Thank you so very the much!


Hey guys, thanks so much for visiting my blog. If you were here a few days earlier, you might have seen my desire of breaking the records of blog visits and page views... here...

Well, guess what, today is the last day of the month, and the records are already broken! Woohoo! There's more than 11 hours to go, and I had already achieved 452 visits this month (old record: 439) and 634 page views (old record: 563)!!! Woohoo...

Thanks to all of you... Thanks for making my day and now it's time to get back to my work... :)

Thanks again! ¡Gracias tanto!

Merci beaucoup! Vielen vielen

Dank! Ringraziarla molto! Dank u

heel veel! Muito obrigado!

Большое спасибо! Takk deg

meget mye! 很谢谢你！ 非常感

激！ どうもありがとうございます！

The Neverending List... :'(


Ok, it's almost 12 hours after my previous post, and I have only completed like... 3 out of 10 of the things I planned to do... sigh... Preparing the test papers took up a huge bulk of my time... Looks like I have to move the remaining 7 things here... to what I call The Neverending List... Is there something I don't have to do? :'(


The Neverending List - Work Related

1. September Monthly Report
2. Performance Appraisal
3. Send product complaints
4. Write reply letters to complainants
5. Clear 975 read emails (updated 1:20pm)
6. Mark tests (new staff orientation tests)
7. Mark tests - quarterly quiz
8. Analysis of the quarterly quiz
9. Call customers
10. Compile Brunei registration documents
11. Send slides to Vietnam for translation
12. Update AVA on lutein approval status
13. Compile data requested by AVA
14. Conduct product training - trade promoters
15. Oct 12 - conduct Nurses Roadshow talk on lutein (Ipoh)
16. Oct 14 - fieldwork with sales rep
17. Re-schedule 3 fieldworks to Oct or Nov
18. Compile report for Tuas plant
19. Train new staff in Vietnam - dates not confirmed (5 days)
20. Submit registration dossier to Brunei MOH (in person)
21. Oct 18 - conduct Parenting Public Forum talk on lutein in Shangri-La KL
22. Oct 21 - fieldwork with sales rep
23. Oct 22 - fieldwork with sales rep
24. Oct 24 - help facilitate Round Table Discussion on lutein (KL)
25. Oct 25 - help facilitate Round Table Discussion on lutein (Ipoh)
26. Oct 30 - help facilitate Round Table Discussion on lutein (Alor Setar)
27. Oct 31 - conduct Nurses Roadshow talk on lutein (Alor Setar)
28. October Monthly Report

29. Sit for Code of Conduct Training by TODAY! (29th September)

30. Approve promotional materials

31. Arrange my workplace

32. Revise Code of Ethics slides

33. Prepare tests for Venus

34. Prepare re-sits for the new staff

35. Get Tuas plant comparison between old formulation and new formulation

36. Read up on homology and update everyone

37. Give definition to terms requested by MRA Team

38. Answer Gelia on HMF

39. Answer Eliz on RTF

40. Prepare registration for new formula for next year

41. Update MIMS by today (Sept 29)

42. Call AVA to enquire on parallel import

43. Refine nucleotides slides

44. Communicate updated nucleotides slides to everyone

45.


The Neverending List - Non-work related

1. Get a minimum of 7 hours of sleep daily
2. Nov 3 - go to Klang Hockien Association to book Feb 14, 2009 as marriage registration date
3. Meet up with Pastor Sally to discuss church policy on wedding
4. Book restaurants for wedding in KL and Kuching
5. Plan for wedding

6. Plan my studying - TOEFL and GMAT
7. Plan my future plans in US
8. Plan what to do with my belongings - books, car, house
9. Repair my car
10. Service my car
11. Change water filter

12. Change upstairs light bulb

13. Fix air-cond

14. Fix TV

15. Cancel MBf credit card (forgot to, even though not using for ages)

16. Take picture and blog about my new specs!

17. Sell off my used movie CDs/DVDs and IDE Express (the cables)

18. Shine FABI shoes

19. Wash North Star shoes

20. Repair FABI shoes

21. Clear drains

22. Wash all floor mats

23.


The lists are not complete yet... still more to come... to be updated later, when I get to office.

So tell me... when will I get to be FREE?

Oh by the way... from this post onwards, I'm switching to Trebuchet (font), no longer using Verdana... Dunno, somehow, this font looks more matured to me. More professional... :P and also a different shade of BLUE, previously, this BLUE. I know I am talking crappy... coz it's 2:22am now... LOL... gotta catch some sleep now!

Have a great week ahead, friends! God bless you.

Have you ever wondered...


Why you keep having TONNES of stuffs to do, and you never seemed to get close to clearing those stuffs?

Or is it human nature to keep ADDING stuffs to that long list?

Could it be PROCRASTINATION? POOR TIME MANAGEMENT?

I, for one, would definitely cherish the day when I have NOTHING to do, NOTHING to complete, NOTHING to rush. But could that day be the day I leave my job??? Ooppss... Or the day I leave earth? Yipes...

Ok, anyways... this is going to be a progressive post... I will post things that I have to do, and then later post what I had done... Here goes:

BEFORE: -------------------------- AFTER:

1. Prepare the quarterly quiz for my sales team - DONE! Woohoo!!!

2. Complete my monthly report (September)

3. Clear my unread emails (138) -------- Down to 122 (as of 3:46pm)

4. Clean my house (2 hrs)

5. Spend time with God (2 hrs)

6. Run the 10 rounds below 33:24.22 --- DONE! Did 28:47.35 easily! Praise God!

7. Do at least 1 chin up ----------------- FAILED! Couldn't even pull myself up... :P

8. Do 80 sit ups in less than 4:32.82

9. Re-fill my car water tank ------------- DONE!

10. Sleep at 10pm and get at least 7 hours sleep - FAILED! Still got so much to go... :(

Happy 10th Birthday to Google!

For a company that started only 10 years ago, it's nothing short of phenomenal... And they had done humankind a great service with their products... I mean... WHO doesn't use at least one of their products? They've got tonnes of great products (

see here), but the ones I frequently use are:

1. The Google search itself, of course

2. Google Toolbar

3. Image Search

4. Pop Up Blocker - very useful to get rid of those nasty ads

5. Google Earth - how cool is that? Can even see my house.

6. Google News - extremely helpful to get the latest breaking news!

7. Blogger - hey, you've got to know Blogspot.com... mother of all blogs... you won't even be reading this if there's no Blogger (duh...)

8. Youtube - uh huh... this got to be one of the coolest and extremely entertaining product yet...

Well, that's all, and I know that many of you uses many other Google products, like Picasa, Gmail, Chrome - the new browser, etc.

Here I would like to express my deepest gratitude and thank you to Google, to Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the founders. Without you guys, I can't imagine how different my Internet life would be...

Have a blessed birthday and celebration!

Top MBA programs


As one of my dreams is to secure an MBA degree from a prestigious US business school, I did some research into the rankings, course fees, etc.

According to a reputable site (QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited), these are the Top 10 MBA programs in the US, ranked according to PROGRAM STRENGTH:

1. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
2. Harvard Business School
3. Stanford University Graduate School of Business
4. The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
5. The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
6. Columbia Business School
7. Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
8. Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
9. Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
10. The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Maybe the ranking is flawed? I doubt it, since Wharton's reputation is undisputable. Let's look at another ranking site (Business Week), the Top 10:

1. University of Chicago
2. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
3. Northwestern University (Kellogg)
4. Harvard University
5. University of Michigan (Ross)
6. Stanford University
7. MIT (Sloan)
8. UC Berkeley (Haas)
9. Duke University (Fuqua)
10. Columbia University

To be sure, here is another site (Financial Times) giving the Top 10 MBA programs:

1. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
2. Columbia Business School
3. Stanford University GSB
4. Harvard Business School
5. MIT: Sloan
6. University of Chicago GSB
7. New York University: Stern
8. Dartmouth College: Tuck
9. Yale School of Management
10. Northwestern University: Kellogg

And yet another site (US News & World Reports) ranking the Top 10 MBA programs:

1. Harvard University Boston, MA
2. Stanford University Stanford, CA
3. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Philadelphia, PA
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) Cambridge, MA
5. Northwestern University (Kellogg) Evanston, IL
6. University of Chicago Chicago, IL
7. Dartmouth College (Tuck) Hanover, NH
8. University of California--Berkeley (Haas) Berkeley, CA
9. Columbia University New York, NY
10. New York University (Stern) New York, NY


So, to combine all the sites' rankings, we get the TOP 5:

1. Wharton
2. Harvard
3. Stanford
4. Chicago
5. Kellogg


Therefore, I will pursue this dream of mine to get into one of these top programs in the US, if not, my baby's university's MBA program. I mean, might as well make it count, since I am spending so much money to get it.

Not easy, getting in to Wharton (Average GMAT Score = 713), Harvard (714), Stanford (721), Chicago (710), Kellogg (700). If you are not already gaping, maybe you didn't know that the full score of GMAT is 800, and getting 700 and above is like crazy. On the average, 68% of the test takers score between 400 to 600.



We all know that many of the world's richest CEOs, Chairmans, Presidents, etc. like Donald Trump, Rick Simonson, Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. graduated from these top schools of business. Is that why they are so expensive? The course fees are (in USD) $102,275 (Wharton), $109,342 (Stanford), $91,000 (Kellogg), $94,223 (Chicago), $100,200 (Harvard)! Woohoo....... It's ok, just check out the average graduate salary, and employment rate... More than enough to pay back in 2-3 years' time. Here's the list of the average graduate salary (should be annual, I'm sure):



Stanford = $111,956

Wharton = $100,000

Harvard = $97,000

Chicago = $95,000

Kellogg = $94,000



Besides, if I excel and become top of the program, it is possible to get scholarships and exemptions! So who's talking about paying back?



At the current exchange rate of USD 1 = RM 3.5, I'll be earning about 10 times of what I am currently earning in Malaysia. Imagine that... 10 times faster to be a billionaire. 10 times faster to retire earlier. But wait, who's talking about being a billionaire in Malaysia? Duh! As if that means anything much... Let's talk about being a billionaire, in USD!!! Woohoo!

Let's GO!

Research


I've got 2 researches that are still pending...

1. Nutrition for hypertension

2. Exodus 34:14 and/or jealousy

But just don't know how to kick start 'em! It's like, I want to do it, but...

But I do know that one day, I will. Currently still in the midst of fine-tuning my plans.

By the way, I just watched Pathology and the movie is wicked! I won't go as far as comment more about this movie, as I had already done it on Facebook. But one of the thing that struck me was, the main actor, Dr Ted Gray, is TOP OF HARVARD (in the movie)... Phew... imagine being IN Harvard, and TOP of Harvard... he inspires me! It just brings back memories of how in the past I had always strove to BE THE BEST in whatever that I am doing. I mean, don't get me wrong. I still give my best in whatever that I am doing, but constantly striving to be the best is a different thing. It's a conscientious and relentless effort in always improving, until you achieve the dream or desired outcome, which is relatively better than everyone else in that field. For example, my goal is to run below 13 minutes for the 2-mile. THE BEST anyone ever ran the 2-mile was Kenenisa Bekele, with a time of 8:04.35! At 8:04.35, I'm not even halfway! LOL My best halfway time is 8:40... LOL Yah, I know... imagine the stadium, Kennisa crossing the finishing line, I have not even reached halfway... :P

Somehow, over the years of constant monotony and repetitious tasks, I just lost that passion, that desire to be the best. Some might say it's not a good thing, as constant striving to be the best is labelled PERFECTIONISM, which is a sin. Do you think so? I think it will be a sin or not depending on the motive and the attitude behind that perfectionism. I don't think being sincerely desiring to be the best in your field is regarded by God as evil and sinful. Let go and let God? Sure, but we have to do our part.

I remember last time I desired to be not only the best academic student, but also the best doctor, which didn't materialise, of course, due to some reason that I had already shared in the past in my Friendster blog. Of course, I never was the best in class (overall)... only for Biology, of which I was the top scorer for almost every exam... The highest (overall) was 3rd place, just once, and that didn't come easily. Normally I'm in the top 10, and getting a 3rd place was unimaginable... because of the 3 kings - Cyril Ong (now Dr Cyril Ong), Jason Kho and Kong Nai Yee (now known as Pastor Shawn Kong). I mean, these 3 were just amazing... and they kept swapping places within the top 3 slots, except for those VERY RARE occasions when someone like me penetrated into the top 3... :P Oh, I just realized that for some reason, during sometime in the past, I was best friends with every one of them. Why ah? And mind you, they are NOT nerds or study freaks. Just like me, I was NOT a nerd or study freak. Who says only nerds or study freaks can be the top of the class?

Anyways, back to the topic of being the best. I think, it's pretty harmless, and a positive attribute to have, because even if you did not reach the moon, you'll still be among the STARS. Who knows, one day, you'll get to be the best after all.

So here goes... I'm not just going to be a billionaire... I'm going to be the best ever. The billionaire who gave the most to the Kingdom of God, ever. Who's talking about million anymore... probably I should aim for trillion. And I definitely don't want to be a billionaire who just dumps his money in the English Premier League like nobody's business.

I'm going to be the best nutritionist and/or dietitian as well... someone very knowledgeable and talented in public speaking and training.

Of course, I'm going to be the best husband ever. The most understanding. The most loving.... heh heh heh... I love you baby!

And there are many more dreams to dream of. Dreams to strive for.

I have a dream ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

I have dreams ~ John Tan Sze Wee

Going for the record!

Yes, it's been almost a year since I started using sitemeter.com and as you can see, some months, I had my ups, and some months, my downs, due to absentees and lack of posts. But altogether, as of today, there had been 3.6K ++ visits to my blog ever since almost a year ago (Oct 2, 2007).

With 6 days remaining for this month, the records I'm going for are Highest Number of Visits in a Month (currently 439 - Jul'08) and Highest Number of Page Views in a Month (currently 563 - also Jul'08). As of today, I have 363 and 507 respectively. 77 more visits and 57 more page views! Come on!

And I just realized that, the more frequent I update my blog, regardless of the topics, the more visits and page views I'll get. But of course, that is not the reason why I blog. Sitemeter.com or tracking the number of visits are just side entertainment. And nothing really to shout about, really. Compared to blogs like Marina Mahathir's or Lim Kit Siang's blogs, the numbers I registered are peanuts, with theirs having 10K ++ visits per month, at the minimum. You do the math. 3.6K per year vs 10K per month... LOL

Will I ever achieve such a high number of traffic to my blog? Probably, if I really want to. But like I said, site traffic is purely just a side entertainment to me. Never was and never will be one of the purpose I blog.

Cheers and happy blogging, fellow bloggers!

Woohoo!


A few hours ago, I just ran my second fastest 2-mile - 17:56.97!!! Fastest ever is 17:45.63... thought I could break that, but already pushed to the max towards the end... :P

But that just proves that sufficient rest is critical to running a good time. Had a good sleep the night before.

And a few days ago, I managed to complete 80 sit-ups in 4:32.82... Yay! And just now, after the 2-mile run, I ALMOST did 1 chin up. Managed to pull myself up halfway. At least better than all the previous times where I couldn't even lift myself up at all. Push-ups, slight improvement - 49 times in 30 mins. Yup, I know, still far from 80 times in 2 mins. But still, I had IMPROVED! Yay! Thank You Jesus for strength and might.

At least, this time round, when I run the Singapore Half Marathon, I would be running a good time, as compared to the Subang Jaya 10K Run. I wasn't really prepared for that, you know. Only had 1 month's training... :P no joke man, and I was almost half dead completing the 10K. This time round, given that I had no lapse from now till Dec 7, I will have 6 months' training. Really looking forward to that! Woohoo!

Thanks YOUTUBE!

Yay! Tonight, I can watch "The Classic", an old Korean romantic movie. I actually became attracted to it, because I initially downloaded the music video (MV), as part of my search for romantic MVs. Then I thought the girl was cute like my baby, so the more keen I was to watch the entire movie.

Last Friday, before watching Romulus, My Father, I went searching for this movie but couldn't find it. Even the shop assistants didn't know (or lazy to help) about this movie. Cheh... useless punya...

Mana tahu, I went searching for it on Youtube, and YES! Some blessed soul posted this movie, in 17 parts. Somemore, with reasonable quality and English subtitles. Woohoo! And I just finished downloading the entire 17 parts this morning... heh heh heh... Tonight can enjoy d!

By the way, isn't she cute and pretty? Son Ye-jin 손예진

Wait till you see her acting... lagi cute!

And something for the girls... the actors...

Jo In-sung 조인성

Jo Seung-woo 조승우

What's after Spielberg?


For Spielberg fans like me, have you even thought about what to look forward to, if Spielberg no longer produces or directs any movies? Hmmm... tough question eh?

Anyways, here are some movies from him (some as executive producer, some director) I am definitely looking forward to:

Eagle Eye (2008) - Shia LaBeouf! Woot!

"The Pacific" (2009) TV mini-series - successor to Band of Brothers! Woot! Always loved Band of Brothers.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - Can't wait huh? Wasn't Transformers, the first movie so damn COOL? Go, go, GO!

Jurassic Park IV (2009) - Woohoo... can't get enough of 'em dinosaurs? Here's a fourth serving...

"The Talisman" (2009) TV mini-series - Wow! This is going to be cool... written by the kings of horrors, Stephen King and Peter Straub, and Spielberg as the executive producer... SUPERB!

Tintin (2009) - You've got to love Tintin, no? Come on... as a kid, I practically read every Tintin adventure... The Incas, the pharaoh, the dog Snowy, Captain Haddock, the funny Professor Calculus, the dumb detectives Thomson and Thompson... LOL if you don't, probably you weren't born in or before the 70's or early 80's. And a Tintin movie by Spielberg??? Aaaaaawooooooooo! (Gone mad cry!)

Lincoln (2010) - one of the greatest US Presidents - Abraham Lincoln, and inspired many through his life experiences and determination and courage. This will no doubt be a great film... somemore by Spielberg! Woot!

Interstellar (2011) - An exploration of physicist Kip Thorne's theories of gravity fields, wormholes and several hypotheses that Albert Einstein was never able to prove... COOL!

Creepy hotels...


Hey hey hey! Just got back from Melaka. Phew... drove there about 3 something just now, and helped to facilitate another Round Table Discussion on lutein. The doctors there (paeds) were not exactly very friendly, unlike my own hometown's. At least they (Kuching ones) TALK to me. Not just ask me questions (like in an interrogation) but really engage me in a conversations. Like what they are crazy about, e.g. durian ice cream... mmmmm...

Hmmm... oh well. Food was so so... nothing fantastic... Location? Majestic Hotel. Room rates were bloody expensive... One night's stay in the cheapest room costs USD250++!!! Yup, I know you think that is bloody expensive too... That's why I never put up a night there but chose to drive straight home to KL after the event. Plus, the place creeps me out... all those old portrait paintings, antique wooden furnitures, dim yellow lights, right behind a hospital, etc.... Hmmm... No thanks! Here's a picture of the front of the hotel, taken from their website:






Scary huh? Wait till you see those portraits. Give me free also I wouldn't want to put up a night there. Not that I am scared of ghosts, but, given a choice, I wouldn't want to meet them... It's like knowingly jumping into a pool of piranhas and then praying and asking God to protect you and maybe make the piranhas give you a doctor fish pedicure... LOL

RELEASED!


Thank God! Just came to know that Teresa Kok has been released from prison. Yay!!! Those idiots have absolutely no reason to detain her, and she is absolutely NOT a THREAT to national security or economy. Do these people even know how to read? Don't even understand what the ISA is for, and simply abuse your power. Suka-suka put people in jail under ISA.

Please release Raja Petra too, and all the others under detention, before you further tarnish Malaysia's image.

Better still, step down, and let other capable people lead this country.

Holly Molly!





Guess what is my weight now? 70 kg? Nope. 71 kg? Nope. It's 73 kg!!! What the?



I mean, I kinda lost track of my weight for about 3 months, and the last time I weighed myself, I was only 68 kg, max. So that's 5 kg increase! And the 1st time ever in my whole 29 years and 8 months and 6 days that I exceeded 70 kg for my weight! Woohoo! It's crazy to think about it, but at the same time, I'm happy too, coz I'm getting close to my target of 75 kg. And I'm achieving that through a healthy way too - mainly contributed by a healthier choice of foods (less mamak) and my on-going "fighting-fit" physical training, originating from the US Marines who use this program as their standard test of fitness. And I stopped taking Enercal Plus 3 months ago too... coz it's getting too expensive!!! So that proves that Enercal Plus was not the contributing factor in gaining weight. Hmmm... will I be fired the next day?



NO WONDER I am slacking in my running times, and I couldn't even do a single chin up. Used to be able to do once (ooppss... that's nothing to be proud of... :p ). And push ups are getting tougher and tougher. Because I had gained 5 kg!!! Dang! And that's 5 kg mostly in muscles, ok. Muscles are heavier than fats/adipose tissues. I'm still quite far from my goals, except for sit ups... I'm doing 48 times of push ups in about 39 mins (GOAL = 80 in 2 mins or less). 80 times sit ups in 6 mins (GOAL = 80 in 2 mins or less). 0 chin ups (GOAL = 12 or more). 18:05.46 for the 2-mile run (GOAL = 13:00.00 or less).



Oh well... not by might, not by power but by the Spirit of the Lord! I can do all things through Christ Who gives me strength!



Oh, by the way, this was how thin I was last time (4 years ago)... 57 kg only, max... (NOTE: Baggy shirt, baggy pants, sunken/bony face... LOL). Nice dress, Angie :)

September 17, 2008

Isn't it amazing how time flies? September 17 is the 261st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 105 days remaining until the end of the year. And then it will be 2009, and before you know it, 2010.

That just makes me appreciate time even more. No more DOTA, ever since 3 months ago? That's very addictive, used to play like almost every day for a few hours. A strong will and resolution, and knowing where I am heading in life makes it easier to stop playing.

And yes, I seriously need to start appraising my life, and start planning. It's less than a year to my wedding, my leaving to US, and there are tonnes of things to plan. Like what to do with my house, car, etc. What about all my books? My movies? Need to plan my study. Need to take GMAT, TOEFL and GRE. There's no time left to fool around or not plan. I think, I seriously need to break the cycle of "peak seasons" at the office. And it's really time I reduce the amount of time I dedicate to work. Time to work like a normal 8-5 person. No more 6-9. That's 6am to 9pm, on the average for me. Why I couldn't start planning? Imagine getting home 10++ after a long day at work... Do you think I still have the mood, energy and will to plan anything? And my physical training as well, which drains a significant amount of energy every time.

That's why, I have decided to not put in so many hours at work. Work will always be there. And when I leave, someone will replace me. Will they remember me for how much I have done for the company? Or will they even remember me? Hmmm... thought-provoking questions.

Ok, will start planning now. As in, NOW. Would need a few days to complete planning. But at least, I get started.

Oh, by the way, this day is a public holiday for Selangor. It's Nuzul Al Quran Day, so to all Muslim friends, hope you all had a great day. Not very sure what this day stands for. Something to do with the Quran, for sure... 0_o (duh myself) Why didn't they make it a National holiday? Weird. Pity those friends of mine that work in KL, Labuan, Sarawak, Sabah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, and Johor. Maybe you should have voted for Pakatan... hahaa...

And a Happy National Heroes' Day to the people of Angola! Is Superman from Angola?

Also would like to wish a Happy Constitution Day or Citizenship Day, and Von Steuben Day (the latter especially for German-Americans) to all Americans! Hope you guys also had a great holiday.

To all Dutch, happy observing Operation Market Garden.

And you know what? This day is not a good day for pigs. Why? Because this day is the fourth day of the Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greek mythology, when the initiates sacrificed a pig. Poor pigs. All must be scared like hell wondering who will be the chosen one this year... :P Why pigs? I wonder... LOL their god must have loved bakuteh...

(Pweease dun eat me... I'm too cute...)

Happy Birthday Malaysia!

Without this day, I will not be a Malaysian, but just a Sarawakian, or some other nationality. This is a significant day not just for me, but for EVERY MALAYSIAN, because this is the day that Malaysia was created.

I also want to wish Karen Lim and Esther Wong a very happy and blessed birthday! Karen will be my future sister-in-law, and Esther will still be, well, my friend... LOL

Without this day as well, they wouldn't even be alive. Thanks to two couples who decided to "dulit" this fateful day :P

It's sad that the current government, and the past decided not to declare this day a national holiday. Probably for them, Sarawak and Sabah are insignificant. Just like how they only re-distribute only 5% of the petroleum profits back to these two states. And how they never elect a Sarawakian and/or Sabahan Minister in-charge of an important Ministry in the Cabinet. And I really wonder and so bloody disappointed at why Sarawakians and Sabahans contributed significantly to the slim victory of the BN government at the March 8 Elections. Almost a clean sweep in both states, and without them, BN would have lost easily. I repeat, EASILY. WHY??? Don't look at me... I never voted for them.

I hope that, within these few days, the MPs from both Sarawak and Sabah will strongly think of the future of their own rakyat. Think about what the BN government had done for Sarawak and Sabah for the past 50 over years. Think about how much of the states' money had gone into the pockets of the BN government. Let's not be ignorant any longer.

Change for a better tomorrow!

BLOGGING


Hi Friends! Blogging from Kuantan. Will be back to KL Tuesday night. And time to take a break from Malaysian politics... sigh... pathetic...

Anyways, came across a very interesting post on Paul's blog... Can you believe that there's actually a journal called Computers in Human Behavior LOL


I really wonder what other weird journals exist. Anyways, there is one very recent study entitled "Who blogs? Personality predictors of blogging", which concluded:

The results of two studies indicate that people who are high in openness to new experience and high in neuroticism are likely to be bloggers. Additionally, the neuroticism relationship was moderated by gender indicating that women who are high in neuroticism are more likely to be bloggers as compared to those low in neuroticism whereas there was no difference for men. These results indicate that personality factors impact the likelihood of being a blogger and have implications for understanding who blogs.

Of course, this is only one study. It takes a few more studies to validate the results. To put it simply, the study results show that WOMEN who blog are usually open and adventurous and most probably have some form of mental disorder(s). Meanwhile, MEN who blog might or might not be open and adventurous, and might or might not have some form of mental disorder(s). Is it true? Mental disorders include:

1. Anxiety, sadness or depression, anger, irritability, mental confusion, low sense of self-worth, etc.,


2. Behavioral symptoms such as phobic avoidance, vigilance, impulsive and compulsive acts, lethargy, etc.,


3. Cognitive problems such as unpleasant or disturbing thoughts, repetition of thoughts and obsession, habitual fantasizing, negativity and cynicism, etc.


4. Interpersonally, neurosis involves dependency, aggressiveness, perfectionism, schizoid isolation, socio-culturally inappropriate behaviors, etc.

Hmmm... Would this study be a discouragement to women who currently blog? I mean, this study suggests that women who DON'T blog are normal = not neurotic. Let's see... and let me think about my women friends and my ex-gfs. Hmmm... Nah... I beg to disagree. I could easily think of a handful of those who DON'T blog but have some form of disorders listed above... LOL... Besides, I have not read the full paper and have tonnes of unaswered questions: What's the methodology (prospective/retrospective, randomised, etc.)? What's the sample size (N)? Were the results statistically significant (p less than 0.05)? What about other related factors such as AGE, EDUCATION LEVEL, RACE, CURRENT PROFESSION, MEDICAL HISTORY, etc.?

But overall, quite an interesting look at what kind of people blogs. Wouldn't mind reading the full article and more studies like these :)

ACHTUNG! NEW HIGHLY INTELLIGENT BEINGS SPOTTED IN MALAYSIA

For those of you who had been reading the news headlines for the past 48 hours, be it on paper or online, I'm pretty sure that you would have read that the Sin Chew reporter, Tan, was released in less than 24 hours following her arrest under ISA. Thank God!


Now get this (and prepare to clap and laugh): According to the highly intelligent beings, Tan was arrested under the ISA because police intelligence gathered information that Tan's life was under threat. Hmmm... now that's a first. Why don't they just provide her with police protection? Arresting someone under the ISA to keep them safe??? LOL

THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION: So why release her now, if she's under threat? Did they somehow managed to eliminate the threat? Wow... that's very efficient, for once.

Hey, bozos... the whole world is laughing at us, ok. Please stop acting smart and admit that you are stupid. With people like these leading the country, it's no wonder Malaysia is heading nowhere after 50 over years of independence. Remember my previous post? Now, let's see if there's any improvement...


Since then, Malaysia's GDP (nominal) per capita has dropped to US$6648 from US$6948, while Singapore's has increased from US$35,163 to US$39,952.44. Currency exchange (ringgit) dropped to SGD1 = RM2.45, from RM2.34. Crazy huh? That's almost the same as New Zealand Dollar now (RM2.47)...


We were taught to pray for the leaders of our country, for wisdom to lead this country. I beg to differ. I will pray for them to have WISDOM to STEP DOWN. RESIGN. They are beyond help. I will pray for the new leaders of this country.

INTELLIGENCE, INTELLIGENCE, WHERE ART THOU?

Heard that the award-winning Sin Chew reporter, Tan Hoon Cheng, with 9 years of experience, who reported on that racist bastard's remarks were also thrown in jail under ISA... WHAT THE F***?

And that SOAFB that made the racist remarks got away with just 3 years suspension from the party, and allowed to do a nationwide roadshow, and not remorseful at all, and still never apologized for the racist remarks... WHAT THE???

Does anyone in that stupid government have any ounce of intelligence at ALL? It's like putting the reporter who reported on a rapist's misdeeds in jail, and letting the rapist go and continue raping people... DAMN IT...

Talk about DEMOCRACY... Talk about JUSTICE... Talk about PEACE... Talk about ORDER... Talk about INTELLIGENCE... This stupid government is totally the opposite of all that...

Everything that they are doing keep reminding the rakyat and the world that they are STUPID, they are STUPID and they are STUPID.

BN #1: Hi, saya bodoh.

BN #2: Hello, saya pun bodoh.

BN #1: Eh? Saya sahaja yang bodoh lah.

BN #2: Oi, jangan main-main. Saya yang paling bodoh.

BN #1: Jangan bodoh. Saya yang terbodoh bodoh. Kamu bodoh sahaja.

BN #2: Mungkin saya lebih bodoh.

BN #1: Mana boleh? Saya Bodowi!

KERAJAAN YANG BODOH, PENAKUT, TAMAK KUASA!!!

I just got back from work and heard that not only Raja Petra Kamaruddin had been thrown in jail under the stupid law ISA, but Teresa Kok as well!!!

What the ***********?!

Only IDIOTS still uses these kind of law, putting people in jail without a chance of trial or explaining.

As September 16 approaches, all these BUNGLING NINCOMPOOPS get more and more SCARED. And what smarter thing to do than to put the Opposition in jail... DAMN IT! What kind of screwed government is this man???

Just how power-crazy and desperate are these B*****DS? Can't believe it man...

Let's join our hearts together now to pray for the safety of RPK and Teresa. Seriously pity them and their families. What the HECK did they do to deserve this man? They are just telling the truth...

Lord, please hear our cries and remove all these people from their positions of power. Please bless us with a new government, people who care about their rakyat, people who can lead this country to a better future. Let justice be served. Thank You Lord, in Jesus' Mighty and Most Powerful Name we pray. Amen.