drugs!!!

A part time worker was sentenced to death by hanging after he was found guilty of trafficking 1.248kg cannabis. The drugs were found in the back pockets of the trousers he was wearing. Such crime is definitely cannot be let go easily since the effects towards the society is unforgivable. Not just the family constitution is damaged, but the nation social and economic status would also be greatly affected.

club attack

3 members of a martial arts group were arrested in connection with an attack on a nightclub. The 20s men were believed among 50 who attacked the club. The group barged into the packed Qba and raised a ruckus. They threw glasses, bottles and chairs and smashed everything that they could. They had earlier gone to the nightclub for drinks but had refused to pay. They went back to their leader and complained about the matter before more members joined them and returned to the club.

severed hand re-attached

University Sains Malaysia Hospital had successfully e-attached the severed right hand of a student in a 16-hour surgery. The boy is now being treated at the intensive care unit (ICU) and reported to be in stable condition. He has opened his eyes and can also move the fingers. His hand was severed after he was attacked and slashed by 2 assailants known to him at midnight. He managed to escape the assailants on a motorcycle and reached home with the severed right hand in a compartment.

multiple charges...

Not only charged with the murder of his brother, a man was also charged with stealing a bag, which contained, among others, a Steyr M9 pistol, belonging to a policeman, which has been used to shoot his brother. The other items include 10 rounds of ammunition, a handphone and RM2500. He also faces an alternative charge with possessing and keeping stolen items at his house. He however pleaded not guilty to the offences.

500-year old Quran on display

The oldest handwritten and decorated holy book in southeast asia will be displayed for the first time at the sultan alam shah museum in shah alam. A 1000-year old keris from central java called ‘keris utama prabu demak’ and a Thomas Edison polyphone radio, said to be 119-years old will also be on display. Not only that, the oldest floral silk fabric called ‘cindai’ and a 129-year old sewing machine will also be auctioned. There is about 400 items to be auctioned, from the total of 500 items being displayed.

1272 reptiles are saved

the reptiles were seized after a portable container cabin in a jungle was raided based on a tip-off from the public. 1244 iguanas, 17 monitor lizards and 11 pythons were stored in 72 plastic bags and 20 wooden boxes. The animals were later handed over to the State Department of Wildlife Protection and National Parks for action to be taken on the offenders under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. However, no arrests were made as there was nobody inside the cabin during the raid. Police believed the animals were destined to be smuggled out of the country.

explain us...

University students are now probably included with a new co-curriculum of social contract. This is important as explanation with proper methods and linking it with the country’s history would avoid confusion. In conjuction to the issue, university lecturers should play a crucial role in giving the explanation since an effective explanation would help a student to understand the concept of democracy and the constitution when he mix around with the community.

robbery gang put out of action

Two criminals were shot dead when they attacked 4 policemen who stopped them while riding a motorcycle. The duo, one armed with a parang, and the other with a chopper were reported to be involved in more than 15 robberies and are believed to have robbed victims of their television sets, jewellery, computer and a Toyota Alphard saloon worth a total of RM300000. One of them had 3 previous convictions for robbery, theft and causing grievious hurt using a dangerous weapon. The 30-year old had been in and out of jail for most of his life.

insufficient allocation for flood victims

The Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah called for the daily allocation of RM8 per flood victim channelled by the Social Welfare Department to be raised. This is because it was not enough to cover 3 meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner. He said even the illegal immigrants and inmates are allocated more than that. In addition, he also hoped that the government would set up more flood relief centres, well equipped with basic amenities like water, electricity and toilets so that the centres could be used for other activities by the residents after the floods.

traffic policeman beaten over summon

An unsatisfied man who had been summoned for traffic wrongdoings took the law into his own hands. He attacked the policeman who was having dinner with his fiancée at a food stall using two plastic chairs in addition to punches. This is due to his dissatisfaction when the policeman told him then that once issued, a summon cannot be retracted. Consequently, the policeman suffered injuries on the face and left hand. He then lodged a report before going seeking treatment at a nearby clinic. The man is now detained for further investigation.

lorry crashes into 4 shops

A lorry laden with rocks crashed into four shops and seriously injured two women. One of them, a sundry shop worker, was at work when the lorry crashed and dragged her through three other shops. The other, who was the owner of a tailoring shop was also hit. Both the victims and the lorry driver were then rushed to the Sultan Ismail Hospital for treatment. A witness said she heard a loud crash before seeing the walls of her shop collapse forcing her to crawl through the debris to get out.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2102294&sec=nation

tourism malaysia's web tv

Since internet tv had a wider global audience and was less costly compared to conventional advertising method, it is now being considered to be practiced seriously. Speaking of the cost, Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said, only RM6mil would initially being spent, primarily to buy content, in spite of the RM18mil which has been approved by the Ministry. The alternative is expected to yield an increase of 10 million tourist arrivals next year.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2100761&sec=nation

free electricity

Consumers who have monthly electricity bills of RM20 or less will not have to pay a sen as they would receive the debate directly in their bills. Fuh, it is surely a great relief for the people. However, meter-reading will still be conducted in accordance with the Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s prevailing practice. Thus, consumers are advised to refer to the bill precisely.

tainted China food

In response to the issue of tainted milk for the school programme, the Education Ministry will be monitoring school canteens to ensure that tainted food from China do not get into the system, as stated by the minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. The task is assigned to the Deputy Minister Dr Wee Ka Siong who chairs the ministry’s safety, health and cleanliness committee. He then explained that all school canteen operators are informed on the list of products which have been banned by the Health Ministry. The committee will also conduct random checks, in addition to ensuring that the school milk programme is not being resumed for the whole year, so that the parents should not be worried anymore regarding this situation.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2101821&sec=nation

10 sen cheaper fuel!!!

Starting this very night, prices of petrol and diesel are 10 sen cheaper!! Is it not a pleasant news for all? This is the second adjustment made by the Government and it is the maximum value could they reduce. This step was taken after considering that people would start their balik kampung exodus to celebrate Hari Raya. Therefore, it is hoped that this will reduce the burden of the people this festive season as the Government would be paying slightly more for the fuel subsidy as the average crude oil price would be only seven sen cheaper but the Government had decided to absorb the difference and lower it to 10 sen.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/20080924171710&sec=nation

the parody of Negaraku

Wee Meng Chee, the 25 year-old rapper, who courted controversy last year by recording a parody of the national anthem, Negaraku with lyrics touching on corruption, police abuses and racial discrimination was asked to translate the six-minute Chinese rap video into Bahasa Malaysia and also questioned on the purpose of making the video by the authorities. Responding to the reporters after the interrogation, he calmly remarked that the police were helpful and friendly throughout the session.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2103000&sec=nation

abuse, again?

A 43-year-old lorry driver was arrested for abusing his 14-year-old daughter which is believed to do so each time he was drunk and has been going on for years. This was revealed when the girl ran away from home after the latest incident where she suffered bruises on her face and body after she was repeatedly hit with a stick. She then sought help from an uncle who took her to the police station to lodge a report. The father was being remanded for three days then.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2103254&sec=nation

Dearest Mom & Dad

Though you cannot live my life, you gave it to me
Though you cannot make me learn, you teach me things
Though you cannot be there to lead me, you give me directions
Though you cannot account for it, you allow me freedom
Though you cannot always decide for me, you teach me right from wrong
Though you cannot accept advices for me, you offer them
Though you cannot make me unselfish, you teach me to share
Though you cannot force me to show honour, you teach me respect
Though you cannot choose friends for me, you advise me about them
Though you cannot build my reputation, you tell me the facts of life
Though you cannot achieve lofty goals for me, you tell me about them
Though you cannot force me to be gracious, you teach me about kindness
Though you cannot give me eternal life, you tell me how to live

Thank you with all my heart...
I will always love you with unconditional love all my life...

http://www.luvscreations.com/poems/love/parentsluv.htm

the third robbery

The third time being confronted by robbers, an owner of a petrol kiosk, Thor Joo Lee was finally succeeded to be robbed, which eventually led to her death after the previous two trials ended up with the robbers fled empty handed since her workers managed to come to her aid. This time however, she was followed from the petrol station to the house. Putting a fight when her handbag was grabbed caused her to be stabbed several times in the chest, abdomen and shoulder. She was then hurried to the Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre by her husband but succumbed to her injuries soon after.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2101739&sec=nation

died in the school's toilet

Yap Li Xuen, a year two pupil of SJKC Pay Fong II in Bandar Hilir, Malacca fainted and later on died in the toilet. Her death was realized by a janitor who noticed a girl’s braid sticking out from under the locked toilet door. She then immediately alerted the security guard who managed to break open the door and found her lying motionless. Other teachers frantically sought help from nearby medical centres. Li Xuen is known to have passed out on several occasions before though she had seemed normal and did not complain of any pain or illness before leaving for school that morning.

collisions of LRT trains

Two STAR LRT trains collided about 200m from the Bukit Jalil station at about 6.32pm Wednesday September 24th, when one of the carriages of one train hit the back of another train. There were about 300 passengers onboard both the trains at that time, but only four sustained minor injuries and have been sent to the HUKM. Due to the accident, the LRT services to and from the Star Sungai Besi, Bukit Jalil and Seri Petaling stations have been halted. It was expected that the services will be back to normal on Thursday.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/20080924191742&sec=nation

we are the dirtiest!!!

A seven-country survey conducted by the Hygiene Council, a global panel of medical experts, found that Malaysian kitchens were dirtier than bathrooms! With dishcloths and kitchen sinks crawling with germs, we are not only preparing great food, but disease and infection are stewing there as well. The results were based on swabs taken from the bathtub, kitchen sink, bathroom and kitchen taps, a plastic toy, fridge handle, dishcloth and kitchen bench. Consequently, a few recommendations were made such as washing hands after using the toilet, cutting vegetables before meat and disinfecting chopping boards regularly.

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Frontpage/2349934/Article/index_html

israel releases 198 palestinians

the nearly 200 prisoners, including 4 women were extremely happy and grateful for the release, while one of them quoted saying, it is absolutely a great joy for their relatives, but still, there are thousands left imprisoned, so it is still a long way to go for the total freedom. however, the spokesman for israeli prime minister reasoned that it's not easy to release prisoners, especially those who were involved directly in terrorist acts against innocent civilians. u. s. secretary of state, condoleezza rice in the other hand said that she is positive that the israeli-palestinian peace deal could still be reached even though the process is going to be complicated.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/8/25/worldupdates/2008-08-25T184559Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-351613-4&sec=Worldupdates

women...

it is revealed recently that women today is now performing a new duty, which is being exchanged for government contracts and licences from authorities and decision makers. fraudsters manipulate them to seduce the decision makers who were mostly males who are generally known to be usually weak when it comes to women. at times, these sexual acts are recorded and it may be used as a form of extorting the victims later if necessary. the 'victims' are usually people in power such as politicians, government officials and corporate heads. these female accomplice are hired and paid at least rm1000 per 'session'. so girls, please.... do give the issue a serious thought and act wisely then.

www.nst.com.my

nurin...

it has been quite a while since i last heard about the unfortunate late nurin jazlin. the latest is her father, mr jazimin abdul jalil is suing the government and the police for 2 suits, a negligence for allowing post mortem pictures of his daughter to be released on the internet as well as a defamation of rm2mil for accusing him borrowing money from ah long. what has the world become today? think about it, and play our roles rightfully.

http://www.emedia.com.my/detailnews.php?nid=4576&cid=N01

what makes a good presenter and a good power point

good presenter

• know the topic
• clear and loud voice
• avoid saying opss
• maintain eye contact with the audiences
• have the right body languages
• know the audience
• facial expressions
• use a variety of voice intonation
• smile where necessary
• no text reading!!!

good presentation

• clear
• attractive
• simple
• suitable background
• entertaining
• suitable colour
• do not cramp all the data in a slide
• arrange the slides
• presentable font
• suitable font size
  

thayer award address

he surely grabbed our attention at the very beginning with such an attractive attention getter of his personal experience of the doorman of the hotel asking him where was he heading to. he then elaborated well with an organized structure of the introduction, body and conclusion. he is surely a good speaker as he managed to hold my attention to keep pace with the flow of his story till the end even though i intended to make it my last night bedtime story, hehe. i was first expecting so since it is a passage full of patriotism, and how the world today is looking forward to idolizing materials much more than the pride of the nation.but then he proved me wrong, that is even a topic of serious issue could be interesting with the help of a proper approach and systematic deliver.

the footprint of Prophet Adam (A.S)

situated in the southwestern Sri Lanka is the 7362ft peak of sri pada, the 'holy footprint'. also known as Adam's peak and samanalakande (the butterfly mountain) because of the myriads of small butterflies that fly from all over the island to die upon the sacred mountain. the footprint however is claimed by 4 of the world's major religions to be their unique identity. as for hindus, they believed that it was the world creative dance of the god siva that left the giant printing, while buddhist believed it was left by the buddha during the final of his legendary visit to sri lanka. christians on the other hand claimedit to be the footprint of st. thomas, the first brought christianity to sri lanka. it is the footprintof Prophet Adam (A.S) where he stood for a 1000 years of penance on one foot. when he was expelled from heaven, God put him on the peak to make the shock less terrible- Ceylon being tht place on eaarth closest to and most like heaven. it is a 5ft 7inc x 2ft 6inc impression where votive offerings are made, especially of a coil of silver as long as the donor is tall, for recovery from sickness and rain-water taken from the footprint is known to have a wonderful healing power.

http://www.geocities.com/islamimiracles4/adams_peak.htm

worry no more

we had always been provoked with rumours which are not even confirmed. and here are some issues that have been researched to discover the truth.

• carcinogenic cellphones : there is no scientific evidence yet been found to prove the theory that they could possibly cause cancer. in addition, is it logic that the use of cellphones being permitted back then if they are potentially known to harm the users?
• killer hot dogs : people on a low-carb who consumed saturated fat more than other groups ended up with a better cholesterol profile.
• forbidden fruits from afar : imported food are often produced and shipped more efficiently than domestic ones to maintain the quality of their business.
• deadly sharks : throughout the world last year, there has been only ONE fatal shark attack which happened in the South Pacific.
• the Arctic's missing ice : so far, there is more ice than at this time last year!

so, what do you have to say?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/science/29tier.html

living in the suburbs may make people fatter

is it true? it might, for those who reside in neighbourhoods designed more for cars than foot traffic. the research recently conducted suggested that the more walkable a neighbourhood was, the less likely its residents were to become overweight or obese. since newer neighbourhoods offer fewer opportunities for walking such as sidewalks and other characteristics that made them more accessable to pedestrians, it is recommended for the suburbs' constructors to design pedestrian friendly places for people to live, work and play.

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20080729/neighbourhood-walkability-linked-to-weight

let us improve!!!

this was actually adapted from yahoojobs! of 10 habits that bosses love. it may not sounds best to us students but what matters here is the relevance of the points to be practiced in our days, not only with the people in our academic field but with the society as well.

*at the beginning of any relationship, you surely must have a good communication with the other party as this would determine the next step to be taken.
*you should then acknowledge what he says since everyone expects responsive listening from his audience.
*you are advised to collaborate by responding to his idea in a constructive way instead of straightaway throwing up roadblocks.
*it is also best for you to understand how you fit in his personality by learning the pet peeves and anticipate with his needs.
*last but not least, be engaged in the relationship by showing your enthusiasm and speak up when you see room for improvement.

really wish that this would benefit everyone, thanks for willing to spend your time reading. you are very welcomed to post any comment on this or even to share any other tips : )

whatever it takes

i was blurry when assigned to post a comment on any article read during the class. so i went to yahoo and search for 'whatever', huhu. thank god He stroke me with the idea of viewing my thoughts on the song 'whatever it takes' by lifehouse as it appeared to be one of the search result. gratefully i proceed as i have been loving the sound of the song, only that i was not really into it before due to the environmental distractions which led me to not catching the lyrics and understanding it wholly. it actually tells us the story of a couple in which his partner is giving him a second chance after he commited a big mistake that really hurt her as he described at the very first line 'a strangled smile fell from your face'. he took the opportunity seriously for sure and he even vowed to keep them together till the end for whatever it takes, apart from never repeating such hurting wrongdoings. with such melodious voice and full-hearted deliver, he won not only the heart of that girl, but ours as well. love it much more now : )

http://www.metrolyrics.com/whatever-it-takes-lyrics-lifehouse.html