Old newspaper !!

Old newspaper”, “Suratkhabar lama”, “Siew Ku Poh Chua” are the common lyrics that can be heard in housing area especially during weekends.

Malaysian has developed a good habit of recycling old news papers by either selling it to a 3rd party vendor or through donation to charity organization. This noble awareness should be proliferated to other recyclable products such as aluminum can, plastic ware, and misc. paper based products such as brochure, postal mail, envelope, receipts, boxes, etc. which can be slotted into the old news paper and recycle at the same time. It’s as easy as turning your palm, right ?

With this concerted effort, the world will become a better living place. Let’s tell our friends and family to do it together. Sikit-sikit, lama-lama jadi bukit ..

Dato Nazir Razak - CIMB Group CEO

CIMB Group CEO Dato Nazir Razak : “My worry is that when the government is trying so hard to help the Bumiputeras, it may hamper and undermine their future and achievements. When you give them contracts and money easily, you are actually undermining the spirit of entrepreneurship.”

Rising prices and eating out

With the rise of commodity prices such as steel, gold, fuel, soy bean, palm oil, and lately rice (paddy), the cost of living has choked up many Asian household. Lots of families need to pay extra dollars and cents in order to maintain the same living standard as in 2006/2007. Those who can’t afford to pay more have to sacrifice their quality of life. As such, the gap between the rich and the poor is going to grow even wider.

For people who are eating out at hawker center, food stall, restaurant, and etc, they need to realize that the quality of food prepared could be deteriorated with the use of lower grade ingredients to counter rising material costs. We as consumer should always try to find out the ingredients used by food sellers such as soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili and tomato sauces, etc. in order to avoid our health being impacted by inferior food.

Consumer association together with the Healthy Ministry should proactively inspect all consumer goods on regular basis. The majority of illnesses in Malaysia are caused by poor eating habit and also poor quality of food. Millions of medical bills can be saved if all the relevant authorities take preventive measures in advance. Prevention is always better than cure. Rather than keep building hospitals and clinics, why not spend some money on dietary education and food inspection. In addition, an entity should be set up to play the similar role as the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in Malaysia.

Keris & Hishammudin




Ketua Pemuda UMNO, Dato Sri Hishammudin Tun Hussein meminta maaf atas kelakuannya menghunus keris semasa persidangan pemuda UMNO selama 3 tahun berturut-turut. Adakah beliau sanggup meminta maaf sekiranya BN kekal berkuasa di kesemua negeri-negeri Malaysia serta mengekalkan majoriti 2/3 di Parlimen ? Nampaknya ini merupakan soalan yang amat menarik bagi kita sama-sama renung-renungi.

Adakah kelakuan seseorang pemimpin yang menghunus keris dapat menutupi soal kebangsaan seperti rasuah dan pelbagai bentuk discriminasi yang lain. Keris hanyalah lambang orang Melayu, dan Yang Dipertuan Agong hanya mencium keris dan bukannya menghunus keris di majlis-majlis kebesaran. Apakah motif Hishammudin menghunus keris dengan megah di depan perwakilan Pemuda UMNO, untuk meneruskan inspirasi masa depan politiknya ?

Zaman sekarang adalah era globalisasi, perbuatan menghunus keris bukanlah sesuatu yang bijak, malah ia boleh dilihat sebagai perbuatan primitif yang tidak praktikal. Bolehkan taraf kehidupan orang Melayu dinaikkan dengan serta-merta dengan terhunusnya keris ? Dapatkan daya saing Malaysia di peringkat antarabangsa diperkuatkan dengan tertonjolnnya keris di tv-tv nasional ? Perbuatan simbolik yang tidak pandai harus dielakkan dan digantikan dengan langkah-langkah yang berkesan untuk membangunkan Negara ini agar taraf hidup rakyat secara keseluruhannya dapat dinaikkan tahun demi tahun.

Politik ekstrem and budaya memperkecilkan golongan minority patut dipupuskan dengan serta-merta demi kemajuan Negara. Jangan memperalatkan keris lagi.

Dragon Boat

6th Club Crew World Championships

Date : July/ August 2008
Venue : Teluk Bahang Dam

Tyre & Car Care

1) Double Star Tyre & Car Care Center

Location : Tingkat Kenari, Desaria, Sg Ara, Penang.
Contact number : 6012-421 7265, 6012-482 2125

What's special ?
- Less crowded
- Personalized service
- Cooler environment

PC and Accessories

1) PC DEPOT

Location : Butterworth, Ipoh, Kota Baru, Penang island, Sg Petani
Contact number : 604-390 8816
http://www.pcdepot.com.my/

Why special ?
- Reasonable pricing
- Nice service

Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

The Champions League semi-final match between these two modern era rivals was full of drama. The 1st leg ended with 1-1.

The Reds seemed to be in the driving seat in reaching the final in Moscow, but somehow thunder strike at the last 30 seconds of added time. John Arne Riise who substituted Fabio Aurelio looked really out of shape from the moment he came on. I can only remember two special occasions when he was on the field. The first one being the long range speculative tame shot, and the second one was the own goal itself.

Why can’t Riise use his leg instead of head to clear the ball ? It looked very fishy here. Is he helping Roman’s army en route to Moscow ? Is Roman trying to pull all his resources just to make sure his team appear in the Moscow stadium ? Perhaps only God can help to put Liverpool back into the final as the Blues is gaining a slight advantage with the return leg looming at Stamford Bridge. Hope that justice will prevail.

Facial Wash

1. Herbalife facial cleanser
Details : NouriFusion MultiVitamin cleanser
Comment : It worths every penny that you spend

Bookstore

1. Kinokuniya
Location : Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
Comment : It's like a personalized bookstore in your cosy living hall.