A university in USA, Lake Superior State University, has banished a number of words that have been nominated by people from all over the world. Reasons for banishing such words:-
* Overused
* Non-word trying to worm its way into the English language
* Misused
* Out of context
* Youth lingo overuse
* Pointless phrase
Some of the words being banished:-
-PERFECT STORM
-WEBINAR
-WATERBOARDING
-ORGANIC
-WORDSMITH/WORDSMITHING
-AUTHOR/AUTHORED
-POST 9/11
-SURGE
-GIVE BACK
-BLACK FRIDAY
-BACK IN THE DAY
-RANDOM
-SWEET
-DECIMATE
-EMOTIONAL
-POP
-IT IS WHAT IT IS
-UNDER THE BUS
If you have any words that ought to be in the same list (or it was hard for you to spell it, remember the meaning of it, etc.) you can nominate/submit it to http://www.lssu.edu/banished/submit_word.php
Tags: Lake Superior State University, Banished Words, English Language
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Chelsea Blasted FIFA
Chelsea has sounded out that the ridiculous African Nations Cup being played at Ghana in the month of January/February 2008 as being crazy. Their Chairman, Bruce Buck, has blasted FIFA to deal with the tournament's schedule.
Why oh why Chelsea? Why the sudden call for a change of dates? Can a club which has a rich owner change another continenent's tournament schedule just to fit one club? How come Chelsea felt that brunt of this tournament?
One conclusion - you guys don't have a balanced team in this case. Harry Redknapp, the manager of Portsmouth did mention the same issue as Portsmouth will lose the services of at least 5 African players. You have contracted the players without proper planning of future tournaments that could affect your team's selection. Arsenal will lose 2 players too. Hopefully Man Utd can capitalise on this.......hehe!
Next time, hire only players who are not full international players and you won't have to deal with such an issue. So, if you have been lousy with your planning and purchases, don't try to shift the blame to others.
Tags: Chelsea, Bruce Buck, Harry Redknapp, Portsmouth, FIFA, African Nations Cup, Ghana, Africa, Football, Soccer
Why oh why Chelsea? Why the sudden call for a change of dates? Can a club which has a rich owner change another continenent's tournament schedule just to fit one club? How come Chelsea felt that brunt of this tournament?
One conclusion - you guys don't have a balanced team in this case. Harry Redknapp, the manager of Portsmouth did mention the same issue as Portsmouth will lose the services of at least 5 African players. You have contracted the players without proper planning of future tournaments that could affect your team's selection. Arsenal will lose 2 players too. Hopefully Man Utd can capitalise on this.......hehe!
Next time, hire only players who are not full international players and you won't have to deal with such an issue. So, if you have been lousy with your planning and purchases, don't try to shift the blame to others.
Tags: Chelsea, Bruce Buck, Harry Redknapp, Portsmouth, FIFA, African Nations Cup, Ghana, Africa, Football, Soccer
Actual Credit Cards Liability
Upon reading the newspaper article on Most unaware of RM250 limited liability - Stars, found it perplexed that financial institutions kept quiet on this Clause 13.2 of Bank Negara Malaysia’s ("BNM") Credit Card Guideline.
It was stated that if you have reported on the loss of credit card to the financial institutions as soon as possible, you would not be liable for any expenses that was incurred fraudulently but up to a limit of RM250 only.
It was also mentioned that financial institutions have kept quiet on this Clause 13.2 but have added this instead "that all transactions carried out before the loss of the cards are reported to the banks, are deemed to be carried out by the cardholders".
One has to be aware of the time limit for "as soon as possible" as stated in BNM's Clause 13.2. I would reckon that besides the "as soon as possible", the other aspect is if you can prove your whereabout when your credit card was used fraudulently. How can a bank force you to pay up for a fraudulent charge when you were actually at another part of the city.
The financial institutions are declaring profits of up to hundreds of millions per financial year but they will still go to this extent of charging their customers fraudulently. Maybe that's how the financial institutions raked up those millions in profits, by profiteering from uninformed customers. Not uninformed but purposely don't inform or misinformed.
Tags: Bank Negara Malaysia, Credit Card Guideline, Credit Card, Financial Institutions, Bank, Fraudulent
It was stated that if you have reported on the loss of credit card to the financial institutions as soon as possible, you would not be liable for any expenses that was incurred fraudulently but up to a limit of RM250 only.
It was also mentioned that financial institutions have kept quiet on this Clause 13.2 but have added this instead "that all transactions carried out before the loss of the cards are reported to the banks, are deemed to be carried out by the cardholders".
One has to be aware of the time limit for "as soon as possible" as stated in BNM's Clause 13.2. I would reckon that besides the "as soon as possible", the other aspect is if you can prove your whereabout when your credit card was used fraudulently. How can a bank force you to pay up for a fraudulent charge when you were actually at another part of the city.
The financial institutions are declaring profits of up to hundreds of millions per financial year but they will still go to this extent of charging their customers fraudulently. Maybe that's how the financial institutions raked up those millions in profits, by profiteering from uninformed customers. Not uninformed but purposely don't inform or misinformed.
Tags: Bank Negara Malaysia, Credit Card Guideline, Credit Card, Financial Institutions, Bank, Fraudulent
Monday, December 31, 2007
Relaxing Sunday
Today I had another much relaxed Sunday which was totally different from those busy drama weekends. By 12pm plus, we were out of church already. Went to Sri Petaling to have our Ipoh Chicken rice with. Quite costly for 3 families - RM87.By 2.30pm I was back home and went to sleep around 3pm ........ hehe. Woke up around 9am in the morning and went to sleep 6 hours later. That's life!
Woke up at 5.30pm and then out for dinner at the nearby food court.
Tags: Relax, Sri Petaling, Ipoh Chicken Rice
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Catching Up With Good Life
Saturday, 29 Dec 2007 - a really good rest day for me. Had been missing this sort of Saturday since the month of Oct 2007 owing to the Christmas dramas. Enjoyed those busy days too and today was a deserved Saturday for me.
Woke up at 10.00am and walked out to a mamak restaurant for my breakfast after a good time of procrastination, ding dong here and there and finally arrived at the restaurant around 11.00am. Ordered a roti telur with a teh tarik and sat down there reading the Star newspaper till 1.30pm. In between, took another cup of teh tarik.
Afternoon - more resting period ........... hehe till I'm so lazy to go to gym.
In the evening, went for dinner at a nearby restaurant with 3 other families. No time for photos as we were catching up on lost time with one another. Even though all of them were involved but then they were in different dramas thus missed this kind of get-together.
Tomorrow night will be New Year's Eve and the nearest big event to me will be held at The Boulevard, Mid Valley. The big event is called the Mid Zone Countdown 2008.
Where would you be on New Year's Eve?
Tags: Resting, Mamak, Roti Telur, Teh Tarik, Mid Valley, The Boulevard, New Year's Eve, Mid Zone Countdown 2008
Woke up at 10.00am and walked out to a mamak restaurant for my breakfast after a good time of procrastination, ding dong here and there and finally arrived at the restaurant around 11.00am. Ordered a roti telur with a teh tarik and sat down there reading the Star newspaper till 1.30pm. In between, took another cup of teh tarik.
Afternoon - more resting period ........... hehe till I'm so lazy to go to gym.
In the evening, went for dinner at a nearby restaurant with 3 other families. No time for photos as we were catching up on lost time with one another. Even though all of them were involved but then they were in different dramas thus missed this kind of get-together.
Tomorrow night will be New Year's Eve and the nearest big event to me will be held at The Boulevard, Mid Valley. The big event is called the Mid Zone Countdown 2008.Where would you be on New Year's Eve?
Tags: Resting, Mamak, Roti Telur, Teh Tarik, Mid Valley, The Boulevard, New Year's Eve, Mid Zone Countdown 2008
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Broadband Service in Malaysia
All this while I'm only using a dial-up service while at home. The service is just nice for me even I though I blog a lot. Only one issue, it's too costly maintaining a dial-up service with my long usage.
I'm interested to sign up for a broadband service but not too sure on which service provider should I go for. Following options:-
* Celcom Broadband
* Maxis Broadband
* tmnet Streamyx
* Izzi
* Netlynx (limited area coverage)
While still deciding on which service provider, I read about the comparison between the service providers in the following websites:-
* Celcom Broadband vs. Maxis Broadband
* Celcom Broadband: RM68 Broadband In Malaysia
Tags: Broadband, Celcom Broadband, Maxis Broadband, Streamyx, Izzi, Netlynx
I'm interested to sign up for a broadband service but not too sure on which service provider should I go for. Following options:-
* Celcom Broadband
* Maxis Broadband
* tmnet Streamyx
* Izzi
* Netlynx (limited area coverage)
While still deciding on which service provider, I read about the comparison between the service providers in the following websites:-
* Celcom Broadband vs. Maxis Broadband
* Celcom Broadband: RM68 Broadband In Malaysia
Tags: Broadband, Celcom Broadband, Maxis Broadband, Streamyx, Izzi, Netlynx
Friday, December 28, 2007
Top Jokes Around the World
Top Joke in Northern Ireland
A doctor says to his patient, 'I have bad news and worse news'. 'Oh dear, what's the bad news ?' asked the patient. The doctor replied, 'You only have 24 hours to live'. 'That's terrible', said the patient. 'How can the news possibly be worse?' The doctor replied, 'I've been trying to contact you since yesterday'.
Top Joke in Scotland
I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.
Top Joke in England
Two weasels are sitting on a bar stool. One starts to insult the other one. He screams, "I slept with your mother!" The bar gets quiet as everyone listens to see what the other weasel will do. The first again yells, "I SLEPT WITH YOUR MOTHER !" The other says, "Go home dad you're drunk."
Top Joke in Wales
A turtle was walking down an alley in Wales when he was mugged by a gang of snails. A police detective came to investigate and asked the turtle if he could explain what happened. The turtle looked at the detective with a confused look on his face and replied "I don't know, it all happened so fast."
Top Joke in UK
A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: "That's the ugliest baby that I've ever seen. Ugh !" The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: "The driver just insulted me !" The man says: "You go right up there and tell him off, go ahead, I'll hold your monkey for you.
Top Joke in USA
A man and a friend are playing golf one day at their local golf course. One of the guys is about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession on the road next to the course. He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eyes, and bows down in prayer. His friend says: "Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen. You truly are a kind man. The man then replies : "Yeah, well we were married for 35 years."
Top Joke in Canada
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300C. The Russians used a pencil.
Top Joke in Australia
This woman rushed to see her doctor, looking very much worried and all strung out. She rattles off: "Doctor, take a look at me. When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were bloodshot and bugging out, and I had this corpse-like look on my face! What's WRONG with me, Doctor?" The doctor looks her over for a couple of minutes, then calmly says: Well, I can tell you that there ain't nothing wrong with your eyesight ..."
SECOND PLACE
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." "I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes" replies Watson. "And what do you deduce from that ?"
Watson ponders for a minute. "Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe.
What does it tell you, Holmes ?" Holmes is silent for a moment. "Watson, you idiot !" he says. "Someone has stolen our tent!"
THE WINNING JOKE
A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: "My friend is dead! What can I do?"
The operator, in a calm soothing voice says: "Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy's voice comes back on the line. He says: "OK, now what ?"
Tags: Top Jokes, Funny, Humour, Doctor, Golf, Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson
A doctor says to his patient, 'I have bad news and worse news'. 'Oh dear, what's the bad news ?' asked the patient. The doctor replied, 'You only have 24 hours to live'. 'That's terrible', said the patient. 'How can the news possibly be worse?' The doctor replied, 'I've been trying to contact you since yesterday'.
Top Joke in Scotland
I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.
Top Joke in England
Two weasels are sitting on a bar stool. One starts to insult the other one. He screams, "I slept with your mother!" The bar gets quiet as everyone listens to see what the other weasel will do. The first again yells, "I SLEPT WITH YOUR MOTHER !" The other says, "Go home dad you're drunk."
Top Joke in Wales
A turtle was walking down an alley in Wales when he was mugged by a gang of snails. A police detective came to investigate and asked the turtle if he could explain what happened. The turtle looked at the detective with a confused look on his face and replied "I don't know, it all happened so fast."
Top Joke in UK
A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: "That's the ugliest baby that I've ever seen. Ugh !" The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: "The driver just insulted me !" The man says: "You go right up there and tell him off, go ahead, I'll hold your monkey for you.
Top Joke in USA
A man and a friend are playing golf one day at their local golf course. One of the guys is about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession on the road next to the course. He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eyes, and bows down in prayer. His friend says: "Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen. You truly are a kind man. The man then replies : "Yeah, well we were married for 35 years."
Top Joke in Canada
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300C. The Russians used a pencil.
Top Joke in Australia
This woman rushed to see her doctor, looking very much worried and all strung out. She rattles off: "Doctor, take a look at me. When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were bloodshot and bugging out, and I had this corpse-like look on my face! What's WRONG with me, Doctor?" The doctor looks her over for a couple of minutes, then calmly says: Well, I can tell you that there ain't nothing wrong with your eyesight ..."
SECOND PLACE
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." "I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes" replies Watson. "And what do you deduce from that ?"
Watson ponders for a minute. "Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe.
What does it tell you, Holmes ?" Holmes is silent for a moment. "Watson, you idiot !" he says. "Someone has stolen our tent!"
THE WINNING JOKE
A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: "My friend is dead! What can I do?"
The operator, in a calm soothing voice says: "Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy's voice comes back on the line. He says: "OK, now what ?"
Tags: Top Jokes, Funny, Humour, Doctor, Golf, Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson
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