Bad China Food in Malaysia

If you do like to eat food, please be wary of the following food products from China:-
1) honey (reason: drug residue) - more of this will make my muscles grow? enough time to build up for Beijing Olympics?
2) oyster sauce (reason: cancer-causing agent 3-MCPD); and
3) dried mushrooms (reason: pesticide residue)

The list doesn't stop there for China which has included frozen eel, seaweed, frozen royal red prawns, shitake mushrooms and salted turnip too.

Others as highlighted in the newspapers are as follows:-
* groundnut kernels from India (reason: cancer-causing agent aflatoxin)
* natural honey, kicap manis, prawn crackers and chilli sauce from Indonesia (on Ministry of Health's watch list)
* roasted seaweed from Singapore (reason: contain metal contaminants)

Just when you thought you were safe from China products as highlighted here and here, it has came upon the Malaysian shore. What went wrong with their quality control over there?

Good thing our Malaysian Health Ministry's Food Quality and Safety Division was on full alert and able to detect such anomalies and all the above stated China food would be cautiously tested before being given a clean bill.

But some of those tainted food products did make it past the Health Ministry's testing and are found in various supermarkets/convenience stores around Malaysia. Was our Health Ministry negligent in their work? They had even confirmed earlier that China food products were clean.
Tags: Malaysian Health Ministry, Food Quality and Safety Division, Drug Residue, Pesticide Residue, Cancer-Causing Agent, 3-MCPD, Aflatoxin, Metal Contaminants, China Food, Food

Ant Power

Once upon a time, there came along a company named Yilishen (蟻力神) in China. The company sells health and food products that derived from ants.

But how does the company ensure that it gets an adequate supply of ants from which to extract the ingredients required for their products?

Yilishen actually used the well-known behavior of ants by recruiting massive numbers of ant farmers. Each ant farmer signs up with the company with an initial fee of 10,000 yuan, and then he gets supplied with the company ant-breeding equipment. The ant farmer gets paid for the number of ants produced at a price that ensures him a good profit if he meets the quota. Hundreds of thousands of people sign up.

The ability of the company to pay the ant farmers requires that enough of the ant-based products are being sold. If the sales exceeds the supply, all is well. If the sales is lower than the supply, it is hell to pay.

Recently, Yilishen suddenly discontinued buying from the the ant farmers as well as the payments. The rumor was that the company was bankrupt and the senior company officials have esconded. Several tens of thousands ant farmers converged to the company headquarters in Shenyang to protest without effect.

So last night, the protestors switched their target and surrounded the Liaoning provincial party committee 's office and broke through the police cordon to wave banners and chant slogan. The police are on full alert. Meanwhile, all discussions about Yilishen and the demonstrations have been disappeared from the mainland Chinese Internet. (Extracted from ESWN website)
Tags: Ant, Ant Power, Ant Farmer, Yilishen, Shenyang, Liaoning, Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, China

Outer Space Eyeview

A friend's friend's granddaughter who works for NASA sent these pictures that were from past missions. The last picture was taken during Hurricane Dean.

Tags: NASA, Space, Hurricane Dean

Things To Do When Free

Do you know when I saw this picture, it gave me a wild imagination for my drama as well ...... hehehe

Oh well, as for this picture ...... it's just marvellous how poor people can fully maximise their talent even without the basic writing instruments. It won't stop them from sharing their knowledge with others.

How thoughtful of this 3 guys!
Tags: Unique, Drama, Writing Instrument, Funny, Humour

Beyond Control

This drama depicts a man who thought he knew everything and that people has to rely on him for his intelligence and wide knowledge.

In office, he will not tolerate imperfection.

At home, he can't understand family members' weaknesses.

What will make him realise that his actions were tooooooooo much?

Read this para:
A friend of mine who is a jet pilot once told me that whenever a jet goes out of control and begins to spin, the only thing to do is totally take your hands off the controls and the plane will right itself. This goes against our natural inclination to control and manipulate in order to bring things back under control. It is scary to be out of control. Or is it?
(The Dangers of Overcontrol by Os Hillman)


We were trying to finish the video shooting for this drama at a friend's home.
Just when we wanted to finish fast, the battery's life ended even faster. Good thing Kerk brought along his spare battery.
Tags: Christmas Drama, Christmas, Beyond Control

Buying an English Football Club

Any interest in owning an English club in one of the world's hottest football league? It's still not too late.

The members of a football fans' website called MyFootballClub website has actually gathered together in an unprecedented move to buy a majority percentage of an English football club by the name of Ebbsfleet United.

The forum members of the MyFootballClub website, numbering to 20,000 each contributed £35 to a fund which made up to £700,000.

With this deal done, the 20,000 members have an indirect ownership of Ebbsfleet United (formerly known as Gravesend & Northfleet), which plays in the Blue Square Premier League. Their indirect ownership don't just stop there. Each of the 20,000 members has a say on the club's future transfers, player selection, all major decisions and an option to buy all the club for a fixed price in future. You can still join their business venture - click here.

Maybe this idea could also work in Malaysia to overcome the unsuccessful Malaysian football situation.

Reading: Unique takeover as fans website buys club - Soccernet

Tags: Football, Soccer, Business, English Football Club, Ebbsfleet United, MyFootballClub, Blue Square Premier League, Gravesend & Northfleet

Invitation to PCC's Christmas Dramas

At last, the banners are out and below is our invitation to you to attend our Christmas Dramas on dates stated as below. Bloggers are most welcome.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED ...

to Praise City Church's Special Christmas Presentation this December! Beyond Control (DEC 2)
An arrogant, know-it-all corporate figure trying to be the perfect man in the office,home and church. Is he able to maintain a tight control on all front?The Ladder (DEC 9)
A young go-getter who is hungry for success faces the dilemmaof a materialistic girlfriend, ethics and making fast bucks easily.Can he juggle with the challenge of upholding his integrity while climbing the corporate ladder?The Right Match (DEC 16)
A highflying corporate lady who has no time for love decides to try matchmaking route to look for a life partner.Is she able to find her right match?Feel Good, Feel Bad (DEC 23)

An impressionable college girl struggling to keep up with her peerson the latest trend resorts to undesirable activity to fund her lifestyle.Can she maintain her dignity and sanity altogether and still feel good without feeling bad?The Bridge Finale (DEC 25)
A contemporary version of the Christmas story where the hope of all mankind is revealed.Do you know about it? Have you found it?OUR LOCATION:Come and feast your eyes on this multimedia production which underscores the love of God reaching a world blinded and trapped by pride, pleasure, prestige and pain.

On all of the dates

Time: 10am at the venue above

* Lunch will be provided on Dec 25th

Tags: Christmas Drama, Christmas, Praise City Church, The Bridge, Beyond Control, The Ladder, The Right Match, Feel Good, Feel Bad, The Bridge Finale