Flasher

Illegal Gathering?

2009-03-02T12:03:00.002+08:00

50 Mat rempits gathered, stroll as though they owned the roads and make havoc as they wish but nothing is being done by the law enforcements in curbing such incidents.

Isn't such a gathering considered as Illegal Gatherings?

Can't the police stop such a huge group of bikers travelling together without proper reason/permits to curb future violence such as Duo in hospital after assault by 50 Mat Rempits.

Petrol Station Owners, You SUCK!!

2008-09-30T14:13:00.003+08:00

Everytime when the government announces that the petrol price will go up, do these owners make any noise when they are earning a lot? The past price rise see's the owner pocketing 0.80 per litre.. and most of the petrol station had sold out signs placed out. Miracalously by midnight after the petrol prices has been updated, workers removed these sign and the petrol station resumes business.

Now government announces that the price will drop. Owners are saying that they will lose out if they keep too much stock. If my maths is correct, 0.80-0.25=0.55. One still earned quite a large sum of money from the price increase. By not having enough petrol supply, these owners had inconvenient the public especially knowing that its the festive season.

Petrol companies should enforce some rule and these owners should comply in order to avoid future such incidents since the government will be revising prices every now and then. Maybe they can ensure the owner of the last order prior to the increase to be at the old price but the amount is the average history of the stocks taken to be fair to all owners.

BN lost 4 more seats

2008-06-18T15:54:00.004+08:00

SAPP Vote of no confidence

SAPP’s two MPs are Datuk Eric Enchin Majimbun (P171 Sepanggar)
Datuk Dr Chua Soon Bui (P190 Tawau).

Sanglang Seat declared Vacant

P173 Putatan
Makin Marcus Mojigoh Majority 6283 Voters: 34935

Will there be a re-election anytime soon if there's more vacant seats?

REMOVED

2008-06-05T13:49:00.004+08:00

REMOVED

Singaporeans: We spend more on other things

2008-06-04T11:05:00.000+08:00

Yeah you do.. You and your kiasu-ism. Why don't you spend it in SG??? The only reason your people brave through all the traffic and hassle is because things are way cheaper here in Malaysia. Think of it this way, you are away on a holiday and you rent a vehicle. You still shop and spend all you like on top of the vehicle rental rate.. So why the big fuss when you are stopped from buying M'sian subsidised fuel since a couple more quid will make no difference once you convert back to SGD. Treat it as an inflation in SG, everywhere price is going up. Its still cheaper to shop and spend in MY.

Embedding GPS into newborns

2008-04-15T10:06:00.003+08:00

I heard over the radio this morning about an interesting topic. They were discussing whether to insert GPS enabled device into newborns. Yes its a violation of privacy and not to mention one can easily track your whereabouts, no more lying on where you are...

Think of the bright side, there'll be less cases of abduction. Kidnappers will easily be identified and located. No more cheating spouses if they are imbeded with it.

What's your take?

Who to vote for?

2008-03-06T09:44:00.001+08:00

Sharing something interesting from Email.

"Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bapa Merdeka, refused to join Umno Baru in 1988, as did Tun Hussein Onn. Both these founding fathers of Malaysia died outside Umno. They wanted to have nothing to do with Umno. They went to their graves despising the new Umno, which they said no longer represented what Umno stood for.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

The government is saying: Melayu Umno bodoh! That is not what I am saying. That is what the government is saying. And because Melayu Umno bodoh, the government has cancelled the plan to mark the fingers of voters to prevent them from voting twice.

The government has spent millions to import this ink from India. But it seems others have also imported the same so the government has no choice but to cancel the plan to mark the voters' fingers because these unknown people who have also imported this ink plan to trick the Umno Malays and sabotage them from voting.

According to the government that has declared Melayu Umno bodoh, those who have also imported the Indian ink plan to tell the government supporters, the Umno Malays, that they must first mark their fingers before they can vote. Then, when they go to the polling stations, they will not be allowed to vote since their fingers have already been marked with Indian ink.

Of course, the more cleverer opposition supporters will not allow their fingers to be marked before they vote. It is only the government supporters, the Melayu Umno bodoh, whose fingers will be marked. So the opposition supporters will still get to vote. It is the government supporters, the Melayu Unmo bodoh, who will not be allowed to vote because only these people would be stupid enough to allow their fingers to be marked before they vote rather than after they vote like the opposition supporters.

The government appears to have no confidence in its supporters. The government feels that its supporters are all stupid enough to fall for this ploy. The government appears to believe that the opposition supporters are not stupid enough to fall for this trick. Therefore, it is the government that will lose votes because only its supporters are stupid enough to allow their fingers to be marked before they vote while this will not happen to the opposition supporters.

The government feels that the Chinese and Indians will swing to the opposition. Many Malays will as well, of course. So the government needs as many Malay votes as it can get, in particular in the rural areas. The Chinese and Indians who will vote opposition will not fall for this trick. Neither will the Malays who vote for the opposition. It is only the Malays who vote for the government who are stupid enough to fall for this trick. So the government needs to cancel the plan to use Indian ink to mark the fingers of the voters lest the number of votes it gets is reduced due to trickery.

I am not a Malay who supports the government so I am not offended that the government thinks that Malays who support the government are stupid. Some Umno Malays want my citizenship withdrawn for criticising the government and which therefore, according to them, makes me a 'traitor to the Malay race'. Yes, that's right, if you oppose Umno then you are a traitor to the Malay race.

I have no problems if they wish to withdraw my citizenship. They can even withdraw my Melayuship as well if they want to. Hey, a Malay is automatically a Muslim. So if they wish to withdraw my Islamship as well that is also okay with me. Then, when the government declares that Melayu Umno bodoh, I would not be included in that group. There is, after all, some small blessing in losing your citizenship, Melayuship and Islamship. I would automatically lose my bodohship as well.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad probably agrees with what the government says. Mahathir said, a few months ago, that the trouble with the Malays is that even if they put a block of wood (tunggul kayu) as a candidate, as long as it is a Barisan Nasional candidate, the voters will vote for him or her.

The Malays are very emotional and unrealistic, lamented Mahathir on another occasion. The Chinese are more pragmatic, added Mahathir. Why can't the Malays be more like the Chinese? sighed Mahathir.

Melayu mudah lupa, complained Mahahir on yet another occasion. Yes, Mahathir should know that by now. When I was Prime Minister, the Umno Malays would fall over each other in rushing to kiss my hands, Mahathir related during one public speaking event. Today, they are scared of being seen with me and will not even take my calls, lamented Mahathir. If that is not the best example of Melayu mudah lupa then I don't know what is.

Mahathir received another dose of Melayu mudah lupa recently when Umno refused to allow his son to contest in Langkawi. Langkawi would not exist if not because of Mahathir. Mahathir made Langkawi into what it is today. But, today, Mahathir's son is not welcome in Langkawi. Instead, they sent him to Jerlun to contest. But he was sent to Jerlun not to win. He was sent to Jerlun to be slaughtered. First they deny Mahathir's son a seat in Langkawi. Then they send him to Jerlun to get slaughtered. Melayu Umno mudah lupa my dear Tun, Melayu Umno mudah lupa. But I am not a Melayu Umno, Tun, so I never lupa. And now Umno says that Melayu Umno bodoh as well.

Yesterday, I was in Penang. There were numerous ceramahs organised all over Penang. The police granted the organisers permits for these ceramahs but on condition that I would be barred from speaking. Haris Ibrahim and Ronnie Lui were also banned from speaking. I still spoke nevertheless. I spoke at Jalan Raja Uda. I was waiting for the police to come a calling and if they shout, “Hoi, you think this is your grandfather's road or what?” I would have replied, “Yes it is, my grandfather was Raja Sir Tun Uda.”

Melayu Mudah lupa, as Mahathir says. My grandfather became Penang's First Governor immediately after Merdeka on 31 August 1957. He was Governor for 15 years. Today, 50 years later, the grandson of the First Governor is barred from speaking in Penang.

Anyway, my grandfather never joined Umno. None of my family did. My father supported what he perceived as the first true multi-racial party at that time, Gerakan. And he proudly declared that he voted for Gerakan in the 11 May 1969 general election.

Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bapa Merdeka, refused to join Umno Baru in 1988, as did Tun Hussein Onn. Both these founding fathers of Malaysia died outside Umno. They wanted to have nothing to do with Umno. They went to their graves despising the new Umno, which they said no longer represented what Umno stood for. Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Hussein were great men. And these great men turned their backs on Umno. I would rather follow the footsteps of great men such as those than support a party that declares Melayu Umno bodoh and then cancels the plan to mark the fingers of voters because government supporters would allow their fingers to be marked before they vote instead of after.

Actually, cancelling the plan to mark the fingers of voters is not about Melayu Umno bodoh at all. I know many Umno Malays and I have great respect for them. Not all Umno Malays are slimeballs and scumbags, just like not all opposition people are angels. You have good and bad people in any society. One must not be labelled good or bad based on their race, religion or political affiliation but based on the person that they are.

Barisan Nasional is running scared. According to intelligence agency reports, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis, Kedah and Penang will fall to the opposition. Even Johor, which has never seen a single seat fall to the opposition thus far, may see the loss of ten seats or more. That would have been unheard of even just one year ago. On last count, the opposition may capture up to 90 seats in Parliament. It needs 75 seats to deny Barisan Nasional its two-thirds majority in Parliament.

The Chinese and Indian votes are a forgone conclusion. The Chinese and Indians are voting opposition. Barisan Nasional has to work on the Malay seats to stay in power. So they will raise racial and religious issues these next 48 hours to frighten the Malays into voting Barisan Nasional.

Tonight, the Deputy Prime Minister 'revealed' a 'secret pact' between PAS and DAP. They hope the Chinese will get scared and abandon DAP lest PAS gets into power and 'chops of people's hands'. Najib has reduced Islam to merely 'chopping of hands'. That, to Najib, is what Islam is all about, hand-chopping.

Are all Chinese bank robbers? Will we see every Chinese in Malaysia without hands once PAS comes into power? Do not the Chinese resent the insinuation that there is not an honest Chinese in Malaysia and all Chinese will go to their graves with no hands? I hope the Chinese are not that stupid and will be able to figure out that if it is crooks who will suffer severed limbs then it will be those who walk in the corridors of power who will suffer this since they are the crooks and scoundrels. If I were Chinese, I would vote PAS just so that PAS can come into power and we can enjoy the pleasure of seeing all our ex-ministers walking around without hands.

Anyway, PAS is contesting just 60 seats so there is no way a party that contests only 60 seats can win 150 seats. And PAS will need 150 seats to amend the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and turn Malaysia into an Islamic State and then start cutting off the hands of crooks and bank robbers. The government has said Melayu Umno bodoh. I hope, after 8 March 2008, I do not have to start saying Cina DAP bodoh. I hope that the DAP Chinese will read the statement from PAS that they are not pursuing the Islamic State agenda any longer. They can't anyway, even if they win all the 60 seats they are contesting -- and they can never win all the 60 seats to begin with.

Najib says that the Chinese should reject DAP because DAP is working with PAS and PAS supports an Islam State. Najib is therefore saying that he too does not support an Islamic State. Najib says that the Malays should reject PAS because PAS is working with DAP and DAP supports a Secular State. Najib is therefore saying that he too does not support a Secular State. To the Malays, Najib says he does not support a Secular State and, to the Chinese, he says he does not support an Islamic State. So what then does Najib support? Well, it all depends on who he talks to. If he talks to the Chinese, he will whack the Islamic State and, if he talks to the Malays, he will whack the Secular State. Najib thinks that Melayu Umno bodoh and Cina DAP bodoh as well. Yang pandai Najib seorang saja.

Expect more of this the next 48 hours as Polling Day gets closer. Desperate people will do desperate things. And the loss of five states plus 90 seats in Parliament requires desperate measures. That will be what will happen these next 48 hours. Tapi jangan Melayu dan Cina semua jadi bodoh. India sudah celek mata. Melayu dan Cina maseh tutup mata ke?"

Price hike after Elections?

2008-03-06T09:12:00.003+08:00

Something to ponder about..

At first our Pak Lah say that the parliment won't be dissolved, but IT DID on the same day the newspaper published that it won't.

As of late, Pak Lah said that there won't be a price hike in fuel. Can we believe yet again... Rumours of May 13 incident may repeat itself. No matter what it is, its better to be safe than sorry...

Indelible Ink

2008-03-06T08:59:00.002+08:00

"Ink mark or no, people can still vote" this was taken from TheStar newspaper headlines.

Why would they thought of using it in the first place knowing very well that there'll be sabotuers around? Spending a few million of our hard earned money but not using it in the end, and yet complain about the fuel subsidy and other subsidies that really help the people. Can't they [EC] twist and turn, or use thier brain for heaven's sake.. If you know scroupolous people are marking on the hands, just issue a memo hours prior to the election to mark another specific spot of the anatomy... is that so hard?

Rights issue you say? I heard from the radio that other than police's advise, their lawyers also advise them to drop the use. Why only advise them[EC] now when they have already spend on the purchase? Shouldn't they be advised prior to the purchase? With that amount spent, one can build another school or even a few in rural areas.

Clean up your act EC... and don't simply spend unnecessary $$$

Starbucks SALE?

2008-02-28T15:09:00.003+08:00

All you starbuckaroos.. listen up...

Are your eyes deceiving you?

Do you believe what the title say or do you think you haven't get your daily coffee dosage?

Well my friends and readers its true..
Starbucks will be having a SALE for tis memorabilia and discounts will be given up to 70%, yes 70% on selected items. So what are you waiting for, quickly set your alarm and rush off..

Oh wait. I haven't disclose the detail information yet...

Date: 1st March 2008
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: 10th Floor, Berjaya Times Square

Now the rush is on.. Be there or be square...

Bang, Bang, BOOM!

2008-02-18T10:19:00.003+08:00

Yesterday I had a rude shock at how distasteful Malaysian producers are. To me, this so called local copycat of "PUNK'D" but with bad humor.

For example, in one particular episode there's someone being accused of peddling an unmentioned amount of drugs. There's a police patrol car, policemen armed with sub-machine guns filmed in some open public place. Imagine the poor chap that was being 'framed'. In Malaysia, anyone caught carrying drugs are punishable by law to the death penalty. Imagine the target or the target's family member who was not wary of the prank and has a heart attack. If unforseen incident's happen, who would bear the responsibility? The prankster or the producers of the film? Another concern while using police are would the public be more wary of such pranks and take the authorities lightly? For example, you are stopped for some reason by the REAL authorities but you know that a prank program exists thus you try to be funny and think its all a prank, thus taking whatever being said lightly.. When charges are pressed, who's the one laughing? Can we then sue them, the producers?

In another distasteful prank, there's 2 hillbillies lookalike aka orang kampung looking at the sky, apparently pointing at something, while asking the public to look up. What's so funny about that? Please clean up your act and get some genuine humour rather than some lame ol stuff.

PS: That's the reason why I don't watch locally produced programs.

Astro Channel 200

2007-06-11T17:04:00.000+08:00

If most of you all didn't noticed, there used to be a free games channel here at 200 where one can play mind boggling games like boxes, reversi and the likes for free. As I haven't been free to play, I tried to access the game menu yesterday and was excited to see that it has been upgraded and with all new games. I tried my hands hoping to kill time but all these are FREE PREVIEW FOR A TURN/GAME. What the... We've been paying our astro bills and enjoying the fre games and all of a sudden its been revoked and now we need to pay to even play games.

Fine, I tried to read more on the payment and walla... RM3 for 24 hours on top of the normal sms charges apply for them to reply the code to me. I'm like What the... Astro is increasing its price and now charging an arm and leg to play the once free games? Who is their right mind would pay RM3 to play games on top of the monthly subscription for the other 'interesting' channels that's provided by Astro.

Oh yeah, I've forgotten that we can only utilize one channel at a time while paying for whatever channel in the various package.. Now wouldn't it be great if Astro reimburse our view time everytime it rains heavily thus disrupting our viewing pleasure?

Stupid Traffic Summons Check by 32244

2007-03-25T15:00:00.000+08:00

I've just received a sms service from 32244 and the contents are as below

" FOC: Semak saman Trafik anda dgm SMS. Cepat sebelum terlambat. Taipkan SM dan sms ke 32244. Contoh SM 780101028888. Caj RM2 setiap msg terima"

English translation
FOC: Check your traffic summonses with SMS. Quick before its too late. Key in SM and send to 32244. Example SM 780101028888. A fee of RM2 will be charged for every message received.

Hmm... isn't there some sort of mistake? FOC checking of summonses but you have to pay?!?
I'm having a fun time receiving these spam SMS...

Hope this will enlighten your day as it did mine...

Hassle to register into Chinese Primary School

2007-03-03T10:55:00.000+08:00

I've heard that applications into a chinese school is a hassle but this year takes the cake. Recently my aunt tried to enroll her daughter into a nearby chinese school. She prepared a photocopy of both her's and the father's MyKad and also other relevant (that she thinks is necessary) document together with her. She queued up early morning together with the other hopeful parents, filling in forms and other pre-requisite for the enrollment. Little that she knows, trouble is about to strike when submitting the documents to the clerk.

The clerk made a fuss about different registered address for both father and child. That's not a real problem right? I'm sure some of us are having our hometown mailing address or some place if we're not locals or have recently shifted... My aunt has brought the required utility bills as proof of residence but is rejected by the clerk, on terms that there's a lot of fraud case, and that the bill is not the same name as my uncle. WTF??? If the residence that we're staying in is a family house, and those bills doesn't have our name, does that mean that we do not live there? The clerk has the nerves to ask my aunt to do the necessary changed to either of the utility bill to have the father's name put into it. What's the point of having MyKad when the details are not acceptable. My aunt asked around for alternative and was refered to the assistant principle.

There she submit the application to the vice principle and was inform of the same problem and that its a guideline given by the government. My aunt tried to reason with the vice principle and luckily it was understood. "Yes you're right about the condition" said the vice principle(VP). VP then asked to produce the birthcert to show that the name on the utility bill and my uncle was related. WTF??? What if the house was rented? Then parent's couldn't enroll thier child?
Again my aunt debated, and again the VP accepted that.

VP then asked for a letter from the listed name prooving that they stay there, together with the IC. Triple WTF!!!! If its a rented or the owner is overseas, how to get hold of them? Again debated and accepted but this is not the case for my aunt as she returned in the afternoon with the letter, IC, and also the PERSON himself to register. Luckily the ordeal is over having the application form submitted but she hear that there'll be another round of registration at the end of the year to confirm the placement.

After the whole ordeal, she was approached another parent who was there to pick up her child. She suggested some 'methods' that she used to enroll her child as she also had face the same problem. She said that in future, if you have these problems you can opt to do a donation to the school's funds and rest assured that your application WILL be guaranteed!

Life's so fragile

2006-09-27T11:21:00.000+08:00

On Sunday afternoon 24 September 2006, 1400 hours there was a startling discovery by a tenant in the flat that I stayed in. Since this incident happened not a peep of this has surfaced in our local newspaper. Placed on the ledge of the rubbish bin was a clean, white dry-cleaning laundry bag. Seeing the bag was still in good condition, he thought of wanting the bag for his own use, so without much hesitation, the tenant goes near and open the bag to empty out the contents.

He saw something wrapped in towel and he unwrap the white towel to find another layer of towel but this time its a pooh towel. His curiosity got the better of him and he unwrapped the 2nd layer of towel and pop out comes a small infant head wrapped in toilet paper. He quickly came and asked to contact the authorities. Hmmm seeing how capable our authorities on TV, we thought that its only a matter of minutes since there's a police station nearby.

The first sign of a partol car came to about 1500 hours, an hour later. Talk about efficiency. There's already a small crowd of tenants around the garbage area, wondering who would be so cruel, speculating that it might be the work of illegal workers as there is a few household of non-m'sian in the block. The officer was speaking with the tenant who made the discovery, held a lit cigarette, and was talking on his mobile while checking out the bundle. What the heck?!?

From first glance, the body is fair thus assumptions made are done by china residents as the hotel and apartment nearby does house a lot of china student and tourist. Day became dark as it started to rain quite heavily. Police are still hanging around 'chatting' while waiting for the photographer which eventually arrive. Who and from where, didn't stay long enough to find out but the whole ordeal ended about 1800 hours.

New Public Transport System (BUS)

2006-09-27T11:00:00.000+08:00

I've not taken the bus for oh such a long time now, and today I had taken some time to look at the bees and the birds and the busses. There's been so many new addition to the existing fleet of busses. What's most interesting is the Big Blue and Green round sticker which is very prominently placed on the top right of the main windscreen of the bus.

Green means area bus, while Blue means inter-zone bus, or something similar. People used to be able to get a bus from their own home to downtown KL city, but now with the new system, the public would be paying more, hassle more since they will be required to change bus. Traditionally, one will be able to travel to KL for a minimal price of RM 2.00 from my home. Now I would have to take a bus down to KL Central, then change of bus to KL city.

I have now actually ride on the bus and have a first hand experience, but listening to my mom who uses it frequently, its quite a hassle. Instead of waiting for a bus, we would now have to wait for a few busses, and the cream of the crop is that there's tens and hundreds of people waiting for the same bus getting into KL city. Imagine this, elderly people who has a hard time climbing up the stairs, would now have a field day getting up and down from one bus to the next.

The new ticketing system of a fixed price for a day's travel is also something to shout about. Wow, imagine spending the whole day in the bus rounding the city getting from one shopping mall to the next for a fixed price of RM2.00. What a steal, this would make the lives of taxi cab drivers miserable and turn into rogues as they can hardly earn a day's living. How do they overcome these obstacles? The only method I know is to overcharge the customers by either price negotiation (IMHO will be cheaper than the next alternative) or by tampering with the fare meter (which was highlighted in our local TheStar newspaper few days back). They can change the speed of the meter to charge at a faster rate.

The bus companies once wanted a fare increase but was declined by public dissatisfaction to buckle up before charging higher price, but with this move it seems to be a loophole for these busses operator.
Public have to take more bus trips.
Pay more since there are different bus operators.
Wait for a longer time as everyone will be bottlenecked at some point of transition.

Invasion of Privacy

2006-06-13T12:19:00.000+08:00

I haven't gone to the cinema for a long period of time due to my buzy schedule. Nothing seem to changed much. Always the ever long queue to the ticketing booth,the refreshments counter, and oh yes, the rush of people entering the cinema when the theather is open for admission.

But hold on a minute, something seems to have changed here. They are doing a body/property inspection on patrons?!? This is new. I wonder what are they searching for? Drugs? Outside food? or maybe videorecoders perhaps...

Guess what? They are now requesting patrons who carry state of the art handphones with camera to keep them at the counter! This is discrimination!!! Don't the know that they can't do that or can they? What if anthing happens to the phone or worse yet an emergency call? Who would bear the responsiblity?

Yes, their intention is good, combat cinema piracy but have they done a through thought about the impact? I've read an article about a cinema uses a frequency jammer to disable phones from ringing but was duely removed as they found themselves with a lawsuit.

Everyone heard and know about the 'stolen' video clips that has surfaced on the internet recently and has become headlines. By surrendering your phones, culprits would have a lot of time to go through personal data (assuming security has ben compromised). Your pictures, information, contacts, and data are at risk.

Paranoid Parents

2006-06-13T11:56:00.000+08:00

How times has changed since when I was a kid. Seeing parents today compared to those from the past has really made me realise that society today has progress into a KIASU society. We Malaysian have always label our Singapore counterpart as KIASU but who are we to label people when we are also KIASU.

Now don't flame me as yet as I haven't narrow down to Malaysian KIASUness. When I was a child, I used to have so much fun playing with my peers and enjoying my childhood times. How many of you agree on this?

Look at the children today... What do you see? Are they the same vibrant and fun loving as we used to? The answer is NO. Parents today will enroll their child as young as 4 into pre-kindergarden/childcare center. Reason is that they the parents are afraid that their child can't cope up with their peers who kept comparing their child with others. Why must we compare? Don't they know that there's no 2 individuals that are alike in this world even tho they are twins!!! They may look alike but they are still different individuals with different characteristics.

Looking back to the times when we would have exams, our parents would advise us to do our best and nothing more. When results are out, of course there are rewards and punishments but to a certain extend. In the past, getting an A for a subject is suffice. Let's take a leap into the present, I saw a child who got 95/100 for a subject and yet the parents are scolding and physically abusing the child.

Children nowadays are so intelligent and smart that they have their self esteem and psychologically if you ask me, will haunt them forever. Imagine the trauma and pressure parents are putting on their children. Why? Is it because they themselves didn't do well in the past? Is it because they themselves felt that by having a straight A student will give them an edge over the rest?

To all parents out there who are reading my post, please take the time to reflect back on your past and hopefully see the difference of a fun and wonderful childhood that you've had and compared to what you're giving your children now.

Childhood is all about growing, having fun, sharing and learning which also should be fun!!!

Obesity: Who is responsible?

2006-04-20T10:42:00.000+08:00

All the while there has many reports that asian people are obese.
Are we that problematic?
What causes it?
Our eating habits?
The type of food intake?
Or its the education that we receive?

I still remember when I was young, my parents would tell me to finish up all of my food else in the future I would get an ugly wife, not good to waste food as people elsewhere are suffering, etc...
With these programmed into our minds, no wonder most of us are obese!!!

BookSmart or StreetSmart?

2006-03-15T15:11:00.000+08:00

SPM results are out, STPM results are due too. Major newspaper has highlighted that numerous students done extremely well scoring a string of A1's. Some not so pretty news are those of depressed students that didn't do well for the exams, some jumped off buildings, some broke down emotionally, some took it very hard. This doesn't end at the students themselves, most often their parents are also emotionally involved during these times. Parents of student that gotten a string of A1 and a less grade for a subject would ask how come so careless and not work a bit harder etc... But is it that important?

In the past, getting straight A's is indeed an amazing feat but today, its just a norm or nothing great to shout about. Why is that so?
Are out future generation getting smarter?
Has the standard of education dropped?

Education minister of Malaysia is sending his children to other countries for further studies!!!
What has the above statement meant? Even our very own education minister do not believe that local education is good enough for his children what more for the public. Education no doubt is the very first stepping stone to securing a well paid job/career but is it the utmost important thing in one's life?

I do believe that everyone is born for a reason and we are equal. nobody is more superior that others. Everyone of us has their own distinctive qualities that make us unique. No two individuals are alike be it twins or strangers. We should not compare with each other but instead to learn from one another of their better qualities. Some people might be good at learning thru books but others are good at learning thru hardwork. One must not be despair because of some standard that is man made to gauge our intellectual.

I'm sure by not doing well in studies, one can excel in life once you've decided on what you're going to pursue in your life. There's a saying 'Every line/occupation has their own masters' meaning that no matter what industry/thing you do in life, you can be a master with sheer hardwork and motivation.

Take a moment to think about this given scenario in recent environment. Companies can only afford to pay so much for a job opening that has such a vast market of graduates.
Applicant A: PHD holder.
Applicant B: Cert holder.
If a company were to hire someone for a given job that both qualifies, who do you think the company will hire?
I'm sure most of you will say Applicant A.
Why? A is much more educated than B, thus making A a more suitable candidate.

Let's think from the company's point of view.
By hiring A, how long will A stay in the company? No doubt A over qualifies but in the long run, B will be more subtle to leave compared to A since other company's are also looking to take in better Applicants. Company nowadays aren't willing to part with a large salary just because you're good but because the market is overflooded with graduates that will be more than willing to gobble up the offer. Graduates are always looking for their ideal starting work thus are more demanding than their less educated counterparts, thus the unemployment rate of graduates rises.

So to those that didn't do well in their education, don't worry. You still got a lot of future in front of you...

Love II

2006-03-15T09:41:00.000+08:00

Learn to love the people who are with you at present. Forget the
people in the past and thank them for hurting you, which led you to love
the people you have right now.

When you love someone, you'll do crazy things you can't explain, you'll
deny the truth and believein lies. When you love someone, you sacrifice,
give everything you've got and don't think twice. You risk it all no matter
what. Everything in life is temporary because everything changes. That is
why it takes courage to love, knowing it might end anytime...having faith
will make it last.

Friends are not the one who laugh when you laugh and cry when you cry. They
are the ones who make you laugh and stop you from crying. Love is the
feeling we fall in and out of, and everytime we fall off, we learn to hold
on tighter...hoping that next time, we may never have to let go.

They say when love knocks at your door, open it. But do you know that
sometimes love enters through the back door and before you begin to notice
it, it's on it's way out.

Have you ever loved only to let it go?..
Have you ever hated someone and loved him so?..
Have you ever missed someone so bad it made you cry?
Have you ever seen someone left alone without knowing why? ..

True: Lucky is the man who wins the first love of a woman but luckier is
the woman who wins the lastlove of a man.

Love is not the right word to say when you feel guilty nor the right word
to say when you like a person but love really matters when we share our
thoughts, our minds, and our hearts...

Life has a way of changing things but not the joy that friendship brings,
for friendship is like the shining moon, makes each night a brighter one.

Love is not for beauty or color of the skin, but for a heart that is loyal
within, for beauty fades and the skin would grow old but a heart that is
loyal will never turn cold.

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them for
they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious
to whom you open your heart.

A love is easy to feel, so hard to explain; so easy to get, so hard to let
go; so easy to spell, so hard to define...and yet everyone is still taking
the risk.
That's love !

We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find
someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and
fall in love in mutual weirdness and call it LOVE!

Never be afraid to fall in love. It may hurt a lot, it may give you aches
and pain, but if you don't follow your heart; in the end you will cry even
more for not giving love a chance.

Don't run ahead of God. Let Him direct your steps. He has plans and He has
His time. God's clock is never one minute early nor one minute late. It
always strikes right on time.

If someone loves you, love them back not only because they love you, but
also because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes
to things you have never seen or felt without them.

The past is meant to be used as a tool for the future. Bad experiences
indeed make you bitter but the lessons learned should make you better.

On letting go: it hurts to see someone you love happy with somebody else;
but wouldn't it hurt you more to see that person unhappy...with you?

When you find arms that will hold you at your weakest, eyes that will see
you at your ugliest, lips that will kiss you in both instances, and a heart
that will love you at your worst, then you have found true love.

Someday, someone might come into your life and love you in a way you always
wanted.
If your someday was yesterday.. LEARN
If your someday is tomorrow.. HOPE
If your someday is today.. CHERISH.

Cost of Dying?

2006-03-14T11:15:00.000+08:00

Everyone's been all hyped out about how our daily living expenses has gone up, petrol increase, inflation etc, but has anyone given any thought of the cost of dying? Death has been a taboo to a lot of people but to me, its just another path that all of us are bound to take be it early or late. How prepared are we all to face death?

Little known to everyone that the cost to die is rather expensive. Yes although its a ONE TIME COST :P but we still have to prepare for it. What will happen to your loved ones after you've departed. Will they be all right? Who's going to feed them? Are they capable to survive without you? So many questions are there to be answered.... Some might think that having an insurance policy would be enough to cover or will it? To my understanding, a typical chinese funeral would cost from a few thousand into the 5 digit zone depending on how lavish and how many nights of ceremony is being held, burial land/altar space, coffin money, etc.. all adds up to a lot. If we were to utilize lavish service for example Nirvana Memorial Services, these cost can reach the sky if you can afford them.

With those thoughts in mind, are we truely prepared to die? Some people might think that by dying, mortal problems can be solved just like that, but don't you think that these people are selfish? They only think of themselves and not those around them. They not only burden their loved ones with these cost but also left them without any reasoning. Everything in life has a solution be it great or small, hard or easy. Why choose the easy way out and burden everyone else?

So before opting for an easy way out of life, try thinking of the above before DYING!!!

Love

2006-03-13T15:58:00.000+08:00

If you're afraid to love a person because of friendship, you have two
choices: either tell what you feel and let the love take place or hide the
feeling under a friendship full of pretensions.

It's hard for two people to love each other when they live in two different
worlds but when these two worlds collide and become one, that's what you
call magic! Love can never be so beautiful without friendship. One leads to
another and the process is irreversible. The best of lovers is the greatest
of friends! I like you because you're my friend, and because you are my
friend I care, and because I care, I love you.

I don't love you because you are my friend, I love you because I do.
Sometimes I've asked myself, what would make me happy? To think that I have
everything else, I get what I want. Then I realized it was YOU, too bad
'cause it's you I can't have. I can't choose who I'm gonna love, but I also
can't just love who chooses to love me. And you can't blame me in choosing
to love you as much as I can't blame you for not learning to love me.

I'm sorry if you can't love me the way you loved the one before me, so I'll
let you go find him/her and hope someday you'll see that the one true love
you're looking for was the one who set you free.

"How can I say goodbye to someone I never had? Why do tears fall for
someone who was never mine? Why is that I miss someone I was never with and
I ask why I love someone who's love was never mine? "Isn't it funny we're
trying to catch the attention of the one we think we love; we hardly notice
the one we're really looking for was just there. You don't notice them
'till they are in the arms of someone else.

Food for thought, think of this: Have you really cared for someone more
than you expected? Have you ever tried to love him/her despite of all the
pain? Will you keep on loving him/her as he/she whispers someone else's
name? Will you? It's better to lose your pride with someone you love rather
than lose that someone you love with your useless pride.

When you love someone, don't expect that person to love you back the same
amount. One of you will be ahead, the other behind. It's either you catch
up or the other waits. When you love, you must not accept anything in
return, for if you do, you're not loving but Investing. If you love, you
must prepare to accept pain, for if you expect happiness, you're not loving
but using. True love hears what is not spoken, and understands what is not
explained, for love doesn't work in the mouth, nor the mind, but in the
heart...

Love is like standing on wet cement, the longer you stay the harder it is
to leave and you can never go without leaving your prints behind. Don't
love a person like a flower, because a flower dies in season. Love them
like a river because a riverflows forever.

Love doesn't have to have a happy ending, 'cause love doesn't have to end
at all. Never be afraid to fall in love. It may hurt a lot, it may give you
aches and pains, but if you don't follow your heart, in the end you will
cry even more for not giving love a chance.

Love may leave your heart like shattered glass, but keep in mind that
there's someone who'll be willing to endure the pain of picking up the
pieces so you could be whole again.

Reasons for the RM0.30 pertol increase

2006-03-10T14:37:00.000+08:00

Taken from forwarded emails.
Harga minyak sepanjang zaman.. (dalam masa 16 tahun - sejak 1990)

sebelum 90 - RM 0.89
tahun 1990 - RM 1.10 (kenaikan RM 0.21)
01/10/2000 - RM 1.20 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
20/10/2001 - RM 1.30 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
01/05/2002 - RM 1.32 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
31/10/2002 - RM 1.33 (kenaikan RM 0.01)
01/03/2003 - RM 1.35 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
01/05/2004 - RM 1.37 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
01/10/2004 - RM 1.42 (kenaikan RM 0.05)
05/05/2005 - RM 1.52 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
31/07/2005 - RM 1.62 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
28/02/2006 - RM 1.92 (kenaikan RM 0.30)

Nota : (ayat2 standard)
1. Kenaikan minyak masih rendah berbanding mana2 pun negara ASEAN.
2.Kerajaan akan pastikan kenaikan tidak membebankan
3. Kerajaan tidak mampu lagi menampung subsidi.
4. Kerajaan memberi jaminan harga runcit petroleum tidak akan dinaikkan lagi pada TAHUN INI...."

seorang muslim wrote:
Saudara,

Pertama sekali abang Perdana Menteri kita ia itu Ibrahim bin Badawi menerusi syarikatnya SkyChef menjadi supplier makanan kepada syarikat penerbangan MAS yang sekarang mengalami kerugian RM900 juta untuk sembilan bulan pertama 2005. Abang PM kita jual sebotol air mineral kepada MAS dengan harga RM30 setiap botol. Kenapa kita hairan MAS rugi ?

Menteri Besar terengganu Idris Jusoh telah mengadakan lumba kapal layer Monsoon Cup yang menelan duit rakyat sebanyak RM300.0 Juta. Duit ini di bayar kepada seorang taukeh bernama Patrick Lim dan kekawannya termasuk Khairy Jamaludin menantu Perdana Menteri. Perlumbaan kapal layar tak sampai lima hari makan duit rakyat RM300.0 Juta. Sudah tentu duit RM300.0 Juta itu ditelan oleh orang yang sungguh bertuah dapat kontrak RM300.0 Juta itu.

Untuk menutup kehilangan duit sebesar ini sekarang sabsidi minyak di potong dan harga minyak nail 30 sen satu liter.

Telekom Malaysia pula rugi lebih RM700 Juta duit rakyat sebab terpaksa bayar ganti rugi kepada syarikat telekom German ia itu Deutsche Telekom. Terpaksa bayar ganti rugi RM700 Juta sebab Telekom Malaysia tak tahu buat kontrak.
Nak tutup rugi ini pula kerajaan potong sabsidi minyak.

Sekarang lebih murah naik kapalterbang Air Asia pergi balik dari Kuala Lumpur ke Kuala Terengganu. Tambang pergi balik Air Asia dari Kuala Lumpur ke Kuala Terengganu tak sampai RM300 bagi tiga orang sekeluarga.

Air Asia diurus oleh orang yang tidak rasuah dan yang tahu buat bisnes tanpa menyusahkan rakyat.

Sekarang dengan harga minyak yang sudah naik, belanja minyak sahaja nak pergi balik dari Kuala Lumpur ke Alor Setar sudah naik hingga RM220 (kereta Proton Waja). Bayar tol pula lebih RM120. Belanja makan dan minum (nasi campur dan teh kosong) bagi sekeluarga enam orang tambah lagi RM40. Ini bermaksud jumlah belanja minyak, tol dan makan minum
pergi balik dari Kuala Lumpur ke Alor Setar hampir RM400.

Negeri lain bukan macam negara kita. Walaupun harga minyak di Thailand lebih mahal daripada harga minyak di Malaysia tapi di Thailand tak ada bayar tol.

Dari Bukit Kayu Hitam ke Bangkok jauhnya lebih 1,100 batu (bukan kilometer) naik lebuhraya enam lorong tanpa bayar TOL (bukan empat lorong macam Lebuhraya Utara Selatan kita).

Di Thailand tak ada rasuah AP. Harga kereta Honda Civic 1.5 di Thailand tak sampai RM40,000. Lebih murah daripada harga kereta Perodua Kelisa 1.0 di Malaysia. Inilah kelebihannya di Thailand- tak ada AP di sana.

Di Malaysia pula ada AP. Sebenarnya harga AP yang perlu di bayar kepada Kerajaan (MITI) tak sampai RM250 sahaja. Tapi AP boleh di jual sehingga RM40,000 sekeping kepada Dato Dato yang kaya yang di kenal sebagai "AP King". Rasuah AP ini telah berlanjutan selama lebih 30 tahun. Akhir kata rakyat Malaysia yang terpaksa tanggung rasuah AP ini.

Oleh yang demikian kereta Honda Civic 1.5 yang dijual dengan harga RM40,000 di Thailand naik harga sehingga RM110,000 di Malaysia. Rakyat Malaysia rugi. Kerajaan pun hilang wang. Bila kerajaan tak cukup wang – maka potonglah subsidi minyak. Maka naik lah harga minyak 30 sen satu liter.

Malaysia Boleh!!!!

Sekian. Salam.

Racial discriminations in Malaysia

2006-03-09T09:33:00.000+08:00

List of racial discriminations in

Malaysia

, practiced by government as well as government agencies. This list is an open secret. Best verified by government itself because it got the statistics.

This list is not in the order of importance, that means the first one on the list is not the most important and the last one on the list does not mean least important.

This list is a common knowledge to a lot of Malaysians, especially those non-malays (Chinese, Ibans, Kadazans, Orang Asli, Indians, etc) who were being racially discriminated.

Figures in this list are estimates only and please take it as a guide only. Government of Malaysia has the most correct figures. Is government of Malaysia too ashamed to publish their racist acts by publishing racial statistics?

This list cover a period of about 48 years since independence (1957).

List of racial discriminations (Malaysia):

Out of all the 5 major banks, only one bank is multi-racial, the rest are controlled by Malays
99% of Petronas directors are malays
3% of Petronas employees are Chinese
99% of 2000 Petronas gasoline stations are owned by malays
100% all contractors working under Petronas projects must be bumis status
0% of non-malays staffs is legally required in malay companies. But there must be 30% malays staffs in Chinese companies.
5% of all new intake for government police, nurses, army, is non-malays.
2% is the present Chinese staff in Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), drop from 40% in 1960
2% is the percentage of non-malays government servants in Putrajaya. But malays make up 98%
7% is the percentage of Chinese government servants in the whole government (in 2004), drop from 30% in 1960
95% of government contracts are given to Malays
100% all business licensees are controlled by malay government e.g. Taxi permits, Approved permits, etc
80% of the Chinese rice millers in Kedah had to be sold to Malay controlled Bernas in 1980s. Otherwise, life is make difficult for Chinese rice millers
100 big companies set up, owned and managed by Chinese Malaysians were taken over by government, and later managed by malays since 1970s e.g. UTC, UMBC, MISC, etc
At least 10 Chinese owned bus companies (throughout Malaysia, throughout 40 years) had to be sold to MARA or other malay transport companies due to rejection by malay authority to Chinese application for bus routes and rejection for their application for new buses
2 Chinese taxi drivers were barred from driving in Johor Larkin bus station. There are about 30 taxi drivers and 3 are Chinese in October 2004. Spoiling taxi club properties was the reason given
0 non-malays are allowed to get shop lots in the new Muar bus station (November 2004)
8000 billions ringgit is the total amount the government channeled to malays pockets through ASB, ASN, MARA, privatisation of government agencies, Tabung Haji etc, through NEP over 34 years period
48 Chinese primary schools closed down since 1968 - 2000
144 Indian primary schools closed down since 1968 - 2000
2637 malay primary schools built since 1968 - 2000
2.5% is government budget for Chinese primary schools. Indian schools got only 1%, malay schools got 96.5%
While a Chinese parent with RM1000 salary (monthly) cannot get school-text-book-loan, a malay parent with RM2000 salary is eligible
10 all public universities vice chancellors are malays
5% - the government universities lecturers of non-malay origins had been reduced from about 70% in 1965 to only 5% in 2004
Only 5% is given to non-malays for government scholarships over 40 years
0 Chinese or Indians were sent to Japan and Korea under "Look East Policy"
128 STPM Chinese top students could not get into the course that they aspired i.e. Medicine (in 2004)
10% place for non-bumi students for MARA science schools beginning from year 2003, but only 7% are filled. Before that it was 100% malays
50 cases whereby Chinese and Indian Malaysians, are beaten up in the National Service program in 2003
25% is Malaysian Chinese population in 2004, drop from 45% in 1957
7% is the present Malaysian Indians population (2004), a drop from 12% in 1957
2 millions Chinese Malaysians had emigrated to overseas since 40 years ago
0.5 million Indians Malaysians had emigrated to overseas
3 millions Indonesians had migrated into Malaysia and became Malaysian citizens with bumis status.
600000 are the Chinese and Indians Malaysians with red IC and were rejected repeatedly when applying for citizenship for 40 years. Perhaps 60% of them had already passed away due to old age. This shows racism of how easily Indonesians got their citizenships compare with the Chinese and Indians
5% - 15% discount for a malay to buy a house, regardless whether the malay is rich or poor
2% is what Chinese new villages get compare with 98% of what malays villages got for rural development budget
50 road names (at least) had been change from Chinese names to other names
1 Dewan Gan Boon Leong (in Malacca) was altered to other name (e.g. Dewan Serbaguna or sort) when it was being officially used for a few days. Government try to shun Chinese names. This racism happened in around year 2000 or sort
0 temples/churches were built for each housing estate. But every housing estate got at least one mosque/surau built
3000 mosques/surau were built in all housing estates throughout Malaysia since 1970. No temples, no churches are required to be built in housing estates
1 Catholic church in Shah Alam took 20 years to apply to be constructed. But told by malay authority that it must look like a factory and not look like a church. Still not yet approved in 2004
1 publishing of Bible in Iban language banned (in 2002)
0 of the government TV stations (RTM1, RTM2, TV3) are directors of non-malays origin
30 government produced TV dramas and films always showed that the bad guys had Chinese face, and the good guys had malay face. You can check it out since 1970s. Recent years, this tendency becomes less
10 times, at least, malays (especially Umno) had threatened to massacre the Chinese Malaysians using May 13 since 1969
20 constituencies won by DAP would not get funds from the government to develop. Or these Chinese majority constituencies would be the last to be developed
100 constituencies (parliaments and states) had been racistly re-delineated so Chinese voters were diluted that Chinese candidates, particularly DAP candidates lost in election since 1970s
Only 3 out of 12 human rights items are ratified by Malaysia government since 1960
0 elimination of, all forms of racial discrimination (UN Human Rights) is not ratified by Malaysia government since 1960s
20 reported cases whereby malay ambulance attendance treated Chinese patients inhumanely, and malay government hospital staffs purposely delay attending to Chinese patients in 2003. Unreported cases may be 200
50 cases each year whereby Chinese, especially Chinese youths being beaten up by malay youths in public places. We may check at police reports provided the police took the report, otherwise there will be no record
20 cases every year whereby Chinese drivers who accidentally knocked down malays were seriously assaulted or killed by malays
12% is what ASB/ASN got per annum while banks fixed deposit is only about 3.5% per annum

Malaysia's Most Idiotic AD goes to.....

2006-03-08T10:31:00.000+08:00

Has anyone seen the advertisment on TV of the nestle Inferno where there's this guy holding a HandPhone on 1 hand while a drumstick of the so called Inferno ice-cream on the other?

After taking a bite, the person ask an innocent bystander to help him take his wallet out of his pocket but surprise surprise, the ice-cream guy shouts "Hey what are you doing" drawing attention to the innocent person.

What's the point of the ad?
Is that an ice-cream ad or an ad that will give pickpockets an idea of how to 'scam' people.

Imagine this.. You're faced with this situation and then an accomplice of the culprit agrees that he saw you trying to pick his pocket. They would make a fuss out of it and some of us might want an easier way out by giving compensation thus indirectly helping these crooks out. If we didn't opt for easy way out, and police were to be in the picture, it will still look bad for the innocent victim as he's really caught 'red' handed.

So what is the point of the AD?

Mahjong: Hobby or Gambling

2006-02-07T12:19:00.000+08:00

There has been a highlight in recent newspaper article that 11 men were caught in the act of gambling ie playing mahjong. What is the definition of gambling?

Gambling (or betting) is any behavior involving risking money or valuables (making a wager or placing a stake) on the outcome of a game, contest, or other event in which the outcome of that activity depends partially or totally upon chance or upon one's ability to do something.

the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

The definition itself is so vague that it almost covers our daily lives. Investing in the stock market, doing business, children playing board games ie monopoly, etc... All these acts involves risking something to gain more. All these depend on the perspective of the parties looking at it. Those players involved sees them as a hobby thus using the chips as a means to keep track of who's actually better or ahead. In the game of Monopoly, each player is given a predetermined set of 'currency' and as the game progresses, they will try to accumulate more wealth by buying property thus hoping opponents will land on their land. Isn't this a risk? These currency to me is similar to those of the mahjongs.

Does the term gambling applies to only adults gathering together doing the things that they like? If a couple of adults gather around to play Monopoly gambling or just a hobby? Who knows, they might be gambling with real money when the game ends!!! Mahjong has been around for centuries and has been played as a hobby since day 1.

Every game invented by mankind can be seen as an act of gambling. How so? Would someone play games without any winners/losers. If there is, what's the point in playing multiplayer games? Some would say its self satisfaction but would someone be satisfied when they lose? All I can see is that the point of playing games and keeping track of who's winning gives everyone a sense of challenge and also to the victor bragging rights of how good he/she is.

Public Transportation: Is It Safe?

2006-01-20T11:18:00.000+08:00

Everyday thousands of people rely on the public transport to get from one destination to the next destination irregardless of the distance. We should be happy that its so easy to get public transport from one popular destination to the next but is that sufficient?

Rapid KL, supposedly the new and improved public transportation service has launched a whole fleet of bus plying the golden triangle route in hopes to abolish people using taxi/cabs. Their launching promotion is RM2.00 per day for unlimited rides. I don't have the exact details of the ending date but you can see the whole stretch of buses waiting in front of the HSBC bank down in the heart of KL city. This is with their vision of improving their punctuality and reducing waiting time.
But is that a good solution?

Since we know that the town center is already congested with vehicles, does putting more buses helps reduce or increase traffic? Buses will makes stops at every bus stop to pick up and drop off passengers. Does this helps easy traffic situation? Yes you can encourage the public to use these buses but is it feasible. People from all walks of life has their own individual needs. Time is of the essence and everyone is short on time. Yes I agree that if everyone traveling into KL uses public transport, then it will be a better place without much congestion. Hmmm so the bus companies/government’s vision is coming true, less congestion in the city limits?

There's different types of public transport readily available in our country. Buses, taxis/cabs, and also the LRT/Monorails inclusive of commuter trains plying the outskirts of town. I'm very sure that there are certain safety precautions taken by these companies that provide the services. Taxi's now can only ferry up to 4 passengers excluding the driver. What about buses and LRT's? Once so often you can see a stick-on on the mirrored windows of buses stating the total number of seated and standing passengers BUT is that all there is? Just for show, or a regulation to have the sticker, or a regular practice? What I observe is that some of the clause is totally wrong. Usually we'll be able to see
Seated Passengers: XXX
Standing Passengers: YYY
Total Passengers: ZZZ

Of course the seated passengers are correct. The figure for total passengers should be upped a level to indicate the amount of passengers that are standing!!! I beg to be wronged. Given peak hours, all buses are packed to the door with some barbaric enough to stand on the steps while hanging 1/2 body out the door. (In the past, maybe still happen nowadays). LRT's also face the same problem. Morning and evenings, the trains will be packed with people. Is there no safety rule against overcrowded transportation? Must an accident take place before the authorities start to give attention to public safety?

Unsung Heroes: Cleaners

2006-01-12T11:03:00.000+08:00

Everyday we're bound to see a lot of common people like street cleaners, garbage collectors, and the likes. Ever wonder why would people do these work? Is it because they're not educated? Family tradition? What would happen if there weren't them around doing the dirty work? Will our streets and country be so clean or will it become like a huge garbage dump smelling and rotting?

How many of us actually know the person cleaning your area?
Spoken/have a decent conversation with them before other than asking them for help when u have things to clear up?
I believe most of us would say never! Why is it so? Aren't they human? Is it just because the way the present themselves being all dirty and stinky?

Without a doubt, these minority plays an important role in society today. Even if we were to look down upon those working in this field, but we cannot deny that they are important. No matter however worse the situation might be, they will come and do their job whether late or on time.

Let's journey back into the past for a while. When I was small, the visual of the typical street cleaner that time was like a person holding a broomstick with lotsa black plastic bag tied around the broomstick or pushing a big green portable rubbishbin. They would sweep the rubbish and nicely deposit them into the bin/bags and place them by the roadside awaiting for the disposal truck to pick them up. Rain or shine they would do the job and everyday its the same routine only on different roads/areas.

Has they evolved over time? Has their situation got better? I believe the job hasn't changed but the people's attitude towards these work has changed dramatically. How? one might ask. Well if you haven't noticed, our government has privatized if not all, most of the garbage collection and cleaniness of our areas. We were to pay them monthly maintenance charge as we did before in hopes that they will do a better job as their jurisdiction is limited to certain area.... BUT its a wrong perception. I've seen street cleaners coming to sweep with nothing more than a broomstick. You know, those old fashion coconut 'lidi' type. Ahhh... brings back old memories... but hold on a sec... is there something missing in the picture? A street cleaner armed with only a broomstick? Where would the garbage go?

The latest trend that I noticed is that all swept garbage from the streets goes into the drain, river and etc.. whatever is convenient for them to dispose to. I'm not refering to those mid to high range living area, but normal low-cost flat area. This is the incident I've been seeing for quite sometime now. Rubbish/leaves are being swept into the river. Sometimes when you have a huge pile of rubbish piled up neatly in front/beside the rubbish bin, these people has the guts to either not receive the 'loot' OR ring n your doorbell and ask for some 'workmanship' fee as this is something extra-ordinary from their daily routing. The norm is that household would just give in to them.

Garbage truck collecting garbage is another niusance. They would always come in the oddest time to collect garbage. Early in the rush hour traffic (ie 8.00am-9.00am) This is the ost crucial time for everyone as they need to rush to work or send their children to school. As we know, these trucks are big and will stop regularly thus delaying traffic. Why can't they choose to do the work at another time slot? Maybe I'm naive but from movies, you can see all other countries has their garbage collection is either at night/evening or wee hours in the morning.. ie 6.00am-7.00am where traffic is less and the weather is not so hot!!! Why can other countries do that but not us? Is it that we stand by the phrase 'Malaysia Boleh!'

Festive Season

2006-01-04T11:17:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year everyone,

Christmas and New year has passed, Chinese New year is around the corner and everyone's in a jolly good mood because of the festivities. Clubs and popular venues are preparing themselves for a grand celebration which occurs once a year, BUT is it necessary?

Every day/date is unique. Only comes once a year... with the exception of Feb 29... So why don't we celebrate Feb 29 as this is the most unique day!!! To me, everyday there is a reason to celebrate. What is there to celebrate you might ask? Well for one thing, you can celebrate that you passed the day without any mishaps. As of late, there has been so many freak accidents, be it human error or nature... You might not live to see another day (touch wood).

Everyone will flock to these 'well known' area and celebrate with everyone.. thus making this a major income for some people and company's. Imagine how nice if all these fund can be put to a better use instead of the few moments of glory on fireworks which I believe cost a bomb. By converting this cost, a lot of good can be done if its channeled to other needy organization be it internally or externally.

Our government is reducing subsidy's on most of the products given the reason that with the funds saved, it can be channeled to upgrade the nation. Everybit goes a long way into building a better future for us or our next generation. I'm sure that in the near future, nobody will look back and say wow, did you hear about the greatest firework show held in XXXX year? All these title can be broken/overtaken if there's funds for it. The greater the fund is, the better/more spectacular the performance is... Don't you agree?

But if it was channeled to building a better future, then this will be engraved as part of our history and will be remembered for many many years to come. No matter what happen in the future, everyone can see/feel the minor changes/sacrifices made today as what we felt from the sacrifices made by those fighting the war to get our independence.

Final Moments for BritishIndia Sale

2005-11-17T11:58:00.000+08:00

Folks,

Its been a great Sales past week for BritishIndia. For those that had missed it, you still have the remainder of this week to catch up on the sales at 1Utama new wing. After this, the Sale will be held at Great Easter Mall till the 27th Nov. More stocks are being sent as we blog as didn't expect such a big turnout over the weekends.

So hurry and visit us this Sat/Sun... maybe will have a surprise prepared for all you loyal BritishIndia shoppers...

What's your life WORTH?

2005-11-02T09:41:00.000+08:00

Ever wonder before what's your life worth?
Everyone might have various answer to the question depending on who that person is... Right?

What if I were to tell you that everyone's lives cost the same which is less than the price of a normal MAMAK Meal/Drink. Yup, that's right.. it cost less than a drink at the local MAMAK!!!

You must be thinking I'm nuts or something but this is a fact. No matter how important or unimportant you are, a bullet to the right spot will kill you and the cost of the bullet is only
RM 1.10

I've had live experience of actually firing a real gun recently. Its the most exciting thing that i've done [Safely and under instructor's supervision] No i'm not a somebody in society but just a normal joe like yourself.

Unknown to many, there's this place within town centre a shooting gallery. Experiencing it live firing a real gun with live ammunition is totally different from what you see in the movies !!!
The cost of the 'training' is not that much.

Firearm: Glok or Glock 17
Ammunition: 100 Live rounds
Duration: 1 Hour
Venue: City Square Shooting Gallery
Cost: RM 187.00
Operating Times: daily 10am-10pm
Off: 2,3,4 NOV. Closed on 1st and 2nd day of HRP and CNY

Here, there are trained instructors to teach walk-in's and there'a also membership for those interested in taking up this sport seriously.
IMHO, the price to pay for the thrilling experience is worth while.

ATM Frustrations

2005-10-31T15:15:00.000+08:00

From my knowledge, ATM machines is to ease the people's burden of queing up in the banks to withdraw money. So why is it that the ATM machines are all/mostly 'OUT OF SERVICE' in celebration times?

Yesterday I went to the ATM to withdraw money and I've found out that only 1 of the machines are only WORKING.. the rest with the OUT OF SERVICE message displayed. The queue was so long that people have to queue outside of the ATM room and out onto the walkway. Today's the eve of Deepavali and I can forsee that more ATM if not all of them will be displaying the OUT OF SERVICE message. Why should the consumer be paying the annual ATM card fee if they are not able to fully utilize them even during public holidays?

What's the use of having the ATM facility when they are OUT OF SERVICE when the banks are on holidays? Its the same as having more counters open with extended hours during banking days. I don't really see the point of having the convenience at all !!!!

Sales is BACK!!!

2005-10-31T13:08:00.000+08:00

BritishIndia SALES is BACK !!!

Yes that's right folks, the time that a lot of shoppers are waiting for has finally arrive.
BritishIndia will be having discounts of up to 70% of selected goods.

Venue: BritishIndia 1Utama [New Wing]
Duration: 10th Nov - 20th Nov

Venue: BritishIndia Great Eastern Mall
BritishIndia Gurney [Penang]
Duration: 10th Nov - 27th Nov

See you there all BritishIndia supporters.

Beer: The Lighter Side

2005-10-05T16:59:00.000+08:00

Something for drinking session warmup...

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shamed. Then I look into the glass and think
about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out
of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this wine and let their
dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."
~ Jack Handy
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra and panties.
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"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're
going to feel all day. "
~Frank Sinatra
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

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"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."
~ Henny Youngman
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.
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"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not."
~ Stephen Wright
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing.

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"When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let's all get drunk and go to heaven!"
~ Brian O'Rourke
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
~ Benjamin Franklin
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard.
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"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the
wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."
~ Dave Barry
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.
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To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a Support Group. Salvation in a can!
~ Dave Howell
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite s e x without spitting.

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And saving the best for last, as explained by Cliff Clavin, of Cheers. One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm. Here's how it went:

"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when
the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first This natural selection is
good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the
regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the
slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and
weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers."

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

Hot Dog or Frankfurter?

2005-09-16T09:27:00.000+08:00

Have you ever have cravings for a good hotdog once a while? Tired of eating commercialize and ordinary hotdogs? Well I am...

In Malaysia, there's not much variant and places to get your paws on this delicious food. Let's see what our choices are [to my knowledge]

1) A&W
2) 1901
3) Ramly's?!?

Well as a fact, there's only a handful of these venue but recently there's a new place. A place that caters for American Style Hotdogs.

Its called Danny's Hotdogs situated at the Hartamas Square just along the main road. Its open from 6pm till 3am daily with extended hours for Fridays and Saturdays. Pricing ranges from RM7-RM10 per piece. I've tried the Chili Dog but I got kinda deceived by its name...[maybe I thought it was gonna be spicy] The hotdogs are unique as they aren't available locally, that 's what I assumed... If so, then they'll be lotsa imitation stalls around which there isn't...
I'm not the regular joe and most of my meals that I consume is in large portions but after eating the Chili Dog, I got kinda full. Yep, its kinda large and not surprisingly Americans take them as their lunch...

If you love hotdogs or just wanna try something extra ordinary, just drop by Danny's hotdogs...

PS: What's extra special is that the owner is there to greet you and introduce his product to you rather than selling it to ya. Cheers Larry Martin...

Life is Short

2005-09-15T10:58:00.000+08:00

Eat to live or Live to eat?

What is life? Some people believe that when one was born, your whole life has been written down in some books of your death. Its like getting from Point A [Birth] to Point B [Death]. Everyone of us has to go down this miserably lane. Its just the way we reach there is different. Some like to take Concorde, some more conventional mode of transport but rest assured, we WILL all reach our final destination.

So now with that in mind, what's our purpose then being a human being? Since we cannot predict what will happen in the next minute, nevertheless tomorrow. Have we prepare for the worse or preparing for the best in life? Getting married, planning for your future or career?

My guess is that everyone knows that Death is inevitable but none planned of it happening. Its like the Worse Case Scenario show. What if on the way to work, some bloke lose control of their vehicle and there goes your life. You didn't plan that... neither did the bloke. Who's to blame? Who's on the wrong?

I'm writing this is because I've received new that a distance relative of mine passed away due to an car accident yesterday morning while on his way to work. Thinking of it makes me shiver. He's like 30/40 years old, married with a kid of 5 years old. Now the wife has to life all alone in this cruel world struggling (I think) to bring up the child.

Thinking of that makes me realise that Life is so so fragile. Do not live with regrets nor selfishly, live your daily life as tho its your last and you'll always be happy. Enjoy life...

Guides to determine fake RM1 coins

2005-09-08T09:50:00.000+08:00

Seeing an article from yesterday's newspaper about someone exchanging RM 160 or something like that and only received RM 130 in returns. The balance was said to be fakes. So how does the public can identify the fakes? Are we at the discression of the Banks? For them to tell us which are fakes and which aren't?!?

So to say, when we are bringin our load to exchange for notes, we're at the mercy of the bank and the 'trusted' machine that sorts the coins?!? How real can that be? Furthermore these 'fakes' will be detained by the bank and will not be returned for fear it will be circulated.

Are the employees at these bank trustable? What if they have found a flaw in the system and they could reap in a small fortune in midst of this incident... Newspapers has written that the public would require to show their identification when exchanging RM500 or more worth of coins... Wow, its like informing, dun bring all yer coins at a go if you don't want to be identified...

I think there should be more transparency in this issue.. don't you think?

Free meals with RM1 coins

2005-09-07T13:16:00.000+08:00

This is truely a wonderful or stupid thing that has had happen to me. I've practically saved up so much in just 1 day on meals that I've had starting working at my office. I've tried to use 5 pieces of RM1 coins to pay for lunch today and guess what?!?

The retailer informed me that they don't accept RM1 coins as payment with the following statement "I'll not accept the coins but the change as the payment for the whole meal which cost me RM7.50. Wow saved liked RM5 today. If this were to continue i will be able to save a lot. On the other hand, these business will start to lose out in their daily income OR will not entertain me when go there the next time...

Hmmm..

kinda of an ironic situation isn't it?

The retailer then gave the reason which i find quite amusing. We're not going to the bank to exchange these coins. Come on, you're running a business and you think you'll be only accepting 2 miserable RM1 coins for this 3 months duration? I'm sure that they will be making trips to the bank or will be giving change out. So why the 'KIASU-ISM' when the government will accept for another 3 months.

Even banks are to accept coins exchange up to RM 500 without any ID reference, even so, if there's any suspected fraud cases, the depositor will be penalised not the bank, so why the hassle? Please enlighten me on this as I will keep experimenting with what I can get away with in the following days.

I would like to hear if you have similar experience so that i can SAVE more.. lol

BritishIndia Expanding

2005-09-07T10:36:00.000+08:00

We're please to announce that we'll be adding 2 new stores to our name in this coming 2 months time.

Shah Alam City Centre
Date: 15/16 September 2005

The Curve
Date: Early October

Drop by to our new premis and have a first hand look at our new products and floor design. Be there or be square...

RM 1 coins

2005-09-05T13:18:00.000+08:00

Recently the government announced that the acceptance of the RM1 coin will be dishonoured at the end of this year. Major newspapers has this as their frontpage news but not much hoo haa was given by the community.

When the chinese daily publish this in their pages, all most all chinese community went into a frenzy (mine inclusive) digging out their savings and separating these RM1 coins. Chinese traders be it in the wet market or pharmacist or chinese doctors has begun to decline the acceptance of these RM1 coins ahead of the planned date that the government has set.

Even banks are also dishonouring the RM1 coins. They inform me to deposit/change the coins at Bank Negara Malaysia as they will accept these coins. So what happens now? These coins are not entirely worthless or is it? There's so many businesses that rely on these RM1 coins. What will happen to them? Change their system to accept other tenders? Businesses like American Pool Table, Supermarket shopping carts, Autopay machines, Jukebox, Genting slots machine?!?....

If we're buying/dining at the restaurants and gives out some RM1 coins but declined, so can we sue them or decline to pay the balance? Its so vague....

I'm unsure of how much you all have collected but me personally has counted in total of my own savings of over 1K worth in coins over 6 years. Now what am I to do with them? Well for once I know of a method to trade in mine.
^_^

What's your say on this?

What's your story on the news?

TM supporting piracy

2005-08-26T10:24:00.000+08:00

Please visit the link below to an official TM Net webpage promoting its Streamyx Service.

http://www.tm.net.my/html/pstreamyx_more.cfm

Just in case they have removed i have uploaded the picture. Wow, we can download MP3 in a few seconds.. and yet the government is supporting to go original. Will catch people who's sharing mp3, video files, etc...

What a way to go....

Ghosts & Goblins

2005-08-19T09:34:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was the celebration of all's hollow eve for chinese believers. Every religion has their own version of ghosts and goblins of their own. But do they all refer to the same thing but different names?

Since this is the time of the year for spooks, for buddhist believers that is, so i guess i would start off with what is commonly known today as baby ghost (kwai chai). Rumours has it that some medium are willing to pay a hefty sum for those unborn dead child, or bodies of those babies died at an early age usually before the first year. These babies would then be brought to a medium and a ceremony would be held to call the spirit of the dead baby into our world and only the master/owner and also 'gifted' people.

Depending on the nature of the master, they can command the 'ghost' to do their bidding, be it for good or bad as long as the master takes care of it as their own child. The master would have to feed it, bring them along to whereever they go. So if you see people acting strange like opening car door when nobody is there or getting out of a taxi leaving the door ajar for a few moments, think again.

Lately there's stories going around about people using these ghosts to bewitch innocent bystanders into giving up their personal belongings and also to tell where they had kept their cash. They will pretend to be lost or asking for direction. As soon as the kind samaritian say a word, they have been spellbounded. If there is cash at home, then they will head on back to the house and relieve the victim of whatever cash there is. After the 'transaction' is done, the culprit will give a bag of tidbit (usually sweets) in return for the cash, and they will make their exit. After about 5-10 minutes, the victim will awaken and will now remember the whole ordeal.

Fact or fiction?
You be the judge...

PS: Tell tale sign of people keeping baby ghosts.

They do not have any children in the house but has a lot of toys and baby peripheral.
Couples with kids who rent rooms out to other couples. If your child always cry when you give them milk/feed them thru the bottle, and after sometime you still see your child is malnurish, and that the other couple has baby peripherals and yet no kids, chances are that the ghost are fighting with your baby for the food which obvioulsy the ghost will prevail. In order not to offend it, please evict them out for your baby's safety in a good manner.
When you see people getting out of vehicles, and then going to the passenger side and open the door, then pretending to take things out of their pocket/thinking about something, and close the door after that.

Banks Trying to ROB the Elderly

2005-08-17T09:46:00.000+08:00

I've just received a letter from a local Malaysian bank stating that they'll be charging RM5.00 per MONTH not year for the public who wish to keep their bank book. The alternative to that is the monthly statement which will then use the Bankcard for ATM withdrawal, or Bankcard and New IC card for over the counter withdrawal.

Let's think of today's society. How often does one loses their wallet compared to losing a bank book? I'm not sure of the exact procedure for the over the counter withdrawal as the letter didn't state anything of it. So now the thief would be much much richer compared to the old times. When we get robbed, the thieves would force us to go to the ATM and withdraw our money. Max limit would be like RM 1000.00

Now.. they can have your whole savings!!!! (unconfirmed)

Wow, think about that... What's the difference of the monthly statement compared to the bank book? Lots of elderly people are so used to the bank book and the bank are imposing these charges. Why?

Lots of personal documents are being sent by mail these modern times, thus maximizing the chances of documents lost in the mail, unsent, unreceived. Most surprising is that the notice of the changes came thru unregistered mail (normal mail). In it is the reply slip for the above said switch. Imagine that you didn't receive the notice and the effective date was end of the month. The bank would start to charge us. It that fair?

BritishIndia Sales

2005-07-25T14:24:00.000+08:00

BritishIndia Sales
Start: 28th July
Venue: Nationwide Stores

Don't miss it

Shopper's Safety

2005-07-20T18:54:00.000+08:00

How many times have you thought that your shopping experience would be a bad one? Had one of those bad experience of theft or assault from other shoppers?

These cases do happen in shopping complexes, and the usual scenarion would be for a huge group of people will gather round to catch a glimpse of the incident, the all security guards will come and apprehend the culprit accompanied by the victim to the security room. There a statement about the incident will be taken by the mall guards and the customer's belongings will be returned instantly. The shopper is happy to get their property back and leave feeling content that the culprit is in custody and 'actions' will be taken.

That's the usual 'ideal' scenario that all of us think will/should happen right? What if this was not the case? How many times have you actually stayed and waited for the police to arrive? How many times have you see a police car near the vacinity of the shopping complex? Any newspaper publish these incidents? One might say the mall would like to cover up the incident thus the hush up.

What's wrong with publishing these theft/snatch incidents happening in malls? There's cases like these happening everywhere. IMHO the mall will gain better trust from the public if they know that they are capable to secure their shoppers.

I've been thru one of these before, its not a snatch incident but an assault from an unknown person. Happened in Sunway (guessed you all know which mall i'm refering to). We're at the archery lounge enjoying ourselves, and as usual there'll be ppl loitering around watching. Then there's this malay bloke went beside my friend and use her arrows and started shooting. Once, twice, three times, I got the attention of the manager and informed him of the incident. He then asked that the bloke to leave the premis. Thought the incident was over? think again. He was waiting at the entrance for us.

When we're leaving, he came and confronted us.. and things start to get physical. The staff at the archery range just stood there looking. The 3 of us then restrained him and yet the staff still standing there doing nothing. We got the manager and he contacted the mall guard. They came, we followed and give them a statement. We left thinking that they'll call the police and stuff. GUESS we were wrong.. About an hour later, to our horror, that same bloke was released by the guards and yet caused another disturbance elsewhere. This time trying to snatch a lady's purse but was caught by her partner... Yet again the mall guards was there, leading them into the same room that we've just been to.

Think you're safe with mall guards? Think again....

Worst Case Scenario

2005-07-15T10:05:00.000+08:00

I've watched this sorta new show on Astro called Worst-case Scenario. Its a very educational show and yes its applicable to our everyday lives. Why do we have to be pro-active when it comes to our own safety? Can't we always think of a contingency plan in case something happens.

Recent examples like the fallen road due to human error. I'm sure that before this incident has happen, nobody cared about the hanging roads supported by a thick beam above busy roads. Now? I think everyone would think twice about stopping directly beneath these pillar for fear of another Human Error...

Malaysian Unite?

2005-07-14T10:17:00.000+08:00

Malaysia is a multi-racial community. Our government always stress that we all as Malaysian should unite.

Question: In order to be united, we have to treat all Malaysian fairly right? Then how come "Bumis" get an additional 7% off buying property?

No comments on the above but just voicing out...

Within our workplace, there's bound to be a multi-racial community there. Everyone's working well with each other even though there'll be conflict of interest once a while but everyone's fine with that. Then it comes to our favourite lunch time where we all can go out and enjoy our meals... Or can't we?

If we're going out wit non-muslim, no problem... everywhere will do.. But if you're going with a muslim, then the choices are narrowed down to not only halal places but also must be operated by a muslim. Not true you say? How many times have you seen a muslim in a chinese food premis? Why do we always have to give in to our counterparts all the time? We have already taken the first step, but what have they done to create awareness? No Action Talk Only?

I beg to differ, so manbe someone could have a say on this?

Proton Savvy part II

2005-07-07T09:39:00.000+08:00

Hi there,

Todays' the part II of the Savvy test. How tough is it? Test subject is asked to drive around town BLIND FOLDED. and you've guessed it.. Bumps and crash can be heard.... So beware of Savvy cars on the road as they might be testing how tough is the new car. Does that mean we can have a real bumper car contest on the road?

Well, the car might be named Savvy but i think the promoters need to be more Savvy...

Taxi Stands...

2005-07-06T09:48:00.000+08:00

I was waiting for a cab in the TAXI stand. There were a whole bunch of ppl waiting around the Taxi stand and not in it.. I was curious why but I still stood my ground. A few taxi came but didn't enter the taxi stand but rather stop in front of those ppl nearest to them.

Why have a taxi stand when nobody uses it? Be it the public nor the Taxi drivers. The only time I see ppl queing up is when it starts to rain. Ended up I've waited for like 45 minutes then only an elderly cabby came in the stand bypassing those ppl that tried to stop it. What a wait.

In another separate case, I was in KLCC Maxis Centre. Obviously there's the "Jaga" there. I can see private cars stop to pickup and drop off passengers in front of the main entrance. Then a cab come by, so unwittingly I waited for the passenger to get off the cab and to get onboard. Suddenly the KLCC "Jaga" motioned the cab to move on while there's no cars waiting behind, and informed me to get a cab elsewhere. Curiously I followed his advice and just walk to the opposite side of the main entrance where the same cab that I tried to get on was waiting for me. What's the point?

Allowing private cars to pickup and drop passengers but not cabs?
Dumbfounded...

Maxis 3G

2005-07-05T14:05:00.000+08:00

What's with all these hype about 3G services?

Well to me it seems like just a normal telephony service. I've enquired about the full 3G package details from Maxis and there's not much to boast about. Its only usable within the city centre. If you're going to be in the jungle, it varies with the coverage... If its weak, your connection will be slow and might be disconnected. (Well at least its working..)

If you're going overseas, you'll need to check with Maxis of their 3G availability with their foreign partners of the destination country. That's not the end of it, while you're there, and you're using the 3G services, you'll be additionally charged for the per kb usage just like the normal GPRS or LAN dialup..

In countries that Maxis do not have any service partners, you're on your own in terms of usage. One method was to buy a local sim card if any and get the dialup details from the vendor (which i doubt knows about it... try asking local roadside vendor that sells pre-paid sim packs).

The price for the service isn't that pleasing too..

Firstly there's the data card RM 1,599.00
Then there's a deposit of RM 100.00 [which can be waived ;) when requested]
Finally there's the RM 120.00 monthly access fee irregardless whether you're using or not.

All the above for the limited usage. Oh yeah, the above calculations are exclusive of the normal telephony charges and call rates. That is ONLY for DATA access alone.

You do the maths.

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2005

2005-07-05T13:38:00.000+08:00

Fancy meeting the future Miss Malaysia Tourism?

Well now you have the chance.

Date: Tonite (05/07/05)
Venue: Cream Dance Club, Renaissance Hotel
Time: 10:30 pm
Round: First heat of the pageant.

Don't miss out on this chance to see them and win fantastic prizes if you can guess correctly the top 3 finisher for this pageant. For more Info contact 603-2168 8680 for reservations. Will post some pictures if manage to go there.

Proton Savvy, Not Advertisment Savvy

2005-07-04T10:04:00.000+08:00

This morning while on my way to work, I've heard the radio Ad for Savvy. Its regarding the test subject, delivering a pizza order from KL to Singapore. It says that he managed to deliver the Pizza within 30 minutes. The Ad furthermore stressed that its top speed is 170km/h.

Do you detect any flaws here?
I found a few...

Everyone knows that the minimal journey from KL to SG is at least 4-5 hours, how in the world he managed to do it in 30 minutes? Stuck in traffic, tol collection, custom?

Even with a top speed of 170 km/h, our Malaysian road laws doesn't even permit us to reach that speed, so what's the point of getting the car since it cannot be fully utilized? White Elephant?
If you do manage to reach 170, you're still breaking the allowed speed limit... Implication.... Break more laws? maybe... perhaps...

Built Tough... are you going to buy a reliable car or a tough car? What's the only reason everyone buy proton/ national made cars? Cost right... if we're going for tough cars, i'm sure that if we do a survey, my guess is that only a handful might think of PROTON....

What's the point of the AD then since everything in the AD is rather hard to imagine/acheive.

Interesting FAQ for mobile phone users

2005-07-01T19:37:00.000+08:00

I've just found out this little interesting fact.

I'm sure that everyone knows about Mission Impossible movies, the self-destructing mechanism, well guess what !!!! Its already in use in our everyday life. Its encorporated into the MAXIS sim card. Well according to MAXIS, link posted below, that if you INCORRECTLY enter the PUK code 3 times in a row, the SIM card will SELF-DESCTRUCT.

http://www.maxis.com.my/3G/3gExperience_CTroubleshooting.asp

read the part on
Problem 5: Modem cannot read SIM. LED flashing RED

now makes you think twice about pissing someone off if you're using a maxis sim card...

Don't drink and Drive

2005-06-14T14:17:00.000+08:00

I went to a party,

And remembered what you said.

you told me not to drink, Mum

So I had a Sprite instead.

I felt proud of myself,

the way you said I would,

That I didn't drink and drive,

though some friends said I should.

I made a healthy choice,

and your advice to me was right

as the party finally ended,

and the kids drove out of sight.

I got into my car,

sure to get home in one piece,

I never knew what was coming, Mum

something I expected least.

Now I'm lying on the pavement,

And I hear the policeman say,

The kid that caused this wreck was drunk,"

Mum, His voice seems far away.

My own blood all around me,

as I try hard not to cry.

I can hear the paramedic say,

"This girl is going to die."

I'm sure the guy had no idea,

while he was flying high,

because he chose to drink and drive,

now I would have to die.

So why do people do it, Mum

Knowing that it ruins lives?

And now the pain is cutting me,

like a hundred stabbing knives.

Tell sister not to be afraid, Mum

tell daddy to be brave,

and when I go to heaven,

put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.

Someone should have taught him,

that it's wrong to drink and drive.

Maybe if his parents had,

I'd still be alive.

My breath is getting shorter, Mum

I'm getting really scared.

These are my final moments,

and I'm so unprepared.

I wish that you could hold me Mum,

as I lie here and die.

I wish that I could say I love you, Mum

So I love you and good-bye.

To MBA or Not to MBA

2005-06-07T12:06:00.000+08:00

......... An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican Village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna.

The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied, "Only a little while, Senor."

The American then asked, "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more fish?"

The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs.

The American then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a
full and busy life, Senor."

The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise."

The Mexican fisherman asked, "But Senor, how long will this all take?"

To which the American replied, "15-20 years."

"But what then, Senor?"

The American laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right, you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions."

"Millions, Senor? Then what?"

The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."

"You mean being a Harvard MBA, you have to go thru all that to finally get to where I already am, Senor?"

Sms Messages

2005-05-27T14:10:00.000+08:00

If I have the letters 'HRT', I could add 'EA' to get a 'HEART' or 'U' and get 'HURT'. I'd choose 'U' and get 'HURT' than have a 'HEART' without 'U'.

If I can't have the earth, I shall have the sky. If I can't have you, at least I can have the dream of you FOREVER

When U were born, U were crying while av1 around U was smiling. Live life so that when U die, U're the one smiling while AV1 around U crying.

Never take for granted everyone person close to ur heart, coz you might wake up 1 day and realize that you've lost a diamond coz you're too busy collecting stones.

Its difficult to find someone like U. Its like opening a 100 shells under the sea 2 find 1 pearl, but finding U makes the dive worthwhile.

I opened my wallet and I find it empty, reached into my pocket and found a few coins, searched my heart and I found U. Then I realised how rich I am,

Death

2005-05-27T13:44:00.000+08:00

"Nothing is certain in life except DEATH"

So why are we so afraid of Death? When someone pass away, one will cry, mourn, and do whatever everyone see during a funeral. Every religion has their own ways to cater to this occassion. In religion terms, when someone dies, it's most likely ppl say that they're on their way to heaven... which isn't it a nice thing?

Think about it?
You're staying with your family.
Working ppl will be working most of the days, and nights will out with friends, colleagues or functions. You're not seeing/missing the person right? WHY? because you know that they're still here/there tomorrow. So we will delay whatever till another day/time. Is this the way it should be? Only to show one's emotion when you realise that there's no tomorrow, only then you'll feel regret of not doing the things that you could have?

In chinese culture, when someone dies at the age of around 80/90, the occassion should be a happy 1, and not a sad 1. WHY? It is said that the person had lead a happy life/a full life.. so we should not be sad. Why does it apply now and not to everyone?

Everyone can be said to have lead a complete life eventho its short. So why do we have to take things so hard.. The person is never away if you always remembers them in your heart which in term is always right there with you. All you have to do is just to think back on them and you'll feel their presence. Right?

So now, back to the question of death. Since we're born, we've already put in line to the death counter. Its just that sometimes ppl will JUMP the queue without realising it...

So do not wait till tomorrow the things that can be done today. Go to your loved ones, and just show them that you know that they're there, and how u felt about them before its too late!!!

Computer Terms and its Meaning

2005-05-25T10:11:00.000+08:00

ISDN - It Still Does Nothing

APPLE - Arrogance Produces Profit Losing Entity

SCSI - System Can't See It

DOS - Defunct Operating System

BASIC - Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control

IBM - I Blame Microsoft

IBM - Its Better Manually

DEC - Do Expect Cuts

CD-ROM - Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months

OS/2 - Obsolete Soon, Too

PCMCIA - People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms

NTSC - Never Twice the Same Colour

NTSC - Never The Same Colour twice

WWW - World Wide Wait

MACINTOSH - Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs

Think About IT

2005-05-17T19:13:00.000+08:00

Life without danger is a waste of oxygen.
I fought the lawn, and the lawn won!
Life in a vacuum sucks
You'll get what's coming to you ... Unless mailed
Two wrongs are only the beginning.
You're only young once; you can be immature f'ever.
"Suicide Hotline...please hold."
All work and no play, will make you a manager.
As I said before, I never repeat myself.
A diplomat thinks twice before saying nothing..
Computer Lie #1: You'll never use all that disk space.
Don't confuse me with facts, my mind's already made up.
Don't talk unless you can improve the silence.
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
I'm a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore I'm perfect.
Just what part of "NO" didn't you understand...?
hAS ANYONE SEEN MY cAPSLOCK KEY?
Sign on baby's bib: SPIT HAPPENS.
ASCII a stupid question, get a stupid ANSI!
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
Conserve energy... fart in a jar
Girl laid in tomb may soon become mummy..
I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow
isn't looking good either.
There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count and those who can't.
There are 3 kinds of people in this world...those you want things to happen, those that make things happen, and those who just wonder what the hell happened!
Frogs have it easy. They can eat what bugs them.
Where there's smoke, you'll find my wife cooking dinner.
Join the army! Travel the world, Meet interesting people, and kill them.
Two rights do not make a wrong. They make an airplane.
Me, Ambivalent? Well, yes and no.
I was only looking at your name tag, honest.
Quick, call a witch doctor! My witch is sick.
Strip mining prevents forest fires.
Endless Love: Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles playing tennis.
KENTUCKY: Five million people, Fifteen last names.
Forget the Joneses. I can't keep up with the Simpsons.
Jesus saves sinners and redeems them for cash and valuable prizes.
Can I trade this job for what's behind door # 2.
For Sale: Taliban rifle. Never fired. Dropped once.
The faulty interface lies between the chair and the keyboard.
Hangover: The wrath of grapes.
Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
Life is Uncertain... Eat dessert first!
When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.
Dont hate me because I'm beautiful - hate me because your boyfriend thinks I'm beautiful!
Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool.
You can't scare me. I drive a school bus!
Life without danger is a waste of oxygen.
I've discovered that I often visit the state of confusion, and I know my way around pretty well.
Smile, everyone loves a moron.
My family puts the "fun" back in dysFUNctional.
Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house.
Ah, yes, divorce......., from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet.
Roses are red, violets are blue, I once thought I was ugly, until I saw you!
Just because you have one doesn't mean you have to act like one!
My computer NEVER cras...DOH!.
Creativity is great, but plagiarism is faster!
You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
How does Avon find so many women willing to take orders?
Looking for a helping hand? There's one on your arm.
My mind works like lightning... one brilliant flash and it's gone.
Never trust a stockbroker who's married to a travel agent.
Sometimes you're the bug, and sometimes you're the windshield..
Next time you wave at me, use more than one finger, please!.
I would like to help you out. Which way did you come in?
I'm not paranoid! Which of my enemies told you this?
Drunk!...naught me - I'm Serfectly Pober Occifer!
I know Karate, Kung Fu, and 47 other dangerous words.
I always lie. In fact, I'm lying to you right now!
Hey! Who took the cork off my lunch??!
FOR SALE: 1 set of morals, never used, will sell cheap.
Drugs have taught an entire generation of American kids the metric system.
Don't play stupid with me - I'm better at it!
Don't ask me, I'm making this up as I go!.
Dime: a dollar with all the taxes taken out.
Diets are for those who are thick and tired of it!
Crime, Sex, Alcohol, Drugs...Boy do I love Congress!
Did ya hear? They took the word gullible out of the dictionary!
Bigamy: one wife too many. Monogamy: same thing.
Welcome to the Church of the Holy Cabbage. Lettuce pray...
My wife ran away with my best friend. I sure miss him.
No amount of planning will ever replace dumb luck.
Never wrestle a pig. You both get dirty and the pig enjoys it.
The trouble with life is that you're half-way through it before you realize it's a do-it-yourself thing.
If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody.
The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.
You're twisted, depraved, and rotten to the core... I like that in a person!
I'm not crazy; I'm just a sane person trapped in the body of a lunatic.
I've given up trying to escape from reality; they always find me anyway.
Everything I need to know I got from watching Gilligan's Island.
Famous last words: What happens if you touch these two wires tog--ahhhhhhhhhh.
If blind people wear sunglasses, why don't deaf people wear earmuffs?
Happiness is your Mother-In-Law's Picture on the Back of a Milk Carton.
This website may not be idiot proof, but at least it's dimwit resistant.
Don't worry about temptation--as you grow older, it starts avoiding you.
The two most dangerous things in the world: A Pollock with a computer and a programmer with a screwdriver.
I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.
You're not an alcoholic unless you go to the meetings.
Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people have.
A bird in the hand is safer than one overhead.
They told me I was gullible, and I believed them.
Reality is a nice place, but I wouldn't want to live there.
Just plead the Fifth -- or drink it -- either way.
Don't play with your food, especially after you've already eaten it.
Death is life's way of telling you - you're fired.
Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse behind.
Gravity is a myth, the Earth sucks.
Kiss me twice. I'm schizophrenic.
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not too sure.
Why buy shampoo when real poo is still free.
He who dies with the most toys, is, nonetheless, still dead.
Who puts those "Thin Ice" signs out there.
Where there's a will, there's an attorney.

Flasher

2005-05-17T15:03:00.000+08:00

Flasher
17 May 2005,

British India is now hiring Operation Executive and clerks. If you're interested, please send in your resume to hr@bi.com.my

Relationship

2005-05-13T14:23:00.000+08:00

RELATIONSHIP

Relationships are like a pair of shoes,
When you see a pair you like, you get them,
But when they get old and ugly, you dump them.

But imagine you find a pair you really like,
No matter how much it cost, you'll get them,
You'll take care of them no matter what,
And put them on, day in and day out.

Imagine this scenario now !
The shoes get too old and ugly,
It's beyond repair and no longer of any value,
What would you do?
That's the question I pose to you.

Do you treat them like other shoes and dump them?
OR Do you keep the shoes in a lovely box?
Think............

Well, what I'm trying to put across is that relationships,
No matter whether they are:
Boy Girl Relationships;
Good Friends;
Brothers and Sisters;

Should be tolerant of each other,
When you find the right one,
Treasure and take care of them,
BUT!
When they become old and of no value,
Don't dump them but still treasure them,
And remain as close from THEN to ETERNITY!

Friendship is not only about sharing good times and laughter,
But also sorrows and troubled times,
And helping each other out in times of need.

Don't let petty quarrels get in the way of your relationship,
Communications is the only way to bring a relationship closer,
And if there is a breakdown, I guess it will slowly drift away.

"A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED"

~Dr. Shivan~

Confucius Sez

2005-05-13T14:05:00.000+08:00

Woman who go to man's apartment for snack, gets tit-bit.
Man who gets kicked in balls, left holding the bag.
Passionate kiss like spider web ... lead to undoing of fly.
Man with hole in pocket, feel cocky all day.
Virginity like balloon ... one prick, all gone.
Girl who rides bicycle, peddles ass all over town.
Man who farts in church, sits in own pew.
Man who live in glass house, dress in basement.
Kotex not best thing on earth, but next to best thing.
Man with penis in peanut butter jar is fucking nuts.
Man who walk through airport door sideways is going to Bangkok.
Man who drop watch in toilet, bound to have shitty time.
Man who take lady on camping trip, have one intent.
Woman who fly upside down, have crack up.
Man who go to bed with question of sex on mind wake up with solution well in hand.
Girl who do back spring on bedspring have offspring next spring
Secretary not permanent, till screwed on desk.
A girl's best asset is her 'lie'ability.
Support bacteria -- it's the only culture some people have!
Man who run behind car get exhausted.
Man who go to bed with itchy butt wake up with smelly finger.
Man with athletic finger make broad jump.
He who fishes in another man's well often catches crab.
Man who speaks with forked tongue should not kiss balloons.
Man who lose key to apartment not get new key.
Even the greatest of whales is helpless in middle of desert.
Wash your face in the morning, neck at night.
He who eats too many prunes, sits on toilet many moons.
Elevator smell different to midget.
He who fishes in another man's well often catches crab.
Wife who put man in dog house find him in cat house.
Man who farts in church sits alone in pew.
Boy who go to bed with sex problem wake up with solution in hand.
Man who marries a girl with no bust has right to feel low down.
Squirrel who runs up woman's leg not find nuts.
Seven days on honeymoon make one hole weak.
Woman who springs on inner-spring this spring, gets off-spring next spring
Nail on board is not good as screw on bench.
Short man who dance with tall woman get bust in mouth.
Man who lay woman on ground has peace on earth.
Man who sleep on railroad tracks wake up with split personality.
Baseball very strange game. How can man with 4 balls walk?
Man who kisses girl's behind, gets crack in face.
Woman who spends much time on bedspring, may have offspring.
Man and mouse alike, both end up in pussy.
Man who sucks nipples make clean breast of things.
Man who fights with wife all day, gets no peace at night.
Man who snatches kisses when young, kisses snatches when old.
Wife who slides down banister makes monkey shine.
Girl who douches with vinegar walk around with sour puss.
He who sneezes without a handkerchief takes matters into his own hands.
Man who have head up ass, have shitty outlook on life.
Man who have hand in pocket not just jingling change.
A streaker is someone who is unsuited for his work.
He who make oral love to epileptic woman may get tongue-tied.
He who make love to exhaust pipe of car have hot rod.
Epileptic woman who give blow-job may bite big one.
Sleepy man who stand behind car get exhausted.
Sleepy man who stand in front of car get tired.
Man who go to bed with itchy ass, wakes up with smelly fingers.
Man who stand on toilet, must be high on pot.
Man who have hand in pockets, not crazy, just feeling nuts.

Flash - Day 1

2005-05-13T09:14:00.000+08:00

Well been thru 1 whole day trying hard to follow the almost easy self tutorial in the Help file. I can start to do some neat stuff with Flash like making an object move, change colours, shapes and sizes... ^_^, time to learn more and hopefully can publish a full complete flash website by the end of the month...

Meaning Of M'sian TELCO

2005-05-12T17:43:00.000+08:00

010 - ART 900 - Always Repair Telephone

011 - ATUR - Absolutely Terrible and Useless Radiophone

012 - Maxis - Moronic And Xtremely Inferior System

013 - TM Touch - Too Many TMTouch Owners Usually Change Handphones

016 - DiGi 1800 - Don't Invest in Garbage Instruments

017 - ADAM - Always Dropping And Malfunctioning

018 - Mobifon - Most Often Bought In Fake Obnoxious Nightmarkets

019 - CELCOM - Cannot Enjoy Line Clarity on Outgoing Messages

Zen of LIfe

2005-05-12T17:03:00.000+08:00

Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow.
Do not walk beside me either. Just leave me the hell alone.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.
It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else.
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
Some days you are the bug; some days you are the windshield.
Don't worry; it only seems kinky the first time.
Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving.
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
The most wasted day of all is one in which we have not laughed.

A to Z of being a Singaporean

2005-05-12T17:02:00.000+08:00

Always must win	Never mind what they think
Borrow but never return	Outdo everyone you know
Cheap is good	Pay only when necessary
Don't trust anyone	Quit while you are ahead
Everything also must grab!	Rushing and pushing wins the race
Free! Free! Free!	Sample are always welcome
Grab first talk later	Take but don't give
Help yourself to everything	Unless it's free forget it
I first, I want, I everything	Vow to be number one
Jump queue	Winner takes it ALL! ALL! ALL!
Keep coming back for more	Yell if necessary to get what you want
Look for discount	Zebras are kiasu because they want to
Must not lose face	be both black and white at the same time

Beginner Experience using FLASH..

2005-05-12T00:19:00.000+08:00

Today's the first time I'll be playing/learning of how to use this G8 software named FLASH from Macromedia hopefully to create my own website. I've been so fascinated with all of its capabilities that you can do so much of really neat stuff with it. It can be used to do presentation (powerpoint), Websites (frontpage/dreamweaver), Installation file, etc.. and with unlimited flexibilityonly limited to your imagination and skills.

Hopefully I can get a grip on the much required skills to start off using this software.
Anyone with experience with FLASH, feel free to give hints & tips.