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going full throttle to made a difference

that is the tagline of the formula one (F1) themed ‘light speed’ gala charity dinner held yesterday at the traders hotel, penang.  it was held on 31 march to co-incide with the F1 racing that will be held this weekend at sepang   all the decorations were themed F1 of course.  …

weekend launch: to register 2 million voters

do you know there are about 5 million unregistered voters out there? and do you know the election commission is not doing anything about it or maybe i better say, not really making an effort to get them registered.  tidak apa attitude i suppose. anyway, thank god, some creative youth …

salute to the iban warriors!

this is one of the feel good post that i HAVE TO copy and post it in my blog. ————————————————- Iban warriors journey home KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — When the remains of 21 Iban warriors make their final journey home to Sarawak sometime this year, one of the country’s …

singapore identity?

ok for a change, nothing about malaysia today but something about our neighbour down south – singapore. read this article ‘what exactly is the singapore identity which binds us together?’. quote: Unlike in Malaysia where the racial divide between the Malays and ethnic minorities is growing wider, no race is …

the real marginalised people – the orang asal

the correct term to descirbe them now is ORANG ASAL, not orang asli. ‘orang asal’ as in ‘original people’, see. they are the real bumiputera. in my post 3 days ago, ‘who are the real bumiputera’, i had posted a comment from malaysiakini where someone mentioned about the systematic islamisation …

the home minister gone crazy!!

yes, after breathing fire and brimstone that all hell will break lose over not a so serious matter. on the matter of china press ‘reporting on lies’ (according to the home minister of course), the ministry now threatened china press with suspension. the chief editor was asked to resign, if …

highly recommended reads

ok if today is a blue monday to you, spend your time reading these interesting articles i found here and there on the net. you don’t only read them but you share them too, ok? i only provided excerpt quotes, you have to click on the link to read the …

be careful when using ATM

… and don’t be greedy to want to pick up money on the floor, thinking the money is yours, when someone pointed out some dropped money to you. apparently this scam i read about in the sun happened in penang too.  the thieves would work in group of 2 or …

happy new year

UPDATED:  see photos of CNY mass in church to all those who celebrate the chinese/lunar new year.  or the popular greeting –  ‘gong xi fa cai’ (never ‘happy chinese new year’ – which is so wrong.)