Many before him have tried and failed. Many wait on the sidelines. While it has been a long anxious wait since last October, he made it.
Meanwhile, he joins the ranks of Tun Daim Zainuddin and Tun Ghaffar Baba…
Posted on October 31st, 2003 by jl
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This was reported by Bernama, the Malaysian news agency, on 30 October 2003. It was also published in the New Straits Times on 31 October 2003 (page 2).
Posted on October 31st, 2003 by jl
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This was published in the New Straits Times (Business Times) on 31 October 2003 on page B8
Posted on October 31st, 2003 by jl
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The last week and a half has been somewhat hellish. Not only have I been unwell physiologically (first it was the mumps, then a stiff neck and my role as care-giver), I haven’t felt worse emotionally or psychologically in months. In fact, I think I have hit new lows.
It all started with my return from Singapore. My extended weekend down south (two weeks ago) was a welcome reprieve. Singapore has become somewhat of an escape hatch for me. It’s close enough to KL for a weekend trip. But it is far enough to get away from “real life”. Thanks to the generous hospitality of a friend, I’ve been living a different kind of existence on the island state, one where while not all is perfect, everything is nevertheless more funny and bearable than this predicament called “life” in KL. My trips to Singapore have been my mini-(no-)Sex and the City.
Posted on October 31st, 2003 by jl
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Oh God. He’s got more to say:
What if things go wrong? What if you fail to get your desired result? You can’t be assured of success, can you? Well, perhaps you can. I mean, obviously, if you are now trying to achieve something exceptionally ambitious or unlikely, it may not prove easy. You may have to make several attempts or sacrifice something you would prefer not to lose. Few things, at the moment though, are truly, completely, impossible. The Sun’s link to Mars says, If you try hard enough you can accomplish almost anything.
Posted on October 30th, 2003 by jl
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