tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014075006969917149.post2681719744544642584..comments2024-03-17T05:58:44.116+08:00Comments on Economic Policy: Salleh Ben JonedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014075006969917149.post-90356362359418621282009-01-18T19:41:00.000+08:002009-01-18T19:41:00.000+08:00Stranger than fiction, the truth is: I first met S...Stranger than fiction, the truth is: I first met Salleh Ben Joned the day after he had taken the infamous piss on Piyadasa's pissant exhibition (pompously called <I>Towards A Mystical Reality</I>). Salleh was dating an Austrian amazon named Brigitte who insisted he meet me. So they both showed up and invited me to lunch. Apart from being totally impressed by Salleh's urinatory review of the exhibition (which I had visited, but unfortunately not while Salleh was around), I was absolutely bowled over when Salleh took us to some obscure coffeeshop in Jalan Sultan where I was introduced to the best <I>charsiew</I> in KL. This was in the halcyon 1970s when characters like Salleh & Lat were regular visitors at "The Rt Hon Armpit" (which is what my cozy residence on Pesiaran Ampang Hilir was affectionately called). Your post triggered a veritable FLOOD of jolly memories, etheorist. Thanks! :-)Starmandalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349987009726416189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014075006969917149.post-86073498797341643202009-01-18T19:12:00.000+08:002009-01-18T19:12:00.000+08:00de minimis, we are always thankful for little plea...de minimis, we are always thankful for little pleasures.<BR/><BR/>sak, I must thank you for bringing up the subject in the first place and for me to fancy meeting him again. <BR/><BR/>The way things are going in politics at home, we badly need Salleh to kick up some dust.<BR/><BR/>He was surprised himself that he survived that long in the papers. He credited it to an enlightened editor. I suppose such creatures are hard to find nowadays.<BR/><BR/>Thank you both for sharing the moment.etheoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412913576145631384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014075006969917149.post-64736934800102078982009-01-18T15:46:00.000+08:002009-01-18T15:46:00.000+08:00e theorist,coincidentally i am now reading AIP. i ...e theorist,<BR/>coincidentally i am now reading AIP. i am at the chapter- kiss my arse- in the name of common humanity.<BR/>glad to know that SBJ is alive and kicking. haha.<BR/>he is a character- should be interesting if he's into politics- that would be a riot.Ariff Sabrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134536173557859031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014075006969917149.post-60424062618942182852009-01-18T15:00:00.000+08:002009-01-18T15:00:00.000+08:00That is a hilarious anecdote. I wasn't even aware ...That is a hilarious anecdote. I wasn't even aware about that "historic" episode. Maybe it's because I haven't finished reading "As I Please" ... although I'm tempted tongue-in-cheek to re-title it as "As I Piss" in light of the anecdote!de minimishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478671079348612565noreply@blogger.com