I received a surprised mail today and I thought it's just too good to be true: I won RM500! What a way to start Lunar New Year? Haha. Yeah right. At first glance, the mail looks convincing with its terms and condition stated like an actual voucher giveaway. I quickly check the links and sender email address and as expected, it was not from CIMB or CIMB Clicks. Plus, Firefox reported web forgery on... more.

As highlighted in the press lately, how Thai government is taking action on Thailand's Singha company over their controversial Leo Beer Calendar for 2010. Apparently, their body was painted without a single thread on! Not sure what's the purpose, but definitely beers should be drank and not using girls as a bait to lure guys to buy beers. If your beers suck, nobody will drink it!! Here are some pi... more.

Alright! To all teachers who are happily showcasing their Facebook profiles out there, here is a reminder from the Ministry of Education Malaysia: YOUR STUDENTS ARE WATCHING YOU! Duh. Hahaha. Last week, I received a rather shocking news from my friend (who is a teacher in Perak) that out of nowhere, the students in his schools posted pictures of him on the school notice board! What kind of picture... more.

Got this from a friend and on first glance, I nearly thought the girl was Linda Chung Ka-Yan. Look for yourself. For those who don't know her, Linda is an award-winning actress and singer based in Hong Kong. She entered the industry in 2004 when she won the 2004 Miss Chinese International Pageant. She is now an actress under TVB and a singer under the Star Entertainment label. She has starred in m... more.

I have already thought that one day the Malaysian government will resort to this measure after knowing that BMW will pull out of the Formula One (F1) race next year making the BMW Sauber team in a rather shaky position to find an engine provider. With Petronas as one of the leading sponsors, I have always thought that it's only a matter of time that Malaysia would come up with an idea of having th... more.

Was watching this event live via StarWorld for the first time. Haha. Miss Venezuela was crowned the 2009 Miss Universe in Sunday night's pageant held in Bahamas, according to reports reaching here. Stefania Fernandez, 18-year-old, became the 58th winner of the title in the show broadcast live around the world from the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas. Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Ai... more.

An animated video ad has been released in Brazil encouraging people to urinate in showers to save water. It has been aired on TV and has many characters including, Mahatma Gandhi, King Kong, Statue of Liberty, an alien and many others relieving themselves behind a semi-transparent shower curtain. SOS Mata Atlantica commissioned this ad, which is a green group that is devoted to protecting the Atla... more.

I have to admit, I burst into tears when I got the news on the passing of Malaysia's renowned filmmaker, Yasmin Ahmad. I have been her avid fan, from her heart-touching TV advertisements to controversial films like Gubra and Muallaf. She was and will forever be the true icon of 1Malaysia spirit. It's a big loss to Malaysia! May God bless her soul and rest in peace Yasmin! Excerpt from the news ... more.

It's really sad that the world has lost a great music and entertainment icon. Controversial or not, Michael Jackson's songs have shaped most of our lives. His iconic voice and stage performances will forever be in our memory. In tribute to him, here are the list of videos (compiled from Youtube, thanks to all uploader) from his historic World Tour concert to Kuala Lumpur back in 1996. Enjoy. ... more.

Most of you might have known that the popular and controversial gutteruncensored blog could no longer be accessed via TM and Streamyx ISP in Malaysia. It can still be accessed via other ISP such as Celcom Broadband and WIMAX. Not sure this is government's measures or TM alone. It is against the MSC bill to form internet censorship in Malaysia. Apparently, the site is not considered solely as an ad... more.

I know, the title of this post just doesn't make sense to most of you, but I was stunned to hear racist statements coming from fellow Malaysians who are shallow in their thinking. Why? We all know the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and now spreading fast to other parts of the world, especially in North America. The thing is swine flu caused by H1N1 virus (almost similar to H5N1, Avian Flu) is not... more.

After my initial reaction on the demonstration by the Anti-PPSMI movement, I was prompted to elaborate further on my stand regarding the teaching of mathematics and science in English in Malaysian schools after reading Tun Dr Mahathir's comments on his blog.  Now, before I go into my views, let me tell you a bit of my educational background. My primary school education was in a Chinese-medium... more.

Good news, this is a brief highlight of the latest contest by Wawasan Open University in collaboration with Nuffnang. The contest is pretty interesting and fun with good prizes to be won. The contest period is from midnight on 16 February and runs till midnight on 15 April 2009 and every Malaysian can enter (those below 18 need to get parental consent). It's simple, all you need is to snap a pict... more.

In conjunction with World AIDS Day (1 Dec 2008), I'm going to post on some of the top myths that most of us have when it comes to AIDS. A majority of the world population, especially Asians, are ignorant about AIDS and contribute to prejudice and stigma. Well, while there are many myths out there on this disease, here are some of most famous myths as compiled from various resources notably from UN... more.