As if to answer my call for prices of books to be reduced, lo and behold, there was a promotion at Carrefour Subang Jaya last Saturday. Hard covers and paperbacks were going at RM5 per book. What is even more surprising is you could find some current titles in this promotion. I got myself 9 [...]
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Malaysians are not reading enough? Ask me why, Mr. Minister. That’s because books are so bloody expensive in Malaysia. When I was in Manila two months back, I bought a copy of Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Sanction for only RM23. The same book retails at RM35 in Malaysia. Now that you know the reason, please [...]
Elizabeth Wong has accepted the Selangor state’s offer to remain in office and will remain as both executive councillor as well as Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson. Good for her.
In an immediate response, this is what a worm crawled out of the gutter.
“Thank you (Selangor government) for the decision… we will exploit this issue,” Khir Toyo told Malaysiakini.
The [...]
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
1Malaysia? That would be after 1Melayu! What has Najib got to say on this frontpage?
Will you blame us for doubting you? Cukuplah, you say one thing and your mouthpieces say another!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
One salute for this driver.
And a double salute for this one!
They look but they do not see and this quotation which landed in my Inbox this morning is for them.
“Most people spend their lives looking but not truly seeing.”
- Joe Navarro, former FBE agent & expert on nonverbal language. -
They lost and now they lay blame and show their true colours. We cannot expect leopards to change their spots because they never will.
By calling the Chinese voters ungrateful in voting for Pakatan Rakyat and deceiving the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the recent by-elections, the DPM has just reduced the PM’s One Malaysia to another syiok sendiri slogan.
Muyhiddin [...]
The Malaysian Insider, 13 April 2009
Health Ministry bans Etumax medicinal products
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The Health Ministry has banned the sale, distribution and consumption of traditional medicine manufactured by Etumax Corporation Sdn Bhd as they were found to contain sibutramine dan sildenafil, which are prohibited items for medicine classed as traditional medicine
Its [...]