Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency's Head

Malaysia's ranking in the recent Transparency International 2006 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has dropped to no. 44 in the listing, down 5 places from previous year. But a minister said "It's not too bad".

If Malaysia was trying to implement any plans to bolster that ranking, I think the following news came out at the wrong timing:-
* Reading: Parliamentary Select Committee on Integrity fixed March 12 for Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) Director-General Datuk Seri Zulkipli Mat Noor - Lim Kit Siang
* Reading: Explosive allegations against ACA chief - Malaysiakini
* Reading: ACA chief - 'Let the law decide' - New Straits Times
* Reading: Kegiatan rasuah Ketua Pengarah BPR dilindungi Bukit Aman? - Malaysia Today
* Reading: Movement for Democracy and Anti-Corruption (Gerak)
Tags: Tranparency International, Malaysia, Ranking, Parliamentary Select Committee on Integrity, Anti-Corruption Agency, ACA, Zulkipli Mat Noor, Rasuah, BPR, Gerak, Corruption

7 Pains You Shouldn't Ignore

Certain type of pains require immediate medical attention:-

No. 1: Worst Headache of Your Life

No. 2: Pain or Discomfort in the Chest, Throat, Jaw, Shoulder, Arm, or Abdomen

No. 3: Pain in Lower Back or Between Shoulder Blades

No. 4: Severe Abdominal Pain

No 5: Calf Pain

No. 6: Burning Feet or Legs

No 7: Vague, Combined, or Medically Unexplained Pains

(source: WebMD)

Tags: Pain, Medical, WebMD, Health

Academy Awards / Oscars

After numerous awards in the last few months which were sort of a preview to the Academy Awards (a.k.a. Oscars), the following movies garnered the most votes to win the coveted Academy Awards:-

Best Picture - The Departed
Best Actress - Helen Mirren, The Queen (have watched this and will blog abt it soon)
Best Actor - Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actor - Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Rest of the Oscar winners, click here.

Tags: Academy Awards, Oscar, The Departed, Helen Mirren, The Queen, Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland, Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls, Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine

How To Write Proper Resignation Letter:-

Short But Formal

A Bit Formal

Formal One

Or this one?

Tags: Jokes, Funny, Humor, Resignation

Medicine School

First-year students at Med School were receiving their first Anatomy class with a real dead human body. They all gathered around the surgery table with the body covered with a white sheet.

The professor started the class by telling them: "In medicine, it is necessary to have 2 important qualities as a doctor. The first is that you not be disgusted by anything involving the human body."

For an example, the Professor pulled back the sheet, stuck his finger in the butt of the corpse, withdrew it and stuck his finger in his mouth. "Go ahead and do the same thing" he told his students.

The students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes, but eventually took turns sticking a finger in the butt of the dead body and sucking on it. Each one tried his best not to puke.

When everyone had finished, the Professor looked at them and told them, "The second most important quality is observation. I stuck in my Middle finger and sucked on my Index finger. Now learn to pay attention."
Tags: Jokes, Funny, Humor, Medicine, School, Anatomy, Professor

Holiday

Will be on a short holiday down at A Famosa Resort at the historical state of Malacca on Friday and Saturday. Tags: A Famosa Resort, Malacca, Malaysia, Travel, Holiday, Leisure

Dinner @ Chinoz, KLCC

Was relaxing at KLCC on Wed night. Decided to drop into Chinoz On The Park for dinner. My family ordered familiar food thinking it was a good meal on the way.

To our surprise, 2 dishes with the name of Scallop and Salmon in the menu was actually a serving of 6 slices on a plate respectively. Just too bad I don't have a camera phone at that point of time. Need to purchase one soon to shoot such situation and publicise it to the public.

When I shared this scenario to my friends just now while having supper at Mamak Bistro in Subang Jaya, my friends have the same feedback - that the waiter should have highlighted that the serving was small for a dinner meal. Though another friend said you can't blame the waiter as he could have assumed that you were there for a simple meal or to try out their food. Can't agree with the latter as the waiter took the order from each person and the meal was taken during dinner time at 7pm plus.

And the ridiculous small portion cost us RM30.00 for Scallop and RM25.00 for Salmon. My chicken pie meal (RM33.00) was not bad. The mushroom sauce that came with it really top it off. It could have been nice for me but have to share it out due to the shortcomings on the scallop and salmon. The waiter could have thought that this family was either stingy or do not know how to order. Yeah, true in a way we didn't understand the menu but the waiter should have been alert enough. Conclusion, he was not well-trained for such a restaurant that was trying to put itself into the map of fine dining restaurants. Even if we did order correctly, the price for that portion was still too much. I have eaten scallops/salmon with bigger portions and it didn't cost that much.

When I asked for the bill, the bill has an empty space under the base (total) amount for you to write in any tips. They still have the guts to ask for it when they didn't have a display a good service in explaining to their customers on the food that they have ordered. Why do I say that? One of those friends at the supper table that agreed with me went with us for fine dining at The Olive restaurant at Genting Hotel last year. The waiter who was assigned to us can actually described how was your order being prepared and whether the portion was enough, otherwise he would suggest something else to suit your appetite.

Do you think I will frequent Chinoz again?
Tags: Chinoz On The Park, KLCC, Food, Dinner, Kuala Lumpur, Scallop, Salmon