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Alwyn Lau
Bookworm. Contrarian. Proud Malaysian. Or thereabouts. Tweets at @alwyn_lau
More from Alwyn Lau
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Christian Eriksen and the intimation of mortality
JUNE 14 — Two nights ago, Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during the Denmark-Finland game. For about 10 excruciating minutes, the whole world...
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Do our frontliners need to listen to our moaning?
JUNE 7 — About two weeks ago, I went to #cucukMyAZ. The whole process went smoothly; no long queues, everyone was helpful, etc. But I did notice something...
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The four irons laws of post-graduate studies
MAY 31 — Maybe it’s the pandemic or just the over-supply of post-graduate programs in the country, but have you noticed that more and more folks are talking about continuing...
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Why do zombie movies remain popular?
MAY 24 — Warning: There are no spoilers ahead. Last week, director Zach Snyder released Army of the Dead. This movie sees a motley crew of generalist shooters, a...
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When MCO means 'must come office'
MAY 6 — So MCO 3.0 (for Selangor) is here. As usual, we’ll await government SOPs, crack our heads over which district lines can be crossed, witness a few people get fined...
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Corruption in Malaysia 'not yet a pandemic'? Really?
APRIL 20 — Recently, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Azam Baki declared that corruption in Malaysia is worrying but “not yet a...
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A former alcoholic shares his story
APRIL 15 — A few months ago, I wrote about Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias and how, possibly, he was afflicted by sexual addiction. Since then, I have received numerous...
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What is ‘natural’ sex anyway?
MARCH 29 — There is ongoing controversy over the Federal Court’s ruling which rendered unconstitutional a provision in the Selangor Shariah law criminalising unnatural...
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20+ reasons why I don’t turn on my video in Zoom
MARCH 22 — Because I just don’t feel like it. Because most people don’t. Because turning on the video feels like an obligation or a requirement; and that’s just no fun....
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The answer to fake speech is more speech, not suppression
MARCH 15 — That’s according to Louis Brandeis, a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He declared that the constitutional remedy to...
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Doing our part to help the country reopen
MARCH 9 — Since last March, I’ve written extensively on the need for caution — even hyper-caution — when it comes to avoiding being infected with Covid-19. I was...
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Hyper-scheduling in a time of lockdown
MARCH 1 — One of the most important “normals” the pandemic and lockdown have overhauled is our modes of meeting, learning and conferencing. Like it or not, since last...
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The Ravi Zacharias scandal and addiction
FEBRUARY 22 — Around last Christmas, it was confirmed that Ravi Zacharias, world-famous Christian evangelist and apologist who died in May 2020, was in all likelihood guilty of...
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Six ang pow ‘rules’ to remember
FEBRUARY 15 — Many years ago, my family was in Singapore celebrating Chinese New Year. On the second or third day, we went to visit an elderly aunty, had lunch, said goodbye and...
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Should our school children switch to e-textbooks?
JANUARY 25 — Have you seen the amount of school books that kids (from as young as Standard 1) are required to bring to school? We're talking pre-Covid-19 times, of course. Some...