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Malaysians: Young & Poor By 2030?

Whoa' thats scary. Malaysia’s relatively high population growth rate will see the country remain comparatively young over the next two decades but economic growth is not expected to keep pace with population expansion, according to a report by Bank of America Merril Lynch. Most developed countries experience lower population growth than developing countries and thus become older as they grow richer but China and Thailand however, are forecast to grow old before they can become rich with...

Defining Driving Distractions

The US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is an avid activist against the “deadly epidemic” of distracted driving. The Danish mobile phone headset company Jabra published survey results on May 27 showing how drivers are constantly distracted. Jabra surveyed North Americans, Europeans and Asians, learning that people do a lot of odd things while driving, including: 72 per cent admitted to eating food regularly 29 per cent of respondents admitted to kissing others 15 per cent...

Cat & Dogs For Food Banned in China

Eating dogs and cats–which is an age-old delicacy in China–could soon be against the law. It’s the nation’s first law against such animal abuse. Currently, dog and cat meat is viewed as promoting bodily warmth. But if the law passes, people who eat either animal could face fines of up to $730 or 15 days in jail. Organizations involved the practice would face fines up to 100-times as much. “I support this proposal. Whether you judge this as a question of food security or emotions,...

Bidor Got A Bypass Road

This is a lame hometown-themed blogging to announce a development in my, of course hometown! Bidor bypass that connects the 4th Mile, Bidor - Teluk Intan road (Federal Route 58) to Kg.Baru Pekan Pasir in Bidor - Sungkai road (Federal Route 1) has been officially completed in September after 1½ years in construction. The construction commences in March 2008 after the tender was officially made public the year before that. The contractor that was responsible for the construction is MRA...

TransMY Was Compromised

This morning I had trouble going online. Only at around 7am I had been 'relieved'. Checked my Transformers site as usual, only to find it empty. The only message i got is a database connect failure. I immediately logged in my webserver's control panel and via phpmyadmin, I find my database was there but EMPTY. Not even 1% of data has been retained and reserved for me! I quickly fired up an email to tech support asking them what's going on. The site has a massive load of data amounting....

Lottery Win

This is the only gambling activity I did - playing Lotto. Today I won £7.40 from Euro Million. Strike 3 numbers out of 7. The numbers were 8,20,29,40,49 with 2, & 5 as lucky star. Strike 40, 49 and 2. Never win bucks like this in my life, this is my first. Well, I hope I won't be enticed to...

MMIX Is Here

Happy New Year MMIX. 2008 was okay, but hopefully 2009 will be sumthin' different. Happy new year to all. A transition in my life will happen soon. Pray for...

Drivers Don’t Pick Their Cars. Cars Pick Their Drivers

You must be familiar with this quote; - "Let me tell you something, son. You see, drivers don't pick their cars. Cars pick their drivers.." The quoter, Bernie Mac is gone with his legacy and here is some snippet from the media; US actor and comedian Bernie Mac has died at the age of 50. The star was best known in the UK for film roles in Ocean's Eleven, Charlie's Angels and Transformers. But in the US, he achieved critical and popular acclaim for the long-running sitcom The Bernie Mac Show,...

More Malaysians Refused Entry to Britain

And they say that we are part of commonwealth....what 'wealth' are they referring to? All bollocks. TAIPING: Between 150 and 200 Malaysians have been refused entry when they arrived in Britain over the past few months, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. He said this was because of a notice by the British Government after it found many Malaysians had overstayed and taken up jobs or infringed the country's visa regulations. To prevent Malaysians from being rejected entry on...

Sichuan

Sichuan Seismological Bureau warned residents Monday that a strong aftershock was likely to rise next year as the search for survivors still living in nearby Hubei province to control flooding in the rescue operation. More than 600 rescuers worked through heavy rain on May 12 that the miscarriages may have been hindering the rescue efforts. Early this morning, the Chinese government, wary of any challenge to its authoritarian rule, has muffled the parents and the second Day of National...