One more reason why the brains are draining.
The Sunday Star, 20 April 2008
Only one Malaysian for Harvard
DESPITE failing to secure scholarships from local organisations for six months, Kajang lad Lee Jia Hui, 19, managed to obtain an offer from Harvard University to pursue his undergraduate studies.
“I tried applying to various local agencies such [...]
In this short video (18 mins), “Unstoppable” Cynthia Kersey teaches on how to achieve any goal.
Step 1 - CLARITY is POWER. Be SPECIFIC and know what you WANT.
Step 2 - Know your WHY, the REASON you WANT this RESULT in your life. The WHY is YOUR DRIVER.
Hint: If your WHY isn’t drawing a tear to the [...]
YB Teng Chang Khim has been nominated as the Speaker of the Selangor state assembly. I am happy for him.
To leave him out of any position within the state government would have been an insult to his seniority and to the people who voted him in when a junior like Ean Yong Hian Wah can become [...]
Some 80 friends from all over Subang Jaya and USJ got together Friday night to host a dinner for ex-wakil rakyats Loh Seng Kok and Datuk Lee Hwa Beng at the Sheraton Subang Hotel. It was just a small gesture from all of us to express our appreciation for their support and contribution to the community during their [...]
The Singapore Straits Times
Poor hardest hit by food crisis
April 19, 2008
‘LET them eat cake’ was how Marie Antoinette, France’s queen during the late 18th century, was alleged to have reacted to news that her subjects could not afford to buy bread.
The result was the French Revolution of 1793, which saw her literally losing her head.
And, [...]
He looks like me, thumbs-up like me … heck, I am not sure if he’s me.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
Yeah, that’s M-SEE-A and M-I-SEE. Like the Hokkiens say, SEE kiao kiao liao only they open the eyes.
You know the rapists are hiding behind the bushes. Yet you chose to walk the beach naked.
Now you scream rape!
You ASKED for it!
The Sunday Star, 13 April 2008
Number of obese growing bigger, says Liow
PETALING JAYA: About 50% of 13 million Malaysian adults could be overweight or obese, a worrying trend that seems to be on the rise.
Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said while the National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2006 revealed that 43.1% of Malaysian [...]
“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”
- Anoynymous
This quotation aptly describes my dear friend, SHimu. He tells it straight from the heart to the heart and calls a spade a spade. That is very unlike many people out there [...]