Monday, March 2, 2009

Anas Zubedy’s Open Letter to Malaysian Politicians

Read thru those blogs that i frequently browse when im online and discover this article in Pinkpau's blog.. it is an open letter by Anas Zubedy and apparently it was taken out as a full page ad in The Star a couple of days ago.


Dear Malaysian Politicians,

Please stop the power chase, call for a truce and focus on the economy.

I do not claim to speak on behalf of all Malaysians, but I have strong convictions that many share my sentiments.

Our concern today is not who rules the country or heads the state governments but the looming bad economy.

Whether Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat leads, it is meaningless if Malaysians have no job to go to, no money to pay rent and no means to put food on the table.

I am a business owner, like other business owners and managers of corporations I have a responsibility to ensure people under my care and payroll continue to have jobs and a decent income to take home. We work hard and willing to go the extra mile to make sure our nation not only survive this crisis but come out stronger and wiser. We need your help.

Let me explain. I am in the business of Training, Development and Consultancy and have 20 people in my team.

Saedah is 42. She keeps the office clean and helps organise the training rooms. She has four children and her husband is unemployed. She was first hired on a part time basis, because she is very hard working and has a great attitude, we offered her a full time job to help provide a stable income for her family. Even then, when her third child started school this year, it was a struggle for her to buy new school uniforms and other necessities. Saedah lives on a ‘kais bulan, makan bulan’ basis, so, if she is jobless, her tap runs dry.

Samsuri is 27 years old. He lives with his sister and her family in a low cost government flat in Sunway. He does our despatch, helps with various clerical works and occasionally acts as a driver. During the first week at zubedy, we learned that he not only did not have money to buy new clothes and shoes for work, he had no money for lunch. Like Saedah, if he has no job, his tap runs dry too.

Alicia in Client Servicing turns 26 this year. She lives with her dad who is 71 years old and retired. Her mom passed away when she was little. Alicia is a hard-working team member, has a gentle caring outlook and fun to be with. (We like to poke fun at her as she blushes easily). Last May her dad went through a major operation, thank God he has recovered well. Alicia needs a job, both for herself and her dad.

Sudesh, 38, is one of our facilitators. When his father passed away last year, he moved back and lives with his mother in Seremban. He shuttles between Kuala Lumpur and Seremban daily, leaving home sometimes as early as 4 in the morning and returning late at night. He is no stranger to hard work and sacrifice, he knows what he needs to do to survive and to care for his mother, but he too needs a job.

Like fellow Malaysians, every one of us in zubedy needs employment, those that live from hand to mouth like Saedah and Samsuri and others like Alicia and Sudesh with family to care for. We Malaysians need the Malaysian economy to be strong. We need you, our leaders, to work hard and to work together to make our economy viable.

So this is my plea.

Pakatan Rakyat, please stop your attempts to take over the federal government and persuade BN’s lawmakers to join you. Stop all legal proceedings, no more 916 and let go, just let go. The nation can wait till the next general elections if they want change. By doing so, Malaysians will see your party as caring, unselfish and gracious and give you their support in the next elections.

Barisan Nasional, please stop any attempts to take over PR states and win over PR’s lawmakers. You have proven your point with Perak. The nation can wait for the next general elections if they want your party. Focus all your talent, energy and hard work in steering the country out of an economic downturn. By doing so, Malaysians will see your party as caring, unselfish and smart and give you their support in the next elections.

BN and PR! Call for a truce. Get together and compromise. Someone has to give in. Or has hate consumed your heart till it blinds you? You can do it. You have enough intelligent people between you. I am sure you can find solutions. Take the nation to heart. That is why you are in politics in the first place.

Focus on the people.

Focus on the economy.

Anas Zubedy
Managing Director
Zubedy (M) Sdn Bhd


source: http://letusaddvalue.blogspot.com/2009/02/dear-malaysian-politicians.html


Who is willing to spend their own money to ad in newspaper to notify our stupid bastard politicians what we really need?!

Support Anas!!

Sunday, February 22, 2009

The Best Old Town Kopitiam in Town


Went to The Village, Bangsar South's Old Town Kopitiam for the 1st time although it open for quite some time. if not mistaken this is the 100th outlet (& biggest at the moment) of Old Town Kopitiam in Malaysia making it the biggest number Kopitiam outlets in Malaysia.

The ambience is nice.. the best among visited Old Town Kopitiams..
We choose to sit next to the pool at 1st floor (if you passing by to Kerinchi you ll see the water flow from there).. Companied by the noise from the waterfall is a different kinda experience in yamcha-ing..

Another thing to be mentioned is what different between this outlet and Jaya One(the most frequent visits outlet) outlet is this outlet waiters/waitress is majority Malay (1st time saw waitresses with tudung at Old Town Kopitiam) and a few Chinese.
No foreign workers (at least i did not met) here making the communication much easier compare to the Jaya One outlet which most of them are from Myanmar or whatever countries not Malaysia which i hardly understand what they saying and they don't understand us. Think of taking the wrong order. Mad?!!


the famous white coffee..


as a prove it is Old Town not other coffee shop..



The pool just next to our seat..


TM tower in the view..

(*sorry the photos is not very clear due to the use of lousy hp camera..will take better photos in next visit)

For those who dunno where exactly The Village, Bangsar South, it is actually situated near the University Station LRT station or Kg Kerinchi.
You ll see this beautiful trademark if you on your way from University Station to Kg Kerinchi..



Monday, February 9, 2009

Perak Political Chaos..

在苏丹阿兹兰莎启蒙之下
王德齐 | 2月9日 傍晚5点33分
在霹雳州陷入宪政危机之际,该州苏丹阿兹兰莎担任名誉校长的马来亚大学,才在两个星期多前为校园民主立下了一个典范。

举行公投决定马大政权属谁


um law referendum 210109 counting由于刚过去的校园选举发生亲学生阵线和亲校方阵线议席皆未过半的情况,由两名独立人士赢得议席的马大法律系院首度举行公投,让该系学生来自行决定学生代表理事会的执政权花落谁家。

在这场表决当中,学阵最终以236张多数票或88.3%的支持率击败校阵,两名独立人士林美姗和诺阿兹琳在民意基础下支持学阵组阁。

尽管这两名独立学生代表在较后组阁的投票发生倒戈的争议,导致学阵丧失其中一个重要职位,但是这无损她们两人为“还政于民”而立下的典范。

既由民所选,须先咨询民意


universiti malaya um campus election 190109 04林美姗和诺阿兹琳在通过代表发出的文告中,就解释了她们举办这场历史性公投的目的。

“既然独立人士是在刚过去的校园选举获得法律学院选民的委托,那么她们认为应该咨询选民的意见,才能决定其立场。”

在国立大学内部的政治角力中,这项言论可算是一股清新的声音,因为不管是学阵还是校阵学生代表,抑或大学管理层,他们在事关学生利益的重大决定上,都甚少直接咨询民意,更遑论举行公投。

防止遭某方以利益拉拢跳槽

不过,这场公投背后其实还有一个非常现实的考量。据两名独立人士的友人透露,他们之所以举行公投,最主要是因为要防止独立人士遭到某方以金钱或职位拉拢跳槽的情况。

在学阵或校阵都无法获得过半议席,学生代表理事会执政权悬而未决的情况下,校园内自然也免不了发生这类跳槽的争议。

在民意的捆绑之下,学生代表就必须根据公投结果投票,从而避免某些人士试图用利益来影响学生代表倒向其中一方。

法律系院继承维护宪政精神

马大法律系院能够出现这样一个校园民主的典范,其实并不令人感到讶异,因为该系院继承了苏丹阿兹兰莎,在1984年登基前担任最高法院院长和法官时,所展现的尊崇法治和维护宪政精神。

法律系院所处的建筑物正是以殿下的名字来命名,而他们每年也会举办“苏丹阿兹兰莎法律大讲堂”,邀请来自外国的著名学者和律师来剖析法律问题,希望以殿下的精神来灌溉我国法律界。

此外,所有学生都必须修读联邦宪法,以了解我国的民主宪政体制和人民的基本权力,而其中一本所使用的重要参考书,正是苏丹阿兹兰莎最近在霹州宪法危机频频被援引的著作《君主立宪、法治和良好施政》(Constituitional Monarchy, Rule of Law and Good Governance)。

大专生已实践,霹雳又如何?


malaysian law conference 291007 sultan azlan shah 1殿下在这本著作中写道,除了吉兰丹在1977年曾有一次例外,州苏丹或国家元首不曾拒绝解散议会。

“在正常的情况下,国家元首通常都不会拒绝解散国会的要求,其角色纯粹是一个象征。”

在马大校园内,法律系学生已经实践他们从苏丹阿兹兰莎身上体会的宪政精神,交由他们的“人民”来作出最终的裁决,那么校园外的霹雳州又是如何呢?
http://malaysiakini.com/columns/97932

When there is no majority to form a govt, the independent assemblymen should show their own support or the people's support??

Sunday, January 11, 2009

大搖 DaYao 2009 << i*Story 愛*所以>>

this year will be my third year become DaYao dancer...
below are the detail of this year project...

活动名字:
2009年度马大大型摇篮手
创作歌曲发表演绎会



主办单位 : 马大华文学会
日期:21/1/2009 (星期三)
时间:6.30pm

地点:马大东姑大礼堂 DTC
票价:Rm8

活动简介:

i · story
爱 · 所以



2008/2009届大型摇篮手创作歌曲发表演绎会的主题为i story爱所以。本届大摇之所以以此为主题是为了配合摇篮手今年主要的目标即提升大专生的创作能力以及对创作的了解。我们吸收了历届大摇主题的主轴概念,即爱,希望大专生把自己对自己的爱,对生命的爱,对身边的人的爱,以及对社会、对世界的爱融入进音乐里,透过创作歌曲表达出来。

i story, 显示创作最基本的原动力就是把自己的故事写进歌曲里,与其他人分享。但我们希望摇篮手的创作不只限于分享自己的故事,也要把发生在别人身上,社会上与世界 上其他角落的故事透过音乐告诉他人。而要能做到这一点,我们首先需要爱自己,爱身边的人,爱社会,以及爱这个世界,打从心里去观察、去感受发生在周遭的一 切故事,把它当作创作的题材,化成音乐感动其他人,影响其他人也一起关心社会。我们觉得这种对事物观察细微,感情细腻,可以说故事的创作才是好的创作。

因为爱,我们开始体贴身边的每个人; 因为爱,我们开始关切社会上的一切;因为爱,所以我们开始创作;因为爱,所以我们对音乐不离不弃;也因为爱,所以我们要用我们的创作歌曲,我们的音乐,告 诉你一个又一个真实又感人的故事,要你来和我们一起体验生活的酸甜苦辣,享受音乐的美好!
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while surfing today(not wave but the www ya) found an newspaper cutting about the project 2 years back during my first year in UM.. and 1st time on such a huge stage in the biggest hall in UM..

*click to enlarge the newspaper cutting*d
2007 DaYao <i*Evolution 愛*Evolution>



The year after is and for the second time i joined the dance group again. Yet another wonderful experience and event.
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news report >
http://www.chinapress.com.my/topic/school05/default.asp?dt=walker&art=20080508walker.txt

so friends out there you 21/1/2009 is booked by me.. come and enjoy a wonderful music feast.. this may be my last performance in UM..

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

for those who wanna burn your extra fat!!

怎樣燃燒脂肪?

這裏有7個燃燒脂肪的小技巧。想巧妙瘦身,就要知道瘦身小技巧拉。快看看這7個減肥小技巧吧……

  1、安排好你飯前點心的時間

  運動前的90分鐘吃一份低蛋白質的點心,能使練習比往常更持久和有強度,燃燒更多的卡路裏。這個90分鐘的尺度是一個關鍵。進食時間過於靠近練習的話,血液會沖入胃中,將減弱運動效果。

  2、通過你的鼻子來呼吸

  運動時,通過鼻子來吸氣和呼氣,而不是嘴巴,這樣能穩定心律,並且增強耐力,燃燒更多卡路裏。不過剛開始時你會覺得不適應,一定不要泄氣——這需要6至8次的練習才能達到。

  3、最後做刺激心臟血管的運動

  應該在做刺激心血管運動前做力量訓練。為什麼呢?使身體熱身並開始燃燒脂肪大約需要15-20分鐘,因此,對於一個30分鐘的踏自行車練習,真正燃燒 脂肪的只是後10-15分鐘的訓練。如果你一開始做一些舉重練習,當你開始踏自行車時,你的身體已經完成熱身,就能在整個踏車過程中燃燒脂肪。

  4、重視多樣性

  每次去健身中心做一模一樣的練習,你的身體很快就會適應,最終體內很多卡路裏會停止燃燒。所以如果某天你選擇慢跑,第二天就該試試踏車或遊泳;某天做肩部的負重練習,下一次就從做腿部提升重物開始。最重要的是,要保持身體好動!

  5、不要偷懶

  健身器扶手是幫助保持平衡的,而不是用來支撐的。依賴健身器的扶手,將抑制身體攝入充分的氧氣,從而減緩脂肪燃燒進程。可別偷懶!

  6、保持訓練間隔

  燃燒脂肪的最佳方法是做力所能及的強度練習,並維持盡可能長的時間。不過,如果你剛開始練習,間隔訓練將是你的敲門磚。在健身車上以每小時7英裏的速 度練習2分鐘,然後以每小時5英裏的速度練習2分鐘,再回到每小時7英裏(以此類推),做20至45分鐘的練習,能減去幾磅的體重並提高你的耐力。

  7、增加一些輕量負重

  這是一個事實:你擁有越多的肌肉,你就能燃燒更多的卡路裏。因此,假使你沒有時間做負重練習和刺激心臟運動,建議快速步行或上樓時拿1公斤的重物做肱二頭肌彎曲練習。這將緊致肌肉,燃燒更多脂肪。

Thursday, January 1, 2009

2009





Happy New Year 2009!!
May you be blessed with good health, happiness and prosperity always...

RAY~

RAY~
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