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Imagine getting into your car all geared to watch a football match only to be involved in an accident and your vehicle having turned turtle by the side of the road. Many of us would be traumatised. But not this particular fanatic football lover who refers himself as Aduka Seri Perkasa.   Apparently he got involved in an accident while on his way to watch the Malaysia-Myanmar Merdeka tournament match on Monday. Instead, he flagged down a taxi and continued his journey to Kuantan to watch the match. And the trip turned out to be worthwhile as Malaysian edged Myanmar 2-1 to book a spot in the final. Having checked his Twitter and Facebook page and also a one line reply from him over the "accident", it is safe to say Aduka is a hardcore football fan.  But this is not just about the "accident". It is about fans who are willing to travel the distance to support the national team despite many had claimed the ticket prices are "too steep". The FA o...

UPDATE (Aug 2, 11.25am) : Suicide wannabe to get psychiatric help - again, as published in The Malay Mail today . ---- It was an evening I will never forget. It was an evening (July 31) where I traded my journalistic skills to play negotiator as a man was about to jump off from the 15th floor of a condominium block in Petaling Jaya. It was where I managed to calm the man and myself down and after an hour long conversation, I quickly pulled him off the ledge before he was arrested by cops. Read about the drama in The Malay Mail today. Several hours later, I received news about the tragic death national hockey player Chua Boon Huat ( pic ). The man needs no introduction as he is a household name in the country. Boon Huat died after his car crashed into a lorry along the LDP, as reported here . This incident comes hardly four days after the nation lost another athlete, basketball star Jacky Ng who died on Sunday. HD says: A day filled with mixed emotions. Rest in p...

A series of freak mishaps killed five people on the Federal Highway yesterday morning. It raises many questions and naturally - who is to be blamed? 1. Do we blame the three motorcyclists who were using the Federal Highway despite it being strictly off-limits for motorcyclists as they are supposed to use the motorcycle lane? 2. Do we blame 21-year-old Wilson Lee who was believed to be speeding before he lost control of his Honda City and hit into the three motorcyclists stationed at the side of the road? 3. Do we blame M. Kalaychelven, 50, for getting down of his vehicle to help the victims? 4. Do we blame a supposed mob that attack Wilson after the accident as widely rumoured online? (note: the police have dismissed such claims) 5. Do we blame the crappy motorcycle lanes at the Federal Highway? 6. Do we blame certain quarters for not wanting to install the AES? 7. Do we blame certain quarters for insisting prices of vehicles and petrol should be lowered? Beyond these...