It's February. Middle of February. The last entry was April. 2008, mind you. I feel guilty. I feel responsible for not updating this blog. I suggested to Ken for creating this blog and he invited me to be a contributor. No updates from him for a while! Reason? There are no reasons. No updates from since April. Reason? I am busy updating my own website http://www.syafiqueshuib.com/ (this is what I call a shamless self-promo. If we are not going to blow our own trumpet, then who will do it for us?)
Anyways.
Ken is a very opinionated guy. He talks politics too. Just the other day, as we were enjoying our Pepsi and Secret Recipe cakes, we talked about Obama. Obama knows how to talk. He knows how to motivate people. His speeches are truly inspirational. But can he run a country. Ken told me that we should give him a few months, whether he practices what he preaches.
See.
Ken is not afraid to express his political opinions. He does not read about celebrity gossips. He prefers to read about politicians. He wants to analyze each politician one by one.
Anyways.
What is my point of writing this blog entry. This is an appeal for Kenneth to update his blog. We want to read his opinions and the thougts that are running around his head. Afterall, it is not about being right or wrong, but about expressing our mind.
So there.
I have updated this blog with this little entry.
Your turn.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Saturday, April 5, 2008
TOKL: TIME OUT KUALA LUMPUR
Time Out Kuala Lumpur (http://www.timeoutkl.com/) has finally made its debut across major newsstands across the city. If you are not familiar with the Time Out magazines across the world (how could you not know it?), it was first published in London (http://www.timeout.com/) and now boost 23 international editions. And yes, Singapore has its own edition of the city magazine much earlier than us!
It's a magazine that will clue (read: KLue) you in on the latest happenings across town. Be it food, nightlife, culture, literary events, spas, fashion, and etc.
Finally a magazine that will compete with KLue and Vision KL (amongst many others). But in terms of contents, KLue is more features-based while Time Out is more listings-based. In other words, there are more articles in KLue magazine and there is more listings/reviews in Time Out magazine.
I like the Books section of the magazine because it included an interview with a local author. The reviews in the magazine are fair, which is good, because certain magazine will give a good review just because they advertised in the magazine. So it is definitely good that the editorial is truly independent. The layout and design truly is neat and organized and it reflects an international brand.
Priced at RM 4.90 per copy, I am sure Time Out will definitely be a hit among KL-ites. Afterall, don't we all love to consume international brands? What's for sure, TIME OUT KUALA LUMPUR (or simply known as TOKL according to the mag!) is for KL-ites, by KL-ites.
Happy Reading.
It's a magazine that will clue (read: KLue) you in on the latest happenings across town. Be it food, nightlife, culture, literary events, spas, fashion, and etc.
Finally a magazine that will compete with KLue and Vision KL (amongst many others). But in terms of contents, KLue is more features-based while Time Out is more listings-based. In other words, there are more articles in KLue magazine and there is more listings/reviews in Time Out magazine.
I like the Books section of the magazine because it included an interview with a local author. The reviews in the magazine are fair, which is good, because certain magazine will give a good review just because they advertised in the magazine. So it is definitely good that the editorial is truly independent. The layout and design truly is neat and organized and it reflects an international brand.
Priced at RM 4.90 per copy, I am sure Time Out will definitely be a hit among KL-ites. Afterall, don't we all love to consume international brands? What's for sure, TIME OUT KUALA LUMPUR (or simply known as TOKL according to the mag!) is for KL-ites, by KL-ites.
Happy Reading.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Ghost Voters?
By Ken
As all Malaysians know, 8th March is the voting day for this country.
Barisan National (BN) – the ever popular party that Malays vote for. Other parties include DAP, PAS, etc. etc. etc. Well, today, I received a lot of emails regarding “Ghost Voters” for BN. What do I mean? It means the people have been putting and registering fake ICs making the poll count for BN to increase tremendously and eventually making them stand out from the smaller parties.
How can such things happen? Isnt there any control of this? Guess what? The Ghost Voters come from Negeri Sembilan itself from the city of Rembau. This is really a big disgrace to the country having to fake the poll counts. Cant this country just be fair and equal for once in a lifetime? Anyways, I think there will be strikes, chaos, fights, etc. etc. and can never be a peaceful election.
Enough said.
As all Malaysians know, 8th March is the voting day for this country.
Barisan National (BN) – the ever popular party that Malays vote for. Other parties include DAP, PAS, etc. etc. etc. Well, today, I received a lot of emails regarding “Ghost Voters” for BN. What do I mean? It means the people have been putting and registering fake ICs making the poll count for BN to increase tremendously and eventually making them stand out from the smaller parties.
How can such things happen? Isnt there any control of this? Guess what? The Ghost Voters come from Negeri Sembilan itself from the city of Rembau. This is really a big disgrace to the country having to fake the poll counts. Cant this country just be fair and equal for once in a lifetime? Anyways, I think there will be strikes, chaos, fights, etc. etc. and can never be a peaceful election.
Enough said.
Usage of Elevators
By Kenneth
Hello everyone.
There has been a short delay in updating this blog due to some work commitments and some unforeseen circumstances. But however, when there’s time, there’s always an entry to continue the life of this blog.
Enjoy reading!
Elevators are always used to bring people up and down floors within a tall building. Lets say a building with 20 floors and 6 elevators. During lunch times, the lifts will be very busy bringing people down to ground floor. However, during normal times, lets say a person going from 19th floor to 18th floor, isn’t it faster to use the staircase instead of having to wait for the lift? It really takes a lot of time! Somemore it slows down those that wants to go down from 20th floor to 3rd floor for example. I see a lot of people wait for the lifts just to go up or down 1 floor… how lazy these people are! Exercise!!! Its harmless to use the staircase for 1 floor up or down.
Well, that’s all for now…
Hello everyone.
There has been a short delay in updating this blog due to some work commitments and some unforeseen circumstances. But however, when there’s time, there’s always an entry to continue the life of this blog.
Enjoy reading!
Elevators are always used to bring people up and down floors within a tall building. Lets say a building with 20 floors and 6 elevators. During lunch times, the lifts will be very busy bringing people down to ground floor. However, during normal times, lets say a person going from 19th floor to 18th floor, isn’t it faster to use the staircase instead of having to wait for the lift? It really takes a lot of time! Somemore it slows down those that wants to go down from 20th floor to 3rd floor for example. I see a lot of people wait for the lifts just to go up or down 1 floor… how lazy these people are! Exercise!!! Its harmless to use the staircase for 1 floor up or down.
Well, that’s all for now…
Sunday, February 17, 2008
A Day Out...
It was my first time entering the "Pavillion" yesterday. I didnt know where the location was and had to ask the Lot 10 guard. Walked down the aisle towards Starhill and managed to find the newly built shopping centre. Went there to meet up with a friend of mine and finally, it was our first meet of 2008.
I was hungry so we decided to have lunch when we met. I had Nasi Lemak and it was my friend's first time hearing me say "Tambah nasi"... hahahaha!! The food was nice. We walked around then it was a car trip to our first destination to Port Klang. It was quite a long drive having the whining driver (my friend) to drive there. :P:P:P... The funny thing was when we arrived Port Klang, I said, "So, this is it?" hahaha... its a nice view of the containers but not able to view the South China Sea as it is blocked by the containers and machineries.
After few phone calls, we decided to meet up with my friend's relatives at Plaza Alam Central. Played bowling there. The lane condition is similar to Pyramid Bowl except for the ball size which I was not customed to. I played on and surprisingly, I managed to get 5 strikes in a row!!!. There were so many spectators around our area during that time. My friend however, was not too happy... hahahahaha....
Drove back all the way to KLCC for dinner and had pizza and pasta at 3rd floor food court. It was a nice and enjoyable journey with my friend and had fun all day and night yesterday. We shall meet soon with our own Hong Kong friend...
Till then, ciao.
I was hungry so we decided to have lunch when we met. I had Nasi Lemak and it was my friend's first time hearing me say "Tambah nasi"... hahahaha!! The food was nice. We walked around then it was a car trip to our first destination to Port Klang. It was quite a long drive having the whining driver (my friend) to drive there. :P:P:P... The funny thing was when we arrived Port Klang, I said, "So, this is it?" hahaha... its a nice view of the containers but not able to view the South China Sea as it is blocked by the containers and machineries.
After few phone calls, we decided to meet up with my friend's relatives at Plaza Alam Central. Played bowling there. The lane condition is similar to Pyramid Bowl except for the ball size which I was not customed to. I played on and surprisingly, I managed to get 5 strikes in a row!!!. There were so many spectators around our area during that time. My friend however, was not too happy... hahahahaha....
Drove back all the way to KLCC for dinner and had pizza and pasta at 3rd floor food court. It was a nice and enjoyable journey with my friend and had fun all day and night yesterday. We shall meet soon with our own Hong Kong friend...
Till then, ciao.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Parking Indicators
Went to Sunway Pyramid last night with a friend that I have not met since November 2007. Went to park at the new wing parking lot and noticed that every parking bay has indicator lights. What do I mean? Well, if there is a car parked in a bay, the indicator is red. If there is free parking bay, the indicator is green. This is to show the next person to know where the available parking bay is located. Thats so cool, right!
Just curious of where Sunway Pyramid gets that idea from. Next curiousity would be the cost of implementing those indicators. Then it would be how the indicators know that theres a car or not - whether it is using some sort of laser technology (they wished) or is it some hidden camera or wall sensors that is being implemented. Doing such is not cheap. Well, thats the first parking lot that I noticed uses light indicators.
The movie Cloverfield - watched it last night at Sunway Pyramid too. I didnt read the trailers or see any ads about it so from the name, I thought its a thriller or action movie. When it started, the camera keeps moving. Guess what, this movie is another copy of the Korean dragon movie (forgotten whats the name already) except that Cloverfield shows the movie from 1st person point of view. In the end, Manhattan city is bombed... hahahaha...
Well, CNY is just around the corner next week. Happy Chinese New Year 2008 to everyone!!!
Just curious of where Sunway Pyramid gets that idea from. Next curiousity would be the cost of implementing those indicators. Then it would be how the indicators know that theres a car or not - whether it is using some sort of laser technology (they wished) or is it some hidden camera or wall sensors that is being implemented. Doing such is not cheap. Well, thats the first parking lot that I noticed uses light indicators.
The movie Cloverfield - watched it last night at Sunway Pyramid too. I didnt read the trailers or see any ads about it so from the name, I thought its a thriller or action movie. When it started, the camera keeps moving. Guess what, this movie is another copy of the Korean dragon movie (forgotten whats the name already) except that Cloverfield shows the movie from 1st person point of view. In the end, Manhattan city is bombed... hahahaha...
Well, CNY is just around the corner next week. Happy Chinese New Year 2008 to everyone!!!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
FRIENDSTER OR FACEBOOK
FRIENDSTER FACEBOOK
- Popular
- User friendly
- Ease of sight
- Not complex
FACEBOOK
- Getting popular
- Too many applications
- Too many things on one screen
- Complex
Well, currently I am using Friendster but I also have a Facebook account. I do check it but not as often as Friendster is... hahaha... I still prefer to use Friendster instead of Facebook.
This is a Small entry... :) Ciao...
- Popular
- User friendly
- Ease of sight
- Not complex
- Getting popular
- Too many applications
- Too many things on one screen
- Complex
Well, currently I am using Friendster but I also have a Facebook account. I do check it but not as often as Friendster is... hahaha... I still prefer to use Friendster instead of Facebook.
This is a Small entry... :) Ciao...
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Malaysia is a country with 14 states, lots of Sultans, a king, and a Prime Minister.
When it comes to birthdays for each of these Sultans and kings, it is a "Public Holiday" for each corresponding state. So far, I think this is the only country with so many public holidays given in a year. Some are state holidays and a lot are national holidays.
I noticed this is why all Malays want to work in the government because of the plentiful benefits they get instead of working in international or MNC companies. One major benefit is the 4 or 4.5 working days per week. Why? This is because of the popular Fridays in every week. What happens? I noticed that some or many of a typical employee leaves early for lunch, goes to Friday prayers, sleeps or rest a while, then instead of going back to office, goes somewhere else such as play sports or meet up with friends, or hang out with friends. Afterthat, the person only goes back to office and decides to have afternoon tea. After a while of sitting and glaring at the office walls, the time is 5.00pm and it is time to go home already. I am not making up these stories. I witnessed and noticed how these government employees work. The irony is they are given an increment of about 15% (Source: from newspapers 2007) of their salaries for a 4/4.5 working days per week. This is a major benefit for working in the government sector. ALL MNC companies are working strictly 5 days per week 8 hours per day. Government sectors are working much less and quality of work remains poor.
Another major benefit is if the holiday is on a weekend, it is automatically carried forward to the next working day. Hahahaha... Well, why not just make it 3 or 4 working days per week then... This is just so poor and somewhat stupid decision made by someone in this country. This is one major reason why Malaysia is still a developing country - no one is working or making efforts to make this country grow. Disappointing...
Now, theres so many public holidays! This is why I noticed all Malays moving away from big MNC companies and going to government sectors. They get lots of benefits but actually what do they learn and get out of working there? I can guess almost to nothing new. I am working in a MNC company, so I know of where the employees are moving to and coming from. All these are facts!
When it comes to birthdays for each of these Sultans and kings, it is a "Public Holiday" for each corresponding state. So far, I think this is the only country with so many public holidays given in a year. Some are state holidays and a lot are national holidays.
I noticed this is why all Malays want to work in the government because of the plentiful benefits they get instead of working in international or MNC companies. One major benefit is the 4 or 4.5 working days per week. Why? This is because of the popular Fridays in every week. What happens? I noticed that some or many of a typical employee leaves early for lunch, goes to Friday prayers, sleeps or rest a while, then instead of going back to office, goes somewhere else such as play sports or meet up with friends, or hang out with friends. Afterthat, the person only goes back to office and decides to have afternoon tea. After a while of sitting and glaring at the office walls, the time is 5.00pm and it is time to go home already. I am not making up these stories. I witnessed and noticed how these government employees work. The irony is they are given an increment of about 15% (Source: from newspapers 2007) of their salaries for a 4/4.5 working days per week. This is a major benefit for working in the government sector. ALL MNC companies are working strictly 5 days per week 8 hours per day. Government sectors are working much less and quality of work remains poor.
Another major benefit is if the holiday is on a weekend, it is automatically carried forward to the next working day. Hahahaha... Well, why not just make it 3 or 4 working days per week then... This is just so poor and somewhat stupid decision made by someone in this country. This is one major reason why Malaysia is still a developing country - no one is working or making efforts to make this country grow. Disappointing...
Now, theres so many public holidays! This is why I noticed all Malays moving away from big MNC companies and going to government sectors. They get lots of benefits but actually what do they learn and get out of working there? I can guess almost to nothing new. I am working in a MNC company, so I know of where the employees are moving to and coming from. All these are facts!
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