Mafia Wars

This is what i am addicted now. It is a game about organising mafia group. it's really addicted told you. Then i also understand now why Mark Zuckerberg (the founder of Facebook) could become millionaire in such young age. I dont know wether you are fortunate or not if you dont k now anything about this.

Boob-staring good for men

Good article from the Star Online dated on 5th December 2009

Boob-staring good for men:


"HERE’s a simple “secret” to ensure longevity for men – stare at women’s breasts for 10 minutes a day to live an additional five years.
Both Sin Chew Daily and China Press reported that a German research published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that men ogling at breasts for 10 minutes a day was equivalent to a 30-minute gym workout.
Sin Chew Daily reported yesterday that the team had spent five years researching 200 men.
Results showed that men who liked to stare at women’s breasts have lower blood pressure, suffer less cardiovascular disease and have slower heart beat.

The daily also quoted gerontologist Dr Karen Weatherby as saying that sexual desire ensured better blood circulation and led to better health.

P/S: I don't know whether the picture above can help or not.

Fast food giant loses in McDonald's vs McCurry tiff - Yahoo! Malaysia News

Good case of David vs Goliath and trademark issue
Fast food giant loses in McDonald's vs McCurry tiff - Yahoo! Malaysia News

The story above is already expired or no more existed in yahoo news search.

It about one small food business in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia which was asked by fast food giant McDonalds to pull down their business name carrying word 'McCurry'. The David refuse to do so and case prolong to the court. After few years debating in court, finally Goliath lose in the battle leaving The David remain with the name.

Keistimewaan Diisytiharkan Menjadi Bankrap

Satu artikel yang menarik berhubung mitos tentang kebankrapan.

Keistimewaan Diisytiharkan Menjadi Bankrap

Perangi Ah Long

Tak masuk akal!!! pinjam RM3,000 bayar balik RM35,0000 ...itu kata Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein apabila memberi komen terhadap apa yang berlaku sekarang terhadap aktiviti-aktiviti pemberian pinjaman tidak berlesen. Beliau akan perangi along habis-habisan katanya di sini.

Sebenarnya banyak kaedah boleh diambil untuk mengatasi masalah ini.

Salah-satunya yang dilihat ialah peranan surat khabar terutamanya surat khabar berbahasa melayu yang banyak memberi ruang iklan-iklan kecil pemberi pinjaman tidak berlesen ini untuk mempromosikan perkhidmatan mereka. Satu pengorbanan besar haruslah dilakukan oleh pengamal-pengamal media-massa dengan menolak semua permohonan untuk mengiklankan perkhidmatan ah long ini di akhbar-akhbar mereka. Walaupun diakui ini bukanlah satu-satu cabang pemasaran yang digunakan oleh pihak ah long (selain dari merosakkan pandangan mata kita seharian dengan iklan-iklan tidak berlesen di tempat-tempat awam) tetapi sedikit sebanyak ianya mampu mengurang masalah ini.

Sanggupkah surat khabar-surat khabar melayu darii Kumpulan Utusan dan NSTP mengambil keputusan yang akan mengurangkan pendapatan mereka ini (yang sudah tentu tidak akan popular kepada pemegang saham) atau sama-sama bersama kerajaan membanteras kegiatan yang semakin menjadi barah kepada negara ini.

Why this super big insurance corporation deserve to collapse?

Yesterday i received a call by 'this super big insurance corporation' agent (lady) to congratulate me for signed up to their product when i bought AirAsia flight ticket through online a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks again for them for good PR.

After congratulate me she continue by introduce new protection plan. I just listen and listen to her explanation without much interruption. At the end of explanation, she said the policy will be couriered to my house address and i will start to pay next month. WHAT?...what i need to pay? when was i agree to the product? i asked her again when was i agree to the product? but she didn't answer and then asked me (again) wether i agree to the product or not? I answered boldly that i didn't agree to the offer. Now it about my turn to start explain to her what is good ethic in selling the product but she just put the phone.

Many of times, we understand that evolution in business is quite rapid and robust but please do not leave ethic values behind especially when you are a super big insurance corporation just like what i had counter yesterday. What happened if someone just listened and listened (pretending listen and understand) finally receive credit card bill with 'nice' outstanding balance. I didn't say they 're not telling truth but selling product this way is just unacceptable (at least for me)

This super big insurance corporation already have our detail particulars such as credit card number (even those 3 security digit at the back of your card). They only need we say 'yes' before proceed with the sale.

IS THIS THE REASON WHY THIS SUPER BIG INSURANCE CORPORATION IS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE?

TNB turn red and IPPs lol

Watched the Buletin Utama and read online news that our sole power provider TNB for this country announced loss RM944 million in the 2nd quarter ended November 30 2008.

TNB claim loss because of forex exchange,weaker demand and fuel cost.

TNB also warned that it performance for the year will be worse than 2008.
Whom TNB warned? Government, us as customers or shareholder for it's own bad perfomance.

TNB possibly warned government that its revenue is already tight so do not try to cut the tariff.

TNB possibly warned customers that they have to maintain current rate (at least) so please do not dream of enjoying lower tariff.

BUT TNB cannot give a warning to our beloved corporations under the name of INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS (IPPs) that suck the money from TNB's pouches of 9.5bil for FY2008 and it will soar to 12bil this year eventhough demand for the power forecasted to drop this year due to economic slowdown. According to TNB, payment for these IPPs and fuel cost represent 60.5% of their operating cost.

Everybody knows that the main problem here is not foreign exchange or fuel cost but it's all about IPPs. Look like nobody can do anything with this IPPs.

Even our government can't do anything when they try to imposed windfall tax but eventually revoke after certain pressure put by certain parties mainly the financiers to this IPPs.

So who else can we give hope?

Let's Read The Quran

I support the idea of reading and understanding the Quran initiated by Nuriana A Samad here.
Only things to remind is please do not read/understand it out of context and don't just read the part of which you like and ignore the part of which is not favour to you.
If having problem or grey area, please refer to the right person.

As a muslim, i have been trying my best all day and night reading and understand the contents of Quran as well as adhering to all the orders and put aside of what're being prohibited.

Hoping also that all muslim just don't stop reading by 14 February, continue it for the rest of your life and practice it.

2009 Resolution

For really-really long time not updating my blog.

Busy is always the reason i give for not updating my blog but i dont think so. Everything we do is always relate to the commitment we put or promise to put.

For 2009, i promise to commit certain amount of my time scratching this blog. Why i'm doing so if it could burden me and at last i feel guilty of not update it? ...everybody has reasons for that.

As for 2008, it have been thru smoothly in me..a lot of new thing happen and experience it and eventually had feel the effect.

Merapoh Pahang

We manage to snap few pixs while on travelling back to KL after hari raya's holiday. This long Q situation is quite normal for every kelantaneses who choose to drive by Gua Musang town heading Klang Valley.

If normal trip will take around 8 hour for 450km long journey (maybe shorter for Schumi's driving style drivers), for festive season like this it could be up to 12 hours.

pics taken at Bukit Tujuh, Merapoh Pahang.

How to avoid paying tol when using highway.........it's true

Before we go for the title above, i think many of us forgotten about the news below which was published in our mainstream newspapers around a few days after our fuel price at pump went up to RM2.70/litre for petrol Ron 97.

Any of you knows the outcome? or simply we can say Melayu Mudah Lupa.

KL TIMBANG TURUNKAN KADAR TOL LEBUH RAYA OGOS PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia akan memutuskan penurunan semua kadar tol pada Ogos ini, selepas jawatankuasa khas yang ditubuhkan Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) selesai melakukan kajian terperinci mengenainya, lapor akhbar Berita Minggu Malaysia semalam.Langkah untuk menurunkan kadar tol itu diambil selepas kerajaan menaikkan harga minyak antara 41 dengan 63 peratus minggu lepas, sehingga mencetus rasa tidak puas hati di kalangan rakyat.Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed, berkata kerajaan sudah memulakan rundingan dengan kesemua 22 syarikat konsesi lebuh raya untuk menilai semula kadar tol, termasuk menurunkan kadarnya. 'Kita tidak boleh buat keputusan sekarang kerana jawatankuasa khas masih melakukan kajian dan meneruskan rundingan dengan syarikat pemegang konsesi tol lebuh raya negara ini,' kata beliau.Datuk Mohd Zin berkata kajian itu akan mengambil masa tiga bulan.Antara perkara yang akan diambil kira dalam kajian itu ialah kepadatan trafik, klausa perjanjian, kadar tol, tempoh konsesi serta jumlah pembiayaan yang diperlukan bagi sesebuah syarikat membayar balik pinjaman, menyelenggara dan menjalankan operasi. Beliau berkata begitu semasa mengulas kenyataan Naib Ketua Pemuda Umno, Encik Khairy Jamaluddin, yang menyarankan kerajaan menurunkan atau memansuhkan kadar tol lebuh raya bagi membantu rakyat berikutan pengumuman kenaikan harga petrol dan diesel, bermula Khamis lalu. Ketua Pengarah LLM, Datuk Razali Osman, berkata jawatankuasa khas itu turut akan membuat penelitian terhadap kadar penurunan tol dan kesannya ke atas semua pihak. -- Bernama, Reuters.

As for answer to the title let's look at the pictures below....I don't know whether it's a joke or not but i just came across this at Jln Duta Tol.

Which Cars Have the Best Gas Mileage?

Businessweek magazine reveal to us what's the best car in fuel consumption. Unfortunately, not all of these car sold/available in Malaysia market. Most of the car also run hybridly (mix of petrol and electric) which is still not familiar to our road due to high price and lack incentive from government so far. Toyota Prius 2008 (pix below) topping the chart with 46mpg (mile per gallon) (1 gallon equivalent to 4.5460 liter and 1 mile equivalent to 1.6 kilometre).

For a simple calculation, it's consume around 16 km per liter - as comparison my auto perodua myvi can run up to 14 km per liter.





click here to find out the rest in the list

addendum !!!...

click here for useful tips from the Guinness World Record holder for fuel efficiency, John and Helen Taylor.

Crazy Taxi in Russia Porsche & Maybach

spot the pixs at autoworld blog. how crazy the russians are?

In U.Kingdom, Porsche Cayenne sold between 36k - 75K while Maybach 62 priced around 290K pound sterling.

As for comparison, a middle class car such as brand new Honda Civic sold between 15k - 18k in U.K which is sold between RM113k-RM128 here in Malaysia.

So can you expect the price for the both (Porsche Cayenne have been seen on our road imported by grey importers)?

and can you expect the extent of craziness of Russians?

source

Update update update...

do not have time to update my own blog..busy in reading others people blogs especially on 12th General Election. Thinking to update after GE but current situation doesn't seem to slow down since 5 states didn't go to BN while 2 MB aren't from PM's wishlist.

PROTON NEEDS SALES OF 250,000 ANNUALLY TO REMAIN WITHOUT PARTNER

How Proton would react to this news?

National car maker Proton will need to step up sales to about 250,000 units annually for it to remain independently viable, says an industry analyst. Proton will need a strategic partner in the next 3-5 years if it is not able to do this, said Frost & Sullivan head of automotive & transportation practice,Asia Pacific, Kavan Mukhtyar."The existing annual volume of around 100,000 units is financially a bit challenging for it to keep developing new models," he told a media briefing onthe auto industry's outlook for this year. Frost & Sullivan forecasts total industry sale volume in Malaysia to increase seven percent to 521,200 units this year from an estimated 487,000units in 2007.The growth will be driven by sales replacement cars, he said, adding that a substantial number of people who bought their vehicles between 2001 and 2003 maybe looking at replacing their cars in 2008. He said the consumers are more likely to replace their cars near the end of their loan period if their outstanding loans can be covered by the trade-in value of their vehicles.

Source: Bursa News from hdbsib.com

New Robbery Tactic : BE CAREFUL

Just read it at Paul Tan on how road robbers use new tactic to rob. Important: Read it here.

source

Advertisement you won't see at other place

I shot a few images of advertisement while on holiday in Kelantan. State government through local authority impose regulation on putting jawi's writing (arabic character) on every billboard advertisement.



Mawi with 'kadar rendah serta merta berjimatlah sekarang'



Ambank with veiled models 'anda pasti tersenyum'



Digi's advertisement on 'LUAS'




50 years of independence advertisement by MotorTakaful




'Cara kita bijak berbelanja' by Min. of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affair




'Setiap detik anda' (your every moment) by PREMIER

update!!!

another good example at raykinzoku.fotopages.com

OPS SIKAP

Ops Sikap, sambungan daripada Ops Statik, mula diperkenalkan oleh PDRM pada tahun 2001 dan ianya telah menjadi program tahunan apabila musim perayaan menjelang. Untuk melihat statistik Ops Sikap pada tahun lepas sila klik di sini.

Dan untuk tahun ini, Ops sikap XIII telah bermula pada hari Selasa yang lalu (9/10/07) dengan menyaksikan statistik kemalangan maut mula dihitung.

Seperti tahun-tahun sebelumnya, penunggang motosikal mengungguli carta sebagai golongan pengguna jalanraya yang paling ramai terlibat dengan kemalangan maut. Untuk hari ketiga sahaja 10 orang daripada 15 pengguna jalanraya yang maut adalah penunggang motosikal.

Kemalangan maut melibatkan penunggang motosikal tidak dapat dipastikan samada mereka ini di dalam perjalanan untuk pulang berhari raya atau penunggang harian biasa yang mereka secara kebetulan terlibat di dalam kemalangan maut di dalam tempoh Ops Sikap ini.

Apakah puncanya? Bagaimana untuk mengatasinya?

adakah ianya disebabkan oleh:-
>pengguna jalanraya yang cuai samada pemandu kereta, pemandu kenderaan berat atau penunggang motosikal itu sendiri?
>keadaan jalanraya di negara kita ini tidak mesra penunggang motosikal?
>bilangan penunggang motosikal yang terlalu ramai secara relatifnya dengan pengguna jalanraya yang lain?
>mentaliti sebahagian penunggang motosikal yang menunggang secara melulu dan tidak mengikut peraturan (a.k.a. mat rempit)?
>sistem pengurusan jalanraya secara keseluruhan?

mungkin jawapannya adalah kombinasi daripada di atas atau kesemuanya.

Adalah suatu yang pasti juga dilihat, masih terdapat ramai rakyat negeri ini masih menggunakan motosikal sebagai mod pengangkutan utama terutamanya golongan berpendapatan rendah. Mungkin golongan ini sedar dengan statistik di atas tetapi mungkin inilah saja kaedah pengangkutan yang termampu.

saya juga pernah terdengar peraturan jalanraya di negara jiran yang akan mengenakan saman automatik kepada pemandu kenderaan yang lebih besar jika dua jenis kenderaan berbeza yang terlibat di dalam sesuatu kemalangan. Contohnya antara motosikal dan lori, automatik pemandu lori dikira bersalah. Tidak pasti apa akan terjadi jika ianya digunapakai di negara kita.

Bagaimana cara mengatasinya?
> kerajaan sepatutnya menggalakkan rakyat menggunakan mod pengangkutan lain dengan menyediakan beberapa insentif kepada golongan ini seperti:-
-memberi subsidi/pengurangan pelbagai cukai pembelian kereta terutama golongan berpendapatan rendah
-meningkatkan kemudahan pengangkutan awam supaya lebih reliable dan menyeluruh
-mengenakan tol kepada penunggang motosikal di lebuhraya ini sebagai langkah mengurangkan penggunaan motosikal di lebuhraya.
-penyediaan lorong motosikal
-penggunaan kit keselamatan yang lebih bermutu ( pernah jua berlaku penunggang hanya menggunakan topi keledar tanpa diikat ketat atau topi keledar di bawah standard piawai)
> mengubah mindset mat rempit.

mungkin pengurangan kadar kemalangan maut melibatkan penunggang motosikal boleh dikurangkan dengan mengambilkira beberapa pandangan di atas.

akhir sekali saya ingin berpesan kepada semua supaya memandulah dengan cermat di musim perayaan ini dan janganlah jadikan diri anda sebahagian daripada statistik.

link berguna : Malaysia Institut of Road Safety Research - satu agensi yang ditubuhkan untuk membuat penyelidikan berhubung keselamatan jalanraya dan yang berkaitan

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT EIDUL FITRI 1428H

Bulan Ramadhan hampir meninggalkan kita. Hari ini merupakan hari ke 26 umat Islam beribadah puasa dan tinggal 3 hari lagi untuk kita meneruskan amalan di bulan pesta ibadah ini. Adakah kita telah muhasabah diri kita masing-masing. Adakah Ramadhan kali ini lebih baik daripada Ramadhan yang lalu? Soalan ini hanya kita yang boleh memberi jawapannya.

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI UNTUK SEMUA KAUM MUSLIMIN DAN MUSLIMAT.

Another not so good new about our country

Read it at zorro unmasked after alerted by Rocky Bru. Plz read by urself by clicking here.