Do you believe in Magic?

In Malaysia for all the trappings of modern life we remain a society deeply rooted in the belief of the unseen. The supernatural, the tahayul. Magic they call it.  This belief cuts across racial lines and class divide. Everyone from desperate housewives to politicians needs someone who can manipulate or at least, bargain with the unseen. Everyone needs a friend from the other side. Sendings...

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On Secrets.

 Satu benda yang aku seronok bila berada di rumah Nenek waktu dahulu adalah jenis bahan bacaan yang ada. Dari akhbar-akhbar seperti Harakah, Utusan dan lain-lain, majalah gosip artis (URTV, Mangga dan lain-lain), publikasi-publikasi sensasi dan mistik seperti Variasari dan Mastika, buku-buku dalam Siri Bercakap Dengan Jin, buku-buku dan risalah HarunYahya, novel-novel Michael Crichton dan John...

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Forever

Bila Francis Light Dan Sultan Kedah menandatangani Perjanjian Kedah-Hindia Timur Inggeris, tukang tulis Sultan Kedah ada menggunapakai ayat selagi ada peredaran cakerawala, Matahari Dan bulan untuk menggambarkan jangka hayat perjanjian yang memajak Pulau Pinang dan Province Wellesley (aka Seberang Perai) kepada Syarikat Hindia Timur Inggeris (EIC). Memang sedap didengar ayatnya, berbunga selayaknya...

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On Freedom

  ‘’Aye, Fight and you may die. Run and you may live. At least for a while..and lying in your bed many years from now , would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM’’ Lebih kurang macam itu lah ucapan William Wallace (dilakonkan oleh...

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The Call

 There are two calls which are important to a practitioner. The first being your long call, a happy and memorable event where you are officially welcomed to be part of the legal fraternity. The other, equally memorable but not a happy event being the phone call to the client informing them of a court decision which was not in their favour. It is memorable because of the reaction it creates to...

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Giving (up) ghosts

Bila waktu kecil dulu pasti ada satu ketika bila kau pergi ke satu tempat yang kau yang mana kau sangat suka hingga tak mahu balik ke rumah. Tak kisah lah Disneyland ke, tempat percutian ke, kampung halaman kau ke. Yang penting kau menangis, meraung, buat perangai, pahut pada tiang atau bibir pintu sebab kau tahu pada ketika itu, di dalam minda kecil kau, kau tahu yang tempat kau berada itu lah...

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