Inside the lying brain

It's a good sign that our so called mainstream media is getting bolder in voicing their views. No matter how much pressure is given by the current corrupt and increasingly oppressive government, sooner or later some brave and righteous editors are going to get fed up with all the hidden hands. There are always indirect ways of sending the message across if the direct way is thwarted.

The Star published this article - Inside the lying brain today, which reflects upon the recent events leading up to the Permatang Pauh by-election.

On the other hand, MCMC has violated one of our government's commitment in the MSC Bills of Guarantee not to censor the Internet by requesting all Malaysian ISPs to block Malaysia Today website. If Malaysia Today is accused of spreading lies, then many other UMNO websites and blogs should be censored as well. Who should be the judge? Definitely not a few individuals from a certain party that have their own vested interest. The latest move is yet another desperate attempt of an out-of-touch government trying to prevent more exposures of their corrupt practices. After all, the Internet community in Malaysia is mature enough to make their own judgements. This move is likely to further rattle the confidence of many foreign investors. It also shows the naivety of the current government in the cyberworld as bypassing such block or censorship is extremely easy. Just to prove the case, Malaysia Today is now accessible through an alternative address http://mt.harapanmalaysia.com.

Merdeka

Our Independence Day is only less than one week away but so far I haven't seen any celebration plans in the press. The politicians must be too busy clinging on to power or trying to siege power.

The focus for the past few weeks had been on Permatang Pauh by-election. It was reported that around RM6 million of 'goodies' have been handed out, money which could have been better spent for better planned development projects amid the high inflation suffered by the rakyat.

The by-election has probably brought out the worst of some of our politicians - slandering, bribing, lust for power and wealth and worst of all, trying to out-swear one another in the name of religion.

With the state of the government since 8 March 2008, change is imminent. The rakyat can no longer tolerate the intolerance, arrogance, greed, corruption and whatever-it-takes kind of attitude of some of our incumbent leaders. Their personal agendas have compromised the development and the welfare of the nation.

Perhaps, we should celebrate Merdeka by making the big CHANGE. The opposition should be given a chance in light of the stage 3 cancer suffered by the BN government. Fair competition is the only way to encourage hard work and discipline. This applies to both the ruling government and the opposition, whether BN or PR. It is the rakyat who will benefit in the long run.

Merdeka!

Jogging in Albert Park

While on study leave last Thursday, I agreed to jog in Albert Park with Johanna around noon time. She has started jogging since recovering from her numbness three weeks ago. One round around the Albert Park lake is roughly 5km.

Assuming I was going to catch up with her eventually, she started first while I was still reading my notes at home. I went out a while later. It has been quite some time since I last exercise. As for running or jogging, the last I remember was doing a 5km run in Taman Tasik Perdana a few years ago.

The moment I got out of the house in sweater and track pants, I regretted not wearing a jacket as it was so chilly and windy. Winter seems to last forever this year. In fact this week is colder than all the previous weeks even though we're supposed to be heading into spring by now.

I started strongly but stopped after 1km to take some photos with my phone. From then on, I walked a bit, ran a bit and stopped a bit to take more photos. The weather was getting worse. The wind grew stronger and it started to drizzle. By the time I covered half the distance, it started pouring. I had to shelter outside a club house. By that time I was still around 1km behind Johanna. We resume after the rain and I did not manage to catch up with her - the hare didn't manage to win the race. Ha ha, not really. I think Johanna ran quite fast and I was probably the tortoise of the day. The cross country training from KTJ days has deserted me. Nevertheless, it's a good exercise session. Hope I would do more in the future.

We had a great lunch at Oriental Tea House after that. Yummy!


Gloomy view of Melbourne CBD from Albert Park


Two of the many black swans in Albert Park

i-Dola and Jean-i

According to the Star, in 3 months' time, Malaysians will be able to buy cheap laptops and PC - i-Dola and Jean-i at basement price, made in Africa.

Three months from now, Malaysians will be able to buy the i-Dola laptop and Jean-i personal computer (PC) at basement prices.

Mimos is now ready to licence the production of the Malaysian computer codenamed Mak Cik, which it took two years to develop. The laptop and PC are named after the Prime Minister and his wife.

I don't know whether to pity or to laugh at Pak Lah and his wife for lending their names to these cheap machines that come without hard disks. They will operate from thumb drives. Err... I think these machines need bigger brains capacity...

One blog reader even suggested the feature i-Snooze. Don't worry I'm sure this is the most reliable feature on the laptops.