Scales

At a job interview a long time ago I was asked if work-life balance is important to me. The interviewer was a Malay man in his 40’s. I answered yes, work-life balance is important. The interviewer looked at me thoughtfully before moving on to something else and cracked a joke or two. I did not get the job. As I remembered it was an in house legal position. I am glad I did not get the job. I would probably...

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Ada apa dengan Janggut? (or trying to go full Gandalf)

Ever since I can grow one, I’ve always maintained a beard or some variant of it whenever I could. Whenever I could because back in my uni days I was in a uniformed body (it was a handy bargain, in return for roll calls on Wednesday mornings in full uniform and activities during semester break I get to have free accommodation at the university hostels).While I was part of the uniformed body, the only...

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Jatuh/Bangun

Bangun pagi ini seluruh badan rasa lenguh dan sengal. Malam semalam penutup minggu sukan anak aku yang sulung. Sepanjang minggu ada acara sukan berjalan sewaktu waktu persekolahan. Penutup dan pemberian pingat dibuat pada waktu malam hari kerana hari siangnya kan umpama macam duduk dalam ketuhar. Ini untuk mengelakkan strok haba dan bermacam lagi simptom dunia yang demam. Ya, dunia demam,...

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Abah

Salah satu perkara yang selalu diulang Abah adalah anak-anaknya tak ada seorang pun yang buat technical line macam dia. Bukan apa, tiga-tiga tak ada bakat dengan nombor dan pengiraan. Ada lah cuba jugak. Seorang sekolah sains, sorang lagi ambik aliran sains masa sekolah menengah dulu. Dia pernah cuba tolong aku dengan kerja rumah kimia. Tak ubah macam itik mengajar ayam terbang. Dia belajar Applied Chemistry,...

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How low can you go?

Friday last week I went to KL Court with two ends in mind, getting the cd of court recording for an upcoming criminal appeal and to see how the touts ply their trade. Well, i went to court for the CRT. The tout-watching, that was my friend’s idea. This is an ongoing topic we had been discussing on and off again. From his pupillage until he has finally opened up his own law firm. On how a legal practitioner...

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5 things to consider before starting a fight (In Court or Tribunals or any place where some measure of verbal judo is required)

Thought I might inaugurate the new blog with something from my day job. Here it is. 5 things to do/know before starting a fight (In Court or Tribunals etc.)1)Tell the truth, always. It seems elementary but it bears repeating. Always tell the truth:      a)To yourself      b)To your lawyer      c)To the Court (yes, the court can handle...

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Baru

Ini kali 5 aku cuba bukak blog baru. Kalau tak jadi jugak aku nak ukir segala karutan aku atas batu je lepas tu humban dalam sungai. Mungkin lepas 500 tahun nanti bila sungai beralih aliran, ada yang terjumpa dan tanya si gila mana yang tulis benda ni sem...

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