Xavier Sim Yoon Han
@xaviersim.bsky.social
Cautiously pessimistic
One of the perks of advancing age is that every birthday reminds you of a (hopefully) memorable - and hopefully impermanent - life
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
One of the perks of advancing age is that every birthday reminds you of a (hopefully) memorable - and hopefully impermanent - life
The school stabbing, Zara’s bullies in Sabah, the gang rapes, & the hazing to death of cadets are part of a culture of an enforced hierarchy. These are not crimes of passion but of power. Power is kept in place by violence, immune from consequences. Bully with impunity! Be like our political leaders
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The school stabbing, Zara’s bullies in Sabah, the gang rapes, & the hazing to death of cadets are part of a culture of an enforced hierarchy. These are not crimes of passion but of power. Power is kept in place by violence, immune from consequences. Bully with impunity! Be like our political leaders
You can ban TikTok for under16s but you can’t ban patriarchal misogynistic culture. That’s the dominant culture among Malays, Chinese, and Indians (but maybe not Ibans).
October 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
You can ban TikTok for under16s but you can’t ban patriarchal misogynistic culture. That’s the dominant culture among Malays, Chinese, and Indians (but maybe not Ibans).
Palestine is Ireland. Palestine is humanity
September 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Palestine is Ireland. Palestine is humanity
If I keep giving people pieces of my mind, I’ll lose my mind entirely
August 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If I keep giving people pieces of my mind, I’ll lose my mind entirely
Photo by Charles Walcott. Fucking mosquitoes. Sex kills. Sex leads to new life, which leads to new death
August 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Photo by Charles Walcott. Fucking mosquitoes. Sex kills. Sex leads to new life, which leads to new death
…and the sweet song of Sirens lured young sailors to their deaths
July 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
…and the sweet song of Sirens lured young sailors to their deaths
The Morning Star is, of course, Lucifer
July 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The Morning Star is, of course, Lucifer
This is such a lovely song. But the lyrics as sus
July 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is such a lovely song. But the lyrics as sus
Kuala Selangor, Malaysia
June 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Kuala Selangor, Malaysia
Six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust during the Second World War. How many human beings have since died on the battlefield on this embattled globe, in Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East, Africa and South America? Was it necessary?
Hell should be a place for warmongers!
Hell should be a place for warmongers!
June 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust during the Second World War. How many human beings have since died on the battlefield on this embattled globe, in Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East, Africa and South America? Was it necessary?
Hell should be a place for warmongers!
Hell should be a place for warmongers!
You read about 10 million Africans on the brink of starvation, and the US spends US$300 billion on arms each year.
(From Sim Kwang Yang, 1992)
(From Sim Kwang Yang, 1992)
June 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
You read about 10 million Africans on the brink of starvation, and the US spends US$300 billion on arms each year.
(From Sim Kwang Yang, 1992)
(From Sim Kwang Yang, 1992)
Happy birthday, Sim Kwang Yang (22/6/48-27/11/14). Here’s part of a 1992 essay:
I extrapolate my grief for a loved one onto the grief of millions around the world for many deaths, and realize the cynical truth behind Stalin’s remark: “a million deaths is a tragedy, a single death is a statistic.”
I extrapolate my grief for a loved one onto the grief of millions around the world for many deaths, and realize the cynical truth behind Stalin’s remark: “a million deaths is a tragedy, a single death is a statistic.”
June 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Happy birthday, Sim Kwang Yang (22/6/48-27/11/14). Here’s part of a 1992 essay:
I extrapolate my grief for a loved one onto the grief of millions around the world for many deaths, and realize the cynical truth behind Stalin’s remark: “a million deaths is a tragedy, a single death is a statistic.”
I extrapolate my grief for a loved one onto the grief of millions around the world for many deaths, and realize the cynical truth behind Stalin’s remark: “a million deaths is a tragedy, a single death is a statistic.”
This traffic light in downtown Kuala Lumpur is completely bonkers
June 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This traffic light in downtown Kuala Lumpur is completely bonkers
Doctors’ march by the family doctors or GPs in Putrajaya. The Ministry of Health and Domestic & Consumer Affairs are trying to bully the GPs. The consultation fee to see a GP has been capped at RM35 since 1992. We need to focus on primary health care, like Cuba, which has excellent health indicators
May 6, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Doctors’ march by the family doctors or GPs in Putrajaya. The Ministry of Health and Domestic & Consumer Affairs are trying to bully the GPs. The consultation fee to see a GP has been capped at RM35 since 1992. We need to focus on primary health care, like Cuba, which has excellent health indicators
Good campaign, PSM. And a sound election strategy for hope for the future, too.
April 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Good campaign, PSM. And a sound election strategy for hope for the future, too.
This formula works for Malaysia too
April 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This formula works for Malaysia too
No mention in the Petronas map of the gas pipeline between Sabah and Bintulu, Sarawak. Certainly no mention of the gas explosion that has occurred in upper Lawas, Sarawak.
April 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
No mention in the Petronas map of the gas pipeline between Sabah and Bintulu, Sarawak. Certainly no mention of the gas explosion that has occurred in upper Lawas, Sarawak.
Half a kilometre gas leak is enough to cause a giant fireball. News reports say Petronas took over 3 hours to shut off the gas valves. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim promised RM5000 for each destroyed home, did not mention any investigations into the cause or those responsible
April 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Half a kilometre gas leak is enough to cause a giant fireball. News reports say Petronas took over 3 hours to shut off the gas valves. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim promised RM5000 for each destroyed home, did not mention any investigations into the cause or those responsible