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Mar 315 min read

Emotions

It has been 6 months since 7 October 2023, when a retaliatory act by Hamas led to a pogrom in a scale unseen in modern times against...

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Mar 33 min read

Contradictions

It's a world of contradictions, and Malaysia is no exception. We just held the Kongres Ekonomi Bumiputera ("Bumiputera Economy...

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Jan 62 min read

Heroes

We were greeted with sad news this morning, one of my heroes, David Soul, from the Starsky and Hutch fame passed away this morning. He...

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crizzikhsan

Dec 9, 20232 min read

Badai (The Storm)

It was a dark and stormy night, but in this instance, it's not one night, instead it's been continuing for the last 5 years. They are...

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crizzikhsan

Nov 15, 20233 min read

Bad News

Terrible news keeps coming. First, we are devastated daily by the senseless murders in Gaza. Then, one sixth of my favourite ensemble...

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Oct 10, 20233 min read

Withdrawal Symptoms!

Season 3 of Only Murders in the Building just completed its run. We now know who the murderer is. They have even renewed for a new...

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crizzikhsan

Oct 8, 20234 min read

What do I write? What can I write?

I have a whole lot to write but risking lese majeste I need to refrain myself. Being an unknown public figure is an interesting position...

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crizzikhsan

Sep 9, 20232 min read

My Heart Aches!

Why does my heart ache? Are you hearing the song by Bonnie Tyler yet? It's a Heartache? Back to why my heart aches. My heart aches...

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crizzikhsan

Sep 1, 20233 min read

Do You Hear the People Sing?

Yesterday we saw a rare spectacle. Yang Dipertuan Agong (Malaysia's King) and Raja Permaisuri Agong (Malaysia's Queen) mingled with the...

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crizzikhsan

Aug 25, 20239 min read

Cross Roads

It was 1992. I just returned from my studies in United Kingdom. When I went there, I was a little rebellious, a little...

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crizzikhsan

Aug 22, 20233 min read

What Makes Us Different

In the last 2 weeks, we have been visiting the participants to our Basmi Miskin Tegar (Poverty Eradication Programme) in Kota Bharu...

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crizzikhsan

Aug 14, 20234 min read

Aftermath

Okay, today it is clear that I want to write about politics. Most of my prediction in my previous post was accurate, except for...

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crizzikhsan

Aug 7, 20234 min read

Let's Take a Breather

As always there's so much running through my mind to the point that I have no idea what I want to write. There's the ever-popular topic...

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crizzikhsan

Aug 2, 20234 min read

To Tax or Not to Tax?

A few days ago, I read a proposal by an academician in a seminar to tax EPF. Tax is a very sensitive subject for me being one of the few...

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crizzikhsan

Jul 19, 20233 min read

Inspirational Children

Today I attended a programme in Kuala Krai to fete a few students that did really well at the recent SPM exam despite the many challenges...

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Ranting and raving (or the wonderful Malaysians!)

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Jul 4, 20235 min read

Ranting and raving (or the wonderful Malaysians!)

My parents were with me for the Aidil Adha. For that few days it was bliss having home cooked meal. Instead of my various attempts. We...

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crizzikhsan

Jul 1, 20235 min read

Do a Good Deed

As always, a million things and topics are running through my head. I wanted to write about everything but finally a story I read on...

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crizzikhsan

Jun 16, 20235 min read

The week that was 2

After my mother's 79th birthday, I dropped my parents off while I waited for my ride to the airport. My ride was a taxi driven by a taxi...

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crizzikhsan

Jun 11, 20234 min read

The week that was

As always, I start writing something else, but my mind wants to write something else. We shall see which one I will eventually publish....

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crizzikhsan

Jun 6, 20233 min read

Memories are made of this

It was 1978, and I have just arrived from Alor Setar from Iskandar School where I was there for 2 years, in standard 2 and 3. Sekolah...

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