DiGi got this online greeting for all of Malaysian for our first Malaysia Day!

Everybody love it – Zalif of KRU Berhad so cute in it – its remind me of how effective is Yellow Coverage Fellow (YFC)!

Somehow instead of fighting for slot during Hari Raya, DiGi goes on different marketing strategy and choose for Malaysia Day greeting instead.

Did anyone saw the hugging YCF with the blue bear & MAXIS logo (ball) on local newspaper – that’s cute too!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWOaq0XCBXw

“chak de patte – chak de patte” – We’re all different. But still same-same.

Happy Malaysia Day everyone!

*Check out also the post-ads dance & Zalif’s interview on Quickie TV3

I received this newsletter by Malaysia Airlines last week – they have tonne of new thing-y available online at malaysiaairlines.com

Last month, I went to Bali with them – I got a great bargain via their online deals channel – Get-the-Deal – which only cost me MYR300 something for return tickets – I booked it within one before one month of my travel.

You can check out some of the features below:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6WUNR2X8n4

Happy Merdeka, Malaysia!

I remembered when I was 6 having my breakfast at tadika - while sat down with my kiddy friend in front of a plate of pinkish mihun and a glass of sunquick -  I glance upon  this curly wording on the top of the wall above the King & Queen photo;

I wonder myself at that time – whose Him?

We knew Him from His name – ﷲ – which stated in Quran almost at every corner of the page of 114 surah.

Haven’t you heard lately about the uproar about the use of His name?

Looking on it from my point of view – I’m not a religious person – the issue here is not about the right use of His name – it’s more about the right meaning of His name to a person. As always – a political and race card always love to take a center stage. And like usual the many of  our ‘Si Tanggang‘ would love to make remarks like this…

Shae Yew, a 20-year-old ethnic Chinese studying in Britain, said he has no intention of returning to Malaysia ”unless I have no other options.”

”I … hated the policies which protected certain races and excluded the others. Over here, at least everyone is equal,” he said. [NY Times]

Back to the topics, are we the right Malaysian to own His name?

Qur’an was revealed to Nabi Muhammad SAW by Jibril – and written down later on by Nabi Muhammad SAW companions in arabic – the mother tongue of the Prophet.

That’s how it’s began for us, Muslim. I don’t know about others….

The fear of loosing His name is so overwhelmed – which some of you neglected to notice this was a battle not just recently but a long ago.

You’ve to know that as a Catholic, a person must preach out about their religious believes – in this context they have to find the best practice to deliver the message across.

There’s no wrong for them to communicate it in Malay either in newsletter or newspaper or risalah for that matter – but does it’s wise to use a word of Malay translation of – ﷲ – as a ‘Allah’ – the God of Islam to preach about the father of him (Jesus).

Lets imagine this – I have a daughter – and she having a promise to her Catholic friend – she write on her friend’s palm – Alif Lam Lam Ha – and her friend would do the same to her in Malay of Allah – and are those – ﷲ  & Allah – the same God?

Nope.

It’s a different God of both religions. Only it’s all depending on how you, as a parent educating your kids about Him.

I don’t have a fear of loosing His name – He will be the same inside my heart with or without a name – but I do fear for others who didn’t knew Him yet.

Coz don’t worry, Alif Lam Lam Ha knew HIS name!

If God had a name what would it be?
And would you call it to his face?
If you were faced with him
In all his glory
What would you ask if you had just one question?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=USR3bX_PtU4

This morning I read a piece of news by LA Times online and my thought was this would be nothing but bad for Malaysian.

By noon, the worse happen and it’s now all over the news media.

This one guy, Noordin Mohammed Top, born and educated in Malaysia, turn into a bombmaker that was involved in the many bombings through out Indonesia between 2002 and 2004, which has now become the Most Wanted Man in Asia.

And after the Jakarta’s JW Marriot and Ritz Carlton hotel blast yesterday, he once more becomes the headline in any part of the world.

Check out this headlines;

Report: Malaysian fugitive suspected in hotel bombs – CNN International
Malaysia fugitive terrorist linked to Jakarta’s suicide bombing – XinHua
Malaysian suspected in Indonesia hotel attacks – Los Angeles Times – LA Times
Malaysian extremist behind Indonesia attacks: official – Calgary Herald
Malaysian extremist Noordin Top blamed for Jakarta attacks – France 24

Imagine people in northern part of Germany, eastern part of China or southern part of Chile will sat in front of their TV news channel and see or read the news and what they will focus at, the word of ‘Malaysia’ or ‘Malaysian’.

As Malaysian, this kind of publicity totally isn’t good for us; PERIOD.

Why?

Linking the evil act of him to Malaysian (generally) – as a mastermind – is like poking the needle on all of us Malaysian.

I think the media always like to associate a country to any of the act of terrorism.

The problem is, Nordin Mohammed Top is always suspected living large in Indonesia – at most of the time – and he always targeted his act of terrorism in matter of Indonesian interest.

So why does the media still using the word ‘Malaysian’ or ‘Malaysia’ again and again – he wasn’t doing this act of violence when he was in Malaysia – so he wasn’t a fugitive from Malaysia or Malaysian extremist.

All the headlines sound so biased and making it’s like Malaysian are a sort of an enemy to Indonesian.

Making this matter worse, Malaysia and Indonesia always have this sibling’s rivalry and with the recent event of cold domestic relationship, it would create more tension between the two countries.

I think, the headlines should just said, the Bali’s bomber suspected again in the recent hotel bombs and should snippets in the brief description as Malaysian-borne, perhaps.

However, you can’t just control juicy headlines – it’s sold;

And this makes me wonder, does he still a Malaysian (in spirit of a common people in Malaysia like me and you)?

I think he is no longer a Malaysian and in my opinion he doesn’t practices and believes in our Rukun Negara anymore;

So, what should a country do when one of its people (or once its people) do an act of violence like this?

Should we just ignore it or maybe quoting on a news media like this by local BERNAMA, Malaysia Seriously Views Allegation On Bomber

“If there is any information, please pass (it) to our authorities. We are keen to know and will cooperate fully as we always do with our neighbours when it comes to terrorism,” said Wisma Putra

Is that good enough?

I don’t think so.

That was not enough to counter-attack the damage which has been done from the above headlines.

Is like there are two people inside the elevator and the person who fart say to another person, “It wasn’t me!”

Why shut both front and back door when the person whose knocking on it is already inside, holding the gun close to our head?

Should we let the person be our saviour or just Cesse La Pluie and be the next collateral damage?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vudne3m4Qw4

One side is nodding their head confidently and another one is shaking their head confidently too; there will be no winner for us all, neither today or tomorrow.

Everybody is sitting with no calm on their sit since morning, maybe since last one month.

Those who are IT savvy will be keep refreshing theirs internet browser; seeking and waiting for new changes updated by the writer.

Those who reading email, any new email arrived on their inbox will be forwarded to all nor they will read it first the whole email or not, nobody cares anymore.

The same, happen to those who received SMS.

Then, there is a non-stop call jamming the network; a marquee news on every channel; an overly make-up newscaster on any tv news; an angry supporter running around and a defeat opponent sitting on a chair counting his futures.

Does all thing will change after that? Does cloudy day before us will be gone by dusk tomorrow morning?

I’m seeing thing; a darkest day ahead of us!

To much anger in most of the email in every corner of your mailbox. To much dendam on every man walking on the side walk.

I should deserved this country!

Shout it, shout it on every lung of your breath.

Stand up, stand up when your warm butt is comfortable sitting on the sit for past 51 years.

Not many people would give up their sit easily! It will not be just sweat will run down on every road pavement…

I’m not on any side but I’m worried about everybody either you’re my Malay buddies, my Chinese business associates and my Indian subcontractor.

Everybody’s mind is overcast by a cloudy day on the darkest dawn….

I’ll be waiting anxiously.

From the voice of this guy; I can feel he’s much more scared of the strong message sent to all Malaysian rather than the bold move made by Mr Badawi.

In a country like Malaysia where multiracial people is the key foundation of the country, an act by it’s head of country to unite his own race would create an uncomfortable feeling to other races-oriented political party.

But thus the move is really to unite or instead to unified?

When two political parties (one is headed by the PM, which is on the long battle fighting over the Malay unity and the other one; the common opposition party who is fighting to unify the religious believe of Malay community, Islam) have put aside their political manifesto and sit down on one table to discuss more and more challenge faces by their similarity objective which is Malay and Islam, nothing is much more scary to others when unity will turn up as unify.

To others, when both of this party start talking about Malay unity in a same tone voices, it’s hard to let it pass without notice cause any emerging conclusion come out from this kind of meeting would show a synergy that never happen before and a force to be reckon with. 

However, I thought what was awpaulling from the remarks made by him and other Malay opposition supporters, they could not justified between the native of Malay Unity or Malay Unify.

Let start with the meaning of this two words first:-

• UNITY: the quality or state of being made one
• UNIFY: to make into a unit or a coherent whole

Malaysia would never become Sukarno’s Indonesian ethnic cleansing; Which is I would call an Indonesian Unification. Is hardly ever be any Malaysian who call themselves as Malaysian in contact of a race. Malaysian is a unity of Malay, Chinese, Indian and many other races; 

Believe me, most of us rather be like to call themselves as Kelantanis, Johorian or Kedahan instead of Malaysian. But we Malay no matter where we go, we still say ourself as Malaysian. 

Rarely you would heard someone say I’m Malay Malaysian (most of us straightly say I’m Malaysian), however we do often heard I’m Chinese Malaysian. 

This is where I would say the move by PM is good and Mr Kit Siang should shut the xxxx up.

I guess he like to create the buzz about any issues nowadays.

To talk about Malay Unity is very-very dangerous – there is still dirty tactics, spying, bribery and nepotism - all are the common art of political turf.

Sadly, everybody is so scared for another Hang Jebat goes amok around town and but sometimes we do need this Hang Jebat to make realise of our current status.

Many Malay are slowly try to separate themselves as Malay who is born to the core value of Islam and there is Malay who is try to revolutionise Islam and there is Malay who not even want to be associate with Islam anymore.

This kind of treat is important for both political parties to realise and sit down to resolved the issue for the sake of their next generation.

Some how Tok Guru and Mr. Badawi can’t be alive forever to give muzakarah, do you think?

I hope what they are doing now is been foreseen by others as a unification of Malay and Islam and to unite as Malaysian. I’ll not commenting here what other race have done to close the gap of their races since it is such a sensitive issues to talk about;

However, all of us got to stop say bad thing about others!

What you don’t want is Malay and Islam to unite and unified the Malaysian.

That would be a horror movie on Friday the 13th!

Today, we sadly discover how tragically Malaysia losing it dignity through its lie and decisive. As people of Malaysia, we’re now standing on the edge of a long winding road, let pray we’ll survived the challenge ahead. Hopefully till we’ve a shoulder to cry on.

Back in 1996, when I was so young to understand what the meaning of politics; I’ve discovered a meaning of Evita ‘Madonna’ Peron.

After watching the movie, I realise how powerful a people could be if they stand together. Although Madonna just a female actor who embracing the character in her own way of interpretation, she did manage to make me discover one of the greatest women in history.

Eva Peron (Evita) was the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. During her time as wife of President Juan Peron, she became powerful within the Pro-Peronist trade unions. In her lifetime she founded the charitable Eva Perón Foundation, and the nation’s first large-scale female political party, the Female Peronist Party.

Her charitable organization built homes for the poor and homeless, and also provided free health care to citizens.

Eventually, Evita became the center of her own vast personality cult and her image and name soon appeared everywhere, with train stations, a city, and even a star being named after her. Despite her dominance and political power, Evita was always careful to never undermine the important symbolic role of her husband.

On August 22, 1951 the unions held a mass rally of two million people called “Cabildo Abierto” at which they begged Eva Peron to run for vice president. It has been claimed that “Cabildo Abierto” was the largest public display of support in history for a female political figure.

It is without doubt she deserve to say don’t cry for me Argentina…

Sadly, she died the following year of Cancer.

What a cliché!

If ever happen – sooner or later, our next First Lady of Malaysia, either Kak Mah or Kak Wan; they would never be an Eva to me… because both of them couldn’t be as good as no other Madonna to act for.

In other words, you must love me (Malaysian) more than your husband!

Let take a moment of silent and whisper to our soul;

Jangan kau tangisi diriku Malaysia…

Don’t pretend you’ve not heard that news, I don’t like going down to a political oriented entry but sometimes its hit me inside my medulla oblongata, is all the thing is ever real nowadays? Is like a birdcage…

After a silent weekend by myself and spending time together with someone; I stumble into the news which I don’t want to heard anymore inside my square box. 

Everything kind had no smooth edge, do you think? 

This people said this and that people said that; Kind of weird… kind of to much hidden agenda. I’m not speculating here but just my guts is so sick of conspirancy theory.

Marketing.

That all my answer for all this; good publicity or bad publicity is still a good marketing strategies. It will gain huge impact on the brand awareness. People get notices, that the main point. Associate someone with something that he could possible do it although its bad is still very good marketing.

With this demand of information reaching new high and the person could make a connection to a general public hiddenly through its viral marketing. You’ll get to know the plan, the message or the objective of overall plan without you notices through the bad of good PR. 

It will work! and its already working NOW;

I’m refusing to stated the brand name here, coz I don’t believe the brand is represent what his true value is and the possible true value of himself; maybe; get overshadowed by his real attributes. 

It might be this bad publicity is actually created from the PR agency of the people of the brand itself;

Confuse? Don’t bother.

That was what we’re talking about earlier during launch at Delicious - Marc Residence, a little bit… before we move to another subject;

The Macchiato was OK, to cold – less sweet – no caramel at all.

Ayda with Ice Mocha – I think it was OK

Jayu – she look like aunty today – don’t know why?

Jayu come here for a second time so she kind of knows what to order…

Ayda was showing her bruise she got from the funfair ride she had on Saturday… are those really from funfair ride or from someone else ride…

Macchiato drink I had

Salmon Quiche; the taste was ok … like Telur Dadar – C+

Jayu had Spicy Crab Linguini; excellent combination – A

Spaghetti Carbonara – Ayda had – was OK – B

This what Naxie had – Beef Steak Sandwich - he said was good; to me its taste just OK – C

Oh, totally forgot that Naxie was there but since he was so over himself; his photo have be banned in this blog until further notices.

Lesson to learn for all of us: Never take a photograph with high profile people! Haha

Ciao!

I was stuck fo the whole 5 hours driving back from CBD to my lovely place in Puchong last night. I never piss off like this b4 till last night I feel I want to xxxx so many people within one single night!

So this 10 things malaysian do when there is petrol hike, and should win them an awards as the most stupid people ever exist on earth!

1. Go back office early when there is petrol hike coz want to be early on the Q to petrol station. Halo? You think everybody else don’t think same like you?
2. All husband, wife, son, daughter, nenek, moyang and cicit cerabai, all drive their whole family cars to their neighboring petrol station. This what I call if you born stupid, the whole family would be stupid. You can’t blame the world on this, it’s your DNA who got idiots chromosome.
3. Q up for 1km just to wait for your turn. Your current existing fuel can be save more if you stay home instead of putting RM30 new fuel. Pump it in the morning you get more fuel rather than at night.
4. Pump as much you can inside the not so empty tank is like there is no tomorrow till the petrol leaking all over the floor. RM1.90 petrol is the same with RM2.70 petrol, why so fussy? The petrol station will be there same tomorrow morning. Just drive in and pump a little bit more.
5. Use as many Credit Card transaction during the chaos like this! You already knew, there 10,000 more  people who stupid like yourself Q up to be last person on earth to pump petrol at RM1.90. So be patient if the line is jam! Next time use cash, if you’re so poor got no cash, wait for the bank tomorrow.
6. Wasting almost 4 hours try to squeze your big ass BMW or Mercedes car inside the Q till you scratch other people car. You will pay more on the damage that you’ve cause rather then the petrol you able to save.
7. Time in life is precious, rather than wasting you relax time at night, why not stay with family do soul searching how to handle the petrol hike with your wife on bed instead. She will love you more! She need your petrol for herself rather then for her car.
8. To declare the hike of petrol, why do it when almost end of business? So much paper work till you’ve to squeeze till 5.00pm when everybody is inside their car? Next time better declare at 3.00am nobody is wake up
9. The petrol station owner, you’ve purchased the petrol in bulk in cheap with the old price, why not do quick promotion, anyone who pump their car with petrol at RM2.70 after midnight received another 78 sen worth of petrol more. People will Q up after midnight would save a lot more burning fuel in this world.
10. Malaysian are just stupid, pump in petrol at cheaper price only would last you another 2 days, and for the rest of the next couple month till the government increase to RM4.80 this August you still have to pump petrol at higher price. Why making fool out of yourself.

So that how stupid is Malaysian, somehow tomorrow morning I’ve to visit Kak Shell-a coz my petrol is so empty running around finding way back home avoiding idiot like you!

Sedarlah semua… jangan terlambat.
Dunia hanya… pinjaman bersyarat….
Sakitlah hati…merana diri..
sakitlah jiwa… tergadailah bodi…

Selamat mengepam semua… (petrol)

UPDATED AT 11:58 GMT+8

I guess a lot of people felt it, I think Malaysia is no longer a free earthquake zone if many of us felt it. Check here… for statistic where a tremors was felt all over west side of Malaysia.

UPDATED AT 11:18 GMT+8 : Bernama Malaysia (BERNAMA) has release the info report and earlier tremors, here

UPDATED AT 10:57 GMT+8 : GDACS increase the magnitude to 6.2, very2 close to Kuala Lumpur – it’s almost the same longitude with Kuala Lumpur and my home in Puchong (Sepang), full detail here

UPDATED at 10:51 GMT+8 : It’s an 5.8 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Northern Sumatra / Sumatera Indonesia, confirm by US USGS at 10.48 GMT+8, follow this link

[ORIGINAL]

Or I’m just paranoid, when I see my desk lamp moving… and my bed was shaky… and wall sound cracking. I’m around Puchong, Selangor MALAYSIA