The dream finals as everyone expected did not quite materialise. World’s number two badminton player, Lee Chong Wei faltered at the final hurdle of the Beijing Olympics 2008 men’s singles badminton event, falling to world number one “Super Dan” Lin of China. Malaysia’s last and only hope of gold was quickly extinguished with Chong Wei [...]
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40% Fuel Price Hike. Fantastic!
Our dearly beloved Prime Minister has announced a price hike for petrol to RM2.70 per litre. That’s a higher than expected increase of 40%. Will this spur public outrage? It already has. “God willing I hope Malaysians will not demonstrate over this,” he said, referring to fury over earlier hikes in a country where public [...]
Barisan Nasional Denied 2/3 Majority!
Hail the new Malaysia! The wind of true change is here! “We’ve lost, we’ve lost”, so says Pak Lah commenting on BN’s disastrous performance. The Opposition took 82 out of 222 available Parilamentary seats, the biggest win in history. “This is not the end of this world. We will fight back,” says Khairy Jamaluddin who [...]
Malaysia Speaks – The 12th General Elections
It’s election fever all around Malaysia. Election, election, election. Even at weddings (popular date due to its auspicious number sequence!), talk is nothing but elections. There is a general celebratory mood along with Opposition wins. Penang, Kedah and Kelantan has officially fallen to the DAP-PAS-PKR hands. Will the Opposition deny BN’s 2/3 majority? Let’s wait [...]
Hooked on Realiti
I’m hooked. What can I say? In a Lost, Desperate Housewives kind of way, local drama Realiti is top on my list of recommended let’s-vege-in-front-of-TV-on-Sunday programs. It’s brilliantly shot, well-acted and has a pretty interesting storyline (wanna know who writes for Realiti? It’s Dzof (for a couple of episodes) and also Ng Ping Ho (who [...]
Bashing – Malaysia’s National Sport
Bash. Figurative – criticise severely. Believed to have originated in the 17th Century, perhaps a blend of bang and smash, and dash. Today seemed to me like bang everything and everyone Monday. Or has it always been bang everything and everyone, everyday day? Hard to say. It’s always amusing to be in a car forum, [...]
MyVI vs Savvy : The Great Malaysian Debate
Perodua’s MyVI and Proton’s little Kei-car Savvy seems to be caught in an intense battle for honours. From what I gather and observe in forums and blogs, the bigger MyVI seems to have the upper hand. At times not due to merit alone, but mostly echoed by the negative sentiments about Proton. In the quest [...]
Sepet : The Malaysian Movie
“Sepet” is a very misleading title for a movie. Why? Because people think it’s a Malay movie and avoid it at all costs. Movies like “Gerak Khas: The Movie” does not help, not one bit. This was apparent when I had to explain to my colleagues that it is a Malaysian movie using everyday languages [...]
Malaysia Mac User Group (myMUG) is officially open!
The Malaysia Mac User Group (myMUG) website is finally launched! For Mac users, non-believers + naysayers, PC-converts and curious by-standers alike, MyMUG is THE place to walk and talk Mac. Currently in its infancy, the site is simple and functional. BTW, if you are interested to contribute reviews, news, ideas, feel free to drop a [...]
Us Against The Numbers –> -3.7% interest, 50 sen on ATM, RM1.00 per month
-3.7% on interest per year. 50 sen on every 5th ATM transaction. RM1.00 per month subscription fee. What’s going on? To accept the fact that it is YOUR bank who gives you 0.3% in interest per year on your savings balance is catastrophic enough. I wonder why they call it a ‘Savings’ account when your [...]
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