 40% special grant for Sabah. This isn’t some new request; it’s
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Recently, a few clips of public speeches by a prominent Sabah politician, Shafie Apdal of Warisan, have been circulating. These speeches, which seem to use ethnic groups as political footballs, have rightly stirred anger and concern, especially within the Kadazandusun Murut Rungus (KDMR) community. I want to talk about two
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Just like with ableism, the most harmful and common forms of povertyism (classism or aporophobia) are often the subtle ones—what some researchers call "microaggressions" or embedded institutional maltreatment. * These subtle forms often stem from the false belief in "meritocracy"—the idea that everyone succeeds based