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Chevening Scholarships (Intake for October 2003)
Deadline for application: October 2002. Relevant websites:
www.britishcouncil.org.my - British Council Malaysia; contains "Postgraduate Application Forms". From Frances Yee: "If you would like to apply to universities, you can download our Postgraduate Application Forms from our website at www.britishcouncil.org.my. Go to the end of the webpage and look for Quick Access. You'll be able to find Graduate Application Forms in the drop-down menu. Alternatively, you can provide me with your contact details and I can send you a copy of the form. If you qualify for the course and if there are places left for the course at the university, the universities will send you an offer letter directly. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need further assistance. Address: Frances Yee, Education Counsellor, Education UK Services, The British Council, Jalan Bukit Aman, PO Box 10539, 50916 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel +60 3 2698 7555 ext 49, Fax +60 3 2693 0807. frances.yee@britishcouncil.org.my
www.chevening.com - Chevening Scholarship website
www.prospects.ac.uk - UK's official graduate careers website
www.universitiesuk.ac.uk
www.hotcourses.com
http://www.postgrad.hobsons.com
http://www.niss.ac.uk/sites/he-cis.html
Malaysian personals website:
The nation undergoing series of high profile robberies
Latest: 26/8/2002
Who: Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Sulaiman Mohamed robbed by 5 men believed to be Indonesians armed with parangs, screwdrivers and scissors.
Where: bungalow in Ampang Hilir, KL
How: A few minutes before 3.30am, the robbers overpowered and assaulted a security guard at the main gate. They tied and gagged the guard, who was only armed with a baton, before locking him at his post. Then at 3.30am, they then prised open a bathroom window located at back of house and squeezed through the gap to get into the kitchen. "For some reason, our alarm system was not on,” Dr Sulaiman told reporters later yesterday. He said one of his relatives, Aloha Saharudin, 45, who came face to face with one of the robbers climbing up the stairs, alerted the others in the house through the intercom. Dr Sulaiman said the robber ran down to let his accomplices inside the house. After holding the deputy minister and his wife, Datin Seri Aida Shaari at knifepoint, they tied and gagged them. Two of the robbers stood guard over the couple while their accomplices went into the other rooms and dragged out other members of the family, their two children, two nephews, three maids and a friend of their son who were all forced into the upstairs hall where their hands were also bound with pieces of cloth. They ransacked the house for about an hour before making their getaway in a car. Dr Sulaiman managed to free himself about 30 minutes later and lodged a report at the Cheras district police headquarters.
What: jewellery worth about RM150,000, about RM3,000 in cash, four cellular telephones and several watches.
On 8/8/2002, former Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Yaakub was slashed in a scuffle with several men, believed to be foreigners, during a RM4,000 robbery at his house in Ukay Heights.
In July, five armed burglars escaped with about RM500,000 in cash, foreign currency, jewellery and a pistol after breaking into the home of former Selangor state executive councillor Datuk Saidin Thamby in Kampung Selayang here.
Consumer reviews on any item: http://www.reviewcentre.com/
http://www.magnifix.com.my - Local Open Source proponent
http://www.nc.com.my - Lotus Notes proponent
The Star, 9/8/2002: Lamboghini Diablo in Malaysia!
SEREMBAN: Two Lamborghini Diablos were among 40 luxury cars seized by the state Customs and Excise Department in an operation against those who evade import duties. Department director Ismail Ibrahim said the two cars, worth RM1mil each, were confiscated last week at a secluded housing estate in Mantin near here. Without divulging the identity of the owner, Ismail said this was the first time the department had seized such luxury cars. Ismail said the other vehicles included Honda, BMW and Mercedes.
Unprecedented Newsday: 23rd June 2002
Tomorrow front and back page news would be a no-brainer. Front page surely Dr Mahathir's shock announcement that he's resigning from all posts within Umno and BN. The whole nation stood still that few minutes before 6pm at PWTC during Umno's congress. Things only went back to normal about an hour later when he retracted his decision. He then went on holiday in Italy. Back page: Korea became only 2nd side from outside Europe and South America to reach semifinals of World Cup. Another shock followed on 24th June, when PAS President, Datuk Fadzil Noor, 65 died in KL after complications resulting from his heart bypass surgery.
Beware the 419 Scam (Nigerian scam) thru email!
419 Coalition website: http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
Nigerian Scams: http://gdead.mooseriver.com/~jgrosch/Nigeria/
www.jica.org.my - JICA Malaysia Homepage
Worth visiting websites
Urban legends / hoaxes : do not be fooled!
www.shellscholar.org - Shell Scholarships (but need 1st class degree!)
thyroid crisis or "storm", which is an acute worsening or exaggeration of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism that may occur with infection or stress: http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/000356.cfm
USA vs Taliban
December: Taliban collapses.
13 November: Taliban flees Kabul; Northern Alliance expanded its control of Afghanistan from 10% to nearly half in 4 days
9 November: Northern Alliance takes key city of Mazar-e-Sharif
7 October: US attacks Afghanistan
11 September: WTC Twin Towers destroyed in worst terrorist attack on US soil - 1st mass-casualty terrorism attack in history.
US Army Elite Forces
"professional soldiers who hates the army"
"where normal army are trained to follow orders, these guys are expected to be creative, where brains counts for more than brawn. They're expected to work in small teams, holed up on the ground, out of touch with superiors for months"
"each guy would carry the most advanced weapons in the history of warfare, up to 100lbs each (40+ kgs)"
Rangers
Green Berets - gained fame during Vietnam War
SEALs - (Sea, Air and Land) Navy equivalent to the Delta Force
Delta Force - so secret, even US Army doesn't acknowledge their existence
Nightstalkers - specialists in night raid from air
Great Britain: SAS: "world's most experienced soldiers", Royal Marines
For fun, easter eggs, slip-ups etc: www.wolfsites.com
All things Japanese, including learning the language: www.jappie.com.my
Mobile phone wish list:
dimension 90mm x 40mm x 15mm, weight 70g
phone book 1000 builtin
talktime 24 hrs
standby 1 month (can LiOn battery handle this?)
WAP/GPRS c/w profiles selection
tri-band
vibrate
USB/irDA comm
SMS chat
upgradable firmware
comm with Outlook
voice dial for 100 names
20 programmable ringtones, or even better
MP3 ringtone
MP3 download/playback up to 64MB
3 yr warranty, including battery
accessories: handsfree kit, online charger, offline charger,
car charger
builtin features: games, calculator, clock, alarm, currency converter,
scrapbook
Currently available handphones dimensions comparison:Kyocera TG200 Dimension 120x40x16 Weight 75
Nokia 8210 Dimension 101.5x44.5x17.4 Weight 79
Nokia 8250 Dimension 102.5x45x19 Weight 81
Siemens S45 Dimension 105x46x17 Weight 88
Ericsson T29 Dimension 95 x 51 x 22 Weight 95
Philips Twist Dimension 145x57x19 Weight 159
Ericsson R380 Dimension 130 x 50 x 26 Weight 164
Ericsson R520 Dimension 130x50x16 Weight 105
Trium Mars 115 x 44 x 29 115Hoaxbusters - http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HoaxBustersHome.html
Malaysian based mobile phone reviews - www.mobile88.com
I was in Okinawa, Japan 23 Nov 2000 - 16 Mar 2001, attending Computer (System Analyst(B)) course. Related website is http://www.geocities.com/mba_okinawa/. Read my log at http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Gulf/1812/ebenezer.html
www.maybank2u.com - one step closer to online banking & e-society
www.yourwap.com - WAP emulator for PC
Information on State Government websites woefully outdated
http://www.nstpi.com.my/z/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Frontpage/20000413013922
13/4/2000
By Shareem Amry and Elizabeth John
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - If several official State Government websites are to be believed, Tan Sri Sanusi Junid is still the Kedah Menteri Besar, the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang has not been completed yet and the Second Link to Singapore does not exist.
Similarly, the Commonwealth Games which took place here in 1998 is listed as an upcoming event and the Light Rail Transit system now traversing the capital city is a "proposed" project.
The listing of such hilariously outdated information came to light last Monday when the Kedah State Assembly sitting was informed that the State official website was woefully out of date.
For the record, Sanusi was succeeded by Datuk Seri Syed Razak Syed Zain, who was sworn in on Dec 11, 1999.
Other inaccurate information on the websites include a section which says Pelangi Air runs daily return flights from Alor Star to Kota Baru.
A check with the airline, however, revealed that it had stopped servicing that route in October last year.
A check by the New Straits Times showed that most of the other offical State Government websites are also in need of updating.
Mistakes included Pahang's website, which lists Tan Sri Khalil Yaakob as its Menteri Besar, even though he was succeeded by Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob on May 25 1999. Khalil is now the Information Minister.
Negri Sembilan's website includes a comprehensive calendar of events for "Visit Negri Sembilan Year" - held in 1999.
"With the Commonwealth Games 1998 approaching and Visit Negri Sembilan Year 1999 events in line, (this website) helps you to bring your business to greater heights by promoting your services and products to potential customers around the world," it says.
Meanwhile, Perak's website contains a page which lists "proposed trade & investments missions for 1996", although its calendar of events under its "current events" section had been updated as recently as yesterday.
Like Perak, most official State websites show signs of having been updated recently, but not thoroughly, resulting in a mix of both old and new information.
Johor's website, for example, carries a daily weather report for Johor Baru, yet it only has statistics of tourist arrivals from Singapore recorded in 1992.
The website also lists the Second Link to Singapore as a "proposed" project, even though the link was officially opened on April 18, 1998.
Although Selangor's official website carries its Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Abu Hassan Omar's weekly schedule, it also lists some of the most glaringly outdated information.
"The new Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang is intensively under construction," it says, although the airport was officially opened in 1998.
Westport in Pulau Indah and the LRT system are also listed as proposed projects, although both have been in operation for some time.
Many of the statistics on the State websites, such as Gross Domestic Product, employment and labour force participation figures, are outdated, with some dating back as far as 1995.
Grammatical howlers were also sprinkled throughout the text of many of the websites, with such gems as "quality of live" which can be found in the website for the Terengganu State Government.
The most updated websites were those for Sabah, Sarawak and Penang, the first two of which had been amended as recently as this month.
Sabah's website even carries a warning for a computer virus dubbed "South Park", while Penang's website carries a promise that residents will soon be able to file their complaints and check their outstanding parking tickets and compound notices online.
E-mail comment by Pengarah Unit Kemajuan IT:
14/4/2000
Tan Sri/Datuk/Tuan/Puan
"The most updated websites were those for Sabah, Sarawak and Penang, the first two of which had been amended as recently as this month."
The above is a quote taken from NSTP interactive. You can get the full report from:
http://www.nstpi.com.my/z/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Frontpage/20000413013922
This is something that we all should be proud of. Special thanx to the AGINTs and all those who were involved in updating the pages.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!
Thanx
Bruno
Gambling
Business
What's wrong with MLM
Omegatrend Malaysia; Australia; New Zealand
Gold Quest
Luxor
MP3
Available: to consider to get
Larry Carlton
Guitar classics
Bob Dylan
Pet Shop Boys
Pat Metheny
Lee Ritenour
MSG
All LPs of the following. Mail me ASAP!
Poison
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Marty Friedman
Eric Johnson
Extreme
Slayer
Wolfsbane
Thunder
Judas Priest (classics)
White Lion
Firehouse
Beautiful South/Housemartins
Soundgarden
STP
Soul Asylum
Tesla
Little Angels
Roxette
Godflesh
MP3 haves list
all albums of (or almost all, or all best songs of); BONUS: with rarities, or live versions
Pearl Jam (all LPs)
Black Sabbath (classics) - available - go get it!
Deep Purple (classics)
Mr Big
Motley Crue
Megadeth (all LPs)
Led Zeppelin (most LPs)
AC/DC (all LPs)
Abba (all LPs)
Def Leppard (all LPs)
Cinderella (all LPs)
Simon & Garfunkel
Kiss (all LPs)
Rolling Stones (GH)
Gary Moore (GH)
Aerosmith (GH)
UFO (2 LPs)
Deep Purple (GH)
Dire Straits (all LPs)
Phil Collins (all LPs)
Metallica (all LPs)
Nirvana (all LPs)
Iron Maiden (GH)
Scorpions (some LPs and GH)
Bon Jovi (GH)
U2 (all LPs)
Beatles (all LPs)
Prince (all LPs)
MLTR (all LPs)
Queen (all LPs)
Guns N Roses (all LPs)
INXS (GH)
Bee Gees (GH)
Eagles (GH)
Depeche Mode (GH)
Whitesnake (GH)
Dream Theatre (almost all LPs)
Bryan Adams (all LPs)
Genesis (some LPs)
Don Henley (some LPs)
Richard Marx (some LPs)
X-Japan (ballads)
Enya (all LPs)
Madonna (some LPs + GH)
Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill
The Corrs - The Corrs
To find out
Mafia - Italian Cosa Nostra/Nosa Costra?; Russian
Whither = ?
Human Genome Project - significance of mapping human DNA/Gene
Car terms - Nm, torque, bhp
albino
Turin shroud
Pyramid of Cheops - what's behind the door at the end of newly discovered shaft?
Hypnosis, acupuncture, homeopathy
Motivation behind cults - eg Scientology
How does David Copperfield do his magic?
Malaysia 10th General Elections
30/11/1999
Parliament: BN 148-45 Opposition (PAS 27, DAP 10, KeADILan 5, PBS 3). The BN won 132 seats in the 9th General Elections in 1995 but subsequent crossovers inflated the count to 166 held by the coalition when Parliament was dissolved.
Table (figures in brackets are total acquired in 1995)
State
Total
BN
PAS
DAP
KeADILan
PBS
Perlis
3
3
0
0
0
0
Kedah
15
7
8
0
0
0
Penang
11
6 (8)
0
4
1
0
Perak
23
20
2
1
0
0
Selangor
17
17
0
0
0
0
N. Sembilan
7
7
0
0
0
0
Melaka
5
4
0
1
0
0
Johor
20
20
0
0
0
0
Pahang
11
11
0
0
0
0
Sabah
20
17
0
0
0
3
Sarawak
28
28
0
0
0
0
Labuan
1
1
0
0
0
0
Kuala Lumpur
10
6
0
4
0
0
Terengganu
8
1
6
0
1
0
Kelantan
14
1
10
0
3
0
State: BN won all except Kelantan and Terengganu. PAS retained Kelantan and wrested Terengganu from the BN. In that state, all BN senior state leaders lost, including Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad, who has led the state government for 25 years.
State
Total
BN
PAS
DAP
KeADILan
PBS
Perlis
15
12
3
0
0
0
Kedah
36
23
13
0
0
0
Penang
33
30
1
1
1
0
Perak
52
44
3
4
1
0
Selangor
48
42
4
1
1
0
N. Sembilan
32
32
0
0
0
0
Melaka
25
21
4
0
0
0
Johor
40
40
0
0
0
0
Pahang
38
30
6
1
1
0
Terengganu
32
4
28
0
0
0
Kelantan
43
3
40
0
0
0
Notable results:
A few Federal ministers & assistant ministers lost: Minister in PM's Dept, Datuk Dr Abdul Hamid Othman; Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Datuk Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayub; 2nd Finance Minister, Datuk Mustapa Mohamad; and Minister of Rural Development, Datuk Annuar Musa.
DAP stalwarts Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh and Chen Man Hin lost. For the first time in 30 years, Lim's voice will not be heard in Parliament after he lost both the Bukit Bendera parliamentary and Kebun Bunga state seats. Lim had been Opposition Leader since 1969. Karpal Singh, the "Tiger of Jelutong," suffered a similar fate in his stronghold and in the state seat of Datuk Keramat. Betty Chew, Lim Guan Eng's wife, won at DUN Durian Daun (Melaka).
Dr Wan Azizah won in Permatang Pauh. KeADILan won a total of 5 parliamentary seats. KeADILan deputy president, Tian Chua lost by 10,447 votes to Deputy Education Minister, Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn in the Selandar Parliamentary constituency (Melaka). Tun Ghafar Baba defeats Khalid Jaafar.
Personals
Bereges
and Balaki's Personals Service (I already found mine)
(An
extremely proud member of the One & Only Associate Network )
Weather
Health sites
Resumes
Might be useful
www.lelong.com.my - Malaysia's own web-based flea market
www.autoworld.com.my - Malaysia's own web-based auto market
Sabahforum is free again: http://sabahforum.kinabalu.net
Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya Malaysia - senarai pengundi berdaftar
Find out who's behind that web page: USA-based and Asia Pacific region
Pusat Teknologi Rangkaian Awam: Putera.com
Malaysia search engine: Cari
Giant noticeboard: monster board
Usenet: dejanews
Yet another webspace provider "with a difference": easyspace
Now Microsoft-controlled, most popular web-based mail: hotmail
Find out how others are connected to you in some way: sixdegrees
Nostalgia
M'sian & Singaporean students society (MASSOC), Uni of Sheffield
Malaysian students society (SMSA), University of Sheffield
Religion/religious debate
Pro Catholic
Against Protestants:
http://www.saint-mike.org/Apologetics/QA/Answers/Apol_Protestants/Protestants_View.html
http://www.catholic-forum.com/luxveritatis/defendrock/defendindex.htm
Against everyone else (including Protestants, Jehovah Witnesses, Mormons etc):
Pro Protestant
Against Islam:
Against Catholics:
The God Hoax: http://www.syntac.net/hoax/godhoax.html
www.thegospel.org - catholic debate
www.rc.net - RCNet
Eternal Word TV Network (Catholic): www.ewtn.com