Two Hunters from Michigan

Even I had Major Disaster and Another Disaster lately, it can't be compared to the one as below:-

This is from a radio program, a true report of an incident in Michigan.

A guy buys a brand new Lincoln Navigator for $42,500 and has $560 monthly payments. He and a friend go duck hunting in winter, and of course all the lakes are frozen. These two guys go out on the lake with the guns, the dog, and of course the new vehicle. They drive out onto the lake ice and get ready.

Now, they want to make some kind of a natural landing area for the ducks, something for the decoys to float on. In order to make a hole large enough to look like something a wandering duck would fly down and land on, it is going to take a little more effort than an ice hole drill.

So, out of the back of the new Navigator comes a stick of dynamite with a short, 40-second fuse. Now these two Rocket Scientists do take into consideration that they want to place the stick of dynamite on the ice at a location far from where they are standing (and the new Navigator), because they don't want to take the risk of slipping on the ice when they run from the burning fuse and possibly go up in smoke with the resulting blast. They light the 40-second fuse and throw the dynamite.

Remember a couple of paragraphs back when I mentioned the vehicle, the guns and the dog? Let's talk about the dog: A highly trained Black Lab used for RETRIEVING. Especially things thrown by the owner.

You guessed it, the dog takes off at a high rate of doggy speed on the ice and captures the stick of dynamite with the burning 40-second fuse about the time it hits the ice. The two men yell, scream, wave their arms and wonder what to do now.

The dog, cheered on, keeps coming. One of the guys grabs the shotgun and shoots the dog. The shotgun is loaded with # 8 buckshot, hardly big enough to stop a Black Lab. The dog stops for a moment, slightly confused, but continues on. Another shot and this time the dog, still standing, becomes really confused and of course terrified, thinking these two geniuses have gone insane.
The dog takes off to find cover, under the brand new Navigator.

----BOOM!----

Dog and Navigator are blown to bits and sink to the bottom of the lake in a very large hole, leaving the two idiots standing there with this "I can't believe this happened" look on their faces.

The insurance company says that sinking a vehicle in a lake by illegal use of explosives is not covered. He still had yet to make the first of those $560 a month payments!

And you thought your day was not going well?
Tags: Michigan, Lincoln Navigator, Duck Hunting, Duck, Black Labrador, Dynamite, Rocket Scientists, Shotgun, Buckshot, Insurance Company

Bananas Used to Solve Crime in India

Now how could bananas be used as a tool to solve a crime.

In Calcutta, a thief snatched a necklace and tried to run away but was caught by the police. After some questioning he admitted swallowing it. Shit!!!!! Precisely, he has to shit it out then to obtain the evidence.

Now how to do it? Yes, bananas were ordered. Few combs of it. I like to eat bananas too but not a comb of it. And when I knew that constipation could be a problem, bananas would be the right cure for it.

After making sure the necklace was in his stomach, the thief was stuffed with combs of bananas and should you pity him...... hehehe. Bananas were used as laxative to excrete the necklace but it didn't succeed. So how?

At the last resort, the police prepared a feast fit for a king but only rice, chicken and local bread were served......... now I pity him.....hehehe
Tags: Banana, Calcutta, India, Necklace, Laxative, Thief

Another Disaster

While driving back from office on Monday evening, the traffic was moving smoothly and I used the Smart Tunnel to avoid the jam along Jln Sungai Besi/Seremban Highway. It's very convenient to me as the exit will be near the ramp that links with the Federal Highway, on the way to Taman Danau Desa.

The moment I turned into my garden area and stopped at the traffic light, I could hear some loud hissing sound. What's that??!!??!!?

Next thing, I noticed that the temperature shot way past the midway dot. I knew I was in trouble this time. Off the aircond and pulled the car through and straight to the workshop just next to my condo.

Goodness, one of the main hose connecting the radiator/engine has busted. I could see water at almost every part of the bonnet area as I guessed the hissing sound was the sound of water gushing out of the hose. Walked back home (less than 5 mins walk) as the owner said he would get it done first thing tomorrow morning.

Really thank God that it only happened when I arrived in my garden area. Imagine if it happened in the Smart Tunnel. On the other hand, I would be able to test the Smart Tunnel's emergency response team if my car broke down inside there......hehehe
Tags: Sungai Besi, Seremban Highway, Radiator, Engine, Smart Tunnel

Malaysian Constitution

Raja Nazrin, the crown prince of the state of Perak in Malaysia has given a good speech during the First Student Leaders Summit 2007 held in Kuala Lumpur.

The main points in his speech are as follows:-
* Constitution clearly provided for adequate checks and balances against excesses through the separation of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial branches, with each protected from encroachment from each other

* Many a misunderstanding may be avoided if the principles embodied in the Constitution are adhered to strictly

* It’s also very important that we have leaders who are earnest in maintaining unity, never re-sorting to religious or ethnic posturing to further their political careers at the expense of peace and security

Will the politicians adhere to it????
You can read about our Malaysian Consitution in order to understand what are your rights which were agreed.
Tags: Raja Nazrin, Malaysian Constitution, Constitution, Rights, Malaysian Politics

Weird Restaurant Name

Was having my meal at Sri Petaling's KFC two weeks ago where I saw this restaurant located opposite the KFC with the name "Calorie"

Wondering what do they serve...... food with full lots of calories???? Or what? With lesser calories then? Maybe it's the name of the lady owner.
Tags: KFC, Sri Petaling, Calorie, Restaurant

Cheated Off in Skywards Miles

My frequent travels to Sudan via the Emirates Airlines was quite good. The plane will normally depart on time (except for those departing from Sudan). Each time I travel, I will get some of those air miles added into my Skywards (a frequent flyer programme) membership points where you could redeem for flight upgrades or free air tickets.

Lately, I do find that Emirates Airlines do not record (whether intentionally or unintentionally) certain flights that I have taken. They would normally want you to send in your air tickets or boarding pass to verify that you actually boarded their airlines. I would say that the airlines should the records as my office would get us a return ticket each time we leave for Sudan and the air tickets would have indicated our departure dates/time from KL-Sudan or Sudan-KL.

When I did submit air tickets plus boarding passes, Emirates Airlines didn't even bother to update my Skywards account and now everything is with them, they can say whatever they want. The Emirates Airlines in Kuala Lumpur told me that my documents would be delivered all the way to Dubai Head Office. They can't process it here.

Weird! How come I can buy tickets here but they can't process my Skywards account here????? Lame excuse! Maybe by claiming that such issues were taken care of by the Dubai Head Office, I have no further recourse once I have submitted. Only way is to travel to their Dubai office to clear it. That also doesn't guarantee it.

I do submit my claim online too but to no avail for those missing flights.

Well, you could that it's only a small issue. True since I didn't pay for the air tickets myself but then it was a promise by Emirates Airlines.

But one thing they have forgotten, it was clear cut (from the online statement of account) that I have travelled to Sudan (13/6/06 & 14/6/06) without coming back to KL and then I was travelling again from KL to Sudan (3/10/06). Where was my trip from Sudan to KL?

Same thing for this statement, I travelled from KL-Sudan on 15/2/06 and return flight was on 26/5/06 (Khartoum-Dubai) & 27/5/06 (Dubai-KL). My DXB-KL was recorded but not KRT-DXB. Now how could I have boarded the flight from Dubai-KL if I didn't take the flight from Khartoum to Dubai. When I send the claim message online to Skywards, they rather keep quiet.

As for this statement, I managed to upgrade my flight from an economy seating to a business class seat for my KL-Sudan trip on 25/10/05. But Skywards didn't record either one of my 2 connecting flights (KL-Dubai & Dubai-Khartoum) at all.

With all these missing miles, Skywards has downgraded me from the Silver tier membership back to the normal membership thus depriving me from using the business class check-in facilities and the business class lounge. In a way, Emirates Airlines could save a bit of money. And lesser miles meant it will take me a longer time to reach certain points to qualify for certain redemption.

They can promote that their airlines are this good and that good and such a small issue was TOO SMALL for them to notice. I was cheated!
Tags: Emirates Airlines, Skywards, Frequent Flyer, Khartoum, Sudan, Kuala Lumpur, KL, Dubai, Cheating

Interviewees' Bloopers

Robert McCauley of Robert Half International has stated that according to a survey, nearly one-third (32%) of executives polled said job candidates make more mistakes during the job interview than any other part of the job-hunting process.

Consider these real-life responses from hiring managers who were asked to name the strangest things they had ever heard of happening in a job interview:-

* "After answering the first few questions, the candidate picked up his cell phone and called his parents to let them know the interview was going well."

* "The job seeker halted the conversation about work hours and the office environment, saying she didn't like being confined to a building, but would consider taking the job if she could move her desk to the courtyard outside."

* "When asked by the hiring manager why she was leaving her current job, the applicant said, 'My manager is a jerk. All managers are jerks.'"

* "After arriving for an early morning interview, the job seeker asked to use the hiring manager's phone. She proceeded to fake a coughing fit as she called in sick to her boss."

Tags: Job Interview, Job Hunting, Job Candidate, Robert Half International