Places of worship and schools to pay only RM1

SHAH ALAM: All registered places of worship and schools in Selangor will soon no longer pay quit rent and assessment rates. Instead, they will be charged a token annual fee of RM1. (http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/27/nation/20760843&sec=nation)

Loads of lauds go to the new Selangor government for being so considerate! for the first time i guess.. in malaysia.. hip hip, horay goes to Khalid n frens. :) btw, i'm just a bit confused. Do these "places of worship" include buildings which are rented for church purposes?

I sure hope they do.. but then.. who will be paying off the rental fees?


Orders for new cars cancelled
PENANG: The Penang Government has cancelled an order for five new Perdana V-6 cars worth RM623,000 which were ordered by the previous administration for its exco members. (http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/27/nation/20760205&sec=nation)

hey.. did you read tat? RM623k ++ saved!!! oh.. i know it's not a huge amount for a nation, but it certainly is significant, so... a round of applause to the new penang government! hip hip, horay!!! they indeed have taken the first step for others to follow.. i'm indeed looking at a better government now. FINALLY!

yeppiee yeppiee.. yep yep.. =) gambatte Lim Guan Eng & Khalid!

May God bless their kind efforts.

how i'd love to be a child again.

For the past 2 days, i've had bad fever, flu, running nose, cough, sorethroat (anything, you name it) and literally lost my voice. It was so bad, i took panadol and cough syrups (ppl who knows me well knows tat i run away from drugs as far as i could, even when i'm sick).

Yesterday was just as bad. As usual before I went to bed, i said a short prayer to my Father in heaven, including asking him to heal me. Then i slept. Peacefully.

In the middle of the night, i heard soft knocks on my door.. i wasn't quite sure whether it was real, or just my dream. So i left the door knocking for some time, till i finally woke up, sat up, and listened. Then i heard my mom's voice calling me softly from behind the door.

I slid down my bed and opened the door. There my mom was standing, her eyes tired, hands holding a cup of herbal tea. I was sleepy, so all i did was thanked her simply, drank the tea and went straight to my bed.

This morning, my mom woke me up when the sky was still dark, and asked me to drink her herbal tea again. I got up, saw her weary eyes and I was really touched, i wanted to hug her and peck her on the cheeks immediately but it was not a norm.. yet.

Just now, as i talked to my mom, she told me tat it took her almost an hour knocking on my door before i got up. And my bad, loud coughs woke her up. AN HOUR!! CALLING SOFTLY... I was really touched, and thankful to God for giving me my mom.. how blessed am i..

I felt like I was back to my childhood... where my parents were always by my side, waking me up to take medications.. bringing me to the doc.. caring for me.. but now i'm a grown up.

oh how i'd love to be a child again.

NGO or non-NGO?

Don’t appoint Deputy MB, protesters urge Khalid

SHAH ALAM: Several hundred supporters from 12 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) held a peaceful demonstration at Dataran Shah Alam here yesterday asking Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim not to appoint a Deputy Mentri Besar.
The group asked Khalid not to even consider a non-Malay for the number two post, and to maintain the previous number of Malay executive councillors in the state.
The crowd, led by Selangor Umno Youth chief Abdul Shukur Idrus...

TheStar should seriously look into the meaning of NGO. A crowd led by a political leader is called an NGO demonstration? Come on... the ppl may be from certain organizations.. (be it NGO or not) but when this is a politically-biased demonstration, the word NGO is no longer relevant here. why mention it?

smart readers should be able to distinguish the irony within the passage.

btw.. tis question couldn't help but kept popping into my mind - why isn't there any police declaring this as illegal demonstration? peaceful yah.. but why not illegal? why the absence of water cannons and tear gas? why is BERSIH illegal then?

aren't we weird?

anyway, nevermind the lopsided actions by the police.. the rain called them off anyhow. :p

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/20/nation/20705375&sec=nation

it's not easy to fwd a mail

can u blieve it? I couldnt.

I just spent 2 hrs to forward a mail.

Wow.. first time in my email-history.

wat do i do?

there is this man, who always looked like a drunkard, with his uncombed-messed-up hair & beard with torn shirt and pants tat visits my clinic once a while. The first time i saw him, i treated his dog & his dog eventually recovered. He takes care of stray dogs. Few days later, he sent flowers to the clinic.

Some time later, i began feeling more and more insecure whenever he's in the clinic, coz he's a bad tempered man who really loves dogs and always appeared drunken. Everytime he speaks, his head was wobbling up n down, left or right, it's as tho' his head was so heavy. When he speaks, he doesn't look at you, he'll look at another place and still talk to you (as though he's looking at you). So i requested to my boss tat i would not consult his cases anymore. Unfortunately, everytime he came, my boss was not there, and i had to consult his cases.

Today he called the clinic, saying tat he wanted to see my face!!! I can't face him. There is this strong instinct within me tat's calling me to avoid him as much as i could. I even requested that when I'm alone in the clinic I would not open the door for him. But how do i ignore someone who's pressing the door bell??? If i looked out at the person pressing the doorbell, then he would see me! How can i not open the door then?!

arrrgggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! ! ! !

Malaysian Election 2008

March 8 is finally here!

I'm anxious, excited. With the nationwide prayers going on, I believe that Malaysia will be heading for a better government now. God willing. More oppositions in the parliament. More voices from the public. More transparency. More corruption cases disclosed and ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST THEM. More righteous leaders upheld. More discussions before dumping millions & billions of tax payers' ringgit into the drain/dustbin. (btw, does anyone remember wat happened to the indelible ink issue?)

Better ministers to handle international interviews. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfpYZ4IGenY)

More meaningful argument/discussions in the parliament. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iCgZohPSI8) And better manners amongst the MPs.

Less discrimination.

While there are many issues to be discussed and decided upon when the new government reforms, there are a few issues which should not be forgotten.

1. Lingam case
2. Gerrymandering
3. Murder case of Johor MIC deputy chief Datuk S. Krishnasamy
4. Press freedom.
5. Judiciary independance.
6. (u name it)

starting afresh!

yes! tat's exactly wat i'm gona do. for the past few weeks i've been terribly lazy, being my indolent self.. my resolution timetable which i made in the beginning of the year obviously have lost its function/purpose. I was just not interested in it anymore!

But now, I've started anew. Fresh! yes..

i've just rediscovered my passion in colour pencils.. and drew myself a beautiful timetable to follow... coloured it.. and wow.. i cant help but to smile at it.

I rediscovered one of my passions! Wat else am I passionate for? I shall rediscover them one after another.. with God's help, I know I'll rediscover them. My... i sounded like i've just lost myself, and rediscovered it.. gulp!

and I've resolved. Whatever I do, i'll not do it half heartedly. Instead I'll go in full-force! in everything i do!

Pamela, Gambatte!!!!! nee....