Earth Hour on 29 March 2008 8pm - 9pm on KL

Kuala Lumpur, 29th March 2008:
Well done, KL.The major landmarks and corporate headquarters shone through.



See any difference?

None. Still, I am hoping it is ignorance rather than indifference. Big props to the other cities participating in Earth Hour's symbolic but meaningful Global Blackout.

From 12:00 AM on March 29, 2008 until the end of that day, the Google homepage in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Kazakhstan and the UK was turned to a black background. Their tagline is, "We've turned the lights out. Now it's your turn - Earth Hour." Also on their website, Google explained that everyone should turn their lights out from 8:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. in your specific local times.



Earth Hour is an international event that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour on the evening of 29 March at 8 pm local time until 9 pm to promote electricity conservation and thus lower carbon emissions.



It is promoted by World Wildlife Fund Australia (WWF), an environmental lobby group, and the Sydney Morning Herald. The first Earth Hour was held in Sydney, Australia between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm on 31 March 2007. The 2007 Earth Hour is estimated to have cut Sydney's mains electricity consumption by between 2.1% and 10.2% for that hour, with as many as 2.2 million people taking part. Earth Hour 2008 marks the first anniversary of the event with many partner cities and individuals around the world participating.



I sent out more than 200 sms messages to friends and co-workers to informed about the event. Below is the SMS I sent:

Turn off your lights and non-essential electrical appliances for 1 hour on the evening of 29 March 8 - 9 pm. Earth Hour is an international event and check out details at www.earthhour.org for many of Malaysia business, family and individual supporters. Lets join the funs and it's just 1 hour.;-)
/jlim

Just to share, this is my wife and I staying at home with a candle light, enjoying the 1 hour of darkness.

Light is off !!


Photos in various cities:-

How to poison Your Mother-in-Law …

A long time ago in China, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn’t get along with her mother-in-law at all.

Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li was angered by many of her mother-in-law’ s habits. In addition, she criticised Li-Li constantly.

Days passed days, and weeks passed weeks. Li-Li and her mother-in-law never stopped arguing and fighting. But what made the situation even worse was that, according to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow to her mother-in-law and obey her every wish.

All the anger and unhappiness in the house was causing Li-Li’s poor husband great distress.
Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law’ s bad temper and dictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about it.

Li-Li went to see her father’s good friend, Mr. Huang, who sold herbs. She told him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that she could solve the problem once and for all. Mr. Huang thought for a while, and finally said, Li-Li, I will help you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell you. Li-Li said, “Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do.”

Mr.Huang went into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a package of herbs.
He told Li-Li, “You can’t use a quick-acting poison to get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become suspicious. Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body.

Every other day prepare some delicious meal and put a little of these herbs in her serving. Now, in order to make sure that nobody suspects you when she dies, you must be very careful to act very friendly towards her. Don’t argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like a queen.”

Li-Li was so happy. She thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to start her plot of murdering her mother-in-law.

Weeks went by, and months went by, and every other day, Li-Li served the specially treated food to her mother-in-law. She remembered what Mr.Huang had said about avoiding suspicion, so she controlled her temper, obeyed her mother-in-law, and treated her like her own mother. After six months had passed, the whole household had changed.

Li-Li had practiced controlling her temper so much that she found that she almost never got mad or upset. She hadn’t had an argument with her mother-in-law in six months because she now seemed much kinder and easier to get along with.

The mother-in-law’ s attitude toward Li-Li changed, and she began to love Li-Li like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives that Li-Li was the best daughter-in- law one could ever find. Li-Li and her mother-in-law were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter.

Li-Li’s husband was very happy to see what was happening.

One day, Li-Li came to see Mr. Huang and asked for his help again. She said, “Dear Mr. Huang, please help me to keep the poison from killing my mother-in-law! She’s changed into such a nice woman, and I love her like my own mother. I do not want her to die because of the poison I gave her.”

Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head. “Li-Li, there’s nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitimans to improve her health. The only poison was in your mind and your attitude toward her, but that has been all washed away by the love which you gave to her.”

(Source: sakooter, 2008)

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GSC is giving Brithday Treat Coupons

Recently I found there is coupon given by GSC (Golden Screen Cinemas) to its online member for Birthday Treat.

If you are a registered member of GSC website, you are eligible for this offer.


TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Exclusive for GSC website members only.
2. To redeem FREE ticket, MUST PRINT out Birthday Coupon Treat (color or black & white) and fill up your details.
3. MUST present duly completed Birthday Coupon Treat voucher at GSC Box Office only to enjoy FREE movie.
4. FREE ticket is valid for movies marked asterisk (*) only and valid in all GSC cinemas nationwide.
5. Original copy from www.gsc.com.my only. Photostated copies will not be accepted.
6. Valid only during the month of actual birthday i.e. if member’s birthdate is 15 March, FREE ticket redemption is valid during the month of March only.
7. Must be verified with Identification Card (IC) by GSC staff upon redemption of FREE movie ticket.
8. FREE movie ticket is not exchangeable for cash.» Only 1 free movie ticket redemption per year.
9. Not valid with other GSC offers.
10. Not valid for Gold Class, Premiere Class and Twin Seats.
11. Birthday Coupon Treat voucher is available via print out from www.gsc.com.my by GSC website members only.
    

*For movies marked asterisk (*), kindly refer to GSC cinema listing in major newspapers and GSC website.

So, if your birthday is getting near, go visit GSC website, and register on the spot.
Then print out the coupon in the link here

Fill up the detail particulars, present at the ticketing counter with your I.C. to redeem you FREE movie tickets.

You can also utilize the online reservation or phone reservation facility to book your seats prior collecting your ticket.

I’d just enjoyed the movie 10,000 B.C. with my wife last night with 2 FREE tickets complimented by GSC for our birthdays.

You too, can take this offer, so hurry before its too late…

Cheers

P/S: Special thanks to my lovely wife which brought this up to my attention, and then we had a preasant moment together.

人生在世應有個點。

This is the article from Kuang Ming News Paper (in chinese):

53歲的中國跑步愛好者童舉從泰國入境我國，花了3個多月時間從北跑到南，完成了他在馬來半島的這段路程。來自黑龍江的他，頭頂前禿後疏，稀疏的頭髮綁了一條小馬尾往前頭一撥，再加上曬得黝黑的壯碩身材，有人形容他如同《水滸傳》中的李逵。

但是，也有人不苟同他的行徑，認為他是一名瘋子。

自15歲起，他便有一個夢想，要跑遍全中國、跑遍全世界。

基於客觀環境的約束，他當兵、結婚生子後，相隔了24年，在39歲才邁開他的腳步。

在過去14年，他總共繞了中國跑3圈，如今他把步驟邁向全世界，去年經由中國進入越南、老撾、柬埔寨、泰國到馬來西亞。

他在這個路途上，犧牲了家庭幸福。妻子見他跑了4年仍不回家，無奈且失望，最終兩夫妻離了婚。

離婚後，他的心境也變了。以前，他在路上總愛找寧靜的地方休息，現在他卻往人多熱鬧的地點落腳。其實，他離家越遠，他的心越貼近家。

不過，他並沒有因為想家而放棄夢想。他把心情平復下來後，繼續往他的夢想奔去。

他每到一個地點，才打探下一個地點的狀況，完全沒有事先的完整計劃，連個落腳處都還沒有著落便啟步了。

靠著堅強的意志力以及鍥而不捨的精神，他跑完了一站又一站。

他的人生格言是：”人生在世應有個點。”意即人總要有一個目標。

光明日報/新聞後花園‧文：謝邦孝‧2008.01.25

Starting the blog

Hello all readers, I hope by giving a kick-start of my blog will help me release more information of myself to the public, I wish to share and I hope this would have be the correct channel.

Thanks

Story of the Ant & The Grasshopper.

A new way to look at things...
Really a good one to read. well put to whoever who wrote this article !!!


Older Version

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house
and laying up supplies for the winter.

The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays
the summer away.

Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed.

The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.



Modern Version

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house
and laying up supplies for the winter.

The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays
the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and
demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed
while others are cold and starving.

TV1, TV2 & TV3 show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper
next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled
with food.

The majority of the Malaysian Parliment are stunned by the sharp
contrast. How can this poor Grasshopper allowed suffering so?

Khairy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.

Nazri goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that
Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter.

Most of the related people criticizes the Malaysia Government for not
upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.

The local news paper & the Internet is flooded with online petitions
seeking support to the Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and
Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for
non-compliance) .

Deputy minister immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working
hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and
Grasshoppers.

Hishammudin makes 'More Special Reservation ' for Grasshoppers in
Educational Institutions & in Government Services.

The Ant; fined for failing to comply with 30% sharing and having nothing
left to pay his retroactive taxes; its home is confiscated by the
Government and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony
covered by maju ---------.

Prime Minister announces to the whole Malaysia that this is part of the
NEP and all have to respect, no question ask and have to follow it.

Many years later...

The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar
company.

100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation
somewhere in Malaysia

Because of loosing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the
Grasshoppers, Malaysia is still a developing country!!!

All because the ANTS are still doing their work