Zaim Al-Amin

Open house in outer space

free Our first astronaut has promoted to the world and the universe at large the oh-so-very-Malaysian Hari Raya open house.

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Of being forty and forlorn

free Then the years flew by and one fine day you wake up to your 40th birthday and suddenly you realize that things did not turn up quite as planned.

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Spiderman, Cicakman or La France Peut, Monsieur!

free Maybe, we should also take our very own publicity hypes with a generous pinch of salt. Perhaps, we shouldn't be shouting too much after all.

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Of teh tarik, roti canai, or, spin again, earthling!

free The first Malaysian in space would most likely be obliged to sportingly toss roti canai, pull some teh tarik and possibly, spin a top.

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The Holy Grail & Knights Templar & The last 'Biskut Lutut'

new Zaim meets an old friend for coffee and wonders if success is what life is about.

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Of English-speaking geishas

Forget the hard-luck stories of parenting... it's tough being a child these days.

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Of Bossy Big Bosses & Angguk-Angguk Geleng-Geleng

new From bosses to oil hikes, Zaim's taking it easy.

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Noisy Neighbours, Pre-nuptial Agreements & The One Minute Man

new What makes a marriage tick? Zaim Al-Amin's wrecked Sunday morning has him pondering over marital woes.

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Of Hek-Eleh & Poyo Giler, or, Bukan Cintan Ori

new Language problems between the young and mature! Zaim Al-Amin mulls over the predicament as he strives to understand his children's conversations.

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Diaries, weblogs, resolutions and Mat Gadget 2006

new The Year 2006 is still blooming fresh. Still not too late to wish everybody well, formulate steely resolutions and get a diary

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Saturday night fever

new Zaim Al-Amin closes the gap between his children and he.

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Of haircuts and manliness, or, on a hot day like this

new More than 30 years ago, Zaim turned into an adult in a, er, hairdressing saloon...

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Of toothache and smog, or, me and my dust mask

Zaim survives the haze and lives to tell the tale.

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Friendship revisited

Friendship may be lost but is always remembered. No?

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Love is blind

Zaim ponders over the mandatory HIV Screening Test and learns a few things.

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Silat pulut and weddings

new The origins of Silat Pulut. And we thought weddings were all about making babies, hantaran and stuffing our faces silly.

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Silat pulut and weddings

The origins of Silat Pulut. And we thought weddings were all about making babies, hantaran and stuffing our faces silly.

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Of ESPs, sixth sense & premonitions, or, your SPM result

If he could have predicted his SPM results, he would have known what to do to score.

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Petronas Twin Towers and towering Malays

Zaim mulls over a new hybrid of Malays: the towering ones. Are they humans or a new term for a building? We'd like to suggest wearing Manolos, Zaim.

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If tomorrow never comes

Zaim, our sentimentalist, talks about why each day is special. This is why a PDA is important.

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Mas kahwin and belanja hangus

Zaim cracks his head over a budget that haunts every would-be couple: the wedding budget. And no, it's not his.

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Laksa oh laksa

Zaim Al Amin extols over the virtues of a great bowl of laksa. He offers a few tips for the curious reader.

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Romance 101

Zaim Al Amin tries to figure out what romance is about, as Valentine's Day looms.

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Why husbands need to go to training schools

Zaim Al-Amin ponders on what to get his wife for their wedding anniversary. Is it really important?

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