tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463509564511840592026-03-24T19:45:37.268+08:00MYOP 101, the basics of myopic viewpoint or myopinion. So read on, digest and decide.myop101http://www.blogger.com/profile/10946106541684904249noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-546350956451184059.post-18689398340661783482010-12-11T22:19:00.006+08:002010-12-11T23:26:22.672+08:00

I heard an interesting news yesterday on a 22-year old guy who committed suicide because his ex-gf broke up with him. At the back of my mind, the thing I was thinking was, "The youth is wasted on the young."Taken from the safety of a sealed window on the 11th floorThe standard thing which many might think like "What about your parents? Have you thought about them?" or "There is a bright future

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Not too long ago, I was told by a friend that a mutual friend of ours was on long leave because her mom was sick. It turns out her mom was having breast cancer and she had to take care of her mom.I immediately wrote to her via blackberry messenger to tell her I felt sorry to hear what happened to her mom. She did respond but when you read the replies, somehow, one can sense she was putting a

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It is interesting to read about power. I mean, who isn't intrigued by it? For instance, it appears that Malaysians, together with Slovakians are world Power Distance Index (PDI) champions as our society worship power (we are at 104 btw).From home to office to everyday lives, wouldn't we want more power? Isn't it great if we can wake up to a nice breakfast served to us in our beds, our children

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My friend pointed out earlier to me that the Govt could spend more money to make public housing flats for the poor more pleasing in sight. To him, the pigeon hole like units deprived of aesthetics plus squarish windows with prison like grills is a sight for sore eyes.I agree on the latter but certainly not the former. Why should the Govt spend more money for public housing flats for the poor by

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WARNING: Another long piece which may bore you and makes you wonder what is wrong with this guy.I recently met up with a few friends which included an old friend who just came back to Malaysia to visit his relatives and friends. Old here of course do not denote the age but rather, the friendship we shared when I first went over to Australia to study. Unlike me, he has been there since his early

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I seriously love pork. And there are two types of pork dishes I cherish above all others and that is roasted pork and suckling pig. When I was younger, I used to like eating the sweet barbeque pork. But as I grow older, I prefer the salty roasted pork which comes with its own natural sweetness and chewy roasted skin. I believe it is due to age.A picture of a better suckling pig I had in recent

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Finally!No doubt I have been on leave since Wednesday but it has been a hectic week. It was a mad rush of shopping, preparing 2 dishes for 25 person, attending a wedding dinner and going about meeting potential interior designer to discuss on my renovation ideas for my new house.One of my experiments: Roasted chicken marinated using red wine plus potatoesDid you know that the marinated sauce can

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Just the other day, I came across this interesting article on The Nut Graph, "Horror movie does not reflect Christmas message." Basically, Bishop Ng of Christian Federation of Malaysia had issued a statement criticising NTV7 decision to promote The Exorcist III as a "Christmas Special" as contradictory to the message of Christmas. I laughed. I wondered.For this got me thinking, what is the

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I had an interesting lunch today with my church mates at one of those Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa outlets which of late are springing up at various places. I heard much about it and seriously after trying it out, it is just so-so. I was told by my wife the original is better. Oh well...But the most interesting topic started just awhile back after church service. I was talking to a fellow cell group

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WARNING: This is very long but because I am still mad at that idiotic little napolean in a local bank, I just have to narrate it word for word as my memory permits!******So imagine you have to work on Monday after a long weekend. The one where you had plans for but somehow, something happened and it turns out to be a miserable weekend to boot. Now imagine you have to face a large crowd of

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I realised my life is quite mundane. Everyday in fact is quite predictable. Monday to Friday will be workdays. It is also from Monday to Friday I rant about being exploited. Yet despite this, I allow myself to be exploited. I dream of making big bucks, only because I want to be free from this silly cycle of waking up with the first phrase being, "I am resigning today" instead of, "Praise be to

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It was around 7 p.m. today when one of my bosses came up to me and told me a shocking news.BNM decided to reduce OPR by 50 basis points effective from 1 March 2009.I then asked him ,"What about SRR?" He paused and then said,"1% cut."Source: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/2477245264_089feac73c.jpgNow before you get too happy and start cheering (since some of you might believe BLR might be

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Have you observed the rather rainy CNY weather for the past year or so? It seems that the weather is going haywire and honestly, things aren't as predictable today as before.I remember in my younger days, CNY were always hot and sunny. Year in, year out my dad will always say, CNY is a dry and hot season, just wait and see.This year however he said quite point blank and forlorn, "It is a wet

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It's been almost 2 months since I last wrote anything. Sort of decided to go silent as there is really nothing much worth writing about plus the current job requirements are quite demanding.Is this picture nice? I took it using my new Nokia 5800...:)Anyway, just to wish everyone Happy Chinese New Year. Time passed rather quickly that in some ways all I can think of is the unremarkable and

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I am not sure what gotten into my wife but she asked me to go shop for Christmas gifts for her brothers and my sister. Now, I am never into buying gifts for Christmas for the same reason I don't buy gifts for Valentine. To me, I don't want a commercialised event to create an unnecessary tradition, more so when giving should be freely from one's heart regardless of occasion.Source: http://

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Datuk Sharir Samad today revealed two things on the pump prices:i) They have stop subsidising since Nov 1, andii) At the old rate of RM1.92 per litre, they still have "surplus".which is what Malaysian Insider take it to mean Malaysians are effectively paying fuel tax since Nov 1. Thanks to the secrecy encompassing the fuel price computation formula, we will not know how to compute this

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After a long lull, I decided to write someting after reading zewt's blog entry this morning. He talks on usage of children as shields from police action, criticism for that actions and that in looking at the big picture, many also invoke the names of their children to do just about nothing at all even in the sight of great injustice.As I wrote down my comments to his entry, I realised that it is

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My one and only big sister just had her wedding on Saturday. I am glad she is blessed with a good husband and I hope their union will last their lifetime. One could say that the companion one has in part define the type of person one is. It is during such times that I have an opportunity get a small glimpse into her life by the friends she has and the kind of person her husband she is married

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Alert! Alert!I got the following from Malaysiakini:Court orders Raja Petra's release Nov 7, 08 9:46am The Shah Alam High Court this morning ruled that the detention of well-known blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin under the ISA was illegal and ordered his immediate release.MCPXThe judge ordered that Raja Petra be produced in court by

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My friend recently told me he has been offered an attractive position in another organisation where he is tasked to set up a whole new unit of which he will act as the head. I am envious of course considering how far he has come but I am glad he has moved so much further ahead.Unlike him, I never stayed put in one job for long. In my quest for something better, whatever the better is, I have move

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I am perplexed. I tried re-reading the articles again and again trying to figure out what makes the Valuecap shareholders so happy that they are willing to settle for mere 3.5% coupon rate and RM135 million dividend for an investment they made back in 2003 which technically was restructured in 2006.The fact that there are 3 shareholders namely, Khazanah, KWAP and PNB investing in Valuecap and

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Today is Monday. I dread Mondays. Monday is the day signifying the start of the working week. And on these days, I have to wake up 5 minutes past 6. I have to leave my house 15 minutes before 7 in hope that I will reach my wife's office about 45 minutes later.Source: http://drewmaniac.blogspot.com/2007/10/chucks-and-mondays.htmlI know I have to work late on Mondays because it usually takes longer

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I guess the title said it all.I am against setting a floor price for petrol even if the average world crude oil prices fall below US$65 per barrel. Instead, I am for removal of the subsidy by stalling the announcement of revision of the petrol prices until such time when the fallen average prices fully eliminates the current 30 sen blanket subsidy petrol pump given.Source: http://

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I received the following cartoons from an e-mail. I am not sure who are the creative artists who did it but credit goes to them nonetheless. Enjoy!

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My family dog, is a very smart golden retriever. Each time when I open the automatic gate to drive my car into the driveway, he will try to dash out to the neighbourhood. I guess the desire for freedom and discovery is great. But he also fears heat. So, me being me, I decided to test my dog one afternoon by driving to the gate. I noticed his head popped up from his afternoon nap and he was

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