Shopping mania

I just don't understand the mayhem of shopping...people crowded eveywhere in shopping complexes trying to outdo each other to get the best deals. Evidences of this can be seen at the cashier where the line would be snaking and waiting forever to pay for the item as for the fitting room well you will be waiting like forever just to try on the clothes which only takes a few minutes...well the might be justification for this some might called it "Retail theraphy" but on the hindsight we consumer are blinded by the the word "SALES" that get us in trouble at the end of the month when the credit card bill comes. As we are caught in the moment or urges to buy we did not notice we did not need the item. So wake up consumer remember when you go shopping always remember to bring a 'to buy list' to minimise the unwanted item we tend to buy.

Money not enough

It seem that nowaday that money finishes in a flash! Then it hit me it is the onset of inflation setting in. Gov don't tell tell us that we are not facing and inflation. I could see that the price for economic rice being raise from RM4.50 to RM7 even today when I bought the cooking gas it use to cost Rm 21 now it is RM22. Can we dismiss the fact that inflation is here? Probably not! Hence Gov stop denying and take a proactive role in tackling inflation! Raising the fuel price is not the way but only add woes to the citizen. How could we say we cannot use Petronas money we are the citizen of Malaysia we are entitled to it. Besides we are not net importer of petroleum like Indonesia but their petrol price is still lower! So what happen?

Heart Attacks And Drinking Warm Water

This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about Heart Attacks.

The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack
A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting . Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line .You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive. A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.

BN's Wastages That The Rakyat Has to Pay For

Dear reader I think you have a RIGHT to find out what is happenning our beloved country !!! This Article is written by a fellow malaysian who also loved the country very much.

Whatever amount it is, you can bet it is COLLOSSAL! In the Time Asia magazine issue on March 15 2004, a South East Asian economist at Morgan Stanley in Singapore, Daniel Lian, figures "that the country may have lost as much as U$$100 billion (RM320 billion) since the early 1980s to corruption." Mind you, this is only corruption and does not include wastages and mismanagement which would increase the amount! If the above (which could have been money saved) is added to the nation's coffers; together with Petronas' profits; palm oil profits; and profits from rubber, tin, agriculture produce, aquaculture produce, electronic and hardware exports etc., for the past 5 decades, we can all agree on one thing - our country would be wealthier than Venezuela who has little resources except for oil. The petrol in Venezuela is RM0.16 per litre

The article below is a comment made by a Malaysia-Today reader named ez24get as a response to my article "Despite knowing, BN did nothing except remove oil subsidy" which was published by Malaysia-Today. I believe the summary is concise and easy to understand. Enjoy. Ez24get writes: Looking at the list below, it looks like the BN government is more determined to help themselves rather than the citizens. And this list below is hardly exhaustive as these are the ones uncovered so far – the tip of the ice-berg, if you will! What lies beneath could be much larger :-
1. The Bank Bumiputra twin scandals in the early 1980s saw US$1 billion (RM3.2 billion in 2008 ringgit) wasted;
2. The Maminco attempt to corner the world tin market in the 1980s is believed to have cost some US$500 million (RM1.6 billion);
3. Betting in foreign exchange futures cost Bank Negara Malaysia RM30 billion in the 1990s;
4. Perwaja Steel resulted in losses of US$800 million (RM2.56 billion). (Eric Chia was charged with corruption for allegedly steering US$20 million (RM64 million) to a Hong Kong-based company.);
5. Use of RM10 billion public funds in the Valuecap Sdn. Bhd. operation to shore up the stock market;
6. Banking scandal of RM700 million losses in Bank Islam;
7. The sale of M.V. Agusta by Proton for one Euro making a loss of €75.99 million (RM 348 million);
8. Wang Ehsan from oil royalty in Terengganu amounting to RM7.4 billion from 2004 – 2007;
9. For the past 10 years since the Philharmonic Orchestra was established, this orchestra has swallowed a total of RM500 million;
10. In Advisors Fees, Mahathir was paid RM180,000; Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (Women and Social Development Affairs) RM404,726; and Abdul Hamid Othman (Religious Affairs) RM549,675 per annum;
11. The government has spent a total of RM3.2 billion in teaching Maths and Science in English over the past five years. Out of the amount, the government paid a whopping RM2.21 billion for the purchase of information and computer technology (ICT) equipment of which the breakdown of costs is unknown;
12. The commission paid for the purchase of jets and submarines to two private companies, Perimeker Sdn Bhd and IMT Defence Sdn Bhd amounted to RM910 million;
13. RM300 million to compensate Gerbang Perdana for the RM1.1 billion "Crooked Scenic Half-Bridge";
14. RM1.3 billion has been wasted building the white elephant Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facilities on cancellation of the Malaysia-Singapore scenic bridge;
15. RM100 million spent on the Parliament building for renovations and to patch up leaks;
16. National Astronaut Programme - RM 40 million;
17. National Service Training Programme - yearly an estimate of RM 500 million;
18. Eye on Malaysia - RM30 million and another RM5.7 million of free tickets;
19. RM4.63 billion 'soft-loan' to PKFZ;
20. RM2.4 million on indelible ink;
21. Samy announced in September 2006 that the government paid compensation amounting to RM38.5 billion to 20 highway companies. A RM380 million windfall for 9 toll concessionaires earned solely from the toll hikes in 2008 alone;
22. RM32 million timber export kickbacks involving companies connected to the Sarawak Chief Minister and his family; Bailouts –
23. Two bailouts of Malaysia Airline System at RM7.9 billion. At a time when MAS incurred losses every year, RM1.55 million was used to buy three paintings to decorate its chairman's (Munir) office;
24. Putra transport system bailout which cost RM4.486 billion;
25. STAR – LRT bailout costing RM3.256 billion;
26. National Sewerage System bailout costing RM192.54 million;
27. Seremban – Port Dickson Highway bailout costing RM142 million;
28. Kuching Prison bailout costing RM135 million;
29. Kajian Makanan dan Gunaan Orang Islam bailout costing RM8.3 million;
30. Le Tour de Langkawi bailout costing RM3.5 Million ;
31. Wholesale distribution of tens of millions of shares in Bursa Malaysia under the guise of NEP to cronies, children and relatives of BN leaders and Ministers worth billions of ringgits;
32. APs scandal that has been going on year-after-year going back for more than three decades, involving a mind-boggling sum of tens of billions of ringgit;
33. Alienation of tens of thousands of hectares of commercial land and forestry concessions to children and relatives of BN leaders and Ministers worth tens of billions of ringgit;
34. Travel around Malaysia and see for yourself how many white elephants like majestic arches, roads paved with fanciful bricks, designer lamp posts, clock towers, Municipal Council buildings that look more like Istanas, extravagant places of worship, refurbishment of residences of VIPs, abandoned or under-utilized government sports complexes and buildings, etc! Combined they could easily amount to hundreds of billions of ringgit!
35. Since 1997, Petronas has handed out a staggering RM30 billion in natural gas subsidies to IPPs who were making huge profits. In addition, there was much wastage and forward trading of Petronas oil in the 1990s based on the low price of oil then. Since the accounts of Petronas are for the eyes of the Prime Minister only, we have absolutely no idea what the amount is. Whatever amount it is, you can bet it is COLLOSSAL! In the Time Asia magazine issue on March 15 2004, a South East Asian economist at Morgan Stanley in Singapore, Daniel Lian, figures "that the country may have lost as much as U$$100 billion (RM320 billion) since the early 1980s to corruption." Mind you, this is only corruption and it does not include wastages and mismanagement which would increase the amount! If the above list (which could have been money saved) is added to the nation's coffers and together with Petronas' profits; palm oil profits; and profits from rubber, tin, agriculture produce, aquaculture produce, electronic and hardware exports etc, for the past 5 decades, we can all agree on one thing – our country would be wealthier than Venezuela who has little resources except for oil. The petrol in Venezuela is RM0.16 per litre!


Abdul Rahman Abdul Talib www.malaysiawaves.com

Streamyx

Today i enter into the world of streamyx after many pestering by my friends (you know who you are). The process of setting up the line was less than 15 mins or so. What a diffence between the dial up and streamyx can do to your life. Now i don't have to wait for it to load and i can get instantly. Although it is not as fast as develop country but it a start i quess. Gov should push for free internet service if they want to be on par with the developed nation like Singapore or the US. Paying about Rm 100 or so for 1mbp is not the way. Gov where are u?

Chaos at Post Office

After the anouncement by Pak Lah of the rebate of RM625(compensation) there is a mad rush to post office to collect the money. I feel it is a waste of time and money having to wait at the post office to collect the rebate. The Gov should have think more throughly before implementing the cash rebate. Queing up in the post office for at least two hour is not the way. The Gov should consider abolishing the road tax or toll for the matter to compensate us. Furthermore what is the use of giving RM 625 for vehicle below 2000cc when it not enough to really compensate us. The Gov should look at Thailand for example eventhough the petrol price is higher than us ( note not oil producing country) there is no toll. I was at the post office today to collect my rebate what chaos it was at the post office. I have been told by the people they have been there before they open and they are still waiting for the rebate. I was lucky to get my rebate earlier as people who took the queue number earlier had decided to leave after waiting for eternity pass me their queue number. Even with that I also have to wait 2 hours for my turn. What an ill thought up system of rebate. Do You agree ? Please leave a comment. Thank you

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