Hey guys,
If you have seen the net lately especially on Yahoo Travel, we have been voted the 5th place for the 'World's Friendliest Countries'.
This was based from the HSBC's Explorer Expat survey which was conducted between February and April 2009.
Below is the ranking:
1. Bahrain
2. Canada
3. Australia
4. Thailand
5. Malaysia
6. South Africa
7. Hong Kong
8. Singapore
9. Spain
10. USA
Kewlness wiz a capital K!
Cheerios!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Ponder....
Hi Folks,
Yup, a long weekend thanks to Christmas. If you are celebrating Christmas, hey hope it went really well.
Three more days to go till 2010 hit our doors. Are you ready for it? Well u better since it is always nice to start a new year with list of things you wanna do to improve or to do better.
Washington Redskins:
Well, losing season. They suck totally and lose it to the Cowboys. Looking forward to nex season and hopefully this time it'll be for the better.
Virginia Tech Hokies:
Yes they are in one of the Bowl games and hope they will strike it good! Go Hokies!
Labuan:
Had my weekend break on this beautiful and peaceful island. Next time hope to share some pics. If you are talking about relaxation, Labuan is definitely the place for you. Interestingly, if you are a History Buff, this was one of the sights of WWII when the Alllied troops (Australian, US, British) attacked the Japanense to start their conquest and retake of South East Asia. Didn't know that the famous US General, Douglas MacArthur visited the island after the battle before going off to the Philippines. Shopping, just okay.
Cheerios!
Yup, a long weekend thanks to Christmas. If you are celebrating Christmas, hey hope it went really well.
Three more days to go till 2010 hit our doors. Are you ready for it? Well u better since it is always nice to start a new year with list of things you wanna do to improve or to do better.
Washington Redskins:
Well, losing season. They suck totally and lose it to the Cowboys. Looking forward to nex season and hopefully this time it'll be for the better.
Virginia Tech Hokies:
Yes they are in one of the Bowl games and hope they will strike it good! Go Hokies!
Labuan:
Had my weekend break on this beautiful and peaceful island. Next time hope to share some pics. If you are talking about relaxation, Labuan is definitely the place for you. Interestingly, if you are a History Buff, this was one of the sights of WWII when the Alllied troops (Australian, US, British) attacked the Japanense to start their conquest and retake of South East Asia. Didn't know that the famous US General, Douglas MacArthur visited the island after the battle before going off to the Philippines. Shopping, just okay.
Cheerios!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Downright Sucks!
Hey folks,
It is really a disbelief that we can lose our jet engine. No doubt action has been taken on the military personnel involved in this mess, but it seems the safety and security of our resources including equipment maybe at stake or compromise or basically exposed to known or unknown elements. This is just an engine worth millions of taxpayers money. Imagine if our hardware or Sukhoi or Battle Tank went missing! Really dangerous scenario.
It is assuring that the Government have addressed the matter and tighten the process and hope that this is the first and last incident........hopefully...
Cheerios!
It is really a disbelief that we can lose our jet engine. No doubt action has been taken on the military personnel involved in this mess, but it seems the safety and security of our resources including equipment maybe at stake or compromise or basically exposed to known or unknown elements. This is just an engine worth millions of taxpayers money. Imagine if our hardware or Sukhoi or Battle Tank went missing! Really dangerous scenario.
It is assuring that the Government have addressed the matter and tighten the process and hope that this is the first and last incident........hopefully...
Cheerios!
11 DAYs and counting...
Hey Folks,
Yes, welcome back.
Yup, we are just less than 2 weeks to go till 2010 hit our shores.
Bravo to the Malaysian Football Team and rest
Hey, the boyz managed to pull it through and they did it. I didn't get the chance to watch the game, but heard it on radio. Man! It was the best game ever heard on radio with the play-by-play. 1-0 is good enough for us to claim the gold and that what matters. It is our first Gold medal since 1989. Overall, we got 4th place so that is still good for us. Be proud, Be Malaysian!
Washington Redskins: Changing of the Guard
Well, it is a losing season for the Skins. So doesn't really make any difference except for pride and glory to win the rest of the games and close the dreadful and depressing football season. Welcoming news is that they have a new GM, Bruce Allen. Personally, it is a move by the Skins to show that they need majorly improvement including the Management side, but again it is too early to tell. Despite that Bruce Allen was the son of a Legendary Coach, he still need to prove to the fans that he is the man going take the Skins back on track.
Bung, Bung
Shock man, after all the repeated denials finally it is confirmed that this Politician is married to an actress. It is amazing, but whenever a denial is announced in regards to an allegation, it is true after all. I maybe generalising this, but again look back at many situation such as Tiger Woods, etc....surely and truly it became a truth. Moral of the story, a denial is just an excuse to divert the attention until it comes out of the horses' mouth!
Their first Convention
After many, many years finally the Opposition have a managed to organize their first ever convention. PAS, PKR, and DAP, hand in hand promising to do their best and achieve their goal of capturing Putrajaya. Well, congrats' to them for having this convention, but how peristent are the Opposition to fight for their goals. Talk is easy, but implementation is another story altogether. Evidently, agree or disagree, but the truth is found in the states that is under their umbrella (Selangor, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan). Personally, the voters have the power and not the Pakatan Rakyat nor Barisan Nasional. We have the power to determine who gets to govern and administer the country and who gets booted out. The election in 2008 prove to be the detrimental point in the nation's history that voters really strut that voting power and caused shocking defeat of some well known politician.
NKRAs
The government finally released the NKRA. Didn't really get the chance to view it, but looking at the news it is the government's promise and key target to the rakyat. We will have to wait and see how it is going to be implemented since this is supposed to benefit everybody regardless of race, colour, religion, etc.
Cheerios!
Yes, welcome back.
Yup, we are just less than 2 weeks to go till 2010 hit our shores.
Bravo to the Malaysian Football Team and rest
Hey, the boyz managed to pull it through and they did it. I didn't get the chance to watch the game, but heard it on radio. Man! It was the best game ever heard on radio with the play-by-play. 1-0 is good enough for us to claim the gold and that what matters. It is our first Gold medal since 1989. Overall, we got 4th place so that is still good for us. Be proud, Be Malaysian!
Washington Redskins: Changing of the Guard
Well, it is a losing season for the Skins. So doesn't really make any difference except for pride and glory to win the rest of the games and close the dreadful and depressing football season. Welcoming news is that they have a new GM, Bruce Allen. Personally, it is a move by the Skins to show that they need majorly improvement including the Management side, but again it is too early to tell. Despite that Bruce Allen was the son of a Legendary Coach, he still need to prove to the fans that he is the man going take the Skins back on track.
Bung, Bung
Shock man, after all the repeated denials finally it is confirmed that this Politician is married to an actress. It is amazing, but whenever a denial is announced in regards to an allegation, it is true after all. I maybe generalising this, but again look back at many situation such as Tiger Woods, etc....surely and truly it became a truth. Moral of the story, a denial is just an excuse to divert the attention until it comes out of the horses' mouth!
Their first Convention
After many, many years finally the Opposition have a managed to organize their first ever convention. PAS, PKR, and DAP, hand in hand promising to do their best and achieve their goal of capturing Putrajaya. Well, congrats' to them for having this convention, but how peristent are the Opposition to fight for their goals. Talk is easy, but implementation is another story altogether. Evidently, agree or disagree, but the truth is found in the states that is under their umbrella (Selangor, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan). Personally, the voters have the power and not the Pakatan Rakyat nor Barisan Nasional. We have the power to determine who gets to govern and administer the country and who gets booted out. The election in 2008 prove to be the detrimental point in the nation's history that voters really strut that voting power and caused shocking defeat of some well known politician.
NKRAs
The government finally released the NKRA. Didn't really get the chance to view it, but looking at the news it is the government's promise and key target to the rakyat. We will have to wait and see how it is going to be implemented since this is supposed to benefit everybody regardless of race, colour, religion, etc.
Cheerios!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Can WE do it?
Hey guys,
Yup at 5:45pm today, Malaysia football team is in the Final and it is a rematch with Vietman.
Last match, we lost 1-3. Can the boys do it? Well if they maintain the same fighting spirit when they play against Thailand and Laos, it is possible for them to beat Vietnam. Gotta admit, Vietnam is a strong team, so tough game. Wait n See.
Yup at 5:45pm today, Malaysia football team is in the Final and it is a rematch with Vietman.
Last match, we lost 1-3. Can the boys do it? Well if they maintain the same fighting spirit when they play against Thailand and Laos, it is possible for them to beat Vietnam. Gotta admit, Vietnam is a strong team, so tough game. Wait n See.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Hear it for the Boys!
Hey guys,
Yes, we won the semis and now for the first time since 1989, Malaysia is in the finals of the SEA Games football match and it is a rematch with Vietnam. Tough game, but hey in the name of never die atitude and love of the country, take it away boys! Bring that long awaited Gold medal that we've been yearning for such a long time.
Washington Redskins finally won. Cool, well despite the losing season, hey they still manage to win a game.
Cheerios!
Yes, we won the semis and now for the first time since 1989, Malaysia is in the finals of the SEA Games football match and it is a rematch with Vietnam. Tough game, but hey in the name of never die atitude and love of the country, take it away boys! Bring that long awaited Gold medal that we've been yearning for such a long time.
Washington Redskins finally won. Cool, well despite the losing season, hey they still manage to win a game.
Cheerios!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
"First Cut is the Deepest"
Hey folks,
Sunday, near to a close of long weekend. But hey next weekend and the weekend after, more long weekends to come thanks to Awal Muharram (Islamic New Year), Christmas, and New Year.
Tiger Woods:
Well, he screwed up big time. The whole world is in shock and disbelief. Well u got to admit his decision to take a break from golf is a wise thing to do. He needs to build that broken bridge with his wife and kids. Feeling sympathy with his wife as well especially going through one of the most toughest ordeal in life when the hubby is 'caught'. Tiger's break from golf need not hava time duration or some sort, what he needs to do now is go back to his family. That is what concern most.
NFL: Washington Redskins
2009 is a losing year for the Skins. Expect major changes for the 2010 season, but the question is whether Jim Zorn will remain as the Head Coach and that is everybody's guess.
Hokies:
Gotta feel good, the Hokies are in one of the Bowl games. Meeting Tennessee. A tough game, but hopefully they win that game. Darn will miss that game!
Minister's KPIs:
Now for the first time, the Malaysian ministers performance are based on the KPIs. That is a first for the government. All this while, KPIs is practised in the private sector. The question is if a Minister is getting bad review of this KPIs, does that mean he or she has to go? We will find out and see.
Accident in Alor Setar and Kota Bharu:
A tragedy indeed!
The first in Alor Setar, Kedah involved a newly wed bridegroom, his parents, and friend when their car hit a buss head-on due to a tire burst. As for the bride, my condolense to her and it is tough.
The second is in KB Mall, Kelantan where a car went out of control and crash inside the mall! Two lives were lost. Really sad about this. How life can be so short and unpredictable.
The Malaysian Football Team in SEA Games:
They finally found some winning formula to beat Thailand and get to be in the semis and meeting Laos. The match against Laos is a tough game consider Laos have the home crowd and homefield advantage. Hopefully, our Malaysian team will pull it through. Stay focus Boys!
Cheerios!
Sunday, near to a close of long weekend. But hey next weekend and the weekend after, more long weekends to come thanks to Awal Muharram (Islamic New Year), Christmas, and New Year.
Tiger Woods:
Well, he screwed up big time. The whole world is in shock and disbelief. Well u got to admit his decision to take a break from golf is a wise thing to do. He needs to build that broken bridge with his wife and kids. Feeling sympathy with his wife as well especially going through one of the most toughest ordeal in life when the hubby is 'caught'. Tiger's break from golf need not hava time duration or some sort, what he needs to do now is go back to his family. That is what concern most.
NFL: Washington Redskins
2009 is a losing year for the Skins. Expect major changes for the 2010 season, but the question is whether Jim Zorn will remain as the Head Coach and that is everybody's guess.
Hokies:
Gotta feel good, the Hokies are in one of the Bowl games. Meeting Tennessee. A tough game, but hopefully they win that game. Darn will miss that game!
Minister's KPIs:
Now for the first time, the Malaysian ministers performance are based on the KPIs. That is a first for the government. All this while, KPIs is practised in the private sector. The question is if a Minister is getting bad review of this KPIs, does that mean he or she has to go? We will find out and see.
Accident in Alor Setar and Kota Bharu:
A tragedy indeed!
The first in Alor Setar, Kedah involved a newly wed bridegroom, his parents, and friend when their car hit a buss head-on due to a tire burst. As for the bride, my condolense to her and it is tough.
The second is in KB Mall, Kelantan where a car went out of control and crash inside the mall! Two lives were lost. Really sad about this. How life can be so short and unpredictable.
The Malaysian Football Team in SEA Games:
They finally found some winning formula to beat Thailand and get to be in the semis and meeting Laos. The match against Laos is a tough game consider Laos have the home crowd and homefield advantage. Hopefully, our Malaysian team will pull it through. Stay focus Boys!
Cheerios!
Friday, December 11, 2009
Daulat Tuanku!
Hi guys,
Yup it is a Friday evening and in less than 40 minutes, it'll be Saturday.
Today was a public holiday for the state of Selangor. It was the Sultan of Selangor's Birthday.
DYMM Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharifuddin. Allah Lanjutkan usia Tuanku! Daulat Tuanku!
Welcoming news, Malaysia Football (soccer) team is in the semis of the SEA Games in Laos. They beat Thailand which is a powerhouse team in the region, 2 to 1. They will be fighting Laos in the Semis. Go Malaysia!
Cheerios!
Yup it is a Friday evening and in less than 40 minutes, it'll be Saturday.
Today was a public holiday for the state of Selangor. It was the Sultan of Selangor's Birthday.
DYMM Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharifuddin. Allah Lanjutkan usia Tuanku! Daulat Tuanku!
Welcoming news, Malaysia Football (soccer) team is in the semis of the SEA Games in Laos. They beat Thailand which is a powerhouse team in the region, 2 to 1. They will be fighting Laos in the Semis. Go Malaysia!
Cheerios!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
This Day in History!
Hi Folks,
Today, the 8th December......well if we can rewind back the time machine that was the first time Malaysia (at that time Malaya) was first hit by the World War II event. The Japanese troops were landing in Kota Bharu, Kelantan and thus began the Japanese campaign on Malaya!
Well just like other countries, we were finally liberated by the Britisn in September 1945......and 12 years later Malaya became a nation.
Cheerios!
Today, the 8th December......well if we can rewind back the time machine that was the first time Malaysia (at that time Malaya) was first hit by the World War II event. The Japanese troops were landing in Kota Bharu, Kelantan and thus began the Japanese campaign on Malaya!
Well just like other countries, we were finally liberated by the Britisn in September 1945......and 12 years later Malaya became a nation.
Cheerios!
Monday, December 7, 2009
'A Long December'
Hey guys,
Hope everyone had a good weekend.
Well talk about December, it is fast moving! Imagine starting this Friday and the next 2 Fridays, we are off thanks to the public holidays in Malaysia. Three long weekends to enjoy....
Bukit Antarabangsa Tragedy:
Our hearts goes out to the victims who lost their love ones. It was a terrible tragedy that shook us up. It is a good thing that the Cabinet have decided to discose the report to the public to ensure transparency in the whole matter. The conclusion was that the landslide at Bukit Antarabangsa was result of 'damaged drainage system and leaking pipes'.
Hope this serves as a invaluable lesson to all of us. Development is good, but let us be responsible for it. Proper study must be made before any major projects especially on the slope or hillside or mountainside needs to be implemented. Not an anti-development person, but again let us use all resources before anything can be start or implement. We can't afford as a country to go through this ordeal and never learned from our mistakes. Now with the rainy season, landslide is on the radar.
Tiger Woods:
The man of Golf or the 'Jack Nickaus' of our time got himself in trouble wiz his wife. Well put it this Tiger, *#%t happens, but again we are human beings so we live and we learn from our past mistakes. Just don't do it for the second time, otherwise something is definitely not right.
Washington Redskins/VT Hokies:
Darn it, they lost last weekend and yesterday.....darn, oh well it is a losing record for the Skins this year. Not much to say for now.
Yup, my college team, the Hokies whack the Virginia Cavaliers. Hey they are in the Top 15 and surely on the way to one of the Bowl games.
Malaysian Football Team at Sea Games in Laos:
Here we go again, after a huge win against Timor Leste, we lost to Vietnam 1 - 3. Darn! That sucks, always wonder what is not right with our Boys compare to the veterans of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Football back then was something and u can even memorise the name of the players. For this team, it was an under 23 team, well it is a good exposure, but again a very important game that they can't afford to lose. Next, they'll meet Cambodia and later Thailand, tough games for the boys.
YES, YES, YES:
YES, the year end sale campaign is on. All about cheap and interesting sales in the country. This is to get both domestic and international shoppers to spend and shop like mad. Definitely gives good revenue to the business folks. Again, as consumers be SMART when you shop, the prices may look simply irresistible, but ask a lot of questions to the shoppers in terms of quality, customer services, and etc. Remember, we are the CONSUMERs, it is a our basic right to shop SMART and lose a thing.
Enuf said.
Cheerios!
Hope everyone had a good weekend.
Well talk about December, it is fast moving! Imagine starting this Friday and the next 2 Fridays, we are off thanks to the public holidays in Malaysia. Three long weekends to enjoy....
Bukit Antarabangsa Tragedy:
Our hearts goes out to the victims who lost their love ones. It was a terrible tragedy that shook us up. It is a good thing that the Cabinet have decided to discose the report to the public to ensure transparency in the whole matter. The conclusion was that the landslide at Bukit Antarabangsa was result of 'damaged drainage system and leaking pipes'.
Hope this serves as a invaluable lesson to all of us. Development is good, but let us be responsible for it. Proper study must be made before any major projects especially on the slope or hillside or mountainside needs to be implemented. Not an anti-development person, but again let us use all resources before anything can be start or implement. We can't afford as a country to go through this ordeal and never learned from our mistakes. Now with the rainy season, landslide is on the radar.
Tiger Woods:
The man of Golf or the 'Jack Nickaus' of our time got himself in trouble wiz his wife. Well put it this Tiger, *#%t happens, but again we are human beings so we live and we learn from our past mistakes. Just don't do it for the second time, otherwise something is definitely not right.
Washington Redskins/VT Hokies:
Darn it, they lost last weekend and yesterday.....darn, oh well it is a losing record for the Skins this year. Not much to say for now.
Yup, my college team, the Hokies whack the Virginia Cavaliers. Hey they are in the Top 15 and surely on the way to one of the Bowl games.
Malaysian Football Team at Sea Games in Laos:
Here we go again, after a huge win against Timor Leste, we lost to Vietnam 1 - 3. Darn! That sucks, always wonder what is not right with our Boys compare to the veterans of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Football back then was something and u can even memorise the name of the players. For this team, it was an under 23 team, well it is a good exposure, but again a very important game that they can't afford to lose. Next, they'll meet Cambodia and later Thailand, tough games for the boys.
YES, YES, YES:
YES, the year end sale campaign is on. All about cheap and interesting sales in the country. This is to get both domestic and international shoppers to spend and shop like mad. Definitely gives good revenue to the business folks. Again, as consumers be SMART when you shop, the prices may look simply irresistible, but ask a lot of questions to the shoppers in terms of quality, customer services, and etc. Remember, we are the CONSUMERs, it is a our basic right to shop SMART and lose a thing.
Enuf said.
Cheerios!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Say what.....GST?!
Hey folks,
Welcome back.
Yup, 28 days till the end of 2009.
2009 what a year...well will save my thots for that later.
GST:
The government is planning/proposing to implement the GST which was never been done before. Well, before implementation, just being an average Malaysian, it is best all studies and awareness of GST needs to be initiated before anything it is going to be tabled at the Parliament for the benefit of all Malaysians.
In all fairness, nowadays from major corporate companies to an average 'Joe', everyone is concern about cost and how much it may impact in the future.
Being a Malaysian, we know that the government will implement policies in order to benefit for the future well being of this country, but again it is important that all feedbacks and accounts of GST is taken into consideration first.
First of all, what is GST to begin with? Personally from my understanding it is a special kind of tax. It stands for 'general sales tax'. Yup, so what is that again...? In English... Officially it is,
'a tax on consumer spending collected in stages on business transactions and imports when goods change hands or services are performed.'
Oh well as far as I'm concerned it is a special tax. The government did mentioned in the media that with the GST, it will reduce the nation's deficit. No doubt, it is good to see that the government is planning to reduce the deficit (finally), but again they must go to the cities, country-side, urban areas, etc and informed the public what or how the GST is really is and the impact to all of us. Time is running short thanks to the information superhighway such as the internet, etc. so better act now then too late.
Not surpisingly, the Pakatan Rakyat is already forming a special team to counter this GST initiative by the government. For sure this will become one of the hottest issues that will be used by PR for the future elections to come.
We shall wait n see n think...
Cheerios!
Welcome back.
Yup, 28 days till the end of 2009.
2009 what a year...well will save my thots for that later.
GST:
The government is planning/proposing to implement the GST which was never been done before. Well, before implementation, just being an average Malaysian, it is best all studies and awareness of GST needs to be initiated before anything it is going to be tabled at the Parliament for the benefit of all Malaysians.
In all fairness, nowadays from major corporate companies to an average 'Joe', everyone is concern about cost and how much it may impact in the future.
Being a Malaysian, we know that the government will implement policies in order to benefit for the future well being of this country, but again it is important that all feedbacks and accounts of GST is taken into consideration first.
First of all, what is GST to begin with? Personally from my understanding it is a special kind of tax. It stands for 'general sales tax'. Yup, so what is that again...? In English... Officially it is,
'a tax on consumer spending collected in stages on business transactions and imports when goods change hands or services are performed.'
Oh well as far as I'm concerned it is a special tax. The government did mentioned in the media that with the GST, it will reduce the nation's deficit. No doubt, it is good to see that the government is planning to reduce the deficit (finally), but again they must go to the cities, country-side, urban areas, etc and informed the public what or how the GST is really is and the impact to all of us. Time is running short thanks to the information superhighway such as the internet, etc. so better act now then too late.
Not surpisingly, the Pakatan Rakyat is already forming a special team to counter this GST initiative by the government. For sure this will become one of the hottest issues that will be used by PR for the future elections to come.
We shall wait n see n think...
Cheerios!
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