Why Should You Register Yourself as a Voter in the First Place

The Malaysian Prime Minister has dissolved the parliament yesterday afternoon, triggering the 12th general election which would be held within 60 days from today. That was also after a big 90 degree turn on his words that he wouldn't dissolve it on Wednesday in an interview with reporters on Tuesday. A colleague said that's what we call a politician. Another rebutted by saying if that was a lowly ranked politician then it's alright but not when he was the prime minister. He's really lousy with his choices of words at times.

A number of colleagues immediately checked their names again to ensure that their names are properly registered at the same constituency / area of voting. (check via this website: http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/daftar.asp)

I did a little survey on a number of colleagues who haven't register to vote even though they were way beyond the minimum age of 21.

Outcome? Of the 4 colleagues who haven't register, one of their names appeared to have been registered. That was a 25% statistics. This colleague was so shock! What do you call this? This is a case of phantom voter. It has always been in the newspaper where oppositions claimed the electoral roll was a farce. The so-called independent Election Commission always maintained that it was clean and updated. I would be conducting more survey on this to see how many persons have been affected.

Good thing that this colleague's name was registered to vote at the Gombak area and the colleague may need to take a short journey there to vote. I said that she should be there early to vote. After that, get the police to stand with her at the names checking counter to nab the phantom voter who would be there to vote as her.

I also reminded her that this phantom voter was also carrying her fake identity card. For those who have not voted/registered, you need to present your original identity card to proof that you were the actual person being present to vote. So, if my colleague has voted while carrying her original identity card, the phantom voter would be shocked when notified that "you have voted earlier". Bear in mind ok, your identity card has another copy out there if it has been used as a phantom voter.

Just when you thought that you won't make a difference with just one vote, those candidates gunning for a win would go all out to secure every single votes available, including this unscrupulous way of using phantom voters.

My point here - even if you were a lazy fella who wouldn't want to line up to vote or couldn't care less about your country, just go and register your name to vote after this election. This move is to avoid your name being manipulated by other parties. Even if you don't intend to vote after that, it's up to you but at least register first. Go to a large post office outlet and you should be able to do so.

Thereafter, I did another survey with some chat friends who were online. I just sent one statement "Are you a registered voter?". Many did respond with some saying they haven't register. For those who did I said "Love you for you had carried out your responsibility well". Some didn't respond with reasons only known to them.

Of those that had responded 2 responded pathetically and if you are reading this blog posting of mine, you know who you are.

What were the responses from this 2 unregistered persons?
- aiyah, my one vote won't make a difference
- whether I vote or not nobody will notice or it won't add/subtract anything
- as if the person I vote for would do something for me
- as if the person I vote for would make a difference at my area
- the country is bad already so no point voting
- if I vote, would it change anything
- even if I did vote for the opposition, the opposition can't rule the country as a whole

Yeah you may tell me off "it's none of your business whether I register to vote or not". Good point there but then think about the followings:-
- you are not qualified to voice out your dissatisfactions against the state government or the federal government as you didn't even vote
- you have to accept whatever that are happening in this country as you didn't vote
- the people that have been elected would actually administrate your country. any wrong moves by them would indirectly affect you personally including your family/relatives/friends too.

My viewpoint: Do carry out your responsibility as a Malaysian citizen wisely.

By the way, the nomination day of candidates standing for election will be on 24 February 2008 and election day will be on 8 March 2008, Saturday.

Another thing, the TV would be airing a short clip telling people to be quiet on whom they would be voting for stating that such thing is a secret. What a crap indeed. Today's Star newspaper has full blown pages showing selected Malaysian citizens being interviewed which also did state their political party choice. The issue about political parties going out to woo voters to vote for them made this so-called secret thing redundant. When people asked me, I do tell them.

If you think it was a secret in the last few elections, just note that your ballot paper has an electoral number linked to the stub being held by the election officials (you didn't know???). In simple lay man words, they knew whom you were voting for all this while. Who needs to know? Those people that uses phantom voters of course.

But for this coming election, the Election Commission shall remove such electoral numbering.

My 2 cents (using all my cents before they are untradeable in March 2008).
Tags: 12th General Election, Election, Malaysia, Phantom Voters, Election Day, Nomination Day, Election Commission, Malaysian Election

Management and Their 'Staff'

On walking into the factory, the MD noticed a young guy leaning against the wall, doing nothing. He approached the young man and calmly said to him. How much do you earn?" The young man was quite amazed that he was asked such a personal question, he replied, none the less, "I earn $2,000.00 a month, Sir. Why?" Without answering, the MD took out his wallet and removed $ 6000.00 cash. And gave it to the young man and said, "Around here I pay people for working, not for standing round looking pretty! Here is 3 months' salary, now GET OUT and don't come back".

The young man turned around and was quickly out of sight. Noticing a few onlookers, the MD said in a very upset manner, "And that applies for everybody in this company". He approached one of the onlookers and asked him, "Who's the young man that I just fired ?" To which an amazing reply came of, "He was the pizza delivery man, Sir...!!!"

Oops!..so called MANAGEMENT! that is how well the top people know their staff!!!
Tags: Management, Staff, Pizza Delivery Man, Jokes, Funny, Humour

Lame Crocodile Stunt

Don't know whether to laugh or cry for this fella. A Terengganu state exco official swam across the Puteri Lake trying to prove that the lake was not infested with crocodiles.

Why did he do that? It's to comfort the minds of those who criticised him for choosing a crocodile infested lake for a major national canoe competition. Upon finishing his feat, he said that there were NO crocodiles in the lake.

Of course the crocodiles won't surface looking at the number of people that were accompanying one state exco man in the lake. Try doing it with lesser people. Crocodiles also got brains. Could be bigger than his. He was also trying to proof the crocodiles wrong if they were to make their moves as I'm sure his guys were carrying guns for just in case situation.
Tags: Terengganu, Canoe Competition, Crocodiles, Puteri Lake

I Sleep Better With Chipster

The Nuffnang Pajama Party
Date: 8th March 2008
Time: 6.30pm – 11pm


Venue: Borneo Baruk Club, Kuala Lumpur
Dress Code: Pajamas! (Or anything you sleep in)

Wah lau eh ................. anything that I sleep in? Hello Boss Stewie, how lah. You should have done a much wider survey with Nuffnang members or even conduct a random survey with the general public prior to fixing that dress code.

Most of the time I'll sleep with my shorts and t-shirt. Or if that night was raining/cooling, I may sleep in my shorts only. Not that I never wear shorts and t-shirt in public but those pajamas would usually be the old and torn attires. You won't wear your latest t-shirt to bed, right?

Don't tell me Nuffnang was expecting semi-naked partygoers appearing at their 1st birthday bash???? What a way to celebrate!!!!

Now that was a guy's pajamas style. Some people spelt pajamas as pyjamas. Which one is correct?

By the way, is the dress code applicable to the ladies as well? Ahem ........... again, the dress code issue was not addressed properly. I'm 101% sure that the ladies won't be wearing what they wear to bed to Nuffnang's birthday bash thus defeating the purpose. Your guess is as good as mine. Furthermore, the ladies would actually go and buy a more conservative new pajamas to attend the birthday bash.

One more thing - I wear spectacles and I sleep without it ......... oh nooooooooooooo. Sighhhhhhh.........might as well not go as I won't be able to see clearly during the birthday bash. In that case, I have to dress up properly to sleep in nights to come so that I could go in what I sleep in for that birthday bash. Ah.......Nuffnang, I'm sure there's no cut-off date for that, right? If you tell me the cut-off date was 12 Feb 2008 then be prepared for a semi-naked guy on that night. You asked for it!

And the best part, Nuffnang has created a sleeping theme for me which is called "I Sleep Better With Chipster”. Just when you thought it was just a party, it comes with many challenges too. My family members would be thinking that I had gone crazy by bringing in the Chipster packs to my bedroom. Surely the following conversation will occur:-

Mom: Why did you buy so many Chipster packs? You still have friends coming to the house during the Chinese New Year?

Me: No mom. Just for myself.

Mom: Huh? Why so many? Surely you'll get sore throat by eating those. You better make sure you drink more water. Those type of titbits have lots of ajinomoto in it one.

Me: Aiyah, you don't worry lah.

Mom: Eh, eh, why are you bringing all of it into your bedroom? Crazy ah? After the ants will go into your room.

Me: Aiyah ma, I know what I'm doing. This Chipster packs will bring me fame later on. It will be an open door for me for something grand on coming 8 March. Explain to you, you also won't understand one lah. Anyway, I sleep better with Chipster.

Mom: Crazy one.

Do consider those concerns raised as above otherwise it could be called Nuffnang's Bashful Birthday instead. My 2 cents (better use as many of my cents before it is untradeable in March 2008).
Tags: Nuffnang, Nuffnang 1st Birthday Bash, Pajamas, Borneo Baruk Club, Nuffnang Pajama Party, Chipster, I Sleep Better With Chipster

A Blonde's Year in Review

January
Took new scarf back to store because it was too tight.

February
Fired from pharmacy job for failing to print labels....Helllloooo!!!.......bottles won't fit in printer !!!

March
Got really excited.....finished jigsaw puzzle in 6 months....box said '2-4 years!'

April
Trapped on escalator for hours .... power went out!!!

May
Tried to make Kool-Aid.....wrong instructions....8 cups of water won't fit into those little packets!!!

June
Tried to go water skiing.......couldn't find a lake with a slope.

July
Lost breast stroke swimming competition.....learned later, the other swimmers cheated, they used their arms!!!

August
Got locked out of my car in rain storm.....car swamped because soft-top was open.

September
The capital of California is 'C'.....isn't it???

October
Hate M & M's....they are so hard to peel.

November
Baked turkey for 4 1/2 days .. instructions said 1 hour per pound and I weigh 108!!

December
Couldn't call 911 ..... 'duh'.....there's no 'eleven' button on the stupid phone!!!

How have your year been thus far?
Tags: Blonde, Year 2007, Jokes, Funny, Humour

Dining at Pavilion

Was at Pavilion shopping centre during the Chinese New Year break. This is the latest shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur that has opened in December 2007, at the shopping hub located at Jalan Bukit Bintang area.

What was I shopping for? Not really but to meet my cousins from Singapore for lunch. The shops located in Pavilion were mostly branded stuffs and not within my means or not necessary to have it in my closet.

We went down to the lower ground floor and found that the food court was operated by Food Republic. According to my Singaporean cousins, it was owned by a Singaporean that owns the Bread Talk confectionary chain as well.

No idea who owned this J.CO Donuts & Coffee but I did hear from friends that people queued up to buy their donuts or doughnuts however you spell it.

And I saw it with my own eyes. Were their donuts really that top notch that people were willing to queue up for it?

I'm going for lunch so no urge to line up there and I dislike waiting for food like this.





Celadon, a Thai restaurant located at the 6th floor, our lunch destination.















There was this room nicely set up but it was of full view to shoppers walking pass the shop (as seen on right hand side in above picture). Definitely won't sit there.













I ordered this Thai Iced Tea where they used mix tea, milk and gula melaka as the sweetener. Don't stir the bottom thoroughly otherwise you would only taste the gula melaka instead of a tea drink.













Plenty of food for six adults and I was again relied upon to finish up the food. Always the case.















In almost every dishes, there were special sauces to accompany those dishes. Marvellous sauces that added special taste to each dish.

Cost? No idea lah as my cousins treated us so I willingly ate as much as I can. No worries as everything is considered half price to Singaporeans considering the fact that Singaporean currency was worth double our Malaysian currency.








If I could recall those prices in the menu, it was alright for a restaurant with such settings seen in it. Not a big restaurant, roughly around fifteen tables.

Everyone of us agreed that service was impeccable. When the ladies in our group enquired about the washroom's location, a waitress guided them to the place and actually waited for them to accompany them back to the restaurant. Now, that's what I call service with customers in mind. Created a good impression in our hearts.

They do have a wine list but we were not keen on it on a hot afternoon.
Tags: Pavilion, Food, Celadon, Thai Restaurant, Food Republic, J.CO Donuts & Coffee, Thai Iced Tea

Whipped Ocean in Sydney

Suddenly the shoreline north of Sydney were transformed into the Cappuccino Coast. Foam swallowed an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, including the local lifeguards' centre, in a freak display of nature at Yamba in New South Wales. One minute a group of teenage surfers were waiting to catch a wave, the next they were swallowed up in a giant bubble bath. The foam was so light that they could puff it out of their hands and watch it float away.

Boy in the bubble bath: Tom Woods, 12, emerges from the clouds of foam after deciding that surfing was not an option.

It stretched for 30 miles out into the Pacific in a phenomenon not seen at the beach for more than three decades. Scientists explain that the foam is created by impurities in the ocean, such as salts, chemicals, dead plants, decomposed fish and excretions from seaweed. All are churned up together by powerful currents which cause the water to form bubbles. These bubbles stick to each other as they are carried below the surface by the current towards the shore. As a wave starts to form on the surface, the motion of the water causes the bubbles to swirl upwards and, massed together, they become foam.The foam 'surfs' towards shore until the wave 'crashes', tossing the foam into the air.

Whitewash: The foam was so thick it came all the way up to the surf club'.

It's the same effect you get when you whip up a milk shake in a blender,' explains a marine expert. 'The more powerful the swirl, the more foam you create on the surface and the lighter it becomes.' In this case, storms off the New South Wales Coast and further north off Queensland had created a huge disturbance in the ocean, hitting a stretch of water where there was a particularly high amount of the substances which form into bubbles.






I'm sure of one thing, it's real bad case of serious pollution and having fun in that will surely gain a gift too - a skin disease!

Believe it or not?




Reading: Cappuccino Coast: The day the Pacific was whipped up into an ocean of froth - Daily Mail
Tags: Whipped Ocean, Cappuccino Coast, Sydney, Yamba, New South Wales, Queensland, Pollution, Giant Bubble Bath