OK! Christmas Holidays have begun! Whats all the exciting news? Well not much really, yet. its just a quick post cuz I have alot of work I need to get done.
First of all, if you don't already know, Im leaving for Dublin this thursday. yup! Ill be away till around the 28th of December. I wana get back before the new year. Need to study!! Exams start as soon as the holidays end. Im heading down from Dublin to London, where some ppl from our Sunway gang will be havng a get-together. Yup, Xander, Norman, Yveonne, Jolynn. Oh yea, of course Im gona ronda around Ireland with Jolynn. You didnt think I was going alone did you? But, Im also realy looking forward to spending some quality time with my cousin Anu. Weve been so out of touch lately, I think itll be great staying at her place.
Anyway, Iv been soo busy lately. With the Xmas break now started Ive been forced out of Halls, cuz the Uni is so cheapskate (lol). My friend has been kind enough to let me stay at his place for free while he's gone home over the break (thanks a mill Arun). So, yeah. Ive had to move out. AIgh so much work! Thats why im so tired.
Anyway, I have to organise my notes, pack for my xmas trip, do all the final coordination, and study!
~Baron Out~
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
MALAYSIA BOLEH! but for yet ANOTHER wrong reason!
Hello again! yes its another part of my "Criticisms of Bolehland Arc" LOL.
This news is abit old now (2 weeks old i think), but I decided to delay this post to leave the write to your MP bit on as no 1 for awhile. Im dissapointed I couldnt convince any of you to at least TRY and make an effort for change in our country....
Anyway, today Im going to talk to you about the Environment in Malaysia.. WAIT!! Dont run away! This is important.
Malaysia is yet another number one! The UN has recently announced that Malaysia is No 1 country in the world for increasing Carbon Emmisions! WOOHOO! Malaysia Boleh again! Though, Im sure most Malaysians could'nt give a damn. From 1990 to 2004, our CO2 emmissions have grown by a whooping 221% and now were are the 26th Biggest cause of Global Warming!! I dont think our government can afford to shunt anymore responsibility under the guise of a developing nation, and neither should YOU!!
Why do we seem to be getting all the fame for all the wrong reasons? How did this happen?
Well Ill give you my unprofessional take on this. US MALAYSIANS!!!
The number of cars on the road have quadrupled in the last 2 years! Practically every house has at least 2 cars. To go to the 7 eleven down the road malaysians take cars. We have factories that pollute without control, farmers that burn their paddy fields which result in THICK SMOG, Every kampung has a daily ritual of burning rubbish around 7pm. Need I say more?
So what can you do to help correct this grave error?
For one, you can start by writing to your local MP, or councillor to ask them to start acting more eco-friendly. That means less tree cutting, and more parks and green lungs! Stricter laws and greater enforcement. Ask our PM to commit to a definative and unambigous plan to cut emmisions like the EU.
but more importantly, it boils down to you guys. At the ground level, we are the biggest cause, and we can be the biggest factor for change. So what can you do?
For one, make an effort to use your car less. If you can PLEASE walk or take public transport. When going with family or friends to the local mamak or restaraunt down the road, why not walk instead of taking the car? A little bit of exercise is good for you, and besides its a good oportunity to spend quality time with family of friends. Theres no need to take the car when its just a 10 minute walk. Lazyness is not a reason. Its a VERY POOR EXCUSE! Its the type of excusee thats killing your body and killing OUR planet.
RECYCLE!! Yes you have heard this ALOT but it is one of the most important thing to do. Take the trouble to collect your recyclables and take it to the local recycle bin or centre. Wheter its at the nearby Jaya Jusco, or in a padang nearby, why not make this small effort? Its easy! Just keep a cardboard box somewhere in your house where you put all recyclables, and when its full take it out to the local centre. In KL, there are many recycle centers that actually PAY you for your rubbish! Isnt that an added bonus? So Start Recycling TODAY!
Oh, recycling dosent just mean that you send trash to be recycled. Thats just one part of the CYCLE. You should also buy recycled goods. Many products that use recycled material will proudly say this. Buy goods that used recycled products. Whether its a shampoo bottle or a tub of yogurt. If what you want isnt available using recycled material, at least buy a product that uses recyclable items.
One more thing! CUT DOWN ON PLASTIC BAGS!!! This is by far the WORST aspect of Malaysian culture. Our bloody plastic bag culture. When going shopping, why not bring your own bag, instead of taking a new plastic bag from the shop? We all keep acumilating so many plastic bags its ridiculous. Its a complete waste, and to top it off they take like a bazillion years to decompose. Cutting down on plastic bag usage will reduce its production, and hence reduce carbon emmissions. Need I say more? Just make a TINY effort. Bring your own bag to the shop, and tell them you don't want a bag. If you shop without planing in advance, reduce the number of bags as much as you can. If you can carry it by hand, do so.
This goes without saying, but we realyl should cut down on our electricity usage. That means cut down on AIR CONDITIONING!! If you can, why not open a window and turn on the fan? If mosqutoes is the issue, how about putting up mosquito netting? If you HAVE to use the A/C dont put the temperature too low. Just put it at a comfortable level like say 26 degrees? Thats ok isnt it? I know everyone is changing to energy-saving lightbulbs so I dont need to talk about that. Basicly, about 70% of our electricity is enerated from fossil-fuels. Cut down on electricity usage, and you wont just be helping the planet, youll be reducing that monthly blackhole sucking up your precious money in the form of bills!
Finaly, belive it or not, try cutting down the ammount of meat you eat, especially heavy meas like beef and mutton. Nono, Im not asking you to become like 'Shrimp the Vegetarian' but committing to 5% less meat a week can reduce your carbon footprint by about 7%! That means if you just cut down the ammound of meat you eat by 5% You are 7% less responsible for anual global warming! Thats not a very big sacrifice is it? How does it work? Well he thing is, most animals you eat, but especially cows, emit large amounts of methane gas into the atmosphere by their FART! Methane is 3x more efficetive than CO2 as a greenhouse gas. By reducing the ammount of meat you eat, you are reducing the demand, and hence eventually farmers will rear less cows for the slaughterhouse.
Plant some trees! I know it dosent reduce CO2 emmisions, but it helps to offset it! Howabout planting one tree for every member of the family? Thats not much effort right? You dont have to do it in you garden. You can always plant a few trees at your local padang. Just make sure that the grass-cutters wont accidentally cut it while their still young!
Please people PLEASE I know I keep telling you this, but we have to take action NOW. What Im asking of you isnt much. But these little things go a long way to helping our environment. Educate your family and friends. The more people do this, the more effective it will be.
LETS ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE MALAYSIA A CLEANER, GREENER, MORE ECO-FRIENDLY COUNTRY THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF!
This news is abit old now (2 weeks old i think), but I decided to delay this post to leave the write to your MP bit on as no 1 for awhile. Im dissapointed I couldnt convince any of you to at least TRY and make an effort for change in our country....
Anyway, today Im going to talk to you about the Environment in Malaysia.. WAIT!! Dont run away! This is important.
Malaysia is yet another number one! The UN has recently announced that Malaysia is No 1 country in the world for increasing Carbon Emmisions! WOOHOO! Malaysia Boleh again! Though, Im sure most Malaysians could'nt give a damn. From 1990 to 2004, our CO2 emmissions have grown by a whooping 221% and now were are the 26th Biggest cause of Global Warming!! I dont think our government can afford to shunt anymore responsibility under the guise of a developing nation, and neither should YOU!!
Why do we seem to be getting all the fame for all the wrong reasons? How did this happen?
Well Ill give you my unprofessional take on this. US MALAYSIANS!!!
The number of cars on the road have quadrupled in the last 2 years! Practically every house has at least 2 cars. To go to the 7 eleven down the road malaysians take cars. We have factories that pollute without control, farmers that burn their paddy fields which result in THICK SMOG, Every kampung has a daily ritual of burning rubbish around 7pm. Need I say more?
So what can you do to help correct this grave error?
For one, you can start by writing to your local MP, or councillor to ask them to start acting more eco-friendly. That means less tree cutting, and more parks and green lungs! Stricter laws and greater enforcement. Ask our PM to commit to a definative and unambigous plan to cut emmisions like the EU.
but more importantly, it boils down to you guys. At the ground level, we are the biggest cause, and we can be the biggest factor for change. So what can you do?
For one, make an effort to use your car less. If you can PLEASE walk or take public transport. When going with family or friends to the local mamak or restaraunt down the road, why not walk instead of taking the car? A little bit of exercise is good for you, and besides its a good oportunity to spend quality time with family of friends. Theres no need to take the car when its just a 10 minute walk. Lazyness is not a reason. Its a VERY POOR EXCUSE! Its the type of excusee thats killing your body and killing OUR planet.
RECYCLE!! Yes you have heard this ALOT but it is one of the most important thing to do. Take the trouble to collect your recyclables and take it to the local recycle bin or centre. Wheter its at the nearby Jaya Jusco, or in a padang nearby, why not make this small effort? Its easy! Just keep a cardboard box somewhere in your house where you put all recyclables, and when its full take it out to the local centre. In KL, there are many recycle centers that actually PAY you for your rubbish! Isnt that an added bonus? So Start Recycling TODAY!
Oh, recycling dosent just mean that you send trash to be recycled. Thats just one part of the CYCLE. You should also buy recycled goods. Many products that use recycled material will proudly say this. Buy goods that used recycled products. Whether its a shampoo bottle or a tub of yogurt. If what you want isnt available using recycled material, at least buy a product that uses recyclable items.
One more thing! CUT DOWN ON PLASTIC BAGS!!! This is by far the WORST aspect of Malaysian culture. Our bloody plastic bag culture. When going shopping, why not bring your own bag, instead of taking a new plastic bag from the shop? We all keep acumilating so many plastic bags its ridiculous. Its a complete waste, and to top it off they take like a bazillion years to decompose. Cutting down on plastic bag usage will reduce its production, and hence reduce carbon emmissions. Need I say more? Just make a TINY effort. Bring your own bag to the shop, and tell them you don't want a bag. If you shop without planing in advance, reduce the number of bags as much as you can. If you can carry it by hand, do so.
This goes without saying, but we realyl should cut down on our electricity usage. That means cut down on AIR CONDITIONING!! If you can, why not open a window and turn on the fan? If mosqutoes is the issue, how about putting up mosquito netting? If you HAVE to use the A/C dont put the temperature too low. Just put it at a comfortable level like say 26 degrees? Thats ok isnt it? I know everyone is changing to energy-saving lightbulbs so I dont need to talk about that. Basicly, about 70% of our electricity is enerated from fossil-fuels. Cut down on electricity usage, and you wont just be helping the planet, youll be reducing that monthly blackhole sucking up your precious money in the form of bills!
Finaly, belive it or not, try cutting down the ammount of meat you eat, especially heavy meas like beef and mutton. Nono, Im not asking you to become like 'Shrimp the Vegetarian' but committing to 5% less meat a week can reduce your carbon footprint by about 7%! That means if you just cut down the ammound of meat you eat by 5% You are 7% less responsible for anual global warming! Thats not a very big sacrifice is it? How does it work? Well he thing is, most animals you eat, but especially cows, emit large amounts of methane gas into the atmosphere by their FART! Methane is 3x more efficetive than CO2 as a greenhouse gas. By reducing the ammount of meat you eat, you are reducing the demand, and hence eventually farmers will rear less cows for the slaughterhouse.
Plant some trees! I know it dosent reduce CO2 emmisions, but it helps to offset it! Howabout planting one tree for every member of the family? Thats not much effort right? You dont have to do it in you garden. You can always plant a few trees at your local padang. Just make sure that the grass-cutters wont accidentally cut it while their still young!
Please people PLEASE I know I keep telling you this, but we have to take action NOW. What Im asking of you isnt much. But these little things go a long way to helping our environment. Educate your family and friends. The more people do this, the more effective it will be.
LETS ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE MALAYSIA A CLEANER, GREENER, MORE ECO-FRIENDLY COUNTRY THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Stop BN's Shadowy Constitutional Amendment: Write to your MP NOW!!
To quote from Haris Ibrahim's blog, "There they go again, messing about with our constitution for their own ends."
Whats up you ask? A very serious issue that few people are likely to care about, when infact everybody should.
On 20th November 2007, Nazri 'the nazi' (aka bodoh!bodoh!bodoh! from his famous outburst in parliament) tabled the bill that seeks to ammend the constitution so as to change the mandatory retirement age of Election Commision (SPR) members from 65 to 66.
So what you say? Heck, you're probably even wondering why on earth would the constitution need to be changed for such a trivial thing? Am I really making a fuss over nothing?
Well I hope you've also realised that they want to raise the retirement age by just one year! Why go through so much of effort just to raise the retirement age by one year? Heck if its just a year it don't really matter does it?
Well heres the thing, the chairman of the EC, Rashid Abd. Rahman, is due to retire on 31st December 2007! As we all know, its widely expected that elections will be held sometime next year? Hmmm..... something fishy isnt it? Why is the Gov rushing to extend Rashid's term Now? that too by just one year??
Clearly BN wants Rashid in the SPR for the upcoming elections. My guess is that they need Rashid so that the SPR can continue to 'toe the line' and ensure yet another overwhelming 'victory' for BN in the coming elections. If Rashid remains head of the SPR next year, I think it's almost certain that there's gona be more dead people rising up from the ground to vote for BN, 'tutup-satu-mata' cases when it comes to missing votes, and most importantly, Gerrymanderring. (more on gerrymanderring below)
Anyway, its late, and I don't feel like elaborating too much on what's going on. Please read this article instead. http://harismibrahim.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/people-we-got-rid-of-fairuz-now-get-rid-of-rashid/
The point is that this is an unwarrented and unjustified change to our constitution, of questionable nature, and strongly suspicious intentions. This amendment can only be to our disadvantage, and that is why its been kept so hushed up and mysterious. As i understand id, the mainstream Msian media dunt really say anything about it do they? Nor do MPs talk about it. Funny how they go about trying to secretly change our constitution.
So what do you do? As said in the article above, please Write to your MP!! Demand that they vote against this stupid amendment. Remind them that they are wakil rakyat not wakil parti, and as such have a duty to do as you want, and not toe the party line.
Tell your family, friends and neighbours to do the same. Tell them to tell their family friends and neighbours to write to their MP. (and while your at it, consider sending a copy of these letters to 'The Peoples Parliament')
KL - Cheras:
So please, please write to your MP. Make your voice count. It probably wont make much of a difference, but at least you didnt sit down on ur butt and do nothing. People have asked me if they can just have one letter with many signatures. Obviously you can. its up to you. But I feel that sending many individual letters would have a better effect. Politicians seem to need constant prodding and reminding for things to sink into their heads. One letter can be chucked away. But many letters will have the effect of a constant reminder!
This is our country, our constitution, and our rights that are being impenged upon. So rather than grumbling with family and friends, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!
Otherwise whatever you don't like about the government or the country is your fault.
PS: What is gerrymanderring? Im not gona quote wikipedia or anything, you can go look it up yourself. But basicaly, its where the boundries of parliamentary constituencies are tampered with, such that it creates an imbalanced electorate, with the aim of giving an unfair advantage towards a certain party. Obv in our case its done by, and for the benefit of UMNO/BN.
Generally its done by diluting the votes of the opposition-oriented constituencies (especially the non-malay urban areas which are typical OP strongholds). This is done by having a large constituency in such areas, and a small constituency in areas which support the ruling party. Because of this, an urban(opposition) constituency can have 100000+ voters, and only one seat in parliament, whilst a rural constituency of only 5000 voters (who support BN) also has one seat in parliament.
This is how the BN can get 92.1% of the seats in parliament even though only 60.3% of the Malaysians voted for them.
Whats up you ask? A very serious issue that few people are likely to care about, when infact everybody should.
On 20th November 2007, Nazri 'the nazi' (aka bodoh!bodoh!bodoh! from his famous outburst in parliament) tabled the bill that seeks to ammend the constitution so as to change the mandatory retirement age of Election Commision (SPR) members from 65 to 66.
So what you say? Heck, you're probably even wondering why on earth would the constitution need to be changed for such a trivial thing? Am I really making a fuss over nothing?
Well I hope you've also realised that they want to raise the retirement age by just one year! Why go through so much of effort just to raise the retirement age by one year? Heck if its just a year it don't really matter does it?
Well heres the thing, the chairman of the EC, Rashid Abd. Rahman, is due to retire on 31st December 2007! As we all know, its widely expected that elections will be held sometime next year? Hmmm..... something fishy isnt it? Why is the Gov rushing to extend Rashid's term Now? that too by just one year??
Clearly BN wants Rashid in the SPR for the upcoming elections. My guess is that they need Rashid so that the SPR can continue to 'toe the line' and ensure yet another overwhelming 'victory' for BN in the coming elections. If Rashid remains head of the SPR next year, I think it's almost certain that there's gona be more dead people rising up from the ground to vote for BN, 'tutup-satu-mata' cases when it comes to missing votes, and most importantly, Gerrymanderring. (more on gerrymanderring below)
Anyway, its late, and I don't feel like elaborating too much on what's going on. Please read this article instead. http://harismibrahim.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/people-we-got-rid-of-fairuz-now-get-rid-of-rashid/
The point is that this is an unwarrented and unjustified change to our constitution, of questionable nature, and strongly suspicious intentions. This amendment can only be to our disadvantage, and that is why its been kept so hushed up and mysterious. As i understand id, the mainstream Msian media dunt really say anything about it do they? Nor do MPs talk about it. Funny how they go about trying to secretly change our constitution.
So what do you do? As said in the article above, please Write to your MP!! Demand that they vote against this stupid amendment. Remind them that they are wakil rakyat not wakil parti, and as such have a duty to do as you want, and not toe the party line.
Tell your family, friends and neighbours to do the same. Tell them to tell their family friends and neighbours to write to their MP. (and while your at it, consider sending a copy of these letters to 'The Peoples Parliament')
You can get all the info on MPs at http://www.parlimen.gov.my/DewRakyat_AhliDewan_2.php
if your not sure about which constituency your in you can check here http://www.spr.gov.my/index/parlimen_dun/senarai_parlimen_dunBM.xls
To make life easier, Im just gona list the constituency, the areas which fall in this constituency n the MP for a few places which I think will be relavent to you guys.
Melaka:
Bukit Katil: - Ayer Keroh, Bukit Baru, Bukit Beruang, Bachang
- Dato Dr. Mohd Ruddin bin Abd. Ghani (UMNO):
- Kementerian Sains, Teknologi & Inovasi,Aras 7, Blok C5,Parcel C,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,62662 Putrajaya.
Kota Melaka: - Melaka Town , Banda Hilir, Kota Laksamana
- Mr. Wong Nai Chee (MCA) :
- 52, Jalan Melaka Raya 32,Taman Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka.
KL - Cheras:
- Mr. Tan Kok Wai (DAP)
- NO 532A, Batu 3 1/2,Jalan cheras,56100 Kuala Lumpur.
KL - Bukit Bintang: - Maluri, Kampung Pandan, KLCC (i think plz double check)
- Fong Kui Lun (DAP)
- No. 20-A, Lorong Brunei 2,55100 Kuala Lumpur.
KL - Titwangsa: - Kampung Baru, Dang Wangi (maybe)
- Datuk Astaman bin Abdul Aziz (UMNO)
- Pusat Khidmat Wakil Rakyat,Ahli Parlimen Titiwangsa,No 93, Lorong Raja Uda 2,Kampung Baru,50300 Kuala Lumpur.
Selangor - PJ Utara: -Damansara Utama, Damansara Jaya, TTDI(i think)
- Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun (MCA)
- Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat,Aras 6, Blok E, Kompleks Pejabat Kerajaan,Bukit Perdana Jalan Dato' Onn,50515 Kuala Lumpur.
Selangor - PJ Selatan: - PJ Hilton, Bukit Gasing, PJS 1 - 4, SS17, Taman Medan
- Dato Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA)
- Kementerian Pelancongan,Tingkat 36, Menara Dato' Onn,Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra,50694 Kuala Lumpur.
Selangor - Kelana Jaya:- Subang Jaya, USJ, Seri Setia, Bdr Sunway(i think)
- Mr. Loh Seng Kok (MCA)
- Pusat Perkhidmatan Ahli Parlimen Kawasan Kelana Jaya,No:1-61, Jalan PJS 9/1A,Lagoon Perdana, Bandar Sunway,46150 Petaling Jaya.
Selangor - Puchong: Seri Serdang, Bdr Kinrara
- Mr. Lau Yeng Peng (Gerakan)
- No. 26, Jalan USJ 4/1J,Taman Seafield Jaya,Petaling Jaya,Selangor.
Selangor - Klang: Klang town, Port Klang
- Datin Paduka Dr. Tan Yee Kew (MCA)
- Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa & Industri,Tingkat 14, Blok 10, Kompleks Pejabat Kerajaan, Jalan Duta,50622 Kuala Lumpur
Selangor - Shah Alam:- City, Batu Tiga
- Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz bin Shamsuddin (UMNO)
- Kementerian Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah, Aras 9, Blok D9,Parcel D, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,62502 Putrajaya.
So please, please write to your MP. Make your voice count. It probably wont make much of a difference, but at least you didnt sit down on ur butt and do nothing. People have asked me if they can just have one letter with many signatures. Obviously you can. its up to you. But I feel that sending many individual letters would have a better effect. Politicians seem to need constant prodding and reminding for things to sink into their heads. One letter can be chucked away. But many letters will have the effect of a constant reminder!
This is our country, our constitution, and our rights that are being impenged upon. So rather than grumbling with family and friends, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!
Otherwise whatever you don't like about the government or the country is your fault.
PS: What is gerrymanderring? Im not gona quote wikipedia or anything, you can go look it up yourself. But basicaly, its where the boundries of parliamentary constituencies are tampered with, such that it creates an imbalanced electorate, with the aim of giving an unfair advantage towards a certain party. Obv in our case its done by, and for the benefit of UMNO/BN.
Generally its done by diluting the votes of the opposition-oriented constituencies (especially the non-malay urban areas which are typical OP strongholds). This is done by having a large constituency in such areas, and a small constituency in areas which support the ruling party. Because of this, an urban(opposition) constituency can have 100000+ voters, and only one seat in parliament, whilst a rural constituency of only 5000 voters (who support BN) also has one seat in parliament.
This is how the BN can get 92.1% of the seats in parliament even though only 60.3% of the Malaysians voted for them.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Another Idiot Minister makes a fool of himself and Embarasses the Country
YES! an update at last!! Why so long?
1) MALAS
2)Very busy cathing up with events from home (Bersih Rally n onwards)
3) Got alot of work
4) Dono wat to blog about
Anyway, I hope all you people out there know about events at home like the recent Bersih rally and its aftermaths. If not, SHAME ON YOU!!! Go read http://www.malaysiakini.com/ and http://www.malaysia-today.com/ DONT TRUST GOVERNMENT SOURCES PPL!!! That means Bernama, Star(MCA), NST(UMNO) Sin Chew & Nanyang (MCA) Tamil neesan(MIC) etc etc.
They are just spewing mainly UMNO propaganda and government nonsense.
Anyway, back to my topic. The idiot Minister of (mis)Information (aka Minister of Propaganda), Zainuddin Maidin(ZAM) blasted Al-Jazeera for reporting on the actions of the FRU at Masjid Jamek. To borrow a phrase from Lim Kit Siang's blog, ZAM litterealy acted like "a monkey gone bananas over nuts" on international TV. If you dont know Al-Jazeera is an international news group of similar standing as CNN, BBC and Reuters. Anyway before I go on, Here is the video for you to see.
Also here is a transcript of the whole conversation as per the blog uhaveavoice.wordpress.com Also I have colour coded it and added some emphasis here and there.
Red is for the sentences that I feel completely memalukan negara.
Yellow is for sentences that I feel just makes a fool of himself and shows how stupid he is.
underlines are emphasis that I hope you pay abit of attention to.
Minister: I commend yo-yo-man, you-your journalists trying to project… to exaggerate more than what actually happened. That-that-that-that’s it. We are laughing the-the and I-I congratulate your journalists behaving like an actor, that-that’s it…
Reporter: As you say that, sir, we’re watching scenes of protesters being sprayed by chemical-filled water!
Minister: YA! I am watching! I’m here! You’ve been trying… trying to do it this - to do this everywhere but in Malaysia people are laugh you, you know? We know our police head as our colleague… Police have what err allowed the procession to go to the Istana Negara, you know? Do police, first police might be, like, they handle them with the tear gas, they attack them, they… police don’t, don’t, don’t fire anybody!
Reporter: Our correspondent came back to the office, sir, with chemicals in his eyes!
Minister:You-you-you-you are here with the idea, you are trying to project, what is your mind! You think that we Pakistan, we are Burma, we are Myanmar. Everything you-you are thinking!
WE ARE DIFFERENT! We are totally different!
Reporter: Well unfortunately when you refuse to let people protest, it does appear so.
Minister: Ya ya we are not like you! You-you have earlier perception, you come here, you want to project us like undemocratic country. This is democratic country!
Reporter: So why can’t people protest then, if it’s a democratic country?
Minister: YES, PEOPLE PROTEST! People do-do… of course they protest. We are allowing them protest, and they have demonstrated. But we just trying to disperse them, and then later they-they-they don’t wanna disperse, but later our police compromise. They have compromised and allowed them to proceed to Istana Negara! Police, our police have succeeded in handling them gently, right? Why don't you report that? You take the opposition, someone from opposition party you ask him to speak. You don’t take from the government, right?
Reporter: Why did you not break up these protests…
Minister: Pardon? Pardon? Pardon?!
Reporter: Why did you not break up these protests more peacefully?
Minister: I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!!
Reporter: Why did you not break up these protests more peacefully?
Minister: No we-we are! We… this protest is ILLEGAL! We don’t want..this… the… NORMALLY…
Reporter: OK, so let me return to my former question. Why is this protest illegal?
Minister: YA! It’s a illegal protest! Because, we have the erection in Malaysia. It’s no-no point on having a protest! We are allowing to every erection… every five years never fail! We are not our like, like Myanmar, not like other country. And, and you are helping this. You Al-Jazeera also is helping this, this forces. The, you know, these forces who are not in passion, who don’t believe in demokrasi! Right?
Reporter: Alright, many thanks for joining us.
Minister: I don’t, ya, you, Al-Jazeera, this is, is Al-Jazeera attitude. Right?! RIGHT?!!
Do you see what I mean by a monkey gone bananas over nuts?? He cant event speak English to save his life!! He has to st-stu-stu-stutter for every line. Heck he probably dosent even know what hes saying! Also he is the one who equated us to Pakistan and Burma/Myanmmar (which ZAM obviously dosent know is the same thing).
Under scrutiny he breaks down and resorts to typical UMNO style of hitting out at you instead and making stupid statements. "Why did you not break up these protests more peacefully? This Protest is ILLEAGAL!" Like DUH! its so-called Illeagal so it must be crushed mercilessly right?? Yea typical UMNO democracy is just the ballot box right? it dunt matter how its done or freedom of speech, right to peacefull assembly? NO you dont like something show it through the ballot box!! Thats all! Once every 5 years thats all
Im not even gona BEGIN talking about ZAM's errections! LOL Go over the blogs and you see peoples comments on UMNO and their errections. Hmm...no wonder there are so many rapes going on... they just can't keep their blood in their brains can they? LOL!!
"the forces who are not in passion, who don’t believe in demokrasi!" Passion?? I expect no on is as "passionate" about him and his errections! Whoe dont belive in democracy?? Yea maybe UMNO rubbish democratic farce! If BERSIH dosn't belive in democracy why the HELL are they fighting just for that? Free and fair elections! Proper democratic principals! Because they are undemocratic right? What a passionate idiot!
"this is, is Al-Jazeera attitude. Right?! RIGHT?!!" This is completely beyond me!! I was stunned to absolute silence when I first saw this. This is a MINISTER??!!! Well I suppose anything is possible in "bolehland" (MALAYSIA-BOELH!!)
The troubling thing is How the hell did a buffoon like him become a Minister let alone minister of Information?? Heck how the hell did he become an MP?? Did people actually vote for this guy?? Well I guess this proves the point BERSIH was making right down to the floor!!
MALAYSIA BOLEH!!! WOOO-HOOO!!!!
Oh here is another fine example of how big an idiot ZAM is. He thinks he is very smart and makes a fool of himself when he announcs he is going to publish Lim Kit Siang's blog on TV. He thinks he is making a fool of LKS when in fact he is only making a fool of himself again because he clearly cant understand the english in LKS blog let alone speak English without stu-stu-stuttering!
On thing, towards the end, Zam said the first correct and intelligent thing I have ever heard from his mouth. He said that someone like LKS is not a nobody. That as a somebody in society, as the leader and the face of a major political party, he should be more responsible in the content of his blog. I agree with this, even if I don't agree with the context he was referring it to. He actually said something proper!
Also, a final video of LKS blasting mr zam-zam-AlakaZAM! HAHAHAHAH!
~Baron Out~
1) MALAS
2)Very busy cathing up with events from home (Bersih Rally n onwards)
3) Got alot of work
4) Dono wat to blog about
Anyway, I hope all you people out there know about events at home like the recent Bersih rally and its aftermaths. If not, SHAME ON YOU!!! Go read http://www.malaysiakini.com/ and http://www.malaysia-today.com/ DONT TRUST GOVERNMENT SOURCES PPL!!! That means Bernama, Star(MCA), NST(UMNO) Sin Chew & Nanyang (MCA) Tamil neesan(MIC) etc etc.
They are just spewing mainly UMNO propaganda and government nonsense.
Anyway, back to my topic. The idiot Minister of (mis)Information (aka Minister of Propaganda), Zainuddin Maidin(ZAM) blasted Al-Jazeera for reporting on the actions of the FRU at Masjid Jamek. To borrow a phrase from Lim Kit Siang's blog, ZAM litterealy acted like "a monkey gone bananas over nuts" on international TV. If you dont know Al-Jazeera is an international news group of similar standing as CNN, BBC and Reuters. Anyway before I go on, Here is the video for you to see.
Also here is a transcript of the whole conversation as per the blog uhaveavoice.wordpress.com Also I have colour coded it and added some emphasis here and there.
Red is for the sentences that I feel completely memalukan negara.
Yellow is for sentences that I feel just makes a fool of himself and shows how stupid he is.
underlines are emphasis that I hope you pay abit of attention to.
Minister: I commend yo-yo-man, you-your journalists trying to project… to exaggerate more than what actually happened. That-that-that-that’s it. We are laughing the-the and I-I congratulate your journalists behaving like an actor, that-that’s it…
Reporter: As you say that, sir, we’re watching scenes of protesters being sprayed by chemical-filled water!
Minister: YA! I am watching! I’m here! You’ve been trying… trying to do it this - to do this everywhere but in Malaysia people are laugh you, you know? We know our police head as our colleague… Police have what err allowed the procession to go to the Istana Negara, you know? Do police, first police might be, like, they handle them with the tear gas, they attack them, they… police don’t, don’t, don’t fire anybody!
Reporter: Our correspondent came back to the office, sir, with chemicals in his eyes!
Minister:You-you-you-you are here with the idea, you are trying to project, what is your mind! You think that we Pakistan, we are Burma, we are Myanmar. Everything you-you are thinking!
WE ARE DIFFERENT! We are totally different!
Reporter: Well unfortunately when you refuse to let people protest, it does appear so.
Minister: Ya ya we are not like you! You-you have earlier perception, you come here, you want to project us like undemocratic country. This is democratic country!
Reporter: So why can’t people protest then, if it’s a democratic country?
Minister: YES, PEOPLE PROTEST! People do-do… of course they protest. We are allowing them protest, and they have demonstrated. But we just trying to disperse them, and then later they-they-they don’t wanna disperse, but later our police compromise. They have compromised and allowed them to proceed to Istana Negara! Police, our police have succeeded in handling them gently, right? Why don't you report that? You take the opposition, someone from opposition party you ask him to speak. You don’t take from the government, right?
Reporter: Why did you not break up these protests…
Minister: Pardon? Pardon? Pardon?!
Reporter: Why did you not break up these protests more peacefully?
Minister: I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!!
Reporter: Why did you not break up these protests more peacefully?
Minister: No we-we are! We… this protest is ILLEGAL! We don’t want..this… the… NORMALLY…
Reporter: OK, so let me return to my former question. Why is this protest illegal?
Minister: YA! It’s a illegal protest! Because, we have the erection in Malaysia. It’s no-no point on having a protest! We are allowing to every erection… every five years never fail! We are not our like, like Myanmar, not like other country. And, and you are helping this. You Al-Jazeera also is helping this, this forces. The, you know, these forces who are not in passion, who don’t believe in demokrasi! Right?
Reporter: Alright, many thanks for joining us.
Minister: I don’t, ya, you, Al-Jazeera, this is, is Al-Jazeera attitude. Right?! RIGHT?!!
Do you see what I mean by a monkey gone bananas over nuts?? He cant event speak English to save his life!! He has to st-stu-stu-stutter for every line. Heck he probably dosent even know what hes saying! Also he is the one who equated us to Pakistan and Burma/Myanmmar (which ZAM obviously dosent know is the same thing).
Under scrutiny he breaks down and resorts to typical UMNO style of hitting out at you instead and making stupid statements. "Why did you not break up these protests more peacefully? This Protest is ILLEAGAL!" Like DUH! its so-called Illeagal so it must be crushed mercilessly right?? Yea typical UMNO democracy is just the ballot box right? it dunt matter how its done or freedom of speech, right to peacefull assembly? NO you dont like something show it through the ballot box!! Thats all! Once every 5 years thats all
Im not even gona BEGIN talking about ZAM's errections! LOL Go over the blogs and you see peoples comments on UMNO and their errections. Hmm...no wonder there are so many rapes going on... they just can't keep their blood in their brains can they? LOL!!
"the forces who are not in passion, who don’t believe in demokrasi!" Passion?? I expect no on is as "passionate" about him and his errections! Whoe dont belive in democracy?? Yea maybe UMNO rubbish democratic farce! If BERSIH dosn't belive in democracy why the HELL are they fighting just for that? Free and fair elections! Proper democratic principals! Because they are undemocratic right? What a passionate idiot!
"this is, is Al-Jazeera attitude. Right?! RIGHT?!!" This is completely beyond me!! I was stunned to absolute silence when I first saw this. This is a MINISTER??!!! Well I suppose anything is possible in "bolehland" (MALAYSIA-BOELH!!)
The troubling thing is How the hell did a buffoon like him become a Minister let alone minister of Information?? Heck how the hell did he become an MP?? Did people actually vote for this guy?? Well I guess this proves the point BERSIH was making right down to the floor!!
MALAYSIA BOLEH!!! WOOO-HOOO!!!!
Oh here is another fine example of how big an idiot ZAM is. He thinks he is very smart and makes a fool of himself when he announcs he is going to publish Lim Kit Siang's blog on TV. He thinks he is making a fool of LKS when in fact he is only making a fool of himself again because he clearly cant understand the english in LKS blog let alone speak English without stu-stu-stuttering!
On thing, towards the end, Zam said the first correct and intelligent thing I have ever heard from his mouth. He said that someone like LKS is not a nobody. That as a somebody in society, as the leader and the face of a major political party, he should be more responsible in the content of his blog. I agree with this, even if I don't agree with the context he was referring it to. He actually said something proper!
Also, a final video of LKS blasting mr zam-zam-AlakaZAM! HAHAHAHAH!
~Baron Out~
Monday, October 22, 2007
The Palm Oil Contraversy
STUPID BLOGSPOT KEEPS DESTROYING MY PARAGRAPHING. IM FED UP OF CORRECTING IT ONLY TO FIND IT RUINED WHEN PUBLISHED. SORRY BUT YOU'RE JUST GONA HAVE TO READ THIS BIG BLOCK OF TEXT
This is a picture I just HAD to upload. It was in an advertisement I saw for fair-trade cookies in the portland building. Like I have said before, environmental awareness and social responsibility is something which the people here have very much more of compared to us Malaysians.
However this doesn't mean that it's always right. Before you start thinking "Oh great its yet another environmental blabber or another dumb East vs West argument" allow me to say this, I am not presenting any hardcore evidence in this post. While I have done a very tiny amount of research into this subject, the purpose of this post is mainly to get you thinking, and for you to find out information for yourself. Therefore, I do not claim everything I say to be true, mainly because I am stating my opinions.
In the days before I left for the UK the Malaysian government was blasting western environmental organizations for being racist and 'anti-palm oil' saying things like
"they are actively discouraging the use of palm oil by telling false lies about how palm oil is destroying the Orang-Utan habitats. In truth they are being payed by western crop farmers to make such claims so that sales of western oils such as sunseed and canola will rise at the expense of palm oil. The west will stop at nothing to destroy our palm oil industry. First they said that it was bad for health. Now that we have proven otherwise they say this instead."
Again I remind you that I am not stating any facts. This is not a direct quotation. It is however, the gist of what I remember a government spokesman was saying that was published in the NST several weeks ago. At first I was just thinking Nonsense! Typical of the government being anti-environmentalist as usual.(which they are btw). Why? Most of us should be quick to defend our country and our industry in one way or another. (belive me you will feel something once you leave malaysia. trust me. Its one thing when you are at home, and another when you are not)
But the fact remains that it is true, at least in Sabah. Sabah as we all know is famous as the habitat of the orang utans. Unfortunately Sabah is also famous for logging and deforestation. Now, it is becoming a heaven for Palm oil plantations. Some time ago the Sabah government gave permission to vast ammounts of land to be turned into palm oil plantations. Since most of this will come from Sabah's vast tropical rainforests what is going to happen to the orang utans?
Why should we care? Well, for starters orangutans of Sabah are highly endangered, and in Indonesia it is even worse. Like most other Indonesian wildlife the Sumatran Orangutan is critically endangered. Typical of Indonesia isn't it? Yes I am Anti-Indonesian, and if you don't like it screw you! (the anual haze, the flood of criminals into Msia and the extinction of the Javan Rhino are just several of the reasons btw)
BTW, Sabah is not the only place in the world there are orangutans. While Sabah is most famous for them, the Borneo Orangutan lives mainly in Sabah and Nothern Kalimantan, but there are some even in Sarawak. Yes! This is yet another catalyst for the issue above. You see, the Penan resistance towards deforestation of their ancestral land (in Sarawak) has gained some prominance here in the west. The fact that there are orangutans just makes it worse dosen't it? The irony here is that the Penan people are traditionally migratory farmers, ie: they burn down forests to grow their crops.(hmm not exactly the most environmentally friendly is it?).
However the penan people have a terrible struggle fighting against deforestation, mainly because they are fighting those supported by the government. As usual the government onyl care about filling the pockets of their cronys whithout any regard for the environment or the rights of others. This is one of many good reads http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penan Anyway Im going off topic here.
So far with everything I've said it completly contradicts what I've said about defending our country hasn't it? Well yes. But that is because It is true. Or at least I believe it to be true. I do hate the political system of our country, and I d hate the politicians of our country. And I especially hate the fact that our government dosent give a damn bout the environment despite the facade they so often put on.
HOWEVER, there are several arguments I have against the west that I have too. For one, besides the orangutans, the argument is that the rising demand for palm oil is a cause for global warming because of increasing deforestation. Now I am vilhlemntaly environmentalist.(did I spell that right?) I am completaly and definately against continued deforestation. However, the fact remains that the humble oil palm is actually a big consumer of carbon dioxide. Yes palm oil plantations are like a sponge helping to suck up those vile green-house gases. LOL I remember during a visit to a palm oil estate, the manager of the estate was proudly explaining how palm oil is good for the environment because it helps reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. "Well managed oil palms sequester more carbon (C) per unit area than tropical rainforests, and oil palm estates are predicted to become an important part of C offset management in the next century. ("Oil Palm – The Great Crop of South East Asia: Potential, Nutrition and Management" by Ernst W. Mutert and Thomas H. Fairhurst, Potash & Phosphate Institute, Paper presented at the IFA Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14-17 November 1999)"
There is one other thing, here there is an avid promotion of healthy vegetable oils. That is good, but unsuprisingly, it is promoting western oils. For example, Doritos corn chips (aka Nachos) proudly advertises that they use 100% sunseed oil. Supposedly better for your health. Now I'm sure that sunseed oil is healthy, but ist palm oil healthy as well? Much of the promotion of healthy oils is also an anti-promotion of certain asain oils, particularly palm oil, since it is by far the most popular asian oil. One anti palm oil website stated that tropical oils such as palm oils are bad because they are high in saturated fats. They claim that because of the warmer climate these plants do not need to produce the harder to make, but healthier unsaturated fats present in western oils. Im sorry I lost the website so I can't give ypu a link or an exact quotation.
Correct me if Im wrong, but this sounds explicitly anti-asian. Palm oil has been proven time and again to be one of the healthiest oil in the world. Also, we do not fully understand the roles of fats and cholestrols in our body, so we shouldnt blindly state that all saturated fats are bad and vice-versa. Also, red palm oil (which is also expensive btw) contains many vitamins and some rare fats which are supposed to be good for us.
Anyway, I wont comment too much on this issue because, not only is this debate raging on, but also cause this is a very long post. To top it all off, I dont particularly have a stand on the issue.
What I am urging you to do however, is to do your own research on to the matter and find out the truth. Read up on arguments from both sides, as they are always leaning towards their own benefit. Wikipedia is not sufficient. The article on palm oil IS biased.
Also I remind you that I have done very little research on the subject. I do however ask that you tkae what I have said with at least some degree of seriousness. I am very sure that what I have said is fairly correct.
One other thing, Malaysia is often singled out in the anti-plam oil campaign because we are the most famous for it. However, West Malaysian palm oil has largely been unchanged in the past 30 years. We have not increased our plantations that much compared to East Malaysia and especially Indonesia. Indonesia is now the largest producer of palm oil in the world. The Indonesian palm oil industry is also the biggest cause of the Malaysian Haze. Also, not all oil palm cultivation is bad. Venezuella is now supposedly trying to promote itself as the base for environmentally friendly and sustainable palm oil.
So how do I sum it all up?
Indonesia is evil. Most of the 'environmental disaster' of palm oil applies to Indonesia and East Malaysia. The oranguatans ARE losing their habitat because of palm oil. Its not fair to blanketly unsupport palm oil because of this issue. Palm oil IS good for you (imho) and PLEASE DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!!
PS: The Sabah government recently realised the environmental impact of uncontrolled oil palm plantations, when it found the Kinabatangan River to be polluted with chemicals from oil palm plantations. This not only affected the river life but posed a hazard to pygmy elephants and also humans living downstream.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
The sad state HuStu's Pianos
Well its been 2 weeks now since my last post. Whew! Obviously I do have other things to blog about, but in line with my previous post I will first present to you the two pianos here at Hugh Stewart Hall.
CANDIDATE ONE: A Steinway & Sons Baby Grand Piano
WOW! A Steinway!!! When I first found out about it I rushed to the Middle Common room to check it out. At first glance it looks like everything is A-OK. However, the fact that the top is down should already indicate that something isn't right. Apart from the fact that its really very old (1875 I think), these pictures should describe some of the many problems this piano is having.
CANDIDATE ONE: A Steinway & Sons Baby Grand Piano
WOW! A Steinway!!! When I first found out about it I rushed to the Middle Common room to check it out. At first glance it looks like everything is A-OK. However, the fact that the top is down should already indicate that something isn't right. Apart from the fact that its really very old (1875 I think), these pictures should describe some of the many problems this piano is having.
What a waste!!! Its like a freaking Steinway! And not just body, playing it is soooo crappy. The dampers are damaged so is like theres a perpetual semi pressed sustain pedal on. Speaking of pedals, the sustain pedal is crap. It doesn't work properly and you have to press it all the way to lift the dampers. The soft pedal is ok but either way its not nice because they are too close to the ground making it very uncomfortable to use and giving it a very 'flat' feeling. I prefer some inclination to the pedals, so they should have been raised al little higher from the ground.
Some keys don't sound so this indicated some mechanical problems as well. I do know that one of the hammers are about to break which is why one key has a very soft sound. If you look carefully you will notice that one of the keys is slightly broken making it dangerous. Its easy to injure your finger. Also the lid cant be lifted because the support bar is missing (broken I presume). The hammers have some lines (not really an issue) and overall the piano is out of tune.
However despite all of this the piano still has a semblence of a lovely touch, and each note still carries a sense of grandeur. We are trying to get it fixed, but initial estimates for the cost of repairs is a whooping 9000 POUNDS!!!! Well, it still IS a Steinway after all...
CANDIDATE TWO: A Knight Studio Piano
This humble little studio piano is in the Don Reeds Library and is in decent condition (probably because less people go there and also cause its much newer than the steinway). This piano's keys are slightly higher than the baby grand (typical of upright pianos), but since like most people I too am more used to that it is easy to play. You can actually play it properly, though the Hammers have very deep lines, making the piano very very LOUD, even when you play softly. It is also out of tune, but overall it is ok. The condition is that of in any ordinary pianists home, and I don't really have any qualms about playing this piano.
FINAL VERDICT:
The fact that the Steinway has been greatly vandalised makes one very reluctant to play it. Even though the touch is mouch neicer and softer than the Knight, the Knight piano will defniately be the choice of any person who truly intends to play and enjoy music simply because it is in very much better condition.
Also the more private location of the Knight piano in the library is an added bonus, which is why I always play this piano. I only play the Stienway if I feel like tinkering with it, or if I don't want to disturb other users of the library.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
A Virtual Tour of my Room!
HEY!! This is yet another addition to my string of long overdue posts. LOL! This time Im gona introduce you to my room (aka the place of my residence for the current academic year). Well first lets start with pictures of how the room was when I first came in. Well ok fine, I actually took the pics the following morning as I moved in to my room in the evening. But anyway Ive taken the pics from the four corners of my room to try n give you a complete view. This is after all a virtual tour! (albeit a 2D one :P)
Top Left: My door with my towel hanging on it (actually its for your coat lol)
Top Right: behind the door. Just empty space (its a big room)
Bottom Right: My wardrobe. The far side with the doors open is actually where my sink is!
Bottom Lfet: My table n bookshelf by the window. Pretty lousy curtains right??
Well instead of properly unpackin n arranging my room I just sorta lived out of my suitcase n made it messier n messier throughout week one HAHAH. That the main reason for the delay in this post! Then came the following weekend when I finnaly decided its time to change things to the way I want them to be. Sooo.......
TADA!!!
Notice how Ive shifted things about? For starters, My bed is now by my table so that its near my clock! Yes Ive brought my blue AIWA clock along!! Hahahha i dont really stay anywhere for longer than a few days without it! LOL!
Secondly, Realise there are a nice new set of curtains? No I didnt buy them. The hall changed them. Good that they put a much nicer set of curtains in. The previous one even had some holes :s
Third, I moved my fridge and all the other furniture to the far end of the room (by the fire exit) Thats right! I have a fridge and I also have a FIRE EXIT in my room! Hahah so if anything happens I can get out first!(only the 2 corner rooms in the top floor have their own fire exits) Im guessing that it actually connects to the next block. See even though its the same building its been devided into several small blocks for security and to keep things simple.
So thats about it! Its quite a nice room (it should be its really VERY expensive). HuStu (thats what we call Hugh-Stewart Hall) is one of the oldest (and grandest) halls of residence in all of Nottingham. We even have a Stienway & Sons Baby Grand piano. But sadly its in terrible TERRIBLE condition. The HuStu Library (ya we even have a small library) has a small Knight studio piano which is also old but in much better condition. More on the pianos in my next post
Well thats all for now!
~Baron off~
PS: I cant seem to get the photos in the arrangement I want it to be. Bear with it ok?
Friday, September 21, 2007
Goodbye Malaysia Hello UK
Well ok so im sure you people out there are just dying to know whats been up since I left for the UK right? Well i've been here for almost a week and i've FINALLY been able to log in to put a new post.
But First: To those of you who dont know I finally got my video camera! (YAY!!) i got it about a week before I left Malaysia. if your interested its the Sony Handycam HDR-SR5. I was supposed to blog about it but i never finished writing it lol.
Anyway. So far so good. People here are nice n helpful. The weather is ok. Im used to the cold. No problems there. Campus is pretty big so its annoying that I have to walk from one end to the other all the time. And NO. I dont have a british accent. yet. ;)
Ive taken a few pictures here n there. But ill upload them later once the internet in my hostel is up n running which should be tomorrow. Public transport is really great (but expensive). Actually EVERYTHING is expensive because of the 7 to 1 exchange rate. Things here are generally one-to-one currency wise so its quite nutcase for me. Imagine paying RM14+ for a return bus ticket!! (its actually £2.70 but i feel its high even in pounds)
I've yet to get a new phone or number. Since im getting a contract phone i can only get it once ive got a bank account. Anyway things close up pretty fast here. the library closes at 8.30pm!! the city centre aint dead at night but evrerywhere else is. Even in the city most shops/offices are closed. One thing la. Malaysia's banking system is certainly better and more efficient than in the UK. Yup! belive it its true. (or maybe its just HSBC UK) lol.
anyway cant think of stuff to write about. so thats all for now.
Cheers!
-BaronV-
But First: To those of you who dont know I finally got my video camera! (YAY!!) i got it about a week before I left Malaysia. if your interested its the Sony Handycam HDR-SR5. I was supposed to blog about it but i never finished writing it lol.
Anyway. So far so good. People here are nice n helpful. The weather is ok. Im used to the cold. No problems there. Campus is pretty big so its annoying that I have to walk from one end to the other all the time. And NO. I dont have a british accent. yet. ;)
Ive taken a few pictures here n there. But ill upload them later once the internet in my hostel is up n running which should be tomorrow. Public transport is really great (but expensive). Actually EVERYTHING is expensive because of the 7 to 1 exchange rate. Things here are generally one-to-one currency wise so its quite nutcase for me. Imagine paying RM14+ for a return bus ticket!! (its actually £2.70 but i feel its high even in pounds)
I've yet to get a new phone or number. Since im getting a contract phone i can only get it once ive got a bank account. Anyway things close up pretty fast here. the library closes at 8.30pm!! the city centre aint dead at night but evrerywhere else is. Even in the city most shops/offices are closed. One thing la. Malaysia's banking system is certainly better and more efficient than in the UK. Yup! belive it its true. (or maybe its just HSBC UK) lol.
anyway cant think of stuff to write about. so thats all for now.
Cheers!
-BaronV-
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Bon-Voyage one by one
Aaah one by one everyone is leaving. Time sure flys and as the time for me to say Goodbye Malaysia draws ever closer, I see myself having to bid farewell to many people; those who are leaaving before me, those who are leaving after me, and those who arn't leaving at all. Its certainly a sad time, and whilst many people will be excited about going off overseas, Im in no hurry to leave.
Yesterday was Hooi Tzings farewell (well the one she held for herself la). We had fun, but its quite sad a moment. I've known Hooi Tzing for such a long time (FYI longer than Derek which is already LONG). We took some pictures n all but u know we gona do this wif everyone. At least if you leave later u have a bit more time to say goodbye to all the people you care so much about in this world, but if your leaving soon, you find time to be REALLY insufficient to do n say all that you want to do n say. Even if your not leaving yet you'll find yourself saying goodbye one by one to all your friends. Well ok la im being dramatic. Its not like were going off for good and will never see each other again n stuff but just how often will we get to see each other? How will we be keeping in touch? Ok la you say so many of us are going to the UK or even Ireland but still.. the British Isles are BIG. Its not like you can just pop over now n then so conviniently! Even though many of us will be in the same time zone, in Uni we gona be very busy I doubt we would be able to keep in touch. What more for people who are back home or worse AussieLand?? Die lor 10 hours time difference!! No way to MSN man....
Aya im just ranting. But then again I guess this whole post is just gona be a whine n rant. Tonight I sed goodbye to Hooi Tzing. Jolynn is leaving 2 days after Tzing. Then of course theres Sarah who I have absolutely no chance of seeing before I leave for UK. Watabout Faye n Min-Soon? 17th is soo freakking close. At least I managed to see Kenny one last time, and have a proper goodbye(to a certain extent la: these type of things you can never be happy wif it). I really hope I can make time to go up to KL one last time. And of course my melaka frens who are oh-so-busy wif STPM...
Anywayz I dont really know where Im going wif this post la. Im just rambling cuz of all the goodbyes that are in store and the sad feeling you get. I still have to rush off n pack! I havent started at all. But my house is getting messier from all the shopping being done. (im just leaving the shopping bags around here n there). So Ill just post a few more pics. I havent quite decided what to post, but chances are its going to be about recent events wif frens n all the people I care about and are going to miss. Next chapter of my life is about to unfold, and its pretty obvious that its going to be a difficult and emotional transition.
~Baron off~
PS: DONT GET LONG-JOHNS!! repent your evil ways before its too late! Long-Johns are the most obsolete n idiotic form of clothing ever! Dont get it!!!
The Many faces of Hooi Tzing!
Me n Kenny! Great pal. Im gona miss you...
Haih! Sarah! Im not gona get to see you again before I leave!! *sob*
Pei Yuen: Yet ANOTHER person Im really gona miss once I go UK
I wonder when the five of us will be able to get together again like this...
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Home Alone...
Aaah!! Im Bored....I have no idea what to blog about. My parents went to vietnam n left me behind. Well actually i THINK i told them i didnt wana go to vietnam. Well i dono i think they asked me along time ago, sumtime during my alevels lol.
Anyway, I went to KL on monday for the stupid Astro Scholarship Awards Ceremony. Lol I got to shake Badawi's hand, And i got to talk to SITI NURHALIZA!!! Hahaha well I wasnt all that excited. I mean sure Siti's a really tallented singer.(She really is) n I guess our PMs pretty good. I think so far hes been the best we've had, or maybe atleast his agenda is at least to sorta try to correct our country's wrong direction. But anyway, Im not that typa guy to get all excited about such these type of famous people. Ill tell you one thing la, my dad FINNALY got his DSLR n so the past few days me n dad were playing with it ALOT. So anyway, on monday my dad decided to take the DSLR to KL. Guess what? He was sooo busy taking pics of Badawi that when it came to my turn to stand on stage n shake his hand CAMERA BATTERY FINISH!!! BAH!! so unfair right? so i dunt have a picture for myself!! :/
Anyway after that I rushed to college to go collect my actualy A-Level results n see my breakdown. My B is official. u know why? I got a freakking C for P3!!! )#&$)*#&)$(*#&)$ god alone knows how that happend. Nywayz im not gona appeal even though i think sumthin is reaaaly wrong cuz i got into uni n i got A for further maths. Hahahah my first time ever not getting straight As...Record broken...SOB!! My relative who used to mark Cambridge Alevel papers says that they make lotsa mistakes during marking, so it dont necessarily mean that I screwed up my P3 so badly. who knows?
Anyway I guess ill just post a few random pics, mainly from Sa, Faye n Barney's melaka trip.
Chin Soon is HoT n DiZzY!!
FayEmo
Sarah Enjoying her "Cum"!!!
Haha we look like some sorta performance troupe! (mom wud scream if she saw us standing on her cushions)
Sarah's new look
Chin Soon enjoying the Egg-Banana concoction Hooi Tzing n I came up with
PakLah shaking hands wif my mom (I think)
AND LAST BUT DEFNINATELY NOT LEAST...
My Sweet Darling Dog!!(Isnt she cute?)
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Accomplishments?? Sigh...
By the title of my post people would probably think im emo... but im not really la. They are sorta two seperate things, sumtimes rolled up into one. I've generally been ignoring my blog (much to Sa's dismay....) but the thing is I dono wat to say!!
Hahaha truth is I have lotsa stuffo, but at the same time cant be bothered to say it. So i guess maybe this post will be about a few stuff? Thus the title. The Accomplishments well, read on la. The sigh? obv cause im sad right??
Okhay! Here's been my recent Accomplishments..... The funny thing is they really arnt that much. and in many ways there are stuff about them that isnt really great.
ONE: Getting an A for Further Maths (Yay!) but a B for Maths!! (Gasp!/WTF??)
In the words of the (not so) Famous Mr. Yong, Im a "Hero" for being the first to accomplish this dumbfounding, sensless and seemingly impossible feat! He actually called me up on the results day halfway while I was having lunch in SS2 wif the Min Soon, Chwan Long, Siew Mei, etc just to scold me about it EVEN BEFORE I COLLECTED MY RESULTS!! Hahaha! too bad for him the line was soo blur I couldnt get wat he was saying. Lolzy! I heard sumthin bout a B and maths! So i tot I got B for Further Maths! Then I tot I got an A becuz knowing him i tot he was just scolding me for fun! lol. Turns out I DID get an A for FM, but a bloody B for Maths!!
It was SOO FREAAAKING EMBARRASING!!! Bah! At first i found it really funny, but now im quite pissed about it. The whole bloody A-Levels knew about my results even b4 I did!! even the admin staff n all who I didnt even know existed! The only good people who did NOT know were of course my fav lecturers: The KING and Ms Chong!! (luv them) Oh! Ms Chin too, but thats because shes alwys soo busy. Everyone wants me to appeal, or says that dont worry its just the ibkube results.Hopefully the actual results show all As!! But fat chance la. That one stupid partial fractions question destroyed my A-Levels cert....%^$#@^$#!$&!!!
ANYWAY....(hahahaha! sarah.....)
TWO: I've Humbled myself before the front of all the Lousy Videocams out there. Maybe I still might get one??
I thought the issue was settled, but dad brought up the whole camcorder subject again. He pointed to an ad in the newspaper n sed "why dont you go for sumthing like this?" It was like 3800, which was over his RM3000 limit (which is y i told him i dowan in the first place) but I was like "but it dunt have a viewfinder!". He was like BAH! n left. lol
But I got thinking, hey! he went over that stupid limit of his! So i thought OK la look around again. Lo n Vuala! Fotokem has lowered their prices AGAIN!! So I tot, ok la I guess can get a fairly decent SD camcorder thats within the 3000 limit or abit over nvm la ;-) . Ok so I go around looking again, but evrything dont have something that I can be very happy with. for one, Sony makes good videocams, and has the most variety for HDD camcorders, but pretty much all of them done have viewfinders!! JVC on the otherhand barely has any HDD camcorders in the first place..... and im NOT going to consider any other brand TQVM.
On top of that.... Sony is so freakking proud of their stuuuuupid SteadyShot they INSIST on putting that instead of optical stabalization, so again AIGH!! only a select few have that, so nice that they are the more expensive cams eh?? talk about dumb and unfair. Well now im torn between High-Def but no optical stab or SD with optical stab (both are close to 4000) OR SD with digital stab BUT good HDD space and 25x optical zoom. NONE OF THEM HAVE VIEWFINDERS!!!!!!! Bah, so anyway tomorow im gona go to the cam shop and test out evry itsy-bitsy-bit there is to test about all those dumb cameras to see if I can ever be happy with any of those! Bah! Like I said I still may not want to get one, cause if its really so stupid itll probably be a waste of money...sigh....
THREE: Im going UK because I've got the ASTRO Scholarship.
Yes! for those of you who dono I've got the ASTRO scholarship. So Im going to Nottingham UK. Aigh its so fast, and its so much of work! Sad la, gona say bye to all my frens (especially from sunway) I would LOVE to have summore time here in Msia, BUT pretty much all of my frens r going their seperate ways anyway, so sad...SOB! SOB!
So anyway Im leaving for UK on 17 September. Theres barely a month left to do everything that needs doing. Oh well just as well Sa made me start this blog lol. How else are my frens to keep up with my goings onz? Im abit scared to go away, but more so Sad cause Im gona miss my friends. And I really hope i dont like lose contact with them or basicly lose interest in them like what happend to most of my school friends. Its true la, people appreciate and bond wif college friends more than school friends! See, Ive known ppl like Sa, Faye, Chin Soon, Daniele, Jolynn, etc for a much shorter time than most of my school friends, but I feel much closer to them, n value their friendship alot more! Derek is a BIG exception la :p. Now Im making an effort to recontact alota frens b4 its too late. I AM leaving in about a month. and there are some friends i REALLLLY care about who are in this giant kampung of Malacca.
Talking about missing friends, Sarah's gona leave in such a short time!! n Faye? ever since she went to China its as if she dunt exist! lol. No wait!! NO LOL!! Theres nuthin funny!!
Sarah's gona leave on Tuesday!! How la! Cant even say goodbye!! Bah...im drilling her that she better come back evry weekend :D at least untill i leave for UK la! Im REALLLY gona miss frens like her....
Well ok la. Im sure I had more to say, but Ive forgotten by now! Plus dads telling me to go to bed. Normally he wont but I have what I hope to be my last ever driving lesson at 7.20 am tomorrow (well today actually its past midnight!) Im retaking my driving test on monday n i Better pass!! Im gona be very pissed if I fail again. Im an OK driver BTW. Im quite convinced that the reason he failed me is because of my race....(better be carefull what I say Online. The whole gov crackdown on blogs n all....) Truth is, most nonMs from Melaka feel the same way bout this issue. Hope it aint true. maybe the guy fought with his wife earlier that day?? who knows....
Hahaha truth is I have lotsa stuffo, but at the same time cant be bothered to say it. So i guess maybe this post will be about a few stuff? Thus the title. The Accomplishments well, read on la. The sigh? obv cause im sad right??
Okhay! Here's been my recent Accomplishments..... The funny thing is they really arnt that much. and in many ways there are stuff about them that isnt really great.
ONE: Getting an A for Further Maths (Yay!) but a B for Maths!! (Gasp!/WTF??)
I also got A for Physics and Chem so its AAAB...
In the words of the (not so) Famous Mr. Yong, Im a "Hero" for being the first to accomplish this dumbfounding, sensless and seemingly impossible feat! He actually called me up on the results day halfway while I was having lunch in SS2 wif the Min Soon, Chwan Long, Siew Mei, etc just to scold me about it EVEN BEFORE I COLLECTED MY RESULTS!! Hahaha! too bad for him the line was soo blur I couldnt get wat he was saying. Lolzy! I heard sumthin bout a B and maths! So i tot I got B for Further Maths! Then I tot I got an A becuz knowing him i tot he was just scolding me for fun! lol. Turns out I DID get an A for FM, but a bloody B for Maths!!
It was SOO FREAAAKING EMBARRASING!!! Bah! At first i found it really funny, but now im quite pissed about it. The whole bloody A-Levels knew about my results even b4 I did!! even the admin staff n all who I didnt even know existed! The only good people who did NOT know were of course my fav lecturers: The KING and Ms Chong!! (luv them) Oh! Ms Chin too, but thats because shes alwys soo busy. Everyone wants me to appeal, or says that dont worry its just the ibkube results.Hopefully the actual results show all As!! But fat chance la. That one stupid partial fractions question destroyed my A-Levels cert....%^$#@^$#!$&!!!
ANYWAY....(hahahaha! sarah.....)
TWO: I've Humbled myself before the front of all the Lousy Videocams out there. Maybe I still might get one??
I thought the issue was settled, but dad brought up the whole camcorder subject again. He pointed to an ad in the newspaper n sed "why dont you go for sumthing like this?" It was like 3800, which was over his RM3000 limit (which is y i told him i dowan in the first place) but I was like "but it dunt have a viewfinder!". He was like BAH! n left. lol
But I got thinking, hey! he went over that stupid limit of his! So i thought OK la look around again. Lo n Vuala! Fotokem has lowered their prices AGAIN!! So I tot, ok la I guess can get a fairly decent SD camcorder thats within the 3000 limit or abit over nvm la ;-) . Ok so I go around looking again, but evrything dont have something that I can be very happy with. for one, Sony makes good videocams, and has the most variety for HDD camcorders, but pretty much all of them done have viewfinders!! JVC on the otherhand barely has any HDD camcorders in the first place..... and im NOT going to consider any other brand TQVM.
On top of that.... Sony is so freakking proud of their stuuuuupid SteadyShot they INSIST on putting that instead of optical stabalization, so again AIGH!! only a select few have that, so nice that they are the more expensive cams eh?? talk about dumb and unfair. Well now im torn between High-Def but no optical stab or SD with optical stab (both are close to 4000) OR SD with digital stab BUT good HDD space and 25x optical zoom. NONE OF THEM HAVE VIEWFINDERS!!!!!!! Bah, so anyway tomorow im gona go to the cam shop and test out evry itsy-bitsy-bit there is to test about all those dumb cameras to see if I can ever be happy with any of those! Bah! Like I said I still may not want to get one, cause if its really so stupid itll probably be a waste of money...sigh....
THREE: Im going UK because I've got the ASTRO Scholarship.
Yes! for those of you who dono I've got the ASTRO scholarship. So Im going to Nottingham UK. Aigh its so fast, and its so much of work! Sad la, gona say bye to all my frens (especially from sunway) I would LOVE to have summore time here in Msia, BUT pretty much all of my frens r going their seperate ways anyway, so sad...SOB! SOB!
So anyway Im leaving for UK on 17 September. Theres barely a month left to do everything that needs doing. Oh well just as well Sa made me start this blog lol. How else are my frens to keep up with my goings onz? Im abit scared to go away, but more so Sad cause Im gona miss my friends. And I really hope i dont like lose contact with them or basicly lose interest in them like what happend to most of my school friends. Its true la, people appreciate and bond wif college friends more than school friends! See, Ive known ppl like Sa, Faye, Chin Soon, Daniele, Jolynn, etc for a much shorter time than most of my school friends, but I feel much closer to them, n value their friendship alot more! Derek is a BIG exception la :p. Now Im making an effort to recontact alota frens b4 its too late. I AM leaving in about a month. and there are some friends i REALLLLY care about who are in this giant kampung of Malacca.
Talking about missing friends, Sarah's gona leave in such a short time!! n Faye? ever since she went to China its as if she dunt exist! lol. No wait!! NO LOL!! Theres nuthin funny!!
Sarah's gona leave on Tuesday!! How la! Cant even say goodbye!! Bah...im drilling her that she better come back evry weekend :D at least untill i leave for UK la! Im REALLLY gona miss frens like her....
Well ok la. Im sure I had more to say, but Ive forgotten by now! Plus dads telling me to go to bed. Normally he wont but I have what I hope to be my last ever driving lesson at 7.20 am tomorrow (well today actually its past midnight!) Im retaking my driving test on monday n i Better pass!! Im gona be very pissed if I fail again. Im an OK driver BTW. Im quite convinced that the reason he failed me is because of my race....(better be carefull what I say Online. The whole gov crackdown on blogs n all....) Truth is, most nonMs from Melaka feel the same way bout this issue. Hope it aint true. maybe the guy fought with his wife earlier that day?? who knows....
Saturday, August 4, 2007
My First Post!! Confessions of a Blogging Noob
Hahahah! Iv finally got a blog! Mostly I've started this blog because Sarah was bugging me to do so... well untill I figure out what to write in this blog I guess either Im gona write nonsense or I could just ignore it :D Dont mind the plain outlook. I need to get used to this whole system, PLUS iv forgotten all of my HTML. LOL!!
Well what to write, what to make my blog about?? hmm...
Politics? can la but lotsa ppl are unfortunately uninterested (typical Msian attitude eh?)
Friends? well it can be great, but i don wana turn this into a bithcing avenue... PLUS its gona be boooooring.
MySelf?? Nah! few people (if any) really know who I am, n i guess id like to keep it that way!
I guess Ill just make it some wierdo rojak of whatever I feel like saying... lol Im talking nonsense as usual. But what to do? I created a blog becuz i was being bugged to do so (Dunt take this negativly Sa) not becuz I got anything in particular to say, or becuz im soo free I got nothing to do with my time.
In fact there are like a thousand other things I should be doing now, but im not cause Im typing this! Like looking up camcorders! Im leaving for singapore in like 4 hours time n I still dunt really have any model in mind. Sure I know what i WANT in a camcorder but if I go to the shop now, I wont be looking out for anything n my dads gona be pissed. Or whatabout filling in that crazy Visa App form! Its like soooo freaking nuts n im only like 60% through it. All the wierd questions, aigh. 2 days ready still havnt finish.... Reminds me of Dereks cambridge app! (though I bet that was 100x worse tee-hee!)
So to all you people out there whoz been dying to read a blog by me... for the hunderth milionth time... IM NOT A WRITER!! so gimie a break la k?? Its gona take me a while to get the ropes cuz hey I dunt even visit blogs! Well things change la eh? I now visit one or two ppls blogs OCCASIONALLY, so I guess maybe the first thing to do would be to put their links on the page eh? Yeah.... I guess Ill start with that...
Well what to write, what to make my blog about?? hmm...
Politics? can la but lotsa ppl are unfortunately uninterested (typical Msian attitude eh?)
Friends? well it can be great, but i don wana turn this into a bithcing avenue... PLUS its gona be boooooring.
MySelf?? Nah! few people (if any) really know who I am, n i guess id like to keep it that way!
I guess Ill just make it some wierdo rojak of whatever I feel like saying... lol Im talking nonsense as usual. But what to do? I created a blog becuz i was being bugged to do so (Dunt take this negativly Sa) not becuz I got anything in particular to say, or becuz im soo free I got nothing to do with my time.
In fact there are like a thousand other things I should be doing now, but im not cause Im typing this! Like looking up camcorders! Im leaving for singapore in like 4 hours time n I still dunt really have any model in mind. Sure I know what i WANT in a camcorder but if I go to the shop now, I wont be looking out for anything n my dads gona be pissed. Or whatabout filling in that crazy Visa App form! Its like soooo freaking nuts n im only like 60% through it. All the wierd questions, aigh. 2 days ready still havnt finish.... Reminds me of Dereks cambridge app! (though I bet that was 100x worse tee-hee!)
So to all you people out there whoz been dying to read a blog by me... for the hunderth milionth time... IM NOT A WRITER!! so gimie a break la k?? Its gona take me a while to get the ropes cuz hey I dunt even visit blogs! Well things change la eh? I now visit one or two ppls blogs OCCASIONALLY, so I guess maybe the first thing to do would be to put their links on the page eh? Yeah.... I guess Ill start with that...
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