Smoking kills you and I

Kudos to who actually came up with this idea to make this public service announcement. IT speaks for itself. In 3 minutes, it shows all the impacts of smoking to you and I.

Just quit it.

Of abortions and discarding of babies

Baby with sacrococcygeal terratoma in JB Hospital (courtesy of Cheah Ping Ping)

Lately, Malaysia has been plagued with the news of newborns being discarded in dumpsters, on riverbanks, beside the roads, and many more inhumane areas. Some of the lucky and tough babies survived the ordeal and were promptly rescued by do gooders and sent to shelter homes. They will then wait until the day that they are adopted by parents who actually want children but can't have them on their own, or sent back to the families that . And some, the less fortunate ones, end up growing up in shelter homes not knowing who their real families are.

Premaritual sex is rather a common thing nowadays in Malaysia although it is still the biggest taboo and the stigma that haunts the minds of many Malaysians about single mothers are rather demeaning. Therefore, put 2 and 2 together, the equation will end up with another baby dead or alive somewhere out there without anyone tending to it.

How could someone carry a child for 9 whole months and discard of the gift from God, just like that? Have they no sense at all? Fine, they are panicked and do not know what to do of the child, but really, is that the way to act? To let the baby die on its own in a bag, or eaten by stray dogs, or rotten by bacterias and maggots? There must be something wrong in their heads, somewhere.

Recently, Malaysia has come up with the genius idea of having a baby bank i.e. babies that are born out of wedlock may be deposited at the bank, where the babies will be cared for until someone wants to adopt them. OK, it is well and good that we will see less of babies being discarded inhumanely. But with this baby bank, would there be more babies born out of wedlock? More premaritual sex? More incidence of sex-related diseases? And what if the bank is so full but the rate of adoption does not tally? And what if there are babies that are born with congenital defects or HIV infected? Who wants to adopt those babies? Then what happens to them? Honestly, I don't think the baby bank does any more good than harm.

What should be done instead is Malaysia should start the DNA bank. Yes, it is a tedious and expensive project, but it is well worth it. Not only that we can trace the parents of these discarded babies, but with the DNA bank, we can solve crime of rape, murder and etc. Infact, any immigrants that enter the county, should also be registered under the DNA bank.

So, what is your opinion on this issue?

Parking wars

Recently there are many articles in the local newspaper about people ranting on cars that are double parked and blocking their path. Some cars are seen parked in alleys where they shouldn't be. Some, the more daring ones, are parked right underneath the sign "No parking".

Yes, with the increasing number of drivers and cars today, there is no wonder that this is the current problem that is faced by all drivers, me included. I just can't stand double parkers. They get on my nerves and I wish I have a long metal stick with a pointed end so that I can scratch those cars from the comfort of my driver's seat, while driving pass the double parkers.

But then again, I don't blame them as much either. With people that are parking like this:

living in the country and also fruit sellers that think they pay for the parking spot where a car should be parked, like this:



and the cost of parking in a proper parking space is way too absurd to be fathomed:

the only thing I can say is, more power to the double parkers and don't be surprised if I join the bandwagon

;)

In the dark

The notice has been up for a few days but only today that it dawned on me: we are going to be in the dark for a solid 11 hours on Sunday, July 4th 2010.

The WHOLE of Taman Tun Dr Ismail will be cut off from electrical supply from 8am-7pm.

Any idea where i should be heading to spend my Sunday?

The hospital perhaps? Gawwwssshhhh!!! I need to get a life!

Who are we to judge?

"Buat baik biar selalu, buat jahat jangan sekali"


Recently, I got an opportunity to join the Soup Kitchen organized by YMP and Pertiwi. I volunteered myself as a helper in giving out food to the homeless around some specific points in KL. The task wasn't that hard, but what the eyes see, is rather unbearable.



I am one of the lucky people to have a roof over my head and food whenever i need them. So, when I see the homeless, sleeping along the corridor, my heart just goes out to them. Although you might see them all dressed up, clad in clean clothes, carrying handbags and all, yet, they are homeless, and definitely in need of food.



Of course, they are not all locals. There are also foreigners that come around to get food from us. I don't blame them. Having traveled very far from homeland, they might have been conned or something, and now they are stranded and without a single cent in their pockets, what can they do for food?

Yes, you might day, these people, some of them look well and fit enough to work. But the stigma that is overwhelming our community is that these people might be drug addicts, prostitutes, they might be HIV positive, they might steal from you and all, therefore, they are not hired for work, any work at all. It is not that they don't want to work. Some of them really do, it is just that they weren't given the chance



It is unfair for us to judge them. They are in need of help and we should help. Just imagine, God forbids, if one day this kind of things happen to us, who will help us? Who can we depend on?

So, as long as we can help, just do that, help.

Kasih abang

I got this mail from abc panas.

If only....

The lighter side of dark

So, the Earth Hour 2010 was back on March 27th, if I am not mistaken. Many people asked me: "Hey, how come you don't support the Earth Hour?"

Seriously, if I were to answer that, I would end up ranting about anything and everything about saving the earth rather than just one measly hour of switching off the electrical items and then going on the street to party or burning more fuel to get to somewhere just so that you can spend the hour in the cold comfort of the air-conditioned cockpit of your car and then you would want to stop at 7-Eleven to get yourself a can of Dad's Rootbeer that you could have just held it in your hand but you insist that you want it to be put in a small plastic bag that you will throw as soon as you step out the glass door of the said 7-Eleven and you have the face to ask me: "why aren't you supporting earth hour?". See, I told you why it was good that I didn't answer that question to start off with.

So the hype was back again and many radio stations supported the cause and say that they will be off air for the whole hour. Really? Don't Bullshit la weii... There were many radio stations that supported Earth Hour and still were blasting on air.

And then those who support earth hour, they shop with plastic bags for EACH effing item that they bought.

Or worse, they support earth hour, party on the streets and dispose the empty canisters on the streets as well.

Please don't talk to me about saving the earth. Save your breath, save the world.

OMGWTFAreyoutalking about??

Apa nak jadi ni Tesco?

fwd dari seorg rakan...wallahualam..

Ayam keluaran Perak Duck yang dijual di Tesco didapati *TIDAK HALAL* dan
telah disaman RM 5 juta. Disiarkan dalam NST ms. 26 dan Berita Harian.

Ayam Tesco tak halal untuk makluman semua !!!

Coca-cola - Terdapat bendasing dalam coca cola yg belum dibuka.

Kopi Pahlawan - Kopi yg dilaporkan mengandungi racun membawa maut.

GSB Seafood Ent - Bebola ikan yg diproses dari usus babi

Sila war-warkan kpd kawan².

"hello, your daughter has been kidnapped...."

from the e-mail:

Dear all

I cannot stop myself from sharing this with all of you.
It all started when I received a call from someone who claimed that he was from Maxis, asking me to shutdown my phone for 2 to 3 hours for 3G update
to take place.

As I was rushing for a meeting, I did not question about the shutdown of my cell
phone.
After 45 minutes, I felt very suspicious since the caller did not even
introduce his name.


I quickly turned my cell phone back on and I received several numbers of missed calls; few from my family members and
the other numbers was from the number that called me earlier : 3954380.

I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worried, asking
me whether I am safe. My parents told me that they received a call from
someone who claimed that they have me with them and asking for money to set me free. The call was so real and my parents even heard my voice crying out loud asking for help.


My parents was at the bank waiting for the next call to proceed with the money transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asked them to lodge a police report.


Right after that I received again, a call from the same guy asking me
to shutdown my cell phone for another 1 hour, which this time I refused to do so and hung up.. They kept calling my cell phone until my battery went dead. I, myself lodged a police report and was informed by the police officer that this kind of scam has always been reported. In most cases, the victim's family have already transferred the money! And it is impossible to get back the money.
Banks can only return back the money if the owner of the account agreed
to do so or there is a court order.

So guys, be careful of this kind of scam!!! Those guys are so professional and very convincing during the calls. If you were asked to shutdown your cell phone for any updates by the service provider, ASK AROUND! Your friends should receive the same call too.


Any Customer Service would introduce their NAME AT THE BEGINNING of the
call. Ignore them if you don't get a name at the beginning of the call.

If you received instructions from unrecognized number/person that you are not sure, make your own judgment.


The BEST is DO NOT RESPOND.
If you cannot pickup your loved one's call, DO GIVE A CALLBACK
immediately! Update your loved one with ALTERNATE CONTACTS.
If you think you are SMART and cannot be cheated, You are wrong!
Be Safe and Stay Alert!

in the name of Allah S.W.T

I got his in the mail....


Brother & sisters
Just want to share something with you all…
Think carefully for our next future generations…
Remember the quote “to see the future of nation just look at their youth @ youngster…
What they have done is the mirror of what will happen in future….”
So what happens now will give a big implication on our next generation…

It’s a story about using Allah as same word as other God which in Christian they believe Jesus is the son of God.
So, the Malaysian Christians (which I believe only some of them) currently claim that the word Allah not only belong to Muslim but also for them..
For me, it’s really sad they can’t understand even the simplest thing & hurt Malaysian people really bad…
After many decades we Malay Muslim had sacrifice a lot for the others Malaysians (neither race nor religion) in the name of unity but right now when it relates to ‘Aqidah’ & purity of Islam religion it’s really too much….
I don’t want our past mistakes to happen again & again…..
I believe this is a part of the Jewish plan.
So to all Muslim, please come unite & protect our beloved religion & country….

So, please don’t say in the name of democracy, or whatever…..


What the kids will think after this if Allah can be seen at church like this??
It’ll make them confuse like ‘we can pray Allah at church’ or ‘Allah has more than one’???
What will happen next??



This already happen in East Malaysia , so please do something before its spread here…



Don’t wait until it happen like in Indonesia which lot of confusion like this….
That time ‘Murtad’ is normal & can’t be stop anymore….
Again, to all my Muslim friend lets unite and face this for sake of our future…
Thanks…..
Allahuakbar!! Allahuakbar!! Allahuakbar!!

Wassalam…


REd's take: to me, we can pray to Allah from out hearts anywhere we want because Allah is everywhere. not only the malay muslims have sacrificed for this country, other religions and cultures too have done that. yes, we are the majority. that is why it seems as if we have done more. but if we were to distribute the equality, everyone has done their part. Allah is not Jesus. Jesus in Islam is a prophet (i.e. Nabi Isa). Allah is the one and only, no son, no father, no mother, no family. please, correct this confusion and stop all the hatred. it sucks big time!

beware: NAME CARDS

Must Read and Please be careful out there !!

A man came over and offered his service as a painter to a female putting gas in her car and left his card. She said no, but accepted his card out of kindness and got in the car. The man then got into a car driven by another gentleman.

As the lady left the service station, she saw the men following her out of the station at the same time.
Almost immediately, she started to feel dizzy and could not catch her breath. She tried to open the window and realized that the odor was on her hand; the same hand which accepted the card from the gentleman at the gas station.

She then noticed the men were immediately behind her and she felt she needed to do something at that moment. She drove into the first driveway and began to honk her horn repeatedly to ask for help.The men drove away but the lady still felt pretty bad for several minutes after she could finally catch her breath. Apparently, there was a substance on the card that could have seriously injured her.

This drug is called 'BURUNDANGA'and it is used by people who wish to incapacitate a victim in order to steal from or take advantage of them.

This drug is four times more dangerous than the date rape drug and is transferable on simple cards.

So take heed and make sure you don't accept cards at any given time alone or from someone on the streets. This applies to those making house calls and slipping you a card when they offer their services .

p/s: kalau kat jemputan kahwin yang wangi tu, apa cer pulak?

i am so going to sue TESCO

please everyone. be very aware!! don't ever buy fresh (not really actually) squids from TESCO. i bought them yesterday and today, i feel like hell.

i am now feeling nauseous and having teribble headache and my whole body is in a hyperaesthesia (very sensitive to touch) mode that i feel pain even while i am typing right now. i don't even dare to drink a drop of water right now because i feel like vomitting so bad.

even Emi is suffering because she ate the squids too. she can't control herself and i had to clean up the mess she made.

help.

Depression

aM i ALive Or Am i Dead? My GReaTest ReGretS RepEaTinG in My HEAD. FeLiNG So emPty aNd coLd, Like pUdDLE of my oWn BLooD foRminG thE SilLhOutte OF a MOld. WonDErinG IF I'LL eveR be mIssED, TRapPed in my Own dARknEss, LOst to THe lUCiDity oF my MiNd. thE DEPRESSION, a waR in tiMe. counTiNG doWn thE DaYS of My lIFe LinE. LoST in All tHEse siLLy RhyMeS. trYing To Breath, buT nO lOnGEr liVing. Lost ALL hopE, loSt ALL meANIng. conFused witH WhAT is REAL. SaYiNg GRace aT mY LAst mEAL.


~so not written by me.

the truth on McDonald's

thank God i stopped eating from the Golden Arches a long time ago.....

Fatine Young

LONDON - Seorang lelaki Britain, Ian Young menyunting seorang mak nyah warga Malaysia yang dikenali sebagai Fatine untuk menjadi 'isterinya', lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.
Ian, 30, yang memiliki sebuah syarikat penyelenggaraan hartanah berkahwin dengan Fatine, 36, dalam satu majlis sivil di sini Mei lepas.
Dia berkenalan dengan Fatine di sebuah kafe Starbucks di Menara Berkembar Petronas, Kuala Lumpur pada Ogos 2006 ketika dia bekerja sebagai pegawai keselamatan di Malaysia.
Terpegun dengan kejelitaan mak nyah tersebut, Ian yang pada mulanya menyangka Fatine seorang wanita, cuba memikatnya.
Lelaki itu berkata, keserasian antara mereka menimbulkan bibit cinta dan dia berasa bertuah dapat bertemu dengan kekasih yang mengambil berat dan pandai menjaga hatinya.
"Saya tidak peduli sama ada dia seorang mak nyah. Saya mencintai keperibadiannya. Bagi saya Fatine seorang wanita yang cantik dan menawan," kata Ian yang sebelum ini mempunyai seorang teman wanita berbangsa Inggeris.
Fatine atau nama sebenarnya Mohammed Fazdil Min Bahari mengambil hormon wanita sejak berusia 17 tahun.
Jurusolek itu tidak mahu melakukan pembedahan penukaran jantina kerana takut pada risiko di samping gembira dengan keadaan dirinya yang sedia ada.
Pada Disember 2008, Ian membawa Fatine ke Britain dengan menggunakan visa pelawat tetapi 'isterinya' itu kini bakal dihantar pulang Malaysia kerana tinggal di negara itu melebihi tempoh enam bulan. - Agensi

ASTAFIRULLAHHALAZIM......





I fell for the woman of my dreams... and she turned out to be a he

WHEN Ian Young sat down next to a beautiful woman in a packed cafe in Kuala Lumpur, he had no idea they would one day be married.

Nor did he know that his pretty companion was a man.

In just three years, Ian has gone from being a straight lad from Derby - who was with his previous girlfriend for eight years - to being in a full-time same-sex relationship.

Ian married 36-year-old Fatine, who is a pre-op transsexual, in a British civil partnership ceremony in May.

But now Fatine faces deportation back to Malaysia, where homosexuality is ILLEGAL.

Ian, 30, who owns his own property maintenance company, says: "I know it is hard for people to understand but I love Fatine. I feel lucky to have met such a caring, wonderful person.

"It doesn't matter to me that she is a transsexual - it's the person she is inside that I care about and love.

"I can't contemplate the idea of us not being together. I look at her and see a beautiful woman."

Ian met Fatine in a Starbucks cafe in the Malaysian capital's famous Petronas Towers in August 2006. He was working as a security officer in the country at the time.

He says: "I asked if I could nick the seat next to her. When she looked up and said, 'Yes' I was overwhelmed by her striking eyes and exotic features.

"We started talking and I was immediately impressed by how good her English was. When she got up to leave I asked for her number.


"That's when she said she might not be what I was looking for and that she was actually a transsexual. I just said, 'Oh' and blushed with embarrassment. But for some reason I wasn't put off.

"I'd never met a transsexual before and my instinct was that I liked Fatine. Even if it was just as friends, I wanted to meet her again."

Two days later Ian and Fatine, who was born Mohammed Fazdil Bin Min Bahari, met at a bar - and kissed at the end of the night.

Ian says: "It just felt right. My first impression in the coffee shop was that Fatine was a woman.

"If she happened to have male sex organs then that was some sort of birth defect. I never thought of her as a man."

The couple met twice more and agreed the feelings they had were more than just friendship.

Ian says: "I was planning to go back to the UK but Fatine was such a warm, gentle person she drew me in.

"I was treated like a meal ticket by other Malaysian girls. But Fatine was different - a successful make-up artist and independent woman."

But the fledgling relationship was not without its problems.

Ian says: "Being a straight man I did have a few concerns about the way I was feeling.

"I wondered if it meant I was gay and I was scared what had happened wasn't right, but I couldn't ignore how I felt."

Fatine, who has taken female hormones since the age of 17, does not want gender reassignment surgery because of the risks involved and because she is happy with her body as it is.

She was also nervous about starting a relationship in a country where transsexuals are often sacked or arrested.

Ian says: "She was disowned by her mother and had encountered a lot of prejudice.

"I began to understand that Fatine and her friends were not a freak show but ordinary people like you or me who just happened to have been born into the wrong body."

When Ian's contract finished five months later he returned to Derby, but he and Fatine realised they both felt strongly about each other. Ian arranged to return to Kuala Lumpur to work, but not before telling all to his mum Patricia.

He recalls: "Mum was fantastic. Having her support was a huge weight off my shoulders."

On his second visit, in October 2007, Ian and Fatine felt ready for a physical relationship.

Ian says: "I was scared about what would happen if sex didn't work. I needn't have worried and it only helped bring us closer. If you love someone, you accept their body no matter how it is."

In December 2008 Ian arranged for Fatine to travel to the UK on a visitor's visa. However, a holiday soon became a long-term stay.

Ian says: "The realisation we could walk down the street together and be happy made it hard to contemplate ever going back to Malaysia.

"I started feeling incredibly proud to have Fatine on my arm."

A month into Fatine's visit Ian proposed and they applied to the Home Office for a Certificate of Approval to Marry. This allowed them to proceed with a civil partnership, which they hoped would support Fatine in getting a permanent visa.

Ian says of the ceremony: "My friends and family turned out to Derby Register Office and their presence was a huge boost.

"Everyone was so supportive. Mum said, 'I've got a son and a daughter now'. For Fatine it was strange to be surrounded by people who were so accepting of her and our relationship.

"Fatine wore a beautiful red silk dress and looked utterly stunning."
Fancy

Ian has been pleasantly surprised by people's acceptance. He says: "There is always a moment of shock on their face when they find out Fatine isn't a woman. Seconds later they accept it, then ask if I'm gay. But, as strange as it sounds, I'd never say I fancy men."

Despite their dedication to each other, the couple's plans to stay in the UK are now in turmoil after Fatine's Leave To Remain Visa was refused in September on the grounds of an incorrect passport photo.

Their second application was rejected because it was received after Fatine's visitor's visa expired. She has now been told to return to Malaysia.

Ian says: "I simply don't accept the reasons we have been given for each refusal of the application.

"Our local MP has even got in touch with the Home Office but they won't budge. They say Fatine has to return to Malaysia, which is something we wouldn't be able to do as a couple.

"Over there we would face imprisonment just for living together.

"We want to do simple things like have a mortgage. We feel desperate, our options are quickly running out.

"Fatine can reapply from Malaysia but who knows how long that would take, or if it would even be accepted.

"We might be different from your average couple but we love each other - and being forced apart is our worst nightmare."

Head of Immigration for the UK Border Agency, Matthew Coats, said: "This applicant entered the UK as a visitor. The rules are clear that a visitor must leave the UK within six months but may reapply for a new visa from their country of origin."

macam HARAM!

WHITE COFFEE Oldtown Kopitiam 'WCOK' telah beroperasi bermula sekitar tahun 1999. Dimana diawal penubuhan status HALAL sebenarnya telah diragui lagi.

Beberapa produk yang harus diragui STATUS HALAL & dikenalpasti HARAMnya ialah:-

-Nissin Noodles (Mee Segera Nissin Noodles) yang diimport dari Hong Kong (tertulis dipaket bungkusan)

-Daging Salai yang digunakan pada hidangan Sandwish & Nissin Noodles juga diragui status halalnya. Ini kerana pada waktu awal penubuhan White Coffee Oldtown Kopitiam 1999 tiada dipasaran Malaysia yang menjual Daging Salai HALAL. Perkara ini anda boleh rujuk kepada para penyelidik, pensyarah & pelajar di Fakulti/ Jabatan Perhotelan @ F&B / Food & Beverages.

-Minyak yang digunakan didalam penyediaan menu ' Ipoh Ho Fun @ Ipoh Kuew Teaw Sup'. Minyak tersebut dihasilkan sendiri oleh WCOK dan tidak terdapat dipasaran. Hanya diberitahu ianya minyak udang. Tetapi adakah ianya benar & tiada campuran lain?

-Herbal Jelly adalah produk yang diimport daripada China . Diberitakan, antara isi kandungannya adalah kulit kura-kura. Khasiatnya dikatakan dapat memanaskan anggota dalaman badan (persoalannya - bolehkan UMAT ISLAM makan yang terhasil daripada KURA-KURA)

Apa yang membuatkan UMAT ISLAM diMalaysia TERPEDAYA dengan status HALALnya ialah salinan sijil HALAL yang dikeluarkan oleh JABATAN AGAMA ISLAM PERAK @ 'JAIPK' pada beberapa produknya dijaja dengan mengatakan JAIPK akan memberi STATUS HALAL pada semua produknya yang sehingga kini (dari awal penubuhnnya-dekat 10tahun dah) masih lagi tidak diperoleh Sila layari laman Web WCOK. Hanya sijil halal bagi beberapa produk yang disahkan oleh JAIPK yang dijajanya. Berbagai anugerah telah diperolehi, namun STATUS HALAL BAGI RESTORENNYA masih lagi TIDAK BERJAYA DIPEROLEHI. KENAPA & MENGAPA? Maka itulah umat islam dinegara ini terpedaya dengan helah apabila nama JAIPK digunakan.

Selain daripada penyalahgunaan Sijil Halal yang dikeluarkan oleh JAIPK umat islam juga terpedaya dengan paparan pekerja islam yang diambil bekerja. Dimana dengan mengatakan yakni makanan yang dihidangkan adalah halal, maka pekerja-pekerja islam ini telah terpedaya untuk berkerja seterusnya menjadi penipuan yang tidak diketahui mengenai status halal makanan direstoren tersebut. Bagi pengunjung-pengunjung, apabila melihat Sijil HALAL yang dipaparkan (yang dikeluarkan oleh JAIPK bg sesetengah produk sahaja & bukan yang dikeluarkan oleh JAKIM yakni pengesahan makanan yang dihidangkan oleh restoren terbabit adalah HALAL semuanya) serta pekerja-pekerja islam (yang tidak mengetahui akan Status Non-HALAL yang dihidangkan.Siap pakai tudung lagi) maka dengan mudahnya mereka memasuki dan menjamahnya.

Seperti apa yang berlaku di KULIM, KEDAH bagi Kopitiam PAK'HAINAN (juga 'TIDAK HALAL'). Sungguh menyedihkan apabila pengurus restoren beragama Islam dan berbangsa Melayu tidak mengendahkan & mengetahui status HALAL bagi makanan yang dihidangkan. Papan tanda diluar restoren juga sungguh besar menunjukkan pekerja islamnya memakai tudung menghidangkan makanan.

Begitu juga yang berlaku di TESCO Seberang Jaya, Perai pula Kopitiam WHITE HOUSE (juga 'TIDAK HALAL') selain menghidangkan `noodles @ mee' yang TIDAK HALAL dan beberapa menu lagi yang tidak diketahui Status HALAL HARAMnya, mereka juga dengan selamba & tampa rasa bersalah mengunakan LOGO HALAL JAKIM tampa kelulusan. Apabila ditanya, mereka menjawab produk mereka semuanya HALAL. Dan apa buktinya bagi Noodles @ Mee Import yang dihidangkan dan beberapa produk lain, tidak tahu jawapannnya.

Di TESCO Kajang pada tahun 2006, WHITE COFFEE Oldtown Kopitiam telah menghidangkan `noodles @ Meenya' yang antara isi kandungannya terdapat 'LUNCHEON MEAT'. Aduan telah dibuat, namun tiada tindakan daripada pejabat Agama diambil bagi men`yamak' restoren terbabit.

Perkara ini telah disahkan oleh perkerja Islam White Coffee Oldtown Kopitiam (kini telah berhenti apabila mengetahui perkara ini) selain daripada pekerja pihak pengurusan berbangsa Cina (juga telah berhenti apabila menghadapi tekanan daripada pelanggan mengenai Status HALAL JAKIM).

Selain itu, walaupun WCOK telah membuka sehingga melebihi 100 cawangan dari tahun 1999-2008 diseluruh negara yakni dari utara hingga ke selatan namun STATUS HALALnya masih lagi tidak diperolehi. Dalam masa 10tahun, 100 cawangan telah berjaya dibuka dengan menghidangkan kepada UMAT ISLAM MALAYSIA makanan yang HARAM. Dan sungguh menyedihkan apabila pihak JAKIM selaku pihak Jabatan Agama yang bertanggungjawab dinegara ini mengambil sikap berdiam diri. Adakah seseorang dijabatan ini telah disogok agar tiada isu dibangkitkan & tindakan diambil walaupun sebenarnya telah ada aduan yang dibuat. Apakah pihak di JAKIM hanya melihat kepentingan yang akan diperolehi dengan tindakan ini tetapi tidak PERHINTUNGAN di PADANG MASYAR nanti? Apakah perlu adanya aduan baru ada tindakan? Sedangkan pihak JAKIM telah melihat begitu ramai umat islam menjamah makanan di `WHITE COFFEE OLDTOWN KOPITIAM' yang 'TIADASTATUS HALAL' dan kini terbukti 'TIDAK HALAL' nya. Adakah tiada pemantauan dan tindakan bagi pihak yang `TIDAK MENDAPAT KEBENARAN/ KELULUSAN' JAIKIM menjugakan LOGO HALAL JAKIM?

Hanya beberapa Kopitiam sahaja yang prihatin & dilihat telah mendapat `PENGESAHAN SIJIL HALAL JAKIM' walaupun baru setahun jagung dibuka. Seperti SWENZ KOPITIAM & KAPITAN KOPITIAM. Dimana melalui produk menunya didapati sememang tiada makanan yang diimport dari TAIWAN,
HONG KONG & JEPUN yang kebanyakkannya tidak HALAL. Mengapa restoren ini boleh mendapat Status HALAL JAKIM & terdapat sesetengahnya TIADA HALAL JAKIM.

Jawapannya MUDAH, ini kerana sesetengah hidangan makanan yang dihidangkan di Rangkaian Kopitiam seperti:-

-WHITE COFFEE OLDTOWN Kopitiam,

- NEWTOWN Kopitiam

-WHITE HOUSE Kopitiam

-PAK HAINAN Kopitiam

-JOM BALI Kopitiam

adalah 'TIDAK HALAL'

jangan sangkut beg tangan kat kerusi tapi letaklah ia dibawah ketiak, nescaya lebih selamat walaupun lepas tu beg bau hapak.

lokasi: Swensen's Subang Jaya

masa: mana la aku tau. tak tulis pun.

yang terlibat: perempuan pakai baju putih, nampak mulia, tapi perangai macam setan. seorang lelaki yang ber'whiskers' (iewww... spikey!!) yang bajet kurang dari rm10 macho tapi hancur. seorang makcik yang sibuk ligat berpotpet lantas tak perasan yang beg dia dah kena sauk. sure lepas tu meraung bagai punya. bai the roti john bazaar ramadhan kuala nerang berharga rm3 [mahal ok!], makcik tu pakai tudung bling2 ok.



"hai kamera!! aku ingin berkelakuan jahat hari ini"



"cepat yang, cepat! abang dah terkucil dalam seluar ni, takuttttt!!!"


moral: jangan pakai tudung bling2, sebab obstruct pendengaran. eh, silap.... ooopppsss... berhati2 la pada yang suka berbeg tangan ok.

JOHN HOPKINS-LATEST FINDINGS ON CANCER

i got this from my aunt, who is a healthcare provider in jeddah royal king fahad hospital. i hope it is useful for us.



AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.



CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc. are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's Aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastrointestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruit help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetable s 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefied and leads to more toxic build-up.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body’s own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted anted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, resentment, and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily and deep breathing helps to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

CANCER UP-DATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL, U S A

1. No plastic containers in microwave.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave.


Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.

Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.
Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.

Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.

This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.

Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

60 EARTH hour

"eh, are you guys joining the earth hour thingy on saturday, 28-03-09? my friends and i are going to join in"

REd - "hmm, i have been trying to save the environment since i don't know when, this earth hour thing just don't cut it"

"eh, ya la. i also don't see the purpose of doing it"

REd - "but if you haven't been recycling or saving resources or saving energy, then i would strongly suggest you join this earth hour la"

"oh, like that is it? ok ok...."



so, i am pretty sure that everyone has heard about this earth hour thing right? in malaysia, you are supposed to switch off all your electrical appliances for 1 whole hour starting from 2030hours up to 2130 hours, in order to stop the waste of energy. good for the cause, good for the earth.

thing is.....

prior to this earth hour day that is like, TOMORROW, they are alot of energy wastage and resource wastage that has been going on, just to "support" this earth hour day and also to tell people about it. see, take for example, the amount of FRESH paper that is used to print out notices around the campus, buildings about the fact that they are going to switch off the main switch and to encourage people to join in the cause. if the notices were handwritten or printed on RECYCLED paper, then, that would not go against the whole purpose of saving the environment.

also, there are all those celebrities that are on air, promoting and urging people to join in. think about it. how much energy do they use to call these celebrities, or if the celebrities are required to be in the studio to record the messages, the amount of unnecessary gas emission that happens during travel, the energy that is used to do the recording, to replay it on air. do you think that the 1 hour, that God knows how many people are actually participating in this cause, will actually make a difference to compensate the energy uses prior to it?

and then, they ask you to go register yourself on the net just to join in the cause. what for? if there was a relevant reason for this, then, ok la. but if it was just for show or to estimate how much power that is going to be saved, seriously, the energy that is used to go online, to register, and what if after registering (just for being in the "in group") people don't actually participate in that whole hour, all the energy go to waste?

haiyaa... talk about being so hyped up and then defeating the REAL purpose. this is a GRAND example.

you want to save the environment, start on your own. then, when you are consistent in it, encourage ONE friend/family member, and the chain goes on. doing it for one day does not put an impact in today's mindset.

start by plugging off your appliances when not in use. even if you out of your room for awhile, switch off the fan/lights. if you are on the net, instead of using google, use the homepage, www.blackle.com (it looks way too cool anyway). when charging your phone, switch it off. it uses less energy that way and it will save your batt's lifespan. do you really need AC and fan switched on SIMULTANEOUSLY? unless you are full of blubber, i don't think you need that. sweat a little, it is good for your health.

they are many other ways to save the environment, save the earth, and ultimately, save yourselves....

it is just that you have to be sincere about it. not doing it because everyone is doing it, only for that MOMENT.

neee...noooo....neee...nooo (bunyi alarm)

aku ingat aku sorang je yang dibelengu (ceewahh!!! tere tak penggunaan bahasa ni?) paranoia. rupa2nya, i am not alone. baik jo-ee, baik YY, baik REd, semua pun mmg tengah paranoid gila pasal saiko stalker tu.

kalau aku, bunyi yang paling slight pun, aku dah on the guard. malam2 mmg aku tak nyenyak arr tido, memantau, kalau2 ada ternampak kelibat si saiko tu. YY pulak, asal dia bangun je, dia mesti check tingkap depan and tingkap belakang, just to make sure that he is not there. jo-ee, sama macam aku juga, tak nyenyak tido and mula dengar2 macam ada orang je jalan2 kat lorong belakang umah ni.

no, we are not loosing our minds. we are just loosing our sanity because of the saiko.

tadi, aku kat klass, jo-ee call, tanya is it ok if they set up the main box for the alarm system in my room. hari ni the alarm people came to buat survey and see how many trigger points should be set up and macam mana nak buat zoning and all. aku ingat, they buat survey je... mana tau... sekali aku balik, dengan plan nak tido because i was so sleepy, aku tgk umah penuh ngan tech people tengah set up the system. wah!!! this is what we call impulse shopping!!

yes, rumah ni ada alarm sekarang. mmg ye, rumah kami di sini adalah rumah student yang tercanggih, lengkap dengan macam2 benda yang umah student lain tak ada (kalau nak compare ngan tempat ni la...).

sekarang ada satu lagi paranoia: takut kalau alarm tu bising if we tak tahu how to work the thing.

haisshh.....