The Patriot

This is not about Mel Gibson terrorizing redcoats with his tomahawk and merry band of militias. Not about ‘Murica at all. No sir. This is not a piece meant to tell you to love the country. Much have been written about that. You can love or hate the country. It is up to you. This piece is not meant as a virtual keris rattling for me to exhibit my faux Malayness. After all, I identify as a Mongol....

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Seeing the Elephant

Semalam pendengaran pertama aku di Mahkamah Persekutuan melalui Zoom. Aku seperti biasa, jadi counsel demi keterujaan, pengalaman dan sedikit wang. Okay, sebenarnya lebih kepada keterujaan sebab dapat beraksi di Mahkamah Persekutuan. The highest court there is. Mumakil of judiciary. The Elephant. Persoalan yang ingin dibangkitkan pemohon adalah sama ada Seksyen 347 dan 348 Akta Syarikat 2016...

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Jah Work

Aku teringat satu scene dari cerita Enemy at the Gates bilamana sewaktu itu Battle of Stalingrad masih lagi tengah berlangsung dan tentera Kesatuan Soviet tengah teruk dibantai tentera Nazi Jerman. Teruk tapi belum betul-betul kalah. Dalam satu bunker, pemerintah tertinggi teater tersebut (aku tak ingat nama) sedang disekolahkan oleh Nikita Kruschev untuk dapatkan penjelasan kenapa tentera Soviet...

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Stock Taking

I was doing some calculations when it unintentionally led to the calculation my years of practice. I was surprised to know that this year would be my tenth year of practice. A whole damn decade. Yet I still feel like it was not too long ago I was called to the Bar. I ought to make myself a cup of tea in celebration. But really, was there anything to celebrate? I still dare not associate myself with...

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Remembering Mr Rajesh

On Monday i received a WhatsApp informing that Mr Rajeshwaran or Mr Rajesh as he is commonly known amongst his students had passed away. He was my Civil Trial and Advocacy (CTA) lecturer back during my LLB days. He was 87 years of age. Even then he was a gentleman of advanced age. Slight of build and soft in his speech. He’d have all the classes at the Moot Court on the account that the Moot...

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It’s Not For You

Hari dah lewat petang bila aku baru balik dari berjalan keliling kawasan taman. Teringat pada dua orang hero yang ada di tingkat bawah rumah. Aku turun ke tingkat bawah dan sapa dengan suara yang kuat; tanya ada sesiapa nak ikut pegi Petronas tak? Aku tanya kerana mereka seperti kanak-kanak lain nampak lebih mudah untuk pick up idea seperti consumerism dan ownership dari konsep seperti berkongsi....

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Schrodinger’s Car

I’m sure it happens on the regular basis. Your are late for court. It can be any court, KL or Shah Alam or even Kuala Kubu Bahru Court. Because you are late, you had to park quite a distance away from the court. So you parked your car, put on your nice court shoes, tied a simple knot for your necktie, grabbed your stuff and walk in tearing hurry towards the court entrance. Then as you put one foot...

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Talking With the Dead

Zeno, si bapa Stoicism pernah ke Delphi untuk berjumpa si Oracle untuk menilik masa depannya. Si Oracle ini bukan si nenek berbangsa Afrika baik hati yang menawarkan biskut cip cokelat panas kepada insan terpilih dan melatih kanak-kanak psikik yang boleh membengkok sudu umpama Uri Geller. Bukan yang itu. Ini Oracle, the OG, yang tulen dari zaman klasikal Yunani.Menurut ceritanya jalan menuju masuk...

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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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