Reading to Resonate
I submitted a proposal to a local publisher to publish a collection of my From the Bar Stool essays sometime last year. I was delightfully surprised when they replied with …
I submitted a proposal to a local publisher to publish a collection of my From the Bar Stool essays sometime last year. I was delightfully surprised when they replied with …
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 …
A drip of bright yellow on a dark blue canvas. An irresistable turn of the head. Contrast. Everybody’s vibing cynical and pessimistic. You turn up honest and hopeful. That’s a …
It doesn’t matter who we are, what we have, how knowledgeable we are, or where we live; we struggle. The man with incredible wealth, the man garlanded with success, struggles. …
To survive and thrive, I feel I have no choice but to consciously cultivate and live with a relentlessly optimistic and aesthetic outlook on life. The alternative is unconsciously backsliding …
For me, the one quality that gets anyone hired, liked, nurtured, feted and even championed is indispensability. You can make a persuasive case for your hire if you cultivate this …
You can do this. Get the pen and paper out. Or keyboard and screen. Or thumbs on the screen. Whatever works. All work. I can do it anywhere, anytime. Just …
‘The Malaysian Bar’ resides on the 4th floor of the Wisma Badan Peguam Malaysia, 2, Leboh Pasar Besar, 50050 Kuala Lumpur. It was officially unveiled by Marisa R Ng, the …
Marketing, business development, making Tik Tok videos, getting featured or profiled here and there, and such matters are things one does purportedly for attracting legal work. These are not skills …
‘How is it you dare to be so upfront and personal on your blog?’ A friend of mine asked me the other day. ‘Really? I’m just relating what I learned …
Litigation is a drag these days. For the most part. A primary reason for that is regrettably my colleagues at the bar. Not all of them, of course. There are …
May it please Your Lordship, Fahri Azzat for the Petitioner. The Petitioner, Nureen Elysya binti Sakya, hails from Kuala Lumpur. She is the second daughter of Puan Norlaily Basir and …
When meeting a client for the first time, I tell my younger colleagues they need to be mindful that a new client almost always tells us only the favourable aspects …
I followed Zee Tan‘s work on Facebook before I got around to approaching him for a piece. He has a vibrant personality and his is versatile in terms of his …