This yearโs Merdeka parade: little spotlight on the outstanding performances and parades that took months of preparation and practice. Instead, the limelight went to a 101-year-old who wheeled himself to a highly visible spot, sat there for 15 minutes, then left.
Datang, duduk tepi pagar 15 minit, ambil gambar, kemudian beredar. Bukan sangat nak tengok sambutan punโyang penting dapat gambar untuk disebarkan sebagai bukti kononnya mendapat layanan buruk. Kepuasan di penghujung usia yang agak unik.
I asked my friends and colleagues what they saw in this image. None of them saw it the way I did. Perhaps thatโs why people donโt often share the same sense of enjoyment when they talk to me.
The longest days arenโt spent at work,
but in a place that no longer feels like home.
We laugh for the world,
yet forget to smile where it matters most.
And warmth, once lost, seldom returns.
Why havenโt brilliant scientists or physicists like Stephen Hawking traveled to space to conduct experiments and experience it firsthand? One reason among many is that they are regarded as irreplaceable intellectual assets.