New contagious diseases in Malaysia

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 service.

DIAL-ARRHOEA
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 Chinese women. Very common affliction amongst Indian men 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 C; Heavytitis D; Heavytitis DD, and sometimes Heavytitis F…or even G.

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.

Time to review the Petronas oil royalty agreements

In view of the shocking developments as inevitable results of the sudden oil price hike, I would like to raise several issues with regards to the situation in Petronas which I believe most people are not aware of. This is especially pertinent in the face of several revelations, such as the fact that the oil wells in Sabah will dry up six years from now.
The issue has also been raised that Petronas “could go bust in 2018″, forcing us to ask: Where have all the huge amounts of Petronas money gone to?

Had Petronas been managed so badly that despite it being the nation’s biggest money earner, it is now facing the possibility of going bust (bankrupt)? The first problem with Petronas is the fact that it was designed to be a secretive organization. The Petronas agreements have been classified secret. Why? What clauses are in the agreement that the people should know? This secrecy also includes the secrecy of Petronas’ detailed annual report which is shielded from public scrutiny, making it an organization without public accountability.

The other shocking revelation that had came to my knowledge is that 80% of the oil produced by Petronas is not sold directly to the world market but is channeled through six ‘option holders’ who obtain the supply from Petronas below market prices. These option holder agents are the ones reaping the benefits in the oil price hikes. Who are these people? Why are there in the first place? Why had such a system been created for Petronas? Are these people in fact representing certain private interests?

It is also understood that this supply through the option holders is sold by contracts with a binding agreement for 20 or 30 years, causing huge losses for Petronas when oil price increases, as Petronas would then have to continue selling at the old agreed price. Only 20% of Petronas’s supply is sold through direct open bidding. Because of these arrangements, Petronas is sadly not maximizing its revenue by dealing direct with the open world market. Instead it has been incurring incalculable losses for the nation and for the people. How much this monstrous loss is, we will never know.

The Members of Parliament and the state government should boldly raise up this very important issue in Parliament or directly with the federal government for the benefit of the oil-producing states. As soon as possible, leaders of the oil producing states should seek for a review of the oil royalty rate and push for a differentiation of prices and benefits for the oil-producing states and the non-oil-producing states.

This review is being offered by the alternative government which is committed to giving the oil-producing states at least 20% oil royalty. This is a window of opportunity for all of us to demand for a review of the Petronas agreements, and to make Petronas more open and transparent. Parti Keadilan Rakyat also demands that the system of having the six option holders be abolished. A new system should be created in which the three oil-producing states are in control of the marketing arm of Petronas, to make Petronas trade directly in the world market with the aim of maximizing revenue for the benefit of the nation. Obviously, Petronas is a huge business organization which is not accountable, secretive, and has been open to a lot of abuses, including the decision to use its revenue to bails out various individuals who faced bankruptcy as results of the Asian economic crisis ten years ago. It the federal government truly wants to be responsible and accountable to the people as it claims it wants to be, it can begin to prove its sincerity for excellent governance by looking into the problems with Petronas.

Tricky Question

What Would You Do?
You are driving down the road in your car on a wild stormy night when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could
Only be one passenger in your car?
You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die and thus you should save her first. Or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

Think before you continue reading:
(RUN YOU MOUSE OVER TO SEE THE ANSWER)
Ethical Answer:
“I would give the car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.”
Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations.
Unethical Answer:
Run the old lady over and put her out of her misery, have sex with the perfect partner on the hood of the car, then drive off with the old friend for a few beers.

My simple answer is just save the old lady first and then come back for the rest if they are still around. The brave person who saved me before probably wishes me to choose this option and if the best life partner has no compassion or whatsoever he’s not that perfect either.

How Chinese ARE u?

Please check the list to see how Chinese you or your friends really are: There are at least 29 ways to know if you’re Chinese. You will laugh at yourself and your friends when you read all of them.
1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping (and especially those ribbons).
2. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out.
3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.
4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the grocery bags to hold garbage.
5. You hate to waste food:
(a) Even if you’re totally full, if someone says they’re going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you’ll finish them. (Your mom will give you a lecture about starving kids in Africa ).
(b) You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.
6. You don’t own any real Tupperware- only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers, and jam jars.
7. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel.
8. You wipe your plate and utensils or wash them in a small basin of hot water before you eat every time you go to a restaurant.
9 . You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker
10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.
11. You fight (literally) over who pays the dinner bill.
12. You have a teacup with a cover on it.
13. If you’re under age 20, you own a really expensive Walkman; if you’re over 20, you own a really expensive camera.
14. You’re a wok user.
15. You only make long distance calls after 7pm.
16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached it means they’re fresh.
17. You never call your parents just to say, ‘ Hi. ‘
18. If you don’t live at home, when your parents call, they’ll ask if you’ve eaten, even if it’s midnight.
19. Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay indoors when you get sick. They also tell you not to eat fried foods or baked foods because such food is ‘ heaty’.
20. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only sit 10 feet apart.
21. You always cook too much.
22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don’t eat the last piece of food on the table.
23. You starve yourself before going to an ‘ All You Can Eat ‘ buffet.
24. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry, electronics, or computers.
25 . You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it.
26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.
27. You call a sausage a hotdog.
28. You wrap with napkins all the knives, spoons and forks of the airline that you fly on and put in your travel-bag as souvenirs
29. You never forget to take with you all the unused bath and facial tissues when you check out from the hotel because you believe that you have paid for it all.
Now that you have read the lot, are they mostly true?

Interesting Facts That 1 Should Know

1) Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop producing tears. Try it next time you chop onions.

2) Onions help reduce cholesterol if eaten after a fatty meal.

3) Babies’ eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.

4) Until babies are six months old, they can breathe and swallow at the same time. Indeed convenient!

5) Offered a new pen to write with, 97% of all people will write their own name.

6) Male mosquitoes are vegetarians. Only females bite.

7) The average person’s field of vision encompasses a 200-degree wide angle.

To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds hollow then it is ripe.

9) Canadians can send letters with personalized postage stamps showing their own photos on each stamp.

10) It snowed in the Sahara Desert in February of 1979.

11) Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than plants watered with cold water.

12) Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

13) Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

14) Those stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called phosphates.

15) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

16) Everyone’s tongue print is different, like fingerprints.

17) Contrary to popular belief, a swallowed chewing gum doesn’t stay in the gut. It will pass through the system and be excreted.

18) At 40 Centigrade a person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by breathing.

19) There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely out of ice; it is rebuilt every year.

20) Cats, camels and giraffes are the only animals in the world that walk right foot, right foot, left foot, left foot, rather than right foot, left foot.

21) The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting. Disappointed

Emma’s 1st trip to the cinema (Kung Fu Panda)

It’s been 2 years since i last stepped into the cinema to enjoy a 2hr comfort of big screen movie along with the munchies of popcorn. Since Emma has been much sensible to things around her these days; I thought maybe its time to give her an experience of this wonderful big screen. We picked Kung Fu Panda as it is a highly anticipated movie recommended by kids from my neighbourhood. Before leaving the house, I made sure I had her favourite snacks and lots of Rusk prepared for her in case she starts to get cranky halfway though the movie. When it’s our turn to get tickets, I sat Em down at the counter so we can pick a good seat from the ticketing booth’s screen. She was so excited to see the keyboard and the computer that she tried to climb over by sticking her head and nearly the half body in (if I did not stop her) through the glass panel to get into the ticketing booth. It was so funny as she had her hood up and from the back view she looked like a ‘baby mugger’ which in turn gave a good little giggle to the crowd who is patiently waiting for their turn.

When we got into our seats, the advertisements and previews had just begun. Emma was so trilled to see such a big motion screen that she began mumbling her usual ‘oh’ ‘oh’ oh’ pointing here and there, frantically turning her head to and fro searching for the direction of the sound until the lights go off. Finally, when all the excitement subsides she just lay backwards stirring her chubby legs front and back while singing to her ‘tribal’ tunes.
At start, she was enjoying every minute until halfway through the movie, she was fighting her way to get down to the alley, strolling through strangers peeking under the seats as if is a treasure hunt quest; passing me every rubbish she could find.

Overall, I guess I was the one who ended up enjoying the movie more than her while she was more interested with the surroundings and the darkness and massive laughter in the room.

Brain Teaser its fun!!

I received this test link from a friends and I scored 23 points in it. You have to think and answer VERY FAST within 8 seconds for each question.

Tip: Do not over analyze.
Click the link and have fun. Oh do drop by with your name and tell me your score..:)

SmartORstoopid

Famous Ribs from Tony Roma’s

For my birthday celebration, a good friend of mine organised a dinner for me at Tony Roma’s (Mid Valley) because she knew how badly I wanted to try out this restaurant since they opened up here in Malaysia months ago. Sadly, I have to say I was a little disappointed with that the standard of their famous ribs here in Malaysia compared to the ones I’ve tasted in Sydney. The quality of the meat is not standardized; it was dry and hard, not as juicy and tender compared to the ones I’ve tasted before. In fact, it was so hard that my friend’s kid dropped her baby tooth after chewing through the meat, It was so funny that we had a good laugh at it though. Well, at least the atmosphere made it much better, so overall my advice to people who wants to try out this franchise, it it best you choose steak as your main course rather than trying out their famous ribs and get disappointed like me. As for people from Sydney, YES…Tony Roma’s still has the best ribs in the world.

Readers, I hope I can receive some of your comments on the franchise outlets that opened up on in your country either good or bad. Thank you.

Fitness’s First Charity Event for the Sichuan’s earthquake

In order to support a girlfriend who’s running to be a winner in a reality program called ‘The Firm’ (It’s the Malaysia’s version of Donald Trump’s The Apprentice). We headed down to The Curve Shopping Mall where her task was held and needless to say, did some donations and had to spend the donation coupons there on the day itself. As I mentioned in my earlier post, this event was held by Fitness First and the task is to raise money to help the earthquake affected people in the Sichuan Province, China.
The place was filled with macho hunks promoting Fitness’s First program along with a on the spot trial up’s which I regretfully rejected the opportunity to hop in as I had a toddler in tow but I guess it must have been lots of fun for all the fitness fanatics out there. So in order to use up our (I have along with me a 9yr and 12yr old kid (my neighbour’s) coupons and have fun at the event the only sports we can play is abseiling and rock climbing. I have never in my life did both of that before and was eager to try it out thinking nah it shouldn’t be that hard. MAN…how wrong was I.
When my turn came, my climbing partner who is an experienced 9yo had no problem at all completing the whole process in a breeze while I’m still panting halfway up. There was a point which I realised I just can’t pass through any longer because my arm is starting to strain and also I have no more strength left in me. So I gave up by giving myself a perfect excuse that there are people waiting in a queue to play and I can’t hog above here all day right?
Again, I felt complete useless too when we moved on to the next was trill; abseiling, I went up with confidence and chicken out when I’m at the top; seeing the height from above n below is truly a whole different story. Nevertheless the guy persuaded me that it’s fine plus given the prior embarrassment I suffered in front of the kids, I had to at least complete a task here right? So off I jumped with another embarrassing moment of squealing in a public area like that where everyone can see….speechless…so to end up things we finally settle in for a nice eye massage and I told the kids, aunty had enough, I’m going to sit right here at TGIF with your daddy and enjoy a nice cold beer in this hot weather while u gals go ahead and do more rounds of rock climbing k. Whew beer finally and what a day to start with. While thinking back now, I know I’m definitely going back to challenge rock climbing once again soon coz I don’t like to give up on things. Till then.

Dr. Fish Spa @Kenko is MAGNIFICIENT

Yesterday I went out with a girlfriend to pick up some sponsor coupons which will be used as an auctioned item for today’s charity event held by Fitness First at The Curve Shopping Mall. My friend introduced me to Joanne who is the GM of Kenko and she was kind enough to offer me a free 30min treat. At first I was really reluctant to try, seeing the swarm of fishes that is nibbling at the other customers actually freaked me out. However also seeing how relaxed all the others were lets me bring out all the guts in me so I held onto my breath and dip my foot in. It was all squirmy the minute my feet entered the water, as if seeing the alerted swarm came dashing right onto my foot and snacking on it wasn’t enough, I was wriggling around holding on to my mouth from bursting out with a dramatic laughter coz it was all so ticklish. Luckily it was all over in about 2 minutes which then I started to enjoy it so much that I feel I could live with it every week. When I calmed down, Joanna explains that these fishes known as Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus are also commonly known as Dr Fish or nibble fish and they originated from Turkey feeding off the skin of patients with psoriasis. Not to worry coz they only ‘chomp’ through the affected and dead areas of the skin, leaving the healthy skin to grow and bringing lots of beneficial effects like blood circulation to the foot too. The spas are not meant as a treatment option except for temporary cure of symptoms, and I have to warn you its addictive and you will love it.

IT IS A DEFINITLY MUST TRY IN YOUR LIFETIME!!!