I HAD forgotten much.

EVERY morning, I take five pills for my health. One is for my blood pressure, the rest are supplements I have been taking for years for my joints, eyes and energy.

WHAT’s up with PAS? Has it developed a Jekyll and Hyde personality? I ask because the party’s actions of late have been rather contradictory.

There are good reasons why the smallest nation in the region is the top dog.

MY staircase is getting “booked” again. This time, I’ve taken space on all the steps where I have stacked bundled books that I am giving up for good.

THE dragon hasn’t roared in yet, but the nation has been set aflame by the Federal Territories Pardons Board’s decision to cut former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s jail time by half to six years and give a super generous 78% discount on his fine from RM210mil to RM50mil.

Dr Mahathir has been injecting too much hate and poison into the body politic.

IT’S my mother’s birthday; she turns 90 today.

I AM writing this on Christmas Day. It’s late afternoon and due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases again, we haven’t invited anyone over. So it’s been a quiet day and I like it.

CONFESSION: I don’t speak good Malay, aka Bahasa Malaysia (BM). I think that is typical for most of my generation. We baby boomers studied in English language medium primary and secondary schools. I went on to earn my Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English degree from Universiti Malaya.

WE are a very sensitive country. Make no bones about it. Different communities can get upset, aggrieved or insulted by a variety of things, especially when they are related to religious sensitivities.In the case of Coldplay’s concert, PAS got all hot and bothered and wanted it cancelled because band leader Chris Martin supports gay rights.

As if there aren’t already plenty of hassles when it comes to travelling, here comes another worry to plague us.