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Project: Littleships

Allow me to introduce the hottest new game you’ve never heard of! Littleships: small boats fighting modest battles in diminutive bodies of water. Imagine Battleships but single-player, and each littleship is a single coordinate. You have 15 shots to sink 5 littleships. Can you do it? You cannot top the intensity of this gameplay. I wrote Littleships in Python3 as an in-terminal minigame with…

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Book Launch!

The George Town Literary Festival is underway. The Last Jews of Penang is honored to receive a slot in the program for our official launching. Here is publisher Amir Muhammad, illustrator Arif Rafhan and myself talking about the origins of the project and what it means to us.

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4 things in life

4 things in life

Bapa saya pernah pesan ada 4 perkara setiap lelaki kena capai dalam hidupnya: 1. Tanam sebatang pokok. 2. Bikin sebuah rumah. 3. Mempunyai seorang anak laki. 4. Tulis sebuah buku. I did it, Dad! With prose by Zayn Gregory accessible even to goys of all ages, and beautiful illustrations by Arif Rafhan, The Last Jews of Penang brings to life a poignant moment in Malaysia’s rich…

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The Last Jews of Penang

The Last Jews of Penang

Not very long ago, a small but thriving community of Jews called the island of Penang their home. With a presence spanning across two centuries, this little-known but truly Malaysian community eventually vanished, but traces remain! With prose by Zayn Gregory accessible even to goys of all ages, and beautiful illustrations by Arif Rafhan, The Last Jews of Penang brings to life a poignant moment…

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Salleh Ben Joned's Salacious Pantuns

Salleh Ben Joned’s Salacious Pantuns

Literary giant Salleh Ben Joned Salleh Ben Joned passed away a few months ago. His taste in pantuns favored the more … spicy. His short essay “Salacious Pleasures of ‘Pantuns'” on four classic pantuns from the book Kumpulan Pantun Melayu (published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia) features his loose translations into English and some thoughts about their significance to the Malay Psyche. I…

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Cerita Si Boris

Tiga minggu bercuti di USA!  Baik je pulang ke Malaysia teringat cerita ni, tak tahu kenapa.

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Ramadan Pertama | Ep 30 Ingat balik kali pertama puasa di Detroit dulu

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Nasrudin and the Wife Beater | Episode 29 Masalah yang serius kali ini! Tok Guru Nasrudin kita berdepan dengan kaki pukul isteri. Cerita Mullah Nasruddin dalam lawaknya mesti ada moral yang tersembunyi.  Cuba teka apa moral dia.

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Burung Wak-Wak My thoughts on the habits and origins of the Burung Wak-Wak.

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Doa Zubir Ali Allahyarham Zubir Ali seorang penyair dan penyanyi yang meninggalkan kita terlalu awal. Lagu beliau "Doa" antara lagu pebret isteri saya.

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News for Mother

Mak has been in the hospital a lot lately. That put the wife and I in a sentimental mood one evening so we put together this video. The music is Khabar Bagi Ibu by the Alleycats.  Here are the lyrics with my translation:

How are you, dear mother Who I love so much I have some news for you About your future daughter-in-law

S…

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Tiadalah Jemu: Gurindam 12 Fasal 5 | Episode 25

Tiadalah Jemu: Gurindam 12 Fasal 5 | Episode 25

Jika hendak mengenal orang berbangsa,

lihat kepada budi dan bahasa.

  Jika hendak mengenal orang yang berbahagia,

sangat memeliharakan yang sia-sia.

  Jika hendak mengenal orang mulia,

lihatlah kepada kelakuan dia.

  Jika hendak mengenal orang yang berilmu,

bertanya dan belajar tiadalah jemu.

  Jika hendak mengenal orang yang berakal,

di dalam dunia mengambil bekal.

  Jika hendak mengenal orang…

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4 Beradik 3 Bangsa | Episode 24

Satu emak. Satu bapa. Anaknya 3 bangsa yang berbeza. Mustahil? Boleh sahaja. Inilah ceritanya.

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Hendaklah Pikir: Gurindam 12 Fasal 4 | Episode 23

“Gurindam dulu dulu jangan ponah dipotikai / Tak tahu tanyo dulu jangan goma memanadai mandai”

Begitu kata Dato’ Hattan. Mengikut nasihat beliau, sudah saya mengkaji dan disini mempamerkan hasilannya.  Inilah Gurindam 12 Fasal 4 serta terjemahan bahasa inggeris.

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Rajawali by WS Rendra

I translate Rajawali by WS Rendra into English

DS Anwar Ibrahim sent out a cryptic tweet a few days ago:

https://twitter.com/anwaribrahim/status/996526391284846592

He was referencing the poem Rajawali that was dedicated to him by the late WS Rendra, an Indonesian literary figure and activist who was himself a political prisoner under the Suharto regime.  The poem is here:

https://twitter.com/anuarmanshor/status/998428266900832256

I have tried…

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Ramadan bersama Tok Guru Nasruddin | Episode 22

Selamat berpuasa teman? sekalian. Tok Guru Nasruddin kembali dengan dua buah kisah sempena Bulan Ramadan yang lain dari yang lain tahun ini.

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Cari Pasal: Gurindam 12 Pasal 2 dan 3

Gurindam Dua Belas is a Malay poem written in rhyming couplets with free meter. It has 12 parts, each dealing with a different pasal, or issue. It was composed by Raja Ali Haji (1808-1873), an intellectual of the Riau-Lingga court best known for his history Tuhfat al-Nafis (the Precious Gift).  Di sini saya baca Fasal 2 dan 3 serta terjemahan saya dalam Bahasa Inggeris. Moga bermanfaat.