Some people claimed that BN lost (or more correctly, failed to win the governorship of 5 states) because she ignored the new media such as SMS and blogs. Consequently, some politicians start blogging immediately post election.
Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek is one of them. Subscribed.
These days, being rich is also considered as haram. Whats next?
No wonder we top the headline in the TIME.
前幾天，我在韓國聽當地女導遊說，以前韓國男女非常不平等，一旦兩者之間發生了甚麼事情，錯的肯定是女人。丈夫有了外遇，錯不在丈夫，而是妻子。即使鬧至離婚，社會也不責怪丈夫，而是把矛頭指向妻子─為何就不能忍耐一些，寬容一點？星洲日報/6日譚•作者：張慶祿 - 都是性感惹的禍？
不過導遊說，那是過去的事，現在韓國普遍上沒甚麼人持這種態度了。
週五凌晨回到大馬，閱讀這幾天錯過的新聞，發現在韓國近乎絕跡的觀念與態度，在大馬卻仍有一定市場。
吉蘭丹州務大臣聶阿茲表示，越來越多女性在公眾場合穿著性感，干擾了大馬回教徒的思維，令他們晚上難以入睡，也無法專心祈禱。對他而言，這是一種精神虐待。對我來說，這是一種顛倒是非、混淆黑白、指鹿為馬的謬論。
而類似的謬論並不是第一次出現。這種把睡不著、無法專心祈禱的問題，歸咎於女性，與之前的強姦案都是由於女性穿著性感引起等言論如出一轍。
如果聶阿茲的言論是對的，那麼世界上最多“熊貓”的國家，就是美國而不是中國了，因為美國許多女性穿著清涼，當地男人肯定嚴重失眠，黑眼圈浮現變成熊貓。
然而，結果呢？
如果聶阿茲的言論是對的，那麼阿拉伯國家應該是領先全球的先進國，因為當地女性穿著保守密實，男人不會受影響而分心，可以專心一志在各領域進行研究；而歐美等國當然就應該是最落後的國家，因為他們的女性穿著較為性感，男人容易分心，一旦分心就不能在各種領域上取得好成績。
然而，結果呢？
再把畫面拉到幾天前的韓國，我們一行數名記者與女導遊談到了女人性感的問題。來自香港的資深記者說，女人在煙蒂上留下的唇印，最為性感；另一名女記者表 示，女人做飯的神情是最性感的；女導遊說，不論男女他們認真做事的樣子就是性感。另外，據悉，香港某一著名作家認為女性的腳後跟才是最性感的。
我如此詮釋上述談話：當大馬的男人仍把女性是否露出乳溝、裙子到底有多短、有沒有露出小蠻腰等當做性感的標准，並對此存有極大遐想，難以自制之際，在另一 些國家那裡，性感已不再是純粹的肉體暴露；不是說，穿得少就是性感，或者穿得少就會令男人衝動難抑。他們的是文明的性感，而我們還停留在肉體暴露的性感。
我想，這在某種程度上解釋了我們在發展上與香港、韓國，甚至歐美等國的距離。畢竟，在一個男人會為了一道乳溝而睡不著的國度裡，我們不能期待太多。
中国副总理 - 吴仪For the past decade, when Chinese leaders had a mission of national importance, they gave it to one woman.An opening sentence that sum it all.
她18歲，按照正常情況，應該剛完成中學課程，準備上學院，或者大學。
一個女人最美麗的階段，就是此刻，像是開始綻放的花朵。
上大學的話，正是啟蒙時。老教授學富五車，上他的課有如進入知識寶山；中年講師成熟中帶有男人魅力，找他指導，如沐春風；青年助教才氣和傲氣兼俱，課餘閒聊，感性和理性交集。
最令她陶醉的，是那個略微不修邊幅的學長；走過講堂，總愛偷看他的認真和帥氣。
幾年後，她和學長攜手同步，開創婚姻和事業，還養育了下一代，實現圓滿的人生。
這應該是一個18歲少女的夢，一個不算遙遠的夢。
但是，這個年輕的媽媽，可能連夢也沒有。
16歲，她就懷了小生命。那是一次意外的結果，來得突然，驚惶失措，沒有準備，更無從倒退。
倉促間，她和小男生完成婚禮，提前做了媽媽。
所有的夢，包括還未做的，都宣告結束；今後一生，注定艱辛坎坷，殘酷的擺在眼前。
接下來，一個孩子還未能夠站穩腳步，另一個生命又呱呱墜地。
尿布、奶瓶、孩子的哭泣，以及四面牆壁，就是她的世界。
據說，她患上了產後憂鬱症。
孩子的傷痕，以及冰冷的身體，掀開了這個深沉的人生角落。
她被送上囚車時，還無助的哭喊：“老公，救我！”
這是誰的錯？
星洲日報/夜雨晨風•作者：鄭丁賢
Excepts from newspaper report featuring Malaysia Bookseller Association president Cheah Thye Wee.
“We will be having a meeting next week with our 100-odd members nationwide to decide what needs to be done next.
“The worst case scenario would be to return the books back to the publisher,” said the frustrated Cheah.
He strongly supported the decision of the four major bookstore chains not to sell the book.
“We will stand by them,” he added.
Excepts from a separate report coming through at the same day.
The four major bookstore chains that refused to sell Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows have changed their minds.
MPH, Times, Popular and Harris would start selling the book Tuesday onwards at the recommended retail price of RM109.90, they said in a joint statement Monday night.
However, as a goodwill gesture to their customers, they would offer a special discount of 25% for their members, while walk-in customers can get a 20% discount if they make any other purchase.
In my opinion, bookstore chains were hoping for an intervention from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs. When the minister openly support the price war, claiming that books sold at affordable price encourage the public to read, bookstore chains had their last hope burned down to dust.
At the end, they are left with only two alternatives. Stop the protest, or return the book to publisher (earn nothing from what might have been an all time bestseller). You know the outcome of this saga already don't you? Bookshop relent, will sell latest and the last Potter book.
Soon, these bookstore chains will be back in the meeting room, working 24/7 to come up with a better strategy to fight future throat cutting price war. The thing is we don't know if there will be next Potter magic.
Some people lived in our heart even though they have long gone.
Candle in the Wind ~ Elton John
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall you
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend never will
Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall you
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend never will
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England's rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And you footsteps will always fall you
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend never will
Reminded everybody how scary racing can be. Glad to know that in the end Kubica suffers only a sprained ankle. Thank God.
Bocor Lagi
by Keris Silau - Malaysia Today
Bocor teruk kata Samy
Wiring lama kata Ramli
Bangunan tua kata Nazri
Najib said it’s PWD
Semua ada alasan sendiri
But where you all spent the money?
RM90 juta untuk cantikkan lobby
So that it looks luxury
Nice d¨¦cor and nice settee
But now you kena letak baldi
Bocor teruk when it rains heavily
MP yang busuk pun boleh mandi
The floor is wet and slippery
The luxury lobby now looks untidy
Inilah dia third class mentality
Luar cantik tapi dalam very shoddy
Structure work should get priority
And now whose responsibility
JKR or Parliament Committee
While you all gaduh sama sendiri
Rakyat want an answer immediately
Otherwise kita tak bagi you undi
Sebab you spent money unnecessarily
You know it is taxpayers’ money
So please spend the money wisely.
Source: Teresa Kok's Blog - Sassy MP
Via MocoNews,
Malaysian telco Maxis has teamed up with Filipino telco Globe Telecom to give people an easy way to wire money between the two operators, with a new service dubbed M-money.While the government is trying to decrease the reliance on household maids, business giant like those of Maxis do the opposite thing. The more Filipino working in Malaysia, the better! So, whats next? Indonesia, Bangladesh, China......
Under the system, Maxis customers can wire up to 500 ringgit. It costs five ringgit ($1.47) for the transaction, less than half what the bank charges.
Now that the FDA's own preliminary evaluation of the diabetes pill Avandia confirms the heart risks reported in a study earlier this week, should 6 million people worldwide who have taken the drug and probably still on Avandia stop their medication?
Ok, we know that FDA received conflicting data and therefore still waiting for results from an ongoing trial from GSK. Fair enough. But the interesting bit is, consumers like us are unlikely to get any light on the risk associated with Avandia for two more years.
Its like a gamble for people with type II diabetes. To continue taking hoping that 2 years from now the final result shows a non significant association. Under the same situation, I would make a switch.
He is a dropout, but like Bill Gates, he was a student of an Ivy League school. Yes, Harvard.
But don't get it wrong, both Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't quit college until it became clear that the possibilities for their companies were bright. Pre World Wide Web, we have Microsoft. From web 2.0 onwards, we have FaceBook.
Read more about Mark, FaceBook and their plan to hook up the world at Fortune. No offence, but why are so many of our friends still using Friendster? Can I see a switch coming soon?
At the moment, I couldn't imagine myself taking one of the many birth-control pills available on the market. Put it this way, I would definitely go for a barrier method should become pregnant is a concern. Why go for the pills that tend to cause various problems when there is an easy way out? It remains one of the few questions I have in mind regarding relationships.
Some background information about Lybrel, made available by Associated Press.
Today's approval by the FDA of the drug Lybrel heralds the next generation of birth control pills. When taken daily, the pill can halt women’s menstrual periods indefinitely and prevent pregnancies.The fact that Lybrel went through FDA's approval even with such a high dropout rate during clinical trials is pretty interesting.
The pill isn’t for everyone, an FDA official said. About half the women enrolled in studies of Lybrel dropped out. Many did so because of the irregular and unscheduled bleeding and spotting that can replace scheduled menstruation.
At San Siro, a stadium shared between the two Italian football giants, AC Milan often came up on top over Inter. And I hate that. I have always wanted Inter to win. Not entirely sure why that is the case, certainly not because Inter was once Ronaldo and Vierri's hub.
Things are a little bit different at Anfield. Despite being owned by Liverpool FC, the stadium is more like a home to millions of fans all over the globe. There is no need for you to be physically present in order to experience the euphoria demonstrated by the Kops. Especially when Chelsea is at the opposite side of the field.
A match between Manchester United and Liverpool used to be a season's highlight. But I bet you would agree with me that this is no longer the case. These days, we would rather see Rafe Benitez and Jose Mourinho on the field than Fergie.
Congratulations Liverpool, for making it to the Champion's League Final. See ya, at Athens!
For the victims at Virginia Tech who have their lives cut short, our deepest condolences.
Lets hope that your sacrifice wouldn't went unnoticed.
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