Air New Zealand grabs attention...

I would like to think that, more than just attention grabbing, AIR NEW ZEALAND GRABS ATTENTION the airline must be also trying to improve Sales? I can't see how a 'naked' body will help me learn how to wear my safety belt, after having flown for more than 30 years; more likely I would forget to buckle up.... hohahah

The Perils of Screaming Sex

The Perils of Screaming Sex, or Soundproof your room!!! =))

"..................A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl misinterpreted the woman's amorous screams,..............""

This news reminds me of an ex neighbor, more than 25 years ago, whose wife makes long moaning sounds like a cat on heat.. At first, we neighbors thought it was just that, 2 horny cats making out, but when it got too long and too loud, we came out to check, and found out the moans came out of the window next door, (52 Jalan 11/10).. Susmaryosep!! Another neighbor, a lady, was quite embarrassed by it, and had to tell the newly weds to quieten down the music.

Miaaaooooo!

Import Skills, not Stupidity

I read the report Dr M: Govt can consider PR status for skilled foreigners to attract investments to Cuberjaya (by the way, where is Cuberjaya?), and as usual our ex PM Tun Dr M has again hit the nail on the head of our country's policy makers.

May I quote him.. " “If I were in the Government today, I will allow intelligent people to come in. Give them a permanent resident status then, maybe later on, citizenship....We don’t allow intelligent people to come in while we allow our intelligent people to go out. At the same time, people with less intelligence are coming in and with great numbers,” Mahathir said, adding that as a net result, Malaysia would become “more and more stupid.”

While I feel Tun M should bear a portion of the blame, for "all the stupid" people that have crept into the country legally or illegally, I think it's not too late that the present Govt heed his call. From what little I know of the labour policies of most countries, including that of the Philippines, these countries like Australia and the rest of the Asia Pacific region will only allow skilled workers to come into their countries to work, reserving all menial labour and those NOT requiring special skills for locals. In Malaysia, the reverse seems to be true, as the Govt prefers to allow businesses and homes to "import" foreign workers to work, often under 'slave like conditions'.. Try interviewing the workers in factories, restaurants and plantations and you will understand what I mean. On the other hand, I have a VERY senior Govt official friend whose foreign wife, a Phd holder was unable to get a job, even after residing in the country for more than 12 years, besides being pushed about annually on her PR status renewal. Malaysians, especially those in Govt., should really learn to like and trust all other races, and not feel that anyone who has a diploma will be a threat to our security and 'culture'. It is quite "stupid" thinking, to borrow Tun M's word, for Malaysians to accept certain types of foreign workers while distrusting the more 'intelligent' types.

Is it because Malaysians in their hearts, like to practise slavery? God forbid

Malaysia, haven for Gambling?

Reading this article Syndicate offers 'live' betting through the Internet gives me the eerie feeling that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Malaysia already has numerous gambling opportunites in the form of our own casino, the Horse Races, and of course the ubiquitous "Numbers Forcast" companies and their normal and special Draws. I almost forgot, we also have numerous slot machines in those "clubs" conveniently located in all parts of the country, who appear to be untouchables. Likewise the rampant illegal betting on football and Four digit Games. We do not need more than these to bankrupt our citizens. A statement in your news report made me curious, " It remains unknown how the syndicate is able to provide such clear video conferencing as it would require a big bandwidth..."

Are we taking effective actions to curb this gambling menace, or are we, to quote an erstwhile famous politician, "closing one eye" to this new internet 'business' in town? It takes very little intelligence to realise that, the next step that will be taken by these "operators" is to provide exactly the same 'mini casinos' right in the comfort of our homes. What can we do about this.?

"Brainy" people

YB Tan Sri,
Reading your comment to the question, extracted for ease of reference below, Service with an attitude I must say that you certainly know how to 'skew' some facts to justify the government's failings. While I do not dispute the fact that the 'smarter' non Malays have always opted for the private sector, I think it's a grave fallacy to think that the Malays in the civil service got promoted because they are 'brainier'!! How do you explain those non Malays, in spite of better performance and better confidential reports, STILL get overlooked for promotions, ALL the time in the Civil Service. Ask me, I can provide Tan Sri with some 'live' examples. And I leave it to my friends to comment on your statement that the Malays got promoted in the Civil Service because they are brainier.


Extract..(underline, mine) "Why do you think people are not applying? Is it because the non-Malays believe their prospects will not be so good?

If you are talking about perception, please help me address that with the public. When I joined the civil service in 1974, I had 10 Malay housemates. Some of us had received degrees with honours, but none of us had first-class or second-class upper honours. I got second-class lower.

Some of my housemates got general degrees and couldn’t join the government. So, the best Malay brains joined the government. Those who got general degrees joined the banks and the MNCs (multinational corporations). My Chinese friends who had done well (in university), joined their fathers’ companies or the MNCs, or started their own businesses.

The not-so-clever ones joined the government. So when there are so many Malays in civil service – and the best ones at that – who joined the government, who gets promoted? The brainy Malays, of course.

August 18; D-Day for Rogue Bus Drivers??

I have been pushing for the Govt to curb the speeding Rogue bus drivers since early 2007, (through letters to the media and the MOT) and have been receiving various promises from the authorities promising action, such as installing speed limiting devices on the buses, and lately on installing high resolution cameras on the expressways to 'catch' the speeding buses. I was really happy to read the statement in the Dewan Rakyat Govt plans GPS devices on buses to curb speeding on yet another method proposed to stop those wild drivers. This time a definite date is mentioned, but after so many 'cries of wolf', I have my doubts. of this date, August 18, when hopefully, we will begin to see the end of the needless deaths of innocent passengers on Expressways. As a matter of Morals, we should not let this date slip again, so that those earlier horrible deaths have not been in vain. I am also hoping that Tan Sri Koh T K will include these in his recommendations of KPIs for the Ministry of Transport, so that non acheivement of the monitoring and the apprehension of rogue drivers will be deemed one of the faliures to perform by the Ministry. I also take cognizance of the fact that Datuk Seri Ong has emphasised that the important thing, after the GPS has been installed, is "the way things are monitored and handled". We understand from Datuk Suret Singh too that some sort of SOP Manuals( Standard Operating Procedures) have been implemented to enforce 'discipline' among the bus owners, with apparently suitable punishment for non compliance?

We, the public hope this time, the public menace will be gone for good, and come the next Holidays, we will not see a long list of fatalities due to these reckless drivers again. Let us all make this work..

Putting the brakes on bus drivers

Glucosamine... Don't be fooled.!

ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES FOR GLUCOSAMINE-CHONDROTIN TREATMENT FOR PAINFUL KNEES?

Extract..." There are also numerous natural treatments and herbs which effectively relief pain in the same manner as synthetic BRMs. Amongst them are boswellia tree extract, celadrin, devil’s claw, cat’s claw, evening primrose herb, ginger, turmeric and olive phenols. The best part? Many of these natural treatments have little or no side-effects...."


To those of you, who have been listening to your doctors, and have been faithfully swallowing those Glucosamine/chondrotin pills for your painful knees, I am glad finally there is a definitive study to show that at best, imbibing these pills have just a placebo effect. And some of you maybe allergic to the stuff, as glucosamine is manufactured from sea shells... Just look at the alternatve remedies, like Ginger, Turmeric and Olive Oil...They are healthier, and taste good too..