May 072013
 

Any relationship sooner or later approach to the responsible and important moment when the choice is to familiarize you with your parents. This day is sweet and scary at the same time as such a decision is not talking only about the seriousness of intentions, but the fact that you have to win the contest in the nomination “The best girl for her beloved son.”

If you are reading this article, then chances are you think of the meetings with the parents about how the entrance exam to university. In part, you are right, because on your earned points depends on how comfortable you will feel in the future. But this test is much more important, because you are entering into a new family, which is to become yours, too, which in the future we can share all the joys and sorrows. Continue reading »

May 072013
 

In paradise, two empty chairs – one for a good in-law, and the second – for a good daughter,” – says the Eastern proverb. In some African nations, tribes living large, there are still custom in which a mother-daughter-in-law and mother-in-law may be found only on larger obscheplemennyh holidays. In the Solomon Islands, and daughter-in-law, who live in one house, not only can not simultaneously perform any kind of work, but at the same time be in the business of the House. Of course, these facts are convinced that the problems are the same everywhere, but they can hardly reassure us. Especially in the case where inbreeding conflicts are not a curious historical fact, but a daily reality. And certainly the fact that the tensions and daughter-in-law has been recognized by all mankind at all times, yet did not deter you from the desire to make a revolution in a single family. Continue reading »

May 062013
 

New developments in technology and science presents some challenges and career opportunities. Some areas to note in research development are:

  • Viral Defense Here is an opportunity to get a job as a Toxicologist to handle a potential threat of a biovirus or become a computer security specialist to help with a computer virus designed to stop the internet. Jonathan Tucker’s book, Toxic Terror talks about these very issues.
  • Alternative Energy Vehicles Fuel Cell, Electric, Solar and Gas-powered engines will offer solutions to improving the environment. Institute of Transportation Studies talk about how cars, trucks and buses pollute, the answer being non-polluting vehicles. Continue reading »
Jan 052013
 
Penang Monorail

Well I know it’s not the current flavour of the hour, but I been giving a good deal of thought to the Penang Monorail malarchy. See I Penang Monoraillove Penang, well more to the point I love Georgetown (up to the boundaries of the Komtar monstrosity) as the old town is just proper amazing. I hope you Malaysians appreciate just how phenominal that little city is. Wah, it’s like my eyes are constantly rolling in their sockets whilst I walk around there, with all the amazing little areas with totally different feelings, smells, buildings, noises and stories. Really this place is something special and it delights me to go there. It’s what I imagined Sinagapore, Malacca or even KL to be, before I came and got profoundly disappointed (OK, singapore didn’t have much option what with it being totally flattened in WW2 bombings). So there is Georgetown simply oozing history from the Far East, and looking every bit like it had in my imaginings from reading books and watching old movies.

So, imagine the horror in my mind when I realised that some kurang ajar loonatics were planning to build an enormous concrete leviathon in the middle of the street and line all the amazing old roads with concrete pillars – and all in the name of PROGRESS??? My goodness, what totally horrific mentality could even consider such an idea? Has anybody actually considered how awful it would be? It would end up looking like KL – only, only, oh god, words cannot even begin to express how I feel about the thought of such a lovely old town with such an acreage of history and heritage being, well, raped to death, viscously at that, by a big rotten concrete pylon.

I had a few sleepless nights over that (no shit, especially after reading the complete works of W Someset Maughan, which I recommend to absolutely everybody as it’s very derogatory of white people and you’ll all have a jolly good laugh). Then suddenly a few weeks ago it seems that the Island of Temples finally got its prayers answered.

First a UNESCO listing, which is brilliant, however needs stern monitoring as you DO NOT need it to turn into a rancid tourist Disneyland (face it this country actually has crap loads of money, and the nation would be prosperous beyond everybodys wildest dreams if only you could stop people stealing all of the money – I suggest the hudud style of dismemberment for corruption, if only for a few months. Sorry where was I?) and all the locals being forced out by rising housing prices and widespread gentrification (ie: faking it) so that it looses all of the things that make it so amazing.

Then of course the Monorail got suspended. Seemingly BN think they are punishing the Penangites, but I really think that IT IS THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. Really, that island doesn’t bloody need a Monorail, for pities sake, what a totally nonsensical suggestion (presumably thought up by the rich buggers who blow up mountains to make cement) – especially when you look at the KL Monorail (or as I like to call it the Monumental waste of time, money, effort, space and rescources rail – as I am not a Malaysian and prefer to elongate rather than trunkate) and the fact that it has been built to cater for twice as many passengers but doesn’t seem to want to bother with all that mass-transit nonsense.

So, how about Penang looks to what it used to have – namely the Tramway that still exists under the streets, and get down to re-opening that. A tramway actually gets people away from their cars, and they can hop on and off very easily, also there is no problem with knowing if a tram stops there (particularly helpful when somebody puts the Bus Stop sign 50 meters from the bus stop and facing in the wrong direction) as you can see tracks on the floor.

Nobody should post a comment saying “but what about the car users” - if you do, I will mail bomb any further posts from you with obscenities, as the Private automobile has done untold damage to that beautiful city already, and it’s time for you to stop.

And as for the 2nd bridge? Adoiii they want to bring 100 000 more cars each day. Why???? Why not make the bridge as a train bridge?? Then you can bring 100 000 more PEOPLE everyday. Why not make the ferries twice as large, and twice as many of them? Enlarge the ferry port parking area so you don’t get that obscene jam along the road to Weld Quay because of all the parked cars. Hey, why not demolish Komtar while you’re at it – it’s repellant, and the bus station underneath it??? Ayoyoyoyooo it’s worse than hades under there.

You don’t need another ring road – WHY DON’T YOU MAKE THE EXISTING ONE COMPREHENSIBLE TO THOSE WITH AN IQ LESS THAN 350 BEFOREHAND.

You know what I mean? All this talk about mega-projects, when the contractors have shown for years that they can’t even deal with a minor project properly.

Love to Penang, F*&^ the monorail, B%^^*#(s to the cars, get the tram back again.

Come on Lim Guan Eng, you’re a good lad, open your eyes to the reality. BN just did you a massive favour, you don’t need the stupid destructive mega projects.

Jan 052013
 

Please read today’s Star Metro fronr page “Making a fast buck”.

This problem is nothing new and it seem to happen only in Malaysia.  The authorities assuers bus travellers that the situation is under control and the fares are fixed and cannot be raised without their approval.  All hot air, nothing more.  Judging by the increasingly bad situation, travellers think that the authorities are also part of this greedy and sickening situation.

Since the routes are fixed, eg., from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Baru the approved fixed fare should be printed on the ticket instead of rubberstamped or hand written at time of purchase.  This will address the illegal fare increase issue. Continue reading »

Jan 042013
 
motorcycle lanes

As I sat for untold hours on Friday evening on the Federal Highway locked in a rancid jam – not even going to bother going into the motorcycle laneswhys and wherefores, suffice to say that all responsible for it will get their comuppance in the next life – I had the opportunity to study something that I’d never really noticed before.

I have complained on numerous occasions about motorcyclists who refuse to use the motorcycle lane, and called them stupid uneducated gits quite a lot. But no, now I must take all those insults back, and say that the motorcyclists who refuse to use the designated lane are among the smartest of them all.

But why is this? I hear you cry. Well, sitting there not moving above a crippled snails pace, I got to really have a look at the roadside crash barriers. Have you noticed that they only face the highway – thus the rear of the barrier faces the bike lane.

These barriers are sharp. Very sharp. Very long, straight and sharp. Also they are held up by posts, these are also sharp. And the box aluminium posts are placed in such a way that the sharp edges and corners point directly at the oncoming motorbike traffic. Continue reading »

Jan 032013
 

The public is interested in the service as we don’t have the time to be educated for this sort of matters. The kiosk owners are partially responsible for the flooding of immigrants as they claimed that they cant afford to hire locals.

What is wrong if these owners can pay a little extra so that it will attract locals and i believe there are a lot of single mothers out there who might be more then willing to take up this job on part time or permanent basis. Stop complaining because, life has been good for the kiosk Continue reading »

Jan 022013
 
Waitng bus

Bus services in kl is become more unreasonable and unbearable!!!Waitng bus

” tar college !!! tar college!! mari mari!!! cepat cepat!!!”bus ticket conductor shouted.

once passenger getting up the bus, he quickyly sell the ticket to you, wow!!! how an efficient bus conductor i had never met before….. then….he will keep on let  u wait and wait till hours and hours…

“belakang sikit!! belakang sikit!!… he shouted to the passenger like a police shouted to the criminals… but the problem is we as passengers not a criminal…the bus is full of passengers which is very dangerous if happened any accidents. This is a serious matter and will occur accident if not being corrected immediately.

“hello, can u start your engine faster and move, i am rushing   ?” asked a passenger to the bus driver unbearable..

“kalau u tak mahu tunggu, turun la!!… apa, u ini bodoh kah?? i mahu cari makan la ..!!! answer the bus conductor to the passenger such in this stupid way……” Continue reading »

Jan 012013
 
taxi

The Government should allow the taxi drivers to increase their fare. The initial charge to be increased from RM2 to RM5. The 10 sentaxi increase if stuck in traffic jam should be for 20 second duration instead of current 45 seconds. Call charge should be increased to RM3 instead of the present RM1.

With this concessions, the taxi drivers must:

a) use meter at all times. The meter must be calibrated once a year;

b) not ask for extra surcharge on top of the metered fare;

c) allow customers to pay via credit card;

d) issue receipts;

e) not refuse to take customers to go to some places;

f) keep their taxis clean, sweet smelling & maintain the air-con in well running conditions. Continue reading »

Dec 312012
 

MBPJ has proposed to open a new connecting road and the use of a new tunnel linking PJU 1A/4F to Jalan 1 Taman Emas into LDP. Well done MBPJ. However, why proposed to close the existing tunnel linking PJU 1A/4 to Taman Emas? Tak masuk akal! What logic is there? The traffic during peak hours has been very heavy every weekday. Many vehicles from PJU 1A (Ara Jaya, Lembah Subang, Continue reading »