From the cinema...

Shhh!!! Great Kung Fu Master...I think you drop your handphone

If our ancient weapons cannot destroy you...we will send out fighter plane instead.

Hey...Captain, I think my pistol ran out of bullets or is it because my finger is not on the trigger.

Sifu..Nice ROLEX!!!

Voted the most logical sign of the year

Beer Now Cheaper Than Gas! "Drink, Don't Drive"

The Buffalo Theory: Why Drinking Alcohol is Good for YOU?

'Well you see, Norm, it's like this . . .. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.'


Cheers to The Buffalo Theory...

Kota Baru council bans lipstick, high heels

KOTA BARU: Muslim women employees working here are forbidden to wear lipstick and high-heeled shoes to work.

This directive is contained in a municipal council circular dated May 25 and signed by its president Shafie Ismail, which has been distributed to business premises here.

A check, however, found that only a few tenants had received the circular this week.

The circular stated that the directive, targeted at Muslim women employees working in food outlets and other business premises, was issued to prevent incidents like rape and illicit sex as well as to safeguard the morals and dignity of Muslim women in Kelantan.

It stated that Muslim women were forbidden to wear thick make-up, bright coloured lipstick and high-heeled shoes which made a tapping sound.

Those who insisted on wearing high-heeled shoes should choose those with rubber soles.

Attempts to contact Shafie for clarification were futile.

The directive on the wearing of lipstick and high-heeled shoes are in addition to the wearing of scarves, which should cover the chest and not be of transparent material, blouses with long sleeves, which were long and loose, as well as socks.

Those who do not adhere to the regulation can be fined up to RM500.

Source: The Star Online

Man on car roof causes stir on highway

SUNGAI PETANI: Traffic at Km109.5 of the North-South Expressway near Taman Kempas here was reduced to a snail's pace when a motorist acted "strangely" after his car was involved in an accident with a mini-lorry yesterday.

The motorist, in his 40s, had climbed up his car rooftop almost immediately after the 6.25am incident.

He then made curious gestures at passing motorists, causing them to slow down as they passed his car, which had veered to a stop on the left lane of the highway after colliding into the lorry which was also travelling southbound towards Butterworth.

The driver of the lorry, in his 50s, along with his accompanying daughter, in her 20s, were not hurt in the mishap.

Later, policemen and firemen, who had rushed to the scene, tried in vain to coax the motorist, who was travelling alone, to come down.
The man, who was wearing a baju Melayu and a sarung, proceeded to take off his shirt.

He then lit a cigarette and assumed a sitting position on his car rooftop after complaining of the heat.

The policemen, who were assisted by several Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan patrolmen, persisted in trying to talk him into coming down and seek medical treatment.

This infuriated the man, who started to shout at those around him.

About an hour later, the policemen managed to grab the disturbed motorist when they caught him off-guard.

He was later sent to the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital for a medical check-up.

Source: The New Straits Times

New insertion for 2009 Oxford Dictionary

There are possible plans underway to apply to the Oxford and Webster to include a new word for their 2009 dictionary:

badawi [baa-daa-wee] (Transitive verb/Noun/Adjective): To start something full of promise but end in disappointment, failure and/or disaster.

Eg:

'I'm trusting you to perform this task well; don't do a badawi, ok?'

'Whatever I do, I will always find a way to badawise it.'

France badawied their Euro 2008 campaign. England pre-badawied theirs, while Italy were guilty of over-badawification.

Why We Use English for IT

Why Malaysian Government insists on using English for math and science?

This is because the whole world uses the language as an information and/or technology language. How dangerous it will be if we try to use Bahasa , especially in school. See example below:-


Hardware = barangkeras

Software = baranglembut

Joystick = batang gembira

Plug and Play = cucuk dan main

Port = lubang

Server = pelayan

Client = pelanggan


Try to translate this:

ENGLISH:

"That server gives a plug and play service to the client using either hardware or software joystick. The joystick goes into the port of the client."

Now in BAHASA:

"Pelayan itu memberi pelanggannya layanan cucuk dan main dengan menggunakan batang gembira jenis keras atau lembut. Batang gembira itu akan dimasukkan ke dalam lubang pelanggan."

Now you know...WHY...

Singapore armpit-sniffer gets caning, 14 years jail

A MOLESTER with a fixation for smelling women's armpits was sentenced to 14 years in jail and ordered caned 18 times, Singapore news reports.

Mohammed Ismail Ariffin, 36, was convicted of molesting 23 females from girls as young as 9 to women in their 50s, The Straits Times said.

Community Court Judge James Leong imposed a preventive detention sentence, a jail term for hardcore prisoners with no chance of parole.

Mohammed Ismail stalked his victims and followed them into lifts, staircase landings or their homes. In some cases, he restrained them.

Apart from sniffing his victims' armpits, Mohammed Ismail also was guilty of fondling a 13-year-old and exposing himself to a 53-year- old cleaner, the court found.

Following a report from a housewife that a man had smelled her armpit on January 3, the police took a semen swab at the scene which led them to Mohammed Ismail.

A detention report submitted to the court today said the man's crime pattern put him in a group with more than a 62-per-cent chance of committing crimes again within two years of release from prison.

Pleading for leniency, lawyer Noor Mohamed Marican urged the judge to send Mohammed Ismail for a rehabilitative program and medical treatment instead of imposing a long sentence.

"The facts of the case speak for themselves," Leong was quoted as saying.

The judge said he found "precious little" in Mohammed Ismail's favour, except that he pleaded guilty.

He had previous convictions since 1991 for drug and sex-related offences.

Source: www.news.com.au

Raja Petra Kamaruddin Statutory Declaration: Cops investigating Raja Petra’s allegations

KUALA LUMPUR: The police will be calling up Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin to investigate his allegations in a recent statutory declaration, which touched on purported facts related to the ongoing Altantuya Shaariibuu trial.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said the three individuals named in the document filed at the High Court here on June 18 would also be called up.

Raja Petra had claimed that these individuals, one a prominent VIP, were present when Altantuya was killed on Oct 19, 2006.

Copies of the statutory declaration, filed on June 18, have been posted online by bloggers.

In his two-paged statutory declaration, Raja Petra said he had been “reliably informed” of the presence of these individuals at the murder.

Musa said that the matter could be subjudice as the Altantuya murder trial was on going.

Accused of the murder are C/Insp Azilah Hadri and Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar of the Unit Tindakan Khas (Special Action Unit). Accused of abetting them is political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda.

Musa said the allegations made by Raja Petra were “highly defamatory” and if found to be untrue, those making the allegations would have to face the consequences.

Meanwhile, the Attorney-General’s Chambers has filed a police report against Raja Petra over the statutory declaration.

Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patil said, “We want to investigate it as we want the truth. As far as I am concerned, we have to look it seriously.”

“If it’s true, we will act accordingly. If not, the writer will be investigated,’’ he said, adding that the report was lodged in Putrajaya on Saturday.

Source: The Star Online

A Copy of > Raja Petra Kamaruddin's Statutory Declaration < provided by MalaysiaKini.

Rapist dad: I used condoms

PUTRAJAYA: He used a condom every time he raped his daughter.

For that precaution, the rapist said he should get a lighter sentence.

This mitigation riled Court of Appeal judges Tengku Baharudin Shah Tengku Mahmud, Datuk Sulong Matjeraie, Datuk Ahmad Maarop and those in the court gallery.

His counsel S.I. Rajah mitigated that the sentence imposed on the accused was excessive.

"Justice should be tempered with mercy.
"The accused used a condom every time he committed the offence," the lawyer said.

"You mean it is okay to rape using a condom?" asked Tengku Baharudin.

Rajah had no reply.

The roti canai seller, now 49, appealed against sentence because he was a first offender and was remorseful for his action.

Four years ago, the Sessions Court in Petaling Jaya sentenced the accused to a total of 36 years in jail and 20 strokes of the rotan on four counts of rape.

Sulong, who delivered the court ruling, said the appellate court found no reason to disturb the sentence of the Sessions Court.

He said the sentence was appropriate to send a strong message that such an act should not be condoned and to protect society.

According to the facts of the case, the roti canai seller raped the girl between May 2003 and August 2004.

The offences took place at their home at night when the mother had gone to work.

The victim was then between 11 and 12 years old.

Deputy public prosecutor Aslina Joned told the court that the accused, a father of five, had betrayed the trust of his daughter.

Aslina said the father would give the victim RM5 as a reward every time he raped her.

A class teacher noticed her to be in a state of depression and the girl told her what had happened.

Police arrested the man on Aug 12, 2004, and he pleaded guilty to the charges in the Sessions Court a week later.

On the first three counts, the then Sessions Court judge Nurmala Salim sentenced him to 18 years' jail and five strokes of the rotan for each offence. The sentences to run concurrently.

He was sentenced to a further 18 years' jail and five strokes of the rotan for the fourth count.

Nurmala ordered this sentence to run consecutively.

Source: The New Straits Times

Sex VCD exposes wife’s lesbian affair

A HUSBAND suspected his wife was having an affair with another man. He was wrong. To his shock, he discovered a VCD with explicit scenes of his wife having sex with a woman.

Harian Metro reported that the woman was the wife’s office colleague and the affair had been going on for the past few months.

The paper said the man grew suspicious when his wife came home from work with love bites on her body. He thought she might be fooling around with a male colleague.

He confronted his wife, who denied having an affair with any man.

A whole new light was thrown on the affair when the husband found the hidden VCD and discovered that his rival was a woman.

Source: The Star Online

FM: What's worst...that your wife is having an affair or that she's having an affair with another woman. But then again, for some, it can be a "Man's Ultimate Fantasy".

The ‘Robin Hood’ of petrol

KAPAR: When a petrol kiosk owner stepped out to run some errands, his newly hired pump attendant started giving out free petrol.

Someone alerted the owner about an unusually long line of cars at his kiosk, the owner rushed back to discover he had lost about RM3,000 worth of petrol.

According to a kiosk worker, the man in his 30s had asked for a job and was employed at RM12 per day.

“Yesterday (Wednesday) was his third day. Being confident he could do the job, the owner left to pay some bills and within the hour and a half the owner was away, the man gave out free petrol,” the other worker said.

Word of the free petrol spread and people took the opportunity to fill up their tanks.

The man ran off when he saw his employer return. It was later found out that he was mentally unsound.

No police report was lodged.

Source: The Star Online

WARNING: New Diseases In Malaysia

FM: I received this email from a friend of mine. Enjoy!


The Malaysian Ministry of Health is now asking the public to be on the lookout for symptoms of the following new contagious diseases.


ASSMA
Severe rashes around the mouth caused by kissing too much ass. The number-one disease in Malaysia amongst civil servants.



DIALARRHOEA
Uncontrollable urge to continually dial friends on mobile phone to share with them such important information as 'I'm now on the monorail' or 'I'm walking towards the car.' Victims can be recognized by large, twitching thumb.



MEESLES
Blotchy skin condition caused by eating too many packets of instant noodles.



MULTIPLE SPOUSOSIS
Affliction whereby victims make frequent trips to Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and China to take on additional brides. Middle-aged men are at significant risk.



YELLOW FEVER
Compulsion to date Asian females. Very common affliction amongst foreign celebrities and caucasian expatriates working in Malaysia. Also known as Pinkerton's Disease.



EKOR-TOTONUS
Flushed complexion, high blood pressure and sometimes depression at finding out one has not won any gaming numbers and lotteries.



HEAVYTITIS
Excessively large breasts. This disease comes in several variant strains…….. Heavytitis A; Heavytitis B; Heavytitis C, and sometimes Heavytitis DD.



CYBERTENSION
Feelings of stress and panic caused by lack of internet access.



DYEBETES
A compulsive need to colour one's hair. Reddish brown tints are the most common symptom, but health authorities have reported a new strain of blond highlights.



CHICKEN TOX
Victims exhibit a great need to tokkok. Highly contagious. Spread by ordinary conversation, and may be exacerbated by good food and alcohol. Politicians and lawyers are especially susceptible. Incurable.



ITCHINIA
The urge in some men after reaching 40 to go for young chicks. This disease spreads fast among those with money and position and cuts across both government and business people. Beware of those who take trips out under the pretext of duty or business. This is a dangerous symptom that the disease may already have taken hold.

MAS terminates travel privileges for AirAsia CEO

FM: C'mon MAS & Idris Jala, do you seriously think that by withdrawing Tony Fernandes privilege will hurt his pocket. The way I see it, it is a bad publicity for MAS as it goes to show how petty and small minded people you guys are at MAS. Look at Tiny's photo, he is laughing at MAS.


PETALING JAYA: The war of words between AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines seems to have moved to a personal level with the latter terminating discount benefits for the former's group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes.

In a letter dated May 28, MAS managing director Datuk Seri Idris Jala said the MAS management team had decided it was “best to withdraw” Fernandes' travel privileges following protest letters from many MAS staff.

“I thought I should let you know that there have been numerous complaints from MAS staffers questioning the special privileges granted to you since 2006.

“Many of them feel hurt and frustrated with what they read in the news ... in the wake of your various negative statements about Malaysia Airlines,” he said in the letter.

Fernandes said he had been enjoying 50% discounts for first/business class and 75% for economy class. He said he never used the 75% discount as it was only for domestic routes which he flew on AirAsia.

When contacted, Fernandes said he felt surprised when he received the letter “about three weeks ago”.

He explained that discounted or free seats were a courtesy offered to fellow airline chief executive officers and this was practised even between the “bitterest of enemies”.

“We also offer free seats to Idris, but he’s never taken up the offer,” he said. That offer to Idris, he said, would not be withdrawn.

Asked if he was offended by MAS’ withdrawal, he replied: “No, just a little disappointed.”

“I never complained when MAS launched its free fares promotion. It is nothing personal and I will continue to ask for a level playing field.”

“I'd like to say that MAS has the best crew and I've always been treated warmly by MAS staff. They have always paid me utmost compliments on what we’ve done with AirAsia.

“I’ve always preferred to fly with MAS but I guess all good things must come to an end,” he said.

He said he received 75% discounts from Cathay Pacific and Qantas Airlines, and flew free with Virgin Airlines.

MAS confirmed this move.

“We've provided the travel privilege out of goodwill since 2006 in response to Tony’s request for interline facility for his own travel on our international routes although AirAsia does not have an interline agreement with Malaysia Airlines,” Idris said.

The statement added that according to industry practice, “only airlines with interlining agreements will consider granting such travel privileges for airline employees”.

Source: The Star Online

Rebate RM625 in three minutes

KUALA LUMPUR: The process of getting fuel subsidy rebates will be simple and will only take three minutes, Pos Malaysia Bhd said.

At a press conference yesterday, Pos Malaysia executive director Datuk Abu Huraira Abu Yazid said car owners only needed to do the following to get the cash rebate:

> Go in person to any of the country's 683 post offices,
> Bring your identity card,
> Provide your car registration number, and
> Fill a money order form.

Rebates can be claimed from tomorrow until March 31 next year for those who bought new or renewed their road tax between April 1 and May 31 this year. For those after June 1, claims can be made from July 1.

Source: The Star Online

Dearest Prime Minister

This is probably the most angry email I have ever received. Reader discretion advised. Source remains unknown. You will find it amusing.. We were told this was sent to the Prime Minister's website.

*****Start of Quote*****

Dearest Prime Minister...,

FUCK YOU !!

Since the disastrous March 8 elections, I haven't bothered attacking you much. Well, why should I when the Pakatan Rakyat, Raja Petra and your own Ministers are already doing such a thorough job. And oh, not forgetting all the salivating vultures waiting to push you down the UMNO ladder. There's also the issue of this bloody old mamak who used to be your boss... but that's a different story.

I may scorn at your intelligence (or lack thereof), amaze at the voodoo spell your Son In Law has you under, laugh at the blind arrogance of your Government and shake my head at your cluelessness in private, but as far as this blog is concerned, I took a break from whacking you and all that you stand for.

Well it ends today.

Coz I'm fuckin' pissed.

Like REALLY motherfuckin 'FUCK YOU BASTARD' sort of pissed, you backwater retard..!

Today I spent 2 hours caught in a fuckin' traffic jam coming back from work. As I sat in the fuckin'snarl watching' the faces of other drivers who looked like they were ready to break stuff, I realised that how every single fuckin' thing that went wrong today all points at you.

Like a fuckin' Night Shymalan movie or finale of LOST, everything is related and all dots connect to spell a FUCK YOU BN. Realisation hits me that the fuckin' 2 hours of my life that I could NEVER get back boils down to one simple fuckin' fact: The country got it SOOOO fuckin' wrong in 2004 when they put you as the gaffer of this country.

Cibai.

How, you ask..? Shut the fuckup and listen.

It rained today. REALLY heavy. As a result, all roads in Kuala Lumpur came to a stand still. Why? Is it because all cars in the capital of Malaysia is made out of paper and will disintegrate in the rain? Fuck, no.

Everything came to a halt because any downpour more than 15 minutes causes 'flash floods' in the most traffic-heavy parts of the city. As fast as money disappears under Khir Toyo's administration, water levels will rise whenever it pours in KL. Causing many parts of the big city to become inaccessible. And jammed. Filled with angry motorists and stranded commuters.

We have a SMART Tunnel. Which 'supposedly' helps to drain water out during floods. We have public transportation. Which 'supposedly' means less vehicles on the road. We have mega criss-crossing highways littered with toll booths. Which 'supposedly' provides easy access to different parts of Klang Valley.

But that's all our country is good for. Launching something and letting monkeys run it. NONE OF THOSE FUCKING THINGS WORK PROPERLY. Or at all. Is it so surprising? No. When they fuckup the basics like having a proper drainage system so that water does not accumulate during heavy rainfall, what more can you expect?

Simply put, heavy rains are beyond our control. How we deal with it is not. Or shouldn't be.

Fuck all the talk about 'winning the 5 States back' when you can't even address the problems blowing up in your own backyard one by fucking one.

So with the fucking rain causing enough havoc as it is ... then came the fuckin' announcement that effective from12am midnight, petrol prices will increase to RM2.70 a litre from RM1.92.

WHAT A FUCKING JOKE. They couldn't have timed it better. Only days ago one of the lackeys from the PM's office gave a press statement saying the prices will increase by August. PM himself said before earlier this year that there won't be a price hike.

But I guess we all know this is the same guy who CONVINCINGLY DECLARED on Tuesday that Parliament won't be dissolved on Wednesday when it actually did came the day.

If he was Pinocchio he could represent Malaysia in pole vaulting in Beijing using his blower only.

So right after the Govt assured us that petrol prices won't go up, it did. And the timing of it. Announcing it will go up tomorrow. It's like a man coming into a building shouting, 'HEY GUYS RUN. I HAVE A BOMB AND ITS BLOWING IN A FEW SECONDS'.

The announcement, as predicted, sparked a fuckin frenzy on the roads. Every bloody motor owner drove out all their vehicles to quickly fill up their tanks while it's still pre-hike`price. This caused the laws of the jungle to quickly emerge as lines after fuckin' lines zig-zagged into jam-packed petrol stations amidst the blaring of horns and cursing of profanities in a multitude of languages.

Snarling, bustling and frenzied traffic from every petrol station overflowed onto highways and unflooded roads already under massive burden of having to carry extra vehicles as a result of other flooded roads which become the link between a tired worker's office to his home.

The result ?

A FUCKING ROYAL RUMBLE OFROAD MADNESS which lasted 2 hours for me when it usually takes me 20-30mins to reach home from office.

FUCK THE PETROL HIKE.! Unfuckin believable jam is but the beginning. Inflation is bound to hit hard at everyone's pockets.

Granted the price of oil is escalating globally. Granted the American economy crisis is having some spillover effect to world economics.

But we're a FUCKING PETROL PRODUCING NATION!!! Like Saudi. It's 40cents a litre over there. We're a fuckin nation that produces motherfuckin' oil. OIL!! And yet we're saying we can't do anything. Simple economics dictates that if you PRODUCE OIL, and OIL prices go up, you GET BIGGER PROFITS DON'T YOU?!?!

Petronas rakes in billions EVERY fuckin' year. Yet the government says it can't subsidise us without major cutbacks in other areas like healthcare and shit. FUCK YOU ALL. Just cutback on the kickbacks and under counter money and we'll have enough to subsidise petrol to be under RM1 per litre.

This is what happens when you take village-like, count-up-to-10-with-fingers fuckers to fill in top posts in the Government and Cabinet. This is what happens when you have a despotic party overstaying its fat stay at the top of the foodchain.

This is a fuckin' joke I tell ya. First the price of flour. Then cooking oil.. Then price of pork. Now petrol.

CIBAI KHEONG KAN LEMA KA CHAO CIBAI.

FUCK YOU, you and you. All of you.

YES BARISAN NASIONAL, UMNO and the ENTIRE Badawi Administration. This is your encore.

GET THE FUCK OUT.

***** End Of Quote*****

Phew, that's one very angry guy.

'Dr M threatened judges...' Judge's stunning allegation in court

SIBU: A High Court judge here has alleged that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad threatened to punish the judiciary in 1997 for decisions he disliked.

Justice Datuk Ian Chin, 60, is the most senior of the 48 High Court judges in the country.

He made the stunning allegation at the start of proceedings on Monday when hearing an election petition filed by Wong Hus She, the defeated DAP candidate for the Sarikei parliamentary seat, the Borneo Post reported.

Anticipating a motion for his recusal, Chin took the "step to disclose what the parties and counsel may not be aware of but which they may later complain that I should have disclosed".

Wong lost the Sarikei seat to Barisan Nasional's Ding Kuong Hing by 51 votes.
Both sides did not object to Chin as the presiding judge, the Borneo Post reported.

He referred to two cases he had presided over in February 1997 - a libel suit and an election petition - the decisions with which the then prime minister was apparently displeased, he said.

He said Dr Mahathir had gone to the judges' conference about a month later "to issue a thinly veiled threat to remove judges by referring to the tribunal that was set up before".

From May 26 until 30, he was "packed off to boot camp" for lessons on taking the government line in judicial decisions.

Last month, the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam video clip castigated Dr Mahathir for going against the Constitution in appointing judges and called for an investigation into Dr Mahathir.

According to the notes of proceedings made available to the New Straits Times, Chin said in the libel suit: "I distinguished M.G.G. Pillai v Tan Sri Datuk Vincent Tan Chee Yioun & Other Appeals (1995) 2 MLJ 493 and refused to give what I consider to be an astronomical award for damage to reputation in libel cases".

In the election petition, he had set aside the victory of BN's Mong Dagang in the 1996 state polls in the Bukit Begunan seat.

Chin said Dr Mahathir had "expressed unhappiness" over the decision.

"After he was done with issuing that threat, he then proceeded to express his view that people should pay heavily for libel.

"He managed to get a single response from a Court of Appeal judge who asked whether he would be happy with a sum of RM1 million as damages for libel.

"He approved of it and he later on made known his satisfaction by promoting this judge (since deceased) to the Federal Court over many others who were senior to him when a vacancy arose."

Chin said he was "devastated" by what went on but was consoled by fellow judges who remarked "the prime minister was too much".

"It will be recalled that the prime minister not long after he assumed office had said, in a much publicised campaign against corruption, that he will put the fear of God in man but this apparently, given his diatribe in that conference, changed to instilling a fear of him if any judgment is to his dislike."

He said the "boot camp" he attended with selected judges and judicial officers was "an attempt to indoctrinate those attending to hold the view that the government's interest" was "more important than all else when we are considering our judgments".

"Stating this devilish notion was no less a person than the president of the Court of Appeal," he said.

"The perversion of justice did not stop there. My brother judge (Datuk Muhammad) Kamil Awang was one morning looking for me after clocking in. We were both then serving in Kuching.

"When I met him in his chambers, he was distraught and he told me about receiving a telephone call the night before from the chief justice asking him to dismiss the election petition that he was going to hear in Kota Kinabalu.

"He sought my opinion as to what to do about the telephone call.

"We went into the possibility of making a police report or of writing to the chief justice a letter to record what he had said over the telephone but in the end, he decided against it since it would be his word against that of the chief justice," Chin said.

"I was happy to learn later on that he did not bow to the pressure by the chief justice and went on to hear the petition and thereafter, making a decision based on the law and evidence."

Chin also declared that he had twice stood unsuccessfully for election as a BN candidate in the 1980s, in one of which he lost to the DAP. He had also heard other election petitions.

"Now, though no longer the prime minister and so no longer able to carry out his threat to remove judges which should, therefore, dispel any fear which any judge may have of him, if ever there was such fear, nevertheless the coalition party that he led is still around and the second respondent won on a ticket of that coalition party and it may cross someone's mind that I may have an axe to grind against the party concerned or any member thereof.

"The petitioner in this case may also have a similar view with regard to my defeat by a candidate standing on the ticket of the party to which he belongs.

"So I wish to hear from the parties as to whether they entertain any such notion and whether they wish to apply for my recusal so that, if any, I can make a decision thereon.

"After this disclosure, litigants who were affected by the hundreds of judgments that I handed down since those infamous days may justifiably worry as to whether any of my judgments were in any way influenced by this attempt to hang the Sword of Damocles over my head.

"No amount of words from me would assuage you of your worry; you will have to read my judgments as to whether they are according to the evidence and the law or whether they were influenced by threat."

Chin then adjourned for half an hour to let the parties consider an application for his recusal.

None, however, was made.

Datuk Ian Chin was appointed judicial commissioner on Feb 26, 1992 and since then has served in the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak. He is, at present, a resident judge at the High Court in Kota Kinabalu.

Source: The New Straits Times


Tun Mahathir's Response from his blog Chedet.com

"Dr M threatened judges

Both the New Straits Times and the Star today chose to splash Justice Dato Ian Chin’s “stunning” claims of my alleged interference in the judiciary, providing brief respite from the current issues of oil price hike etc etc

I will refrain from commenting for now and will do so in due time.

However, I am quite curious about what Ian Chin considers as “veiled threat”. Perhaps he could be more specific as his allegations are very serious."

Me, My Wife and the Petrol Station - Living in Malaysia

"My wife complains that I never take her to expensive places ... so last night I took her to a petrol station!"

Grandfather with 25 kids takes wife No 4

KUALA TERENGGANU: While the recent fuel price hike and concerns over possible increase in food prices might turn more Malaysians into thrifty individuals, the opposite is true for Abu Bakar Embong.

The 49-year-old former broker and grandfather of three from Manir has instead taken a fourth wife.

Yesterday, he promised the Syariah High Court here that he would meet the financial needs of his three other wives, as well as some of the 25 children he has with them.

He told Syariah High Court Judge Shaikh Ahmad Ismail that he could provide for his existing family as his monthly income was about RM20,000.

"I can guarantee that it will never be not enough."
Shaikh Ahmad granted him permission for a fourth wife as he had fulfilled the requirements needed under Islamic law, which included consent from the three wives, who also confirmed that their husband could support all four wives.

The wives told Shaikh Ahmad that they each had a house and car from Abu Bakar.

The judge also advised Abu Bakar to tend to the religious education of his children and to always be fair to all his wives.

His children are between 4 months and 25 years old.

His children have also approved of his plan to marry Suhaili Alias, 25. The wedding is scheduled to take place this week.

Abu Bakar's three wives Asnah Jusoh, 46, Mazumi Ismail, 45, and Norazlina Ariffin, 25, said that their husband was a loving, honest and responsible man.

"In fact, I helped arrange the proposal for the fourth wife, with the help of the other two," Mazumi said.

"We get on well and we are cooperative.

"If one of us is in labour, we will be by each other's side and every weekend we get together with the children."

Source: The New Straits Times

Aduh..poor ministers...their entertaimnet allowance slashed

PUTRAJAYA: The entertainment allowances of ministers and deputy ministers will be slashed and their paid holidays will now be limited to local and Asean destinations.

These as well as several other steps, including a freeze on new government posts and assets purchase, would save the Government RM2bil.

The slashing of allowances and limitation on paid holidays take effect on July 1. Even the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister will not be spared this new ruling.

The Prime Minister currently enjoys a monthly entertainment allowance of RM18,865 while his deputy gets RM15,015. Other ministers and deputy ministers are given RM12,320 and RM6,000 respectively.

For the paid holidays, Cabinet members will not be allowed to claim for more than a week’s holiday.

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said these measures “will not be the first or the last; many other announcements will be made by the Government”.

“The savings will be channelled to subsidies for low-income groups,” he said after chairing the first National Inflation Council meeting at his office here yesterday.

“We are sensitive to the hardship faced by the people as a result of the recent increase in fuel prices.

Everybody will have to be thrifty in these difficult times, including the Government.”

Besides the freeze on new government posts and the purchase of assets like cars, furniture and computers, other measures to be taken are limiting the number of workshops, seminars and conferences held at hotels and postponing all renovation works for government offices.

The Government will also cut down on the number of functions like the opening of offices, prize-presentations as well as disallow attire specifically made for an event.

“There is no point for a special outfit because it’s wasteful.

“In line with this, a 10% cut will be imposed on expenses within departments.

Much of the cut will involve promotional and campaign activities.”

The measures became effective yesterday in a circular issued by the Treasury to all agencies and departments.

The freeze on new posts, however, does not cover critical sectors like education, health and enforcement, and those dealing with the delivery of public services and capable of increasing the country’s revenue.

Restructuring of agencies and departments will also be put on hold, except if this is to reduce the number of workers or which does not involve the creation of new posts.

Official overseas trips will be limited to important international or inter-governmental meetings, with not more than three officers sent, and even then only those directly involved.

Source: The Star Online

Test for Dementia

It's that time of year to take our annual senior citizen test.

Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's important to keep mentally alert. If you don't use it, you lose it! Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence.

Take the test presented here to determine if you're losing it or not. The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you've made your answer.

OK, relax, clear your mind and begin.







1. What do you put in a toaster?
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Answer: 'bread.' If you said 'toast,' give up now and do something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, bread, go to Question 2.







2. Say 'silk' five times. Now spell 'silk.' What do cows drink?
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Answer: Cows drink water. If you said 'milk,' don't

attempt the next question. Your brain is over-stressed and may even overheat. Content yourself with reading a more appropriate literature such as Auto World. However, if you said 'water', proceed to question 3.







3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a green house made from?
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Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said 'green bricks,' why are you still reading these???

If you said 'glass,' go on to Question 4.










4. It's twenty years ago, and a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over Germany (If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into West Ger many and East Germany .) Anyway, during the flight, TWO engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing procedure. Unfortunately the engine fails before he can do so and the plane fatally crashes smack in the middle of 'no man's land' between East Germany and West Germany . Where would you bury the survivors? East Germany, West Germany, or no man's land'?
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Answer: You don't bury survivors.

If you said ANYTHING else, you're a dunce and you must stop. If you said, 'You don't bury survivors', proceed to the next question.




5. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in Wales . In London , 17 people get on the bus; In Reading , six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon , two people get off and four get on In Cardiff , 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea , three people get off and five people get on In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven. What was t he name of the bus driver?
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Answer: Oh, for crying out loud!

Don't you remember your own name? It was YOU!!










Now pass this along to all your friends and pray they do better than you.

PS: 95% of people fail most of the questions!!

Like a virgin... again

Some foreign students are leaving the country not just with a new academic certificate, but with a ‘new’ intact hymen — or so some plastic surgeons tell TAN CHOE CHOE

Dr V. Surendranathan says the hymen can also tear
through rigorous physical activities like cycling or running.

THEY'RE usually in their early 20s and most are in the final year of their studies.

"The girls don't come alone (for the consultation and surgery). They come with their boyfriends or a trusted girlfriend," says a consultant plastic surgeon with a notable private hospital in Kuala Lumpur.

A lot can happen when youths leave home to study abroad and sexual exploration is invariably on the top of the list.

"And when these girls come here -- either with their boyfriends or they befriend local guys -- some of them engage in penetrative sexual acts," says the surgeon.

But despite the freedom they enjoy here, the day eventually comes when they have to go home to their parents, get married and settle down.

And some of these girls come from communities that for various cultural and religious reasons, still require a girl to be a virgin.

"To them, having the hymen intact is not just an important marriage commodity -- their very lives depend on it," says the surgeon.

Never mind that over the past few decades we've achieved and advanced so much -- like putting a few men on the moon, doing organ transplants and creating babies in test tubes.

There are still reports of women being killed or brutalised by their family members in certain African and Middle-eastern countries if they are found not to be virgins on their wedding night.

Last Sunday, it was reported that a young Muslim couple's marriage was annulled in 2006 because the bride, a student nurse in her 20s, was not a virgin.

The wedding night party was still under way at the family's home in Roubaix, France, when the groom, an engineer in his 30s, came down from the bedroom complaining that his bride was not a virgin.

He could not display the blood-stained sheet that is traditionally exhibited as proof of the bride's purity.

Elisabeth Badinter, a philosopher and pioneer of women's legal rights, said the annulment would only serve to send young Muslim girls running to hospitals to have their hymens restored.

In France, although it is officially discouraged, the operation is seeing increasing demand from Muslim women who fear the consequences of being unable to prove their virginity on their wedding night.

It takes only about 30 minutes and voila, the girl is a "virgin" again. The operation is not only attracting foreign students, but some local university students have also started to request for their hymen to be repaired.

A 22-year-old varsity student told the New Sunday Times that she went to see a plastic surgeon to have her hymen restored after she learnt about the procedure on the Internet.

"I buat salah (made a mistake) and had pre-marital sex with my former boyfriend once. I don't want my future husband to think that I'm a slut just because of that one night," says the business administration student who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity.

She forked out RM2,500 for the procedure last December. It was money she saved from giving part-time tuition.

"The hymen is fragile and can be easily torn, not necessarily through penetrative sex, but also rigorous physical activities like cycling or running, or even after a fall," says consultant plastic surgeon Dr V. Surendranathan.

Restoration of the hymen is done on an outpatient basis, under local anesthesia or sedation.

Simple repair consists of piecing together the remnants of the hymen by closing the tear and it's a simple procedure that is done by pulling the tissue together.

However, the result of this particular procedure is not meant to last and some experts say "it must be done three to seven days before the wedding".

When the hymenal remnants are not sufficient, a small incision can be cut into the outer flaps of the vagina and a suture put across it.

"After about three to four weeks -- during which time the patient is advised against any form of penetrative sex -- the sutures, which are usually fine black threads, will come off on their own," says Dr Surendranathan.

Another option is inserting a tear-through nylon-like biomaterial. "When sexual intercourse takes place, the biomaterial would be torn and the tearing would cause some bleeding -- just like what a broken hymen would."

Hymen reconstruction is quite the in-thing among sex workers, says another plastic surgeon who declines to be named.

"They come here for vaginoplasty (tightening and reshaping of the vagina) and usually request hymenoplasty as part of the package," he reveals.

He says simple vagina tightening surgery costs about RM3,000 to RM8,000 -- although the procedure can go up to RM16,000 in some hospitals. Hymenoplasty is more affordable -- it's usually about RM1,500 to RM3,000.

"They tell me having a new hymen is worth it because some customers are willing to fork out about RM10,000 just to spend one night with a 'virgin'."

Procedures like hymen reconstruction are relatively rare and confined to a minority of women who need to conform to religious or ethnic rules on virginity, says Dr Surendranathan.

A greater number of patients complain of stretched vaginal muscles or inner labia that are too big, uneven or unsightly.

Vaginoplasty involves the removing of excess vaginal lining and the tightening of surrounding soft tissues and muscles to return a vagina to its normal anatomical shape and diameter.

Most women who opt for vaginoplasty are those who've had children and are in their late 30s and above.

"They complain about a feeling of looseness. This can decrease the sensation during sexual intercourse, resulting in lower levels of satisfaction for her and her partner," says consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Lee Say Fatt.

After three children and 14 years of marriage, Kristy (not her real name), 42, went for vaginoplasty recently after her husband hinted that he "could not really feel her" any more.

So when she suggested about going for surgery to "tighten things up down there", he was all for it.

"He paid for everything of course. Our sex life has definitely improved," says Kristy.

But she can't help harbouring a little resentment towards her husband after the surgery.

"In a way, him wanting me to do it made me feel like he didn't really love me anymore -- not if I can't satisfy him sexually."

The erosion of sexual pleasure aside, a woman would also experience stress incontinence, and the weakening of the wall between the vagina and bladder or the vagina and that with the rectum.

Some hospitals combine vaginoplasty together with labiaplasty and advertise them collectively as vaginal rejuvenation surgery.

Labiaplasty is a cosmetic genital surgical procedure that will reduce the size or change the shape of the small lips on the outside of the vagina.

What are the risks involved in such surgeries?

"As with any surgery, there can be complications, both surgical and anaesthetic. But complications are rare and they may include bleeding, infection and scarring," says Dr Lee.

Proper surgical techniques and the use of laser will significantly reduce these risks, he says, adding that "laser minimises pain, blood loss and swelling".

It also promotes excellent wound healing, resulting in minimal or no scarring at all.

"The procedures are generally done as day cases and patients are usually put under general anaesthesia.

"After surgery, the patient will be under observation for a few hours before they are allowed to go home -- on the same day."

Women usually report mild to moderate discomfort for a few days after the operation, says Dr Lee. "This can be easily relieved by oral painkillers and cold packs.

"Many women can return to their usual daily activities after resting for a few days."

After surgery, patients would have to abstain from sexual activities for at least six weeks.

Source: The New Straits Times

Try swallowing this candy

What is a 710?

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A few days ago I was having some work done at my local garage. A blonde came in and asked for a seven-hundred-ten. We all looked at each other and another customer asked, 'What is a seven-hundred-ten?' She replied, 'You know, the little piece in the middle of the engine, I have lost it and need a new one.' She replied that she did not know exactly what it was, but this piece had always been there. The mechanic gave her a piece of paper and a pen and asked her to draw what the piece looked like. She drew a circle and in the middle of it wrote 710. He then took her over to another car which had its hood up and asked ?is there a 710 on this car?' She pointed and said, 'Of course, its there.' If you're not sure what a 710 is...(scroll down)

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First time 'sex' on video makes settlers see red

GEMAS: A Felda settler who made recordings of his sexual acts with a woman for his "own viewing pleasure" is in big trouble after the clips were widely circulated and ended up in the hands of the police.

The 52-year-old settler and his "partner", a 21-year-old woman, were arrested by police and are expected to be charged in the Sessions Court and Syariah Court soon.

The man had sought the help of a 21-year-old friend to record the sexual acts in a hut in a rubber plantation at Felda Jelai 3 early last month.

The friend used his mobile phone to record the deed.

The recordings, under the title "Budak Jolai" (Budak Jelai), were circulated via Bluebooth and multimedia messaging service (MMS) to almost every settler in Felda Jelai 3 who had a mobile phone.
There were three recordings showing the man having sexual intercourse with the woman, believed to be from Felda Jelai 4.

The man had allegedly paid the woman RM20 to buy a prepaid reload card for her mobile phone as "payment" for her role in the 10-minute recording.

In the recording, the cameraman could be heard referring to the "main actor" as "pakcik" and instructing him what to do and what positions to take.

The woman was seen leaving the "set" abruptly midway through the final recording session as she was allegedly "bored" with the "main actor" who was more than twice her age.

According to sources, several shocked Felda settlers lodged a report as they were ashamed that such an incident could occur in their community.

A team from the Gemas police station detained the two "actors" from their respective homes in Felda Jelai 3 and 4 on May 26.

Also detained was the cameraman from Felda Jelai 3.

Sources also said that upon questioning, the 52-year-old told police that it was the first time he had sexual intercourse with a woman.

Tampin acting district police chief Deputy Superintendent Mohd Isa Ujang confirmed the arrests.

"They have been questioned and will be charged soon," he said.

Meanwhile, several Felda settlers said they were very upset with the incident as it had tarnished the image of Felda settlers.

"We are shocked that such a thing happened right under our noses.

"Now everyone is talking about it and it is most embarassing," said one of the settlers, who did not want to be identified.

Source: The New Straits Times

Foreign car fuel ban ON then OFF - aiyah!

PUTRAJAYA: The ban on foreign-registered cars to buy petrol and diesel at border states has been lifted following the fuel price increase.

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said it was no longer necessary to bar foreign vehicles from going to the petrol stations as the price of fuel now was close to that of the market.

Effective today, consumers have to pay RM2.70 per litre for petrol and RM2.58 per litre for diesel.

“With the decision announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to increase fuel prices, those filling up the tanks of foreign-registered cars are no longer enjoying subsidies accorded by the Government to Malaysians.

“What they will be getting are only discounts so there is no longer a need to impose a ban,” Shahrir said yesterday.

He had earlier said that petrol stations in states like Johor, Perlis and Kelantan were barred from selling petrol and diesel to foreign cars, in a move aimed at plugging loopholes in the current subsidy system.

The ban was supposed to have involved between 200 and 300 petrol stations in Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Perak, and the Johor Baru and Kulai areas in Johor.

Currently, petrol stations are not allowed to sell more than 20 litres of petrol to foreign vehicles.

Under the ban, owners of foreign-registered cars were only allowed to visit petrol stations located 50km from the border.

“Since the price of fuel has risen and the Government has restructured the subsidy system, the ban is no longer necessary. This is because only Malaysians can enjoy rebates, which they will get when renewing their road tax.

“There is no question about foreign-registered cars enjoying the subsidy anymore. The ban has been lifted,” Shahrir said.

He added the cash rebate for motorists took effect on April 1 and those who had already paid their road tax between then and now would still be eligible.

Source: The Star Online

PS: For those who rush to pump petrol before the price hike, seriously folks, how much savings are you going to make? The petrol will only last you few days. And for that, some of youl caused unnecessary jam, join endless queue with no guarantee that there will be petrol when it comes to your turn. Just imagine the amount of fuel wasted just waiting in queue :)