For my friends, it’s kinda become a running joke. “Don’t get mugged.” This is how they say goodbye to me now.
Truth is, I’ve only been mugged twice in my life (not counting the incident with the Russian prostitutes in Athens - another story for another time). But both muggings were relatively violent and have had [...]

Life is a highway, I wanna ride it … all night long. If you’re going my way, I wanna drive it … all night long.

Crazy ass song to have stuck in my head on a peaceful fog-surrounded Saturday morning right? But there you have it. I’m not the one who puts these things in my [...]

Here is the email I was going to send to Rehman Rashid, author of what I’m tempted to describe as the best book I’ve read this year, A Malaysian Journey.

Dear Rehman,

A few weeks ago I was invited to come speak in Kuala Lumpur on how governments around the world have responded to the challenges posed [...]