Liquid Assets

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you will have $49.00 today.

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you will have $33.00 today.

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you will have $0.00 today.

But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund, you will have received a $214.00.

Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle. It is called the 401-Keg. A recent study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.

That means that, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon!

Now this will make an American feel a little bit better about life!
Tags: American, Delta Airlines, AIG, Lehman Brothers, Beer, Funny, Humour, 401-Keg

I’m Going Silent this Halloween with Nokia XpressMusic

Nuffnang, my blog advertising company, has creatively thought of another themed night event for bloggers. This time it's known as the Nuffnang Nokia Silent Halloween. What a long name for the event. Who cares anyway ...... as long as you get to go.

No doubt Nokia is the official sponsor this time with Universal Music Malaysia ("UMM") joining the fray as the official music sponsor. The venue - Borneo Baruk Club yet again ..... fantastic place indeed.
When I read about the event, I was curious about the words "Silent Halloween". How in the world is it going to be silent when all this frightening 'monsters' are supposed to frighten you out of your daylight ....... night in this case. They are going to have the first ever Silent Dance Party????!!!!?!?!?!?!?! When you have the UMM coming in as the official music sponsor, how can it be silent? Something wrong somewhere ...........

I think I have to fly over to Hawaii to learn more about the Silent Dance thingy. There is this centre by the name of Silent Dance Center. They better teach me the right silent moves.

When we are invited (hopefully I'll be invited. not easy lah in order to get the invitation as need to blog interestingly), we'll be given some music tracks to be downloaded into our mobile phone or any other mobile music devices. So, I suspect we have to bring along that gadget that has those downloaded songs for the night event. And we will, individually, dance according to those music that has been downloaded????? What if each person gets a different song? We could see mayhem on the dance floor.

Better still if I have one of those Nokia XpressMusic mobile phones. I knew that it will be given away as prizes but would be good if it was used to downloaded those music for the event as it's manufactured for such purpose as well. Perhaps my body will move according to the downloaded scary music or eerie sound.

Not only you get to attend the event but Nuffnang will be preparing prizes for the Best Dressed in Silent Halloween and Best Silent Dancer Prize. I think I could think of the dressing easily this time. It will be extraordinary, different from the rest hahahahahaha ........ in the halloween arena, that character is the most feared ..... supposedly lah.

As for the dancing part, we'll see.
Tags: Nuffnang, Nokia, Nuffnang Nokia, Nokia XpressMusic, Silent Halloween, Trick Or Treat, Event, Borneo Baruk Club, Universal Music Malaysia, Silent Dance Party, Nokia IAC Bands, Independent Artists Club

Construction Mishap

BOSS!

I think there is a small water leakage in front of the excavator.
We have installed a small pump to get rid of the water.










BOSS!

There is a strange groaning sound emanating behind the small water leakage area.

But don't worry boss, we will check it out.

Just a small matter.

BOSS!

I think there is a small crack on that retaining wall.
BOSS!

A pool is just as good.

No???
Tags: Boss, Construction Mishap, Dubai

Being a Person Under Authority

..."I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith." - Matthew 8:10

The centurion came to Jesus and told Him of his servant who was paralyzed and in terrible suffering. He came to Jesus because he believed He could heal him. He told Jesus of the matter, and Jesus was willing to come with the centurion. But the centurion would not have it. He knew that Jesus, being under the authority of Heaven itself, did not have to see the servant to help him. The centurion understood authority. He understood that he himself had certain rights that his position granted him to have power over situations and people. He also was a man under authority. The centurion understood Jesus' position and what power that position held in Heaven - the power to heal his servant if He chose to exercise that authority.

When Jesus saw that the centurion understood this principle of authority and that He did not have to visit the servant to heal him, He acknowledged the centurion's faith. Jesus knew it took great faith to understand authority and whether He had the authority to do what was being asked.

God has placed a system of authority in our world that requires faith to operate under its boundaries: fathers over sons and daughters, employers over employees, government leaders over the people, church leaders over church members. These are authority structures God has placed in our lives to protect and guide us to His will. Some confuse position with worthiness or qualifications of that position. It is the position that God works through. The fact that an authority may not be a Christian may have no bearing on whether God can work through him as your authority. It is only when that authority counsels against a biblical mandate that we should not follow that person's guidance. The hand of the king is in the hand of God.

Today, we find few who understand this system of authority God has ordained. It requires great faith to operate in this realm. Yet Jesus said that when we understand this, we demonstrate the kind of faith that He rarely sees. Be a person of rare faith. See the authorities placed in your life as those God is using to protect you.
by Os Hillman
Tags: Os Hillman, Centurion, Faith, Principle of Authority

Beware Of This Con Woman!!!

During times of economy downturn, fraudsters will be going all out to con whoever that is in a desperate situation. They don't care whether you are from a well-to-do or an average background, just as long as they can rip some amount from your hard earn savings. There are lots of such fraudsters out there right now and you have been warned!

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BEWARE OF THIS CON WOMAN!!!
Posted by: "Suseela" suseeni@yahoo.com Fri Oct 3, 2008 10:37 pm (PDT)

Good day everyone.

I would like to warn everyone out there about this lady who goes around claiming to have contacts with people who can get anything done for those who are blacklisted or not able to get a loan from banks.

I approached her because I was not able to secure a housing loan due to the simple reason that I needed a co-borrower as my income was insufficient.

This ladies's name is Sham (016-3851244) who was introduced to me by my long time friend Mala (017-3174850) who assured me that Sham is a very genuine person and can be trusted.
Sham is a stout, short lady who is rather manly in her demeanour.

Sham took me to CTOS Sdn Bhd ("CTOS") to check for my financial status and said I have to pay RM250.00 cash and RM30 Digi reload card to get a clarification which will show that I am not blacklisted in any way.

After that we went to Bank Negara Malaysia ("BNM") to get the CCRIS details of my existing loans.

However, along the way to these two places she was going on and on about how my financial status does not matter as she has a friend Ravi who is able to prepare any sort of documents required in the application of the loan.

All he requires is my identity card. He can even prepare an appointment letter and salary vouchers which will elevate my financial status.

I was quite sceptical about her as she was bragging and bragging about all that she can do and all the people she knows, but because my long time friend Mala assured me that she is genuine and being a Hare Krishna devotee she won't cheat anyone, I trusted her.

That was the last I saw Sham. After our visits to CTOS and BNM and taking RM250 cash and RM30 Digi top-up from me, I never saw her again.

She is not answering my calls or SMS's and so I called my friend Mala and asked her what happened?

Apparently, they have seen the guy Ravi and he has asked me to be patient and he will look into my loan application.

But it is me who has to continuously call her to find out what's happening. Sham is missing and Mala does not call me about this at all.

Obviously there is no such person called Ravi. These ladies are probably just satisfied with taking RM250. Imagine RM250 a day is a lot of money. There are prying on people who are desperate.

I blame no one but myself. As long as there are people like me who, inspite of life's incessant lessons, continue to trust so easily, there will be cheats like Sham.

Please people be aware. Don't get cheated like me!!

Sincerely,
Suseela
Tags: Sham, Mala, CTOS Sdn Bhd, Bank Negara Malaysia, CCRIS, Housing Loan, DIGI Reload

Losing Identity Card Means Losing Citizenship

In one of my previous blog posting, I did blog about a Malaysian being arrested and detained in a detention centre for illegal immigrants because she could only speak her own native language and the officials thought she was an illegal immigrant. She was detained for one year because she couldn't explain herself.

Another controversial issue related to the Malaysian Identity Card ("IC") may cause you to have brain haemorrhage:-
A Sino-Kadazan by the name of Yong Lee Hua @ Piang Lin has a nightmare that began when she lost her IC at a supermarket at Penampang Baru on 12 Feb 2007.

On the same day, she lodged a police report and subsequently on 26 Feb, applied for a replacement IC at the National Registration Department ("NRD") office in Donggongon.

After several months, she went and collected her replacement IC at the NRD office and was given a red IC.

She asked the officer why it was red and the lady officer said for senior citizens who lost their IC, the department normally replaced them with red ICs.

She didn't find anything amiss with the officer's explanation until she reached home when her children said red ICs were issued to people with Permanent Resident status.

With the help of her children, they brought the matter up with the NRD together with supporting documents such as her Native Certificate that was issued by the Native Court on 24 Sept 1963, bank books and passport.

The NRD officer admitted there could have been an error but instead of rectifying it, Yong was asked to "apply for Malaysian citizenship" which she duly complied by submitting an application form to the office on July 2, last year.

Her problem did not end there because soon after, her bank accounts at Amanah Saham Nasional and Alliance Bank were frozen making her unable to withdraw money for her daily expenses.
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The mistake caused by the NRD has been blamed on Yong now. Imagine a Malaysian who has lost her IC is now required to re-apply for her citizenship in order to become a real Malaysian again.

As far as I know, NRD will issue a compound in your name for losing that IC. Which new law states that when a Malaysian citizen loses an IC, the original Malaysian citizenship will be downgraded to one being a Permanent Resident.

I have seen a number of foreign people in the construction industry especially those from Indonesia having the same red IC too. All they need to do was to work (be it legal or illegal) for a few years in Malaysia and they will qualify for it. It's like a gift for foreign workers.

In this case, a Malaysian citizen who is already 78 years old and had recently voted at the 12th general election on 8 March 2008 is now stateless. The recently proposed bonuses for Malaysian government staff should be forfeited for the whole NRD office in Penampang of Sabah.

Reading: Illegals gain citizenship; Sabahans lose theirs' - Daily Express

Related post - Try Forgetting Your Identity Card Number
Tags: Illegal Immigrant, Malaysian Identity Card, Malaysian Citizenship, Sabah, Yong Lee Hua, Piang Lin, Sino-Kadazan, Native Certificate, Native Court, Permanent Resident, Donggongon, Penampang, Stateless

Farewell Dinner for a Close Friend

The only guy who was seated will be going back to his hometown in Batu Pahat. We had our dinner at Unique Fisherman located along Jalan Cheras, right across the Leisure Mall. Food was excellent. Forgotten to take pictures haha

Will definitely miss him as my team of actors / actresses will lose an outstanding fellow actor. He's absolutely fantastic with his acting talent. Could say that his uniqueness is one and only. All the best in your future venture and we will welcome you back in KL if you have other plans.

Thereafter, we decided to adjourn to another place to chit chat further. Next destination, Look Out Point at somewhere between Cheras / Ampang and Hulu Langat ...... don't know the exact location of that point but could recall how to go there.

One terrible thing about this place (and I really mean this) - it doesn't have enough parking spots. I found a car park spot after waiting for about five minutes. That was very extraordinary for me. Other cars that were behind numbering more than a dozen just have to go back downhill. If you thought of waiting for another to leave, you can wait but no guarantee.

This is the observation tower at the highest point of this hill. We climbed up the stairs and could see love birds everywhere. Big lamp posts shining everywhere hehehe













This is the view that we could see from this hill. Absolutely fantastic. This was taken with my phone camera so it was not clear. From here we could see the Petronas Twin Towers ("PTT") and Menara KL (right at the centre of the picture).

My gang bumped into another group of friends. The next day I found out that one of those guys whom I bumped into had an unpleasant event. He was setting up his digital SLR camera to take this same scenery. By the time he was ready to take the picture, PTT switched off their lightings ...... PTT went into total darkness right after midnight ....... hahaha

Doesn't mean a digital SLR would get a better picture .......... he hasn't a picture to show even with a more sophisticated camera than mine.

We went to this Gasoline Cafe to have our drinks.
















I saw this funny drink concoctions .... with cartoon characters at its side. Meant for children to drink?














This cafe was one of the four cafe / restaurants found in Look Out Point and it was packed to the brim.
Tried to mimic the picture on the menu.
Tags: Look Out Point, Unique Fisherman, Jalan Cheras, Gasoline Cafe, Farewell Dinner