MINI THUMB DRIVE

Sorry for poor snapshots. It is the smallest thumb drive yet. Is there any smaller thumb drive than this?

WHEN NATURE CALLS

At first, I didn't intend to capture this picture. This man is simply doing something out of his mind. He let his dogs to shit and urine in front of my house. He is told not to but he seems to ignore my words and told me to do the same in front of his house. It happened more than once. His uncivilized actions pull me back to my house without further argument. What should I do if he is back with the same and bold attitude? Should I ignore him and his pets?

Update 2 May 2009:
Public comments on thestar.com.my.

1. We have good and bad neighbours

By gotmoneyberes, 12-Apr-2009

2. Lol, if this is upsetting you very much, and if money is no object, then install a water sprinkler and on it every time the unreasonable pest comes along. To make it more rewarding, place the sprinkle in a hidden spot around that "HOT" area. Ha..Ha..Cheers!

By kuinosan, 12-Apr-2009

3. If money is no problem, order a small lorry load of cowdung and have it deposited in front of his house with your complements! That would teach him!

By victorchew46, 13-Apr-2009

4. taburkan "black pepper powder" around the area.....

By joenett, 13-Apr-2009

5. No, Victor not cowdung.It is now a very rare commodity.My plants will love it - and I am certain the neighbour will thank you for it.

By bizbytes, 13-Apr-2009

6. If you don't mind to try my way: 1) Take a thin plastic bag. 2) Shit into the plastic bag. 3) Tie up the plastic bag. 4) Now thrown the plastic bag into your neighbour house. I bet it will work and I have tried it before..hahaha..

By teckhuat, 13-Apr-2009

7. Be polite..be polite.. DING DONG.. "Ahem, excuse me SIR, I believe your dogs left something in my yard. Here..catch.."

By kathryna, 16-Apr-2009

FULLY BOOKEDPIC: www.panoramataiping.com
Hotels in Taiping are unavailable this weekend. Thanks to 'Cheng Beng' Festival and the campaign for Bukit Gantang by-election. However rooms in Bukit Merah resort are not fully booked yet. To my dismay, Bukit Merah Resort website either temporary out of order or is no longer available. For more information on Bukit Merah Resort check the websites below:

www.marimari.com/hotel/malaysia/bukitmerah_resort/index.html

www.cuti.com.my/hotel/info.php?id=1771&hotel=Bukit+Merah+Laketown+Resort+-+Palm+View+Apartment

or

www.hotelreservation.com.my/hotel/bkt_merah/bkt_merah01.htm

Warning: Do not search any information from Yellow Pages. Bukit Merah Resort does not exist from it.

PIC: www.marimari.com/hotel/malaysia/bukitmerah_resort/index.html

SWITCH OFF THE LIGHTS
What did you do yesterday? Where did you go? Do you support earth hour? Did you go out eating and come back home after 9.30 p.m.? What did earth hour means to you?

NEUTRAL TEACHERS CREATE NEUTRAL STUDENTSAll the while, I assume school teachers should be neutral in everything. School teachers are allowed to enter politics with the acknowledgment by the school's principal. And now teachers are allowed to hold positions in political organisations? Why only grade A teachers are encourage to participate in politics? Later, teachers are busy in by-election or general election rather than building dynamic students as before.

Source: thestar.com.my//umno/story.asp?file=/2009/3/28/umno/20090328125315&sec=umno

Allow Grade A Teachers to Enter Politics

Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has proposed that Grade A teachers be allowed to participate in politics and hold positions in political organisations.

He also said teachers with degrees should be allowed to participate in politics so that their expertise could be utilised to make Umno stronger.

“Their role is important not only in education but also in politics, even before the time of independence,” he said.

Hishammuddin said their dedication and contribution had been side-lined and this had caused them to leave the political struggle.

“Therefore, I want to propose that the government allow Grade A teachers to participate in politics and hold positions,” he said to applause from delegates.

On the issue of teaching of Mathematics and Science in English, Hishammuddin assured the delegates that the status of the Malay language would not be affected when a decision was made.

“I want to give the assurance that no matter what, we will defend the Malay language as it is enshrined in our constitution,” he said.

NTV7 BROADCASTING F1 2009PIC: www.ntv7.com.my/home.aspx

Ntv7 is given the opportunity to broadcast Formula 1 this year. It seems not enough preparation done in hosting Formula 1. Can you see the today's live qualifying schedule for Formula One Australia?

TB SPREADING NATIONWIDEImage: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis

Below shows the symptoms and guidelines in curing TB (airborne disease) or even to prevent from infected.

source: www.sabah.org.my

Penyakit TIBI

TIBI ialah sejenis penyakit yang merbahaya yang boleh membawa maut jika tidak mendapat rawatan sempurna. Disebabkan oleh bacteria TIBI (Tubercle Bacilli) dan hanya boleh dilihat dengan mikroskop. Bakteria ini biasanya menjangkiti paru-paru dan boleh menyerang organ-organ lain seperti selaput otak, tulang, kelenjar leher, buah pinggang, kulit dan lain-lain.

Bagaimana TIBI Merebak ?

Bakteria TIBI disebarkan melalui udara. Pesakit TIBI yang menderita akan mengeluarkan berjuta-juta bacteria TIBI terawang-awang di udara seketika apabila bersin atau batuk. Individu yang menyedut udara tercemar ini mempunyai peluang dijangkiti bacteria TIBI. Biasanya pesakit TIBI boleh menyebarkan bacteria TIBI kepada individu yang berhubung rapat dengannya.

Tanda-Tanda TIBI

• Batuk yang berterusan lebih dari 2 minggu
• Kahak yang mungkin mengandungi darah
• Demam dan berpeluh di sebelah petang dan malam
• Susut berat badan dan hlang selera makan
• Mengalami sakit dada apabila batuk atau semasa menarik nafas panjang
• Mudah menjadi letih

Cara Mengesan Penyakit TIBI

Jika anda mengalami batuk yang berterusan atau tanda-tanda yang disebutkan tadi hendaklah :-

1. mendapatkan pemeriksaan doktor
2. melakukan pemeriksaan kahak untuk mengenalpasti bakteria TIBI
3. menjalani pemeriksaan x-ray dada

Rawatan

Penyakit TIBI mengambil masa 6 bulan di bawah penyeliaan anggota-anggota kesihatan yang dilantik.

• 2 bulan pertama dengan 4 jenis ubat diambil setiap hari
• 4 bulan berikutnya dengan 2 atau 3 jenis ubat yang diambil 2 kali seminggu

Pencegahan

• Bayi-bayi yang baru dilahirkan mestilah diberikan suntikan BCG. Dapatkan suntikan dos ke 2 sekiranya tiada bekas parut dna pada umur 12 tahun.
• Sekiranya batuk yang berterusan lebih daripada 2 minggu, segeralah berjumpa doktor
• Kontek iaitu ahli keluarga atau sesiapa sahaja yang tinggal sebumbung dengan pengidap TIBI dalam tempoh yang lama hendaklah datang membuat pemeriksaan di klinik atau di hospital kerajaan

Refer to: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/28/nation/3575492&sec=nation

TB cases on the rise again

KUALA LUMPUR: Tuberculosis (TB), at one time considered controlled, is spreading again in Malaysia because private doctors have failed to realise the disease has re-emerged.

Respiratory Medical Institute director Datin Dr Aziah Ahmad Mahayiddin said a standard practice required doctors to send patients suffering from acute cough for two weeks for tests.

“However, this is often not fully adhered to as most private clinics do not have a laboratory,’’ she said, adding that TB was contagious and needed to be treated without delay.

Dr Aziah said that in the 90s, TB had been controlled and had dropped to a minimum, and some private practitioners had forgotten about it.

“Some doctors are not aware that it is re-emerging in the country.’’

TB is a highly infectious, often deadly, disease that mostly attacks the lungs and whose classic symptoms include chronic cough, blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats and weight loss.

Statistics showed that reported TB cases in Malaysia had risen from 61.2 cases per 100,000 people in 2005 to 63.1 last year.

It was vital to raise awareness among not only those in the medical field but the public at large, she told reporters at the World Tuberculosis Day celebrations, themed “I Am Stopping TB”, at the institute here yesterday.

She also said that 17,506 new cases and 1,523 deaths were reported last year.

Federal Territory Health Department deputy director Dr Salehuddin Abu Bakar said the department had kept doctors abreast of such contagious diseases as dengue and TB.

Persons with a weak immune system faced a higher risk of infection, he added.

Malaysian Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis president Datuk Seri Yeop Jr Yeop Adlan said TB patients from rural areas could apply for a monthly allowance from it while receiving treatment.

He said successful candidates would be give a maximum allowance of RM400 for up to six months – the standard period for treatment. Visit www.maptb.org.my for details.

The institute, located in Jalan Pahang, provides free treatment for TB patients.

They, however, need to pay a RM5 registration fee.

TESCO IN SIMPANG?

Tesco is going to expand their business in Taiping where Tesco Extra will be build in Simpang.

Source from Tesco: Tesco Extra, the newest business format in Malaysia opens with the conversion and refurbishment of what was once Makro Cash & Carry.

The new concept store will combine the best practices of both Tesco and Makro businesses, serving the needs of small businesses, families and individuals all under one roof.

Tesco Extra provides a comprehensive range of products and services focused for small businesses including bigger pack sizes, special trolleys and checkouts as well as a dedicated business development team to support small business owners with their orders.

The Tesco Extra store will also cater to all the needs of individual customers and families through its services and extra range of food and non-food products as well as the unbeatable prices that have become the hallmark of Tesco in Malaysia.

Tesco Extra also has enhanced facilities in the store including disabled parking and toilets, parent & baby parking, all credit cards accepted, customer loading facilities, and different types of trolleys and checkouts to cater to the varying segment of customers.

IS IT FOR REAL?

Have you heard rumours about TheStore(Formerly known as Taiping Jaya) in Taiping Town going to close down because Taiping Sentral is the best place to lepak. Even Mc D in TheStore(Formerly known as Taiping Jaya) shifted to Taiping Sentral.

MOBILE PHONE NOT ALLOWED IN SCHOOL.PIC: google.com

What do you think of the article below? Students are not allowed to bring mobile phones to school. Do students really need mobile phones or are there alternative ways to contact parents? Did they really misuse the technology in schools?

PUTRAJAYA: Pengurusan sekolah khususnya guru disiplin dikehendaki merampas telefon bimbit yang dibawa pelajar ke sekolah, berkuatkuasa esok.
Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran, Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong, berkata peraturan menghalang pelajar membawa telefon bimbit ke sekolah sudah lama diwujudkan tetapi ia tidak dikuatkuasakan sepenuhnya apabila terdapat sekolah yang teragak-agak untuk mengambil tindakan.
Katanya, larangan membawa telefon bimbit ke sekolah perlu dilaksanakan dengan segera kerana ia sering dikaitkan dengan masalah disiplin serta menganggu proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran dalam kelas.
"Pergaduhan sering berlaku di kalangan pelajar apabila telefon bimbit yang disimpan di dalam beg mereka tiba-tiba hilang.
"Melalui telefon bimbit juga, pelajar menghantar dan menerima bahan yang bukan-bukan di dalam kelas," katanya selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat Menangani Gejala Disiplin Pelajar di sini, hari ini.
Wee berkata, telefon bimbit yang dirampas hanya boleh dituntut oleh ibu bapa pelajar dan walaupun penggunaannya dilarang, ibu bapa sebenarnya masih boleh menghubungi anak mereka melalui pihak sekolah.
Katanya, pelajar juga boleh menghubungi ibu bapa mereka melalui telefon awam atau telefon sekolah jika berlaku kecemasan.
Beliau berkata, masalah disiplin pelajar masih terkawal dengan kadarnya turun daripada 2.13 peratus pada 2006 kepada 2.08 peratus tahun lalu.
"Bilangan pelajar yang dikenakan tindakan gantung sekolah adalah pada kadar 0.11 peratus (2008) berbanding 0.37 (2007) manakala yang dikenakan tindakan buang sekolah pula, 0.05 peratus (2008) berbanding 0.18 peratus pada tahun sebelumnya," katanya.
Katanya, tindakan merotan pelajar yang didapati mempunyai masalah disiplin akan diteruskan apabila guru besar diberi kuasa untuk berbuat demikian.

UPDATE YOUR INTERNET EXPLORER PLEASE!

PIC: www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx
To update, refer the link below:

Internet Explorer 8 For Windows Vista
http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/8/8/F88F09A2-A315-44C0-848E-48476A9E1577/IE8-WindowsVista-x86-ENU.exe

Internet Explorer 8 For Windows Xp
http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/C/0/CC0BD555-33DD-411E-936B-73AC6F95AE11/IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe

Hope IE8 more reliable, not vulnerable to viruses and faster to access internet than IE7.

FORMULA 1 SEASON 2009

PIC: www.sepangcircuit.com
Regarding this year formula 1, which television is going to broadcast it live? There is not advertisement from either RTM nor Media Prima. I guess there are only 2 choices to make. To see (only on Astro and require monthly payment too) or not to see (if still need to see, come over to Mamak Stall). PIC: star-motoring.com
At selected Shell Station, 7 cars were displayed while in the TheStar online only shows 5 types of cars.

1 HOUR TO SAVE OUR EARTH

What will you do on the 28th of march between 8.30 to 9.30 pm?
Will you join hands together to save earth?
For more information, visit this website: www.earthhour.org

SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PTK

Sila klik di sini untuk menyemak keputusan peperiksaan ulangan komponen PTK gred DGA34, DG44, DG48,DG52 dan DG54.

Sila klik di sini pula untuk menyemak keputusan kursus PTK Kohot 10 gred DG52 dan DG44.

Atau layari Portal rasmi PTK di sini.

SHELL LATEST OFFERING

The toys are back with more features .For more information, click here.

ARE YOU SURE TEACHERS GOING MAD BECAUSE OF ENGLISH?
I think the teachers are getting mad not because of teaching mathematics and science subjects in English but discipline problem arise in school, administrator work, diagnostic test and program 'WAJA' not forgetting to collect insurance fees in January before collecting additional fees and PIBG in the middle of the year.
Refer to: thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/2/26/nation/3352480&sec=nation

Teachers going mad teaching subjects in English
TAIPING: Some Malay teachers in Bagan Serai are “going mad” as they cannot handle teaching Mathematics and Science subjects in English, claimed a state assemblyman .

Dr Khalil Idham Lim Abdullah (Titi Serong) said the teachers themselves had to take English classes to improve their command of English.

While they are still grappling with the language, they are required to teach their students as well, said Khalil, who was chairman of the Perak Backbenchers Club in the former Pakatan Rakyat-led state government.

“The teachers themselves have a poor command of English. How do we expect them to teach their students?” he asked in his speech after a briefing on the subject at the state PAS headquarters in Jalan Air Kuning on Tuesday.

Some teachers, he said, “have simply gone crazy” because of this, likening the matter to the blind leading the blind. He claimed the minimum passing mark for both subjects were lowered to ensure that only a rosy picture was painted of the move.

Earlier, the gathering was told by Malaysian Translators Association president Associate Prof Abdullah Hassan that a big gathering is scheduled to be held in front of Istana Negara at 2pm on March 7 to protest against the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English.

Prof Abdullah said the argument that the usage of English would provide better job opportunities could only hold water if there were plenty of job openings.

INQUIRIES ON EDUCATION

PIC: www.moe.gov.my

Inquiries, suggestion or complains about education in Malaysia are very much appreciated here. To get in touch with Education Ministry, just call 03-77237070 between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., Monday to Friday(except public holiday) or email kpkpm@moe.gov.my.

HOT PERI-PERI OR MILD SEAT?
PIC: www.airasia.com/site/my/en/page.jsp?reference=pickaseat
Which do you prefer? Hot Peri-Peri or Mild? Air Asia again introducing another marketing strategy to fight the economy downturn where less people travel due to retrenchment and higher cost of living. Some assume traveling as a luxury kind of stuff where Air Asia created a phenomenon where everyone can fly. To be competitive in the airline industry, Air Asia came up with an idea where customer do not need to grab seats but to fork out RM10 for two way flight. For those aiming gold please allocate another extra RM40.

Source: thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/2/13/nation/3259190&sec=nation

KUALA LUMPUR: From Tuesday, AirAsia passengers need not rush to get a seat.

The airline has introduced its “Pick A Seat” service for all flights where every passenger would automatically be assigned a seat number when they make a booking.

For those who want a specific seat, they can either purchase a “hot seat” for RM25 one way or a “standard seat” for RM5.

They have the option of choosing a window or aisle seat or anywhere else.

The hot seats are those in the first five front rows and the two rows at the emergency exit. A hot seat comes automatically with express boarding facility.

The standard seat allows passengers to choose the other seats.

The Xpress boarding facility as a standalone service will be scrapped from Tuesday. Those who have already booked or paid through this facility will be given a hot seat. Those who do not like the seat assigned to them can change them.

“Passengers now have a choice on whether they want to sit by the aisle, window or anywhere else,” AirAsia group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes said at the launch of the service yesterday.

“The days of running to the plane or pretending to be a rugby player while trying to grab a seat are over.”

He said passengers had always wanted seating options as practised by long-haul services on AirAsia X flights.

“The response has been good so far with 7,000 choice of seats booked in five days.

The service was opened for sale from Feb 5.

On the 500,000 free tickets promotion, Fernandes said the response was “fantastic” with a record 279,000 seats sold in one day despite the economic downturn.

“We will not be cutting down on our plans. We believe we have the product that people want which can bring in more tourists,” he said.

He added that the new LCCT departure terminal would be ready by March 15.

For more information, log on to http://www.airasia.com/.

WHAT THE HELL IS IT?

PIC: sgiagroteacher.blogspot.com

Mind you! I'm not a surgeon, animal hater or what ever you will call me. Well, this picture came from my friend's blog. He is teaching 'Sains Pertanian' in St George Institution, Taiping. This master piece shows a slaughtered chicken used for educational purpose only. Do check the blog here.

8TV YOU'RE THE BEST

Formula 1 is drawing near and is a month away. Two years ago Formula 1 is shown through 8TV but lately show in RTM where most of the live coverage were delayed. Kindly, please give full support to media prima and tell RTM to hinder away from Formula 1 or I will show my back!