March 2006 « MageP’s Lab

A minister’s RM350,000 gone …

Via Bernama:
Police are hunting for two foreign maids employed by a minister who fled with jewellery and cash valued at about RM350,000 Wednesday.

When Selangor police chief Yahaya Udin declined to identify the rich minister, TV3’s Bulletin Utama said it’s "believed" the victim is one of the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz.

Between “real politics” and “citizen politics”

Occasionally, I was asked this question: Why don’t you join politics? Are you with any party? Why you blog about social-political issues? If you’re soooo concern, join politik lah and etc.

Yesterday, I reckoned I’ve found the best answer, when The Sun’s Zainon Ahmad and Maria J. Dass talked to the International Movement for a Just [...]

The definition of “2nd class citizen”

A Little Bird wrote to me, explaining the real definition of a "2nd class citizen". Excerpt:

Malaysians who complain about being treated as 2nd class citizens should honestly learn to be more appreciative of what they have. At least, one can whine and whinge about perceived faults of the government / society / country / world [...]

The definition of ‘talking cock’

If there is anyone in the blogosphere who’re able to come out with the best explanation, that would be no other than Aisehman.

Talking cock, according to him, is when you have more brains compared to others, but never bother utilising it well.

An artistic explanation.

When DiGi means business …

Now, DiGi means business.

The plan is too attrative, to the extent that I don’t mind proposing the idea for free (community service to DiGi) to my office manager since phone bills (especially roaming cost throughout business trips) contribute substantively to the operation cost.

Three factors that I’m seriously looking into:

Free intra-company calls.

For [...]

Global warming: Be worried. Be VERY worried.

(SOURCE: TIME, 3 April 2006)

No one can say exactly what it looks like when a planet takes ill, but it probably looks a lot like Earth.

Never mind what you’ve heard about global warming as a slow-motion emergency that would take decades to play out.

Suddenly and unexpectedly, the crisis is upon us.

"The Tipping Point", that’s [...]

Samy Vellu, together with his first drive-in massage parlor

In attempt to reduce accidents, the Government opens first drive-in-massage parlor.

Happy? Excited? Surprised? Read more …

The parlors will be equipped with automatic massage chairs.
"I hope highway users will use this facility," Works Minister S. Samy Vellu said.

I know, I know the idea suck big time, but you must understand, Samy is trying to [...]

Do you listen?

University Malaya Law Faculty associate professor Azmi Sharom has said it not once but twice, however only if his words carry enough weight and Higher Education Minister Mustapa Mohamed is listening.

Our oppressive university system should not be an excuse for academicians to self-censor themselves.

"We have to brave enough look at ourselves. We should [...]

Don’t spoil a genius!

I’m confused.

On one hand, we’re talking about a seven-years-old math genius who doesn’t like to attend school; on the another hand, his parents are buying the little child’s idea very well and even encourage him to skip class.

His mother Serihana Elias, a former teacher, said her son was reluctant to go to school because [...]

AirAsia-MAS: PM reiterated call for smart partnership

Over the launching of the Low Cost Carriers Terminal (LCCT), Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reiterated his call for a smart partnership between Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and low-cost carrier AirAsia.
"MAS and AirAsia have no problem, but if there is any, it can be solved through discussion and I believe this is a more effective way."

What [...]