Internet Service in Turkmenistan

If you have been complaining how long it took you to connect to the internet or how long it took to download a movie/song from the internet, you are considered very blessed already. Some would even complain that at 1MB/sec is still bad just for reading their favourite websites. As for me, I have experienced internet services since 1996 or 1997.

But for the citizens living in Turkmenistan, they have just gotten their FIRST taste of internet services on 16 Feb 2007. Internet services were available in Turkmenistan for quite some time but it was restricted to the state or officially approved groups, embassies, foreign journalist and international bodies.

Even though internet services are available now, it's only available in 2 government-approved internet cafes located in the capital city of Ashgabat. The country is still quite repressive and I'm sure you would be monitored on which website assess. One of the main promise during the pre-election campaign was the availability of internet services to the citizens. The cost of internet service? Well, it's £2 per hour. (source: Times Online)
Tags: Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Internet, Internet Cafe

Three Tortoise

Three tortoises, Rodney, Derek and Gary, decide to go on picnic. Rodney packs the picnic basket with beer and sandwiches. The trouble is that the picnic site is ten miles away. So, it takes them ten days to get there.

When they get there Rodney unpacks the food and beer. "Ok Gary give me the bottle opener." "I didn't bring it," says Gary. "I thought you packed it," Rodney gets worried and he turns to Derek, "Did you bring the bottle opener?" Naturally Derek didn't bring it. So they're stuck ten miles from home without a bottle opener.

Rodney and Derek beg Gary to go back for it. But he refuses as he says they will eat all the sandwiches. After two hours, and after they have sworn on their tortoise lives that they
will not eat the sandwiches, he finally agrees. So Gary sets off down the road at a steady pace.

20 days pass and he still isn't back and Rodney and Derek are starving, but a promise is a promise. Another 5 days and he still isn't back, but a promise is a promise. Finally they can't take it any longer so they take out a sandwich each and just as they are about to eat it, Gary pops up from behind a rock and shouts

"I KNEW IT'......AND I'M NOT GOING!"
Tags: Jokes, Funny, Humor, Tortoise, Picnic

Indian Mom

Phone rings. INDIAN MOTHER (in strong Indian accent) picks up the phone and answers.
Indian Mother: Hello?
Daughter: Hi Mom. Can I leave the kids with you tonight?
Indian Mother: You're going out? chi chi chi chi
Daughter: Yes.
Indian Mother: With whom?
Daughter: With a friend.
Indian Mother: I don't know why you left your husband. He is such a good man.
Daughter: I didn't leave him. He left me!
Indian Mother: You let him leave you, and now you go out with any bodies and no bodies.
Daughter: I do not go out with anybody. Can I bring over the kids?
Indian Mother: I never left you to go out with anybody except your father.
Daughter: There are lots of things that you did and I don't.
Indian Mother: What are you hinting at?
Daughter: Nothing. I just want to know if I can bring the kids over tonight.
Indian Mother: You're going to stay the night with him? What will your husband say if he finds out?
Daughter: My EX husband. I don't think he would be bothered. From the day he left me, he probably never slept alone!
Indian Mother: So you're going to sleep over at this loser's place?
Daughter: He's not a loser.
Indian Mother: A man who goes out with a divorced woman with children is a loser and a parasite.
Daughter: I don't want to argue. Should I bring over the kids or not?
Indian Mother: Poor children with such a mother.
Daughter: Such a what?
Indian Mother: With no stability. No wonder your husband left you.
Daughter: ENOUGH!!!
Indian Mother: Don't scream at me. You probably scream at this loser too!
Daughter: Now you're worried about the loser?
Indian Mother: Ah, so you see he's a loser. I spotted him immediately.
Daughter: Goodbye mother.
Indian Mother: Wait! Don't hang up! When are you bringing them over?
Daughter: I'm not bringing them over! I'm not going out!
Indian Mother: If you never go out, how do you expect to meet anyone?
Tags: Jokes, Funny, Humor, Daughter

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