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50 years of islamisation

in 27 days more, we’ll be celebrating our 50 days merdeka (independance). 50 years of what? 50 years o islamisation, so says aneel david kannabhiran, who writes for the catholic asian news (CANews). normally i’ll just provide the link for you to visit and read from there but as this …

day 1 of rapid penang on the road

yesterday was the fist day rapid penang buses hit the streets of penang… and free rides were given (up to 2nd aug.). yesterday it so happened my sister had to work late so i can’t follow her in her car back home, thus giving me a chance to take the …

all the hype about NCER

is NCER going to become the in word nowadays? especially in the north of course. well, NCER stands for ‘northern corridor economic region’ –  a government initiative to speed up economic growth and elevate income levels in perlis, kedah, penang and northern perak. i hardly blog on the economy at …

GOBLOK?? whachamalis???

UPDATED: from bob’s comments here, i find out ‘goblok’ means ‘bodoh’ (stupid) in indonesia (slang). well bernama news yesterday did not mentioned it. today’s star did mentioned it. (i mean mentioned that it is an indonesian slang for ‘bodoh’). notice that at wikepedia’s definition, the last part it state something …

4 warnings in a week

whoa!! have you noticed in one week, 4 warnings (maybe there are more that i not aware of) from our dear ministers (and one son in law – well ALL umnoputra). 24 july – nazri, minister in the PM dept.govt warns of tough action against bloggers who disparage 27 july …

beautiful wood statue of st anne

here you go! and it’s life-sized! this statue, among many others, big and small, and also plaques, was found at the church of st anne when i was there for its annual st anne’s feast day celebration on 26 july, thursday. yes, i was at the st anne’s church for …

whoa! warning from the ‘bodoh’ MP

as i am still besieged with problems of commenting and spam, my head is in a muddled, can’t think straight to post so will just CnP this old news from bernama with my short comments in italic. ===== Govt Warns Of Tough Action Against Bloggers Who DisparageJuly 24, 2007 22:00 …