Musings of a 50+ year old boy – a halftime journey

It has been an unusual CNY (Chines New Year) festive celebration in these Covid19 times. We have been a year into the first lockdown and the world is still grappling with changes in the new normal as the vaccine rollout slowly gains momentum. Here in our country, the situation has been much better than in…

The week started off with a bang, literally. Early Monday morning, news flashes started appearing that the Myanmar military had taken the ruling members into custody and have placed them under house arrest. This was the same day where the new parliament was supposed to be sworn into power after NLD’s landslide victory in last…

What an epic week it has been, as much was written about a particular war that was taking place in cyberspace where billions of $$ were being wagered by 2 opposing teams. David took on Goliath and slugged it out on the Robinhood trading platform via WallStreetBets sub-Reddit. The difference cannot be more extreme. The…

This week started with trepidation as US headed into the inauguration on Wed, 20 Jan. After what happened on 06 Jan with the storming of the Capitol and more than 25,000 troops stationed there ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, there was a real fear that something bad would happen on the actual day. Would there…

Woke (/ˈwoʊk/ WOHK) is a political term that originated in the United States, and it refers to a perceived awareness of issues that concern social justice and racial justice. The object of attention is then Cancelled, silenced online by the masses. It finally happened. The social media took away the only superpower of the orange…

And the superpowers of the orange moron has finally been removed. Like a spoilt kid that was given too many liberties by the parents/enablers for the last 4 years, they have finally had enough of the “enfant terrible”. Twitter, Facebook, Google and the rest of the social media platforms have finally permanently banned him from…

And yes, we crossed into the new year and survived a horrible 2020 which we will all remember for years to come. The great vaccination exercise has started as humankind races to stop the virus while winter is coming. What lies ahead as we enter into the first week of the brand new year? Today…

I guess there is a method to the madness. With the holiday season upon us, the disruptor in chief is looking to wreak havoc into the last 30 days of his hold on power. Within the last few days before Christmas, he had managed to unleash so much chaos before rushing back to his Margo…