Great week

It was an interesting week where I attended some functions that were considered interesting. Of which, I think today's event was one of the good ones. Attended a talk by Tony Fernandez and it was inspiring and uplifting. The moral of the story is that - one must continue to forge forward. Met some old friends and decided to take a picture with them with a special guest during the talk. :) Cheers to all ya !

Oh Oh...

Inflation hits 7.7 percent, a 26-year high
Jul 23, 08 5:54pm
Malaysia's annual inflation rate jumped to a 26-year high of 7.7 percent in June due to a substantial rise in fuel prices, according to official data released today.
Nor Mohamed Yakcop, second finance minister, had already said that a 41-percent hike in subsidised fuel prices last month was set to boost inflation in June and July.
The figure came as something of a surprise as economists had predicted June inflation of 6.6 percent.
-AFP

SO who is playing with fire!

Multiracialism is a key strength for this country. Heritage is for all and I am puzzled with these group of UMNO fellas saying folks are playing with fire.. Wat fire man!

My thoughts.

Late Sunday evening, I received word from my party comrades about a friend’s son who died because of a hit and run accident. I must say it was distressing for me since I have known him during the formation of the party branch the last few months.

Carol and I visited his son’s wake and I was very affected from the news. His son was a young man who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. I really did not know what to say to him other that offering our condolences to him and his family.

Life has somewhat changed. My working location has evolved a lot. I am surprised that since I started my new position, it has been a non-stop situation for me. I am truly enjoying this. Anyway, stay in touch.

My first ....

I am still at work and for the very first time, I see folks going through crunch time to get things done. It's 11 pm right now but the boys on the 49th floor is still humming with excitement. I have done my reports and submitted it via online. I guess it has been a long day especially leaving the house at 11 am this morning. 12 straight hours of non-stop work. I hope to see good things tomorrow. So click here if you want to be seeing the action live. You may see me if you are lucky!

Ying and Yang

I believe I should take up sensitive topics whenever possible. I hate hypocrites especially the ones in our very own society. Yes - I am talking about lesbians and gays. Here we are - poised at the crossroads of the country's future, our defacto leader in the PKR has been accused of sodomizing another man recently, again! I guess this form of sodomy exists within the cultures of lesbians and gays. Obviously, the leader has been arrested and underwent serious "checks" on his body. That was happening the last 24 hours. I seriously feel that something has gone wrong. Very very wrong.
On page 10 of the Star, guess what..we see this article. Aiyo...apa ni..here the incumbent government arrests a defacto leader who presumbly loves to sodomize men....and yet on one hand, we have a minister who wants to provide welfare aid to gays...hmmmmmmm...what is this country becoming to?

My contention - stick to the grounds. Look into the laws that govern the land. So what if the leader loves men? I guess I am insinuating about the leader but look at the current govt's stand to help gays. Come on lar - make up your bloody mind! Is this a ying and yang experience ? NOT!

Yes ... he has been spotted again..this time by a blogger on AirAsia. Interesting eh?

I wish all our ministers would follow suit - flying on the most economical way from one point to another. I guess the days are over for business class travels. Have a great week ahead.

Better ask the travel agents lar ...

Rather than flying off to London to seek for their understanding, I suggest the government weed off this problem by first understanding why folks tend to fly and disappear into oblivion. I am sure many of those who have traveled far and wide would agree that travel agents organizing trips to London should know about Malaysian tourists disappearing during their tours. I suggest our Minister to send "someone" to be on the tours and observe the incidences up close and personal. When I say that, it's really important to know that many of these tourists actually decided to stay put in England.

So before we go over to see their Government, maybe the minister should have a dialogue with the travel agents association and seek their advise. They would probably share more ! Check this article.

This says it all..

I am sure many would disagree with me when we say that Lee Kuan Yew says the darnest things. Well, he always do but worth your attention.

uly 12, 2008 01:32 AM

Singapore's Success Due To Integrity, Says Kuan Yew

By Zakaria Abdul Wahab

SINGAPORE, July 12 (Bernama) -- Singapore has become successful and earned the respect of the world community today because it has been governed by able leaders who have high integrity and are not corrupted, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said Friday night.

He said that when Singapore became independent, the country did not have any wealth or resources to develop and, in addition, was facing many threats such as from the communist terrorists and the workers' union and even problems inside his People's Action Party (PAP).

But with a first-class team of able and practical leaders who had strong will and belief in the country, Singapore managed to get out from the bad situation, Lee said at a dialogue session at the Economic Society of Singapore, here.

He said the leaders then, including himself, had to make tough decisions to develop Singapore, including changing the labour laws, uniting the people by putting the Malays, Chinese and Indians in the same flats so that they could mix together, and making the people a workable society.

He said Singapore progressed well until today because it had been managed by dedicated leaders who had a high sense of honour and level of integrity, honesty and competency and were not corrupted.

Lee also said that the country was different from others as it had no room for making mistakes.

Lee, who is currently Minister Mentor, said the country made the right decision by investing in defence and education by allocating the biggest budgets for the two sectors.

Now the "little red dot", which many Singaporeans and others refer to Singapore as, was able to defend itself and no one could just march into the country and take it over, Lee said.

He said the government also made the right move when it introduced English in the education system and put the mother tongue languages of the Chinese, Malays and Indians on equal footing.

Lee said the English language had not only become the world's most spoken language but was also the language of the Internet world, and this had benefited the Singaporeans most.

The former prime minister also said that the present leadership should now look for new leaders to replace them when they retired in less than a decade from now.

He said that if they failed to recruit new leaders, the country would be taken over by the opposition parties who would have their own capable leaders, but he doubted that it could happen.

-- BERNAMA

Wonderful news!

A victory for the Penang folks and it's finally a triumph for all of Penangnites especially the tourism industry. After all, we now have a unique selling proposition ..... We are on the Unesco Heritage List! SS Quah broke the news on his blog...check it out!

Interesting quote from ceramah at Butterworth

“It’s payback time.”

Waiting for the world to change

I love the lyrics of the song ... sometimes I guess we wait too long and when the wait becomes too drudgy, change becomes a mere illusion....

Enjoy the song. Wanna sing along?

Interview with Penang CM

Join Red Fm on 4 July for an interview with CM of Penang. (4-5 pm)