Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Momma's Lucky Charm
After surviving the awful crash, Frank Schleck mentioned that it was probably the lucky charm his mother gave him made him escape horrible injury after that nasty fall.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Melayu mudah lupa
“Tun is always the best”
“u r the best tun”
“Tun, kami sentiasa menyokongmu.Bravo Tun!”
Everytime I make a point to visit Tun Mahathir’s blog, I noticed that each entry will receive at least over 300 comments that sound more like the above comments.
Sometimes, I don’t understand what are these people actually thinking. True, Mahathir has brought civilization to this country. It was during his time, the Malaysian automotive industry began, the third tallest building in the world was constructed, LRT, commuters started to operate, KLIA, Asia’s major aviation hub was opened, Malaysia became the first Asian country to host Commonwealth games, and you hear things like Multimedia Super Corridor, KL F1 circuit, Putrajaya, and many many more. Not to forget his achievements that managed to exclude Malaysia from borrowing International Monetary Fund during 1997 financial crisis, turning Malaysia into industrial and services oriented country from agricultural, instigated wawasan 2020 and banyak lagi lah tak boleh nak cakap, wahai Tun. Tetapi adakah ini sahaja yang kita harus lihat? Dengan krisis yang melanda berkenaan dengan Mahathir dan judiciary? Tak payah nak explain tentang apa, sebab cerita ni tersebar di mana-mana dada akhbar. Kalau saya lah jadi Tun Mahathir, I’d feel embarrassed to even write my next entry in my own blog. Tapi tak, sebaliknya Tun dengan besar hati mengisi kan blog nya dengan mengutuk orang-orang yang berpaling tadah terhadapnya, mengutuk kerajaan, even worse, mengutuk our Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi. Siapa dia nak kutuk PM? He is no more in the government. Jangan ingat Tun dah banyak berjasa Tun ada hak nak disrespect the PM. Kalau la zaman Tun dulu, orang kutuk kerajaan sikit je, masuk ISA.
“Najib pula berkata dia mahu kuasa (Presiden UMNO dan Perdana Menteri) diserah kepadanya diwaktu parti dan Kerajaan berada dalam keadaan sihat walafiat sepertimana yang kononnya pengganti Presiden dan Perdana Menteri dahulu semuanya menerima peralihan kuasa apabila parti dan Kerajaan sudah dipulihkan dan berada dalam keadaan sihat.”
Masa Tun serahkan kuasa pada Pak Lah, negara berada dalam keadaan sihat walafiat ke? Kalau lah Tun masih lagi menjadi PM pada waktu ini, UMNO tetap lumpuh, BN tetap hilang kawasan-kawasannya kepada opposition, sebab rakyat dah naik bosan dengan sikap pemimpin-pemimpin yang terlalu kebudak-budakkan. Dalam pilihanraya lepas, kita dapati, orang India pun sokong PAS, orang melayu sokong DAP, orang cina sokong PKR, mereka hanya sokong apa sahaja asalkan bukan kerajaan. Kalau Tun berada di tempat Pak Lah, mengkin Tun juga akan kalah teruk. Ini bukan masalah Pak Lah tak tau memimpin, ini masalah rakyat dah benci dengan pemimpin and they are in need of change. Kalau Tun masih lagi jadi PM, Hindraf tetap akan wujud juga. Ntah-ntah harga minyak pun tetap akan dinaikkan untuk mengatasi crisis minyak negara. Reserves minyak negara telah dipendekkan tempohnya, maybe dengan kenaikkan harga minyak dan pengurangan subsidi kerajaan nak tumpukan pada Research and Development untuk bersedia menghadapi masalah kehabisan reserves minyak berpuluh tahun akan datang. Siapa tahu? Tapi sayang, Tun lebih bijak dan tahu masa yang sesuai untuk meletakkan jawatan. Jadi jangan lah semuanya menunding jari kea rah Pak Lah.
“Saya bukan nujum dan saya tidak dapat teka apa yang akan berlaku lima tahun dari sekarang. Tetapi saya boleh ramal memandangkan prestasi buruk UMNO dan Barisan Nasional dalam Pilihanraya Umum ke-12 dibawah pimpinan UMNO Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi yang di pengaruhi oleh anak dan menantunya.”
Anak menantu Pak Lah je ke yang sibuk mengahasut? Di sini, orang melayu juga lupa pada satu ketika dulu sebuah company minyak yang besar telah mengeluarkan RM 2 bill sebanyak dua kali untuk membeli syarikat dua orang anak menteri yang ternama daripada menjadi muflis. Ada kaitan? Fikirlah sendiri.
Rata-rata rakyat yang menyokong Mahathir, akan mengutuk Pak Lah sepenuh hati. Yang kutuk-kutuk kerajaan tu, fakir lah, kalau kita tak puas hati dengan keadaan kerajaan kita memerintah sekarang, dan kononnya kita sayang pada negara, pergi lah ke depan, jadi lah politicians, and make a difference. Kalau setakat nak tulis dalam blog je, and tinggalkan comment pada Tun Mahathir’s blog untuk mengutuk kerajaan, lupakanlah. If you can’t make a change, then shut up! Memang, Pak Lah tak layak untuk menjadi Perdana Menteri. Not because dia seorang yang irresponsible, and tak prihatin. Cuma dia tak ada sifat-sifat dan ciri-ciri seorang politician. Hanya orang yang pandai main kotor sahaja yang mampu menjadi PM selama lebih 20 tahun.
Saya mengaku Tun telah banyak membawa perubahan pada Malaysia, sehingga saya bangga menjadi anak Malaysia. Tapi, your era has over. You have served the nation for a very long time, ever since I can remember. You should not have criticized the PM once you have stepped down, because it is no longer your privilege to act like a dictator.
“u r the best tun”
“Tun, kami sentiasa menyokongmu.Bravo Tun!”
Everytime I make a point to visit Tun Mahathir’s blog, I noticed that each entry will receive at least over 300 comments that sound more like the above comments.
Sometimes, I don’t understand what are these people actually thinking. True, Mahathir has brought civilization to this country. It was during his time, the Malaysian automotive industry began, the third tallest building in the world was constructed, LRT, commuters started to operate, KLIA, Asia’s major aviation hub was opened, Malaysia became the first Asian country to host Commonwealth games, and you hear things like Multimedia Super Corridor, KL F1 circuit, Putrajaya, and many many more. Not to forget his achievements that managed to exclude Malaysia from borrowing International Monetary Fund during 1997 financial crisis, turning Malaysia into industrial and services oriented country from agricultural, instigated wawasan 2020 and banyak lagi lah tak boleh nak cakap, wahai Tun. Tetapi adakah ini sahaja yang kita harus lihat? Dengan krisis yang melanda berkenaan dengan Mahathir dan judiciary? Tak payah nak explain tentang apa, sebab cerita ni tersebar di mana-mana dada akhbar. Kalau saya lah jadi Tun Mahathir, I’d feel embarrassed to even write my next entry in my own blog. Tapi tak, sebaliknya Tun dengan besar hati mengisi kan blog nya dengan mengutuk orang-orang yang berpaling tadah terhadapnya, mengutuk kerajaan, even worse, mengutuk our Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi. Siapa dia nak kutuk PM? He is no more in the government. Jangan ingat Tun dah banyak berjasa Tun ada hak nak disrespect the PM. Kalau la zaman Tun dulu, orang kutuk kerajaan sikit je, masuk ISA.
“Najib pula berkata dia mahu kuasa (Presiden UMNO dan Perdana Menteri) diserah kepadanya diwaktu parti dan Kerajaan berada dalam keadaan sihat walafiat sepertimana yang kononnya pengganti Presiden dan Perdana Menteri dahulu semuanya menerima peralihan kuasa apabila parti dan Kerajaan sudah dipulihkan dan berada dalam keadaan sihat.”
Masa Tun serahkan kuasa pada Pak Lah, negara berada dalam keadaan sihat walafiat ke? Kalau lah Tun masih lagi menjadi PM pada waktu ini, UMNO tetap lumpuh, BN tetap hilang kawasan-kawasannya kepada opposition, sebab rakyat dah naik bosan dengan sikap pemimpin-pemimpin yang terlalu kebudak-budakkan. Dalam pilihanraya lepas, kita dapati, orang India pun sokong PAS, orang melayu sokong DAP, orang cina sokong PKR, mereka hanya sokong apa sahaja asalkan bukan kerajaan. Kalau Tun berada di tempat Pak Lah, mengkin Tun juga akan kalah teruk. Ini bukan masalah Pak Lah tak tau memimpin, ini masalah rakyat dah benci dengan pemimpin and they are in need of change. Kalau Tun masih lagi jadi PM, Hindraf tetap akan wujud juga. Ntah-ntah harga minyak pun tetap akan dinaikkan untuk mengatasi crisis minyak negara. Reserves minyak negara telah dipendekkan tempohnya, maybe dengan kenaikkan harga minyak dan pengurangan subsidi kerajaan nak tumpukan pada Research and Development untuk bersedia menghadapi masalah kehabisan reserves minyak berpuluh tahun akan datang. Siapa tahu? Tapi sayang, Tun lebih bijak dan tahu masa yang sesuai untuk meletakkan jawatan. Jadi jangan lah semuanya menunding jari kea rah Pak Lah.
“Saya bukan nujum dan saya tidak dapat teka apa yang akan berlaku lima tahun dari sekarang. Tetapi saya boleh ramal memandangkan prestasi buruk UMNO dan Barisan Nasional dalam Pilihanraya Umum ke-12 dibawah pimpinan UMNO Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi yang di pengaruhi oleh anak dan menantunya.”
Anak menantu Pak Lah je ke yang sibuk mengahasut? Di sini, orang melayu juga lupa pada satu ketika dulu sebuah company minyak yang besar telah mengeluarkan RM 2 bill sebanyak dua kali untuk membeli syarikat dua orang anak menteri yang ternama daripada menjadi muflis. Ada kaitan? Fikirlah sendiri.
Rata-rata rakyat yang menyokong Mahathir, akan mengutuk Pak Lah sepenuh hati. Yang kutuk-kutuk kerajaan tu, fakir lah, kalau kita tak puas hati dengan keadaan kerajaan kita memerintah sekarang, dan kononnya kita sayang pada negara, pergi lah ke depan, jadi lah politicians, and make a difference. Kalau setakat nak tulis dalam blog je, and tinggalkan comment pada Tun Mahathir’s blog untuk mengutuk kerajaan, lupakanlah. If you can’t make a change, then shut up! Memang, Pak Lah tak layak untuk menjadi Perdana Menteri. Not because dia seorang yang irresponsible, and tak prihatin. Cuma dia tak ada sifat-sifat dan ciri-ciri seorang politician. Hanya orang yang pandai main kotor sahaja yang mampu menjadi PM selama lebih 20 tahun.
Saya mengaku Tun telah banyak membawa perubahan pada Malaysia, sehingga saya bangga menjadi anak Malaysia. Tapi, your era has over. You have served the nation for a very long time, ever since I can remember. You should not have criticized the PM once you have stepped down, because it is no longer your privilege to act like a dictator.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Lets Ride Our Bikes
Critical Mass-I have read about this mass bicycle rides in other major cities around the world but not here in this country.
I came across a post in a friend's blog pointing out that there will be one in putrajaya. Apparently it is not the first time. They had it before in April and May. Since the petrol price has increased I believe this next ride in June (27th-every last Friday of every month) will attract more cyclist to make a point about the recent petrol price hike which is ridiculous.
For those of you who have access to printers or copying machines feel free to copy and print these flyers and distribute them for a good cause.
Venue: Mamak Double Trouble, Presint 9
Date: 27 June 2008
Meet Time: 2100
Ride Time: 2130 SHARP!
Ride safe people.
wear your helmets and use blinkers on your bicycles.
I came across a post in a friend's blog pointing out that there will be one in putrajaya. Apparently it is not the first time. They had it before in April and May. Since the petrol price has increased I believe this next ride in June (27th-every last Friday of every month) will attract more cyclist to make a point about the recent petrol price hike which is ridiculous.
For those of you who have access to printers or copying machines feel free to copy and print these flyers and distribute them for a good cause.
Venue: Mamak Double Trouble, Presint 9
Date: 27 June 2008
Meet Time: 2100
Ride Time: 2130 SHARP!
Ride safe people.
wear your helmets and use blinkers on your bicycles.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Thirty six months
14 June 2008 - 36 months ago, she was in Monte-carlo with him. They took a long stroll at the Port du Monaco where it provided nice views over the sea and the yachts, admiring the luxuries of the sailboats that anchored here.
Monte-carlo
Today, they strolled around Avillion Marina in PD, having the same feeling that they had 36 months ago.
Port Dickson
16 June 2008 - 36 months has passed since the first time he told her that he loves her.
Happy Anniversary.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wikipedia
While other people now get addicted to Facebook, I am now mostly captivated by Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. Boy, it’s really everything. Not that I just got to know about it. At times when I search for something at the yahoo search engine, one of the results will be a source from wikipedia. But I never really got addicted to it until recently when I was telling Ali about the Dead Sea from Islamic point of view, but somehow I doubted my knowledge, well, I might have got it from some unreliable source, hence, I checked wikipedia. The confirmation to my story didn’t just end there. I started clicking at all the links available related to Dead Sea. And I just kept on clicking at the blue links that interest me. Every word or every subject matter has its own explanation, so you can’t be possibly leave the page until you click each and every explanation that will eventually lead you to other interesting subject matter. I have been stucked with the computer for the past three days since I have finished my exam. What surprised me is that one morning when I woke up for subuh, I saw my computer was still on and the page that was displayed was this wikipedia. Instead of going back to sleep, I started to browse the encyclopedia again for hours. And it was 6.30 in the morning!! Here are the things that I have spent my hours searching for the past three days.
· Dead Sea
· Jordan
· Israel
· Parameswara and the sultanate of Melaka, Johor, Perak
· Puteri Gunung Ledang
· Hang Li Po
· Sultan Mangkat Dijulang
· Altantuya Sharibuu
· Anyer, Nusantara
· Austro-Asiatic Languages
· Austronesian Language
· Bandung
· Batak
· Bumiputra
· Canada
· Christian and difference between Roman Catholics and Protestant
· Hebrew
· The 10 commandments
· Jew and Israelites
· Orang Asli including Senoi, Jakun, Negritos
· Malay Language
· P Ramlee
· Papua New Guinea
· Queen Rania of Jordan
· Tangkuban Perahu in Bandung
· St. John’s Institutions
· Institute Chartered Accountants England and Wales
· Sumatra
· Malay Peninsula
· Temasek
· Pacific Typhoon
· West Java
· Yusof and Zulaikha
· Queen Farah Diba, Empress of Iran
· Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
· First Lady of the United States
· King of Jordan
· Kingdom of Judah
· The old city of Jerusalem
· Old Testaments and New Testaments
· Hebrew Bible
· Wonders of the world
· Qur’an
· Juno, the film Ali was watching on dvd while I wikipedia-ing.
(In no particular order) I might have missed out something though.
OMG! I am soooo addicted to this. Ali would be proud of me, haha! Considering my general knowledge has always been below moderate.
But, to be honest, not that I read everything lah. Mostly i looked at the pictures and any information that interest me relating to the subject matter. But at least now I know a lot more than just facebook-ing.
· Dead Sea
· Jordan
· Israel
· Parameswara and the sultanate of Melaka, Johor, Perak
· Puteri Gunung Ledang
· Hang Li Po
· Sultan Mangkat Dijulang
· Altantuya Sharibuu
· Anyer, Nusantara
· Austro-Asiatic Languages
· Austronesian Language
· Bandung
· Batak
· Bumiputra
· Canada
· Christian and difference between Roman Catholics and Protestant
· Hebrew
· The 10 commandments
· Jew and Israelites
· Orang Asli including Senoi, Jakun, Negritos
· Malay Language
· P Ramlee
· Papua New Guinea
· Queen Rania of Jordan
· Tangkuban Perahu in Bandung
· St. John’s Institutions
· Institute Chartered Accountants England and Wales
· Sumatra
· Malay Peninsula
· Temasek
· Pacific Typhoon
· West Java
· Yusof and Zulaikha
· Queen Farah Diba, Empress of Iran
· Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
· First Lady of the United States
· King of Jordan
· Kingdom of Judah
· The old city of Jerusalem
· Old Testaments and New Testaments
· Hebrew Bible
· Wonders of the world
· Qur’an
· Juno, the film Ali was watching on dvd while I wikipedia-ing.
(In no particular order) I might have missed out something though.
OMG! I am soooo addicted to this. Ali would be proud of me, haha! Considering my general knowledge has always been below moderate.
But, to be honest, not that I read everything lah. Mostly i looked at the pictures and any information that interest me relating to the subject matter. But at least now I know a lot more than just facebook-ing.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Few of my favourite pictures
Classic picture captured by Ina from outside the train. Seeing Sara (second from left, in the train) leaving for Sheffield.
From L-R: Ina(taking photo), Sara, Me, and Dini.
Captured by Budin from the top view
My best friend, the sister I never had
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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