Chow Ping Lee
Spent a decade flying airliners. Hopes to spend the next decade writing.

Have you ever gotten conned by an insurance agent?
Feature image credit: KindelMedia @ pexels I have. Here’s my story. I come from a technocratic profession that requires us to do a medical examination every year. Our license depends on the medical cert. Losing the medical cert means losing the license altogether. And without the license, there is no career in this profession. That … Read more “Pri

Can we really blame the kids who rather deliver food than go to university?
Feature image credit: Rowan Freeman @ unsplash China Press reported that 390,000 SPM graduates of 2019 (72.1%) have expressed disinterest in continuing their studies. Many of them have opted instead to become food delivery riders. Depending on how much a food delivery rider works, they can earn up to RM9,000 a month, according to a … Read more “Pri

The case of the missing hill in Sarawak
Feature image credit: The Borneo Post There is a place in Kuching called Bukit Stapok. You might think that the area is named after a hill, but if you go to the area today, you will find no such hill. Yet various sources have referenced the hill, spelled differently in different places. Stapok, Si-tapok, Darod … Read more “Private: The case of the

Should we pass the smoking ban ASAP?
Feature image credit: Andres Siimon @ unsplash This author would be the first to admit it out loud. I wish people would stop smoking, especially in public spaces. Smoking is harmful to the human body in a myriad of ways. At the risk of sounding like a preachy PSA, here are some ways smoking affects … Read more “Private: Should we pass the smoking

Unsealed Depp v. Heard documents have been leaked. Here’s the TLDR
Feature image credit: NBC News Two months ago, we witnessed the drama-packed defamation trial of Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard over an article in The Washington Post. A jury ruled that Heard had intentionally and maliciously defamed Depp. Now, two months later, Depp’s fans — ever the enthusiastic bunch — decided to pay USD 3,000 to gain … Read more “P

The Malaysian luxury cars market is projected to make RM3.5bn in 2022. Why are so many people buying luxury cars?
Feature image credit: Mike B @ pexels A quick look at Statista tells us that the Malaysian luxury cars market is projected to reach a revenue of US$0.78bn (RM3.5bn) in 2022. And that’s just this year. My, that’s a lot of luxury cars on our roads. Cars are a necessity to get from point A … Read more “Private: The Malaysian luxury cars market is proj

An alternative to husbands making SOCSO contributions for their wives
Feature image credit: PERKESO Human resources minister M Saravanan told the Dewan Rakyat during the tabling of the Housewives’ Social Security Bill that husbands who fail to make Socso contributions for their wives may be fined up to RM10,000 or imprisoned for a maximum of two years. One day later, SOCSO clarified that it is … Read more “Private: A