Archive for May, 2008

Resignation

Published by malcolm on May 29, 2008 under Life is a Rollercoaster

No. Wait. I am still employed until end of June. For the past 36 months, I have learned a lot on starting and running a software company, e-commerce, online payment systems and online marketing. Lately, God have shown me signs to resign from my current position as an E-commerce Consultant (Payment Gateway Specialist) to start on my own online business. I had deep thoughts and some occasional sleepless nights thinking of the risks involved. Nevertheless, I have finally decided to tender Read more »

Who says leaving Islam is not possible?

Published by malcolm on May 9, 2008 under Religion, Thoughts

Ms Tan Eng Huang aka Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah made the right choice to apply for conversion out of Islam through the Syariah High Court of Penang. Ms Tan was following the correct procedures as only the Syariah court has the jurisdiction to decide on matters pertaining to Islamic faith and not the civil court according to the Malaysian constitution at the time of writing.

One may argue that Ms Tan does not come under the jurisdiction of the Syariah Court since she is no longer a Muslim. This is similar to arguing that the 1995 rape case involving American military personnels in Okinawa should not come Read more »