~cartoons from The Star~

The election was finally over and as we can see the opposition (i should call them the government actually as i'm in Selangor=P) had won 82 out of the 222 seats in the parliament...The election this year had marked a history in Malaysia as BN faced their greatest defeat (political tsunami as quoted by The Star) since Merdeka (Independence day) although they still had the majority seats. This time round, fresh faces from the opposition had defeated BN contestants which include ministers and well known politicians in many hotspots (even some states) which resulted in resignation of some ministers such as the BN contestant from Sungai Siput...

Dato Seri Samy Vellu(Works Minister, MIC President)

The election results also lead to a former Port Klang assemblyman, Datuk Zakaria Deros dies of HEART ATTACK!!

Also a former Klang municipal councillor, Zakaria hogged headlines last year when he had a run-in with the law for not submitting building plans for a mansion that was described as a virtual “istana” (palace) by his critics.

He was also found to have not paid the assessment for another property for 12 years, while his family was caught operating an illegal satay restaurant on government reserve land.

Due to these controversies, Zakaria gave in to mounting pressure and withdrew from being a municipal councillor.

His mansion has 21 bathrooms and 16 bedrooms, including 11 that are occupied by each of his children, as well as a VIP room, three living rooms, a dining hall and a prayer room.

The house also has a swimming pool, several gazebos, an orchard, a two-hole golf lawn, an office, a storeroom, two rooms for maids as well as a wet kitchen and a dry kitchen. Source: The Star

I think after reading the details on his 'palace' some of you might be thinking how did he make it in life from once a railway gate-keeper to what he is today. I wonder...

Tun Dr. Mahathir: Dan apabila kerajaan sudah sampai kepada satu tahap, menggunakan polis, untuk menghalang, orang tertentu daripada bercakap. Ini bukanlah, satu bukti yang pihak tertentu ini, membuat sesuatu yang baik bagi parti UMNO. Kita dalam UMNO ini, tak perlu menyalahgunakan kuasa. Ada orang yang tuduh, saya pun menyalahgunakan kuasa juga, masa saya dulu. Lihat Datuk Seri Anwar, apa yang terjadi padanya? Saya tangkap, saya taruh masuk dalam...err..tahanan(ISA). Semua orang nampakkan? Saya tangkap Datuk Seri Anwar. Dan...bukannya ada sebab apa pun. Tak ada. Tak ada sebab apa pun. Bukan ada kesalahan apa pun yang dilakukan oleh Datuk Seri Anwar. Tak ada langsung. Sebab itu, ini adalah satu, kezaliman. Ada juga pihak-pihak yang nak buang saya pada masa itu. Tetapi, masa itu susah sikit. Ada kuasa ni, susah nak buang. Sekarang ni, dah tak ada kuasa. Sekarang ni, dah tak ada kuasa. bolehlah buang(dipecat). Waktu ada cadangan, nak buang. Bagi yang ada kuasa, maka, kuasa boleh juga digunakan untuk kebaikan. Kuasa juga boleh digunakan, untuk...err..keburukan. Guna kuasa supaya, sebarang tentangan dihapuskan, supaya suara ramai, tidak dapat disuarakan. Kuasa untuk menutup, akhbarnya, dan tak lama lagi internet pun, akan ditutup juga. Macam-macam lagilah.

UMNO has now become..erm..completely paralysed. Bila kawan dengan pembohong, kita jadi...terdapatlah tabiat itu. Bohong! Pak Lah Bohong! Saya berasa amat sedih. Saya tahu ada rasuah. Ada money politics dalam UMNO. Ada orang yang membuat cadangan tertentu dan bertanya kepada saya. Apakah sekarang ini, saya perlu berhubung, dengan Khairy. Siapa dia Khairy ini? Apakah dia pegawai tinggi kerajaan? Apakah dia Perdana Menteri atau pun Timbalan Perdana Menteri atau pun Menteri? Dia tidak. Dia tidak pegang apa-apa jawatan pun, dalam kerajaan. Tetapi, masing-masing berpendapat mereka, perlu behubung dengan Khairy untuk meluluskan sesuatu.

See what Pak Lah has to say to defend himself...Click on the video to know further

Regarding the statement in RED, i use this as an example to memorise a topic in my Auditing textbook=) This is known as the Agency Theory and is defined as the relationship which arise in any situation where one person (the agent) acts on behalf of another (the principal). In specific,

Principle=Pak Lah
Agent=Khairy

In business terms, the shareholders own the company, but a different group ie, the directors (the agent) manage and control the company on behalf of the shareholders (the principal). Therefore, directors should take actions which benefit the shareholders, not decisions which benefit the directors personally which in this case is what Khairy is doing. Hmm..i'm sure i won't forget this topic even after my Audit exams=)

I was off yesterday and was quite free so i decided to follow my dad out to help him with his errands. On the way to our destination, i started a father & son conversation(cars, money,etc.) about one of the new cars Naza would be bringing in around May and that would be the Peugeot 207cc which is a replacement of the 206cc which happens to be one of the car my dad was eyeing sometime ago for my mum but ended up buying a Camry...
After finishing his errants, we headed home and on our way home, a new blue building caught my eye-The Peugeot Blue Box Showroom and inside lies the baby Peugeot 207cc. At first i was quite shock as the car will only be released in May but i'm very sure that's the baby, so i immediately asked my dad to turn back there to check it out!

~Peugeot 207cc~

~this is wat u call a CAR~
*the catchy phrase is sure to attract customers

~nice styling~

~the heart of this baby~

~hope to see ya~

Overjoyed with the car, i kept telling my dad that i will study very hard if he gets it for me=) chill la! Dream it big mer since i'm already dreaming (kay maybe it's not that big* afterall, perhaps a Lamborghini?=) but this dream is something achievable rite?

"It all started with a dream" quote Tony Fernandes, AirAsia CEO

*the price is estimated to be around RM160,000

Ever wonder why the Malaysian government insists on using English for Maths & Science after so many years of using Bahasa?
This is because the whole world uses the language(English) as an information and/or technology language. Read further to know how dangerous it will be if we try to use Bahasa, especially in school.

Direct translation from English to Bahasa:

Hardware=Barang keras
Software=Barang lembut
Joystick=Batang gembira
Plug and play=Cucuk dan main
Port=Lubang
Server=Pelayan
Client=Pelanggan

Now try to translate this:
That server gives a plug and play service to the client using either hardware or software joystick. The joystick goes into the port of the client.

So here it goes...
Pelayan itu memberi layanan cucuk dan main dengan menggunakan batang gembira jenis keras atau lembut. Batang gembira itu akan dimasukkan ke dalam lubang pelanggan.

LOL! Now you know...

The results for CAT Dec 2007 exam was released yesterday and i was glad to see that:

T5 Managing People & Systems -Pass

T6 Drafting Financial Statements -Pass

T9 Preparing Tax Computations -Pass

especially paper T5 which i failed the last semester, i finally passed the paper-wOOt! Well the moral of the story is never give up especially when u are in this course-a journey to the world of ACCA...hopefully i can get through the remaining 2 papers and proceed to ACCA part2 the next semester...i know i can do it!

Before i end my post, i would like to share a random video while swimming with my friends or u may call it some bloopers..LOL (the background music 蒲公英的约定 by Jay Chou-we liked the song that time)

~(l-r)me, eric, calvin~

It seems that one after another 'erection' is happening in this year of election..firstly, our Health Minister then the latest HK film star Edison Chen..i'm sure you guys heard bout the story too and i guess you are curious to search for the photos yea? come'on guys, tell the truth, hehe! But in this case Edison is totally different from out Health Minister..he had more than one 'personal friends' and the 'personal friends' involved high profile celebrities-Cecillia Cheung, Gillian Chung(aikzx!my fav gal artist), Joey Yung, Bobo & more as someone claim to be the "Kira" from Death Note is yet to release more photos & videos of more celebrities..I'm sympatized over the girl victims in the photos as this scandal really impacts them not only now but also in the future..How can Edison be so careless to keep it inside his laptop & then send it for repair? I mean how can one forget what important stuffs you have in your personal computer especially 'these'..hmm

~Edison Chen made a public apology, but...~

Lap Chun is the first day of spring in the Chinese Lunar Calendar which normally falls on the 4th of February every year. The Chinese believe if a New Year is to start without spring, this will denote a weak year ahead. Without spring to herald in the year, there will not be any significant growth, instead it looks like tough times are ahead...
Well, i'm sharing this because there is this phenomena where u put an egg on any flat surface, u will observe that the egg will be standing..serious, no joke!
I even experienced it myself!

~snapped with mum's Nokia 6680~