untitled intentionally
Written by betakappa on 11/11/2007 06:41:00 PMhahaha.. something funny and original coming up. I can feel it. stay tuned.
Government uses police to intimidate public,
Written by betakappa on 11/11/2007 12:11:00 AMGovernment uses police to intimidate public, arrest peaceful demonstrators and silent groundswell of dissent ahead of upcoming polls
SUARAM strongly condemns the arrests of at least 28 persons, including women, and the use teargas and water cannons by the police during a rally in Kuala Lumpur today (10 November 2007).
The rally calling for free and fair elections in Malaysia was organised by BERSIH, a coalition of over 70 civil society groups and political parties, including SUARAM.
The actions of the police in trying to stop the rally before it even started and in arbitrarily arresting the peaceful participants during the rally is a gross violation of Article 10 of the Federal Constitution, which is the highest law in the country, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
It must be stressed that even before the rally started, the police had already set up roadblocks to check all buses and cars coming in from outside Kuala Lumpur. Several roads leading to the originally-planned venue, Dataran Merdeka, were sealed at key entry points, while train service to a station near the venue was disrupted. Members of the public were also subjected to checks at several locations and many were refused entry into the vicinity of the venue.
SUARAM deplores the police’s unnecessary actions to intimidate the public from participating in the rally despite the assurances made by the organisers to the police of the measures that will be taken to ensure order and peace during the rally.
In view of the intimidation and warnings by the police to arrest any member of the public who attended the rally, it is clear that the police did not even attempt to perform their duties to ensure public order during the rally. Rather, judging by the stern warnings given and roadblocks set up, we view that the police had aimed to stop the rally by whatever means – including the use of force.
This was proven when the police started spraying over a dozen rounds chemical-laced water and teargas at Masjid Jamek, one of the meeting points for the rally, even before the scheduled rally had started.
Further, as in other previous peaceful demonstrations, there were eyewitness reports of plainclothes police personnel trying to harass and instigate violence in the crowd of peaceful demonstrators.
We view the police’s attempts to stop the rally, the use of water cannons and teargas, and the subsequent arrests of at least 28 peaceful demonstrators as the government’s deliberate attempt to stifle the groundswell of dissent in view of the upcoming general elections which is widely believed to be held in the nearest time.
This was confirmed when the Prime Minister himself warned of harsh actions and bluntly said during the President’s speech in the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party general assembly on 9 November 2007, that he “do[es] not like to be challenged”, in response to the proposed rally.
The arrests, intimidation and attempts to stop the rally expose the pretense of Malaysia in the international community as a country that upholds democracy and human rights. We call on the international community to condemn Malaysia for paying no regards to the fundamental right to freedom of assembly even though it is a member with the United Nations Human Rights Council.
SUARAM demands that all those arrested by the police be released unconditionally and immediately. We further demand that the police be held accountable for the arbitrary and unnecessary arrests, and the use of teargas and water cannons on peaceful demonstrators.
Released by,
John Liu
Coordinator
SUARAM
Humour break
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 10:23:00 PMSimilarities between BRA and BAR
>Both are drinking joints>Both have restriction time on closing and opening timings.
>Both are flashy.
>When open, both drive men mad.
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>Why women wear undergarments with flowers printed on them?
>To pay tribute to men who got buried under them.
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>Why was the sardar arrested in the political rally?
>Because he saw a lady journalist going with a badge on her chest which said'PRESS' and he did.
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>There are 3 Male and 1 Female pencils in a box.
>The Female pencil got pregnant!!
>Which Male pencil is responsible?
>THE ONE WITHOUT THE RUBBER
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>Three Roosters: normal, retarded and a gay.
>Normal:cock-a-doodle-dooo !!!
>Retarded: doodle-cock-a-dooo !!!
>Gay: any-cock-will dooo!!!
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>Yesterday's news - A nun jogging at Jogger' Park was raped by 4 guys.
>Today's News: - Nearly 100 nuns found jogging at the park.
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>Income Tax office asked a Prostitute why she puts her occupation as CHICKEN FARMER.
>She replied: I RAISED 500 COCKS LAST YEAR.!!
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>Secretary saw her boss' pant's zip open, she tells him, "Sir your garage door is open."
>Boss : Did you see my FERRARI?
>Secretary : I saw a small scooter with 2 punctured wheels.
Linkfest 4! This is madness!
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 01:45:00 PMLinkfest 3! Will it ever end?
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 01:18:00 PM
Linkfest 2!
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 01:12:00 PM- (NSFW): Vietnam is having a Paris Hilton moment. An online sex video featuring 19 year old popular celebrity Hoang Thuy Linh has rocked the nation.
- My New Favourite Animated Gif (plenty of others here)
Linkfest!
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 12:59:00 PM
Hack your life, organise your workday and maximise your playtime
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 03:03:00 AMLifehacker is a technology blog with a slightly different way of looking at the world. We see technology as a shortcut to life. When we look at products, software or gadgets, we stop and ask – how does this make my work or play faster, more efficient, and more fun?
If you’re tech savvy and looking for a better, faster way to do things, or you’re just starting to explore what you can do with technology, stop by Lifehacker to check out the latest tips, tricks and shortcuts. Part technology guide, part productivity tool, Lifehacker aims to help you organise your workday and maximise your playtime.
Lifehacker.comAmazing Photoshop for N00bz (thats you)
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 02:56:00 AMhttp://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/best-movie-effect-photo-tutorials-photoshop/
Ever thought that you didnt have the technical skill to simulate movie after effects in Photoshop?
You will find those fears unfounded. Inspiration after the jump.
Free Music Downloads
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 02:55:00 AMhttp://arms-music.blogspot.com/
Music.. downloads? by album?
Brilliant. though possibly illegal.
;)
index cards!
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 02:22:00 AMhttp://indexed.blogspot.com/
This site is a little project that lets me make fun of some things and sense of others. I use it to think a little more relationally without resorting to doing actual math.
Or so she says.
Its an insight into the intricacies of every day life. bla bla bla. chekkit out.
Picturesque
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 02:06:00 AMThese have been passed around the web extensively in the past week or so, but if you haven't seen these photos of a 1968 French nuclear test, now's the time. Best viewed as large as you can zoom them.
The Mafia's ten commandments
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 01:43:00 AM When Italian police recently arrested Salvatore Lo Piccolo, the suspected head of the Sicilian Mafia, they also found a list of ten commandments that served as a guide for the behavior of Mafia members.
1. No one can present himself directly to another of our friends. There must be a third person to do it.
2. Never look at the wives of friends.
3. Never be seen with cops.
4. Don't go to pubs and clubs.
5. Always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty - even if your wife's about to give birth.
6. Appointments must absolutely be respected.
7. Wives must be treated with respect.
8. When asked for any information, the answer must be the truth.
9. Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others or to other families.
10. People who can't be part of Cosa Nostra: anyone who has a close relative in the police, anyone with a two-timing relative in the family, anyone who behaves badly and doesn't hold to moral values.
Timeline of Human History..
Written by betakappa on 11/10/2007 01:40:00 AMA timeline of human history by Milo Manara. NSFW. Interesting.
Food for thought
Written by betakappa on 11/09/2007 05:38:00 PMi could relate to this...except for the last part... ;)this THE definition of the phrase "nice guy", usually coupled with the phrase "just friends"...from the oh so hilarious, and sometimes true urban dictionary =)...ENJOY!!!p.s.
majority wins in this case...294 thumbs up for the definition compared to 4 down =D
A young male who will give up countless hours of his time listening to the problems of his very attractive female friends because they need someone to talk to about their apathetic, Baywatch jock of a boyfriend because no one else will listen or genuinely care. Although always surrounded by beautiful girls the nice guy can’t get a girlfriend or even facilitate the alleviation of certain “drives” because his “ordinary” physical appearance will forever be compared to the Baywatch beach bum’s. The nice guy would never capitalize on a vulnerable girl, objectify or cheat on a girl, he will go out of his way and bend over backwards to help his “friends” and will never ask for anything in return but no matter how intelligent, understanding, humorous, compassionate, trusting or loyal the nice guy is the female cohort will always pass him up and endure any length of abuse, objectification, apathy and cold-heartedness from a man if he has physical attractiveness, fashion, big muscles and chiseled facial features.
The nice guy will eventually realize that his dependability and empathy will never be appreciated and all his friendships with females are all one-sided. This coupled with years of watching girls go for tanned, muscular jerk-offs with nice cars while he desperately hopes someone will realize that how viable he actually is will spawn and incubate the nice guy’s insecurities and he will eventually abandon his views, dumb-down his speech, take-up weight-lifting and switch majors from cancer research with a minor in theoretical physics to playground management so he can devote his time to emulating Baywatch characters and football players so that he will one day be viewed as more than a “nice guy.”
The nice guy will eventually work up the courage to ask out his attractive female friend but will invariably be turned down because she’s so self-centered that she’d never actually had a smidgeon of compassion for the nice guy’s feelings or even realized that he’s interested in girls. After rejecting the nice guy, the girl will downplay the supposed friendship to the point where they never speak again, which in turn will make the nice guy depressed (ironically, he won’t have anyone to talk to) because he’s devoted so much time and energy and has become so warped from being exposed to these kinds of people that he will either live the rest of his life alone in a tiny apartment, jerking off to old Saved by the Bell episodes or get drunk one night and impregnate a 300-pound, cross-eyed derelict who works at Wendy’s and spend the rest of his life being treated like shit.
The whole ‘nice guy’ phenomenon really supports the idea that people primarily care about physical appearances and that shrewdness, selfishness and narcissism will always triumph over compassion, rapport and “inner beauty.”
"Jeez Patrick, I hope I can find a nice guy like you someday."
"Well, if you need me I'll be at home, crying myself to sleep while masturbating to the sound of my 70-year-old neighbors having sex...I might also play some ps2."
majority wins in this case...294 thumbs up for the definition compared to 4 down =D
A young male who will give up countless hours of his time listening to the problems of his very attractive female friends because they need someone to talk to about their apathetic, Baywatch jock of a boyfriend because no one else will listen or genuinely care. Although always surrounded by beautiful girls the nice guy can’t get a girlfriend or even facilitate the alleviation of certain “drives” because his “ordinary” physical appearance will forever be compared to the Baywatch beach bum’s. The nice guy would never capitalize on a vulnerable girl, objectify or cheat on a girl, he will go out of his way and bend over backwards to help his “friends” and will never ask for anything in return but no matter how intelligent, understanding, humorous, compassionate, trusting or loyal the nice guy is the female cohort will always pass him up and endure any length of abuse, objectification, apathy and cold-heartedness from a man if he has physical attractiveness, fashion, big muscles and chiseled facial features.
The nice guy will eventually realize that his dependability and empathy will never be appreciated and all his friendships with females are all one-sided. This coupled with years of watching girls go for tanned, muscular jerk-offs with nice cars while he desperately hopes someone will realize that how viable he actually is will spawn and incubate the nice guy’s insecurities and he will eventually abandon his views, dumb-down his speech, take-up weight-lifting and switch majors from cancer research with a minor in theoretical physics to playground management so he can devote his time to emulating Baywatch characters and football players so that he will one day be viewed as more than a “nice guy.”
The nice guy will eventually work up the courage to ask out his attractive female friend but will invariably be turned down because she’s so self-centered that she’d never actually had a smidgeon of compassion for the nice guy’s feelings or even realized that he’s interested in girls. After rejecting the nice guy, the girl will downplay the supposed friendship to the point where they never speak again, which in turn will make the nice guy depressed (ironically, he won’t have anyone to talk to) because he’s devoted so much time and energy and has become so warped from being exposed to these kinds of people that he will either live the rest of his life alone in a tiny apartment, jerking off to old Saved by the Bell episodes or get drunk one night and impregnate a 300-pound, cross-eyed derelict who works at Wendy’s and spend the rest of his life being treated like shit.
The whole ‘nice guy’ phenomenon really supports the idea that people primarily care about physical appearances and that shrewdness, selfishness and narcissism will always triumph over compassion, rapport and “inner beauty.”
"Jeez Patrick, I hope I can find a nice guy like you someday."
"Well, if you need me I'll be at home, crying myself to sleep while masturbating to the sound of my 70-year-old neighbors having sex...I might also play some ps2."
Wah! We are now a space power
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meaningless drivel thanks to influence of my friends blog , damn u KAG
Written by betakappa on 11/07/2007 07:48:00 PMLife, dear life, oh so short.
Time is passing way too quickly, and dangerously so. Soon enough, if I'm not too careful, I'll wake up and suddenly realize I've let my life pass me by. A year has passed since I last let for Malaysia for the holidays. What have I achieved since then? What have I done? Am I doing my parents justice? for all that they have given to me?
To reflect on my past and to concern myself with these thoughts are probably a waste of time. Or so you think. ;)
Times like these make me feel thankful for all that I have. For friends who care. And those who I care about. People I identify with. People who went through what I did.
Here's to you, my friends:
Amir, thanks for coming to my room and trackin me down.. you'll always be my bro at Asto, just like Aida, is my sis. (though this may make you an incestuous pair) Though we don't meet as often as we should, do know that I got your back. Housemates wat ;)
Aida, thanks for always being there.. hehe as the protective OLDER sister to us all. I wish I could drop by more often.. but meeting you and Amir that night more than made up for the other times I couldnt be there. perhaps when it isnt so awkward next year, I will drop by and say HI more often!
Anannd, get your fat ass up and back to work! Sleep when you're dead. Thanks for the good times and the late night adventures on the streets of Melbourne
Ashish, thanks for taking care of us and making sure none of us die on those escapades of ours!
Dave, thanks for the CRAZY wise ass comments that have made those nights at your place truly memorable.
Alex, (fat) thanks for the slab! woohoo!
Alex, (Russian), thanks for your company and your deadpan humor. Haven't seen you in ages.
Treshan, thanks for your LOVE. :) Gonna miss you thru the hols. Take care of:-
Purnima, stay pretty. Squeeze T'shans cheeks for me.
Tracy, thanks for always keepin the place clean. hehe.
Ashley, thanks for being the butt of my jokes. Speaking of butts, ever noticed what cigarette butts look like..?
Kurt, Chien and Gary, though I just got to know you well, these long nights of Winning 11 and random talks and games have been awesome. In fact, now I probably know you guys better than people I have known for years.
Rafiq! Without you, I would be lost and so fucked up I'd b dead or something. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!! Its a pity we don't meet that often. haha but there were times when we really spent too much time together. remember chem eng management? :P madness
Hazwan, love your sharp wit and encyclopedic knowledge of current affairs. thanks for help throughout the Masca ncg madness.
Tasha, nice to know you're there if i need to talk. You certainly are a good friend. Thanks for trying to help out thru my emo phase when raf and haz were in NZ.
Members of the infamous fantastic 4, you know who you are. you are deeply missed. Can't wait to see ya when I get back. C, R and Z
Sam, where you at macha!
Pudtz and Neil, where are you ppl?
Daniel, oh daniel. You are an inspiration to us all. Lets join the military when we grad. :P
Seremban bros and hos. Y'all gonna get bitch slapped when i get back. All of ya!
funny things I've read today:
Written by betakappa on 11/03/2007 05:30:00 PM"The Chinese businessman is a slave to PROFIT. If there is no profit, he simply will not do business with you. But show him the profit, and he'll jump on it faster than Datuk K on Siti Norhaliza."
Malaysia's Muslim men are suffering sleepless nights over sexy women
Written by betakappa on 11/03/2007 04:14:00 PM
I can't write anything. This is just too much.
My Watch
Written by betakappa on 10/21/2007 11:30:00 PM
Omega Dynamic
Ref: 5250 7007
Background
Omega has used the name Dynamic on numerous watch designs in the past. Many versions have been made, dating from the late 60s through the 70s. Back then they had an oval design in keeping with the times and were almost always on Omega’s best sellers’ list. The name was briefly resurrected in the 80s on a version of the Seamaster. It had an asymmetrical dial design, an offset oval dial creating a thicker (and raised) bezel at the top. This was not a best seller.
Omega finally used the name again between 1997 and 2000 on the watch that is the subject of this review (and it’s stable-mate (Ref: 5240 5000) a chronograph without date).
The use of the name Dynamic by Omega is one of the reasons I believe this military version of the Dynamic was only produced for the last few years of the 90s. Poor sales in the USA (Omega’s primary market) lead to the end of production in 2000. Earlier Dynamics all had a kind of high tech (for the period) and certainly contemporary feel, while this incarnation was inspired by the 1950’s RAF pilot’s watches produced by Omega for the MOD.
At the time the watch was seen to be a very bold and daring move by Omega. In fact they were quite heavily criticised. The benefit for watch enthusiasts is that these astounding watches are are comparatively rare. Omega was a little too ahead of the game in terms of design and, IMO, completely misread the market when they named it Dynamic. 
Dial
Similar to the date version, except that there are no luminous dots and batons on the outer ring. The outer ring on the Chronograph version is still for seconds with each 5 seconds division in yellow. The seconds are divided into 5 as the chronograph measures upto a fifth of a second. All chronograph functions are in the same yellow, including the seconds hand. Continuous seconds are at 3. Chronograph minutes at 9. The central seconds hand is for the chronograph function.
The numerals and hands are luminous luminova. 
Movement
The movement is Omega caliber 1138. I find this an interesting movement because it is based on the same ETA 2892-A2 movement as the Omega Caliber 1108 in the date only version. For this application Omega have added a Dubois-Depraz chronograph module resulting in a 43 jewel movement. The picture clearly shows the crown along with the offset chronograph pushers.
The movement is protected by an anti magnetic dust cover, and the Chronograph is water resistant to 50 meters.
Case and Finishing
The same quality of brushed finish is evident in both watches. The Chronograph is larger with a 38mm diameter, 44mm lug to lug and 20mm lug with. Clearly it's a little deeper too at 12mm including the stunning raised sapphire crystal.
Courtesy of Gary of TZ-uk.com
Personal Reviews
Written by betakappa on 10/21/2007 11:15:00 PMPeople, like books and movies are undeniably complex. In my controversial series of blog posts starting soon, I will attempt to review each and every person I know in an attempt to summarize their personalities into a mere paragraph. As far as I know, no one has attempted something as audacious as this. People unlike books, are constantly changing and in line with this, each persons personal review will be constantly updated. What do you think?
Yes, this is one of those things that will get you both hated by many and loved by few. What I would like to know is how people will react to this. So do drop me a comment.
Why is it these epiphanies hit me just before exams?
probably pure and simple procrastination
Harry Potter and the Childish Adult
Written by betakappa on 10/21/2007 06:28:00 PMWhat is the secret of the explosive and worldwide success of the Harry Potter books? Why do they satisfy children and -- a much harder question -- why do so many adults read them? I think part of the answer to the first question is that they are written from inside a child's-eye view, with a sure instinct for childish psychology. But then how do we answer the second question? Surely one precludes the other.
The easy question first. Freud described what he called the ''family romance,'' in which a young child, dissatisfied with its ordinary home and parents, invents a fairy tale in which it is secretly of noble origin, and may even be marked out as a hero who is destined to save the world. In J. K. Rowling's books, Harry is the orphaned child of wizards who were murdered trying to save his life. He lives, for unconvincingly explained reasons, with his aunt and uncle, the truly dreadful Dursleys, who represent, I believe, his real ''real'' family, and are depicted with a relentless, gleeful, overdone venom. The Dursleys are his true enemy. When he arrives at wizarding school, he moves into a world where everyone, good and evil, recognizes his importance, and tries either to protect or destroy him.
The family romance is a latency-period fantasy, belonging to the drowsy years between 7 and adolescence. In ''Order of the Phoenix,'' Harry, now 15, is meant to be adolescent. He spends a lot of the book becoming excessively angry with his protectors and tormentors alike. He discovers that his late (and ''real'') father was not a perfect magical role model, but someone who went in for fits of nasty playground bullying. He also discovers that his mind is linked to the evil Lord Voldemort, thereby making him responsible in some measure for acts of violence his nemesis commits.
In psychoanalytic terms, having projected his childish rage onto the caricature Dursleys, and retained his innocent goodness, Harry now experiences that rage as capable of spilling outward, imperiling his friends. But does this mean Harry is growing up? Not really. The perspective is still child's-eye. There are no insights that reflect someone on the verge of adulthood. Harry's first date with a female wizard is unbelievably limp, filled with an 8-year-old's conversational maneuvers.
Auden and Tolkien wrote about the skills of inventing ''secondary worlds.'' Ms. Rowling's world is a secondary secondary world, made up of intelligently patchworked derivative motifs from all sorts of children's literature -- from the jolly hockey-sticks school story to Roald Dahl, from ''Star Wars'' to Diana Wynne Jones and Susan Cooper. Toni Morrison pointed out that clichés endure because they represent truths. Derivative narrative clichés work with children because they are comfortingly recognizable and immediately available to the child's own power of fantasizing.
The important thing about this particular secondary world is that it is symbiotic with the real modern world. Magic, in myth and fairy tales, is about contacts with the inhuman -- trees and creatures, unseen forces. Most fairy story writers hate and fear machines. Ms. Rowling's wizards shun them and use magic instead, but their world is a caricature of the real world and has trains, hospitals, newspapers and competitive sport. Much of the real evil in the later books is caused by newspaper gossip columnists who make Harry into a dubious celebrity, which is the modern word for the chosen hero. Most of the rest of the evil (apart from Voldemort) is caused by bureaucratic interference in educational affairs.
Ms. Rowling's magic world has no place for the numinous. It is written for people whose imaginative lives are confined to TV cartoons, and the exaggerated (more exciting, not threatening) mirror-worlds of soaps, reality TV and celebrity gossip. Its values, and everything in it, are, as Gatsby said of his own world when the light had gone out of his dream, ''only personal.'' Nobody is trying to save or destroy anything beyond Harry Potter and his friends and family.
So, yes, the attraction for children can be explained by the powerful working of the fantasy of escape and empowerment, combined with the fact that the stories are comfortable, funny, just frightening enough.
They comfort against childhood fears as Georgette Heyer once comforted us against the truths of the relations between men and women, her detective stories domesticating and blanket-wrapping death. These are good books of their kind. But why would grown-up men and women become obsessed by jokey latency fantasies?
Comfort, I think, is part of the reason. Childhood reading remains potent for most of us. In a recent BBC survey of the top 100 ''best reads,'' more than a quarter were children's books. We like to regress. I know that part of the reason I read Tolkien when I'm ill is that there is an almost total absence of sexuality in his world, which is restful.
But in the case of the great children's writers of the recent past, there was a compensating seriousness. There was -- and is -- a real sense of mystery, powerful forces, dangerous creatures in dark forests. Susan Cooper's teenage wizard discovers his magic powers and discovers simultaneously that he is in a cosmic battle between good and evil forces. Every bush and cloud glitters with secret significance. Alan Garner peoples real landscapes with malign, inhuman elvish beings that hunt humans.
Reading writers like these, we feel we are being put back in touch with earlier parts of our culture, when supernatural and inhuman creatures -- from whom we thought we learned our sense of good and evil -- inhabited a world we did not feel we controlled. If we regress, we regress to a lost sense of significance we mourn for. Ursula K. Le Guin's wizards inhabit an anthropologically coherent world where magic really does act as a force. Ms. Rowling's magic wood has nothing in common with these lost worlds. It is small, and on the school grounds, and dangerous only because she says it is.
In this regard, it is magic for our time. Ms. Rowling, I think, speaks to an adult generation that hasn't known, and doesn't care about, mystery. They are inhabitants of urban jungles, not of the real wild. They don't have the skills to tell ersatz magic from the real thing, for as children they daily invested the ersatz with what imagination they had.
Similarly, some of Ms. Rowling's adult readers are simply reverting to the child they were when they read the Billy Bunter books, or invested Enid Blyton's pasteboard kids with their own childish desires and hopes. A surprising number of people -- including many students of literature -- will tell you they haven't really lived in a book since they were children. Sadly, being taught literature often destroys the life of the books. But in the days before dumbing down and cultural studies no one reviewed Enid Blyton or Georgette Heyer -- as they do not now review the great Terry Pratchett, whose wit is metaphysical, who creates an energetic and lively secondary world, who has a multifarious genius for strong parody as opposed to derivative manipulation of past motifs, who deals with death with startling originality. Who writes amazing sentences.
It is the substitution of celebrity for heroism that has fed this phenomenon. And it is the leveling effect of cultural studies, which are as interested in hype and popularity as they are in literary merit, which they don't really believe exists. It's fine to compare the Brontës with bodice-rippers. It's become respectable to read and discuss what Roland Barthes called ''consumable'' books. There is nothing wrong with this, but it has little to do with the shiver of awe we feel looking through Keats's ''magic casements, opening on the foam/Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn.''--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"people whose imaginative lives are confined to TV cartoons, and the exaggerated (more exciting, not threatening) mirror-worlds of soaps, reality TV and celebrity gossip."
- I agree with you, dear friend.
Weekly Addiction
Written by betakappa on 10/11/2007 10:37:00 AMFinal Fantasy 12
An avid fan of the Final Fantasy series from the days of Sephiroth till today, I was impressed by the improvements to the playability as well as the storyline and graphics of the series throughout the years. This version of the game is the best yet. It starts off with a coming of age plotline, with Vaan (a stereotypical poor orphan kid) trying to find meaning to his pitiful life. Crossing paths with Balthier and Fran (seasoned (and physically attractive) air pirates), he begins a life of adventure. But the storyline is not as shallow as it seems. It is a tale of conflict, and tension between the two superpowers of the world of Ivalice, their rivalry played out in multiple arenas; military, industrial, and technological developments. And there's Princess Ashe, a widow, her nation taken from her. Her supporters; insurgents/resistance force depending on whose side you're on, rally behind her to push for her claim to the throne. But fuck. Who am I kidding? The only thing you REALLY need to know about is the race of people called Vieras.
Yes, they look a LOT like Playboy bunnies. And conveniently, there are a race consisting of only women. Which brings up many questions? most importantly, their sexual orientation. Are they lesbian bunnies? Do they mate with humes (humans) ? Are they asexual? Hermaphrodites? So many possibilities. So much potential.. until I saw these:
Clearly a LOT of food for thought. Since women like cute and cuddly things.. is this possibly what lies ahead with human evolution?
86 Hours
Written by betakappa on 10/10/2007 01:23:00 PMHow long can you go for without sleep? I decided to find out for myself. My foray in the field of induced sleep deprivation began last Saturday and Sunday (6-7 October), when for the love of Final Fantasy 12, I played all through the weekend without sleep. Why test myself?
Sleep deprivation is frequently used as an instrument of torture or as an interrogation aid. Interrogation victims are kept awake for several days, allowed to fall asleep, then suddenly awakened and questioned. Well, now that I know how it feels like, I'll be able to hold on to my sanity.
Now, according to Wikipedia,Sleep deprivation is often used as a form of recreation, entertainment or to provide a legal "high" without using drugs.Vivid hallucinations, heightened senses and a feeling of incredible creativity (common effects of illicit drugs) may occur after 48 hours (or less) of being in a state of sleeplessness. There is even a history of sleep deprivation being used by different schools of religious mystics as a form of asceticism or to heighten spiritual awareness. In particular the early desert monks of the Christian Church during the fourth and fifth centuries were known to deny themselves sleep. Coffee owes much of its spread in popularity through use by Muslim mystics in all-night devotions.
Unfortunately I missed out on the vivid hallucinations, heightened senses and a feeling of incredible creativity. Maybe there is some truth to this. Towards the end I did feel stoned. Give it a go. The best part is.. the sleep you finally get will be the best sleep you've had in a long while. Just like any food tastes delicious to a starving man/woman.
And my adventure begins.
Day 1 - hours without sleep: 14
I would go through bouts of sleepiness, but my determination to complete the game led me to push on. I would have bouts of mild headaches every 4-5 hours. Evidently none were bad enough to put me down.
Day 2 - hours without sleep: 38
Late Sunday night, I watched episode 13- 23 Season 1 of Heroes as well as the first episode of the 2nd Season before attending class at 9am. Class was long and boring, perfect conditions for sleep, but I persevered. Work at the convenience started at 6 and would end at 11pm. I started to realise that my perception of time was altered. I barely noticed my 5 hour stint there. In fact I can hardly recall anything from that night. It was sometime around this when I decided to test my limits and see if I could go on a few more days without sleep.
Day 3 - hours without sleep: 62
To occupy my time, I played ps2 as well as watched a couple of movies, NEXT and Pirates, courtesy of Ashish. Class would start at 8 am. I began to notice an inability to articulate ideas and concepts. I could think clearly (or so I thought) but would be unable to make sense of my thoughts verbally. I could barely talk. By evening, I was falling asleep without noticing it. However, once I reached home, the sleepiness subsided. It was time for Tekken 5. lol. And so I played, went out for dinner and returned tired. This time, I could not escape the clutches of the Sandman. I fell asleep at 10pm. And woke up on naturally at 7am. Completely recovered.
CONGRATULATIONS
Total Hours without sleep:86
Victory pose.
Random thought: I think Anannd suffers from the Kleine-Levin syndrome.
Written by betakappa on 10/10/2007 12:59:00 PM
Life has been a rollercoaster these past few years. I've seen things that few have. Been places some people can only dream of.
Which reminds me of a quote from Blade Runner, "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."
So I attempt to revive my blog.(to preserve memories and stuff) God only knows whether I can follow this through.
Build? Please comment/recommend
Written by betakappa on 9/17/2007 02:04:00 PMCPU AMD Athlon X2 6000+
Motherboard Gigabyte M59SLI-S4
RAM 2GB Kingston Value RAM DDR2 800
Hard Drive 2 x 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ
DVD drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA
Graphics Card 512MB AMD Radeon HD2900XT
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX
Monitor Samsung 226 BW
One Life, One Love?
Written by betakappa on 6/15/2007 03:24:00 AMhttp://fe67.news.sp1.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070603/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_temporary_marriage
A temporary marriage, or "sigheh," refers to a Shiite Muslim tradition under which a man and a woman sign a contract that allows them to be "married" for any length of time, even a few hours. An exchange of money, as a sort of dowry, is often involved.
"Temporary marriage is God's rule. We must aggressively encourage that," state-run television quoted Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi as saying.
"We have to find a solution to meet the sexual desire of the youth who have no possibility of marriage," Pourmohammadi was quoted as saying by local newspapers.
I for one feel that this defeats the purpose of marriage in the first place. Imagine a society where marriages are formed and broken as easily as hydrogen bonds in water. Who's gonna take responsibility for the kids? To each his own... One girl is all I need.
Remember y'all ->>>>>>>> One Life, One Love (obscure tamil movie quote)
Samy Vellu - Poet or Fraud?
Written by betakappa on 6/12/2007 12:08:00 AMOur works minister, resident poet, Samy Vellu has penned a poem for the wedding of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Jeanne Abdullah which goes as follows.:-
From this day forward,
You shall not walk alone.
Her heart will be your shelter,
And her arms will be your home.
A mountain needs a valley to be complete;
the valley does not make
the mountain less, but more;
and the valley is more a valley because
it has a mountain towering over it.
But thats not all. Read the following to find out more. Is this plagiarism? Hmmm. you be the judge.
From This Day Forward - http://www.wedding-references.com/poetry_on_marriage.htm
Author Unknown
From this day forward,
You shall not walk alone.
My heart will be your shelter,
And my arms will be your home.
Blessing For A Marriage - http://www.myhappylove.com/lyrics/wedding-poems/blessing-for-a-marriage-251.html
(James Dillet Freeman)
May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring,
and may life grant you also patience, tolerance, and understanding.
May you always need one another -
not so much to fill your emptiness as to help you to know your fullness.
A mountain needs a valley to be complete;
the valley does not make the mountain less, but more;
and the valley is more a valley because it has a mountain towering over it.
So let it be with you and you.
May you need one another, but not out of weakness.
May you want one another, but not out of lack.
May you entice one another, but not compel one another.
May you embrace one another, but not out encircle one another.
May you succeed in all important ways with one another, and not fail in the little graces.
May you look for things to praise, often say, "I love you!" and take no notice of small faults.
If you have quarrels that push you apart,
may both of you hope to have good sense enough to take the first step back.
May you enter into the mystery which is the awareness of one another's presence -
no more physical than spiritual, warm and near when you are side by side,
and warm and near when you are in separate rooms or even distant cities.
May you have happiness, and may you find it making one another happy.
May you have love, and may you find it loving one another!
A Public Service Announcement for those of you contemplating marriage (dedicated to Amir)
Written by betakappa on 4/20/2007 11:47:00 PM**** added 3/6/07 - it has come to my attention that a fellow blogger and good friend, Tash has written a counter to this article. check it out at : Contemplating marriage? Nice ****
I was talking with a bunch of guys(over a few beers)last night and we got a consensus of at least ten guys that the following is what lies ahead for you in marriage. So think carefully, very VERY carefully before you pop the question.
Year one: Sex, sex, sex. All that you could want. On the floor, in the bathroom, the car, the beach. Every time you’re alone, you end up banging like rabbits. Nothing is off limits. Nowhere you won’t lick, tickle or tease. Each and every time you look at her naked body, you are filled with gratitude that God has given you this piece of ass.
Year two: It slows down, but you try your best to keep it hot just out of fear. You don’t want to become one of those couples. But things have changed, and you know it. No more spontaneous blowjobs. Things are more routine, now, but that’s OK because you’re still getting it regular and you’re happy. Besides, sex isnt the most important part of your relationship, right?
Years 3-5: Along comes the house and the kids. Through it all, you find less and less time or reason to do it. You go from 7 orgasms or more a week down to probably just once a month. You get a bloated beer belly and your love handles begin to turn into big bulges. She starts to gets flabby with baby weight that just won’t go away. The second kid is even worse. She’s now so loose you can’t even come inside her. When you do get to have sex with her, it’s like fucking a bowl of bubur ayam mcD (with the chicken chunks), and she's not enjoying it one bit.
Years 5-7: You decide to get back in shape, a vain attempt to revive your sex life. You get trimmed down at the gym, almost to where you were before marriage. She gives it a half-hearted effort, and doesn't make any progress. She refuses to wear any lingerie you buy her, instead coming to bed in a T-shirt. You now have to beg and schedule sex, which is cold and lustless. By now, you are masturbating regularly. In the shower, at work, anywhere, anytime you are alone. But the effect is minimal and you are constantly horny. For the first time, you will be contemplating divorce. You’ll visit websites about it and maybe glance through them whenever you pass a bookstore. No purchases yet.
Years 7-9: You find yourself staring in amazement at this woman and trying to remember when she was even remotely attractive. Want a preview? Picture your girlfriend, now double the thickness of her arms. Imagine her ass all flattened and her legs thicker and more muscular, much like tree stumps. When you do manage to convince her to make love, she usually quickly gets on her knees for you to enter her from behind and asks you not to fuck up her bowl of chips while she watches TV. She’s as dry as the Sahara and the scent of unwashed ass wafts up as you’re trying to bang her. She is hoping for another baby, but it seems unlikely - your stomach churns at the thought of it. By now you’ve had an affair or two. Maybe the office bicycle or a couple of hookers now and then, but the stress of it is too much for you to handle. You are in disbelief that you actually now masturbate in bed beside her as she snores.
Year 9: It’s over. You occasionally score some outside pussy, but it’s expensive. Your wife now openly scorns any advances you make. If you suggest she get in shape, she labels you a bastard. According to her, real men like women with curves, not sticks. Curves are great, you think, but not rolls and rolls of fat. She stopped shaving ages ago. Now, hair is everywhere, matted and thick. You hope to God she’s banging someone on the side, but you know it’s unlikely anyone would be that depraved. You try to titty fuck her, but she doesn’t like that. There’s now no way to have an orgasm while you’re in physical contact with her.
Year 10: You can’t sleep through the night. Even masturbating doesn’t help. You surf the Web for porn or drink into the wee hours of morning, praying for death’s sweet release to come and take you or her. (preferably her) You’ve talked with a lawyer. Its simple. The divorce would leave you living with your parents while all your income would go towards maintaining your wife and kids. Plus, you love the kids. You can’t bear the thought of splitting up their family. Your future stretches before you like a desert, scorching and sucking the life out of anything that crosses it.
Come Youtube WTF!!!
Written by betakappa on 4/17/2007 09:55:00 PMIt brings a tear to my eye when I see ppl who understand the true potential of our Malaysian culture - in this case, wayang kulit.
You guys gotta try this game!!
Written by betakappa on 4/17/2007 08:48:00 PMThis is definitely the best game I've every played!! The graphics are superb, crystal clear with no lag at all!! Everything was perfectly rendered, with amazing particle effects. The level of detail is incredible. Someone clearly payed a lot of attention to this aspect of the game. You can actually see the individual hairs of the character models move with the wind. Surprisingly, you don't even need a powerful gaming system to play this.
The physics engine of the game is unparalleled. There is no game out there today with as comprehensive a system as this game has.
After my initial shock, I noticed many people walking around and driving vehicles. I knew it. Another MMORPG. No one was carrying weapons - weapons are not allowed in the city levels. But theyre hidden all over the place- cats, sticks, chairs.. etc.
Had so much fun today, I can't wait to get out of the house again tomorrow!
Here is the link to the game review at gamespot.
http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gamespotting/071103minusworld/1.html
Rated E (for everybody)
READ THESE, PLAY THESE, WATCH THESE
Written by betakappa on 3/14/2007 07:21:00 PM How Pi Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/pi.htm
RIAA lawsuit hits family with no computer or Internet access
How you could hurt the environment when you die
The girl whose hair was too big for her mugshot
God of War 2 MADNESS
The SPHERE Game
interesting stuff
Written by betakappa on 3/02/2007 02:32:00 AMhttp://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/
A ringtone no one can hear over certain age groups!!
Because your hearing screws up as you get older, losing ur hearing ability in higher frequencies.
Stuff I’ve seen
Written by betakappa on 2/28/2007 08:02:00 PMSince I stopped spending all my time bumming around and recently achieved "enlightenment", I have been fighting much evil in this world. When I'm not fighting crime, I surf the net. With my superhuman senses I have discovered much. They are as follows:- This is some neat stuff: Notice that they look happier with their clothes off. ;p http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070228-durian-video.html Actually it is a lot, but just haven't got the time to type it all out.. Internet calls Ciao!
Durian Wars!! Rotfl
Of Rempit Death Squads and the Moral Police
Written by betakappa on 2/24/2007 02:18:00 PMHaha.. they're at it again. ;p First the mat rempit police squads (when they're probably the ones behind the snatch thefts), now this? is it me or is our country being run by idiots? State turns to ‘Mat Skoding’ KUALA TERENGGANU: To avert soaring cases of close proximity and vice here, the Terengganu Government has initiated an ingenious plan where “Mat Skoding” or spies will be recruited to tip-off the state religious department of immoral activities. “Mat Skoding” will be part of the voluntary squad, under the guidance of state religious advisors, acting as vigilantes here. State Islam Hadhari and Welfare Committee chairman Datuk Rosol Wahid said: “Some of these ‘spies’ could be waitresses or even janitors at hotels acting as auxiliary undercover agents for our religious department.” The “Mat Skoding” would be rewarded for their tip-offs, he told The Star here yesterday. Rosol said the trained “spies” would be on the lookout for unmarried couples behaving suspiciously or for vice activities throughout the state. “Accurate details are required for the enforcement officers to act, otherwise they would be pouncing on married couples,” he said. Rosol said the “spies” would keep surveillance at parks and secluded areas to nab dating couples intending to engage in sex. In addition, Rosol said the state government had approved the recruitment of 20 more anti-vice enforcement officers under the State Religious Department this year. On rampant rape cases reported here, Rosol said most of cases reported were actually those involving consensual sex. “Sometimes one party decides to 'fix' the partner over a misunderstanding or for reneging on a promise,” he said. Rosol said parents were also to be blamed, especially for the upsurge in statutory rape cases. “These parents will allow their daughters to roam freely and later when she is pregnant, they rush to the police station to lodge a report,” he said.
I don't know which is more worrying- The idiotic moral policing? or the fact that The Star described the plan as "ingenious". Still recovering from my pilgrimage to South India. (which explains my absence from the blogging world, Dan.) Had a hectic and adventurous weekend with my Uncles (Sree and Indran) and this Spanish restauranteur, called Paco. (Incidentially, Uncle Indran and Paco are down from the UK for a few weeks)
Which means, I'll probably only be able to blog about Rempit Death Squads and the Moral Police (RDS MP) properly in a day or two. Sorry to keep you waiting, that handful of people who frequent my blog. (maybe the word frequent is pushing it) Its 6.37am and I think I should sleep now. Good Night! I mean.. read on..
In the Star:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/20/nation/16918568&sec=nation
Nation Tuesday February 20, 2007
"What is it that orbits around the Earth?" - answer this, Dan
Written by betakappa on 2/10/2007 02:02:00 PM
What is it that orbits around the Earth?
a)the Moon b)the Sun
c)Mars d)Venus
The audience either has a sense of humour or is American.
Malaysia, the place to be :)
Written by betakappa on 2/10/2007 01:02:00 PMI don't know what's the problem with everyone. Complaining all the time. What's wrong with Malaysia? If you don't like it then you can GIIIT OUT !
The government is just and fair in all its decisions. What would make you think otherwise?
We care for the impoverished, the poor, the needy and the handicapped.
Take a look at these policies, made to help the 'handicapped' segment of Malaysia's population:
Examples of such policies include:Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumiputra
Companies listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur) must find Bumiputras to take up a minimum 30% of equity to satisfy listing requirements. MSC status companies listed on MESDAQ (Malaysia's latest stock exchange, modelled on the NASDAQ and other 'tech' stock exchanges) are not subject to this requirement.
A certain percentage of new housing in any development has to be sold to Bumiputra owners. Housing developers are required to provide a minimum 7% discount to Bumiputra buyers of these lots. There is no bumiputra discount on established housing.
A basket of government guaranteed and run mutual funds are available for purchase by Bumiputra buyers only.
Many government tendered projects require that companies submitting tenders be bumiputra owned. This requirement has led to non-Bumiputras teaming up with Bumiputra companies to obtain projects in a practice known as "Ali Baba" where Ali (the Bumiputra) exists solely to satisfy this requirement and Baba (the non Bumiputra) gives Ali a certain sum in exchange.
Projects were earmarked for Malay contractors to gain expertise in various fields. Often these projects would be sold as the bidders were not interested in the work, only in the gains that could be made from winning such a tender.
Approved Permits (APs) for automobiles preferentially allow Bumiputra to import vehicles. Automotive companies wishing to bring in cars need to have an AP to do so. APs were originally created to allow Bumiputra participation in the automotive industry since they were issued to companies with at least 70% Bumiputra ownership. In 2004, the Edge (a business newspaper) estimated that APs were worth approximately RM 35,000 a piece. They also estimated that Nasimuddin Amin, chairman of the Naza group received 6,387 for 2003, making him the largest recipient of APs. 12,234 APs were issued in 2003. In addition to APs, foreign car marquees are required to pay between 140% to 300% as an import duty.
With these policies in place, why wouldn't people want to live in Malaysia? You'd be a fool to leave.
Lets say, for example, you were born with a genetic disorder- the permanent, incurable disability of having Malay genes, Not to worry! Our loving government has set out a plan to protect you. :)
But wait.. is this right? Are the Bumiputras really handicapped? Handicapped in such a severe way that they STILL need assistance after more than 35 years? (starting 1971)
Would you be offended if some one said you were handicapped or disabled? Cos thats exactly what the government is implying with these policies.
I know that the Malay population of Malaysia is more than capable of fending itself. No, they are NOT handicapped. I am confident that the Malay race is as competent as the rest of us. Don't force the Malays to rely on these crutches, for as long as these crutches are there, the Malay community will never learn to walk on its own, let alone run like the rest of us.
no offence meant to anyone. :) please comment. I'd like to hear your opinion on this.
just wondering if anyone has given thought to the Indians in the estates, unaided for the past 35 years.
I’m on a roll. FIRST BLOOD!! DOUBLE KILL !! TRIPLE POST!!!! MEGA POST!! Dota style.
Written by betakappa on 2/10/2007 12:57:00 PMfucking noob leavers spoil the game for everyone. bastards
If my holidays were a newspaper, these would be the headlines:-
Written by betakappa on 2/10/2007 12:53:00 PMHeroic sponsorship of family Bali trip leaves student penniless
Rock sliding incident at waterfall leaves young man dazed and thoroughly exhilarated
Rock climber becomes first person by name of Karthiben to scale the Genting Highlands rock wall
Brute force overcomes feminine grace in archery finals :P
Near Death Kinabalu experience of close friend results in renewed appreciation of life
Holidays have been officially PIMPED!!! I’m going to India this FRIDAY!! WOOHOO!! For 5 days!!
What are the headlines for your holidays?
haha.. a generic Astorial Petr. one probably sounds like this:
Economical sanctions and drought result in starvation
Residents resort to eating tissue papers to survive financial sanctions
no offence.. gonna face the same soon..lol
and yes.. I really am going to India for fun :) wheeeeeeeeee
21years old.. finally
Written by betakappa on 2/10/2007 12:48:00 PMAfter an awesome belated 21st with most of my good friends (unfortunately unattended by many dear friends due to the last minuteness , long distance friendships as well as overlooked names, thanks to the INVITER) courtesy of my uncle, director of most companies in Malaysia, also my private sponsor.
The following is a list of people who should’ve been there but weren’t
Aimir (Aida and Amir)
504 crew
403 crew
203/802 homies
Ifran and Saf
Eriz
Haz and Raf
Ruth Goh Wan Ping
Nad
Shaq
Shakirah and Hafiz
Rama & Chris
Sam
Azreen!!! (and hubby)
Annand and Ashish
Amrit
so many more.. remind me!
What is it with HOT chicks and lame guys?
Written by betakappa on 2/10/2007 12:33:00 PMThank god for that.
There’s hope for me ;)
only kidding.. ouch!
Samy Vellu Gay Love (SVGL)
Written by betakappa on 2/02/2007 04:53:00 AMWORKS Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has expressed his gay love for Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in a poem, which he penned in Tamil.
The poem was in conjunction with Abdullah's third year in office as prime minister. Pak Lah became PM on Oct 31, 2003.
Following is the translated version of the poem, as carried by Bernama:
The following is the translated version of the poem:
Dear Pak Lah,
A man with serene and radiant personality,
A heart filled with courage and dignity,
He speaks compassionately,
Preserving the nation’s sanctity is his priority.
He is Prime Minister Abdullah,
Known by the name Pak Lah,
A historic election victory became his feat,
And news of his triumph became a hit.
Strong, caring, free, life, there’s no doubt,
That’s what he is all about,
A man with practical judgment and stimulating moves,
Loved and respected by Malaysians in droves.
A man who sees no discrimination,
But fights for all with determination,
Being the fifth Prime Minister,
He is the icon of unity.
Advancement and development are his foundations,
A progressive nation is his destination,
A distinction as a multiracial leader,
Ensures everyone moves up the ladder.
Enforcer of rules and regulations,
He formed the Police Commission,
A man who upholds equality and integrity,
A leader who seeks the truth and conformity.
He will represent you, not resent you,
He will honour you, not dishonour you,
He will stand by you, and walk by you,
He cares for you, and shares with you.
He is unique and cherished,
For the rakyat is his lifeline,
In reaching unity, objectivity and humanity,
Makes him profound and respected,
In the eyes of the nation.
It is with great inspiration,
That I compose this dedication,
And call on a certain incarnation,
Which should prove to be a sensation. in my ass
DATUK SERI S. SAMY VELLU,
Works Minister, Malaysia and MIC president.
The entire poem can be summarized in the following two lines:*Please do my ass, pretty please!
I need some man love quick!
In Conclusion:
What a moron!! To think we have this spineless asshole representing us Indians in government?
Is there any way to sack this guy for being gay? We kicked Anwar out for the same reason, right?
Malaysia vs Singapore
Written by betakappa on 1/26/2007 01:55:00 AMSingapore Cabinet
Cambridge University - First Class Honours (1974)
Harvard University - Masters (1980)
SM Goh Chok Tong
University of Singapore - First Class Honours (1964)
Williams College, USA - Masters (1967)
MM Lee Kuan Yew
Cambridge University - First Class Honours (1949)
Minister for Law Prof. S Jayakumar
University of Singapore - Bachelor of Law Honours (1963)
Yale Univerity - Masters (1966)
Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng
University of Singapore - Bachelor of Arts & Business Admin (1977)
London Business School - Masters (1979)
Minister for Foreign Affairs BG George Yeo
Cambridge University - Double First Class Honours (1976)
Harvard Business School - MBA w/ Distinction (1985)
Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang
Cambridge University - First Class Honours w/ Distinction (1976)
Harvard University - Masters (1986)
Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean
University of Manchester - First Class Honours (1976)
Imperial College, London - Masters w/ Distinction (1977)
Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam
London School of Economics - Bachelor of Arts
Cambridge University - Masters
Harvard University - Masters
__________________________________________________________________________
Malaysia Cabinet
PM Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi
University of Malaya - Bachelor of Arts Honours (1964)\
University of Malaya - Bachelor of Arts Honours (1964)\
Deputy PM Dato' Sri Najib Razak
University of Nottingham - Bachelor of Arts Honours (1974)
Minister of Foregn Affairs Syed Hamid Albar
Bachelor of Arts [ UITM ]
Ministry of Works- Dato' Seri Samy Vellu
(Education Unknown) [ Form 6, Anderson School ]
Ministry of International Trade & Industry Rafidah binti Aziz
Universiti Malaya - Bachelor of Arts Honours
Minister of Agriculture Muhyiddin Yassin
(Education Unknown) [ Polytechnic Ungku Omar ]
Ministry of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal
(Education Unknown) [ Form 5, Failed English ]
Minister of Education Hishammuddin Hussein
(Education Unknown) [ Bachelor of Arts, Social Science ]
Minister of Home Affairs Radzi bin Sheikh Ahmad
(Education Unknown) [ Kolej Islam Malaysia, Diploma ]
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HAHAHAA!! that's hilarious.. not the part where u pour out ur soul.. just the lil dialogue.
Hey, can't you see the problem urself?
“very attractive female friends” who are so "self-centered that she’d never actually had a smidgeon of compassion for the nice guy" tend to get along well with "apathetic, Baywatch jock of a boyfriend"...
Firstly, why would nice guys fall for self-centred attractive women? Maybe the same reason girls fall for self-centred hunks.
...while the "nice guy's ordinary physical appearance" dooms him to a life of getting "drunk one night and impregnate a 300-pound, cross-eyed derelict who works at Wendy’s"
The nice guy doesn't like the cross-eyed 300 pound woman. WHY? cause everyone is skin obsessed. Not only the pretty girls and the pretty boys with nice cars. Even the nice guys.
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