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What Is He/She Thinking,

Polaris — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:33:35 +0800

Morning people!,

yanapinky — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:48:50 +0800

Yana here......! It is gonna be a good day for me... guess what?

FUTURE GDP Per Capita - 2014, IMF Rank

Polaris — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:21:14 +0800

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_count...apita_estimates
IMF

Malaysia = Snatch Thief Paradise,

Polaris — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:54:53 +0800

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snatch_theft

Despero Dupe, Discuz

kira_mha — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:41:57 +0800

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1323652

inb4 no klik, sked virus.

kthxbai.

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Nostalgic Gadgets,

SyedBrix — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:35:41 +0800

any of u still keeping which is still in working condition ?

like Laser Disc player, 33.6 modem ?
or perhaps vcd player ? double deck kaset player with fast dubbing capabilities ?

i still got my old telefunken tv inside the aquarium box. and my old alcatel handfon i buy for RM 1 during the emartel promotion.
both also cacated liao.

Is there any hope for Malaysia?,

9303 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:30:31 +0800

For those who started work around 1973, a 1.3 Litre Japanese car was RM7,000.
Today the equivalent is.... let's say RM60,000.......8.5 times

In 1973 a double storey house was about RM45,000..or less.
Today it is about RM300,000............6.6 times

In 1973 an Engineer's pay was RM1,000.
Today it is about RM2, 000+/-...........2 times....

From 1973 to 2008........35 years......what is the Trend?
Bearish!!!!

In a stock market when the trend is bearish, what do we do? ..Exit !!!
When a country's trend is bearish what do we do?

This Bearish trend is more difficult to turn around as compared to the stock market.

I have used these 3 items: House, Car & Salary as a measurement of the country's performance for the past 35 years....
Foreigners also ask about these 3 items to gauge our standard of living.

There is a book I saw entitled: "Malaysia : The Failed Nation".
Some of you may be interested to read it. I agreed with the writer.....

This morning I was having coffee at McDonald (now the coffee..100 % Arabica beans..is quite good @ RM 2.90....free refill !!
I asked how much per hour is their pay?
RM3.00 x 8 hours = RM24 per day x 25 days = RM600 per month

My daughter works part-time during her University days..she worked at Gloria Jeans Coffee.... The pay?
Australian $14.00 @ 3.15 = RM44 per hour x 8 = RM352 per day x 25 days = RM8,800 ...13.3 times more !!!!!
......Price of houses in Perth is about the same in KL.

Price of cars are about 23% cheaper in Perth.

I think more and more people are becoming aware of this Bearish trend.

Developed country by 2020...means High income country!!

Let's look at some as of year 2005 (Financial Times)
USA GNP per capita US$35, 400
UK GNP per capita US$25,510
Australia GNP per capita US$19 ,530
Singapore GNP per capita US$20,690

These are developed countries by income measurement....
Malaysia 's GNP per capita US$3,540

Year 2020..developed country?

Really...a sad story. Worrying Trends, isn't it??

Ringgit sliding further and further under this current government.
Recently, I interviewed some fresh graduates applying for jobs with my engineering company.
I accepted two applicants on a starting salary of RM1,600. It struck me as odd that 15 years
ago, I myself started work as a fresh graduate engineer for the same pay.

Indeed, if you compare the salaries of graduates now and 15 or even 20 years ago, you'll find
little difference but that their purchasing power is vastly different. It's the same story when you
compare salaries of shop assistants, office staff, factory workers and others.

To compound the effect of inflation, the ringgit has depreciated greatly against all major currencies.
The real income of most Malaysians has moved backwards.

This is why many Malaysians suffer under the petrol hike. The root of the problem is that our real incomes have shrunk in the face of inflation and depreciated currency.. Malaysians have not been spoiled by subsidy but are unable to move out of the time lock of stagnated and depreciated incomes.

If you compare the per capita incomes of Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, they are a few multiples of ours although at independence all these countries were the on the same economic level as Malaysia. We we grouped with them and were called Asia little Tigers. Today all of them have progressed and become 1st World (OECD) except us. We are now compared with second tiered Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam who also seem to have overtaken us...!

What has gone wrong? We were the rising star of East Asia, a country rich in natural resources with the most promising potential.

The reason is massive corruption, plundering of resources, wastage of funds for huge non-economic projects, anti-public interest deals with politically-linked companies (cronies)and passing-of-the-buck to the man in the street..For example, Hong Kong and Singapore eradicated massive corruption in the 80s-90s with their ICAC and promoted transparency and meritocracy with wolrd standard education to uplift their economies. They now have universities ranked in the World's Top 50 (none in the 80-90s except University Malaya ).

Four decades of NEP where education, economic and employment policies are defined by race ensured that meritocracy took a back seat.

Our university standard has declined and today the best and brightest of our youths emigrate to escape the racial inequility only to contribute to the economies of foreign lands.

The reputation of our judiciary which was held in high esteem worldwide has sunk so low that foreign investors now insist on arbitration in Singapore in case of any dispute.

We also have a slew of oppressive laws such as the ISA, OSA, Uuca and PPPA which stifle free speech and are designed to keep the ruling parties in power.

We have become less attractive to foreign investors and now lag behind our neighbours in Asean for foreign direct investment. Even some corporations who have established themselves here are moving out.

All the economic and social malaise cannot help but affect the value of our currency. The strength of a country's currency is after all, a reflection of its fundamentals.

Furthermore, Bank Negara has a policy of weak ringgit to help exporters, never mind the burden on the common folk. The government is pro-corporation, not pro-rakyat.

While the poor and middle-class are squeezed, an elite group gets breathtakingly rich. We have the distinction of having the worse income disparity in Asean. A re-distribution of wealth is under way from the poor and middle-class to a select group of politically-connected elite.

The end result of this re-distribution will be a small group of super-rich while the majority are pushed into poverty and the middle-class shrinks. This is what happens when the rich gets richer and the poor get poorer.

There is much that is wrong with Malaysia . The responsibility for pulling the country backwards can be laid squarely at the door of the ruling regime. Another 10 years and we'll be touching the African standard. What a way to greet 2020!!!!

Is there any hope for Malaysia?

http://donavanos.blogspot.com/

your CNY schedule on, 13th, 14th, 15th

HappyPic — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:25:21 +0800

wat u do?

tony bulat'lotus f1 spy shot, with fairuz testing...

pungkokman — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:45:02 +0800

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if you wondering why air asia name not on the car it's because air asia still under contract with william f1 as sponsor.

my opinion the yellow lip on the wheel is too ricer boy for me!!

i wanna know, why i cannot get valentine?

chezzball — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:41:34 +0800

WHy ar??? WHY??? I dont understand... why i cant get valentine (a.k.a gf)

-Ppl smoke...i dont smoke.... i dont get valentine...i saw hell lotsa smokers get valentine.

-ppl dont have car can get gf....i got nais big luxury car cannot get valentine...

-ppl finish secondary skul come out work coz not qualified for further studies can get gf....i iz University student with 1st class honour cant get valentine...

-ppl dunno how to play music can get gf...i know how to play music (violin guitar piano flute cello) cant get valentine

-ppl no go to gym can get gf....i go cannot get valentine

-ppl drink so many alchoholic drinks such as beers often can get gf.... i restrict myself from drinking those cant get valentine

-ppl dunno how to cook can get gf...i(as a guy) can cook cant get valentine

-ppl fat fat short short can get gf.... i active in sports 182cm 75kg cant get valentine

-ppl dirty can get gf...i like clean cant get valentine

-ppl poor and low pay can get gf.... i high pay with car and property (1 landed 1 condo) cant get valentine

-ppl lansi or arrogant can get gf....i nice and kind(in real life not /k/) cant get valentine

-alot ignorant can get gf....i got a LOT knowledge cant get valentine

-ppl aeroplane also no sit be4 can get gf...i visited most of prominent europe and asean countries cant get valentine

-ppl sleeping snoring so lud can get gf...i sleep no sound cant get gf....

alot ALOT more.............why ar??? why??? doh.gif Gal blind??? Really doh.gif

[WTB]Tokio Hotel Album, Humanoid (German Deluxe Edition)

doomx — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:41 +0800

Hi guys, i am looking for the album above. if anybody able to get it or important it
do quote me the price and also the package and how to get the transaction done.
looking for it quite long and unfortunately alot of shops only carries the english version
of this deluxe edition.

PM me for faster replies. thanks

any of u /k/ can help me get this album or point me into the right direction i would like it. thanks

3 worse crime,

vey99 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:19:48 +0800

There are 3 worse crime in definitions

3rd worse is killer/murdering

2rd worse is the people who FFK other ppl . these deserve to be shooted

1rd worseted of all, are those basket fella who cheong and dun pay.

ppl sacrfice for servis u, U MUST PAY!

[18SX] when did u losted ur ,

vey99 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:12:21 +0800

for night chat. terimas

Dia ni lelaki ke perempuan? Nauzubillah., Mak Nyah Malaysia Kahwin Dgn Laki M.Sleh

K.I.T.T — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:51:02 +0800

Pastinya sesuatu yang memalukan rakyat Malaysia terutamanya bangsa Melayu yang beragama islam secara amnya dan tiada orang lain yang lebih malu jika bukan keluarganya sendiri.

Dilahirkan dengan jantina lelaki dan nama asalnya Mohammed Fazdil Min Bahari kini Fatine yang berada di London takut untuk pulang ke Malaysia selepas pelbagai reaksi negatif tentang perkahwinannya dengan seorang lelaki warga Britain.

“Saya takut untuk pulang ke tanah air. Saya bimbang akan keselamatan saya,”

“Saya telah menghabiskan masa berjam-jam membuat panggilan telefon untuk memohon kemaafan. Saya amat menyayangi mereka tetapi saya tidak boleh mengubah apa yang telah berlaku,” kata jurusolek artis berusia 36 tahun itu.

-mstar-

Adakah cukup dengan kemaafan yang Fatine luahkan dan semudah itu keluarganya untuk memaafkan kesilapan tersebut? Mungkin kemaafan akan diterima oleh keluarganya jika ada keinsafan dalam diri Mohammed Fazdil untuk kembali sebagai seorang lelaki dan memutuskan perkahwinan dengan lelaki warga Britain itu.

“Fatine sedar orang-orang Melayu memegang nilai-nilai tradisional dan “tidak dapat menerima orang sepertinya”

Ini bukan soal nilai orang melayu tetapi ini soal agama perkahwinan antara lelaki dengan lelaki. Sesuatu yang luar tabii manusia yang dilarang keras dalam Islam sebagaimana yang kita tahu bagaimana Allah telah melaknat kaum nabi luth yang berpasangan sesama jantina.
Nauzubillah...Korang tengok la sendiri

seingat aku dalam Islam kalau tak tukar agama tak boleh kahwin jika pasangan lain agama...melainkan si `Fatin` ni tukar agama masuk ke agama
Pasangan dia tu......(Kristian?)

Si Fatin ni tak nak balik negara Malaysia balik.Atas alasan takut kita rakyat malaysia especially melayu tak boleh terima dia......

Macam mana la keluarga dia tu berdepan orang ramai??

M.V. Agusta again,

keretadmax — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:24:26 +0800

QUOTE

M.V. AGUSTA AGAIN

1. Robb Report - the magazine for the rich and famous reported in its February 2010 edition the following under "Front Runners";

"A new MV Agusta that lives high off the hog... Since acquiring MV Agusta for more than US$100 million in 2008, Harley-Davidson has helped revitalise the 65-year-old Italian brand. The new 2010 MV Agusta (www.mvagustausa.com) which debuted in November...."

2. People might just remember that Proton sold its share of MV Agusta for one Euro (RM4) to some unknown Italian who subsequently sold a part of the company to Harley-Davidson for the sum stated above (more than 100 million US Dollars equal to at present exchange rate more than RM340 million Ringgit).

3. We may also remember that the remaining part of MV Agusta was sold to BMW for about the same price i.e. more than 340 million Ringgit.

4. So we sold for RM4 something that the buyer, the mysterious Italians sold for more than RM680 million.

5. We may also know that Proton bought a part of MV Agusta for approximtely RM560 milion Ringgit.

6. The previous management of Proton claimed that it had saved millions of Ringgit by selling its share for RM4.

7. I am still trying to figure this out. Maybe those who read this blog might be able to enlighten me.

8. I am designated as adviser to Proton but during the period of the previous management, it was the management who advised me that the sale had been carried out. Obviously the duty of the advisor was to be advised and not to advise.

during December 28, 2005

Proton sell the shares to Gevi Spa (italian investment holding) for 1 euro, lost 69 million euro?

reference : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...1913&sec=nation

why CNY must eated siham ?,

ah liew — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:23:48 +0800

why why tell me why.....

must eated siham & abalone wan meh?

eat KFC lagi SHIOK!

on nom nom nom nom nom!!!!

inb4 caption kepala bapak jiran kau!

Do you think She's...., ....

Meepomop — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:22:15 +0800

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what do you guise think?

where to renew lesen?,

99chan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:14:28 +0800

been to post office twice. they cant get it done due to errors they dont even know.

they ask me go jpj. where is the nearest jpj from sunway?

by the way, would my samans be the cause if it? ive already cleared 2 since the screenshot cos i couldnt renew my roadtax last week. clear d can renew.

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Playboy Sue Hef, he sabo

Polaris — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:11:00 +0800

Hugh Hefner Accused of Screwing Playboy

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Hugh Hefner has been sued for living the good life and refusing to give it up for the sake of his company.

We've obtained a class action lawsuit filed by a Playboy shareholder who claims the company is falling apart and Hugh has intentionally sabotaged two potential deals in the last 6 months to sell the company at a decent price.

In the lawsuit, an investment company that analyzed Playboy's business sent a note stating "we think the wildcard here is Hugh Hefner." The note continues, "If you were Hugh Hefner, 81, would you give up the parade of busty blonds, the fancy mansion and the reality TV show for a payout?"

The suit goes on ... "Hefner has continued to live the good life and make sure everyone knows it. Hefner remains in the limelight, showing up at media events and at the Playboy mansion ... with his girlfriends by his side."

The suit laments, "Today, the price of a Playboy magazine is far higher than the price of Playboy common stock." In 1999, the stock sold for $36 a share. Today Playboy closed at $3.14. The magazine sells for $5.99 ... because of the articles.

The plaintiffs say Hefner runs roughshod over the shareholders and they want unspecified damages.

http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/08/hugh-hefner-.../#ixzz0f3kVUtel

The Dark Superman, ^nolan reboot

Polaris — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:05:27 +0800

It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's Chris Nolan! He'll Mentor Superman 3.0 And Prep 3rd Batman

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EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is trying to ready its DC Comics stalwart Superman to soar again on the Big Screen, and the studio has turned to Chris Nolan to mentor development of the movie.

Our insiders say that the brains behind rebooted Batman has been asked to play a "godfather" role and ensure The Man Of Steel gets off the ground after a 3 1/2-year hiatus. Nolan's leadership of the project can set it in the right direction with the critics and the fans, not to mention at the box office.

Besides, Nolan is considered something of a god at Warner Bros and has a strong relationship with the studio after the success of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

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Problem was it cost too much (the budget was reportedly $270 million), and the promotion was lousy (Joel Silver was brought in at the last minute to inject macho into the marketing campaign). Worse, it left diehard fans only "meh" about a sequel starring Routh.

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/its-a-bi...ing-3rd-batman/