You can listen to an excerpt of one of her songs titled " Only Love" from YouTube...
Think and Grow Rich
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Yao Si Ting... Lovely Voice ( Get her latest "VOICE" album)
Since Valentine is coming soon which coincidentally falls on the same day as Chinese New Year, here's a suggested album to get from Yao Si Ting, a Chinese singer from Guangzhou. Cost at Popular Book Store is ~ RM$38.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Cross Country Race in Penang on February 28th
Penang Cross Country Race which is sponsored by the the KSK Bayan Lepas and Penang Amateur Athletic Association (PAAA). The trail is about 6km long, and you will be going thru hilly areas, vegetable gardens, traditional villages, fishing villages, coastal and country roads. Please download the entry form from this link: http://dunbayanlepas.googlegroups.com/web/BORANG%20MDPP%202010ms2%20copy.jpg?gda=YA9n_VsAAAAYXbPL0Z15fsB1jRckOSFs2hnIxQegTHzeThPw_Y6SbA6EULru8tV31e814jqFGEFpUhQF7MXvUq9C7cJ36A6LakFd6A0b7jxjcMolY2mGPAZF2vdCvKU-TDZpFtcP-AU&hl=en
There will be accomodations that can be arranged nearby for those from outstation.
Closing date for entries February 19, 2010. For more information, you can find it on http://kskbayanlepas.blogspot.com/ ( it is in Malay but u can use Google Translation)
There will be accomodations that can be arranged nearby for those from outstation.
Closing date for entries February 19, 2010. For more information, you can find it on http://kskbayanlepas.blogspot.com/ ( it is in Malay but u can use Google Translation)
Friday, February 5, 2010
Wish List#2: Traffic Management
For a small island as Penang, traffic management could be better. There are a few fundamental traffic management flaws that I see that makes the traffic getting worse:
a. Too many traffic lights; it just slows traffic.. Use more U-turns instead for traffic that wants to cross to the other side.
b. No proper "ring" highways roads that provides the main artery for traffic flow. Just imagine a hwy that circles around, and with exit points to the main towns, e.g. Air Itam, George Town, Gelugor, Bayan Baru,...etc.
c. No proper bike lanes since Penang has lots of motorbikes
d. Too many illegal parking that blocks traffic flow... Police not showing their presence.
One example of constant traffic jam and provides bad reflection of Penang as whole especially for outstation visitors, is the main hwy that winds towards Jalan Mesjid Negeri, near Tesco. Visitors driving in to Penang via the bridge will get bottled up here when heading towards the northwest part of the island.
The main reason for the messy jam is the traffic light at Jalan Delima and 2-to-1 lane merge at the underpass. Whose bright idea was this, since this is a major artery road to the north? If Penang road network is liken to a human blood circulation system, the human will get a "heart attack" with all the clogs in the systems.
May I propose a solution to this longstanding issue? Remove the traffic light at Jalan Delima and provide U-turns for traffic that needs to exit or enter Jalan Delima.
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a. Too many traffic lights; it just slows traffic.. Use more U-turns instead for traffic that wants to cross to the other side.
b. No proper "ring" highways roads that provides the main artery for traffic flow. Just imagine a hwy that circles around, and with exit points to the main towns, e.g. Air Itam, George Town, Gelugor, Bayan Baru,...etc.
c. No proper bike lanes since Penang has lots of motorbikes
d. Too many illegal parking that blocks traffic flow... Police not showing their presence.
One example of constant traffic jam and provides bad reflection of Penang as whole especially for outstation visitors, is the main hwy that winds towards Jalan Mesjid Negeri, near Tesco. Visitors driving in to Penang via the bridge will get bottled up here when heading towards the northwest part of the island.
The main reason for the messy jam is the traffic light at Jalan Delima and 2-to-1 lane merge at the underpass. Whose bright idea was this, since this is a major artery road to the north? If Penang road network is liken to a human blood circulation system, the human will get a "heart attack" with all the clogs in the systems.
May I propose a solution to this longstanding issue? Remove the traffic light at Jalan Delima and provide U-turns for traffic that needs to exit or enter Jalan Delima.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
One of my favourite Japanese restaurant.. Matsuki
Thursday, January 7, 2010
"Allah" yeah..you can keep it.
The Home Ministry on Tuesday filed an application to stay the execution of the High Court
ruling that the word "Allah" can be used by the Catholic weekly magazine, Herald. The
application was filed at the High Court Registry here. On Monday, the ministry lodged an
appeal with the Court of Appeal against the ruling. On Dec 31, High Court Judge Datuk
Lau Bee Lan ruled that pursuant to Articles 11 and 12 of the Federal Constitution, the
Herald had the constitutional right to use the word in respect of instruction and education of
the congregation in the Christian religion. (Bernama)
My opinion:
Just one word " Allah", and current government is all worked up over who is allowed to use it. There must be some "copyright" or "all rights reserved" over this word that the government thinks they solely owns the usage of it, and decides who has the right to use it. I guess if they feel so attached to it, they can keep it. Frankly, there are some who says that the reason that the Catholic weekly magazine wants to use the word is that there is a hidden agenda to make Christian's God appealing to the Muslims. What nonsense! Aren't there existing laws in the country where any non-Islamic religious publications or events, esp. Christians; there must be a disclaimer written somewhere that basically says, " For Non-Muslim Only"? I don't see any protest coming from other Islamic countries esp. neighboring Indonesia that get all worked up over this, since they use the "Al-Kitab" there.
I just googled " Who is Allah?" and a few good "balanced" links came up which are worth a read...
http://www.light-of-life.com/eng/gospel/g4105efm.htm
http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/195/
ruling that the word "Allah" can be used by the Catholic weekly magazine, Herald. The
application was filed at the High Court Registry here. On Monday, the ministry lodged an
appeal with the Court of Appeal against the ruling. On Dec 31, High Court Judge Datuk
Lau Bee Lan ruled that pursuant to Articles 11 and 12 of the Federal Constitution, the
Herald had the constitutional right to use the word in respect of instruction and education of
the congregation in the Christian religion. (Bernama)
My opinion:
Just one word " Allah", and current government is all worked up over who is allowed to use it. There must be some "copyright" or "all rights reserved" over this word that the government thinks they solely owns the usage of it, and decides who has the right to use it. I guess if they feel so attached to it, they can keep it. Frankly, there are some who says that the reason that the Catholic weekly magazine wants to use the word is that there is a hidden agenda to make Christian's God appealing to the Muslims. What nonsense! Aren't there existing laws in the country where any non-Islamic religious publications or events, esp. Christians; there must be a disclaimer written somewhere that basically says, " For Non-Muslim Only"? I don't see any protest coming from other Islamic countries esp. neighboring Indonesia that get all worked up over this, since they use the "Al-Kitab" there.
I just googled " Who is Allah?" and a few good "balanced" links came up which are worth a read...
http://www.light-of-life.com/eng/gospel/g4105efm.htm
http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/195/
Sunday, January 3, 2010
2010 New Year Wish List for Penang: Wish List #1
Since it is the beginning of 2010, I will come up with the top 10 wish list for Penang over several days. Hopefully the Penang State Govt. will get to see this list and fulfill the wishes of this "rakyat" ( citizen). Here's Wish List #1
1 Bring the Shine Back to Penang.
The state of Penang is known as the Penang Darul Sampah ( Trash), and you can see it everywhere. Just look at the drains or rivers, or sea. You can see plastic bottles, styrofoams, cartons, bottles,...etc, proudly displayed for all to see. Just visit a Pasar Malam (Night Market) and you'll see trash all over. Once after buying something at a Pasar Malam, I was looking for a dustbin to discard the trash, but could not find one. The trader just told me to throw it on the road, and someone will clear the rubbish later. I guess there is a system here, i.e. throw now, and later someone will clear it. My take is that this will create a mentality that basically teaches everyone including kids, that since this is not your house, and someone will clear it later, it is perfectly fine to throw your rubbish anywhere. What is a dustbin for if no one uses them? The gov't of the day needs to change the system and policy to educate the public that it is never right to throw your rubbish everywhere, and expect some garbage man to come clean up your mess later. This is one bad habit that will take strict enforcement from the gov't to get everyone to comply. If need to get example of how to enforce, just do a "lawatan sambil belajar" ( learning while visit) trip to Singapore. Over there, even construction works e.g. road or buildings looked neat and no debris overspilling over public areas. Since this year is Visit Penang Year, I am sure tourists appreciate clean and pleasant, and not smelly surroundings.
Image via Wikipedia
1 Bring the Shine Back to Penang.
The state of Penang is known as the Penang Darul Sampah ( Trash), and you can see it everywhere. Just look at the drains or rivers, or sea. You can see plastic bottles, styrofoams, cartons, bottles,...etc, proudly displayed for all to see. Just visit a Pasar Malam (Night Market) and you'll see trash all over. Once after buying something at a Pasar Malam, I was looking for a dustbin to discard the trash, but could not find one. The trader just told me to throw it on the road, and someone will clear the rubbish later. I guess there is a system here, i.e. throw now, and later someone will clear it. My take is that this will create a mentality that basically teaches everyone including kids, that since this is not your house, and someone will clear it later, it is perfectly fine to throw your rubbish anywhere. What is a dustbin for if no one uses them? The gov't of the day needs to change the system and policy to educate the public that it is never right to throw your rubbish everywhere, and expect some garbage man to come clean up your mess later. This is one bad habit that will take strict enforcement from the gov't to get everyone to comply. If need to get example of how to enforce, just do a "lawatan sambil belajar" ( learning while visit) trip to Singapore. Over there, even construction works e.g. road or buildings looked neat and no debris overspilling over public areas. Since this year is Visit Penang Year, I am sure tourists appreciate clean and pleasant, and not smelly surroundings.
Image via WikipediaFriday, January 1, 2010
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Street Crime Up 27% in Penang... ( from The Star)
Street crime up 27% in Penang
Street crime up 27% in Penang
PENANG: Penang recorded 3,786 street crime cases this year compared with 3,523 cases last year.
State police chief Datuk Ayub Yaakob said street crime involving motorcycle thefts, snatch thefts, robbery and illegal racing saw an increase of 263 cases or 27.5 percent over last year's figure.
"In most of the cases, the suspects, individually, in pairs or in a group, had used motorcycles to commit the crime, especially robbery and snatch thefts.
"We are asking the public to cooperate with the police by giving input or ideas, so that a more effective approach can be drawn up to change the situation," he said after flagging off the Penang Police Community Expedition, here, Sunday.
Ayub was leading a high-powered motorcycle convoy involving 50 policemen and 50 members of the Penang Motorcycle Club on a Rakan Cop and crime-prevention promotion drive.
The one-day expedition started from Batu Feringghi and ended in Batu Maung.
Ayub said street crime made up about 40 percent of all crime cases in Penang.
"No matter how many more policemen we recruit and deploy, street crime committed by motorcyclists will still occur, but what is important is curbing it with the cooperation of the public," he said. - Bernama
My comments:
Come on...it is not rocket science to reduce this. No perceived police presence so that is why criminals are so bold to conduct their "business". Same case with traffic violaters in Penang.
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