Eashwer Dass

African  This is a picture of an African man meditating in his humble dwelling, who allowed our photographer to shoot him but not before giving her something cool to drink and plenty to think. He portrays the mysticism of the black, brown and ebony children of Africa living in the 54 states that make her their home. With the sound of a DSLR, Canon’s triggering mechanism, as the background beat. I put this little rhyme together, calling it an African anthem of gratitude for a treat. Think of the shutter sound while reciting this praise. A mellowed look, he wore a forlorn face. On this hot day, I gladly gulped it down with not a drop to trace. This ole man offered me, what I thought was lemonade. He offered me another one with his shiny eyes like Jade. His eyes showed kindness, saying plenty about the African race. amesege’nallo, Zikomo Kwambiri, may-dah-say, i-ni-cheh, bah-si-...

Dream Team In a dream one night, there was a blurred vision of a swarm of butterflies zooming in from a distance, which then gradually transformed into hundreds of agitated moths approaching rapidly towards my face. Up close, these deadly looking moths turned out to be miniature airborne stainless steel razor sharp surgical scalpels with minute wings rapidly flapping, propelling them forward. Just like miniature attack helicopters, they were mounted on and operated by tiny animated angioplasty, stents, which were the pilots flying these scalpels. These pilots were strapped with little backpacks which had unreadable labels sewed onto them. The entire event seemed as if it was a scene from a digitally animated cartoon . Meanwhile, my mouth was frothing from being forcibly kept open by a nickel plated dental contraption making my oral cavity the passage   for these little mounted metallic winged vermins to fly in. Thes...

POSTED ON  FEBRUARY 8, 2017  BY  ADMIN Standard Issue  Whether be it a triumphant Trump or a Hillary, the suit they will wear would be of a standard issue worn by all their Presidents. This is not the case with only the American presidency, but it is a universal reality that follows after an election in any country. Promises and canvassing are only done before an election, but the real thing is to walk the talk after attaining the official five-year lease and keys to the White House.  Unfortunately, the walking ends with the talking when the sitting in office begins. The changes they will make after their victory may not be as real as their campaign promises and most of the time, not even close to the spoken word. Donald Trump monopolised  and influenced the voters by playing on the sentiments of a  frustrated America by prescribing new fixes to the huge problems that it faced for being the Policeman of the globe.  ...

POSTED ON  MAY 28, 2017  BY  ADMIN Slapstick The National Transformation 2050 or TN50 Dialogue for the entertainment industry presented some spectacular first-hand action both live and on social media recently. The superb display of skills from local artists performing without a storyline, dialogue scripts, screenplay or direction created some great entertainment on the go. This was a feat, almost identical, but still only second to the style and scruples that powered our politics. It was simply an overdose of raw talent at its best that Malaysians are known to have in abundance and a performance that had our entire nation pay tribute in a standing ovation. A slapstick comedy performed by characters with glamorous stage names like Mat Over, TEOCEO and the accidental appearance by our own Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak made it a night to remember. A peep or a real-time vision of what entertainment is going to be like in 2050, ...

POSTED ON  JUNE 6, 2017  BY  ADMIN Fast and Carbonless Electric Ride Seeking employment in Malaysia is not a problem, but getting to work every day is!  Earning a respectable remuneration is the critical issue that keeps the locals away from jobs that currently employ foreigners. In the larger metropolitan business hubs where the opportunities of employment are better, the equation of time, distance and money just do not balance. The distances that separate homes from workplaces, will for many show their income range. The reason for this is that it is cheaper to live further away from the city, and which boils down to travelling time and money spent on it by them. Their option is to either commute daily from home or to share accommodation to be closer to work, saving time and money, which is alright, only if one is single. Foreigners are sardine packed into low-cost accommodations and are shuttled to work in buses in an almost...

POSTED ON MAY 20, 2017  BY  ADMIN An ERA unbecoming The recent tragedy of a young educationist , who was possessed by a pretty spirit, managed to steal the pretty spirit’s fragile wand of faith  and use it as a ladle to stir the huge pot of local political lava.  Malaysia, blessed with a landscape absent of volcanoes, which therefore necessitates Malaysians, to concoct lava artificially with the aid of some warped imagination which needs to be constantly stirred to satiate the binge for unrest. The well-read lecturer, who is also the head of the political faculty of a known University, was inspired by the spiritual motivation of the pretty spirit’s success after he read pretty’s book. His admiration for her devout aspirations of her ‘Becoming’ was curdled as soon as his unbecoming became evident and he smeared her on Facebook. Instead of visiting a Bomoh to exorcise the residing spirit in him, he visits a police station to lodge a poli...

1. SEPTEMBER 9, 2017  BY  ADMIN TRUMPMATIC The induction of the word,  TRUMPMATIC , as a derogatory term into the ­American vocabulary carrying a meaning of unpredictable behaviour or Chaos, was Mr Trump’s prime achievement in his 100 days of a Trumpmatic run as the President of the USA. Clearly, the live action produced by the White House with real-time dramas captivating a global audience on CNN, which nevertheless has now become the latest box office channel to tune in to. A Hollywood styled fast-rising actor cum director, painter, and a no holds barred tweeting Politician; the President of the United States is driving not only Americans but the rest of the world to follow him with great enthusiasm. Tenancy to the Oval office entitles the President to nurture his artistic abilities even if he is not  artistic. He has acquired a position of power which gives him the total Freedom and right to exercise his Trumpmatic expressions whichever...