Friday, February 29, 2008

You want my vote?

You played mockery of my largest festival by holding your general assembly on the day.

You feel we can 'go back to our country of origin' if we don't agree with you.



You have (had) sexist member of parliaments.

You call others racist when you should be saying that looking at the mirror.



You demolished my temples.

You 'subsidized' few of my schools and left most at the mercy of dilapidated wooden wall.



You denied my people the seats in the public university citing meritocracy, but gave lukewarm answer when asked what is meritocracy when there is two modes of entrance exams.

You gave excuse when the universities failed to make impact at the world ranking.


You attacked me and my blogging community at every instance.

You tried to get the bloggers' database for being transparent and writing the truth.



You conquered the mainstream media, blinding every citizen's right to fair media.

You placed funny advertisements in the newspapers.



You think Internet should be censored and monitored.

You advertised in the Yahoo despite 'hating' the Internet community.



You make use of the draconian law whenever you can't handle the situation anymore.

You enforced a 'half-boiled' law to imprison a poor doctor, but turned blind eye to bogus doctors.



You have a lawyer accused of brokering the appointment of the judges.

You have a woman blown up into pieces using C4 which is only available to the Defense.


You have a missing 5-year old girl whom you are unable to locate for almost 2 months.

You even had a dead girl in a sports bag and still have no idea about her killer(s).


And now you want my vote?


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Today no movie/album song for Nostalgic Friday. But I got something special from RaajaRox for everyone:

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Austrian crystal necklaces for sale

Taking a break from General Election (GE-12), I wanna introduce the new addition to my online store - Austrian Crystal Necklace - Earring sets. They are made of beautiful shining Austrian Crystal Rhinestone, and available in three different colors - clear, blue and pink. These are simple designs which will be ideal for daily use.

Some of the items:

CIMG4915


CIMG4857


CIMG4927


There are only 6 items in this category, and there is only one set available per design. Visit Shopping Paradise now and grab them before they are gone!

IndusLadies

One thing that is special about Indian community (regardless the region) is the beautiful culture they preserve even if they are far away from the soil their ancestors came from. I am still amazed the effort that they put in order to stay close and in touch with other Indians. One such site which helps the Indian women to mingle around would be IndusLadies. The Indian Ladies Community gets an opportunity to get togther here not only to get to know new people out there, but also to have to to have Practical discussions about relationship and so on. The site even offers other news and information such as Diverse Indian Recipes. Having an excellent traffic only serves as a boost to the site to attract more and more Indian ladies to the site.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Election in and around Puchong

For the benefit of my readers / blogmates from overseas,

Malaysia will be seeing her 12th general election on 8th of March 2008, and the nomination day for all the candidates were held today. At the national level, voters elect the 222-member House of Representatives (Malay: Dewan Rakyat, literally "Hall of the People") of the bicameral Parliament. Members are elected from single-member constituencies drawn based on population and the party that has the majority of the House of Representatives will form the federal government. At the state level, voters elect representatives to the Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly). The number of representatives varies between the different states.
You may want to read more in the Wikipedia entry on
elections in Malaysia.

For 50 years (since Independence), Malaysia has been ruled by Barisan Nasional (BN) which was formerly known as Parti Perikatan (Alliance). BN is not a political party by its own, but a collation formed by a long list of member parties. The opposition, on the other hand, made of few other parties such as DAP, PAS and PKR.

You may find few General Election related articles in tulipspeaks from now on. Hopefully it would be a learning experience for everyone, especially those in other countries.



This would be one of the best General Election (GE), my constituent (Puchong) have ever seen. Gobin Singh Deo, son of the mighty Karpal Singh is contesting for Puchong parliamentary seat, while Teresa Kok, the woman who has won my admiration is contesting for Kinrara state seat!



Oh my my.. This would a great battle between the ruling party (ahem.. what else if not BN) and DAP. I think the last strong candidate from DAP stood (and won) in Puchong was V.David. And now its time for another strong MP and state assemblyman to represent this constituent. The issues in Puchong are endless, and I will talk more about it in coming post.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Pouting lips and Nostalgic Friday - 32

Felt like the week just started and now it's already Friday! It only means I got to buck up, start visiting everyone's bloggie and post a Nostalgic Friday post.

This whole week has been really busy, and though I am no longer a fulltime staff in the university, I still find myself occupied everyday. *sigh... I need a life! Given that my free time is rather limited, I rarely read any forward e-mails, especially those with attachments. Unless it comes from special friends, of course. In one of such e-mail, I found Asin's modelling photo, trying her best to pout her lips to look like Angelina Jolie. For me, its pathetic. Can you just be yourself, Asin?



Okie, stop pouting YOUR lips everyone! It is NOT sexy!!

Meanwhile, listen to the song for this week while planning for a great weekend ahead. See ya all!


Song: Yantra (Theme song)
Movie : Yantra (Malaysian-made)

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Rose rally which turned ugly

Since Saturday, I have been answering calls & smses asking the whereabout of Mahen. Mahen, you have to pay me if you want me to be your secretary la :P. Kidding! Kidding! To those who are clueless, it was all about a Rose Rally, which turned ugly in the end.

What is Rose Rally?
It is suppose to be peaceful rally in which 100 children will hand over roses to request the Prime Minister of Malaysia to release five (5) detainees of the HINDRAF, who are currently under Internal Security Act (A draconian law which allows for indefinite detention without trial). These five detainees had earlier voiced their concern in the ever deteriorating state of the Indian minority in Malaysia and in a broader sense to provide equal platform for all Malaysians for the enhancement of the society.This peaceful gathering is legal and is in accordance to Article 10 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution. (More)

The rally was to be held in few cities around the world. So far, Raaja has updated his blog with photos and news of the rally in Los Angles, New York and Malaysia.


Why it turned ugly?
I wasn't there to comment on it, but for a fair share of news, I took some excerpts from leading media around the world:

Malaysian police fired tear gas and water cannon to break up a rally on Saturday by ethnic Indians demanding racial equality ahead of general elections.

Malaysian police used water cannon and tear gas on Saturday to break up an anti-government protest by ethnic Indians carrying roses to symbolise a peaceful demand for justice. With the Malaysian government concerned about street protests in the run-up to early general elections on March 8, around 100 policemen, including riot police with helmets and shields, turned out to disperse a gathering of about 300 men, women and children.
Source: Reuters


Malaysian security forces have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by ethnic Indians in the capital, Kuala Lumpur.More than 20 people taking part in the banned march were detained by police.
Source: BBC

Malaysian police fired tear gas and water cannon to break up an illegal rally Saturday by ethnic Indians demanding racial equality ahead of general elections.The group planned to hand roses and a protest note to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, but police banned the rally citing national security.
Source: CNN


On Saturday about 300 men, women and children were dispersed by about 100 policemen, including riot police with helmets and shields."Police were too rough. They used their power," said S Manikavasagam, a spokesman for the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), the ethnic Indian group that organised the protest.
Source: Al Jazeera

More than 60 people — including two leaders of the Hindu Rights Action Force, or Hindraf, that organised the protest — have been detained in a police crackdown since late Friday, said lawyer N Surendran, a Hindraf member. The group planned to hand roses and a protest note to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, but police banned the rally citing national security.

Source: Sify News

Back to the beginning of the post, what does it have to do with Mahen?
Our darling blogger went to give a rose to the PM as well, and get caught. Mahen, I already told you that day. You might as well give me the rose! But, he looked macho in this picture:

Photo taken by FotoWarung. More photos here and here.


He wrote his experience here and JD, a blogger who went to the rally also wrote his personal experience here. As for me, Malaysia would be the only country in the history which fired water cannon and tear gas for giving roses.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Valentine's Day?

Oh, it's Valentine's Day

Yea yea, it's Valentine's Day

OMG, it's Valentine's Day again

So what if it's Valentine's Day



There will be no Nostalgic Friday tomorrow, but here is a song for everyone for (ahem) today! Not simply any song, it's the best local Tamil song in Malaysia at the moment. Enjoy it, everyone! Have a great weekend.


Song: Kannavellam
Artiste: Dilip Varman

Monday, February 11, 2008

MKSP & A Wedding

I seriously need to start blog hopping before being hit by gun shot :P. Will have to find a helmet before starting my journey to my blogmates's space.. hehehe.. Anyway, sorry guys.. I know it has been long time since I visited anyone. My schedule is packed. Nowadays it takes me two or three days to complete one single post in tulispeaks! Wish I could have a 'normal' life like others.

Complaints apart, I manage to sneak some time off to attend a Cultural Nite (MKSP) by my (ex) Hindu Society of Universiti Putra Malaysia on Saturday. Its an annual event I don't dare to miss. Sharing some pics from the event:

MKSP, UPM 2008
Camwhoring? :P


MKSP, UPM 2008
Rangoli - A tradition


MKSP, UPM 2008
Performances


I will write more about it in MindsBlog later. Bookmark it okie? ;)


The next day, I traveled to a neighboring state to attend a wedding ceremony of a dear friend, Shashikala. I think the wedding was romantic and different. Had good time there.

Shashi's wedding 10.2.08
Ceremony going on


Shashi's wedding 10.2.08
My lecturer, myself, groom, bride and bride's sisters

Few more wedding photos have been uploaded HERE.


So far, Shopping Paradise is doing good and three designs were sold out! Whoa! Not bad huh? I still have 3 more necklace designs and will be adding more in the future. Check it out if you haven't done so :D


Now, its the time to check other blogs.. Here I come!

Thursday, February 07, 2008

New year wish #2 has been materialized!

Yippeee... I got a new blog!! And gals... believe it or not? Its a shopping blog!! It's a place where you'll find shopping tips, latest fashion news and much more! Plus, you could do your shopping online!! ;)

Naming the blog was not a difficult task as opposed to setting up the blog (obviously). For a person like me who often goes for 'shopping therapy', such an online shopping blog is a SHOPPING PARADISE. Do you feel the same about my latest blog?

Join me in SHOPPING PARADISE now!


With the launch of this blog, I have fulfilled two of my wishes for the year 2008. 8 more to go!

1. Robbers to be caught
2. A new car
3. New hairstyle
4. Gadgets
5. Lose weight
6. Overseas vacation
7. A new boyfriend
8. PhD
9. A new blog on shopping
10. A brand new self

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

should i RUSH for it?

I didn't get a decent sleep for the past two nights. Thinking back.. I guess I didn't sleep at all. Turning and tossing on my bed, I'm now feeling like a certified zombie. There are two possibilities for my predicament, and both have one common character - they are hunks!

Okie, I know some are getting excited. Hehehe. First hunk... well, he is a REAL hunk. I mean human. For now, I don't wanna say anything more. :P :P

And today's post is gonna be on the second hunk - Toyota RUSH.




I have read as much as possible about RUSH in PaulTan, and in few more autoblogs.Yet to check it out in the showroom, but it has already stole my heart (though the dashboard is kinda hmm.. tasteless). At the price range between 85K - 95K, I feel its a good bargain. Furthermore, its time for me to change to a better and bigger car. I can't stand the road bullies anymore. If you are clueless of my experience of driving a Kancil on Malaysian road, try driving one during the peak hour in KL :|

I can wait for Nissan's Livina, but it's too huge for my taste/size. I don't wanna look like a tiny ant sitting in it. Grand Vitara would be lovely but it's far beyond my budget. Same goes to CRV.

So, what you think? Should I go ahead or wait for the second generation of Kembara?