I Truly Don't Give a Fuck*...

The Hot Chocolate Cafe, Medan Damansara

2008-12-05T10:56:00.003+08:00

I've driven past this place numerous times but never made it a point to try it out. A quick check on my blackberry found reviews on this place like...

"Tucked deep into the Damansara Heights neighbourhood, Hot Chocolat makes for a good hideaway eatery. The laid-back and unpretentious atmosphere puts you right at home."

"Another great place for Italian. This time it's at a cosy little place in Damansara Heights. Sitting at a corner shoplot amongst the quiet Damansara Heights neighbourhood lies Hot Chocolate Cafe."

"QUIET ambience, easy parking and lovely Italian food - that's the lure of a little cafe tucked away in Damansara Heights, I HAVE many reasons for going back again and again to The Hot Chocolate Cafe."

...To put it bluntly i wish i had just kept it that way.

The decor and ambience was kind of haphazardly laid back and the place looked kind of tired and i'm sure it has seen better days.
I was greeted by a chiller with some sad looking "Royal Chocolate cake" and the waitress that only recommended the high price items on the menu( which was of an Italian Thai spread).
So we decided on Pesto Salmon ($26) which had a watery cream and bits of cili padi and beware lots of tiny little bones in the salmon.
The other order was Abbacio Roma (lamb chops $22) which was as tough as anything you can imagine. It came with sad looking veg and a really sour mint sauce generously poured over the chops. You can get the same dish at Mama Chops & Papa Grills for less minus the frills. And before i forget an order of cold stale garlic bread.
So far so bad, as i gestured to the waitress to clear the table and to order the the signature chocolate cake she instead brought me my bill and thankfully end this ordeal.
I'm really easy to please foodwise, but as a rule of thumb i will find it very difficult to come back to a restaurant that serves dishes that i can make better.

Rear-seat dilemma for parents with four children

2008-12-04T11:09:00.003+08:00

(pic of irresponsible parents endangering their children by overloading.)

By V. CHANDRASEKARAN/TheSTAR

SUNGAI PETANI: Parents with four children are confused as to how they are to seat all their children into the back of the car without being caught for overloading.

“We cannot leave a child behind in the house when going out, neither can we afford to buy another vehicle to adjust to the new requirement on rear seat belts,” lamented trader Nordin Ahmad from Bandar Perdana Jasmin.
Nordin, 44, drives an Iswara Aeroback and is worried how he, his wife and four children would fit into their car without running the risk of being stopped by a policeman.
(Its statements like these that is why we have such high fatalities when a road mishap occurs, its not about being able or not to afford a bigger vehicle. Its this fuckin 'Tidak Apa" attitude that contributes to road fatalities.)

Road Safety Department director-general Datuk Suret Singh has warned that motorists with more than three rear seat passengers could be fined for "OVERLOADING".

“I am a low-income earner and have no other choice but to use only my Iswara for family travels. It is unfair to hold the driver responsible for ferrying more than three children in the rear seats,” said Nordin whose children ranged from seven to 13 years of age.(Its mentalities like these that we have first class infrastructure with 3rd class users.)

Restaurant operator Yeow Boon Fey, 44, from Taman Legenda Indah, said he would now have problems going out with his four children, aged between three and 15, his wife Yong Nyok Ching, 40, and mother Kong Yoke Mooi, 68.

“Tell me, what should I do? Should I buy another car or leave behind my mother or some of my children? I am confused.
( For starters JPJ should revoke this fuckers driving license, we don't need morons like these on our roads. Statements like these really gets to me! Hello fuckhead the law says "NO OVERLOADING" which is the No.1 cause of high fatalities on Malaysian roads.)

“The authorities should be less rigid when imposing the regulations. We are not operating taxis but only want to take our family out in our car,” said Yeow, who has a Viva fitted with rear seat belts.
(A Viva is ideally designed to carry 4 passengers and for fuck sake can't you get it in your head? have you ever heard of the word SAFETY!!)
Kindergarten teacher Suzana Abdul Aziz, 38, from Taman Seri Jenaris, who also has four children, aged between five and 12, said although her family had a second car, they relied on their Iswara for balik kampung trips.

Mohd Desa Saidin, 42, a clerk at the National Registration Department in Kulim and married with four children aged between six and 13, said wearing rear seat belts was no guarantee that accidents would not endanger passengers’ lives.
“Even with all the safety measures, there are fatal accidents. What about accidents involving buses where many passengers die? Buses do not have safety belts,” he said.
(Another selfish fucked up statement, hell i know there are no guarantees in life but what harm is there to adhere to the rules for your families safety and others!!)

I'm all for the rear seat belts ruling and for the enforcement of overloading in passenger cars. I'm not discriminating againts big families, but when you decide to pack your car up like a sardine can and endanger other motorist around you its not about being rich or poor. Its about being a responsible person.

Yoga Prohibited

2008-11-22T13:43:00.003+08:00

National Fatwa Council declares that yoga practice which involves physical movements, worshipping, and chantings is prohibited in Islam /The STAR

Thats it then... ooops we can't comment on fatwa's because the countries top cop will lock those up who do.

Bruce Willis sues Petra, Tunku Imran as green venture turns sour

2008-11-21T19:32:00.003+08:00

LOS ANGELES, Nov 21 — Hollywood actor Bruce Willis of “Die Hard” fame is suing Malaysia’s Petra Group and Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar over a “green rubber venture”, Bloomberg news reported today.

The actor is demanding the return of US$900,000 (RM3.2 million) of the US$2 million he invested in the venture.

According to court papers filed in federal court in Los Angeles, California, Petra's chief executive Datuk Vinod B. Shekhar and Tunku Imran had induced him to invest in a company that was developing a non-toxic and recyclable rubber.

Willis had a put option, whereby for a specified period time he could get a full refund of his investment, according to the complaint. He exercised the option on March 17, Willis said, according to the Bloomberg report.

Willis said in his filing that he was told former US Vice-President Al Gore and actor Mel Gibson had also invested in the company, Elastomer Technologies Ltd.

I guess they won't be expecting any christmas cards from Bruce Willis this year.

UMNO BOLEH!!

2008-11-16T00:01:00.002+08:00

The Umno disciplinary board has been asked to speed up its investigations into the 900 plus complaints of money politics it has received so that those found guilty would not be able to contest in the party polls next March.

Rais Yatim said he had been asked to pay for votes in an upcoming contest for top posts, and warned that money politics would destroy the organisation.
Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said "the majority" of Umno members were more interested in making money out of the election than in voting for the right person.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) is allowed to investigate cases involving money politics in the run up to the Umno party elections in December.

So why the fuck can't UMNO disciplinary council take any action. Hello its already bad enough that the fate of this country is left in the hands of 2000 odd voters. It can't be that all of the complaints are false or lacking in evidence to take any action. Can't they even find 5% of the cases to make examples of? Corruption is corruption, why one set of rules for the political parties to decide disciplinary action? What the fuck is the ACA doing?

Only in Malaysia where money politics is so openly discussed and not denied. So why the fuck does the government complain everytime the country slides down some corruption index.

I don't know how far its true when Tun Mahathir said that he will publish the names of money politics offenders so if he does that would make some interesting reactions.

Mat Rempit.....The SCUM of Society

2008-11-06T19:46:00.011+08:00

(Photo from TheStar, Khairy second from right and Azeez far right.)
The latest case of a 44 year old woman fighting for her life after being attacked by mat rempits have really got me boiling. The cases are now more rampant and its getting out of control. Make's me want to take my Land Rover out and mow these fucking scums of the earth down. These fuckers don't deserve any sympathy and i'm taking my que from Federal CID Chief's statement in The Malay Mail urging the public to help fight these Mat Rempits.

But the real fuckers behind glorifying these scum are none other than Putera Umno chief Datuk Abdul Azeez for legitimizing them and classifying them as Mat Cemerlang. This is the fucker that wanted to turn Mat Rempits into an asset of Putera Umno and their races into a "tourist attraction".

Deputy Umno Youth leader Khairy Jamaludin at one time suggested recruiting these kamikaze Mat Rempits as Umno youth members. The suggestion by Khairy that "Mat Rempits" should become the "Eyes and Ears" for the Malaysian Police Force is a fucking insult!

The police should instead arrest Khairi and Azeez for promoting illegal activities and endangering public lives. They were the propogators of this social menace. If the HINDRAF leaders can be locked up for their activities then tell me whats the difference between HINDRAF and Umno Putera/Youth. Why is one group locked up and another scott free to terrorize. Where the fuck are they now? Innocent people have lost their lives and seriously injured in brutal attacks by mat rempits and not a peep from these two fuckers.

So to Khairy and Azeez go look up the dictionary for the word "RETRIBUTION"

OBAMA..."Change... YES We Can"

2008-11-05T12:51:00.003+08:00

Barack Obama has won the US08 Presidential Election. The 44th President of the USA is black and it has shown that it is possible for what everyone thought was the impossible to do.

..."America, we are better than these last eight years. We are a better country than this. Change has come to the US.
Barack Obama"

Its hard to imagine anything like this happening in Malaysia. When the immaturity of the politicans and people are still so evident as in the PKNS General Manager appointment. America can change but i do not see that ever happening in my lifetime for Malaysia as long as the people do not change their appetite for money politics.

..."And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. So I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Speech in Memphis, April 3, 1968, the day before King was assassinated."

Tomboys, Yoga, What Next...

2008-10-30T12:33:00.004+08:00

I was already laughing when i read that when the National Fatwa Council came about with their ban on tomboys. It has been deemed unacceptable for girls to dress up as boys and that it encourages lesbianism. Then came this killer report that the council will be issuing a ruling soon relating to yoga exercise, which is deemed to be deviationist in nature for the Muslims.

UKM lecturer Prof Zakaria Stapa advised Muslims who have taken up yoga - a widely popular exercise which has its roots to India and Hinduism - to stop practising it for fear that it could deviate them from their belief.

"Yoga originated from the Hindu community and it combines spiritual as well as their religious aspects. They believe it brings them closer to their god," he was reported as saying in Berita Harian today.

So i guess now the religious departments will list gyms and ladies spas in their list of places of ill repute to raid. Right up there with the whore houses, bars, niteclubs and karaoke joints. Why the double standards, if thats the case muslims can't work in banks cause it charges interest, Malaysia Airlines should stop serving alcahol on its flights(no more champangne for its chairman) cause the majority of its attendants are muslims and not forgetting the thousands of muslims in the food and beverage industry!!

Its fucking moronic, embarassing and lame to read the reasons given by the council.

Happy Deepavali

2008-10-27T13:06:00.001+08:00

MORONS with cars

2008-10-23T20:55:00.003+08:00

A man lays dying on the side of the NKVE a victim of a hit and run for one and half hours during the morning rush hour before an ambulances finally arrives only to announce his death 5 minutes later.
What i don't get is what pleasure is there for fucking motorist to slow traffic down to ogle at that poor man lying on the road? Holding up traffic meant that the ambulance couldn't reach the victim. I know my blog doesn't reach out to the masses but this is not going to stop me berating those idiot drivers who had nothing else better to do but hold up traffic. Please remember the next time that its not a freak show and that someones life is at stake here!! So fuckin move it!!!
I didn't witness the incident but from what i saw on tv was that for the whole period the victim was in obvious shock and the policeman directing traffic did not even bother to keep the victim warm which could have saved his life.
What the fuck don't tell me that the policeman didn't even know basic first aid. What really pisses me off is that no one even thought of covering the victi to keep him warm. Once again i have to say that it could have saved his life!!!

PM: "UMNO are NO BULLIES"

2008-10-18T18:26:00.004+08:00

Speaking at the annual MCA general assembly, the Prime Minister touched on a topic that has been discussed and debated since non-Malay voters deserted the ruling coalition in droves on March 8: the arrogance of Umno politicians and the perception that the MCA, MIC, Gerakan, PPP, PBS and every other component party were punished at the polls for their subservience to the ruling party.
He said: “People say that Umno is a party that likes to bully. I actually have no idea how to bully. There is no such thing as bullying.’’
Wasn’t it only a month ago that Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail exhibited supreme arrogance when he showed no remorse for calling Malaysian Chinese immigrants at a rally in the run-up to the Permatang Pauh by-election.
And when Gerakan stood up to him, he behaved just like a schoolyard bully.
He asked for Gerakan to be kicked out of the BN.

It just confirms that Badawi has been fuckin asleep at the wheel all this while. Enough said.

Najib says NO ABUSE OF POWER!!

2008-10-14T22:47:00.005+08:00

The message raises some questions about Najib's role in the case. "Why did he mention "tentative" charge and that "all is not lost" for RB (Razak Baginda)? How would Najib know this before Razak was charged? These are important questions which will have ramifications, not just on this case but far beyond," a posting on the website said.

However, Najib would neither confirm nor deny that the supposed SMS exchange between him and Shafee were genuine.

"It doesn't really matter. The important thing is there is no abuse of power," he said.

"No need, no need, it is private. Whatever it is, the prime minister has said enough," he continued in the same tone.

"Why should it be of major concern? The important thing is if there is abuse of power and, if you read it carefully, there is no abuse of power, period," Najib reasoned .(themalaysianinsider)

NO! the important thing is you said you had no knowledge on the matter!! Its a major concern because you are now being handed the most important job in the country!! Such a reply to the public smells of a conspiracy!! By saying its a private matter just puts more suspicion on your credibility!! Its appaling that you can come up with such a statement to hoodwink the public.

Fuck the whole world must be laughing at us now!!

Ignore Altantuya Allegations??

2008-10-14T10:36:00.006+08:00

The statement made by the PM to ignore all the allegations againts Najib stinks of abuse. Why is he protecting his successor from such allegations. It only reinforces the fact that there is a set of rules for them and another for the rest of us. Why do we have to have faith in a person that consistently have such allegations and scandals hanging over him? And its already been 2 years now that the courts have carried out this charade of a murder trial and are not any closer to a conclusion! What a load of fuckin bullshit!!

Fuck i'm not buying this story. If he has nothing to hide then get Najib and Shafee to come out and prove so and Adbullah should just shut the fuck up.

PM-To-Be Abuse of Power?

2008-10-12T20:30:00.004+08:00

What the fuck is this country going thru? Malaysiakini, MalaysiaToday, Malaysian Insider have now published this controversial piece on how The so called PM-to-be has intimate knowledge on the Altantuya case!!

If this is true then why the fuck is Raja Petra languishing in an ISA cell and charged with sedition??

Below you will find whats already been circulating the www. You decide for yourself..
Inside are the sms-es purportedly sent between the two: Najib and Shafee:

Wednesday 8/11/2006
Shafee to Najib (S2N)
Date: 8/11/2006 02:59:31

Dato Seri, The Razak Baginda thing is troubling me.Can I help? Salam, Shafee

Najib to Shafee (N2S)
Date: 8/11/2006 03:45:05
I will speak with u later tonight.

S2N
Date: 8/11/2006 03:45:31
Thank you

S2N
Date: 8/11/2006 06:28:56
Met the investigating officer today.Position is serious for RB.The 3 are highly implicated.RB’s case can be fought.There are redeeming features for him.But we need to meet Dato Seri as there are other looming issues at large.But not to worry. Salam > Shafee

N2S
Date: 8/11/2006 21:06:11
I have spoken to IGP. U can represent n meet RB in court.

Thursday 9/11/2006
N2S
Date: 9/11/2006 12:45:30
If RB’s remand is upto Sunday, does it mean that he has to be charged by Fri or be released? i hope it is looking better for him.

S2N
Date: 9/11/2006 13:11:23
3 things can happen.Firstly, they can ask for more time for detention.We will resist.Second,they have to release him by Friday or thirdly charge him by Friday.Police took him to his office for document search.Nothing incriminating found.Now they are recording stmt from him.Later search in house.Under control so far Dato Seri. Salam, shafee

S2N
Date: 9/11/2006 14:09:03
Dato Seri, Re RB need to meet up with you today. shafee

N2S
Date: 9/11/2006 14:17:47
630 pm at my house in PJaya this evening.

S2N
Date: 9/11/2006 14:18:21
Thank you

Friday 10/11/2006
N2S
Date: 10/11/2006 15:14:31
Any news about RB ?

S2N
Date: 10/11/2006 15:19:40
Dato Seri, Negotiating for conditional release.If not police need 2 or 3 more days extention.I suspect its an exercise in public relation as they do not want public to think a VIP was given an easier time.Being a vip under these conditions is a liability.Otherwise we are on track according to plan. Salam, Shafee

N2S
Date: 10/11/2006 15:27:01
Thanks, he is very stressful according to his wife n would be a huge help if he could get a conditional release latest by sun.

N2S
Date: 10/11/2006 21:35:52
Saw the news on tv. RB was sent for DNA. Not sure it was neccessary.

S2N
Date: 10/11/2006 21:40:19
Unnessasary.But I think its on his lung infection.He has just been sent again to HUKM.Will know more later from inside contacts.

Saturday 11/11/2006
S2N
Date: 11/11/2006 03:17:56
Dato Seri, I was at ghkl ccu 4th floor.RB was admitted due to lung infection:mild pneumonia and asthmatic.This was the pain he was suffering in the chest and unexplained coughing for months.He is under an able physician Dato Dr Jeyaindran Sinnadurai(head of Dept of Medicine)Its good he is resting there than in the lockup.Dna was done to eliminate that he was at scene of crime(paternity can be ruled out as well).Need to see Dato Seri on some concerns. Salam. Shafee

N2S
Date: 11/11/2006 08:54:17
ANy chance of a release by sun ?

S2N
Date: 11/11/2006 08:58:14
Police should release him by then except that I think the police is disturbeb by Media and public pressure.Other factors need be coomunicated to Dato Seri in person. Investigation wise we are on track for release.

S2N
Date: 11/11/2006 09:26:52
It is clear that the Police will ask for extention t’row.I will resist strongly in view of the fact that the last few days investigation on RB have completed investigations that require RB’s presence in custody.Secondly, from yesterday the Police has done nothing much with him except to do the dna.Thirdly, I am concerned with the Police carelessness yesterday in allowing the 3 other suspects to be freely mixing and therefore tainting their subsequent stmnts as they could be ‘group coached’.But it also show Police no longer need to isolate the suspects.Even RB was handcuffed to the C/I. Salam . Shafee

N2S
Date: 11/11/2006 11:46:48
I Can see u today at my Taman duta hse at 6 pm.

S2N
Date: 11/11/2006 11:59:08
OK Dato Seri.Insyaallah I will be there.

Sunday 12/11/2006
S2N
Date: 12/11/2006 13:53:41
2 days extention to Tuesday.They must release him by then maybe conditionally.Police asked for full 14days.He has message.

S2N
Date: 12/11/2006 14:06:23
Will give Dato Seri in a while

S2N
Date: 12/11/2006 15:10:17
0320949418

Monday 13/11/2006
S2N
Date: 13/11/2006 15:53:36
Am in his office now.Another search. AG will be unwilling to charge and lose a case yet again.It is agood idea to suggest to AG to hood on and let investigtion proceed with Razak Released on Bond.

N2S
Tel: 60122143177
Date: 13/11/2006 16:23:29
How was the search ?

S2N
Date: 13/11/2006 16:25:56
We provided them everything,including old pda and note books and a couple of bills.Nothing incriminating.

Wednesday 15/11/2006
S2N
Date: 15/11/2006 13:21:32
Things going as expected.2 male officer charged for murder in common intention.Razak’s name not in. Lady officer released but rearrested under Emergency Ordinance to be used as Crown witness(exactly as predicted). I am expecting RB to be released on Bond.4 of my lawyers are watching brief the proceedings in the murder case.Rb matter prob t’row. Pl call. Shafee Ps coming back now from Taipei.

N2S
Date: 15/11/2006 23:31:09
So hopefully he will be released tmrw?

S2N
Date: 15/11/2006 23:34:38
Dato Seri, I am driving up from S’pore ,no more flight to KL tonight.Hope for th best.Any indication? Shafee

N2S
Date: 15/11/2006 23:36:52
Not heard anything untoward yet.

Thursday 16/11/2006
S2N
Date: 16/11/2006 10:52:43
Anything Dato Seri? I am already in Court.

N2S
Date: 16/11/2006 10:53:50
Pls do not say anything to the press today. i will explain later. RB will have to face a tentative charge but all is not lost.

S2N
Date: 16/11/2006 10:54:30
OK, TQ

Friday 17/11/2006
S2N
Date: 17/11/2006 10:50:30
Dato Seri, Its important you speak toYusoff Zainal Abidin as he knows the law a lot better in the Chambers.I am confident he is concerned with the negligible evidence agst Razak.The Raja Mahani and Tengku Ariston cases ought to be the guiding critera for AG.They cannot afford another scandallous loss by the Prosecution as in Norita, Ariston,Dato Balwant etc.

N2S
Date: 17/11/2006 11:39:46
OK will try. Meanwhile try to console the wife. She is hysterical.

S2N
Date: 17/11/2006 11:41:29
I know Dato Seri.I will do everything I can.Salam, Shafee

S2N
Date: 17/11/2006 12:57:49
Dato Seri, Razak has not been sent to Hospital.He is clearly not well.He is refusing to take Prison’s medicine for fear of sabourtage.The chief Physician of GHKL Dato Dr Jaya Sinnadurai is shocked that they have not brought Razak back to GHKL.I have spoken to Haji Darussalam,Sg Buloh’s Prison Director.Can You sound this to Dato Radzi Shek Ahmad?Need to see you of s’thing that I think had happened that led to her death.Utterly shocking if I am right. Shafee

S2N
Date: 17/11/2006 15:45:34
Dato Seri, I am at Sg Buloh Prison.I have organised Razak to be in HUKL,He is on his way there now. The Pengarah Hj Darussallam and deputy Supt Gunasegaran very helpful. Shafee

N2S
Date: 17/11/2006 21:27:02
My regards to him. He Is always in my thought.

S2N
Date: 17/11/2006 21:34:44
Will tell him

Sunday 19/11/2006
S2N
Date: 19/11/2006 16:25:08
Dato Seri, I need Dsp Musa ,your ADc to call me to clarify a point.He is not answering Shafee

Monday 20/11/2006
S2N
Date: 20/11/2006 13:02:33
Any developement Dato Seri? Shafee

N2S
Date: 20/11/2006 14:30:20
Not yet.

S2N
Date: 20/11/2006 14:30:38
Thank you

S2N
Date: 20/11/2006 21:05:17
Dato Seri.Razak is being transfered to Sg. Buloh t’row.Can Dr. Jaya do anything?

N2S
Date: 20/11/2006 23:04:50
When is he being transffered?

S2N
Date: 20/11/2006 23:05:48
T’row

N2S
Date: 20/11/2006 23:07:01
What time?

S2N
Date: 20/11/2006 23:08:01
Probably late morning

Thursday 23/11/2006
N2S
Tel: 60122143177
Date: 23/11/2006 13:46:51
Your message read” Najib released on personal bond!”.

S2N
Date: 23/11/2006 13:50:00
Razak released on Bail of 1 million. On personal bond undertaking. Shafee?I am terribly sorry for that mistake.Whole night tak tidur preparing. My profuse apologies Sir. salam. shafee

N2S
Date: 23/11/2006 14:00:25
ALhamdullillah , at least he is on bail.Big relief for him n family.

S2N
Date: 23/11/2006 14:02:02
Dato, I need to brief you urgently b4 you speak to him.Shafee

N2S
Date: 23/11/2006 14:12:32
OK but not intending to speak to him as yet.

Saturday 2/12/2006
S2N
Date: 2/12/2006 18:59:15
Dato Seri, Got some info that are troubling.Quite serious.Are you in Taman Duta?Can we meet? Salam, Shafee

Shah Rukh Khan To Receive Datukship

2008-10-11T10:15:00.004+08:00

MELAKA, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- Bollywood leading actor Shah Rukh Khan will receive a datukship from the Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri, in conjunction with his 70th birthday Saturday.
Melaka Chief Minister's political secretary Saadon Basirun said the actor would be awarded the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM).Shah Rukh was awarded the title for his contribution to the entertainment industry at international level. Shah Rukh Khan has also contributed to our tourism industry when he acted in a movie filmed in Malaysia," he said.

My question is without being disrepectful to them or their achievements, the question must be asked: does an achievement such as theirs, being one-off, short term, and, realistically speaking, limited in its national impact, deserve such high and official recognition? Do they really deserve their titles, their Datukships?

Lately, young sportsmen and sportswomen have been liberally awarded datukships for their feats.Previouly you had to climb mountains, swim The English Channel. go to outer space and even be a MCA wannabe somebody!

One should take the cue from former deputy prime minister, the late Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba.He was a mere "Encik" until his retirement. At his own request, Tun had preferred to wait until he left office to receive any award.
He reasoned that these awards become more meaningful when bestowed at the end of one’s career or service, as it is the culmination of one’s work and encapsulates an individual’s lifelong efforts.

It doesn't take much to get this title anymore,I'm sorry it's really difficult to meet a deserving Datuk. Just watch those fucking clowns with Datukship's in the parliament?

Prime Minister To Be

2008-10-10T13:38:00.005+08:00

Najib Abdul Razak has urged Malaysians to respect leaders ‘...as rude behaviour targeted at those in power could lead to economic losses and national instability'.

PM to be is has already forgotten that the only fuckin reason he is where he is because of its people.

We do not have to bend over and kiss the feet of corrupt politicians who are often implicated in fuckin scandals, corruption and even murder cases.

The signs from Najib, who is on the brink of becoming the country's next PM is a person who is more concerned about the people being subservient to him than in honestly and sincerely serving the people.

I remember vividly in 1987, Najib wielded a Keris, and said, he wanted that Keris to be soaked in Chinese blood. And I wonder now, have we all forgotten that? Has he forgotten that?

How could we have a PM to be who wants his own people's blood? How could we, reasonably expect him to take care of us?

As I have said in my blog that i don't really care about politics and its circus and this shall remain so. Nonetheless, I feel compelled to remind all Malaysians, how thirsty Najib was in 1987 for the Chinese blood.

Apologise? i dunno, it won't make any difference.

Dalai Lama

2008-10-10T13:21:00.003+08:00

The Dalai Lama has been hospitalised due to abdominal pain and could undergo surgery. The spiritual leader was aditted to hospital in New Delhi.
Get well soon.

M. Chapoutier Cotes du Rhone Belleruche 2006

2008-10-09T13:33:00.003+08:00

Good everyday CDR, light with very aroatic nose of plum, cherries. A bit funky at times, a bit short with a clean finish. Overall for RM80 a bottle.its good value for a simple straight forward CDR.

EX-DE FACTO MINISTER OF JUSTICE

2008-10-09T10:36:00.004+08:00

Now that we know Adbullah is goin next March,this is one of the fuckin things that i don't get.. Zaid Ibrahim.. Love him or loathe him i don't understand why ex-gratia payments were paid to the ex-judges when they are already getting full pensions. And what i really don't get is why is the amount not made public since its taxpayers money. How was it approved?? Did he just go to the treasurers office and asked for the cheques to be made out. Then he goes about distributing the cheque amid media frenzy and says its a matter of principle!? So much for tranparency!! Only in Bolehland where certain people of privilage can do and get away without having to explain!

"One can afford to have principles when one is rich and does not have to depend on the small allowance of a Minister."...Tun Dr. Mahathir on Zaid Ibrahim the EX-DE FACTO MINISTER OF JUSTICE

Roasted Artery Clogging Goodness

2008-10-08T21:52:00.004+08:00

I was lucky enough to survive eating this. It tastes amazing. It has the appearance of pure gelatinous fat, but instead it's firmer, quite earthy, meaty, I would almost say mushroomy or fungal. Had it on a toast with roasted garlic spread and sea salt. Had 3 bones and it was heaven. Actually my head was spinning for a while must be something to do with my cholesterol. So i'm going to limit this to once a month.

Final Flop

2008-10-08T21:09:00.006+08:00

Flip Flop has finally decided that in the best interest of UMNO, Barisan Nasional and for the general good of the citizens of this country he will not be defending his UMNO Presidency.

Adbullah also told reporters that "I do not want a divided party, or a divided government,"

"I know I've not been doing well; it's time for someone else to take over," he said, adding that Barisan leaders have received the news well (FINALLY...PHEW!)

He said that he believes that other Barisan leaders would accept Najib as his successor and that the latter would win the Umno polls.(THATS STILL YET TO BE SEEN)

Meltdown

2008-10-08T15:36:00.003+08:00

The global economy goes into a tailspin and markets across globe tumble but in Malaysian we are more engrossed in the country’s on-going political drama that has turned into a fuckin comical farce of near fuckin epic proportions. Analyst on the KL stock market are at a loss at what the local markets resistance is. The only thing for sure is that our PM is now in a meeting with the BN counterparts. There's only two roads for the PM which are if he listens to the party grassroots then its bye bye to him and the other is he might just hang on for the fuck of it.

vive la flip flop

2008-10-07T12:28:00.005+08:00

PM aka Mr. Flip Flop says he has no announcement today (maybe tomorrow, maybe not) on whether he will be defending UMNO presidency.
Nothing he says or does surprises me anymore, maybe after a family dinner tonight he might not even make any announcement anymore. Remember this coming from a PM that has lost 4 states and Federal Territories. Who insist that he has a strong mandate from the people amid no two thirds majority.

*"Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy, as they undoubtedly are today”
Mahatma Gandhi

More Flip Flop

2008-10-06T15:08:00.005+08:00

The Prime Minister of Malaysia says he will announce his decision to defend UMNO president's post tomorrow OR by Wednesday (the fucker can't even decide on the day!!)

Former PM Tun Mahathir however had this to say that he did not believe Abdullah would leave. 'He likes to change his position. As long as he does not make the announcement, I will not believe it,' he was quoted as saying by the Malaysian Insider website.

He has had five years in office to eradicate poverty, bring judical and legal reforms, open more verandahs and backdoors, propogate islam Hadhari and do all these but everyone knows nothing has been accomplished by him. He has even postponed the UMNO elections to next year. Now he says he will do all these in three months. So what the fuck has he been doing all this time??

Anyway if he does step down Abdullah would go down in history as the lamest PM and there after when Najib takes over it will spell the the end of BN. Bets anyone?

MT. RASUAH

2008-10-06T13:15:00.002+08:00

(courtesy of: bodohland.wordpress.com)

i just had to have it.

MISLEADING*

2008-10-06T12:34:00.002+08:00

A Quote i read in The Star 06/10/08.....

"I HAVE NEVER USED MY FATHER-IN-LAWS INFLUENCE FOR PERSONAL GAIN"

(*Misleading
A misleading statement is one where there is no outright lie, but there still remains the purpose of making someone believe in an untruth.)

SELAMAT HARI RAYA 2008

2008-10-01T12:53:00.000+08:00

I Just Don't Give A Fuck Anymore

2008-09-24T00:26:00.000+08:00

Buddy of mine advised me not to put up entries in my blog for the time being coz of all the shit thats happening around lately. And then some of the keys on my laptop have seized to function due to old age so it makes updating my blog quite a chore. So much has happened lately i'm going to have to go into overdrive to catch up. What really freaks me out is that the worlds economy is in a tailspin but the spin doctors here all paint a rosy picture ie we can weather the storm, our fundamentals are stronger bla bla bla. Things are going to get much worse before it can get any better. We rely on exports for our survival and the domestic economy is i would say non-existent so how is this going to help the country?? Even our new Finance minister is a joke, he overpays for everything ie. subarines, Sukhoi fighter jets etc. His record speaks for itself and now he gets the coveted job. God have mercy on us!

INTERNAL SECURITY ACT

2008-09-23T23:53:00.004+08:00

WHAT IS THE FUCK GOIN ON HERE?!!! The goverment gets to hide behind this draconian act and hence they have shown to the world its interpretation of freedom of speech. Frankly i can't see anything wrong with what was said by Raja Petra, he was just practising his right to free speech. Its the people mentioned in his articles who are running scared and should be behind bars in Kamunting!! RPK has already been charged for sedition and criminal defamation in court so let him have his say and if found guilty then lock him up. I suppose its one sure way to shut him up so that he can't expose those fuckers hiding behind the ISA.
Hello Mr. Home Minister remember that what goes around comes around.

FREE SHEIH

2008-09-18T22:21:00.002+08:00

It just don't make any sense anymore. The guy from Bukit Bendera goes around shooting his mouth off and getting everyone angry is roaming free. Kickdefella's action didn't spark racial hatred or anything of that sort is now locked up! What the fuck is going wrong in my country!!

YES to Champions League but NO Sex

2008-08-28T10:18:00.004+08:00

Liverpool FC can count themselves lucky to be in the Champions League group stages after fending off Standard Liege by an extra time Dirk Kuyt goal.
It was no big secret that Stevie G was carrying a minor groin injury but LFC have now announced that it will have to be operated on later today. This means he'll be out for about 10-15 days, I'm sure Gerrard must be feeling pissed off at the prospect of going without sex for a couple of weeks, but it's an option I hope he goes for. I'm sure the missus will understand if it means you get to Rome.

How Now Brown Cow?

2008-08-27T15:24:00.003+08:00

What's it going to take to knock it into his fucking thick skull that you're no longer welcomed to lead this country anymore?? While everyone was up north campaigning for the by-election our PM aka Sleepy aka Dopey was no where around his home state. He doesn't give a fuck coz he still thinks he has until 2010 to hoodwink the rakyat.
He's getting no favours here from Tengku Razaleigh who had this to say after the BN's crushing loss at Peratang Pauh.....

It is time to face the music: it is we who have been buried:

- Our leadership is rejected by the rakyat and, moreover, is rejected by our own members. BN’s vote count was less than the number of UMNO members in the constituency.
- Within and among our component parties we ran a poorly coordinated and listless campaign against a motivated Opposition.
- What scraps of credibility the Prime Minister and his Deputy had left after March 8 are gone.

He adds.....

...he does not have the minimal credibility needed to run the country day by day, let alone to take it in the new directions we need to go in a complex world. He may not have the credibility needed to keep the country together. This dangerous situation cannot continue, and it will not.

Stoke City3 Aston Villa2

2008-08-25T15:46:00.000+08:00

Mamady Sidibe was the hero as Stoke claimed their first ever Premiership victory with a last minute winner against Aston Villa.
Hosting their first game in the top division for 23 years, twice had their lead pegged back by a much-fancied Aston Villa team yet finally, thrillingly, won the game with the last move of the afternoon, deep into injury-time.
(i know its old news but i'm trying to catch up)

UiTM (Universiti ini Tolong Melayu)

2008-08-14T10:03:00.008+08:00

Opening UiTM's door will "RAISE" academic standards but as expected the statement by the Selangor MB has been attacked from all corners by pro-BN supporters and surprisingly even academics have lent support! Each are pointing fingers at one another calling it a politicaly motivated move.
My question is whats wrong with a little bit of healthy competition to improve the standards of the students and the instituition? Isn't it time to change the public perception of UiTM being the conveyour belt of substandard degrees and flooding the already saturated employment market with ill equipped graduates with little or no grasp of the english language (since i last checked is still the language of business). The powers that be are shooting themselves in the foot by promoting Malaysia as a hub of "Corridoors" to the world while its churning out a fucked up workforce in its own backyard.
Whats even more disturbing is that it is only a suggestion and if its not acceptable then the powers that be should just say no and move on. Theres no need to to attatch any political agenda behind it. Why drag the non-bumi's into this only to use it as fodder to instill hatred. I personally feel if UiTM wants to stay behind in a world of its own so be it, let them keep it to themselves.
The minority voice speaking in favour of progressive ideas are usually shot down and threatened by their peers,lecturers and a management whose sole purpose is to keep it a breeding ground for future UMNO supporters/voters. Making it a very internally repressed university. Sad but true.

Wine's Under RM100 / Yellowtail Shiraz 2006

2008-08-12T15:14:00.007+08:00

[I'm doing this to find good wine for everyday drinking and our goal is to find that with a RM100 budget. I believe there are some good bottles to be found out there. In the end we hope to have a list of budget wines to add to our list the next time we have the urge but low on finances. DISCLAIMER; Remember, I am not a wine expert, infact, I know very little about wine, but I want to try many different types of wines]

Yellow Tail Shiraz 2006 (Australia)
Ok for starters its RM49.90 (well within the budget) at any liquor corner at the local supermarkets. Its really popular and you shouldn't have any problems finding it on the shelfs with its in your face lable. Its really fruity and sugary sweet and it can turn your tongue black. Its a dark and a thick fruit bomb with all sorts of stuff on the nose, smoke, oak, dark fruit, bell peppers. Jammy, sweet fruits, too sweet and syrupy for my taste.

VERDICT: Not outstanding, basic wine, I think this will make a nice cooking wine for some dishes but I am going to stop drinking after a glass.

Its Barely Noon.........

2008-08-12T12:19:00.002+08:00

My sms read....... Its only tuesday and barely noon i'm already needing a drink!

Usual suspects reply...... What do you want to do about it?

Me..... I'm goin for that drink! U game? Theres the stash under the staircase.

Suspects reply..... Game! but Time?

We spoke after that and its tentatively set for 3pm. There's too much of nothing going on and its playing havoc on my life. So i'm going to get things off my mind.

QUOTE of the Day:

"Moderation is a fatal thing... nothing succeeds like excess."
- Oscar Wilde

It Came From Down South

2008-08-12T09:23:00.013+08:00

It was last Friday at The Establishent met up with the regulars for what was suppose to be a bottle or two but we ended the night with another triple play.
It was recomended by the establishments over enthusiastic future somelier guy who reckons that we would enjoy this. Couldn't make out the lable as it was all in latin and as you would guess i'm still grasping with the english language. Anyways the colour was a deep purple with a nose of musk and sandalwood which reminded my buddy that it was time to pay his respects to his ancestors at the altars back home. To sum it up it was typically South African with earthiness, mushrooms, short,oakey, no fruit, minerally, tannic acidic and ends like a juice. It reminded me of intermission wine between 2 sad piano concertos. And to make the day sadder it was RM300 a bottle. Enough said.

We had to have something else to make up for the first and we again visited the vineyards of the southern hemisphere and had the Alkoomi Jarrah Frankland River Shiraz 2001 (RM216, again not cheap) which was full of plums and berries, very fruity lots of tannins. Medium bodied and lenght. Will probably get better in a few years time but it was not going to make up for the first bottle. STRIKE TWO!

The establishment was definetly not happening for us so we got out of there for a late dinner at Prego's of the usual pasta, risotto and duck (write about that another time). The wine that accompanied dinner was a Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo d'Alba 2004 (back to familiar territory), it started out tight but after a while it was a lovely wine with cherries, a hint of strawberries, tar and licorice. Feels like silk in the mouth. Nice acidity, balance and finish. Had to pay unrealistic restaurant mark ups for a basic Giacosa but at least it made up for the earlier rough rides.

DISTRESS

2008-08-08T12:12:00.004+08:00

Sheih aka Kickdefella initated the Raising My Flag Upside Down which I will join in together putting the upside down flag on my blog because we are truly a nation in DISTRESS. I have had enough of the 3 Stooges (Bodohwi,Najis & Anwar) and the whole supporting cast of the half past 6 cabinet. SHAMELESS FUCKERS!!

NOTE(1): Hoisting the flag upside down is not disrespectful to the flag or country.*

NOTE(2): I chose the auspicious date of 08.08.08 to post this, God knows we need all the luck we can get.

*Techniques in flag display (source Wikipedia)

Hoist – the act or function of raising a flag, as on a rope.

Lower – the act or function of taking down a flag, as on a rope.

Half Staff or Half Mast – a style of flag display in which the flag is flown at half of the potential height of the available flag pole. Usually this is done by first hoisting the flag to the top, then lowering it to halfway. (Equally valid 'half-masting' is flying the flag at two-thirds of its normal height. This is especially applicable where the full height of the pole is not visible to most observers; for instance, where the pole is mounted on the roof of a building and the lower portion of the pole is not visible from street level.) This usually denotes distress or a show of grief, such as mourning a death. The use of 'mast' suggests naval use but typically the two terms are interchangeable.

DISTRESS – flying the flag upside-down, or tying it into a wheft. [1]

I look forward to better times.

Lucky No. 8

2008-08-08T09:45:00.003+08:00

August 8 2008 (08-08-08) promises to be a lucky day and its also China's big day as the Olympic Games open in Beijing.

In superstition and divination

If each of the classical elements is assigned a cosmic projection, the resulting number (8) represents them.
As a lucky or unlucky number
Eight (八; accounting 捌; pinyin bā) is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it sounds like the word"prosper"or "wealth" (发; Pinyin: fā).

In numerology, 8 is the number of building, and in some theories, also the number of destruction.

In Astrology, Scorpio is the 8th astrological sign of the Zodiac
In the middle ages, 8 was the number of "unmoving" stars in the sky, and symbolized the perfectioning of incoming planetary energy.

Triple Play

2008-08-06T21:17:00.006+08:00

This happened last Friday after a long, hot frustating week at the office. It was early around 3pm, luckilly i had company and it being the last day of the week we ended the day with 3 bottles at the establishment.

Chapoutier Gigondas 2005
medium bodied Rhone with hints of cherry and plums with a minerally after taste. I've not had much luck with french wines but i think i found this one to be palatable and it has a decent price point of RM155. Note * i thought it had a very familiar smell of cherry chupa chups on the nose.

Alex Gambal Nuit Saint Georges 1998
Yucks! Thin, dry and highly acidic. Couldn't make anything out of this bottle except for an unpleasant smell of a wet dog if you know what i mean. Tried decanting and still that smell wouldn't go away. Maybe the frenchies don't do it for me. Bigger heartache was the price RM269 definetly no bang for your buck here.
Note from the website: 1998 Nuits St. Georges – Primarily from old vines on the Vosne side of Nuits; Aux Lavières and Au Bas du Combe. A bit more red fruits in Nuits in 1998; very ripe raspberries with smooth tannins. 100 cases made...yada yada yada

Sette Ponti Oreno 2004
Sangiovesse young but very good. It had the very things i like in a wine and thats cherry, black fruit, tobacco, leather, vanilla, coffee, chocolate, and oak on the nose and palate. Medium to full bodied with a nice long finish. At RM275 i'd pay this anyday over the frenchies.

The Leader's Way

2008-08-06T20:46:00.002+08:00

For all the madness happening to our country no thanks to inept power hungry individuals with only their own selfish agenda's, may i suggest this book. The Leader's Way Business, Buddhism and Happiness in an Interconnected World Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Laurens van den Muyzenberg
Reviews:
A"As a study of Buddhism and its relevance to globalisation, it has a lot to say. It applies the concepts of Buddhism to businessA" decision-making using concepts such as the 'Right Way', interdependence and impermanence,. To simplify, it's a Hippocratic, do-no-harm creed: companies should have integrity, leader's 'mindfulness', to act for the greatest good.Many reader's will value it. There's much to learn, nothing to offend - just leave your cynicism at the door.A"Director, June 2008This book examines capitalism and Buddhism in a fascinating way. Everybody in business who is seriously interested in responsible entrepreneurship will recognise the issues. The book adds a valuable dimension to the values and ethical standards that form the basis for responsible leadership in business."Prof. C.O. Herkstroter, former CEO of Shell and Chairman of the Board of ING.

Now Their Going To Charge Him

2008-08-06T18:53:00.004+08:00

The Election Commission today announced August 16 as nomination day and August 26 as polling day for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary constituency by-election then its followed up with charges for sodomy when he turns up at the Jalan Duta sessions courts tomorrow after police took a civil approach today and served him with a subpoena to appear in court.
Then Anwar Ibrahim calls a press confrence today accusing Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badowi of being personally responsible for bringing up the charge of sodomy against him. He quoted "I hold the prime minister personally responsible for the damage that is about to be done to the nation and to the integrity and dignity of the Malays.

The reality is we MALAYSIAN'S are the ones who are getting Butt Fucked by Abdullah Bodohwi, Najis and Anwar ie. FUCKING POWER CRAZY DICK HEADS!!!

Anwar back in Parliament??

2008-07-31T16:55:00.003+08:00

Its confirmed that Amwar's wife will step down and allow him to run in a by-election in Permatang Pauh Parliaentary seat in the homestate of our present comatose PM. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has hinted that he might be arrested again very soon ( maybe even in the next 48 hours) in connection with sodomy allegations against him which he described as a conspiracy to destroy his political career.

I truly don't give a fuck about who becomes Prime Minister as i already don't agree with any of the present jokers be it Abdullah, Najib or Anwar. Truly there must be somebody better out there right!!

Meanwhile we ordinary folks have to brace ourselves for more traffic choking road blocks by our paranoid half baked goverment in the name of public safety.

Keane & Barry join The SS Liverpool

2008-07-31T09:02:00.015+08:00

Is Robbie Keane worth £20million? Well Benitez seems to think so. He looks like the best bet to partner goal machine Fernando Torres since the likes of Dirk Kuyt, Peter Crouch and Andriy Veronin have all failed to gel. I'm sure that Keane will do alot better to add to the firepower to challenge for the premiership but kinda pricey for a 28 year old.

Gareth Barry's transfer to Liverpool finally looks like going through after the Anfield club came up with the money to secure his move from Aston Villa.
The longest-running saga of the summer has reached a confusing climax after an earlier statement that he was staying at Villa Park.
Sportsmail understands that the mix-up was due to a deadline being missed by 20 minutes, and the transfer will finally be concluded on Thursday.
Villa will receive a £17.5million fee plus right back Steve Finnan in exchange for a midfielder who will fulfil his wish to play in the Champions League this season after all.
The transfer has dragged on since May when Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez made it clear that Barry was his top priority.

Its interesting times at Liverpool FC and can't wait for the season to start as i believe the spanish boss is finally getting to grips with the premiership and getting the right players to challenge for the title. Pricey aqusitions but definetly better then the second grade unknowns who have previously come through Anfield.

Pio Cesare Barolo 2003

2008-07-30T17:27:00.006+08:00

This is one of my all time favs, a delicious wine with full blackberry aromas, full bodied, hints of coffee, licorice, tar, soft tannins, good balance with a nice long finish. It's exactly what i love about barolo's. ( the lable reminds me of Cinzano bianco).
A great young barolo with a lot of potential for later drinking but meanwhile its a great young wine which believe me is impressive now. I really enjoy drinking it now and delicious with meat. Overall a very good wine.
But as usual good grog don't come cheap it retails for around RM230 at the establishment. It sells for around RM380( or more) a bottle at restaurants but i had the once in a lifetime incident where i enjoyed 2 bottles of this excellent wine for RM130 a bottle due to some fuck-up at this new restaurant which i will not name to protect the innocent staff members from losing their jobs.( and i have the receipt to prove it!)

MESSAGE FOR TUANKU MIZAN

2008-07-25T10:53:00.002+08:00

I came across this blog by TEHSIN while visiting ZORRO UNMASKED. Its the kind of writing that i am incapable of but want to be able to comunicate thats why i'm pasting this to spread the message across........

I post here, in toto, TEHSIN's passionate appeal.....a piognant pleading from a hurt heart and desperate soul:

Thursday, July 24, 2008

MESSAGE FOR TUANKU MIZAN
Assalamualaikum,

Tuanku,

I have no idea what is the right way to address a King. I have never met a King in person. I have been courted by a prince (but that is a different story, a long time ago), but no, I have not had the chance to meet a King.

So I apologise if my message to you appears crude and unbefitting a King.

I just know that you are human like all of us, and that Rasullulah SAW was the King of men but he remained the humblest and most accessible of leaders. And he is our guide and example. The example for all mankind.

I do not know if you see what we Malaysians see, because you as with all our leaders, are totally detached from the real people by your immense wealth and man-made protocols. We, the rakyat, see a nation slowly and surely dying a slow, protracted, painful death. Our leaders, from all parties, BN, UMNO, Pakatan have lost their minds. And lost their focus.

They are either insanely bent on becoming the Prime Minister in an undemocratic way, or in the case of those democratically-elected (unfortunately) to rule the nation, driving us into the ground by their power struggles and back-stabbing actions and incompetent rule and unstudied decisions, plans and policies.

We the people are left to fend for ourselves. In my earlier post, I put up a piece by a Capt Aziz Abdullah, entitled, "I weep for Malaysia". He speaks for ALL of us in the most eloquent of manner.

WE ALL ARE WEEPING FOR MALAYSIA. I WEEP AS I WRITE THIS. AREN'T YOU WEEPING, MY KING? AS SOVEREIGN, ARE YOU NOT HUMILIATED THAT MALAYSIA HAS BECOME A LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WORLD AND KNOWN AS THE LAND OF SODOMY?

I wept this morning as I held my daughter tight and felt her tiny beating heart under my palm. I worry for her. I worry for our people. I took part in a Qi Gong exercise group this morning. We consisted of Chinese, Indians, Malays and me, a daughter of a Pakistani immigrant, whose grandfather fought for Malaysia, for your forefathers. I felt tears in my eyes, because this is what Malaysia is about. My dream is always for a Muslim nation and my dream is for all my non-Muslim friends to receive and embrace the message of Allah, which is for all mankind. If they do not accept it, it is my fault, the Muslims fault. Because I, we have failed in our da'wah, failed in spreading the message well and failed in setting a good example. They are still however, my fellow human beings, and I love and care for them and feel their pain and hunger too as they feel mine. We are all brothers and sisters, from one source. Adam and Eve. We all deserve justice and equality and a safe and secure nation to call our home.

Do you not see what is happening today? Our nation is struggling to survive, to breathe.

The economy is at a standstill. The world's chaos are piling up at our door, and soon that door will fly open from the increasing pressure and we will all be consumed. We are unprepared. Our country has been languishing for years, continuously raped and pillaged by the corrupt leaders who abuse all machinery, from the executive to the judiciary to the local councils, to satisfy their greed. Their bottomless greed. And now, the time for reckoning has come.

As Allah said, all destruction is wrought by our own hands. How very true. And when destruction comes, He Says, none will be spared, even the innocent. Because those who had the power and capacity to speak out, DID NOT.

I looked into the horizon as I do every morning as I sent my baby to school earlier. And all I saw and see daily is a black pall of smog, worsening by the day, hanging over the city and the outskirts. It is like a sign, a sign of doom. Physical and spiritual destruction. A reflection of our psyche and hearts. Black, ugly, sinful. As the leaders play their games, the people suffer. trying to make ends meet. Trying to balance family needs and plain survival. The environment suffers. Everything and everyone is neglected.

We have reached the end of our ropes.

YOU, TUANKU MIZAN, are the last line of defense for this nation. You are the KING. Whatever the restrictions of the constitution, believe this. The people will be behind you. The people need you to TELL THE LEADERS TO JUST STOP! STOP WITH THE GAMES, WITH THE POWER STRUGGLE, WITH THE ABUSE OF THE POLICE, THE JUDICIARY AND ALL OTHER MACHINERY MEANT FOR THE PEOPLE'S CONVENIENCE AND WELL-BEING!

TELL THEM TO STOP! ORDER THEM TO STOP!

COMMAND THEM TO START WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE AND COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS AND PLANS FOR OUR FUTURE. LET THE PEOPLE'S VOTES DECIDE WHO SHOULD GOVERN! NOT THE GAMES AND MANIPULATION OF THE POLITICIANS!

The Messenger of Allah SAW said, "Allah SWT will grasp the earth on the Day of Resurrection and will roll up the heavens in His Right, then He will say, "I am the King! Where are the kings of the earth?" [Al-Bukhari]

The trust put by Allah upon the leaders is so great that they should be quaking in their boots from fear of incurring His Wrath by committing injustices or allowing injustice to prevail. Even you Tuanku Mizan, with all due respect, should be quaking in your expensive shoes.

And so, I beseech you,

COMMAND THEM TO STOP THE GAMES AND GET THEM TO START WORKING TOGETHER.

THE PEOPLE NEED YOU.

DO NOT BETRAY THEM WITH YOUR INACTION AND SILENCE.

*****

DAULAT TUANKU

DUALAT TUANKU

DUALAT TUANKU

Top Cop Sues Anwar

2008-07-21T22:25:00.004+08:00

"Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan filed a defamation suit against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the Kuala Lumpur Civil High Court at 11am today for alleging that he fabricated evidence in the former deputy prime minister's black eye assault 10 years ago. The suit filed for an unspecified sum after Anwar failed to retract his alledged defamatory statements.

Anwar lodged a police report on July 1 accusing Musa and Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail of fabricating evidence for his black eye assault by former police chief Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor the night of his arrest in September 1998.

Musa was then the investigating officer while Abdul Gani was the senior deputy public prosecutor for his sodomy case."

Which brings to my attention of some articles i read on Malaysia Today's THE CORRIDORS OF POWER by Raja Petra Kamarudin listed below

The Unholy Trinity
All That Crap
See the following reports on the matter:
1. Malaysia’s organised crime syndicate: all roads lead to Putrajaya
2. The roaches are scurrying and the rats are hurrying
3. Please, IGP, explain this!
4. The latest update on Infohub Sdn Bhd
5. The walls come crumbling down
6. No peace on Peace Hill
7. Who’s running the asylum anyway?
8. Blow away the whistle-blower
9. Nothing but a den of thieves
10. The land of Walt Disney
11. I rather make the ACA a respected agency than a feared one

So my million dollar question here is why have you Mr. IGP not taken legal action againts the author of the reports above as they are also very defamatory in nature and it involves the whole organization that you head. Since you're going to sue Anwar for defamatory statements why are you sitting on Raja Petra?? Maybe there is some truth in Raja Petra's articles that you dare not take action for fear that it will expose you??

CSI Kuala Lumpur

2008-07-21T14:29:00.005+08:00

I don't get this, first the police then our so called Home Minister and to top it off even our sleepy Prime Minister has jumped on the band wagon demanding for Anwar Ibrahim's DNA!! I'm no expert but i've watched enough of the popular TV series CSI to say "What The Fuck!" is our our people in power trying to do?
DNA is unique to every individual and since the police should already have a sample fro 10 years ago then take it out and see if it matches if it does get him if it doesn't then drop it. Why all the charades about wanting a new sample. It don't make any fucking sense! Unless of course the sample from 10 years ago was fudged. In that case then the 2 jokers ie police chief and attorney general have a lot to answer for right?
It's really embarassing to read how our so called leaders from this half past six goverment conduct themselves, its as if everyone has something to hide and that this whole fiasco is just the prelude to some really heavy shit skeletons coming out of the closet.

How Now Pak Lah?!!?

2008-07-19T00:52:00.001+08:00

You have managed this country to the ground and have the audacity to say that you still have the mandate to govern. Thanks to the speaker of Parliament for not allowing the debate of "NO CONFIDENCE" againts you and not forgetting to mention your impending retirement in 2010 where you will hand over the reins to Najib. By the way is it your right to hand over the seat to your deputy?

Its already been 5years in office and we have not witnessed a single thing that you have done to stimulate the economy except for those comatose corridoors that were suppose to bring investors rushing to our shores. I believe that the reason the price of fuel was raised so sharply was to make up for the impending failure of attracting any investors thus roping us the poor taxpayers to make up for the shortfall of your doomed backdoors. Malaysia was once considered one of the emerging economic tigers of asia but now we are advised to plant vegetable plots in our backyards to tackle rising food cost!!

You who are clueless about running the country and the economy using the press and half baked yes men and women of your cabinet to form shit loads of commitees, commissions and even royal commissions to hoodwink the people into thinking that something is being done to benefit them. Incidentally we don't seem to see you doing much work except delegating your mouth pieces to speak on your behalf. Frankly i believe you won't be able to talk let alone debate your way out of a paper bag thats why some Cheeky guy had to debate Anwar Ibrahim on your behalf on tv recently. What were you so busy doing that you couldn't spend an hour on tv to put your points forward ie. let the people hear it from the horses mouth.

Your govenor of bank negara, deputy finance minister, domestic consumer and trade minister are all idiots in my opinion when they all parrot that the fuel hike should not affect the consumers and that the inflationary rate should not breach 5%. What the fuck!!! I'm already paying 40% more for fuel and my suppliers and transporters are raising the cost of their products and services between 20% to 150% so how the hell do you come back with only a 5% inflation in the country.

I believe i'm not alone when i ask when the FUCK are you going to realise that YOU FUCKed up on March 8 general elections, YOU are FUCKing up the economy, YOU are selfishhly FUCKing up the future of this country with YOUR FUCKing incompetence?

Felton Road Otago Pinot Noir 2007

2008-07-18T22:25:00.004+08:00

Just back from a short tipple with a buddy and his better half at the usual establishment catching up with all the craziness hapenning around us ie. politically and this was recomended a New Zealand Pinot Noir whose claim to fame is being the southern most vineyard in the world.

A youthful crimson wine with hints of coffee, sultanas and red fruit on the nose. Fruity on the palate with oak, mineral and very well managed tannins. The mouthfeel is smooth and silky but a little too short for my liking, however i believe there was even a hint of "tong kwai" the chinese herb at the end. Definetly a bottle that would go very well with food. It retails for around RM198 and i think its ok value for the buck.

GENERAL NOTICE

2008-07-18T22:12:00.003+08:00

I've not been writing lately due to my laptop going on the fritz and the fact that the price hike in fuel has been stressing me out. The sudden price hike has got me working overtime trying to balance my cost of production, delivery etc that it has worn me out at the end of the day. I know its a poor excuse but mind you a legitimate one.
However i've been keeping track of the developments around and i'm back and going to have my say.............

Tun Dr Mahathir Turns On The Heat!!

2008-05-19T23:34:00.006+08:00

Tun Dr Mahathir has quit UMNO...and urged others to follow suit.

Tun Dr Mahathir love him or hate him, in my books TDM is the most brilliant and the most instrumental man that has put Malaysia on the world map. I respect his brave decision and this has turned on the heat on Abullah Badawi and his half past six cabinet. I'm sure there will be a mass exodus of UMNO members and branches nationwide who will now stand up againts the current leadership and force this insepid liar of a leader out of office.

When asked by the press if he would stepdown as usual Badawi comes up with...."Why should i? I have work to do!".... I'm still trying to figure out what he has achived since he took office and i came up with... FUCKIN ZILCH!!...not taking into account the benefits his family and cronies got.

Frankly i don't expect Badawi or his 4th floor advisers to react to this and this will only lead to more problems for UMNO and Barisan Nasional...so i guess thats good for the other side... its just like the price war between Malaysia Airlines and Air Asia, i don't care if they make money or not as long as the customers benefit...and in this case i wish to see a new leader that the public can benefit from.

TerraMater Unusual Carménère Shiraz 2003

2008-05-18T17:52:00.000+08:00

It's the weekend, been out in the sun all week on the job and everything that could go wrong did. I had to get that drink to bring back some sanity after the week i had. None of my usual suspects were around again owing to the Wesak Day extended weekend. Took a short walk with my lovely better half for a bite at the establishment.

TerraMater Unusual Carménère Shiraz 2003 is my pick for this evening. I don't usually have many fond memories of Chilean wines. I tried this bottle before back in Febuary and was quite surprised. This unusual blend of Carmenere and Shiraz gives a intensely deep red colour with characteristics of blackberry, plums and a hint of coffee and chocolate. Very well balanced with an intense persistent finish that i like. We took a couple of hours to enjoy dinner and it seemed to get better as it breathed and it probably would have benefited from decanting. Overall a very good wine for RM168 retail.

MAY 13 1969

2008-05-13T21:51:00.004+08:00

History is the sum total of all the things that could have been avoided.
- Konrad Adenauer

*The May 13 Incident is a term for the Sino-Malay race riots in Kuala Lumpur (then part of the state of Selangor), Malaysia, which began on May 13, 1969. These riots continued for a substantial period of time, leading the government to declare a state of national emergency and suspend Parliament until 1971.
Officially, 196 people were killed between May 13 and July 31 as a result of the riots, although journalists and other observers have stated much higher figures. The government cited the riots as the main cause of its more aggressive affirmative action policies, such as the New Economic Policy (NEP), after 1969.
(*From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

FREE R.P.K.

2008-05-07T18:24:00.003+08:00

"You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your f***in' fingers and say, 'That's the bad guy.' So what that make you?"
- Tony Montana / Scarface

No kidding, Stoke City FC join the EPL!

2008-05-05T23:27:00.008+08:00

Just got back from a business trip down south and was a happy camper when my blackberry delivered the news Stoke 0 Leicester 0, THATS IT!! we are back in the top flight after 23 years. Stoke face a tough battle for survival and i concede that defying the odds and staying up next season will be a huge challenge.

I've waited 23 years to see this to worry about their chances of surviving the premiership. For now, all that's necessary is to celebrate one of the truly great achievements in Stoke City's history and look forward to next seasons fixtures with Stoke in the premier league playing Man U, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool etc etc.

The critics will have already made us favourites for coming back down,well maybe we will but we can proudly say we have been there done that.Me personally I'm just going to enjoy the ride!

THE LONG WAIT IS FINALLY ALL OVER FOR STOKE :-)

Ceretto Langhe Monsordo 2002

2008-05-02T23:38:00.000+08:00

My Labour Day treat....I have had this wine a half dozen times and it is a great little drink.... Walks a tight line between new world fruit and old world charm..... which get my 2 thumbs up for value for money. At RM138 retail its the Ceretto Langhe Monsordo 2002 from Piedmont, Italy.... My usual suspects are all out of town and taking a long weekend so i had a good couple of hours to enjoy it and ponder Liverpool's second trophyless season.

A red Bordeaux* blend and a California cabernet with some Nebbiolo in the mix. Dark purple in colour with loads or berry aroma's with a hint of vanilla. Good acidity and structure with a moderate long finish. Modern but still enjoyable.

*(The variety Red Bordeaux Blend implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc.)

REDS FAIL TO REACH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

2008-05-01T10:32:00.004+08:00

Chelsea advanced to the European Champions League final for the first time, with Frank Lampard returning from the death of his mother to score a penalty kick in a 3-2 overtime victory over Liverpool last night in London.

Liverpool was undone by their defenders, first leg it was Riise who scored an own goal and Hyppia gives away a penalty in the second leg. Enough said i'm all for replacing this pair as they have in my opinion gone past their expiry date. Still groggy from staying up for the game may have more to say later.

PS ,I'm going to look forward to this sunday and hope that Stoke City get that one point againts Leicester at The Brittania that will get them to the Premiership.

STOKE CITY FC 2008/09 NEW HOME KIT

2008-04-30T19:47:00.004+08:00

Stoke City have revealed their new kit designs for next season and the traditional red and white stripes have been replaced by a shirt with fewer, but broader stripes.

The new look shirt features a predominant red stripe down the front, with le coq sportif's stylish blue logo on both the right hand sleeve and the right hand side of the chest.

The Stoke City club crest is positioned as usual on the left hand side of the chest.

La Brancaia Toscana Il Blu 2003

2008-04-28T11:10:00.002+08:00

The top product of the Brancaia brand is the Brancaia IL BLU, IGT (Supertuscan),
50% Sangiovese, 45% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Blackberries, currants and berries with hints of minerals. Full-bodied and chewy, with lots of character.
It's 5pm, Saturday afternoon.... cellphone rings....Buddy calls for a quick bottle at our usual haunt....5.10pm we are sitting around this bottle we have had several times before.... The results is another well spent couple of hours catching up and the accompanying bottle did not disappoint....Still young, it was surprisingly approachable and fun to drink today,... At first the taste had lots of leather.... That too gave way over time first cherry then plumb.... We drank over the course of an hour and a half.... I'm guessing that 3 hours of decanting would have really helped.

As always the downside to drinking in KL is that it will set you back RM268 a bottle retail.

Colchester United 0 Stoke City 1

2008-04-27T09:40:00.004+08:00

The wait goes on for another week..... Stoke City moved a step nearer promotion to the Premier League with a narrow win over Colchester in what was the last ever game to be staged at Layer Road. Stoke City were five minutes from reaching the top tier of English football for the first time in 23 years, until Hull City scored a late winner against Crystal Palace.

They still lead Hull by three points, but their inferior goal difference means Stoke can still be caught on the final day of the season. Hull's win looks set to see promotion delayed, rather than denied to Stoke. The Britannia Stadium could yet see a party.

KJ's Cronies Hang Out @ Cafe Chef and Brew, Plaza Damansara

2008-04-23T17:55:00.005+08:00

I've known of this place for quite sometime now but never got about to blog about it. I always use as a convenient half way meeting point.It's kind of like the neighbourhood cafe that seems to serve about anything and everything. I was told that the outlet is is owned and managed by the group that runs the Victoria Station Steakhouse.

It's another of those places where the menu reads like a phone book offering everything under the sun. The place is cosy and thats the only thing good i got to say of this place. The food sucks and the coffee is like dish water. Enough said.

The interesting thing of this place is the people that hang around there. I noticed many of those rent seeking crony types occupying many of the outdoor tables. I was right because a big black SUV bearing the registration KJ10Q comes up the driveway and out jumps the PM's son-in-law. He then run's upstairs to his office with all those seeking am audience with him in tow.

I spent a while sipping dish water while watching numerous people carrying thick files go up and down the stairs and hanging around waiting to be summoned upstairs. I must say that KJ must be doing very well for a former Timbalan Ketua Setiausaha Sulit di Pejabat Perdana Menteri to this successful business person. Life must be amazing for this young man.

Elsewhere the father in law our PM is once again going to review the projects he boldly said will be implemented under the 9th Malaysia Plan during his election campaign. Let's face it, nothing has taken off since he took over office. No Crooked Singapore Bridge now its NO PENANG Bridge too because of escalating cost. Fuck why cant somebody tell him that its not going to get any cheaper if you continue delaying things!!

Only people benefitting from his incompetence is his family, son-in law and cronies!!

LIVERPOOL 1 CHELSEA 1

2008-04-23T11:55:00.004+08:00

European Champions League Semi Finals First Leg
I'm nursing a headache from not enough sleep. Yup i stayed up to watch the game. Liverpool deservedly took the lead thanks to Dirk Kuyts tireless contribution.
John Arne Risse was brought in when Fabio Aurellio pulled a groin muscle. JAR finally ended his goal drought by heading in an injury time own goal to give Chelsea the edge for the return leg at Stamford Bridge.
Its going to be tough as the Reds have not scored at the Bridge since Rafa Benitez was in charge.

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant and Market @ The Curve

2008-04-22T16:50:00.007+08:00

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant and Market is a chain of seafood restaurants inspired by the 1994 film Forrest Gump.
The restaurant is named after the movie's main characters Benjamin Bufford "Bubba" Blue and Forrest Gump who talked about going into shrimping business.

Well here's another of those franchise chain restaurants thats hitting our shores. “Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gonna get” That’s exactly what was going through my head when I walked into Bubba Gump’s.

Unfortunately this one was no where near my expectations. I've been to many so called themed restaurants and have been predictably dissapointed by most of them. It's a theme restaurant so you have to expect that its going to be busy, noisy and more expensive than it's worth.

It's new so you can expect over enthusiastic waiters that annoy the daylights out of me. So it was good that they had that unique paging system consisting of two license plates on the tables marked "Run Forrest Run" from Jenny's famous quote and "Stop Forrest Stop" based on the signs used to help Forrest when he played football at the University of Alabama. The red "Stop Forrest Stop" sign is used to signal that a table needs service and the blue "Run Forrest Run" means that all is well.

I also had the unfortunate pleasure of sitting next to 2 tables that were celebrating birthdays. You can imagine the racket the staff made with their incomprehensible singing, clapping, foot stomping and booty shaking.

The menu consists mostly of shrimp dishes, but also other seafood, as well as Southern and Cajun cuisine. On the menu, was (quoting from the movie) that "shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried, there's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. Th-that's about it.

We basically ordered the house specialities of Bubba Dip of artichoke and cheese with tortila chips and Shrimpers Heaven a combination of 4 varieties of prawns and sauces which was nothing to shout about. Only positive was the drinks.

To put it simply, the menu was disappointing, music was too loud, high prices, good service. Not sure if we'd go back next time.

QUOTABLE QUOTES 08/03

2008-04-21T16:40:00.000+08:00

Life is just one damned thing after another. - Elbert Hubbard

The Apartment, Curve Mutiara Damansara

2008-04-14T23:58:00.009+08:00

Here's my blog where i give my unsolicited, unqualified review on good bottles and places to eat......
i look at restaurants from the perspective of an armchair food critic. Wherever i go, be it street food, restaurants, franchises, trendy, posh, high priced etc. All i want is my moneys worth. I expect good food properly prepared, prices in line with the decor, and an efficient, congenial, but not patronizing staff doing its best to assure return business. That's really not much to ask. Yet, many restaurants I visit fail to meet these basic criteria. I will award the places i eat with one to three stars, where one star for good food in its category, two stars for very good food in its category and three stars for exceptional food in its category. ie. a local Michelin star rating ;-)

I will never forget how the staff in this establishent expalined that their menu is based on favourites from Jamie Olivers cookbook!! The menu on a clipboard was like the indexes on the back pages of a cookbook. The decor was based on a living space with a corner resembling a bathroom with tiles and fittings minus a bathtub.

Since it was a lazy sunday afternoon i ordered the perfect pint of Guiness draft on the menu and what i got instead was the can version. The waiter insisted it was a draft and when i questioned the bartender he told me that that they had ran out of it and thought nothing of informing the customer.

Now on to the food, i get turned off rather then impressed with a menu that has too many items for their own good. As it was 3pm, we thought we would grab a light lunch of tomato and mozarella salad. When it arrived it was swimming in its balsamic dressing. It was like having an oily black balsamic soup with cherry tomato's and mozarella floating about.

Next came the open faced beef bacon sandwich on a bed of rocket with two poached eggs on top. The rocket was dried out and the poached eggs were about hard boiled.

Later for dessert was a chocolate mousse cake that was as hard as a rock and when i mentioned it to the waitress she just shrugged and told me that maybe the cake chiller was turned down too low!! I didn't bother about coffee after that.

All this abuse for around RM70++

Overall the decor was tacky, the food was forgettable and the service appalling.

RATING: NIL

GIANNI GAGLIARDO BAROLO PREVE 2001

2008-04-14T23:04:00.005+08:00

GIANNI GAGLIARDO BAROLO PREVE 2001, now thats a name to remember. Buddy of mine made good on our Liverpool vs Arsenal triology.

Gianni Gagliardo is located in Piedmont, Italy. The Barolo, one of many to claim the title "Wine of kings, and king of wines".

An intricate, complex nose offering sweet cherries, tobacco, minerals and spices, complimenting an exquisitely structured, balanced palate with a nimble poise of sweet berries, minerality and freshness, great tannic backbone and a complex, very long after-taste. Great stuff!

Major drawback here is that it retails around RM300 a bottle but its worth every drop in my books.

BRICKENDONBURY NO MORE

2008-04-11T11:51:00.002+08:00

FIRST THE GOOD NEWS....The sports ministry's "Forward Training Base" at Brickendonbury outside London is scrapped.

It was doomed from the start when that former sports minister Azalina proposed it. It was all an exercise to hoodwink taxpayers to part with over RM490 million.

THE BAD NEWS IS.... I just cannot understand how the former sports minister now tourism minister can still hold office after all those lies of rave reviews reported in the papers about how the U16 football team & squash players using the facilities. They were never there, they were all blatant lies & she's still in fuckin office!!!

"MAJULAH SUKAN UNTUK NEGARA"

QUOTABLE QUOTES 08/02

2008-04-10T18:20:00.001+08:00

"I can sympathize with people's pains, but not with their pleasures. There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.”
- Aldous Huxley

LIVERPOOL 4 ARSENAL 2

2008-04-09T13:54:00.002+08:00

The Reds are thru to their third Champions League semifinals in 4 years with a 5-3 aggregate win over Arsenal.
Once again Chelsea are their opponents after they secured a 2-0 (agg 3-2) home win againts Fenerbache.

Liverpool was scrappy in the first half & i believe it was Arsenals tired legs which eventually gave way.Though the penalty awarded looked dodgy. However it was down to Liverpools tenacity & hunger that brought them thru.

Didn't get much sleep but i'm not complaining. Got an early morning sms from my buddy..."Which bottle?" and i replied "Any decent vintage will do buddy." YNWA

SUFIAH YUSUF, LIVING THE LIFE SHE WANTS

2008-04-08T21:42:00.005+08:00

The Star 7th April 2008 reports that child maths prodigy Sufiah Yusof, the people in our goverment want to help put back on the right path in life is living the life she wants without any regrets.

She's also living the life of a princess and is adamant about continuing with her "career" because "i have a nice life". She's now full of confidence and having the best sex of her life.

So people in the goverment she does not need your help and as i said earlier why the hell are you people so concerned for a foreigner in the first place?

There are thousands of Malaysians out there that need help so why the fuck can't you people in goverment "get it" that this Sufiah character doesn't want your help and that its better to help those who really deserve it.

BADAWI HITS BACK??!!

2008-04-07T19:39:00.004+08:00

Today's Star newspaper reported that our so called Prime Minister shows his "tough side" and slams his critics after UMNO meeting. Claiming that disciplinary action will be taken againts UMNO members who sabotaged the Barisans Nasionals chances of winning two thirds majority in Parliament and the states of Kedah and Perak. He seems to be remembering alot of things now that he's down in the gutter.

Previously he could not remember anything about the oil for food scandal, didn't know anything about his son-in-laws purchase of ECM Libra, didn't know that his son's company Scomi was getting the bulk of Petronas contracts etc etc.

But suddenly he remembers so much about his detractors past like reminding Tun Mahathir about Ops Lalang and that UMNO was deregistred during his tenure. HOWEVER HE CONVENIENTLY FORGOT ABOUT THE FACT THAT UMNO WAS DEREGISTRED BECAUSE OF THE SEMANGAT 46 DEBACLE WHICH HE WAS PART OF WITH TENGKU RAZALEIGH AND MUSA HITAM. HELLO! BADAWI DO YOU REMEMBER!!?

He is also accusing Tengku Razaleigh as the reason BN lost Kelantan in 1990 when Semangat 46 join forces with PAS. HELLO BODOHWI YOU WERE PART OF THAT, REMEMBER!!! NOW YOU ACCUSE HIM OF NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP BN WIN IN KELANTAN. SO HOW ABOUT YOUR HOME STATE OF PENANG?? WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE FUCKIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT!!!

As for Anwar Ibrahim , YOU MR. PM WILL DESTROY UMNO, MCA, MIC, GERAKAN AND BARISAN NASIONAL(NOT THAT I CARE) AND THE BENEFACTORS WILL BE THE OPPOSITION AND THATS WHY HE'S THE LEADER IN WAITING!!!

QUOTABLE QUOTES 08/01

2008-04-05T22:10:00.000+08:00

Truth is not determined by majority vote. ~Doug Gwyn

ADVANTAGE LIVERPOOL

2008-04-03T15:00:00.004+08:00

Great result for Liverpool. 1-1 away in Emirates sets the rhythm in the first of this trilogy for next week. I only caught the second half,i vaguely remember much of the match except Arsenal were always in possession and attacking whenever i opened my eyes between my slumber. Overall Arsenal were the better side while Liverpool and Rafa Benitez some how must have made a pact with the Champions League Devil with the kind of results they get in this tournament. With the away goals rule its now advantage Liverpool but theres still plenty to play for. YNWA

"SAVE SUFIAH PROGRAMME??!!"

2008-04-02T20:43:00.005+08:00

Bernama quoting Minister in the PM's Department Zahid Hamidi......

The Prime Minister's Department and the Malaysian Missionary Foundation (Yadim) will try to assist former child maths genius Sufiah Yusof, now aged 23 and fending for herself as a prostitute in Salford, Manchester.

Zahid said they would help the gifted girl to return to the right path through the "Save Sufiah Programme".

"The first thing we should try to do is to contact her mother or arrange a meeting with Sufiah to find out the real reasons for her to turn to prostitution, offering her services through the Internet and using the name Shilpa Lee," he told reporters after attending a biefing by Yadim here Tuesday.

It has been reported in the "News of the World" that Sufiah is now a 130- pound an-hour hooker operating from her dingy back street flat.

The "Save Sufiah Programme" is headed by Deputy Minister in the PM's Department Mashitah Ibrahim who will come up with strategies to assist Sufiah as soon as possible.

Sufiah created news when she was accepted into Oxford University at age just 13. Her mother, Malaysian-born Halimaton Yusof from Muar, Johor, and her father, Farooq Yusof from Pakistan both tutored her and her siblings at home.

However, Farooq is now in jail after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting two 15-year-old girls whom he home tutored in maths.

AC_here says...... I'm not really clear about this but isn't she a British subject and she's over 18 and an adult by law. So why are our ministers so concerned about a foreigner. Her father is a sex offender and her mom gave up her Malaysian citizenship so why so much interest in their affairs. It really doesn't make sense to assist someone who makes GBP130 an hour. What makes them think that she wants to be helped in the first place.

Frankly i think these fuckers in the goverment should take care of its own backyard first instead of looking into the plight of a so called flawed math genius from Oxford. There are loads of other deserving cases closer to home that i don't see these goverment jokers giving any attention. Instead they want to help a British subject who don't give two hoots about Malaysia.

So my message to all "Ministers" and "Heads" of Foundations............. CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.

LIVERPOOL VS ARSENAL

2008-04-01T14:31:00.003+08:00

The Champions League has entered the next stage with only 8 teams remaining. Two big English teams have drawn each other, Arsenal take on Liverpool.

Champions League history is the making when Arsenal and Liverpool meet for the first time in this competition in their 115 year rivalry at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

The Champions League quarter-final first leg will be the 200th occasion the sides have clashed and although they have faced each other in FA Cup finals and a title decider in the past, few of the previous encounters have had as much at stake.

A place in the semi-finals against Chelsea or Fenerbahce awaits the winners, with May’s final in Moscow looming just over the horizon.

Wednesday’s match is the first of three between the sides in seven days with a Premier League meeting at the Emirates on Saturday to follow before the return leg at Anfield on April 8.

Taking on a buddy of mine in this 3 match series where at stake will be 3 bottles of Barolo or Brunello's from a decent vintage. No matter who wins i know i'm going to have a good week. I love this game :-)

THE EARTH CAMPAIGN GLOBAL HOUR

2008-03-28T09:01:00.004+08:00

The Earth Hour Global Campaign for climate change kicks off worldwide tonight; in Malaysia, the designated time for lights off is 8-9 pm/STAR

The objective of the campaign is to encourage as many individuals, households and businesses as possible to turn off their lights as a symbolic statement against global warming.

Earth Hour 2008 is a global movement. The Earth Hour is a WWF initiative supported by businesses and individuals around the world. Earth Hour 2007 was primarily a Sydney event, held on March 31, 2007, when 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour. This massive collective effort reduced Sydney's energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which was the equivalent of taking 48,000 cars off the road for a year.

*#* THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT DID NOT COMMIT TO THIS GLOBAL EFFORT. BUT WE MALAYSIANS CAN DO OUR LITTLE BIT TONIGHT. SWITCH OFF FOR ONE HOUR FOR MOTHER EARTH.

Remember 8:00 - 9:00 PM tonight!

The Dutch Are Back

2008-03-27T10:58:00.005+08:00

The Dutch captured Malacca from the Portugese in 1641 and ruled the lucrative spice trade for 150 years. They are now making a comeback on Malaysian shores. This time in the form of parking meters hastilly installed by the Subang Jaya Municipal Council in the Bandar Puteri Puchong commercial centre.

As reported in The Sun (March 27th) the Pay and Display machines instructions are in Dutch and uses the Euro currency. The paper reported that the machines look weathered and are probably second-hand machines. When informed of this the local council spokesperson said that they will despatch a team to investigate the matter.

The reality is its just another fuckin rush job by the councils cronies to start operations before the state goverment looks into all these shady deals and agreements. Its a known fact that many local councellors have a finger in the lucrative parking meter business.

FIRST IT WAS OIL FOR FOOD NOW ITS OIL FOR BOATS

2008-03-24T21:25:00.001+08:00

Let's face it, this whole Terengganu saga boils down to the oil royalties/ Duit Ehsan that is the centre of this whole Chief Minister saga. Its reported that this Duit Ehsan is managed by that idiot Prime Minister. Its just like the way George Bush justifies America's presence in Iraq. Its all about the oil and here its about the money oil brings to the state. Thats why idiot PM is justifying hanging on to Idris Jusoh for Menteri Besar by getting up all those fucked up ADUN's in the frontline to storm the palace while he sits far behind clueless of what to do next.

In Perlis this idiot PM gave in to the Raja's choice cause there's nothing for him, son-in-law and cronies aka Patrick Bodohwi to gain. Terengganu is a whole different stoy, there's a reported oil royalties of close to RM1billion in the coffers for them to plunder. That's where they come up with Taman Tamadun Islam, Monsoon Cup, Endurance Cup and Visit Terengganu Year 2008. All over-priced projects that do not benefit the rakyat and only enriches the cronies.

The Sultan is clear that the former Menteri Besar is totally unacceptable and maybe is even indicating that palace and the rakyat do not want anything to do with UMNO and their pludering cronies anymore.

Wakeup LAH, you're not welcomed here anymore!

WHY LAH MUHAMMAD "MIKE TYSON" TAIB!!!

2008-03-19T17:13:00.007+08:00

Here we have an ex-Menteri Besar who does not speak very much english and pleaded ignorance to a Brisbane court when caught red handed with undeclared millions in cash.

Here is the person who lied to the Sultan of Selangor when he eloped with his daughter. The then Sultan had a photocopy made of the RM12 million cheque and this was sent to the then Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad with a query as to how the Menteri Besar, on his salary, could afford to pay that same amount for a settlement.

This RM12 million cheque is all the more intriguing because, a few years earlier, he purportedly could not afford to pay the RM80,000 penalty when he left government service as a teacher for politics. The article by Raja Petra also alleges that the payment of the RM80,000 penalty was waived by then Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

This fucker who has so many questionable and controversial dealings and decisions during his time as MB of Selangor. He is actually a disgrace to the country however our idiot Prime Minister somehow see it fit to appoint him a Senator and to top it off even makes him Minister of Rural and Regional Development.

However i'm soooo sad the idiot PM didn't choose KJ the SIL into cabinet coz that would definetly be another nail into his political coffin!

STEP DOWN LAH

2008-03-16T21:13:00.002+08:00

Mukhriz Mahathir "I appeal to you to take responsibility for the defeat. Only by your resigning as prime minister and Umno president can the recovery of Umno, BN and the nation be accomplished successfully," he wrote, echoing his father's statements last Sunday."

Umno stalwart Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah alluded to Pak Lah's resignation in a press statement: "The leadership team must wake from its slumber, face the truth and accept full responsibility for this debacle".

Let's face it the senior UMNO leaders and their rent seekers are all total useless idiots. How can they not see that this embarassing defeat in the polls is caused by the weakest leadership in UMNO history. Abdullah, who has rejected calls to resign, said he had a "very good mandate" despite the poor showing at the polls.

He's bloody passing the buck for his 4 years of mismanagement and deceit. He's a fuckin weak leader who cannot face up to his challengers and critisism that he will always use others to do his dirty work like call upon Najib to look into matters and now he's leaving it to Hishammuddin to look into Mukhriz Mahathir.

Frankly i rather see this guy stay in office and embarass UMNO and Barisan Nasional. God knows they deserve each other. Here is a man who is so consumed with his ability and beliefs that its really entertaining to watch him fuck things up.

So carry on sleeping LAH!

KIT SIANG YOU BIGOT!!!

2008-03-13T18:36:00.002+08:00

CRACKS APPEAR IN PERAK OPPOSITION ALLIANCE.
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=320337

NO DAP CEC MANDATE FOR PAS MENTERI BESAR IN PERAK.
http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/03/12/no-dap-cec-mandate-for-pas-menteri-besar-in-perak/

I don't believe this just as the dust is settling after all that excitement, we get fucked by this. Lim Kit Siang has to open his big mouth and spew crap to spoil their chance of making the new goverment work.

Change by all means but for fucks sake give it time to work don't go about shooting yourself in the mouth. How can you claim that the DAP is a multiracial party then go about saying the chinese are not comfortable with this and that?? That fuckin statement will come back to haunt you and your son in Penang now.

Kit Siang, are you getting old and senile or what, or has Power gone to your head its making you giddy!! Do not for a minute even entertain the thought that DAP won seats in this election solely because of itself neither did people vote DAP because they love DAP too much but it's because they just hate Barisan Nasional!!! Forty plus years of hard work by the opposition will now be undone in four days........BRAVO you pathetic excuse for a human being!!!

FUCKIN BIGOT!!!

FUNNIES :-)

2008-03-11T18:18:00.004+08:00

What's the similarity between the Barisan Nasional led Malaysian government and a condom?
Both allow for inflation, halt human production, destroy the next generation, protect a bunch of pricks, and give you a sense of security while you're actually being screwed!

TSUNAMI 2008

2008-03-10T16:29:00.006+08:00

"A tsunami (pronounced /tsuːˈnɑːmi/) is a series of waves created when a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. Earthquakes, mass movements above or below water, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions, landslides, underwater earthquakes, large meteoroid or asteroid impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami are always devastating due to the immense volumes of water and energy involved."............

I admit it that i didn't expect to witness such a historical feat by the opposition party in denying the ruling Barisan National its two thirds majority. Stayed up all night watching history unfold over the tv till the wee hours of the morning but it was worth it. What makes it even more unbelievable the victories in Kedah, Perak, Selangor and Federal Territories. Penang i was hopeful and Kelantan i expected. Thats 5 states and just to think that the opposition was a mere 30 seats away from a simple majority.

To top it off the defeats of the likes of Zainudin Maidin, Samy Velu, M Kayveas, Koh Tsu Koon and the fuckin MCA fuckers really made this a general election to remember.

I went to bed happy and proud knowing that the people of Malaysia have finally chosen to discard the racial politics practised by BN. The BN has been arrogant and has taken the people for ride now its payback, you can only fool the people so many times.

ALL MISSING

2008-03-06T20:54:00.004+08:00

Got this sent to me recently and i thought i'll post it to help me decide who i'm casting my vote for. It's a fuckin no brainer!

All missing

Vote Najib, Mongolian missing
Vote Eusoff Chin, justice missing
Vote Ahmad Fairuz, truth missing
Vote Lingam, memory missing
Vote Khir Toyo, temples missing
Vote Idris Jusoh, Ayah Pin missing
Vote Adnan Yaakob, dignity missing
Vote Ali Rustam, PPP missing
Vote Musa Aman, Mazu missing
Vote Badrulddin, non-Muslims missing
Vote Mohd Said, one eye missing
Vote Tengku Adnan, bloggers missing
Vote Khairy, racial harmony missing
Vote Hishamuddin, tolerance missing
Vote Bung Mokhtar, women missing
Vote Rafidah, transparency missing
Vote Zainuddin, information missing
Vote Zakaria, procedures missing
Vote Abdul Aziz Kadir, Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall missing
Vote NEP, investors missing
Vote quota system, top brains missing
Vote Dato' Bandar KL, Bkt Kiara missing
Vote Dato' Bandar PJ, Bkt Gasing missing
Vote PDRM, security missing
Vote Eric Chia, Perwaja missing
Vote Chua Soi Lek, Viagra missing
Vote Chan Kong Choy, Klang FTZ missing
Vote Samy Vellu, Maika shares missing
Vote Ong Ka Ting, Chinese schools missing
Vote Pak Lah, the future missing
Come March 8, make sure your votes are NOT missing!

IS HE SERIOUS..........

2008-03-04T13:53:00.009+08:00

(picture courtesy of KICKDEFELLA)

"The last four years have been a period of success and development.The Barisan Nasional has carried out nearly all of its promises laid out in the coalition's manifesto in the last general election,“We have been carrying out our development agenda at all times to see that the people have better lives,” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. "

We’ve got an idiot for a PM living in a fantasy world who thinks his way of doing things is right because he believes there is a God who talks to him and tells him so.He will tell us how the nation’s economy has never been so strong. He will laud his own accomplishments to the skies. He has been lying through his teeth when he claimed "Work With Me, Not For Me" its more like "Know Your Place And Shut Your Face!"

I don’t know about you, but when it comes to a retrospective peek at the past four years, I was much better off and happier back then. In fact, you’d have to be living under a rock somewhere with Rip Van Winkle to think you’re better off today. You'd have to be insane.

I just can’t believe what I’m reading sometimes. I have no problem with people having different opinions than me, it’s only human. If everybody was on the same wavelenght, our world would be kind of boring. The problem is when people are giving false information to prove their point. I usually avoid speaking when I don’t know what I’m talking about or if I don’t have valid arguments to prove my point. But it seems some just don’t care about that, they’re just so much convinced of their beliefs that they’ll twist the information to fit their way of thinking. That’s how I find what our fuckin politicians doing. They will say anything and everything under the sun for their own selfish gains.

So excuse me while I throw up!

Alan Moore / V for Vandetta

2008-03-03T13:48:00.011+08:00

"Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici "(By the power of Truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe)

Here's something that crossed my mind since it being election fever and i thought i will highlight one of my favourite authors.

Alan Moore is one of my favourite english writers, actually its his medium of writing that attracted me ie.Graphic Novels/Comics. Amongst the the countless are "Watchmen, From Hell, Swamp Thing, The League of Extrodinary Gentlemen and V for Vandetta, which was adapted to the big screen and believe it or not Moore refused payment from it!!

I enjoyed the movie because i don't expect much from movies. However i found the dialog very bold eventhough it varied from the book. But we must remember that whats good in a book may not necessarily be translated to the big screen. The movie proposes some really disturbing ideas and gets you to thinking. I feel we need this thought provoking process in order to break the cycle of perpetual media brain washing.

Below is a transcript to V's television broadcast transcribed from the book. Read it till the end and think about it.

Here we go:

"Good evening London,

I thought it time we had a little talk.

Are you sitting comfortably?

Then I’ll begin…

I supposed you are wondering why I called you here this
evening. Well, you see, I’m not entirely satisfied with your performance
lately.. I am afraid your work’s been slipping, and… and well, I am afraid we’ve
been thinking about letting you go.

Oh, I know, I know. You’ve been with the company a long time
now. Almost.. let me see. Almost ten Thousand years! My word, doesn’t time fly?
It seems like only yesterday..

I remember the day you commenced your employment, swinging
down from trees, fresh-faced and nervous, a bone clasped in your bristling fist…”Where
do I start, sir?’ You asked , plaintively.

I recall my exact words: “There is a pile of dinosaur eggs
over there, youngster,” I said, smiling paternally the while. “Get sucking.”

Well, we’ve certainly come a long way since then, haven’t we?
And yes, yes, you’re right, in all that time you haven’t missed a Day. Well
done thou good and faithful servant.

Also, please don’t think I’ve forgotten about your
outstanding service record or about the invaluable contribution that you’ve
made to the company ( Picture of man landing on the moon in the background).
Fire, the wheel, agriculture…It’s an impressive list, old-timer. A Jolly
impressive list. Don’t get me wrong. But…well, to be frank, we’ve had our
problems, too. There is no getting away from it. Do you know what I think a lot
of it stems from? I’ll tell you..

It’s your basic unwillingness to GET ON within the company.
You don’t seem to want to face up to any real responsibility, or to be your own
boss. Lord knows you’ve been given plenty of opportunities. We’ve offered you
promotion time and time again, and each time you’ve turned us down.” I couldn’t
handle the work, Guv’ner,” you wheedled. “I know my place!"

To be frank, you’re not even trying, are you?

You see, you’ve been standing still for far too long and it’s
starting to show in your work. And, I might add, in your general standard
behavior.

The constant bickering on the factory floor has not escaped
my attention, nor the recent bouts of rowdiness in the Staff Canteen. Then of
course there’s.. Hmmm. Well, I don’t really want to have to bring this up, but…
Well, you see. I’ve been hearing some disturbing rumors about your personal
life. No, never mind who told me. No names, no pack drill…

I understand that you
are unable to get on with your spouse. I hear that you argue. I am told that
you shout. Violence has been mentioned. I am reliably informed that you always
hurt the one you love… The one you shouldn’t hurt at all.

And what about the children? It’s always the children who
suffer, as you’re well aware. Poor little Mites. What are they to make of it?
What are they to make of your bullying, your despair, your cowardice and all of
your fondly nurtured bigotries?

Really, it’s not good enough is it?

And it’s no good blaming the drop in work standards upon bad
management either, though, to be sure the management is VERY BAD.

In fact, let us not mince words… The Management is TERRIBLE!

We’ve had a string of embezzlers, frauds, Liars, and lunatics
making a string of catastrophic decisions ( Pictures of Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini
in the back ground). This is plain fact.

But who elected them?

It was YOU! You who appointed these people! You gave them
the power to make your decisions for you!

While I’ll admit that anyone can make a mistake once, to go
on making the same lethal errors century after century seems to me nothing
short of deliberate.

You have encouraged those malicious incompetents, who have
made your working Life a shambles. You have accepted without question their senseless
orders. You have allowed them to fill your workspace with dangerous and unproven
machines (Picture of a nuclear explosion in the background).

You could’ve stopped them. All you had to say was “NO”.

You have no spine. You have no pride. You are no longer an
asset to the company.

I will, however, be generous. You will be granted two years
to show me some improvement in your work. If at the end of that time you are
still unwilling to make a go of it… You’re Fired!

That will be all.. You may return to your labors now!"

GE2008...(2)

2008-03-02T22:27:00.003+08:00

After being bombarded with teargas and water cannons the indian comunity now have to put up with more crap from the MIC. Although i don't agree with Hindraf's claim of genocide which is absurd, however i have to say that this community will carry on to suffer if they don't standup againts that MIC dictator.

What the FUCK!! Hello Samy did you proof read and approved this!!! Frankly i don't see how you're going to win back the support of your community like that. After a statement like that the indians have to prepare for the worst as they cannot rely on the MIC to look after their interest. Frankly after reading this i really hope the MIC lose big time in the coming election. If there was ever a single most arrogant statement ever made this definetly takes the cake.

I'm so incensed i'm lost for words!!! However i hope the indian community will take this as a sign that its time to kick this fuckers out!!! Its about time the indians take control of the situation and throw these so called leaders OUT!!! Is it so bad that the BN condone's such actions by their component party to win votes.

I hope the indians realise that the MIC have sold them out and made the look stupid!!! If they continue to support the BN then all i have to say that is you're so stupid and being played for a fool by MIC for UMNO's gain.

Its time for the indians to not be blackmailed and reclaim back some shred of dignity and not to be taken for granted. Earlier i did say that i hope to see some so called candidates lose, now after reading this i hope to see MIC get fucked in this election.

STOKE CITY FC estb. 1863

2008-03-01T10:13:00.001+08:00

I like football just as much as the next guy which explains why i comb the net for the latest news to read. It's an addiction and i admit it. My introduction to English League football came about when my uncle Eddie gave me my first copies of "Shoot" magazine in the early 1970's. Back then the issues we got were like a couple of months behind so it was all old news by then. Anyways one copy had on the cover Stoke City 2 vs Chelsea 1 in the 1972 League Cup Final (the only major trophy the club ever won).

I don't know what attracted me (maybe it was their striped strip) to the club and to cut along story short i became a supporter. I still follow the clubs progress up to now even though i follow Liverpool in the EPL.
I have noticed some supporters from Malaysia leaving messages on the clubs website and fansites, so i guess i'm not alone.

I must say that it has been an agonising 2 decades of heartbreak and near misses whenever i read the little coloums in the the back pages of the newspapers. Where the results of The Potters games were like on a single line (this was before the time of the internet). Missing out on the playoff's last season on the last day was tough however this season is really exciting for us as we are right up there in the Coca-Cola Championships chasing for promotion to the Premiership. The team has got a dozen or so games to go and i'm keeping my fingers crossed they make it this season. The last time they were in the top flight was 1985.

Championship matches hardly get any air time in Malaysia and when they were drawn to play Newcastle Utd in the FA Cup this season was one of the rare occassions i got to see them in action. And we nearly upset them too!

I'm hopeful that its their year this season and that they will be right up there next season with the likes of ManU, Arsenal,Liverpool and Chelsea and give them a run for their money.

Simonsig Tiara 2000

2008-02-29T18:10:00.006+08:00

this is where i give my unsolicited, unqualified review on good bottles and places to eat......

Last weekend i got together with my regular buddies and as usual we pooled our money together and bought a couple of bottles at our usual wine shop in Damansara. This practice has been goin on for quite some time now and its a great way to experience wines without burning a hole in your pockets. No thanks to our countries sin tax on alcahol.

Well here's a bottle we thought was quite fantastic value for money, Simonsig Tiara 2000 from South Africa, we were very surprised at it was, delicious smooth and it had a nice long aftertaste. I have always been wary of new world wines for being rough, too sharp and lacking any pleasant aftertaste. I personally recomend decantering it a bit to allow more of its flavours to come forward. It retails for around RM115.

The flagship wine of Simonsig, this Bordeaux-style red blend exhibits a deep, black cherry color, with a nose of ripe blackcurrant and cassis, and subtle toasty wood, vanilla and cinnamon influences. Delicate crushed berry fruit on the palate is well balanced by the classic, mature tannic structure. The overall impression is elegant, with lots of hidden flavor that will emerge with further maturation.

GE2008

2008-02-28T22:42:00.004+08:00

So the elections are coming, Malaysians are given their constituitional chance to decide who and whom they want to represent them. Frankly i'm not expecting much to change except maybe the opposition making minimal gains with a few extra seats.
Lets face it i'm not holding my breath for the opposition to deny BN a two thirds majority. None of the opposition parties are even contesting in enough seats to win two thirds of parliament. So thats that.

The oppositions so called Barisan Rakyat is so varied on their opinons that even if they do deny BN two thirds majority i really can't see how they can form the goverment. All this talk about Anwar Ibrahim factor is nothing but hot air. I've been hearing so much about him having boxes of documents and proof that can topple the goverment, well i guess its just more hot air. DAP's Lim Guan Eng already concedes defeat so why bother?

For all the manifesto's being thrown about keeping the cost of living low etc etc, GET FUCKED!! PRICES WILL STILL RISE!! irregardless who wins, like it or not oil and gas is heavilly subsidised and will have to be reduced = The reality is prices of goods and services will rise, so lets stop fooling ourselves and shame on you politicans for misleading the people into somehow thinking that it won't.

So how does a goverment that has really fucked up the stay in power?? Well notice how nothing much has happened this last 4 years and goverment telling the public to cut back on their expenses and lifestyle then WHAM! in the 11th hour they seem to be handing out loads of cash and dividends from the Felda schemes up to Amanah Sahams, Superduper Corridoor Projects. Education Minister given carte blance with hundreds of millions of ringgit to give away. Our so called leaders are now circling the country handing out goodies,Tell me if thats not called money politics and come election day they will achieve the two thirds majority that will allow them to fuck us all up for another five years.

The PM lies, practices nepotism, cronyism ,SIL promotes Mat Rempits, DPM's associate allegedly involved in the murder of a beautiful foreigner, Education Minister waves his kris, Health Minister is filmed having extramarital sex, Tourism Minister and a politically connected lawyer is accused of brokering top judicial appointments. The list of wrong doings by the very people elected by the people goes on and on and I think its only the tip of the icebe. But sadly Malaysians suffer from "Having very short memories " so that allows the very people elected by the people to continue spinning and sweeping it under the carpet until the next scandal comes along.

I don't support any political parties, i will support the candidate that say and do the right things regardless of which party they come from. And i can say for a fact that i hope to see some people lose as i feel they have no business being in politics.

BYE BYE The Sun

2008-02-27T10:35:00.005+08:00

The reason i read blogs have something to do with the way our mainstream media gives us the news. To put it simply i just don't like the characters put in charge of giving us the news.The Information Ministry treats us like fools with their censored sugar coated interpertation of whats happening around us. They only publish and air what they feel is news worthy to deceive the general public. Why do they think the public are idiots!

I have already given up on the print media and have not bought a newspaper in a while. I must admit though to browsing the copies left behind in the coffee shops and waiting rooms. The Sun (its free) is one paper i use to read up to recently until business tycoon Vincent Tan bought it up. After the Royal Commission debacle how the fuck are we suppose to get the true stories. This character was in the centre of the judiciary debacle and we allow him to buy a newspaper!!
I'm sure this will spell the end of R.Nadaeswaran and Terence Fernandez coloums that highlights and exposes the crap we have to put up with our everyday lives.

It's bad enough we have to put up with all the goverments media censorship and spin the last bastion of free press is now all but gone.

Hello World

2008-02-26T16:45:00.000+08:00

I have no idea about what i will be writing about at any given time. But having spent the last 4 years or so reading up other blogs and getting angry and frustated with things happening around me. Thus i will now use this oppurtunity to let it be known how i feel about things that effect our daily lives.
Such as the state of my country, the economy, politics, human rights and stray animals.
When its not all doom and gloom i will also post other more of life's interest that i stumble upon such as books, film, music, food wine and anything i find of interest.
Well let's see how this goes ;-)