Don't you have the same too once in a while? That there is a movie in your head? On repeat? Over and over again? This I have recently. The day my mother died. I realized that I never put it on paper, this day, this rather special day in a way. Not for me but …
Facewell Facebook (pt 4)
Facebook is a terrible invention. I am happy that I am out of there, though it is only a month or so. However, it is enough time to have 'forgotten' about it, how it is not part of my life anymore, or, how I'm no longer part of Facebook's money making machine. But I also …
Islam+Muslims+Multicultural society+Democracy+Peace=Malaysia
Malaysia is an Islam/Muslim dominant country, which also has a multicultural society, has a democracy, and that we are living peacefully with each other. I would like to speak up against the rising Islamophobia in the West by giving my input in the debate in a positive way from my own experience trying to give …
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Why the 14th General Elections (GE14) in Malaysia are EPIC and why voting matters
The finale of the 14th General Elections (GE14) in Malaysia are Epic. There simply is no other word than epic to describe the course of these elections. It teaches that voting matters. It teaches that your right to influence your country absolutely is possible. In Malaysia, after about a 60 year rule of the leading coalition, Malaysians voted the opposition in power.
How a small gesture make other people happy
Today was such a day, at least, a part of it. Before I was home permanently in Malaysia, Hadie spend quite some time with her parents. That's easy, it's the same house, though we divided it in two parts. However, the garden we share and we basically all the time can hear from each other …
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Facewell Facebook Pt3 (and introducing danielarendzen.com)
I'm talking about not having Facebook anymore, not having Twitter anymore and not having Instagram anymore. A list of 7 experiences I have experienced after#deletefacebook
Pizza date and THE Frog (and Food again)
Somehow, no matter where I travel through Malaysia, getting to know my new country, everything revolves around food. I think I have mentioned food already in many posts about Malaysia and, true, many good moments are in presence of food! It was Friday. And on Fridays we always have our 'cheat day' from cooking ourselves …
Adapting to a tropical country (is not always easy)
All revolves around..... Heat! That's an obvious no-brainer, still it has its consequences in daily activities. Are you ready for it?
The Responsibility of Unpacking (and letting go)
Only recently I found out what responsibility 'moving out' has and that I have to 'let go' of concepts that was all too natural to me. It is easy to fly continents but that flight is so much more than sitting in a tube 35.000 ft above ground.
DFC
Or, a Decent F*cking Car! And that was badly needed... Her old pikanto is done driving regularly 70km a day in whatever rush hour traffic... The poor thing had a hard time climbing up hills near Ipoh on the way to Kuala Lumpur, as I used to travel from and to there often. Now the …