Friday, August 12, 2005
Pasar Malam Superheroes
Click on the pic for the link
Pasar Malam is a weekly night market normally found in Malaysian residential areas. Wide variety of products are found in a Pasar Malam ranging from food, electronics, watches, shoes to pirated VCDs.
See whether you can spot the SuperHeroes...
i know it's suck, dudes. give face for malaysians...
Hazardous Malaysia
Friday August 12, 8:10 AM
Malaysia Haze Prompts State of Emergency
Malaysia's leader declared an emergency in two regions Thursday, closing workplaces and calling on mosques to hold special prayers for rain to rid the country of hazardous haze drifting from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia.
The haze has shrouded Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas for more than a week in a pall of noxious fumes, smelling of ash and coal, in the country's worst environmental crisis since 1997.
The source of the haze is Indonesia's Sumatra Island, where farmers, plantation owners and miners have set hundreds of fires in the forests to clear land during dry weather. Winds blow most of the fumes across the narrow Strait of Malacca to Malaysia, although parts of Indonesia are also affected.
The fires are an annual occurrence, and Malaysian officials have expressed frustration over Indonesia's failure to tackle the problem. Indonesia's forestry minister, Malam Sambat Kaban, countered Thursday that 10 Malaysian firms clearing land in Indonesia had contributed to the fires.
The two countries did agree Thursday to use cloud seeding to try to induce rain over Sumatra to stop the burning of the forests.
The smoke has blown over the western coast of Malaysia, shrouding its biggest city, Kuala Lumpur, its capital, Putrajaya, the technology city Cyberjaya and the biggest port district, Port Klang.
"In my office, things look normal, but if I go down to the building's lobby area, I can smell smoke. Even in the basement car park I can smell smoke," said Liew Cow Yuan, a consultant with the DHL Express Global Data Center in Cyberjaya.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi declared a state of emergency in Port Klang and in Kuala Selangor, a tourist area known for its fireflies, after the air pollution index topped 500 _ the emergency level.
The index measures harmful particles in the air, and Thursday was the first time the 500-level has been passed in Malaysia. A reading of above 300 is considered hazardous.
Under the emergency rules, Port Klang, the country's biggest and busiest harbor, will be shut down. All educational institutions and government and private workplaces will also be closed, including factories, construction sites and quarries.
However, supermarkets, shops selling food and drinks, pharmacies and essential services will remain open. Road work will be suspended and the use of personal cars and trucks will be discouraged.
Four other areas, including the financial capital Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, had air pollution levels above 300. Schools in and around Kuala Lumpur were closed Thursday and Friday.
But people went to work Thursday, many wearing surgical masks that offered little protection from the noxious air. Landmarks in Kuala Lumpur, such as the tops of the Petronas Twin Towers vanished in the haze. Acrid smoke seeped into office air-conditioning systems.
"The air is so bad that my eyes are stinging," said Gerard Miranda, a 31-year-old shopper. "I had breathing difficulties when I was outside this building, probably because I've a sinus problem that is being aggravated by the haze."
The prime minister urged people to seek divine help to overcome the crisis and called on mosques to hold special prayers for rain that would wash away the haze.
"This is my approach. When such things happen, we must also pray to God to seek help," Abdullah told reporters.
Malaysia rushed firefighters to Indonesia during a similar crisis in 1997-98, which caused large parts of Malaysia and Singapore to be enveloped in haze. Economic losses across the region then were estimated at $9.3 billion.
Travel agents said the haze would have minimal impact on tourism because key destinations such as Langkawi and Penang in northern Malaysia were not affected.
"So far we have not received any cancellations and it's peak tourist season right now," said Meloni Stevens, an agent dealing mostly with European tourists.
However, Malaysia's benchmark stock index slipped 0.4 percent Thursday amid worries that prolonged haze could undercut palm oil exports, tourism and other economic sectors.
The Meteorology Department said no respite was expected until October, when rains would help wash away the haze, a mixture of dust, ash, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide.
Em, i think we still go to work no matter how cuz we need money, no doubt meeting dues end of the month..
Malaysia Haze Prompts State of Emergency
Malaysia's leader declared an emergency in two regions Thursday, closing workplaces and calling on mosques to hold special prayers for rain to rid the country of hazardous haze drifting from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia.
The haze has shrouded Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas for more than a week in a pall of noxious fumes, smelling of ash and coal, in the country's worst environmental crisis since 1997.
The source of the haze is Indonesia's Sumatra Island, where farmers, plantation owners and miners have set hundreds of fires in the forests to clear land during dry weather. Winds blow most of the fumes across the narrow Strait of Malacca to Malaysia, although parts of Indonesia are also affected.
The fires are an annual occurrence, and Malaysian officials have expressed frustration over Indonesia's failure to tackle the problem. Indonesia's forestry minister, Malam Sambat Kaban, countered Thursday that 10 Malaysian firms clearing land in Indonesia had contributed to the fires.
The two countries did agree Thursday to use cloud seeding to try to induce rain over Sumatra to stop the burning of the forests.
The smoke has blown over the western coast of Malaysia, shrouding its biggest city, Kuala Lumpur, its capital, Putrajaya, the technology city Cyberjaya and the biggest port district, Port Klang.
"In my office, things look normal, but if I go down to the building's lobby area, I can smell smoke. Even in the basement car park I can smell smoke," said Liew Cow Yuan, a consultant with the DHL Express Global Data Center in Cyberjaya.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi declared a state of emergency in Port Klang and in Kuala Selangor, a tourist area known for its fireflies, after the air pollution index topped 500 _ the emergency level.
The index measures harmful particles in the air, and Thursday was the first time the 500-level has been passed in Malaysia. A reading of above 300 is considered hazardous.
Under the emergency rules, Port Klang, the country's biggest and busiest harbor, will be shut down. All educational institutions and government and private workplaces will also be closed, including factories, construction sites and quarries.
However, supermarkets, shops selling food and drinks, pharmacies and essential services will remain open. Road work will be suspended and the use of personal cars and trucks will be discouraged.
Four other areas, including the financial capital Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, had air pollution levels above 300. Schools in and around Kuala Lumpur were closed Thursday and Friday.
But people went to work Thursday, many wearing surgical masks that offered little protection from the noxious air. Landmarks in Kuala Lumpur, such as the tops of the Petronas Twin Towers vanished in the haze. Acrid smoke seeped into office air-conditioning systems.
"The air is so bad that my eyes are stinging," said Gerard Miranda, a 31-year-old shopper. "I had breathing difficulties when I was outside this building, probably because I've a sinus problem that is being aggravated by the haze."
The prime minister urged people to seek divine help to overcome the crisis and called on mosques to hold special prayers for rain that would wash away the haze.
"This is my approach. When such things happen, we must also pray to God to seek help," Abdullah told reporters.
Malaysia rushed firefighters to Indonesia during a similar crisis in 1997-98, which caused large parts of Malaysia and Singapore to be enveloped in haze. Economic losses across the region then were estimated at $9.3 billion.
Travel agents said the haze would have minimal impact on tourism because key destinations such as Langkawi and Penang in northern Malaysia were not affected.
"So far we have not received any cancellations and it's peak tourist season right now," said Meloni Stevens, an agent dealing mostly with European tourists.
However, Malaysia's benchmark stock index slipped 0.4 percent Thursday amid worries that prolonged haze could undercut palm oil exports, tourism and other economic sectors.
The Meteorology Department said no respite was expected until October, when rains would help wash away the haze, a mixture of dust, ash, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide.
Em, i think we still go to work no matter how cuz we need money, no doubt meeting dues end of the month..
Malaysia declares smog emergency near Kuala Lumpur
Thursday August 11, 9:05 PM
Malaysia declared a state of emergency Thursday in two provinces near the capital Kuala Lumpur after acrid smog brought by forest fires in Indonesia hit dangerous levels.
In what has become the worst haze crisis in eight years, a thick pall of noxious smog has been enveloping the capital and its surrounding areas since last week.
The situation turned worse in the last few days forcing schools to close and disrupted port operations.
"In view of the haze situation in Kuala Selangor and Port Klang, where the air pollution index has reached above 500 level, I declare a state of emergency for the whole of Kuala Selangor and Port Klang effective immediately," Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said in a statement
No company stopped work...
Malaysia declared a state of emergency Thursday in two provinces near the capital Kuala Lumpur after acrid smog brought by forest fires in Indonesia hit dangerous levels.
In what has become the worst haze crisis in eight years, a thick pall of noxious smog has been enveloping the capital and its surrounding areas since last week.
The situation turned worse in the last few days forcing schools to close and disrupted port operations.
"In view of the haze situation in Kuala Selangor and Port Klang, where the air pollution index has reached above 500 level, I declare a state of emergency for the whole of Kuala Selangor and Port Klang effective immediately," Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said in a statement
No company stopped work...
Monday, August 08, 2005
From Sadness to.. Holy Cow, Session?
Woke up at 4pm, put on the cd i burned last night. All the songs were new, but i can buy from anywhere, just most of the cds sold in compilation with songs i had, so i just picked necessaries to burn in a cd, sounds pretty good, only the volume a bit lower than the cds i had.
My girl woke up and get grumpy on her starvation. Ok ok, let's go for lunch, or dinner perhaps..
Ate lunch/dinner, went looked around the shops. She bought mattress case for me, while i bought folders for my cds and dvds, rather had them scattered on the floor.
Watched a movie, my girl felt bored, then listened to music again till a guy she knew kept calling her. This guy named Carry, fucking asshole, he's stubborn, knew we're couples, kept asking my girl to give him chances for his love to her. It's been few months happened like that, my girl was annoyed. I wished i could bring him down but at this case, she had to be independent so solve her problems on whoever put her in. She had weak points, only she had to get up straight on things by not putting sympathy. Sometimes she had to be rough on someone.
I still got things not done at her pc, sent her back, and used her pc, while Carry the wimpy came and insisted my girl go out for a drink at times of almost midnight, such pathetic asshole he was..
Soon i had finished things i left, going back, but not, went cy's place nearby had drinks, heard he had to do drawings and just he had drinks with friends. I'm writing blog on my phone, time passed and my girl called me, she thought i went home. Then she told me this Carry wimpy whined and cried in front of her, cuz my girl declined him, for his stubbornness and stupidity. (Well, of course he's stupid, waited for my girl at her house nearby the whole for nothing. My girl did asked me, i said i could wait, i've great tolerance, but not the whole day there, not like someone who owed me money and got to stalk on. I'll wait at home, simple as that.) Way to go, girl! You've done your part being independent, keep on rolling, baby!
Andrik called.. hmm, how come he'll call at this midnight time? He said he's just opposite the table of the road.. Oh i see him, with his friend Daryl, i met him last night, guessed i'm right, Andrik's friend, hehe.. Talked a bit while waiting cy. Kenny followed cy too, and they didn't saw us sitting at the mamak, they just dtraight away go snooker centre. Called them and they joined for some drinks too. Later on we all except Daryl went to play snooker. First 2 games were me and Kenny while cy and Andrik. Then cy and me while Kenny and Andrik. Soon me and cy stopped the game and he wanted to eat something. So Kenny and Andrik plyed the last round and three of us, except Kenny, went to cy's house had session. Woah, this time even "Kaw", watched Scooby Doo after the session, went home and ironed my clothes..
What do you know? I went to work.. Even though i'm tired..
Gosh, why we need to work?
My girl woke up and get grumpy on her starvation. Ok ok, let's go for lunch, or dinner perhaps..
Ate lunch/dinner, went looked around the shops. She bought mattress case for me, while i bought folders for my cds and dvds, rather had them scattered on the floor.
Watched a movie, my girl felt bored, then listened to music again till a guy she knew kept calling her. This guy named Carry, fucking asshole, he's stubborn, knew we're couples, kept asking my girl to give him chances for his love to her. It's been few months happened like that, my girl was annoyed. I wished i could bring him down but at this case, she had to be independent so solve her problems on whoever put her in. She had weak points, only she had to get up straight on things by not putting sympathy. Sometimes she had to be rough on someone.
I still got things not done at her pc, sent her back, and used her pc, while Carry the wimpy came and insisted my girl go out for a drink at times of almost midnight, such pathetic asshole he was..
Soon i had finished things i left, going back, but not, went cy's place nearby had drinks, heard he had to do drawings and just he had drinks with friends. I'm writing blog on my phone, time passed and my girl called me, she thought i went home. Then she told me this Carry wimpy whined and cried in front of her, cuz my girl declined him, for his stubbornness and stupidity. (Well, of course he's stupid, waited for my girl at her house nearby the whole for nothing. My girl did asked me, i said i could wait, i've great tolerance, but not the whole day there, not like someone who owed me money and got to stalk on. I'll wait at home, simple as that.) Way to go, girl! You've done your part being independent, keep on rolling, baby!
Andrik called.. hmm, how come he'll call at this midnight time? He said he's just opposite the table of the road.. Oh i see him, with his friend Daryl, i met him last night, guessed i'm right, Andrik's friend, hehe.. Talked a bit while waiting cy. Kenny followed cy too, and they didn't saw us sitting at the mamak, they just dtraight away go snooker centre. Called them and they joined for some drinks too. Later on we all except Daryl went to play snooker. First 2 games were me and Kenny while cy and Andrik. Then cy and me while Kenny and Andrik. Soon me and cy stopped the game and he wanted to eat something. So Kenny and Andrik plyed the last round and three of us, except Kenny, went to cy's house had session. Woah, this time even "Kaw", watched Scooby Doo after the session, went home and ironed my clothes..
What do you know? I went to work.. Even though i'm tired..
Gosh, why we need to work?
Charlie from "LOST"
http://www.avatarity.com/category/17/Merry/
em, hey cy, i think we had been mistakenly named Charlie from "Lost" as Piper, actually in LOTR, he's Merry. check the link..
em, hey cy, i think we had been mistakenly named Charlie from "Lost" as Piper, actually in LOTR, he's Merry. check the link..
A Joke...
A man escapes from prison, where he has been for 15 years. He breaks into a house to look for money and guns, and finds a young couple in bed. He orders the guy out of bed and ties him to a chair. While tying the girl to the bed, he gets on top of her, kisses her neck, then gets up and goes into the bathroom. While he's in there, the husband tells his wife: "Listen, this guy's an escaped convict, look at his clothes! He probably spent lots of time in jail and hasn't seen a woman in years. I saw how he kissed your neck. If he wants sex, don't resist, don't complain, do whatever he tells you. Satisfy him no matter how much he nauseates you. This guy is probably very dangerous. If he gets angry, he'll kill us. Be strong, honey. I love you." His wife responds, "He wasn't kissing my neck. He was whispering in my ear. He told me he was gay, thought you were cute, and asked me if we had any Vaseline. I told him it was in the bathroom. Be strong honey. I love you too!"