Adieu 2013.

First,
I've to admit, I haven't written much in the past six months; 

Its not about being work-shy or slothy. 

A few knocks here and there 

got me straddled with pain.

Took a while to regain my old self let alone 

walk rigid without any rues. 

Maybe it's age.

I'm keeping up my promise on my lil' project 

started two years ago;

intend to finish it before I wither. 

Hope it'll bear its blossoms in 2014. 

I believe it'll.

This year I had more readers then the last 

and thank you for the patronage.

Not often I say thanks, 

                     but now I do, truly.                      

 My other blog never really took off but it'll in 2014. 

I hope. 

                         

It's curtains up for Twenty Fourteen; 

Be merry and all that. 

Hope I get my travel itinerary
moving.

Should I consider 2014 one of my favourites;
can't say

Hope the coming 365 days bring cheerful promises;
It does all the time when you least expect,
too bad ISON
went crash boom bang, else
it would be a great year end firework in the sky.

Hope the new year brings more meaning to redundants;

welcome new souls and adieu the lost ones;

Random encounters with strangers and good nights

filled with songs and uncertainties.

At least, we're still on planet Earth 

God Bless.

C'est la vie

Happy 2014

Hello Singapura...what's happening?

Something has gone awfully wrong with Indians in Singapore....

Pics courtesy of The Mail, London.

Much too fast, much too LATE...

Paul Walker - RIP

Kids in schools ...

If this isn't funny, then I don't know what is... 

... never blame kids for being honest.

 

...and the best of the lot..   :-)

... greetings

HAPPY DEEPAVALI

To all Hindhus, 

wishing you 

with delights, a beaming grand Deepavali.

ISON Comet spectacular

 
Come late November till December its comet viewing phenomenon - ISON comet will do a flyby Earth and will be visible from early dusk.
 
Astronomers will be tracking with eager anticipation the arrival of ISON comet that could outshine our Moon in the night sky.
 
Comet ISON is expected to draw millions to witness what is likely to be the most brilliant comet seen in many generations. It is visiting the inner solar system and its the first time set to put on spectacular view for the Northern Hemisphere across November and December as it heads towards the sun.

The comet will begin brightening once it gets within Jupiter's orbit, as the sun's heat begins boiling the ice locked within the comet, converting it directly into gas. It is set to outshine 'the greatest comet of the last century' - Comet McNaught, which shone brighter than Venus as it passed above the southern hemisphere in 1965.

Comets are better known as 'dirty snowballs', tho' a better definition would be 'snowy dirtballs', as comets are generally rocky at the surface with chemical-laden ice within the interior.

As the ice and chemicals heat up, they erupt as brilliant jets which can form tails lasting hundreds of thousands of kilometres in length. The comet is expected to be bright throughout late November and early December.

Astronomers say it is an exciting discovery. The comet could become a spectacular sight in the evening sky after sunset in late November and early December to January next year. Comets enthusiast would be following it as it makes its first trip around the Sun and hoping to see it shine brilliantly and displaying a magnificent tail as it releases powerful jets of gas and dust.

This is one chance to witness a comet fly pass earth and a rare one. 

I saw Haley's Comet in my early teenage years, meteor showers, shooting stars and a host of sun and moon eclipses. I hope will get to see ISON as well before my nadir years come to an end.

Najib's message from London.

I believe the messages on the cards say well...!

 courtesy of FMT

What the world is made of ...

North America

Europe

Middle East & Asia

South America

Africa

Courtesy of Dailymail, London

A no-brainer bridge over the Straits.

The recent announcement to build a RM44 billion bridge linking Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra has set the maritime community abuzz. Touted to be the biggest infrastructure project ever in Malaysia, the 50 km bridge between Malacca and Dumai is envisioned to enhance socio-economic ties between the two lands. The stunning scope of the project warrants close inspection from a maritime perspective as it will arch above the Straits of Malacca, a key passageway that facilitates a significant volume of global maritime trade. It is certain the bridge would generate significant impacts on the environment and activities in the surrounding area.

      Courtesy of FMT 

In a nutshell, this proposed bridge ain't relevant, definitely not to us Malaysians. Alas, legal or illegal, without a doubt it will make a huge impact to Indonesia. In fact, it'll be the gateway for a perfect getaway to heavenly Malaysia. In Malaysia, we've swarms of Indonesian illegals plying their trade and with a bridge from mainland West Malaysia (Malacca) to Indonesia (Dumai), it'll only serve its sinister purpose more to Indonesians than Malaysians.

Ask any Malaysian of the faux-pas Indonesian problems. From A to Z no Malaysian will hesitate to tell or sing to you the problems and mayhem Indonesians create in Malaysia.
  

Anyway, apart from that, some of the simpler reasons why this 'white-elephant' SHOULD NOT be built may sound something like this :-  

1. Ships can be easily hijacked and disappear into Indonesia.
2. It'll be a whole lot easier and cheaper to move truck loads of Indonesians across into Malaysia in a matter of minutes.
3. Indonesians need not hire tug-boats or barges to Malaysia. All they need to do is walk or cycle across into Malaysia. If caught they can always jump into the ocean and swim towards Malacca as they are good swimmers. 
4. Private-sapu sampans from Dumai to Telok Gong may become more famous than the Titanic.
5. It'll be a lot easier to register Indonesians for the General Elections and if this succeeds Malaysia will definitely propose to build a bridge to Bangladesh as well. 
6. Tony Fernandez will need to cancel all flights to Indonesia. He may need to join force with Virgin's Richard Branson and propose to build an airport / airfield under the bridge or start Sea Asia Hovercraft or Yacht service else he'll stand to loose billions of dollars in revenue.   
7. Due to logistic nightmares, ships plying will take a slower approach navigating through the straits but not the 'sampans' and trolleys from Indonesia.They will have a jolly well time navigating and pirating on the straits.
8. Slower ships would be easy targets for ship hijackers and terrorist attacks. Somalia pirates may move their modus-operandi to Malaysia.
9. The bridge will lend its share of tremors and earthquakes frequenting Indonesia. A direct hit would send colossal damage to the bridge and thus all plying on the bridge will be swimming in the straits of Malacca instead. That too if the bridge does not collapse. Not to discount the after-shocks and an impeding tsunami hitting the bridge.
10. Malaysia will build tolls on the bridge and claim its part and parcel of the bridge building project. The toll project itself will cost billions and Malaysians will be blamed for the tolls. 
11. UMNO will appoint a new Ministry under the cabinet and call it The Minister of Msia-Indon Bridge Affairs.
12. By the time the bridge is completed, the cost would have escalated 2 or 3 times the original cost and Malaysians will be blamed for it.
13. All marine life will prolly be dead due to the 'gegaran' piling of the bridge, thus fishermen may opt to work on the bridge project eventually.
14. Malacca (Padang Kemunting)  having the largest nesting area for Hawksbill turtles (penyu karah) population will eventually see the demise or the end of such a rare marine ecology. Again the people of Malacca will be blamed.
15. Malacca can say bye-bye to Eco-tourism industry for sure.
16. Eventually, Indonesia will fight tooth and nail to lay claim Malacca as part of their territory.
17. Bungee jumping from the bridge could become the latest craze amongst both nations. If the cord breaks it could lead to a new sport called Suicide Jumping.
18. One hour after the opening of the bridge, there would be more Bakso and Tom Yam stalls in Malacca then all Malaysia put together.
19. Indonesians will sell Bakso under the bridge as well. Ships, vessels and cruise liners may make stop overs for a quick snack. 
20. Armed robbery and petty crimes would triple in Malacca within the first quarter hour of the opening of the bridge.
21. Malaysia and Indonesia can square of their diplomatic differences by meeting at the bridge including issues over football, Bakso, Batik, Rasa Sayang song ...the list is ever so redundant.
22. The icing of it all : all the arsenal lost by the PDRM which fell into the sea e.g. firearms, hand grenades, rocket launchers, tear gas rifles, assault tanks, nuclear warheads and submarines and more (just Google up for the full list) can be found under the bride in the straits.

++   ...and Singapore, don't be jealous yeahh. It's not too late. You can still build a link to Indonesia to add insult to Malaysians.  

I'M SURE THE BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED NATIONS 

WILL DEARLY SERVE ITS SINISTER PURPOSE.  

so...what or how should we call Him?

This could be utterly dangerous and more so I may be treading on dark waters. So, I'm NOT saying His name by any shot. I may be crucified, singed or even shot dead. In fact, 'whats-in-a-name' got so much out-of-hand publicity, it seems it's utterly dangerous to say, allege, articulate, enounce, speak, publish or even spell the name of Him or God in anyway or every way else you'll end up on the highway to hell.

I thought our 13th General Election was the pinnacle Bozo the Clown drama. I was wrong. 

In Malaysia, be warned, even if you had once in a life time meeting up with Him face to face or had a close encounter with God Himself, do keep it to your self. By no means don't even share it with anyone else you'll putting yourself in grave peril. In Malaysia again, God belongs only to them, the righteous ones. None can dispute that. And no one have any right of authority to even say His name except them - the chosen ones. It's funny, with millions around the globe embracing to the love and servitude of God, in Malaysia it's strictly forbidden to utter the name of God of a certain race.

After reading all the hoopla mass-media and court arbitration nonsense, I'm unfeignedly begging to wonder what really is in a name and that too God's name?

I do know there are people on this planet who call their Gods by names they know best. But lately, a certain race has been on the news front for all reasons debating who should and should not address God by His given name. I sure hope you would have noted. Some are even going to the length of making it utterly a 'crime' to praise Him by His name. Even at prayer times be weary of how you say His name in all praises. You could be charged with blasphemy, treason, criminal offense, law-breaking and what nots.

Now, our well learned politicians and the courts, like it or not, unhappy or not, are telling the minority races in Malaysia of different faith it's totally illegal to say His name at all cost. Honestly, I did not know God belonged to them until now. Poor me.

Some time ago there was another mayhem when Malaysians who spoke out of faith and religion were asked to leave the country if they feel it's not to their liking. Students were often told to go back to their root nations by the very teachers in schools. Even way before that individuals were threaten into revoking their citizenship. Now, with a new twist, we are asked to migrate if we don't like to live here.

If all that isn't enough, by the order of the courts, anyone from the minority race is strictly barred or banned from praising or uttering His name in vain. Malaysia has surely taken a bold MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with God Himself into charging anyone as a heinous crime just by saying His name. Long live free speech and the practice of free religion.

I know God for half a century now and I also know the names of many Gods by various names. Till now I don't think I've ever offended any God by calling Him by His name but all that need to be addressed dearly from now on. I've to be extremely careful with names. Maybe I too should get a court order and prevent anyone calling me by my name.

I am dead sure about one thing tho'. When I get to meet my maker up there somewhere someday, the only question I would very much like to ask Him will be simply this :"Heh! actually hah, what is your name?" 

The 3 lions make it ....

..and what you didn't see on TV

(courtesy of Dailymail, London)

 

 

...and out comes the Joker!

Arsenal's new 'Bale'

Excuse me Mr Wenger! You've a problem! 

You see, this lad you signed up from 'Reel Madredt' 

has a WAG........and

he's Moslem.

courtesy of Dailymail - London.

Bale - Is he all that money?

You would never believe a Welshman would be 

the most expensive player ever in a long time.

- pics courtesy of Dailymail London