Selamat Hari Raya

This would be my 5th year in a row celebrating raya in overseas. The first was in 2004 when I first posted to PNG (still single during the time), then in 2005 I was in New York attending the UN general Assembly just after my first child was born in September. Later in 2006, 2007 and 2008 continuously celebrating raya in PNG..... BERKHIDMAT UNTUK NEGARA. I am planning to make rendang ayam for this hari raya all by myself for the first time ever.Hopefully, my rendang ayam has some 'rendang' taste in it.

I wish to take this opportunity to wish all my muslims friends and visitors to my blog Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri n Maaf Zahir Batin.

Banjir....

After friday prayers, went back to my house hoping to cook for my berbuka puasa later. Once entered I heard water dripping in the living room coming from above ceiling..shit..this is not gonna happen to me twice.Rush up to my bedroom upstairs.True enough, flooding all over in my bedroom, the problem its carpet layered.So,habislaaa...quickly call the cleanmaster to come over and clear the mess.I think tonight I have to sleep either in my office or in the 3rd room.I think I choose the latter. Moral of the story is...always check and double check your water pipe at all cost and make sure it tightly close in your toilet before leaving your house.

Arrghhh...tension gilerr...come on Tupac help me out here...yeahhh...hit em up baby.....

Recipe for chaos

Have our people thought carefully about the implications and consequences a sudden change of government in Putrajaya would bring? Do people think that once there is a change in the prime ministership and Anwar Ibrahim is in power, everything would be smooth sailing?

Even if Anwar succeeds in getting MPs to cross over, would he be accepted automatically as prime minister? Can he show that he commands the support of the majority of MPs in the Dewan Rakyat when the Dewan is in recess? Wouldn’t his opponents and constitutional experts demand that his claim be put to the test through a motion in the House as required by law? Wouldn’t that lead to a constitutional wrangle?

Even if the Dewan is summoned and a vote taken and Anwar is endorsed, wouldn’t others argue that the proper procedure is for the PM, who has lost the confidence of the Dewan, to advise the King to dissolve the Dewan and call for a fresh parliamentary election to be held? There are other complications. If the Dewan is dissolved, what happens to the national budget which has been tabled but not debated or passed? If the budget is in limbo, would it affect government expenditure next year, with all its horrendous consequences?

Even if the Dewan is not dissolved, but a new government is in power as a result of crossovers, what would the status of the budget be? Assuming that all these problems are overcome, and an Anwar government is established in Putrajaya, with a slim majority, what guarantee is there that the Umno-BN opposition will not try to topple the new government? There are powerful vested interests around Umno-BN which will not disappear overnight. One can expect personalities in the police, the armed forces and the civil service who have intimate links to Umno-BN to work extra hard to restore the status quo.

Having enjoyed power, authority, influence and prestige for more than 50 years, they will not give up that easily. All this will lead to unending jockeying for power and politicking. It will lead to instability and disorder. With instability and uncertainty, the economy will suffer. Both domestic and foreign investors will not want to invest in the country. The public services will be in a state of paralysis because there is no clear political direction and no political cohesion. People will be neglected since those who matter will be absorbed in either maintaining or seeking power. This will not help at this point of time when the world is in the midst of an economic crisis.

If Malaysia gets into this mess, relations among the different communities will certainly deteriorate. Political instability and economic distress always worsen racial ties. Since our racial ties are already so fragile, can you imagine what this will lead to?

Rest in peace Tupac Shakur

Its a really really boring day today.Last night went out with some friends.Still feeling the hangover...those JD...ahhh...keep coming and coming..damn Chew n James...hahaha.anyway, got a bit sentimental browsed through old albums and guess what...found my alltime favourite song from the deceased Tupac Shakur...yeahh hit em up baby...i dedicate this song to all those Tupac Shakur's fans out there......The lyrics:

Intro: zebI ain't got no motherfuckin friendsThat's why I fucked yo' bitch, you fat motherfucker(take money) WEESSSSSSTTTTIIIIIDE!!Bad Boy killers(take money) You know the realest is niggaz(take money) We bring it to you(take money)

Verse One:

TupacFirst off, fuck your bitch and the click you claimWESTSIDE when we ride come equipped with gameYou claim to be a player but I fucked your wifeWe bust on Bad Boy niggas fuck for lifePlus Puffy tryna see me weak hearts I ripBiggie Smallz and Junior M.A.F.I.A. some mark ass bitchesWe keep on comin' while we runnin for ya jewelssteady gunnin, keep on bustin at them fools, you know the rulesLittle Caeser, go ask ya homie how I leave yacut your young ass up, see you in pieces, now be deceasedLil Kim, don't fuck around with real G'sQuick to snatch yo' ugly ass off tha streetz, so fuck peaceI let them niggas know it's on for lifeDon't let the West side ride the night (haha)Bad Boys murdered on wax, and killedFuck wit' me and get ya caps peeled, you know, see...

Chorus:Grab ya glocks, when you see TupacCall the cops, when you see Tupac, uhhWho shot me, but ya punks didn't finishNow ya bout to feel the wrath of a menacenigga, I hit em' up...Interlude: TupacCheck this out, you muthafuckas know what time it isI don't even know why I'm on this trackya'll niggaz ain't even on my levelI'ma let my lil homies ride on youbitch made-ass bad boy bitches, deal with it!!Verse Two: FatalGet out the way yo, get out the way yoBiggie Smallz just got droppedLittle Moo, pass the Mac, and let me hit him in his backFrank White need to get spanked right, for settin trapslittle accident murderer, and I ain't never heard-a yaPoiseless gats attack when I'm servin yaspank the shank ya whole style when I gankGuard your rank, cause I'ma slam ya ass in the pangPuffy weaker than a fuckin block i'm running through niggaand, I'll smoking junior mafia in front of you, niggaWith the ready power tuckin my Gats under my Eddie Bauerya clout, petty sour I push packages every hourI hit em up

ChorusVerse Three: TupacPeep how we do it, keep it real, it's penitentiary steelthis aint no freestyle battle, all you niggaz gettinkilled with ya mouths opentryin to come up offa me, you in the clouds hopingsmokin dope it's like a shermineNiggaz think they learned to flyBut they burn muthafucka, you deserve to dieTalkin bout you gettin money but its funny to meall you niggaz livin bummy why you fuckin with meI'm a self-made millionaireThug Livin outta prison, pistols in the air,(hahaha)Biggie, remember when I used to let you sleep on the couchand beg the bitch to let you sleep in the house,(ha)Now its all about Versace, you copied my styleFive shots couldn't drop me, I took it, and smiledNow I'm bout to set the record straight, with my AKI'm still the thug you love to hateMotherfucker, I hit em up

Verse Four: KadafiI'm from N-E-W Jerz., where plenty murders occurzNo point to come, we bringin drama to all you heardzLocal check the scenario, Little Caes'I bring you fake G's to your kneesCoppin pleas to 'De Janeiro'Lil Kim, is you coked up, or doped up?Get ya lil Junior Whopper click smoked up, what the fuckis you STUPID?!?! I take money, crash and mash through Brooklynwith my click lootin, shootin and pollutin ya blockwith 15 shots cock glock to your knotOutlaw mafia click movin up another notchAnd you popstars popped get dropped and moppedAll your fake-ass east coast props brainstormed and locked

Verse Five: EdiYouse a, beat biter, a Pac style takerI'll tell it to ya face u aint nuttin shit but a faker Softer than Aliz-A with a chaserBout to get murdered for the paperE.D.I. Mean approach the scene of the caperlike a loc, with little ceaser in a choke holdTotin smoke, we aint no muthafuckin jokeThug Life, niggaz betta be knowin, we approchinin the wide open, guns smokinno need for hopin its a battle lost, I got acrossSoon as the funk was bobbin offNigga I hit em up

Outro: Tupac ("take money" background riff")Now you tell me who wonI see them, they run (haha)They don't wanna see usWhole Junior M.A.F.I.A. click dressin up tryin ta be usHow the fuck they gonna be the mob when we always on our jobWe millionaires, killin ain't fair but somebody gotta do itOh yeah, Mobb Deep, you wanna fuck with us?You little young ass motherfuckersDon't one of you niggaz got sickle cell or somethin?You fuckin with me nigga you fuck aroundand have a seizure or a heart-attackYou better back the fuck up, fore you get smacked the fuck upTha's how we do it on our sideAny of you niggaz from New York that wanna bring it, bring itBut we ain't singin, we bringin dramaFuck you and your motherfuckin mamaWe gonna kill all you motherfuckersNow when I came out I told you it was just about BiggieThen everybody had to open their mouth for the motherfucker opinionWell this how we gonna do disFuck Mobb DeepFuck BiggieFuck Bad Boy as a staff record, record labeland as a motherfuckin crewAnd if you wanna be down with Bad BoyThen fuck you tooChino XL, fuck you tooAll you motherfuckers, fuck you too(take money)(take money)Alla y'all motherfuckers, fuck you die slow motherfuckerMy fo'-fo' make sure all y'all kids don't growYou motherfuckers can't be us or see usWe the motherfuckin Thug Life ridahs WEESSSSSSTSIIIIIDE till we die!Out here in California Nigga we warn ya we'll bomb on you motherfuckersWe do our jobYou think you mob, nigga we the motherfuckin mobAin't nuttin but killers and the real niggazAll you motherfuckers feel usOur shit's go triple and four-quadruple(take money)You niggaz laugh coz our staff got guns in theymotherfuckers belt, you know how it isWhen we drop records they feltYou niggaz can't feel itWe the realest, FUCK EM, we Bad Boy killaz! (we killin)

My new Samsung Omnia

The review:

Apparently the term Omnia means ‘Everything’ in Latin, and ‘Wish’ in Arabic, so the expectation associated to this new generation Samsung handset is pretty intense. Do we expect this handset to deliver on its foreign interpretation, or did somebody at Samsung get a new translator for Christmas? I’m sure we’ll find out pretty quickly.

By the time we had read through the ‘old testament’ style specification and features glossary, we were beginning to think we were on the verge of something special, an epiphany if you will. The actual first impressions of the design however were slightly different, as a second take was required to decipher whether or not I had been presented with a Samsung Tocco, on steroids.

However, the Samsung Omnia is presented in an extremely sleek black gloss finish, and actually only measures in at 12.5mm thick. Not bad considering an N96 is over 7mm thicker. Go back to the land that time forgot, namely when Motorola made nice phones, the touch screen mobile phone was little more than a fallacy and initial attempts at touch operation floated like rocks. I for one remember trying skimming an old Samsung E900 across the English Channel after giving the handset an intense jabbing , with a cattle prod. The Samsung Omnia's touch screen though is so rich, intense, and reactive, whilst the 3.2inch screen is hugely refreshing and actually enjoyable to use.

The birth, or realisation, that main stream manufacturers can make money from smart phones started over the last couple of years, but nothing really came close to mass appeal until the I-Phone, and more recently the HTC Diamond. Both handsets have great appeal for their own ‘unique’ qualities, but the Samsung Omnia is truly a class above the rest thanks to its awesome Opera 9.5 web browser, that believe it or not, makes mobile web browsing tolerable.

The applications contained within the handset seem to also have purpose, and the ShoZu client Google packages gives great Google Search and Gmail response. The Omnia has a custom built A-GPS satellite navigation that uses wi-fi or 3G networks to give a much faster start up time, which is great when using the feature in your car. Unfortunately though, the Samsung Omnia doesn’t have a built in GPS application, so you will have to buy that, but Google Maps arrives onboard to get you started. Nothing quite like showing your friends your car is still in the drive on a night out.

Ultimately though this is a handset that screams high tech advancements, and the touch screen interaction is smooth and effortless. This might actually be the first Windows Mobile PocketPC that crosses the sunny waters to integrate as a multimedia entertainment device. Incidentally, we managed to watch a film on the Omnia on a recent train journey, using part of the phones gigantic 16GB memory, and the quality was terrific.

Just to round things up, as we do have limited space, the Samsung Omnia also has a 5 mega-pixel camera, built in radio, Pocket Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote, PDF viewer), Microsoft Windows 6.1 Professional, and up to a 16GB memory.

Salam Ramadhan

Kuih tepung pelita

Today is the first of Ramadhan in Papua New Guinea.As like in previous years, PNG would follow Malaysia the starting of Ramadhan, that is today, Monday 1st September.I really really hope this would be last puasa in PNG as this would be my fourth year in the row.I am having people from UEM Malaysia buka puasa in my house tonight and off to terawih thereafter.Anyway, basically it is a quiet puasa in PNG, nothing special unlike back in Malaysia where we have the buka puasa buffet in hotel and ramadhan bazaar. Im sending back my wife and kids back to Malaysia on the 9/11 and would be my first after several years of puasa absence in Malaysia.Cant wait to break fast with my favourite kuih tepung pelita from Kg. Baru...hmmm...yummm...yummm

Holiday in DownUnder and Middle Earth

It has been ages since I updated my blog.I was on holiday with family to Australia and New Zealand from 24 July to 4 August 08.This is the first trip for sophie to down under and a first for all of us to Middle Earth. We started our journey in Gold Coast, Brisbane for 4 days. We arrived just around noon, took our rented car and off to 45 minutes journey to Courtyard Marriot right smack at the center of Surfer Paradise in Gold Coast. Freshen up then headed to Pacific Fair shopping center to buy some winter clothing for our trip to NZ. The weather in Gold Coast somewhat cold around 12-18 degrees and of coz the kids have to wear their warm clothes.

At Surfers Paradise. Both me and wife kindda 'kebal'

Next day we off to MovieWorld just 15 minutes out of Gold Coast.Had a wonderful time there. The kids really enjoyed themselves particularly Izkey driving a toy car and of coz the carrousel. Weather was kind to us unlike previous day with severe cold rain. We suppose to go to Wet n Wild the next day but I made the right decision not to as the weather is quit cold for the kids.So we just stroll around in Surfers Paradise and did some shopping. This is the last night I went to Jupiter Casino and won AUD 700…hehehe…thanks Ausies for sponsoring my shopping spree.

At the Movie World, Gold Coast

On Sunday morning we headed to Christchurch in South Islands. We decided to visit only cities in South Islands due to time constrain and of coz financially constrain. We slept one night in Christchurch as I have to have a good rest the next day for 6 hours drive to Wanaka. So early in the morning around 9am we off to Wanaka and arrived around 4.30pm. The drives was damn marvelous.I took my time driving as im enjoying the beautiful scenery of mountains, creeks and lakes. Took a lot of pictures. Next day off to the objectives of our holiday, skiing. We went to Cadrona Ski Resort just 30 mins drive from Wanaka. Me and Izkey opted for ski lessons for beginner while we sent sophie to babysitter center…hehehehe…sian diaa…anyway she behave herself though. So off for ski lessons and then suddenly Izkey was like hysterically crying.Haiya..nevermind, Ween was there to comfort him and I concentrated learning how to ski.Saw in tv, skiing is a piece of cake.How wrong I was.Its damn difficult man!But I really enjoyed myself trying something new.One thing I hate going to these places is the snow chains.Really hate it trying to put it right. Then headed back to Wanaka for rest and next day off we went to Queenstown.I opted to use a longer road rather to go through Crown Range road as they required a snow chains for 2W …duhhhh!!!

In front of Lake Tekapo in Wanaka. At the back, our rented car, Toyota Aurion

Izkey trying to ski

Learning to ski.I forgot my instructor name but i know he's French

Arrived in Queenstown somewhere in the noon. Straight went to Gondola ride then checked in at Blue Lodge. At night again we rode the gondola for Kiwi Haka show.Good show though.Ween participated on stage doing ‘puoi’.Its kindda like a ball with a string and u used it to whack people put cold…hehehehe.next day we just had quiet and relax day strolling around the town and took many beautiful pics. I need a good rest as tomorrow we headed to Dunedin.

On top of observatory in Queenstown.Behind us is Lake Wakatipu

Peace!!!Behid is the town of Cromwell.

After 4 hours journey, we arrived in the port city Dunedin in evening.Next day we went to Cadbury Chocolate factory.It is a must for every visitors to visit the factory. Had a nice tour and bought a lot of chocolates.Then we off to Otago Peninsula which ended us in Larnach Castle….uhahaha…eeeee….Haunted Mansion…hehehe.The road to the Peninsula was close so we were diverted to this castle.It was nice though with garden and all and antiques. At night I found myself vomiting coanstantly till midnight.Cant handle it, went to the emergency at hospital and guess what… YOUR WAITING SESSION WOULD BE 3-4 HOURS…what the fuck!!!Are u fucking kidding me!!Im like vomiting like hell and need urgent attention and u want me to wait.Fuck Off!!And whats more there are no private clinic around town just like Klinik Ahmad ke Klinik Famili in Malaysia. Back to motel and tried sleeping.Woke around 8 am and went back to the area.There are only one private clinic in Dunedin that’s open on Sunday and went there.Saw doc and took medicine then drove off back to Christchurch.

My angels in front of oldest buiding in Dunedin, the Railway Station

Ween drove all the way to Christchurch as I am doze off in backseats with the kids.Then suddenly I felt ok again.Took the steering and speed like hell to Christchurch. At night we had our last dinner at Robbie’s.Ate large lamb shank so as Ween. Next day we off back to for one night in Brisbane before heading back to Port Moresby. Wonderful holiday despite a stomach setback in Dunedin.

Cheers