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Real values of Datuk

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Good Morning and Salam Sejahtera

Shah Rukh Khan has been conferred Datuk my Malacca State Government (looking at Rustam). Now, all of us must address SRK as Yang Berhormat or whatsoever (I couldn’t care less about honouring these people). Only those who really deserve such a title I adhere to. Datuk for SRK? Please… Who is he to receive such a title. Let me quote the saying of Malaysia’s Former Prime Minister, he once said “Personally, I feel if you want to give value to anything, it must be limited…if you produce a million Ferrari cars, nobody will care about buying a Ferrari.“

This is what the Sir Rustam said:

  1. He has also starred in many top Hindi movies filmed on location in Malaysia, which has helped promote the country as a tourist destination.
  2. This is one of the main reasons he was conferred this honour.
  3. This resulted in many people visiting Malacca. The award was given in recognition of this.

Plain and Simple. A brilliant explanation by Sir Rustam. But hey Sir Rustam, The Mobs (ain’t Gangster as translated by ASTRO in Gladiators, bodoh punya ASTRO) have spoken. Most of them do not agree with you. Awarding Datuk to an outsider is not a brilliant move. Why don’t you award Datuk to Shivaji Rao (The Great Super Star Rajinikanth, this one I love and will always love) too? I do believe, well most Malaysians would prefer Rajinikanth then SRK.

In term of popular support, Rajinikanth is much better than SRK. Come one, all Hindi movies are total lies. Not even one touches the real issues of men. Tamil movies, ridiculous they are, at least disclose and display some real issues.

As if there is no qualified Malaysian actors, actresses, singers, songwriters and artists. Well, it seems the Great Uncle Lim agrees with me. This is what he said, “Are there no Malaysian film stars, artists or sports-people who have greater (talent) to be honoured and encouraged as compared to Shah Rukh?“

What is happening to my country? Where is the real value of Malaysia’s Knighthood now? This is a mockery to Malaysia’s Knighthood holders. All Datuk should bear the name proudly. With the admission of SRK, lol. Will the rest of the Datuks feel happy. I don’t know you tell me!!!

What a circus!!!

Datuk Shah Rukh Khan???

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Good Evening

Well, it seems my beloved country has just been transformed into one big Circus Show. Let me quote something from the Great Preacher Berita Harian:

MELAKA: Panglima Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM), Datuk Abdul Aziz Jaafar dan artis Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan adalah antara 758 pemerima anugerah dan pingat sempena Harijadi Yang Dipertua Negeri Melaka yang ke-70, esok.

Aziz menerima Darjah Cemerlang Seri Melaka yang membawa gelaran Datuk Wira manakala Shah Rukh menerima Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka yang membawa gelaran Datuk.

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What the hell is this. Is this some kind of joke? No one will question if the Admiral were to be conferred Datuksip. Shouldn’t be a problem. Shah Rukh Khan? What has he done to receive such title. Is this for real? I don’t know, you tell me!! Gile ape!

Let me see, despite of making Malaysia as one of the locations for his film (BTW, it was the producer not him) and making many Malaysians go crazy for him, he does nothing significant for Malaysia. This is the best joke of the year. Jack Ass.

We have become one of the best laughing stocks for the year of 2008. Oh what the hell. This country is a circus indeed.

Let the show begin!!!

Wang Ihsan Bill Gates???

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Sejahtera dan Selamat Pagi.

Semoga kalian berada di dalam keadaan sihat dan sejahtera. Beberapa hari yang lalu saya ada nampak sebuah akhbar tabloid terutama di Malaysia (pandai2 korang la teka) bercerita tentang isu yang lapuk dan hanya golongan dungu sahaja akan mempercayainya. Kes-kes penipuan di internet, SMS dan jurujual sememangnya amat popular di seluruh dunia. Ini adalah biasa kerana, siapa yang tak mahu duit? Namun suka saya berkata, bahawa mangsa-mangsa yang tertipu ini selalunya orang-orang yang kurang membaca (bodoh dalam bahasa biadapnya). Mana ada sumber duit yang mudah serta halal. Sumber duit yang mudah serta cepat selalunya adalah melalui jenayah.

Apa faedahnya si Tuan Bill Gates nak kasi korang duit. Siapa kamu semua yang perlu dia beri wang ehsan. Tidak terpikirkah akan kelogikannya di sini. Siap nak buat laporan di akhbar tu yang tambah kekelakarannya. Tapi takpelah, akhbar tabloid, siapa yang peduli. Asal ada orang baca, laku, selagi itulah ceriti-ceriti seperti itu akan mendapat tempat. Yang kelakarnya, ada orang percaya. Har Har Har.

Email-email berantai ini hanya diforwardkan oleh mereka yang mempunyai lebihan masa di pejabat. Apakah perlu saya melayan email2 berantai ini. Selalunya, email2 seperti ini akan terus ke tong sampah. Cuma sayangnya, ada juga beberapa manusia yang memilih untuk memforwardkannya kepada orang lain. Email berantai ini tidak akan berlaku sekiranya oramg ramai memilih untuk “delete” terus.

Fenomena email berantai ini, tidak terhad kepada email sahaja. Ianya juga berlaku di Forum, Message Board di Friendster, Myspace dan lain-lain lagi. Sungguh cetek pemikiran orang yang menghantar benda2 seumpama ini. Yang kelakarnya, siap mengaku Micorsoft beri dia duit RM 2500.00, RM 10,000. Bodoh ke ape? Tiadalah faedah untuk Microsoft (Mikroskop bak kata kawan saya yang klakar) memberi anda semua duit. Nak duit usaha la gileeee!!! Dalam World of Warcraft pun Gold kena cari sendiri. Siapa nak kasi secara percuma.

Pada mereka yang terlibat dengan aktiviti menghantar email2 berantai ini, hentikanlah usaha anda. Hentikan daripada memenuhi Inbox kami dgn dakyah bodoh kamu. Tiadalah berfaedah segala usaha anda. Jangan jadi bodoh. Ada satu function “Delete” dan silalah tekan butang itu daripada pilh unutk forward.

Pada mereka yang tertipu, silalah belajar untuk berfikir secara logik. Siapa yang mahu beri duit secara percuma. Kiranya anda kaya dan raya, Mahukah anda memberikan wang anda secara percuma?

Pikir-pikirlah.

Cio

Hari Raya… aku dah tua

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Salam Sejahtera dan Selamat Hari Raya

Adapun sudah beberapa hari saya ketinggalan unutk update blog ini. Al-Maklum sajalah, saya sebok berhari raya dan juga sebok berkerja sebelum raya itu. Malam Selasa itu juga, saya dan pamili pulang ke Alor Star. Kononnya tak mahu balik, tapi apabila dipikirkan, sudah 4 tahun tidak pulang, maka saya pun ubah fikiran. Ayah dah balik awal2 dah. Merajuk la kot pasal anak2 dia tak mahu balik.

Pada awalnya memang saya tak mahu balik kerana, sebab malas dan perjalanan yang jauh. Namun, apabila dipikrkan akan hutang saya 4 tahun itu, maka saya balik juga. 4 tahun tak jumpa mereka di sana. Sampai di Alor Star dalam 3.30AM (bertolak pukul 11.30PM), dan terus berjaga sehingga pagi untuk sembahyang Sunat Aidilfitri.

Pagi raya itu terdapat ramai muka yang dahulunya berhingus, degil dan nakal. Namun hari itu, segalanya sudah berubah. Dah besar2 rupanya mereka semua. Har Har Har. Aku pun dah tua. Dan seperti biasa, soalan lazim untuk orang bujang seperti saya “Bila lagi??”. Huh, cukup bosan dengan soalan itu. Jawapan saya adalah mudah dan simple. “Bila saya hantar surat Kahwin!!” Itulah dia dilemma setiap orang yang masih bujang. Cinta hati ada, cuma masih belum berkemampuan.

Kahwen bukan cerita pasal romen2 sahaja (buat anak la kata biadapnya). Itu salah satu daripada nikmat kahwen. Pemakanan, pakaian, perumahan dan kenderaan. Itu semua adalah tanggungjawab yang perlu dipenuhi. Takde duit, jangan bercerita tentang kahwen. Insya-Allah, dalam masa terdekat ini, berkawhinlah saya. Saya pun nak bin Ahmad Munawar juga. Yang lain semua sudah ada “bin” dan “binti”. Kelak nanti giliran saya untuk binkan atau bintikan akan tiba. Tunggu sahaja.

Pejam celik, rupanya sudah 29 tahun saya bernafas. Raya ntah berapa kali saya kurang pasti. Lebih daripada 29 kali itu yang saya pasti. Kalendar Gregorian dan Kalendar Islam tak sama. Takde masa saya nak buat kira2. Yang pasti saya dah Tua. har har har.

Okeylah Selamat Hari Raya

Is CAP nuisance to the society?

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Good Morning and Evening

Recently, I read an article in Malaysiakini about Wi-Fi being dangerous. Is this all about opposing free Wi-Fi services to all folks in Penang? I don’t know, you tell me! What is this all about then? Do wi-fi radio frequency carry health threat? Well, I don’t think so. I have been exposed to Wi-Fi signal for quite sometimes, I do not have any health problem. I believe many people’s are being exposed to various types of radio frequency, Mobile Phone, FM, AM, Wi-Fi and many more. Do they get sick?

I quote this from Wi-fi: Better safe than sorry

Wi-fi, like mobile phones, is an untested technology, meaning that it hasn’t yet been proven safe for use. Wi-fi operates in a way very similar to mobile phones – which should be of concern, as it is now believed that the universal use of mobile phones may be storing up medical catastrophes for the future.

Like mobile phones and their towers (or masts), Wi-Fi also emits microwave radiation. Though virtually no research has been carried out, public health advocates and some scientists expect them to have similar ill effects. It is reported that we are all now living in a soup of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) one billion times stronger than the natural fields in which living cells have developed over the last 3.8 billion years.

Though virtually no research has been carried out would simply mean your finding and accusation and proposal are baseless and invalid. What is he talking about? I don’t know, you tell me!! Why CAP must always oppose many of the societal benefits improvement. This is not the first time. Don’t ever make a concussion or decision from several findings that are not authoritative and its accuracy may be disputed. Do some reading next time.

Today, we are surrounded by signals. Not from one source, but many of them. Many experts claim (one of them is CAP), that radiation emitted from wireless technology poses a health risk. They are 2.5 billion cell phones users around the world. Professor Henry Lai of the University of Washington, who studies the biological effects of electromagnetic fields, has this to say “Cell phones pose the greatest potential health risks due to their proximity to the head”. Evidence is conflicting, over the past 30 years, studies show nothing, Prof. Henry Lai added.

In the land of the Norseman, Several epidemiological studies of cell phone users found no evidence of increased risk of brain tumours. Andrei Laszlo a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, and several colleagues have tested possible mechanisms of carcinogenesis-including radiation exposure ten times greater than the maximum from today’s cell phones-he has obtained negative results in every study. “I feel that the problem of health risks associated with wireless technology, especially cell phones, has been exaggerated in the media,” Laszlo says. “We have a sign in our laboratory: “Cell phones will kill you if you use them while you drive.“

Well then CAP, this for you to consider, subscribe to ProQuest or EBSCOhost or Academic OneFile or MEDLINE before giving out a ridiculous proposal. Rather than simply took an article from the Internet and make baseless proposals.

Adios

My Computer Chronicles

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Good Evening Boys and Girls. Salam Sejahtera to all.

I have been discussing about this since my last blog, munmonlisme ver.1. Well, that did not survive my last financial crisis. Hence, the new version emerges. On with the topic.

Let me see, my first computer was a 8086 in 1986. It was a new experience for me. All I ever knew was playing games. Dig Dug, Alleycats and Montezuma Curse. That was a long time ago. There’s no Windows or any Shell Management at that time. Just plain CMD. MS-DOS was the tool of the trade. Funny to think about it.

Then, the technology moved on. 286, 386 and 486 and finally Pentium. My OS were Windows 3.11 and Windows 95. Followed by Windows 98 and finally Windows XP. When I could afford me own Personal Computer, Windows XP was the OS of choice. Installation was easy and straight forward. Games were plentiful for Windows XP.

There was a time, I was eager to try Linux and gave Mandrake a chance. I did not like it. Trashed it and reverted to Windows. Then came Red Hat, but hey no MP3 support. At that time, I had no Internet connection to seek for help. SuSe came along after that and still dual booted with Windows. I used it for a while.

One day, I came to know about Ubuntu, new Linux Distro and decided to gave it a try. My final days with Windows was a result of one stupid mistake. Truthfully, I am careless, I pressed next and next and next without realizing the cause. Boom!! me Windows Installation and all Important files were gone. lol. Idiot I was at that time. However, I was bold at that time to try out Ubuntu. What was the used of returning to Windows if all files and installations were gone. Go ahead with Ubuntu, this I said to me self. That was in the year of 2006.

I am considered lucky to have the wits and ability to learn something new very fast. Fast learner as all call it. PHP, VB, MySQL, Linux even Windows, I have no idea at first. All of my IT knowledge are learnt by reading and experience. Self-Taught almost all of them. You’ve got to have the willingness to learn to be successfull. Here I am today with Ubuntu as my only OS.

What makes me love Ubuntu, I can never tell. I just love it. Plus, the new Visual Effect enchants me. Hey, Windows XP and Vista can’t do what Linux can. Linux users do not have to be wary of Viruses and malwares, spywares, and trojan. Very true, Windows own the dekstop but the numbers are diminishing as the day passes. Same with the case of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Heh, I just love open source applications.

Take Care now.

The worst Ramadhan

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Good Day and Assalamualaikum

Today is our 25th Day of fasting. Another 5-6 days to go before Eid Fitr approaches. We Muslims implement Lunar Calendar, thus the number of days in a month is never fixed. As the 1st of Syawal approaches, preparations for Malaysia’s Grandest Festival are taking place. I still remember 2-3 years ago people spent lavishly. Old furniture would be swiftly removed with new ones. Curtains were hoisted with various patterns and colours. To celebrate the Grand Festival, all must be grandeur as well. But, that was 2 years ago.

This year’s Ramadhan would be the worst for the life of me, economically, spiritually and religiously. Perhaps, it would be the worst for all Muslims in Malaysia. As for me, no Raya Bonus, no Balik Kampung and no fun at all. Why? Getting old or fed up with current political situations? Economically disrupted? I can never tell. I don’t know you tell me!!!

Inflation has risen to its highest since 1981 (7.8%), 8.5%. Fuel is expensive and whatnot, the political drama of various politicians. Ministers with teeny-tiny little brain. Racialism and ISA. FDI outflow exceeded inflow. These are all the beginning of the end. Economic Crisis is on its way. Waiting… somewhere in the corner before unleashing its wrath.

What went wrong? Are investors losing faith in Malaysia? Are we going to have another round of Economic Crisis? I don’t know you tell me!!!

Prices of foods nowadays are insane. Blame not them, sellers and hawkers and shopkeepers. They have to increase the price to accommodate the price increase. Fuel was the main culprit. A small amount of increment to fuel price will result in price increment of multiple products and services. What some ministers call to stop increase the prices of this and that are actually the cries of an imbecile. Change the way of life someone has said. Bollocks!! Plain Bollocks. You expect us to cycle instead of driving? You expect us to use Inefficient Public Transport? You expect us to wear sarong? You expect us to stop spending? I don’t know sir, please tell me. Which area in our lives needs some adjustment?

This is my worst Ramadhan and would be the worst Eid Fitr. Anyway, to all Muslims Happy Eid Fitr. May the Lord of the Universe bless you. (No. Not that He-Man and Master of the Universe).

Take Care

XBMC

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Good Morning

It has been a while. Just got back from Sabah. Damn tired I am. Fasting, working, travelling and best of all, saved and sound. Am on leave this Monday. Hell no. Will not go to work since am too tired. And I miss Loktaramish the Rogue, me alternate life of World of Warcraft. I am happy to be able to touch my Keyboard, Mouse and the odour of this little room. I’m home again.

Long time ago, I installed XBMC onto my Xbox. Eversince, I have Xbox 360, that old good Xbox rarely gets my touch. I miss XBMC though. While browsing, I came across a post in Lifehacker about XBMC being released to all platform. Previously, it was available only through SVN, and kinda buggy. It would crash whenever I played Morcheeba. Funny, it would crash with that particular song. I donno you tell me!!!

Alas, after years of development, finally, they have released Beta Versuin and works like a charm. On my OS, the Great Ubuntu, XBMC rules. Forget Amarok, forget Elisa and forget all, XBMC is all in one application. One App to rule them all.

XBMC manages to take me away from Loktaramish for a while. Sweet~~.

What, you do not know what the hell is XBMC? Such a waste of time. Click here to learn more.

Install and get it run. You’ll never turn back.

One crazy taxi in Sabah

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Good Evening and Salam Sejahtera.

Arrived at Sandakan in one piece around 1.30 PM. Nice view during flight. I saw the peak of Mount Kinabalu on my way there. No picture was taken as I did not have any DigiCam. Hand-phone is prohibited in any aircraft during flight. Pictures are not possible. Nevertheless, the fantastic view is mine to keep.

On my way to Hotel Sandakan (it is Friday and the person who is supposed to fetch me is having his business in the Mosque). Well no worries, I can be on my own. My next best option is the cab. RM22 was paid (coupon system) to get my ass to Hotel Sandakan, the best place in town, access to food, entertainment and all my daily needs is easy.

Let us start with my story, the Crazy Taxi of Sandakan. He is quite old and short. He talks a lot and curses all the time. I care not about that, as I am of his type too. The road in Sandakan is quite funny, closure and detour are normal here. So he took the one which was going in the right direction, yesterday. Yep, it was like that yesterday. But today, the road has turned into 2 lanes instead of one. Instead of using the road in the right direction, he insisted on using that road.

This would be the end of me. I asked him to turn around and use the other road on our left, which is separated by a large drain. It is not that hard, just make one big u-turn. He did not listen. He kept driving as if nothing wrong had happened. Oh, God. Burn me not in hell for being a big sinner as the lorry came toward us. Yes, one big lorry with a full load of timber. Hahaha. Please u-turn and use the right road, I begged him. He simply said, “I have opened the light. Don’t worry”. Fuct, deep in my heart I said. And the lorry avoids us. Phew!! I live another day.

I saw one big roundabout in front, finally, the taxi re-enters the road in the right direction. I kept quiet after that. Never to utter any words and leave the cab without saying thanks as I enter the hotel. I live today and shall remember this day as a hint from me God the Almighty.

How crazy is that? If anything happens to me, OUM would lose the best Librarian in town. Har Har Har. That’s merely a joke for motivating me. Seriously, if the lorry ran into us, today would be the last day of my life. Thanks, for giving me another chance.

Take Care

[VG] Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

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What can I say. Me friend bought this game as substitution of Halo 3 as promised. The justification is simple, Halo 3, single player (which means, me only. lol), this game n the other hand, all can play. Ahh. Nevermind, he has been talking about this since Feb 2008. Only to become reality this month of Ramadan. At least the promise has been fulfilled. He is no more Mr. Poyol. har har har.

Okey, on with the game review. I really thought this Editon will be the same like Guitar Hero 3. It is not. Lessened difficulty, short career and not so many contents. First timer can beat the medium level without much difficulty, easy as ABC. I was quite disappointed to realize, the sugar-coated songs by Aerosmith were not present. Amazing, Crazy and I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing are not included.

I believe GH3 is better. But to Aerosmith Fan, this is a must buy. You, Mr. Ketua, should have bought GH3 rather than this. That’s why you need to ask people who know. sigh….

Out of 5 stars I can give this game 3 out 5.