Comments for Thoughtstreak II.V

Comment on A Three-minute play by Walter

Walter — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:58:57 +0000

Can I use your play to produce a video for a class project? Please get back to me as soon as you can. Thank you.

Comment on Will NUS censor student journalism? by UG Student Journalism

UG Student Journalism — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:50:48 +0000

I think the student journalism will survived

Comment on Preliminary thoughts on Red Thread, episode 6 by julian

julian — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:19:16 +0000

here’s another reason why i don’t watch the singapore telly..

Comment on SPOILER ALERT: Max Payne movie is a tragedy, just like the game by Plamen

Plamen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:54:51 +0000

Excellent thoughts on the character, man. Well written. It’s really good to see people apreciating this immense work of writing genius..

Comment on Project Malaysia Commentary: Another article has the same ideas as mine by The Balancing act of Malaysian Politics and writing for public consumption « Thoughtstreak II.V

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:05:35 +0000

[...] This is another supplementary blog post on another article I wrote for a platform that is not Kent Ridge Common. Project Malaysia is aptly subtitled, “an experiment in nation building”, and headed by prominent human rights lawyer, Malik Imtiaz Saywar. They explain that, “Project Malaysia was created to respond to a need for solution-driven, informed opinions on issues affecting Malaysian society as a whole… Through these essays and commentaries, we aim to inform and persuade readers as well as writers, to engage with the Malaysian audience at large – in seeking viable solutions for this non-profit, nation building exercise.” I’ve also made some commentary about their articles in some of my previous posts. [...]

Comment on Project Malaysia commentary: “Onion theory” of identity not useful yet by The Balancing act of Malaysian Politics and writing for public consumption « Thoughtstreak II.V

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:05:27 +0000

[...] building exercise.” I’ve also made some commentary about their articles in some of my previous [...]

Comment on Project Malaysia commentary: What else to talk about besides race by The Balancing act of Malaysian Politics and writing for public consumption « Thoughtstreak II.V

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:05:22 +0000

[...] building exercise.” I’ve also made some commentary about their articles in some of my previous [...]

Comment on There is no such thing as being meritocratic by Some Simple Thoughts On Meritocracy « Thoughtstreak II.V

Some Simple Thoughts On Meritocracy « Thoughtstreak II.V — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:42:09 +0000

[...] sort of “means-to-a-meritorious-end” I have mentioned before about egalitarian meritocracy is that there isn’t a way to be pro-meritocratic. By that, I [...]

Comment on The ultimate game is programming by The ultimate game is programming « Thoughtstreak II.V | GLITCH IT

The ultimate game is programming « Thoughtstreak II.V | GLITCH IT — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:40:49 +0000

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Comment on Remembering May 13 by rockjianrock

rockjianrock — Mon, 25 May 2009 08:58:56 +0000

Hi Su Yuen,

I’ve got a different explanation and also because I’ve been taught at political science to be very skeptical of the modernization thesis (i.e. better education creates better democracy).

Here is Zakry Abadi’s Konflik Istana dan Parliamen, 1983, personal translation:

“The non-Malays, especially the opposition party members, have been brazenly questioning Malay special rights, the position of the malay Sultanate, and the position of the malay language. The Malays initially ignored such sentiments, except amongst politicians. However, when the subsequent elections resulted in the defeat of Malays, their nationalistic and royalist spirit and their awareness of Malay economic backwardness began to rise. They clashed with the non-Malays who were so passionate about their victory, that the tragedy [of May 13] occurred.” page 15

So as a counter-hypothesis, the difference between May 13 1969 and March 8 2008 is probably the Bersih Rally. The opposition was non-racial in its character and submitted a proposal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong which in effect demonstrated the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the institution of the Agong.