Life is never fair. We make the best out of what's been given to us.
Heaven is what we make of ourselves.
Your thoughts make your life.
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How often do you get McDonalds to deliver your burgers to you? What about some nuggets? Have they forgotten to bring the Barbeque sauce?
Well, the McDonalds in Kepong did it to me, 3 times in a row.
I called 1300 - 13 - 1300, the usual McDonalds line and told the lady on the line many times to please, please tell the delivery center to remember to put in the barbeque sauce when delivering the nuggets.
And they did it again. They forgot to put in the sauce.
Can I blame them? Can you? After all, these are people who hardly graduated from high school. Can you expect much from them? You can actually, if you train them properly. Which is why the McDonalds manager at the Kepong branch should be reprimanded for his/her incompetence in training these people to be more responsible.
I know McDonalds Malaysia will not take any action as their busy sucking as much money from the Malaysian public. So I petition all Malaysians to boycott any service that doesn't dispense its duties correctly.
Most women would agree that they prefer slow sex compared the the slam-bang-thankyou-maam action most men are used to. That's what prostitutes are for - a quick in and out.
Pleasing a women in bed is tough. A women gets aroused sensually, slowly. They like to feel it. They like you to hold them, caress them without putting your hand into their pants so quickly. Hold them from behind, caress them, nibble on their ears, gently brush their hair (the hair is a women's most coveted asset, after her breast and butt).
Gently pull down her bra strap with your teeth. Give her a good back massage while you're slowly undressing her. Push your groin close to her butt so that she can feel your hard cock against her. That arouses her - women get aroused when they sense excitement and danger.
Kiss her neck, tell her how beautiful she is. Then slowly put your hand around her and gently hold her breast - dont squeeze it, just hold it. Tell her how beautiful they are. The more you do this, the more she'll want you to suck on them hard later. So, be patient.
Slowly undress her, while always being gentle. Do women like it rough? Of course, but they all want it sarted slowly. Start slow, end up rough.
Take off her blouse slowly, while you admire the texture of her soft skin. If you're doing this right, her nipples should be hard by now. Rub them gently. Some women find them a little sensitive.
Slowly remove her bra. Tell her how wonderful her breast looks like and how you would like to suck on them. And then trun her around and slowly, go down and suck on them. Suck on them gently, with passion. Feel her skin get excited. While you're sucking on her nipples, use the other hand and fondle the other breast. Most men do not realize that both breast react differently, kissing on one doesnt turn the other on.
While you're sucking her breast and kissing her fully on the mouth, slowly remove her pants. Then pull down the panties. Squeeze the butt.
Go down on her. Kiss her vagine with a wet kiss. Suck it, feel her. Eat her. Eat her for hours, eat her like she's never been eaten before.
Now, and only now, she's ready to have you in her.
Slowly part her legs, look into her eyes, then climb on top of her and slowly insert your cock into her moist pussy. Go in slowly, give her time to get adjusted to your cock. Push in slowly, withdraw; push in a little harder, withdraw; dont stop. Keep doing it. Do not ejaculate so fast. Keep pumping her. The way to get her to sleep with you again and beg for it, is to please her. And that is by pumping her until she gets an orgasm.
The earlier foreplay, if done properly, would have already given her a couple of small orgasms. Now pump into her hard, give her some pain. Women like to be treated rough in the end. Pump hard into her, be rough. Give it all you've got, make some noise - grunt - women love it when their man grunts and they scream in pain.
Ejaculate into her moist vagina.
Then, roll over, lie behind her and cuddle her, and spend some time talking to her. Most men would just roll over and sleep. A big no-no if you want her begging for more. Spend some time cuddling her breast and holding her close after making love to her.
SEATTLE - Merle Brandell and his black lab Slapsey were beachcombing along the Bering Sea when he spied a plastic bottle among the Japanese glass floats he often finds along the shore of his tiny Alaskan fishing village.
He walked over and saw an envelope tucked inside. After slicing the bottle open, Brandell found a message from an elementary school student in a suburb of Seattle. The fact that the letter traveled 1,735 miles without any help from the U.S. postal service is unusual, but that's only the beginning of the mystery.
About 21 years passed between the time Emily Hwaung put the message in a soda bottle and Merle Brandell picked it up on the beach.
"This letter is part of our science project to study oceans and learn about people in distant lands," she wrote. "Please send the date and location of the bottle with your address. I will send you my picture and tell you when and where the bottle was placed in the ocean. Your friend, Emily Hwaung."
Brandell, 34, a bear hunting guide and manager of a local water plant, said many of the 70-plus residents of Nelson Lagoon were intrigued by his find. Beachcombing is a popular activity in remote western Alaska. Among the recent discoveries was a sail boat that washed onto shore last October.
"It's kind of a sport. It keeps us occupied. It's one of the pleasures of living here," Brandell said of the village reachable only by plane or boat that is too small to have its own store.
He had no idea just how unusual his find was until he tried to track down the sender: a fourth grader from the North City School in the Shoreline School District.
No one answered the phone when Brandell called the school in December so he sent the school district a handwritten letter, which eventually ended up on the desk of district spokesman Craig Degginger.
After some searching, Degginger discovered Emily Hwaung is now a 30-year-old accountant named Emily Shih who now lives in Seattle. She was in the 4th grade during the 1986-87 school year at a school building that closed more than a year ago.
"I've been getting a kick out of it for a month now," Shih said during a recent interview.
She said she was flabbergasted by the news and immediately shared it with her Kirkland co-workers.
"I don't remember the project. It was so long ago. Elementary school is kind of foggy," Shih admitted.
The project may have been more memorable if each child had created her own message and personally dropped it in the water, but the letters from Carol Aguayo's fourth grade class were typed. The students only added their names and signed them, then a friend carried the bottles on his boat and dropped them in the ocean.
"It took away a little of the mystique," Shih said of the form letter.
She also was a little chagrined by the offer to mail a photo to whomever found the letter and by the environmental implications of dropping plastic bottles in the ocean, and noted that times have changed a lot in 21 years.
"I've had a good laugh about that with all my friends," Shih said.
As she was sharing her story with friends and co-workers, Shih realized how rare it was for a message in a bottle to arrive safely somewhere.
"Many of them had tried to do it themselves, but you never hear of one coming back. The odds are so low that you'll ever hear back from somebody," Shih said. "It was just kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing."
Brandell has a theory about how the bottle ended up on the shore of Nelson Lagoon and how the letter remained so readable after its 21 years in transit. Maybe the bottle didn't spend those years in the water. It might have blown his way quickly and then remained buried in the mud for years.
It was found among some Japanese floats that took a similar journey many years ago. They don't really wash ashore. They extrude out of the mud and into the hands of beachcombers, who sell them on eBay or craft jewelry out of them like Brandell's mother does.
Now why would someone have to tell us that? We knew a long time ago, that he wasn't the one for us, but decided to deal with it. Hoping that he will either:1. change, 2. someone better would come along or 3. some misguided person would come along and take them from us! All of those reasons are poor...
As soon as you are sure he is not the one for you, it is time to call it quits! Even though we are usually too embarrassed to admit we knew it a long time ago!
You knew he wasn't the one when... He wrecked your car and left the scene of the accident because he didn't have a drivers license. Not even a permit!
You knew he wasn't the one when.... He tried to borrow money from your Ex!
You knew he wasn't the one when... You found out he couldn't be on unemployment, because he was never, ever employed!
You knew he wasn't the one when... He threatened your children behind your back, and then lied about it.
You see, you've had signs all along, but you refused to acknowledge them. Staying with someone that "isn't" the one isn't fair to either of you. You need to move on...and he needs to get help.
A lot of singles hang on to who they currently have, while looking for someone else. That will usually backfire.
Make a clean break, and honestly start over with a totally clean slate. That is the only fair thing to do.
So, when someone you trusts tells you 'Girl He Is Not The One For You!", don't get so defensive! Take a step back and evaluate the situation...then be totally honest with yourself! If you can honestly admit that he really isn't the one? Cut your losses...and move on! You have millions of choices...there are no excuses!
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The Mac Mini gets little press these days, even from Apple, but it is still the least expensive Mac you can buy, starting at $599 (albeit with no display, keyboard, or mouse, all purchased separately). Just slightly larger than Apple's Airport Extreme wireless access point, at 6.5-by-6.5-by-2 inches deep, the Mini looks more like an accessory than an entire computer, but it includes all the normal features and connectivity options you'd expect.
It's no speed demon compared with the rest of Apple's lineup, but it runs the same Intel Core 2 Duo CPU (1.83 or 2.0 GHz), has a minimum of 1 GB of RAM standard, and comes bundled with Apple's iLife software suite. If you need a basic computer without high-end speed or blazing graphics capability, or a very small, portable computer-in-a-box, especially if you already have a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, the Mini is by far the cheapest way to enter the Mac world.
7. XServe
Most people, when they think Apple, don't think of corporate and enterprise server rooms, but in recent years, there have been a surprising number number of mission-critical government systems built on Apple's XServe and XServe RAID platform, in part due to Apple's high performance for low cost, as well as lack of vulnerability to most widely circulated Windows-based malware and other security risks.
Apple's XServe is still a value leader, if not quite as ground-breaking as it was at introduction, and it offers true enterprise-level capability and features in a standard rack-mountable format. The XServe comes with one or two quad-core Intel Xeon processors running at 2.8 or 3.0 GHz, up to 32 GB of 800-MHz DDR2, and RAID options. It also offers the kind of remote manageability and redundancy necessary in any true server-room product -- options for dual power supplies, RAID options, lights-out management, remote access and management via VNC or the Apple Remote Desktop 3 package, as well as the ability to run either headless or with an ATI Radeon X1300 graphics adapter. And the real kicker here, compared with similar Windows-based servers, is the low cost of the Mac OS X Server license; for unlimited clients it's an absolute steal, and without having to hassle with complex licensing agreements. One low price, no license wrangling. That's music to an administrator's ears.
Apple's long-term focus on the large enterprise, never its core market outside of scientific, media production, and education arenas, has always been somewhat meandering. So it was no huge surprise to see Apple's XServe RAID product, a price/performance leader when it was first introduced, quietly discontinued in mid-February 2008. Those needing mass storage solutions for server-class situations are directed to a similarly capable, but rather more expensive, product called the VTrak E-Class from third-party vendor Promise.
2. MacBook Pro
For a laptop that provides high-end features and power, and is a true desktop replacement for power users, the MacBook Pro delivers the goods. Both the 15-inch and 17-inch models are fully fitted with expansion ports (USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and 800, DVI video, optical/analog audio in and out, and ExpressCard), and the latest version includes up to 4 Gbytes of 667-MHz RAM and an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU at up to 2.6-Ghz speeds.
802.11n wireless capability plus Gigabit Ethernet provides external connectivity and the Nvidia GeForce 8600M graphics card provides very solid, if not blazing, performance while still being relatively frugal on power. We've seen MacBook Pros used as portable multimedia production stations, and they can do just about anything a desktop can do, in a well-designed and portable package.
All that power doesn't come particularly cheap -- the 15-inch starts at $1,999 and the 17-inch begins at $2,799, so if budget is your top concern and you don't need the full capacity of the Pro, Apple has provided the MacBook to meet your needs.
3. MacBook
The MacBook is positioned as Apple's "consumer" laptop, but it is also an economical business laptop for those who don't need the full capabilities, or price, of the MacBook Pro. Eschewing the brushed aluminum of Pro for a clean black or white chassis, and downsizing from a 15-inch or 17-inch screen to a crisp and well-lit 13.3-inch screen, the MacBook is smaller and ligher, and uses an integrated graphics processor instead of the more powerful, but also more expensive, Nvidia graphics card in the Pro.
You can still get up to 4 GB of RAM and the hard drive options go all the way up to 250 GB, but the starting price of the basic MacBook, at $1,099, is about half that of the lowest-priced MacBook Pro. Both laptops use an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with the processor speed of the MacBook being a notch or two slower than the Pro, at 2.1 GHz or 2.4 GHz. Apple has positioned the MacBook as an affordable all-around laptop and it delivers on the promise, giving good performance at a budget price. As small and light as the MacBook is, Apple has another option for those for whom even 5 pounds is a couple of pounds too many.
4. MacBook Air
The MacBook Air is a study in compromises. If you want one of the lightest, smallest, most mobile full-featured laptops available, the Air is the one you want, and fair warning, when you hold one in your hands, it's very hard to resist the allure. Sure, it currently has the highest "wow, cool" factor and geek-envy quotient out there (and the Air plus an iPhone is the obvious digerati's choice), but the real reason you'd want one is maximum portability -- the combination of light weight, sleek design, and capability is genuinely amazing.
The processor isn't as fast as much of the rest of the Mac line, but it's fast enough, a true Intel Core 2 Duo processor, running at either 1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz, and it sips power like a miser. Included memory is good at 2 GB of 667-MHz DDR2 SDRAM standard, but there is no capacity for further expansion. The 13.3-inch glossy screen is absolutely brilliant, and the backlit full-sized keyboard and multitouch gesture-supporting trackpad are usable even in cramped quarters.
The battery life is good, but the nonremovable battery is perhaps the most questionable design feature in the Air -- you can't carry an extra battery for extended off-power use, and to replace it eventually you'll have to send the unit back to Apple.
But it truly does fit in a manila envelope (varies between 0.76 inches and an amazing 0.16 inches thick), weighs almost nothing (3 pounds), and is small enough to use even in a normal coach airline seat. You'll definitely want to spring for the optional external optical Superdrive (add $99 to the $1,799 starting price), as well as the USB 2.0 to Ethernet adapter ($29), since the Air has neither included. The hard drive option (80 GB) is fairly small by usual laptop standards, and the optional 64-GB solid-state drive which, along with a faster processor, takes the Air to a stratospheric $3,038, is clearly only for those who really need it or for whom price is no object. In short, the Air does not make as good a desktop replacement as either the MacBook or MacBook Pro, but for pure portability, the Air truly is on top of the world.
5. iMac
The new iMac looks like nothing more than a sleek Apple LCD monitor, but amazingly Apple fit the rest of the computer into the well-designed all-in-one case as well. Both the 20-inch screen model (starting at $1,199) and the higher-end 24-inch variety (starting at $1,799) are good, solid, all-around performers, providing everything a desktop user could want in one compact package, without the sprawl of clutter and wires a typical desktop offers.
With maximum 4 GB of 667-MHz SDRAM, up to a 1-TB hard drive, an 8x SuperDrive (CD/DVD burner), built-in camera, and bundled iLife software suite, the iMac provides just about everything an individual or family could need in a desktop package, minus the mess, and at a reasonable price point.
Maybe that most recent e-mail virus was the last straw. Maybe you've been longing for a computer that "just works" and that you actually look forward to using. Maybe Microsoft Vista finally just sent you right around the bend. Perhaps it was that "Mac guy" on the commercials. Or maybe you are the "Mac guy."
For whatever reason, you've decided to buy a new computer from Apple and want a little help sorting out the different models. Well, you're in luck, because perhaps more than at any other time, Apple's product lineup is clear, logical, and targeted at distinct types of users and uses. The entire product line is one of the strongest Apple's ever had. Without hyperbole, it may be the best overall line of computers anyone has had, ever -- there's not a bad Apple among the bunch, and some are truly superb.
Plus, if you're a PC guy or gal contemplating making the switch to the Mac world, the good news is that, if you have to, you can still use Windows on just about any new Mac. Parallel's Desktop for Mac, VMWare's Fusion virtualizer products, and Apple's own included Boot Camp dual-boot enabler all allow Windows to run at native or near-native speed on your Mac. So, these days, your choice doesn't have to be either-or, it can be both.
From design to function, from form to performance, you pretty much can't go wrong with anything Apple is currently selling. We've tested them all in our labs over the past months, and they're just that good. Read on and we'll help you choose the right one.
1. Mac Pro
Pro is the label for this powerful beast, and a Pro it is, in capacity, capability, and price. If you are serious about your work, whether it is graphics, programming, video, number-crunching, or just about anything else, the Mac Pro will chew it up and spit it out.
The aluminum industrial design that has been a part of the last several versions of the Pro is both sleek and efficient. Under the hood, the Mac Pro proves it's not just all show, with what is still one of the most accessible, best-designed desktop chassis ever built. Four full-size expansion slots give the capability to add to your monster -- two are PCI-Express 2.0 (one of these is double wide to handle wide high-performance graphics cards), and two are the slower PCI Express variety. Four easily accessible 3.5-inch drive bays hold high-speed SATA or SAS drives up to 4 TB. Quad-core Intel Xeon processors (up to 3.2 GHz) do the heavy lifting, and a 12-MB L2 cache per processor, a 6-MB cache shared between each pair of cores, and dual 64-bit, 1,600-MHz frontside buses make sure the powerful CPUs rarely sit idle. Up to 32 GB of 800-MHz DDR2 dual in-line memory modules provide about as much RAM as most folks will ever need.
A huge array of ports provide virtually every connectivity option under the sun: the back of the Mac Pro holds both optical and analog audio in and out jacks, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 ports, three USB 2.0 ports, and two gigabit Ethernet ports. Easy-access front ports -- another FireWire 400 and FireWire 800, two more USB 2.0, and a headphone jack -- make it convenient to attach peripherals such as video cameras.
Graphics options include one or more ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT cards, but the Nvidia Quadro FX 5600 will provide world-class capability (at pro prices, adding $2,850 to the cost). The bottom line is that you can trick up the Mac Pro to do anything you want it to do, so long as you have the cash. A base model costs a reasonable $2,799, given the capabilities, and you can customize the Pro all the way up to five figures with options
Most people couldnt care less about universe, the planets, the stars, the HUGE amount of black space and so forth. So, an exploding star wouldnt be an interest to them either.
It's a pity since this star exploded around 7.5 billion light years away (a light year is defined as the distance light travels in a year - light does travel fast, you know?). It's the biggest place we humans have ever encountered.
It was spotted last night by NASA's Swift satellite. But you know what? This explosion happened a long time ago - about when the universe was half its current age. And light, from the exploding star, took such a long time to reach our part of the galaxy.
Have I lost you?
When you go out and watch the stars tonight, remember that the light you see from them emanated from their surface a LONG time ago and only NOW has reached your eyes. Assuming there was someone there, aged 10, who switched on his torchlight (assume his torch is quite powerful). If his star is far away, that beam of light might take years to reach your eyes. And when you send back the beam, that 10 year old kid might have already grown into an old man when he receives the flash of light back.
That is how HUGE our universe it. We're only 1% of 1% of 1% of the size of the universe.
It's Monday, everyone's in a rush, so there's no point trying to drive like a maniac with your Proton Saga so near my car. I'll let you go, anytime, judging by the difference in the quality of our cars.
And do us all a favour. Go back to Pahang. KL drivers are more courteous, a little.
Liverpool versus Manchester United has changed utterly since I first experienced it when coming to Merseyside. They were always big games but then Arsenal, rather than Manchester United, were our main rivals for the championship.
Despite that, our record against United was never particularly good and Sir Alex Ferguson is right when he says that in his early days at Old Trafford his teams raised their game against us.
Liverpool were winning the league consistently, while Manchester United simply weren't and sometimes it seemed that beating us was their be-all and end-all. At Anfield, the League title was more important than any local rivalry. If we did lose, it was a defeat we could take.
That attitude has now changed around completely. Had this match been staged a month ago, I would have said United were nailed on to take all three points, but this is a Liverpool side that Rafa Benitez has suddenly got playing with a lot of confidence.
The critics should relax about Liverpool. If their supporters give Benitez time, and if the team spirit is right, then they might see what they can achieve.
People always ask, 'When will Liverpool win the League?' and my answer this season has been that they are not as far away as you might think. It was unrealistic to think that a team that finished last season 21 points behind United could catch up in one campaign. But Liverpool are moving forward and, although Manchester United are still ahead of them, winning tomorrow will be a big statement.
This season they have the advantage of Fernando Torres. It did not surprise me that he began so well since arriving from Atletico Madrid because I knew Liverpool were buying quality. But it is wrong to compare him to Ian Rush, Kenny Dalglish or any of those who have gone before him as Liverpool strikers.
If you want to judge how good he is, then have a look at him after two years. He is 23 and you don't want to put Torres under pressure or on a pedestal by saying he can be one of the Anfield greats.
Torres is not a typical foreign player; he doesn't go diving in for free-kicks and he can take a tackle; he is a fantastic combination of hard work and talent. I would back him to shine in any formation, whether with Steven Gerrard just behind him or alongside a partner.
For me, however, Cristiano Ronaldo is the best in the world at the moment and, like Torres, it will be fascinating to see how he develops. It would, however, be interesting to see how he would have coped had defenders been allowed to tackle as they did 20 years ago. Strikers these days are protected so much that defenders are afraid to go in against them. Ferguson complains about the treatment Ronaldo receives but it is nothing compared to what he would have had to put up with in a previous generation
Defending and tackling always has been an essential part of football and to ask that players like Ronaldo receive special protection is rubbish because the law is there for everybody - and flair players are as likely to make bad tackles as anyone else. Football, especially Liverpool versus Manchester United, is a passionate, competitive game, where tackles fly in. And if you are a striker and you want to be the best in the world, that is something you have to deal with.
John Barnes is launching Wash & Go's football-based charity 'Score Ethiopia' aimed at providing amenities in Ethiopia. Funds raised will provide water amenities, training/business start-up loans and better football facilities. To find out more, or to make a donation, visit www.linkethiopia.org/score or call 0800 317109.
Description of HID Spotlight and HID Flashlight Technology Copyright (c) 2008 Magnalight Magnalight http://www.magnalight.com
HID Technology:
XENON HID lamps do not have a filament. Instead the light is created by an electrical discharge between two electrodes in an air tight tiny quartz capsule filled with xenon gas, mercury and metal halide salts. This improves durability as road vibrations can cause damage to coil lighting technologies. These light sources also produce a blue-white light that is safer because it is closer to natural daylight. The color temperature is approximately 5000 K compared to 2300 K for halogen. The increased light output from a 35 watt XENON HID lamp is approximately 200% more light then a 55 watt halogen bulb. The XENON HID system will also draw less power from your vehicles electrical system.
Temperature:
Color Temperature is a measurement in Degrees Kelvin that indicates the hue of a specific type of light source. Many people believe the misconception that color temperature is a rating of the brightness of the bulb or HID kit. This belief is completely false. The reality of the matter is that the higher the color temperature, the less useable light output you will obtain. However, it is also a fact that, all HID light is brighter than Halogen, even if it is a 12000 Kelvin, the Lumen still maintain well over 2500lm; which is still 2x brighter than 55W Halogen.
Temperature = Color and Lumens = brightness
Even though some halogen bulbs are coated with blue to get that temperature color you are looking for (ex:6000k), there's a big downside to that. The blue glass actually robs lumens and the bulb's performance is affected. So you end up having a bulb that reaches the promised color but gives you even less road coverage than your standard clear halogen bulb. If you want the white/blue colors and great performance, only HID will be able to give you both.
Umno supreme council member Datuk Shahrir Samad is Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister
Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Bernard Dompok Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz Datuk Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim Datuk Amirsham Abdul Aziz
Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Johari Baharom Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim K. Devamany Datuk Hasan Malek
Finance Minister - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Second Finance Minister - Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop Deputies - Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Datuk Kong Cho Ha
Defence Minister - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Deputy - Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop
Internal Security and Home Affairs Minister - Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar Deputies - Datuk Chor Chee Heung, Senator Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh
MCA secretary-general Datuk Ong Ka Chuan is Housing and Local Government Minister
Housing and Local Government Minister - Datuk Ong Ka Chuan Deputies - Datuk Robert Lau, Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin
Works Minister Minister - Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad Deputy - Datuk Yong Khoon Seng
Energy, Water and Communications Minister - Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor Deputy - Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister - Datuk Mustapa Mohamed Deputy - Datin Paduka Rohani Abdul Karim
International Trade and Industry Minister - Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Deputies - Datuk Liew Vui Keong, Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan
Foreign Affairs Minister - Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim Deputy - Datuk Seri Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar
Education Minister - Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein Deputies - Datuk Wee Ka Siong, Datuk Razali Ismail
Kemaman MP Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek is Information Minister
Higher Education Minister - Datuk Khaled Nordin Deputies - Dr Hou Kok Chung, Datuk Idris Harun
Transport Minister - Datuk Ong Tee Keat Deputy - Datuk Anifah Aman
Human Resources Minister - Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam Deputy - Datuk Noraini Ahmad
Women, Family and Community Development Minister - Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen Deputy - Noriah Kasnon
National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister - Datuk Shafie Apdal Deputy - Datuk Teng Boon Soon
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister - Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili Deputy - Fadilah Yusof
Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development Minister - Datuk Noh Omar Deputy - Datuk Saiffuddin Abdullah
Bera MP Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaacob is Youth and Sports Minister
Natural Resources and Environment Minister - Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas Deputy - Datuk Abdul Ghapur Salleh
Rural and Regional Development Minister - Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib Deputy - Tan Sri Joseph Kurup, Joseph Entulu Belaun
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister - Datuk Shahrir Samad Deputy - Jelaing Mersat
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister - Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui Deputy - Senator A. Kohilan
Youth and Sports Minister - Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaacob Deputy - Wee Jeck Seng
Health Minister - Datuk Liow Tiong Lai Deputy - Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad
Information Minister - Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek Deputy - Datuk Tan Lian Hoe
Tourism Minister - Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Deputy - Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib
Federal Territories Minister - Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique Deputy - Datuk M. Saravanan
Spams like these are very common these days. Here's one, supposedly from my ISP.
First of all, no one will send you an email asking for your particulars.
Second, always check the outgoing URL. In this case, the outgoing URL is a bum - doesn't lead to anywhere.
So, what do most people do? They hit the Reply button and send their particulars. In this case, their replies go to help.desk.11011@gmail.com <-- maybe Google can shut this email down and all related email accounts!
Lastly, most people in Malaysia know that the customer support email for Jaring is onehelp@jaring.my.
So people, always be aware of these emails. I normally ignore them and send them happily to the junk folder. But what if, you may ask, Jaring (my ISP) is actually trying to contact me? They will usually do so via telephone. Or, in the worst case, when your line does get terminated, you will end up calling them. Either way, all your personal information is safe and sound.
Have a good day.
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What does that mean? That means traffic is back to its crawling pace.
My remedy of not being stuck in traffic? Leave the house at 6.30 in the morning.
For those of you who hasn't tried driving early to work, you should give it a try. Driving into the southern part of the city with minimal traffic means that you can start your day stress free. You also can get a lot of work done before the crowd (your noisy colleagues) and phones start ringing. Working in silence is so much more different than working in a humming environment.
It rains nearly every other day in the evening. At the rain knows that to create the most havoc, it should start pouring at 4 pm. I don't know how God programmed this into the rain module, but you can be sure that it will rain at 4 pm and it will create a traffic mess that will last until 8 pm. That's the Malaysian traffic story for you, ladies and gentlemen. Moral of the story: If you don't have any business in the city, then get out of it before 3 pm or else you're in for a long, long evening.
Welcome back school children, you've just brought back the traffic to town. How I wish there was no school all year long. The children are happy. I am happy.
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Look, I know you men have it difficult. Women are just about impossible to understand, much less please. In a post-feminist society, you never know exactly what you should be doing. Women are bloody picky, I know we are. It can be scary, too, when women freak out about what appear to be benign issues. And men who do their best to be respectful, female-positive humans, I salute you, I do.
But please, please just fuck me already. Honestly, I appreciate your thoughtfulness. I like that you want to take things slow. I can totally get behind the idea of emotional connection, but dearjesusinheaven, FUCK ME. We've done dinner and drinks. We've gone dancing. We've cuddled and watched a movie. I'm wearing a low cut shirt and you've been staring at my breasts all night. Goodgodalmighty, get to it and fuck me.
When we get hot and heavy, please take charge. Please, please fuck me. Trust me, I'm not going to just lie still - I'll get involved. But don't make me force your hand into my panties. That makes me feel like a rapist. We've been kissing for a half hour and your hand keeps grazing my ass. That's nice, but it's time to move forward. Get on top of me. Don't make me get on top right out of the gate and start bobbing up and down on your cock like I'm practicing some crazy new aerobic yoga because YOU won't go down on me. Roll on top and start dry humping like a good boy should. Don't gently suck my nipples and then pull back when I moan with pleasure. You being coy is totally not what I want. It's not what WE want.
OK, I know it's scary. There are lots of women out there who make fucking really difficult. So, I have compiled some handy tips. Don't think of this as complaining, or as schadenfreude for the Andrea Dworkins of the world. Just some simple tips, for timid men who have forgotten what it means to fuck like men:
1. Taking charge is not bad. Oh, there will be some women who feel that you are pushy. If you are making out with a woman, and she starts to push back, ask nicely if things are moving too fast. If she says yes, say something like "I'm sorry - you just look so fucking delicious. I'll go slower." Otherwise, skillfully move forward. If you start kissing a woman, and she responds well, and before long, you're both on the floor with her skirt pushed up, and you on top of her, it's not the time to roll onto your back and start awkwardly stroking the top of her head. Seriously, grow a goddamn pair. YOU'RE the man. Act like one.
2. Ohmyfuckinggod, please learn to respect the clit. It's different for every woman, so ask what she likes. Do not, I repeat, do not just wiggle your fingers around her pussy like you're trying to tickle her. Do not drum your fingertips against her vulva like you are impatiently waiting at the Sears Tire Center for your receipt. Do not push the clit like it is a doorbell at some house that you need to get inside of. Start by using all four fingers with firm yet gentle pressure against the outside of her pussy. Do not charge in with a single finger and start jabbing at things. And if you really don't know what to do, ask her. Just ask. "How do you like it?". It's a simple question, and most women will answer straight out. If she's being all coy, ask "Do you like pressure? Is it sensitive?" The clitoris is a varied item, indeed. Treat each one as though you have never encountered one before. Forget everything that your last partner liked.
3. Most women like to be fucked, and fucked well. Yes, there are women out there who want to "make love" every time - sweet, gentle, rocking love with lots of eye contact and loving kisses. Those women are not the majority. The majority like to be pounded. The majority like to have their hair pulled. The majority like a good, solid jackhammering. When a woman is bucking wildly against you, it's not because she wants you to pull back and slowly swirl your cock around her vagina like you're mixing a cake batter up there. It's because she wants you to hold down her arms, or grab her hips, or push her legs above her head, and fuck her harder. Don't be too afraid of what this means as far as gender equality goes - I am a raging feminist bitch, but I still want to be penetrated like you are planning on fucking my throat from the inside out.
4. A little roughness is nice. Do not pretend that you had no idea that some women like their hair pulled. Do not act shocked if she wants you to spank her ("Really? Spanking? Won't it hurt?" - yes, it does. That's the fucking point). We know you've read Stuff and Maxim, and that's all those laddie mags talk about in their "How to Please Her" sections. Start with light, full handed smacks to the area of her ass that she sits on. Judge her response and continue on from there. You don't have to bend her over one knee and tell her she's a naughty girl and that Daddy's going to punish her; save that for the fifth date. Women are less delicate than you think, so don't worry about breaking her hip.
5. It's OK for you to make noise. Otherwise, we feel like we are fucking a ninja. Unless you actually are a ninja, and have sneaked into our rooms with vibrating nanuchaku and zippered black pajamas, please, please make some noise. If you're banging a woman, and she's crying out and saying your name and moaning, and you can't even manage a grunt, she's going to feel like an idiot. You don't have to make the sounds she is making, but do SOMETHING. You know how when you are watching porn, and the girl does something great to the guy and the guy kind of goes "Ah!", half grunt, half yell? That's HOT. Do that. Whisper our name (assuming you know it) gruffly. Groan against her neck when you're in missionary position. You don't have to grunt like a mountain gorilla, but if you are totally mute, she's going to get worried.
6. Most women like dirty talk, in addition to the grunting. If you'd like to get some dirty talk going, ask her if she likes the way you fuck her. If she responds well, continue with something like, "I love fucking you. God, you look so fucking hot." Is she still moaning in response? "Your tits are so beautiful." Does that work? If she doesn't respond well to the term "tits", you might have to stop there. If she keep moaning or responding, pass Go and collect $200. Try the following:
"Oh, god. Your pussy is SO tight." "You're so wet - are you wet because you like the feel of my cock ramming you?" "I think I'm going to come inside you. I'm going to fill up your little cunt." It doesn't matter that you're wearing a condom; we LOVE hearing this.
If all of those work, you can then progress to things like "sexy little bitch" and "dirty whore". Tread carefully, but please, tread. Do not tiptoe. Do not sit down. Charge.
6. You're not obligated to eat a woman out. In return, she's not obligated to choke on your dick. Don't skip one and expect the other. If you do eat a woman out, the only comment you should make about her pussy is how nice it is. The length of her labia minora, the color of her interior, her waxing job or full bush - you are not John Madden. No time for color commentary.
7. Do not bitch about condoms. Oh, we hate them. Trust us. They hurt us more than they hurt you. But we don't want to be preggers, and you don't want to catch anything, right? Don't whine about condom sex. Do not explain that you can't come with one on. LEARN to come with one on, or if not, help us figure out what to do with you once we're satisfied and it's time for you to let loose your load.
8. We really like it when you come. It's called a money shot for a reason. Watching semen shoot out of you is one of the most gratifying things EVER. However, do not assume that she wants you to jack it off onto her face. She might, but don't assume. Seeing and/or feeling you come is rewarding for us, so there's no need to deprive us of it, but please do consult us before unleashing. "I think I'm going to come - how do you like it?" is a fair question that shouldn't rob you of your testicles.
In recent memory, I've been fucked by a very aggressive, manly guy, and I've been... well, fucked is the wrong term here. I've been penetrated by a total and utter wuss. Who am I going to run back to when I'm ready for my fill? Manly McHardon, that's who. ----------------------------------------------------
*New point of clarification - some people have brought up some really great issues in response to this post, so let me say this: I don't mean to imply that all women like to be treated like whores. I do mean to say that most women I know have told me that they like sex rougher than most men give it to them. Rough does NOT equal chains and bondage. And this applies to the bedroom only, and does not mean that she wants you to choose her dinner for her, or treat her like less of a person. **Some women have said that they don't like it rough and what the hell am I thinking? Well, girls, you're in the minority. HOWEVER, all women need to remember that, in addition to be straight forward about your sexual desires, you need to be straight forward about your sexual limits. Don't be afraid to ask for more, but when something feels wrong, say so. Don't ever do something you don't want to do in silence and then blame the guy. Silence is dangerous.
I love men. I love them all! The young, the old, the ugly, the handsome... I like the way they look, I like the way they smell, and especially the way they feel. Their fuzzy legs with the bald parts that their socks have rubbed off, their scratchy beards, the always surprisingly smooth, velvety skin on their cute round bottoms. I like the sounds they make when they are having sex, and the way they look so vulnerable right afterwards. I like the way they can remember sports statistics from 20 years ago and make it a point of honor to answer the sports trivia questions first. Thank your for leaving dog eared copies of sports illustrated in the bathroom. And thank you for introducing me to Rick Reilly! I like the way they look when they are drunk and have to take a wicked pee. Their hands propped up against the wall, chins pointed down with a look of deep concentration mixed with relief.... I like the way they sing off-key when they think no one is around. I don't think the ipod would have been invented in a woman-only world, so thank you for that. I like the way they get excited about things that I have absolutely no interest in, and insist on calling me in to watch the instant replay. I like the way they repeat stupid humorous lines from movies, over and over and over again. I love the young ones for their energy and the memories they have given me. And now that I am in my forties, thank you to that 28-year-old fireman. You are a hottie, but I am way to old for you! I love the old ones for being so incredibly inappropriate when I was young. Yes, thank you to my best friends father for asking me to be in his fantasy threesome when I was only 17. I was virgin then, but I was flattered that you counted me your top two…. And thank god for all the many fabulous, lonely available men out there. Now that I am finally divorced, it's been great getting to know some of you.
OK - I have been trying to meet a "nice" guy for quite a while now, using both traditional methods (set-ups through friends, the bar scene, work, etc.) and non-traditional (i.e., internet dating), and have had abysmal results. By "nice", I don't mean a bible-thumping, republican, up-tight putz who could make a diamond out of a lump of coal planted firmly up his a-hole. I mean a guy who is capable of having a decent conversation that doesn't center around the size of his cock; who is aware of the world around him; who is respectful of people and animals; who doesn't clip his fucking fingernails on the train; who makes me laugh; who parties like a rock star when he has the time; and who can fuck me like a champ after checking his hang-ups at the door. Someone with a brain. A sense of humor. A job. I'm a busy, successful, attractive woman with a professional degree and a great circle of friends. I have a life. What I don't have, however, is a lot of time to wade through a bunch of bullshit. If you just want to get laid, fine; just say that up front so I can move on. Don't make me waste my time exchanging e-mails for days, then stop writing after I don't want to answer the "money" questions after knowing you for 3.5 hours, like 1) what's the craziest sex you've ever had? 2) how often do you masturbate? 3) do you have a nice, clean ass, with clean ass odor? (I couldn't make that up) and 4) do you like oral? (DUH??!!?? WHO DOESN'T??) Apparently, no matter how pretty, sexy, funny, smart, successful, sweet, caring, interesting etc. I am, it all boils down to one thing: fucking. Fine. I give up. You want to fuck? I can fuck.
WANTED: a guy to pull out his big, thick cock within five seconds of our first meeting. I want to kneel at your feet and worship you (and your organ) like a greek god. I will take your throbbing love-stick in my mouth and service you like a pro. I will lick the head of your penis, concentrating on the sensitive spot underneath the head, where it meets the shaft. I will then take you fully into my mouth, and move my head all the way down, swallowing the entire length. When you're all the way in and I'm fighting not to gag, I will move all the way back to the tip, then repeat. I will continue, up and down, until I feel that you're about to cum; then I'll stop, lick my way down to your balls, and take take them both in my mouth while stroking your cock with my hand. I will then move around to your back, spread the cheeks of your ass and rim your asshole with my tongue while stroking your cock. I'll shove a finger or two up there, if you like.
Once you're good and hard, I'll let you eat my pussy for a while, preferably until I cum two or three times. A little rimming of your own would be nice. Attention can be paid to my breasts (which are D-cups, by the way), or I can pinch my nipples myself. Once my juices are flowing, you can proceed to the fucking. Shove your cock in me, hard, all the way in. The harder the better, and if you're hung like a horse, my prayers have been answered. Keep going. Don't worry about me; I will make myself cum again on my own, either with old-fashioned diddling or my trusty vibrator. My ass needs attention, too, don't forget-I'm a three-input kinda girl! After you've made me cum fucking me the old-fashioned way, slowly (and gently, please!) push your huge dick up my ass. Use lots of astro-glide. I will be a little hesitant at first, but then the yummy pleasure-mixed-with-pain will start to kick in, and I'll get really into it. I'll start shoving my ass back against your cock as hard as I can, until I explode with the hardest orgasm yet. At this point, if you feel like getting your freak on, we can pop in a porno and emulate whatever is happening on the screen. Or, I can pull out my cache of sex toys. You can have me straddle an enormous uber-cock and work as much of it into my vagina as I can take, while you get in on the action by fucking me up the ass. You want a threesome? No problem. I'll invite one of my crazy girlfriends over, and you can watch me eat her out while you masturbate. Or, she can sit on my face while you fuck me. Another option is you banging me from behind while I lick her pussy. The possibilities are endless, really.
Once that's over, feel free to pull out and cum on my ass / tits / face / mouth / whatever.
See, I do have what you want! Don't tell ME law school was all for naught. . .
It seems so short of a life for a revolutionary plane but the F-117 stealth plane will make its last trip from Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico to Tonopah Test Range Airfield in Nevada, the home of their first flight, on April 21st, 2008. The aircraft is being replaced by a newer model, the F-22 Raptor, and the government says it has no plans to bring the radar-dodging planes out of retirement
This morning on the radio, Caroline of LightFM, posed the question on whether the thought behind the gift is more important than the gift itself. What do you think?
For those of you who didn't hear the show, here's the story.
Assume its your birthday and assume you're a lady. Your husband gives you a gift. He gives you a top of the range vacuum cleaner. What would you think about your birthday gift?
I know you love your husband and would pretend to love the gift as well, in front of him. But deep inside, what are you really thinking about the gift? Do you really love the gift? Would you tell him that you don't like the gift and wish he'd bought you something more personal. Or, like most Malaysian women, would you just keep it to yourself?
It's tough. I don't want to hurt my loved ones but a vacuum cleaner is not something I want on my birthday.
Gifts for birthdays are supposed to be something personal. Something that I can cherish. Like a great book or something. Not a vacuum cleaner.
To all spouses out there, especially the men, choose your gifts wisely. They carry a lot of meaning to the other person. The best gifts are not the most expensive ones. The best gifts, in most women's eyes, are the ones you spent time making.
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The loss was so great that even the Prime Minister was at loss for words early this morning, around 2.20 am at the Putra World Trade Center where he was awaiting the election results.
So, what does this mean about his leadership?
Prime Minister
Actually, Prime Minister Dato` Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 68, should be credited for all the changes that is going on in this country. If it was his predecessor, Tun Mahathir, who rules this country with an iron grip, all those who joined the Hindraf and other protests would have been jailed and prosecuted to the limit of the law. But Dato` Badawi is more tolerant and he fulfilled his election promise of allowing the media to be more open. He was also more tolerant to the opposition rallies.
So, in that view, he did make Malaysia more open. But in doing so, he opened a can of worms that was long overdue. He is paying for the sins of the former leader, Tun Mahathir. Tun Mahathir, in his iron rule, did do a lot for this country. But in doing so, he made his cronies rich while left the others to fend for themselves. But he controlled the media and police so strongly that neither could report the injustices or do anything about it. Which is why I strongly disagree with Tun Mahathir's statements that Dato` Badawi is solely to be blamed for this loss. Dato` Badawi inherited a nation that was harboring deep resentment from Tun Mahathir's ruling.
But under Dato` Badawi, Malaysian press is more open. And this is the reason why the public was able to read about all the oppression that was covered up so well all this while. All these news did anger the public to a point where they decided that change must happen - for better or for worst. And the public was reassured by Dato` Badawi's mild manners that he will not prosecute them if they voiced themselves, unlike Tun Mahathir, who doesn't like to be opposed.
The State of The Country Now
The state under the most scrutiny will be Penang. Penang is the Silicon Valley of South East Asia and the government will do its ultimate best to ensure that it stays that way. DAP, the new ruling party in the state of Penang, has never ever ruled a state. This is the first serious test for DAP.
Another state under opposition ruling is Kedah. PAS won the majority of seats in that state and will now lead it for another 4~5 years.
I do not know who got the majority of opposition votes in Selangor. All I know is Selangor is very conservative. It took 25 years for a Christian church to gets it land permit approved. Even then, its original location was shifted from a residential area to an industrial area. I hope that under the opposition, Selangor will see some progress and not turn out the way Kelantan has (backwards).
Another issue was the over-zealous Muslim imam's who coveted the bodies of Chinese and Christians who they claim have converted to Islam and thus must have a Muslim burial. This really scared the non-Muslims as we have never seen this happen in Tun Mahathir's time.
Not to mention the rising cost of basic living amenities. This contradicts what they government says when we see council members and ministers flaunting their wealth in public.
The lack of jobs is also an issue. The starting salary of a fresh engineer is around RM2000, the same as it was 15 years ago. 15 years ago, RM2000 was a lot of money, but today, you can hardly support your parents and commute to work on it.
These and other issues of council ministers flaunting their wealth in public irked Malaysians.
The Change
Voting is only one part of democracy. The other, more important part, is to ensure that the people we have voted for, will fulfill their mandate. We now have to ensure that they will implement all their pre-election promises. This is something that we have to take responsibility and remind them that their there because of us.
The Indians have finally given Samy Vellu the boot. It's no surprise that Samy was not seen in TV making any speeches, unlike the Chief Minister of Penang, who was seen on tv, shell shocked but was a man of integrity when he congratulated the opposition winner and put forth his intention of having a clean handover to the new, incoming Chief Minister. This is a man of integrity, unlike Samy Vellu, who didn't have the face to say anything in public. All I can is that Samy deserved what he got. Like what online blogger's like Raja Petra and Jeff Ooi mentioned in their blogs, he is a loyal Government supporter. He doesn't support his people. He supports and implements the Governments orders. Which is why he did not see Hindraf coming at all. The Hindraf rally caught him by surprise. He couldn't show the public that they were raising legitimate issues because that would show that he was incompetent in his duty as the guard of the Indian community. So, he had to discredit them to the best of his ability. And this is why he lost, deservedly so, because he was blind to the plight of the community.
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The recent election showed the Malaysian citizens dissatisfaction with how the government has been running the country. The following article, taken from Bernama, shows how bad the loss is. I will provide my own opinion on this loss later.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is in shock. The Barisan Nasional is reeling from its worst-ever election performance.
While it managed to keep Terengganu and will form the next government, it lost Penang, Selangor Kedah and Perak to the Opposition and failed to recapture Kelantan.
Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, in accepting the results, said this was clear proof of democracy at work in the country.
He urged people to remain calm and not take to the streets to celebrate.
Earlier, as reports spread of Barisan’s mounting losses, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan warned the public not to hold any victory celebrations or spread rumours of rioting and that the Internal Security Act would be used against offenders caught.
Musa’s concern is understandable considering Barisan’s losses are even bigger than what the ruling party experienced in the 1969 general election.
In that election, Gerakan, as an Opposition party, won Penang while PAS took Kelantan.
Barisan Nasional's predecessor, the then Alliance haul of just 74 out of 144 parliamentary seats enabled it to form the government by a simple majority.
Yesterday, Barisan reached the simple majority by winning 112 out of the 222 parliamentary seats by 1am. According to unconfirmed results, Sarawak and Sabah, the traditional bulwarks of the coalition, delivered the most number of seats – 24 from Sarawak and 29 from Sabah.
MCA is the biggest loser but a unhappy close second is Gerakan which lost its crown jewel, Penang, the state it had ruled for 39 years.
MIC failed badly, too, with its top leadership rejected by the voters.
Hence, the election saw the shock defeats of some of the biggest personalities on the Malaysian political landscape – MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu who lost to PKR’s Dr D. Jeyakumar; Gerakan acting president Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon who had planned to move to the federal level by contesting in the Batu Kawan parliamentary seat lost to DAP’s Dr P. Ramasamy and PPP president Datuk M. Kayveas was knocked out of his Taiping seat by DAP’s Nga Kor Ming.
Deputy Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil was beaten by PKR fledging Nurul Izzah Anwar while Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun was unseated by entrepreneur-turned-DAP politician Tony Pua. Datuk Lee Hwa Beng, the popular Selangor state assemblyman, lost in his bid for the Kelana Jaya parliamentary seat to yet another political newbie, Loh Gwo-Burne.
News of possible upsets started trickling in shortly after Election Commission chief Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman announced at a 7.30pm press conference that the highest voter turnout was in Kelantan and Putrajaya (81% each).
By 8pm, unconfirmed reports said that PAS had retained Kelantan. (Putrajaya incumbent Tengku Adnan Mansor retained his seat too.) Next to come were reports of Penang falling like ninepins to the DAP and seats in several other states once deemed safe were turning shaky for the BN incumbents.
It was all over in Penang for the Barisan by 9pm when DAP clinched 24 of the 46 state states. Acting Gerakan president Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon conceded defeat in a press conference at 11.30pm.
Selangor’s fall to the Opposition came when PKR, DAP and PAS took 33 of the 56 state seats at about 10.30pm. Kedah and Perak quickly followed, according to unofficial results.
I'm heading out to vote now. By the end of the day, Malaysia will know where it stands.
One thing Malaysians are blessed so far is peace and stability. Unlike other Islamic countries, Malaysians don't protest violently if results don't go their way. We just move our money out of the country or away from business related to the ruling party.
Go and vote wisely today Malaysia and let's hope our country progresses after this!
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I got this in an email from a friend. Raja Petra explains about MIC and its relationship between its people and UMNO.
It is time the Indians reclaim their dignity. It is time the Indians no longer allow themselves to be taken for granted. It is time the Indians realise that they need not succumb to threats and blackmail and that the Malays and Chinese will stand by them and defend them if they stand up for their rights.
NO HOLDS BARRED by Raja Petra Kamarudin
There is a very old joke that once made its rounds around the time the D.P. Vijendran sex videotapes first exploded onto the scene. The joke went as follows:
Samy Vellu, S. Subramanian and Vijendran decided to have a boys' night out, complete with women and everything thrown in. They checked into the presidential suit of a five-star hotel and after dinner each adjourned to one of the attached bedrooms with the women they had 'booked' for the night. After the fun and games, when the women had gone home, they sat down for a nightcap and compared notes.
"How was your woman?" Subramaniam asked Samy.
"Not very good lah. My wife is better......How was yours?"
"Mine also not that good," replied Subramaniam. "My wife is also better......And what about yours Vije?"
"Mine also not that exciting. But you are both right, your wives are certainly much better."
Of course, this is just one of the countless off-colour jokes about those who walk in the corridors of power, in particular involving the MIC. If we compiled all the jokes ever told about Malaysian politicians, we would be able to publish a book, maybe in many volumes.
There is another -- probably more sensitive though because it involves religion and Malaysians are not that tolerant of religious jokes -- about Indian Muslims, Christians and Hindus. The joke went as follows: The Indian Muslims, Christians and Hindus were attending an 'interfaith' conference and during the tea-break they discussed how they raised funds for their various houses of worship.
"We collect a lot of money during the Friday congregation prayers," said the Muslim imam, "plus we receive government funding. So we have enough money to maintain the mosque and finance our dakwah activities."
"We do exactly the same," said the Christian priest, "and of course this is done during Sunday mass but we do not get any government funding."
"We are no different," butted in the Batu Caves Temple committee chairman, "only that we throw the money into the air and whatever God wants He catches and what falls to the ground we hand over to MIC."
Many a true word is said in jest and this could probably be why the Hindus boycotted the Batu Caves temple this recent Thaipusam. They no longer want MIC to get its hands on the millions that are collected every year. I was told that this year the Batu Caves temple collection dropped drastically compared to previous years.
Actually, the joke is rather unfair. In a sense God does get the money from the Batu Caves Temple collection. Only that this 'God' is named Samy Vellu. But 'God' Samy Vellu is having a tough time nowadays. His disciples have turned murtad (apostates). The Indians have turned their backs on him. After 50 years, the Indians have awoken to the fact that Samy is not leading them to the 'promised land' after all as promised. All over Malaysia the Indians are up in arms. Samy, his family, and those perceived close to him, are heckled, pelted with slippers and eggs, roughed up, and many times the police had to be called lest the crowd send them home in a body bag. Barisan Nasional is worried. In the past, Barisan Nasional used to only worry about the Malays and Chinese. The Malays and Chinese are so unpredictable. But there was no worry about the Indians though. In almost every general election and by-election, Barisan Nasional would, without a doubt, get 90% of the Indian votes. It is the Malay and Chinese voters that they have to watch.
The only 'good thing' about the Malays and Chinese is that they never both swing the same way. When one swings one way, the other swings the opposite direction. In the mid-1980s, the Chinese swung to DAP. DAP captured 24 Parliament seats in the mid-1980s general election. But the Malays swung to Barisan Nasional and PAS was practically massacred when it won just one Parliament seat against DAP's 24.
Then, slightly over a decade later, the Malays swung opposition and gave the Malay candidates from PAS and PKR 32 Parliament seats in the Malay heartland plus control of two state governments. They also gave the Malay opposition eight of the 15 Parliament seats in Kedah, more than half and mainly predominantly Malay-majority constituencies. DAP came in with only ten Parliament seats, and even then with the help of Malay voters. In some areas, PAS members were seen wearing DAP T-shirts while marching with DAP flags held high. It was very strange seeing Malay faces dressed in the colours of what many would call a 'Chinese chauvinist' party.
When the Malays swing one way, the Chinese swing the other. But since 90% of the Indians vote Barisan Nasional, and the Malays and Chinese never vote 'block' but vote against one another, this is not a major problem. It does not matter whether the Malays support the government and the Chinese oppose the government, or vice versa. Just make sure they do not unite and oppose the government together. Divide the Malays and Chinese so that if one swings away from you, you still have the other swinging your way. And the Indians can play the balancer, basically the 'king-maker' in this divide and rule strategy.
So the electoral boundaries were drawn up with this in mind. The constituencies must be designed in such a manner that if one race goes anti-government, the other would help balance it. And the Indians would deliver the crucial votes to tip the delicately balanced scales in favour of the ruling party. And that is how the Elections Commission's gerrymandering is done, and with that one purpose in mind. But today, senjata sudah makan tuan.
But heaven forbid that the Indians swing the other way. Heaven forbid that 90% of the Indian votes go to the opposition instead of to the ruling party as has been so for 50 years. And heaven forbid that the Malays and Chinese actually unite and vote the same way instead of swinging opposite to each other. This was what happened in 1969, and if it happens again in 2008, then Barisan Nasional will see its two-thirds majority in Parliament disappear, as it would in states such as Penang, Perak and Selangor, plus in the Federal Territory, while Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis might see opposition-led governments in the State Assembly.
Samy Vellu is now a liability. But Samy Vellu refuses to retire. He still wants his last hurrah. But that may not happen. Instead, this may prove to be his last tango. But the Indian anger must not be against just Samy Vellu. This was what happened in 1999 when the Malay anger was channelled to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. When Mahahir retired and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took over as Prime Minister, the voters swung back to Barisan Nasional and gave it the largest majority in Malaysian election history, 92% of the seats in Parliament. Even the mighty Mahathir could not achieve this in his 22 years at the helm of Barisan Naisonal.
Samy Vellu must be declared irrelevant. Whether Sany Vellu retires or continues must no longer be the issue. The Indians must be angry with Barisan Nasional, in particular MIC. The Indians must be made to realise that Samy Vellu is not the problem. The problem is the system and Malaysia's political structure. It does not matter who leads MIC. As long as MIC is part of Barisan Nasional, and all the other 13 coalition members serve Umno, then whoever leads MIC will not change anything.
I remember 20 years ago when the Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry met Samy Vellu at the height of the mid-1980s recession. I was then a central committee member and we lamented about the lack of contracts and how many Malay businessmen were facing bankruptcy. Samy Vellu replied that he is already doing as much as he could by dishing out contracts to Malay companies.
"I am not a Minister for the Indian community," replied Samy Vellu. "I am a minister for the Malays. I look after the Malays more than I look after the Indians. It is the Malays who vote me into office. Without the Malay votes I would not be in power. So I care more for the Malays than the Indians. What more do you want me to do?"
Samy Vellu uttered this most surprising declaration 20 years ago in front of more than 1,000 Malay businessmen. Ahmad Sebi Abu Bakar, then the CEO of TV3, agreed with what Samy Vellu said.
"We put him in JKR so that he can privatise all the projects to Umno. If we put a Malay as a Minister it would be very sensitive. With an Indian as a Minister the non-Malays cannot say anything."
Samy Vellu's usefulness to Umno was further demonstrated when he switched portfolios with Leo Moggie. As the new Minister of Tenaga, Telekom dan Pos, Samy Vellu corporatised TNB, Telekoms, Pos Malaysia, etc., and Umno, plus those who walk in the corridors of power, became beneficiaries of the shares and made billions. After there was nothing left to sell, Samy Vellu and Leo Moggie again switched portfolios where until today he remains as the Minister of Works.
Yes, Samy Vellu is there for only one purpose, to make Umno and those who walk in the corridors of power filthy rich. And he has done his job well. He has loyally served his Umno master to the hilt. In Samy Vellu's own words, he serves Umno, not the Indians. And 90% of the Indians gave his MIC and Barisan Nasional their votes every election for 11 general elections. Sure, I used to look down on the Indians. I never tolerated any Indian 'nonsense'. I would never hesitate to call them 'Keling Pariah'. That was of course very mean of me and extremely racist. But I harboured this attitude not because they are Indians. I am no racist. My best friends in school were Rajadurai and Yim Seng, not Abdullah, Ahmad or Ali. And I hung around Brickfields and the railway quarters of Bangsar, mixing with Indians my entire secondary school years. In fact, that is where I met my wife, in Jalan Thambi Abdullah in Brickfields.
My reason for looking down on the Indians was because they are so stupid. They treat Samy Vellu like God. They give MIC 90% of their votes. And they do this while Samy Vellu laughs at them and tells us, the Malays, that he is a Minister for the Malays and not for the Indians and that his job is to serve Umno.
But that is now all in the past. Two nights ago I went 'home' to Jalan Thambi Abdullah to ceramah after abandoning my 'kampong' since 1974. It took me 34 years to return to Brickfields. But I am now 'home' and I intend to stay home. But if, again, 90% of the Indians of Brickfields give their votes to Barisan Nasional, then I will never again step foot in Brickfields for as long as I live, which may not be too many years left anyway.
I hope the Indians have now woken up. I hope the Indians have finally realised how MIC has sold them to Umno and played them for suckers. I now look at the Indians as my brothers and sisters and no longer as 'Keling Pariah' who allowed themselves to be cheated, yet still became the 'king-maker' by throwing their support behind Barisan Nasional.
It is time the Indians reclaim their dignity. It is time the Indians no longer allow themselves to be taken for granted. It is time the Indians realise that they need not succumb to threats and blackmail and that the Malays and Chinese will stand by them and defend them if they stand up for their rights. Make us proud of you. Show us Malays and Chinese that you are nobody's baruah. And, if you need help, just shout and we Malays and Chinese will be there by the thousands to ensure that no harm comes to you. Live people's power, don't just shout it. Suara rakyat, suara keramat. Makkal Sakhti.
Most Windows users are familiar with the Alt-Tab keys. Hold down the Alt key and press down the Tab key to view thumbnails of all the open applications in your desktop. This gives you a quick glance of all open applications without you having to maximize them individually.
But in Vista, the Alt-Tab is still there.
But may I suggest you take a look at the Win-tab button instead. Yes, hold the Windows button and hit the tab button. This allows you to do the same thing as Alt-Tab did in XP but you'll get a 3D view of all open applications.
If you're running Vista, you would now notice that the Run menu in Win XP no longer exists in Vista. The Run menu was very helpful in accessing common programs with a click of a button.
But never fear. Here's the solution: In the Search bar box just above the Start button, just type in the name of the program and hit the Enter key. For example, excel (for Microsoft Excel) or winword (for Microsoft Word) and you'll start the program right away.
So the Run command lives again in Vista!
I hope you enjoyed this tip. If you did, do leave a note and I will continue posting tips as soon as I find them. I hope these tips will make your Vista experience a bearable one.
With the election only 5 days more, Malaysians are being bombarded with campaigning on the media only from the ruling party, Barisan Nasional (BN). The opposition cannot be seen in the media since all media in Malaysia is controlled by the ruling party. So the opposition is only allowed to campaign by holding talks and distributing pamphlets.
If you listen carefully to the media messages from BN, their playing on the nation’s fear of change. They keep subtly reminding Malaysians that voting for the opposition will cause Malaysia to stop being prosperous and safe and all that.
Fear may have worked in the old days. But now, with the Internet, the playing field is slightly level, although not entirely. The opposition is more savvy in using the Internet to spread their views. Which is why BN is sweating. Because now Malaysians can choose to hear who they wish. Previously, all we could hear was BN’s mantra that they were the only wise one’s who could rule the country.
I am sure BN will still win the upcoming election but I am sure they will not win so convincingly as how they did in the last election. And that is what we’re all aiming for.
We want an equally strong Opposition so that all the lazy, arrogant, clumsy, bribing ministers in the Parliament will have to start working for the salary.
What irks Malaysians are the vast amount of money that these ministers earn, illegally through favours granted, and flaunt them in public. What also irks Malaysians is the growing hatred among Muslims towards other races. This is scary, really scary.
Will Anwar Ibrahim win? I hope not. In today’s Star newspaper, his former good friend and colleague described him as friendly to get something from you. This is very typical of these politicians who can smile at you while thinking of how to screw you. I used to think he was refreshing and that he was badly done by the previous prime minister, Tun Mahathir. But from what I have been reading and hearing from various weblogs and newspapers, he’s not the nice guy that he paints himself to be. So, I don't think he will be the right person to lead this country peacefully.
LONDON, England (AP) -- Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger escaped an assassination plot hatched by the Hells Angels, a new British Broadcasting Corp. documentary claims.
Mick Jagger, seen here in the early '70s, was allegedly the subject of an assassination plot.
A program to be broadcast Monday on BBC Radio 4 says the rock star was targeted in 1969 following a purported dispute with the motorcycle gang over concert security.
The Hells Angels had been hired on recommendation of the Grateful Dead as security (according to some accounts) at the Altamont Speedway in California for a free concert featuring the Jefferson Airplane, Flying Burrito Brothers and the Stones, among other acts, in December 1969.
The Dead ended up canceling their performance after an altercation between a Hells Angel and the Airplane's Marty Balin. Later, during the Stones' performance, a fan, Meredith Hunter, was killed by the Hells Angels. Gallery: Death at Altamont »
The event was documented in the film "Gimme Shelter."
Gang members hatched a plan to kill Jagger at his holiday home in Long Island, New York, the BBC claims. Their attack by sea was thwarted when a storm hit their boat, throwing the men overboard, the program says.
The alleged plan was disclosed during an interview with Mark Young, a former FBI officer, for the BBC's "The FBI at 100" documentary, presenter Tom Mangold was quoted as telling Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
Using book sales as surrogate tea leaves, Mike Hendrickson of the O'Reilly Radar finds life bleak for pretty much every major programming language except C#, Javascript, and Ruby. Java? It has plunged by 50 percent since 2003.
Sun Microsystems is hedging its bets on web scripting languages, recently adding Python experts to its fold. So perhaps Sun will weather the storm. Regardless, even despite its five-year slide, Java still holds the biggest share of the book-buying market, as this chart shows:
(Credit: O'Reilly Media)
Are Java's days numbered? O'Reilly's data seems to suggest this:
Ruby was a small box last year and is now 8 largest language passing Perl and Python and is now knocking on the door for Visual Basic's spot. Ruby has the second largest unit growth after C# and went from 4% overall market share to 5% and is 4k units off of displacing VB for #7 overall. C# was equally impressive with a 36,811 unit growth or 18.85% growth and went from 11% market share in 2006 to 13% market share in 2007. At the rate it is going, it should surpass Java as the number one language this year as it is only (9,526) units short and is on a positive 18.85% growth rate while Java continues its slide at a (14.16%) clip.
It was loaded on my Sun Solaris at my university and offered me my first view of the World Wide Web back in 1995. Previously, surfing the Internet was via newsgroups using software's like Free Agent or via the Unix shell. Playing chess using text in the command prompt is something most people will never do. But I did it. Until Netscape arrived (thanks Marcand finally offered all of us a chance to surf the web in a more nice war.
Even though pictures were very limited as most people were still surfing the Internet using 14.4kbps modems, Netscape allowed people to interact with each other in an easier manner.
Netscape dominated the Internet until Microsoft got scared of it and decided to build Internet Explorer. When MIcrosoft realized that it couldn't compete with Netscape, simple because Netscape was a superior browser, it gave away Internet Explorer away and with that slowly began Netscape's demise as people began to expect things on the Internet to be free.
Microsoft was the first to offer something of significant value to the public for free. And that caused the Netscape Corporation to slowly go under.
And that is why I think software piracy is a good thing as it will teach Microsoft not to take another company's source of revenue. Microsoft is suing other companies for infringing on their technology while they happily copy other people's idea and release it for free. How do they expect others to survive?
