Archive for August, 2007

Burgled! They even took the poor mouse

Today was not a great day.
I woke up this morning to find that my home had been broken into while I was asleep.
Here’s what they took:

A laptop (yes, they took the power adapter, the modem… and even the poor mouse, but no, they weren’t interested in my older desktop PC, which was next to it);
Wallet [...]

The triumph of Life over Death

I like to think of these unexpected victories as a legacy of the Resurrection, a sign that the forces of Death and Oppression will never have the last word over those who struggle for justice and peace, even though those who struggle may never live to see the fruit of their work. For Christ’s Resurrection [...]

Fundraising walkathons for bailouts and fighter jets?

Most of us have done it while we were in school. You know, taking part in walkathons and donation drives to help the school build a new wing or to carry out urgent repairs. And we usually thought nothing of it and were glad to chip in.
But a friend of mine phoned this evening sounding [...]

Look, a minimum wage would spur economic activity

Here’s more evidence to show that a minimum wage can actually keep the economy purring.
This time, we go to the United States.
San Francisco-based journalist, Dick Meister, a specialist on labour issues, is actually calling on the US administration to raise the minimum wage there to a more decent level. A minimum wage, far from dampening [...]

Oil running out - and Malaysia allows an energy-intensive smelter

The oil is running out.
Yes, in Malaysia too.
By 2010, we will become a net importer of oil. If our domestic demand for petroleum products continues to increase by 4 per cent annually, we will have nothing left over to export as demand will exceed domestic crude oil production.
Many countries around the world are beginning [...]