Overrating Intelligence
Intelligence is the intellectual ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills systematically, coherently and logically. Once upon a time, intelligence was the primary quality I judged myself and others by. Even though I lacked it, and perhaps because of that, I prized it above other qualities. In an attempt to cultivate it, I kept an open mind, read difficult books (I still don’t understand them), entertained a diversity of thoughts, listened to intelligent people, …
A Malaysian Mongrel
According to the definition provision of the Malaysian Federal Constitution (FC), Article 160, a person who fulfils four conditions is considered a Malay: I have bracketed the categories and will use them as shorthand for those conditions. Other races are not defined. Only what constitutes a Malay. Since knowing about this provision, I have always wondered whether having a fossilized definition of a Malay over the long term is healthy. It is obvious from the …