Archive for the ‘I Was Here’ category

Voting Day

March 8th, 2008
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UPDATES:

12.25PM: This is the end of the 12th Malaysian General Election coverage. A turning point in our country. Maybe Malaysia is getting its independence again after 50 years? All Hail Malaysia 2.0!

4.40AM: UNPRECEDENTED 14 INDIANS will be in Parliment! 9 out of 28 MIC candidates won. Two results still unknown – N43 Permas and N24 Semenyih. » Read more: Voting Day

Farewell Valluvan

March 4th, 2008
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Valluvan Danapalan

8 December 1974 – 4 March 2008 » Read more: Farewell Valluvan

Nomination Day at Klang

February 25th, 2008
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Being a registered voter in my hometown (which is a mere 30 minutes from my current location), I took the weekend opportunity to see for myself the happenings at the nomination centre. The nomination for parliament seat P110 (Klang) and its 3 state seats (Port Klang N46, Pandaraman N47, and Kota Alam Shah N48) was held at Dewan Hamzah. I got an SMS from a friend saying the supporters for Manoharan will be marching from Chetty Padang (field) instead of Lecthumanan Hall as mentioned a day earlier. Anyway, I reached Dewan Hamzah at about 9.15am, by which the candidates were already in the nomination centre. The police had closed some of the roads, so I had some problem finding parking. Managed to park behind the Dewan and walked up the stairs. » Read more: Nomination Day at Klang

home…no more

February 4th, 2008
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Saturday morning was an eventful day for me and Then. We received a call at 6am, which usually means a bad news somewhere. I was worried that its news about her ailing grandmother. Between tears, Then said that her eldest sister’s house was on fire! It was the second sister on the phone who conveyed the message. While preparing to leave, we Managed to get confirmation that everyone was safe. We packed some clothes as well, and quickly rushed to Kuala Selangor. Took about 1 hour 15 minutes drive (made worse by the road construction along Kapar and the rain). We reached the house at 7.25am. By that time there were about 20 people there. The house was totally gone. » Read more: home…no more

Photo comparison of thaipusam 2007 and 2008

January 27th, 2008
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First two slideshows are photos of Thaipusam 2007, while the third slideshow is of Thaipusam 2007.

Thaipusam this year (taken between 10am and 2pm). There were less crowd before 10am. » Read more: Photo comparison of thaipusam 2007 and 2008