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June 11, 2009

Planet Malaysia
MedicalResources

Losing the war on dengue - the blame game

The DG says that Malaysia is losing the war on Dengue and blames private doctors

“We declared war against dengue in February. It looks like we are losing the war.” Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican, the director-general of health, painted this grim picture when he revealed that 57 people had died of dengue between January and June 6.
He warned that more would die from the disease. Dr Ismail did not mince words. He blamed doctors in private clinics and hospitals for the high death toll.
He said the majority of those who died could have been saved if the private doctors had known what to do.
Dr Ismail said 35 of those who died had sought treatment at private clinics or hospitals early, but the doctors there did not carry out proper tests or follow-up, leading to their death.
“In fact, 30 per cent of those who died came (to government hospitals) when they were already very ill,” he said.
Fed up with this attitude, Dr Ismail warned that action would be taken private doctors, clinics and hospitals if they did not report any suspect dengue cases.

“Lack of follow-up” may actually be due to the local habit of “doctor hopping” where patients expect quick fixes and you will be surprised at the number of patients who fear going to hospitals and delay admission until they are very sick despite advice from their GPs.
I think there is no point simply blaming doctors either public or private in a sweeping fashion. I could tell the DG the sad tale of my neighbour’s daughter who went to a local public hospital for suspected dengue and was repeated followed up but not admitted until she was in a moribund state and unfortunately died. Yes my dear DG, there are problems with the public sector as well, perhaps lapses in judgement by inexperienced junior doctors, or pressure of beds etc., so let’s not blame each other in a sweeping fashion. If there are issues with individual cases, then deal with them on an individual basis.
Things are already ridiculously cumbersome like a HUGE stack of reports to fill for every dengue related death.
If you want to take things further like the previous Health Minister who blamed a private doctor for not “being the right doctor” in treating a patient with dengue then I think all of us (even if we’ve had years of general medicine experience) can give up and send every ill patient with dengue to Sungai Buloh hospital.

The problem is a total failure of the nation’s public health system in dealing with the problem - where the MOH, local councils and the public at large have not succeeded at what matters most - prevention and getting rid of the breeding grounds for Aedes. Let’s not lose focus.

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

Losing the war on dengue - the blame game


June 11, 2009 12:00 AM

June 10, 2009

Planet Malaysia
LimKitSiang

Orang Asli in Perak and the 6th Bushido Code

by Augustine Anthony I joked candidly that M. Kula, the Ipoh Barat Member of Parliament must have been an Orang Asli in his past life because of his concern and support for my work with the indigenous people of this country. He revved his 4WD on a precariously winding road in the secondary forest that was [...]

June 10, 2009 11:04 PM

Planet Malaysia
LimKitSiang

Another Lesson in PAS History: The Malaysian Public Does’nt Like Extremists

By Farish A. Noor The repercussions of the somewhat clumsy attempt by some sections of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS to call for the investigation, and possibly banning, of the Muslim women’s rights group Sisters in Islam are still being felt today. Many questions have arisen in the wake of the proposal that was passed without [...]

June 10, 2009 10:45 PM

tilt你的悉尼湾

讲开tilt,之前不是有把真物真境tilt到好像假照片,其实还有这么样的video,把悉尼湾拍到像玩具一样。真够tilt。

Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

June 10, 2009 10:33 PM

tilt你

如果没有移轴镜(tilt shift),又没photoshop事后玩效果,可以试试这个TiltShift Generator。好玩。

原图
Tilt shift 效果

June 10, 2009 10:22 PM

Planet Malaysia
Mylongkang

Farewell

Video from DollyxxDare Bengbeng, I spent a fortune on my food. My maid cooked it the most healthy way. I never smoked. I never drank. It is useless. My time has come. I should have enjoyed my life more. My children do not really need my money. I should have been kind to my daughters in [...]

June 10, 2009 04:40 PM

Planet Malaysia
Ah Kong

BO: The Secret of Steel - Download

BO: The Secret of Steel BO: The Secret of Steel - Flash Games Download - Overview
Played the original Barbarian Onslaught, enjoyed the Barbarian Onslaught: The Secret of Steel - Demo and is looking forward to play the full version of Barbarian Onslaught: The Secret of Steel? The full version comes loaded with more goodies than the demo so fans might probably enjoy this.


Download BO: The Secret of Steel (File Size ~ 15.10 MB)
Download the ZIP archive: barbarian-onslaught-the-secret-of-steel.zip

BO: The Secret of Steel - Title Menu
BO: The Secret of Steel
The menu is the same, except that the word demo is no longer there.

BO: The Secret of Steel - Encyclopedia
BO: The Secret of Steel
The encyclopedia is a new feature with much detailed information about the game.

BO: The Secret of Steel - Tutorial
BO: The Secret of Steel
The new in game tutorial does not interrupt the game play unlike the demo.

BO: The Secret of Steel - Action!
BO: The Secret of Steel
The brutal head slicing animations are still there, if not improved. Heads will roll!

BO: The Secret of Steel - Boss!
BO: The Secret of Steel
Some of the levels will have end level bosses. Try not to get killed as they can be quite tough.

Deimos’s Daily Reads
No reads for today.

Deimos’s Thoughts
Graphics and game play are the same as the demo. New addition are the encyclopedia, the opening introduction cinematic and bosses that show up at the end of some levels.

Deimos Asks
Played Barbarian Onslaught: The Secret of Steel - Demo? Looking forward to the full version?

June 10, 2009 04:00 PM

Planet Malaysia
Swifty

The 4th Foreigner's Traditional Japanese Dance Exhibition

The 4th Annual Foreigner's Traditional Japanese Dance Exhibition (第四回外国人日本舞踊大会) was held in my university earlier this evening. I didn't know a thing about it until the night before when Niklas showed me a website.

I was curious, so I decided to tag along, immerse myself more into Japanese traditions! I will remain an ignorant foreigner no more!

The event was held in the famed Okuma Memorial Hall, which, to me, is by far the most recognizable building of Waseda University. I guess that's the point of the building.

Okuma Memorial Hall in Waseda University


It was the first time I've ever entered the hall!

Inside Okuma Memorial Hall


I needed to take a photo of myself to commemorate this historic event, not the exhibition, but me, entering Okuma Memorial Hall for the very first time.

Me before the dance performance


Niklas was next to me. The photo was pretty blurry, but I still look pretty, so I decided to keep it. Ah, such vanity.

I didn't get the best seats since the dude in front of me with the camcorder was quite an annoyance (for me to get a good picture or video of the performance).

Guy with camcorder really got in my way


The first dance performance used the famous Japanese folk song SAKURA SAKURA. (pardon the shakiness)



I realized that foreigners can still look indescribably fetching in kimonos. Ah, the glorious beauty of kimonos, I rank it up there with qipaos as the best traditional outfits ever!

Of course, I enjoyed the performance. The group followed it with the 'ehigasa' 絵日傘(parasol dance). Then another team came in to do the 'tenaraiko' 手習子 dance. I was feeling pumped!

Then another team came in to do the 'sakura sakura dance', followed it with the 'ehigasa' dance. And then another team came in and did the 'tenaraiko' dance.

This went on and on. Until I realized that this was the point of the exhibition. Different teams were supposed to give different interpretations of these 3 famous dances. And because I am an ignorant foreigner incapable of spotting the subtle differences of each performance, I thought I was stuck in a time loop. Which was bemusing and amusing at the same time.

But then, there were some vocal performances of traditional Japanese songs, performed by a woman, and then a man, with piano music in the background. I only have video of the lady's performance. Her name is Hiroko Sato, from Tokyo University of Arts. And no, the reason I have only a video of her performance and not the guy's has nothing to do with her being cute, I'm not that shallow, I was just too tired to film the guy as well!

So this is Hiroko Sato singing 'kono dou' (translated as 'this path' or something like that).



Oh, and here's one of the rare photos I took of the performance. As much as I loved my new camera, the Panasonic DMC-LX3, the 2.5 zoom is quite a limitation. Hope they'll come up with a lens to rectify this problem.

Traditional Japanese dance performance
That was the furthest I could zoom in.


This is the ending of the performance, almost all team members went on stage to do that last dance, with the audiences joining in for the fun. As I was filming, I noticed that the lady in red sitting few rows behind me (who appeared at the 17-second mark) is quite pretty too. But that's irrelevant. This video is just an attempt for me to share that experience with you.


Swifty, Writing - Edmund Yeo's blog

June 10, 2009 03:38 PM

Planet Malaysia
Peter Tan

Back To Paperbacks - The Sequel

It has been a struggle trying to get into a rhythm to blog regularly for the past couple of months. The current hot spell is not helping either. I relish the days when words just flowed out of my fingertips onto the keyboard. I miss those days of writing something meaningful and one that I could truly be satisfied with. Those are now a distant memory.

I have lost my blogging mojo! That is what is happening to me. The truth is I am spending too much time online mindlessly surfing and getting distracted by inconsequential issues than writing thought-provoking and profound entries. The other thing is that I have not read a good book in long while. Tuesdays with Morrie is still half read only. I need to get out of this rut.

To do that, I have resolved to spend less time online and more time to finish reading the stack of ten books or so that has been gathering dust somewhere in the house. As for blogging, it will still be inconsistent. I have given up trying to force something out when I really have nothing inside. It will come when it comes. In the meantime, I am cranking up the preparation for my wedding dinner in Penang up a notch. It is barely two months away only.

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June 10, 2009 02:38 PM

Planet Malaysia
MPKapar

RM2.2 Juta Sistem Penyurai Traffik Bandar Klang

Laporan Akhbar Sinar Harian RM 2.2 juta untuk penyuraikan trafik bertarikh 9/6/2009 serta laporan the Star di rujuk.

Amat terkilan saya membaca laporan akhbar tersebut bahawa rungutan penduduk Bandar Klang mendapat perhatian Menteri Kerjaya yang baru Dato‘ Shaziman Abu Mansor , setelah saya serta Ahli Parlimen Klang , Tuan Charles Santiago membawa perkara ini ke parlimen baru-baru ini.

Walaupun, peruntukan RM 2.2 juta itu adalah bersifat sementara saya berharap penguna –penguna lebuhraya persekutuan dari Banting, Klang, dan Shah Alam dapat berasa lega sementara projek naik taraf ini selesai.

Dalam pada itu saya meminta agar Kementerian dapat memcepatkan pembinaan projek naik taraf yang bernilai hampir RM 32 juta itu dicepatkan melalui kerja 2 syif. Ini akan mengurangkan kerugian ekonomi yang berjuta-juta ringgit akibat kesesakan lalu lintas yang dihadapi oleh penguna –penguna setiap hari.

Dalam pada itu, Menteri Kerjaya harus mencari jalan dengan kadar yang singkat agar pembinaan Jambatan ketiga merentasi Sungai Klang dimulakan secepat mungkin. Sewaktu kempen pilihanraya umum ke 12 , bekas Menteri Kerjaraya Dato Seri S Samy Velu serta bekas Menteri Besar Selangor telah melancarkan secara rasmi projek. Jawapan yang di berikan oleh Menteri Kerjaraya sebelum ini bahawa tidak ada peruntukkan adalah tidak munasabah memandangkan Menteri Kanan serta Menteri Besar telah melakukan upacara pecah tanah. Perhatian serius pihak Kementerian amat dihargai.

Lain kali, saya harap Menteri-menteri Kabinet akan memberitahu saya akan kehadiran mereka ke kawasan parlimen, sekurang selaku wakil rakyat tahulah kita perkembangan semasa.

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June 10, 2009 01:16 PM

Planet Malaysia
Palm Doc

Getting Epocrates to work on your Palm Pre

There isn’t any native WebOS version of Epocrates at this point in time so those of you with the Palm Pre have two choices:

1) Access the mobile version of Epocrates here:
http://m.epocrates.com
The Pre uses a Webkit browser like the iPhone’s Safari browser so it should be pretty much the same experience.
2) Install Epocrates in Classic which is MotionApps PalmOS emulator.
Now officially, this is not yet supported according to Epocrates but users in the PreCentral forums have reported success

aristarchus says

I got epocrates working.
I downloaded the epocrates program via get.epocrates.com, the copied it onto an SD card and copied the file (called setup.prc, I renamed it) to the classicapps folder.

chemike elaborates

I can confirm Epocrates is up and running on classic using the setup.prc. Run it in classic and it will sync up with epocrates server and download it!
You download this from get.epocrates.com while on a palm device. OR
by “tricking” the server into thinking you are on a palm device.
From a pretty old post in another forum: instructions for firefox (on your computer):
type in about:config in the title bar.
right click, select new/string. enter “general.useragent.override” for the preference, and “Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; PalmSource/Palm-TunX; Blazer/4.3) 16;320×448″ as the value.
this fools the server into thinking that you’re connecting from a palm device.
navigate to get.epocrates.com
click “install now”
save to your location of choice, and move setup.prc to your classicapps folder on your pre.
Run classic on your pre and self-explanatory from here on.

As I mentioned in my earlier post, I wondered it if will work just by firing up Blazer from within Classic and then navigating to http://get.epocrates.com and proceed from there? I think the problem is one has to get the setup.prc in the Classic install folder and if one cannot save it or move it there then this direct method won’t work. Those of you with the Pre can experiment and and let us know.

In the meantime I don’t see why Epocrates can’t let Pre users have a direct download link to the setup.prc for manual installation to the Classic installation folder?

from the Palmdoc Chronicles

Getting Epocrates to work on your Palm Pre


June 10, 2009 12:19 PM

Planet Malaysia
Jeff Ooi

World's Best Airport 2009

UK-based civil aviation consultant Skytrax just released a 10-month survey of airline passengers who voted in the world's best airports in 2009.

A total of 8.6 million passengers at 190 airports were invited to rate the facilities based on their experiences at check-in, arrival, departures and transfers.

Six Asian airports make the top 10, along with Zurich, Munich, Amsterdam and Auckland.

The top 10 airports, according to the survey, are:

1. Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea
2. Hong Kong International Airport
3. Singapore Changi Airport
4. Zurich Airport, Switzerland
5. Munich Airport, Germany
6. Kansai International Airport, Japan
7. Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
8. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands
9. Central Japan International Airport Centrair Nagoya, Japan
10. Auckland Airport, New Zealand

Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates is voted the best duty-free shops.

Hong Kong is voted for serving the best food.

Helsinki-Vantaa in Finland is least likely to lose passengers' bags.

Japan's Kansai International has the cleanest restrooms.

Malaysia retains its 2008 rating at the 7th spot.

Perhaps we could win for serving the longest satay or the the longest roti jala. Or for fallen roofs.

June 10, 2009 10:03 AM

Planet Malaysia
LimKitSiang

Did Kit Siang and Karpal commit sedition?

By NHChan Prelude - please read it before reading the article I write this article so as to apprise the people who, in the mind of the general public, have taken the law into their own hands through the harassment of law abiding citizens of this country with the threat of using the Sedition Act [...]

June 10, 2009 09:25 AM

Planet Malaysia
Menj's

Ganyang Negara Thai! Selamatkan Patani!

Ganyang Thai! Ganyang Thai! Ganyang Thai! Inilah reaksi saya apabila melihat bahawa sekali lagi umat Islam Patani disembelih dengan begitu kejam oleh para penganut Buddha ini. Kali ini pembersihan etnik ini berlaku di sebuah masjid di Kampung Air Tempayan, selatan Negara Thai. Hati siapa yang tidak marah melihat kekejaman tentera Thai ini? Saya menyeru agar kerajaan [...]

June 10, 2009 08:29 AM

Planet Malaysia
Noktah Hitam

Jodoh Is Overated

I swear, the next time anyone who comes to me and say “dah bukan jodoh“, I’m going to fuck their brains out (provided they have one).

Broken Heart is Crap!

Jodoh is overated.

It takes two consensual people to start a relationship. They have to like each other and explore the dark possibilities. Down the road it might be tough. That’s why you have each other, to pull each other from slumps and break the obstacles ahead.

I am discarding the Greater power on this matter. Whilst it’s true it’s up to Him, but it’s also up to us to make something happen. The only card we can play is ‘Tawakkal’, after we’ve tried our best.

Sorry is just an excuse to fail.

I know I am the better man and an alpha male. It’s only natural to find someone who’s lesser of both. I would pretty much like to be relied on and serve my purpose as a living being. And that is amongst the reason I want a doctor, a delicate soul whom I can protect when she’s on the brink of self destruct. She’d save many lives down the road, so for a change let me save hers.

I’ve been keeping my cools together for so many years. I’ve tolerated and fought countless battles. I always find myself letting others win. I am tired of being a nice guy. I want to take what’s rightfully mine, even if it means beating an old lady with a stick.

If you’re wondering whether this was written in an angry tone. Yes it was. I gave my heart and there’s no room to feel nor empathy for anyone other than myself. Selfish? Very much yes.

Am I bashing her? Now, wouldn’t it be stupid to bang someone you admire? If there’s anyone who needs a bashing, it would be me for letting myself fall deep into something I’m unsure off. For allowing me to follow my gut instinct, when it’s unsafe. For being so fucked up, that I can’t get anything done properly.

I know I am going to regret writing this. But what the hell. It’s my feelings.

ps: Welcome back NH. I missed you, very very much.

June 10, 2009 07:54 AM

Planet Malaysia
MPKapar

Aman Perdana pollution:MP slams DoE

Nevash Nair
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

WHAT is the point of having a meeting to find a solution for the pollution affecting Aman Perdana residents - when certain parties involved are not taking it seriously?

That is the question hurled by a furious Kapar MP, S. Manikavasagam - who spoke out against the Department of Environment (DoE) for sending a rookie officer to Monday’s meeting.

Manikavasagam said the officer admitted to being clueless on the issue, explaining that she was new on the job. “What is the DoE trying to prove? It sends an officer who does not know what is going on, does not come prepared and is of no help at all.

“How are we to solve this issue if this is the case?”

The clearly irked Manikavasagam also spoke out against State executive councillor for Environment, Consumer Affairs and Tourism Elizabeth Wong - who did not turn up for the meeting.

“It is not my job to chair this meeting but since the council requested me to, I am here. What is the State exco member doing? This is her jurisdiction and she or her representative should be present. I am truly very disappointed,” added the MP.

Wong, on the other hand was shocked when asked to comment to her absence at the meeting.

She said: “I did not get an invitation and I did not know that there was a meeting being held. I grilled my staff and they assured me that no invitation was sent. In fact, I was pushing Manikavasagam to hold the meeting.”

In the meantime, representatives from all the factories situated close to the Aman Perdana area attended the meeting.

They stood firm behind claims that they were following DoE guidelines and were not to be blamed for the pollution. The factories were there before the housing development was built.

The blame was then hurled back to the developer, Intramewah Development Sdn Bhd and the Town Planning Department for approving the project - but the discussion made no progress due to the absence of  representatives from the State executive council and DoE.

A resident of Aman Perdana when contacted expressed disgust over the issue.

“This is the first meeting and it clearly shows how irresponsible the State government is about our welfare. The residents are the victims here. The State should go after those who approved the project without a buffer zone,” he said.

Malay Mail highlighted the Aman Perdana issue on April 29 after it was raised by Manikavasagam, who received numerous complaints from the residents in the area.

On May 10, Wong visited the area and gave the authorities six months to solve the pollution problem at Aman Perdana.

Malay Mail

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June 10, 2009 07:39 AM

Planet Malaysia
Minishorts

The fight to stay blind

Well, I can't say I didn't expect a 'majority' to strongly oppose the government's consideration to make it compulsory to pass English to get the SPM certificate. After all, Malaysians have proven too many times that when it comes to making certain difficult, but necessary decisions, we'll vote to stay ignorant for as long as we can.

So you see, that's probably why so many concerned factions desire no change in the status quo of continuing stupidity. All in the name of not burdening our students (in the rural areas) further with the need to pass English in order to get an SPM certificate.

After all, in their eyes, this country doesn't need to grow. This country doesn't need to move with the rest of the world. Never mind that Hong Kong is considering to revise their curriculum and to reinstate English as the teaching medium for Science and Math. Never mind that corporations across the nations are lamenting on the quality of English amongst Malaysians up and coming bunch of 'highly employable' workers. Never mind that we have thousands of people scoring straight As and crying foul because 'boo hoo I can't get to become a Doctor, and I don't care that its because my results can't verify how good I am, I deserve to be a Doctor cos I got 20 As for SPM damn it!'… well, the 'increasing' number of splendid scorers in the country proves that we are a developing nation of on-print geniuses.

So by the time, the next bunch of inept people come out with an A in their SPM English paper, and you wonder why they're fine with saying 'I is very happy today', without blinking and eye, and that they have no idea what 'grammar' really means, you can't blame them. Nah. We have a caring bunch of older adults who can speak and write proper English, NOT willing to allowing an already inept government to do something right for a change.

I think the next time we want to blame the government for their stupid, illogical tactical decisions, we really want to stand back and pause for a moment. They're never allowed to make right decisions anyway, so who cares? Me? Given the choice, given the situation, if I were the government, since the people won't make me do anything right, I'll do my best to be as corrupt as possible. It's what they're rooting for anyway.

June 10, 2009 06:03 AM

Planet Malaysia
Mylongkang

Kiddie cooking, school holidays and puppy trouble

From Benghui The school holidays is too long. I want to go to school. I hope you like the music I got for you From Benghui I cooked this. I bought hoon kuih powder from Ngiu Kee supermarket. From Benghui Daddy taught me how to make the dressing. I used coconut milk, sugar, nuts and something brown . It [...]

June 10, 2009 04:32 AM

Planet Malaysia
LimKitSiang

PKFZ scandal - When will Ong Tee Keat make public apology for misleading Parliament and nation in past 14 months denying that Liong Sik/Kong Choy had unlawfully issued four Letters of Support

My three questions (No.34 to No. 36 on the 12th day in the current series) to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat on the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal today are: 1. Since becoming Transport Minister, Ong had misled Parliament and the nation in denying that his two predecessors as Transport Minister, [...]

June 10, 2009 04:01 AM

Planet Malaysia
myMacBuzz

Machines cuts prices on MacBooks

So everybody by now had already known about the new MacBook Pro announcements at WWDC 2009 recently. If a more higher specs of MacBook Pro is what you are looking for, then it’s worth to wait.

However if current specs of MacBook is sufficient enough for you then this is the right time to buy. Check out the price cuts on these Mac laptops, MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. Savings from RM300 to RM2,600.

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Check out Machines website for more information.

June 10, 2009 03:39 AM

Planet Malaysia
Danny Foo

Create a Website Within YouTube

I stumbled on this unique idea by an advertising agency; BooneOakley, from the Adverblog. The idea uses the interactive hotspots YouTube now allows you to create within your YouTube video. As I recall, my first time ever seeing this interactive hotspots beind used was in some Street Fighter parody video. When I saw BooneOakley’s version, they [...]


June 10, 2009 02:00 AM

Planet Malaysia
Jeff Ooi

Spain: Summer holidays for MPPP officers?

Two MPPP officials will be Spain-bound when Unesco meets during the summer vacation period, while fingers-burnt investors in Penang are left to nurse their wounds, partly inflicted by the two ladies.

The story unwinds.

The Penang state government has decided to place sovereignty right under its own control -- and not surrendering it to the Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) by announcing a final policy on height control over development projects in the George Town heritage enclave.

Last week, he Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) has instructed the developers of the four controversial hotel projects in inner George Town to comply with the 18m height or five-storey ruling.

The policy was reiterated by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng yesterday, his first official statement on the issue.

The CM added that the developers of the three hotel projects had agreed to comply with the 18m-height ruling. One has yet to reply.

Policy flip-flop, old and new

The hotels facing the 18m height restriction are the the Boustead Group’s RM130mil Royale Bintang Hotel; the Asian Global Business Group’s Rice Miller Hotel in Weld Quay -- which are located within the core zone -- and the Eastern & Oriental Hotel extension project known as Annexe at Lebuh Farquahar; and the Low Yat Group’s proposed hotel project at Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah -- which are situated in the buffer zone.

The four projects were originally given the go-ahead to breach the 18m height, three by the Koh Tsu Koon adminsitration, and the Low Yat project by the current administration.

What's the interpretation of the whole policy flip-flop?

Penang-based Marina Emmanuel of NST-Business Times has this observation in an Op-Ed piece today, titled: Bitter pill to swallow for Penang developers:

The previous administration must assume some measure of responsibility for the situation the three companies have found themselves in. The current state leadership is not entirely blame-free either, since they were instrumental in granting the green light to the Low Yat group to proceed with its high-rise project by simply following a precedent set for the three companies .

There should no longer be empty promises made to investors by saying that "everything can be settled" and then leave these companies to sort things out.

Local authorities like the municipal council must be empowered to make decisions with no political interference, if Penang is serious in wanting to continue rejuvenating itself as an investment destination of choice.

POLITICAL INTERFERENCE. Many industry players confided in me that the Koh Tsu Koon administration had vexed political interference to allow Boustead, the project developer linked to the powerful militia at the federal, to go ahead with an exemption to breach the 18m height control. The rest is history so I won't regurgutate.

Now, what's left for the four developers caught in the bind with this policy yo-yo? Quote Marina Emmanuel:

Besides having to contend with nervous and irate bankers, along with an army of demanding shareholders, these companies also had to deal with many trying situations on the ground in Penang, including heritage and conservation activists who have been very vocal in protecting the heritage city's listing status.

Whatever, a critical chapter has nonetheless been closed for the investors to pick up the pieces, and move on.

However, it was announced that two MPPP officials closed linked to the policy flip-fops, namely Maimunah Mohd Shariff, the director for development planning, and Patahiyah Ismail, the former director for buildings now promoted to be the council secretary, are being sent to Spain to attend the Unesco meeting this month. Emanuel asks:

The question now is: Since the state has more or less "resolved" the outstanding concerns of Unesco about George Town's heritage enclave, is there a necessity to be spending public funds and have two Penang Island Municipal Council officials flying to Seville in Spain this month to attend the Unesco Heritage Committee meeting?

Probably not.

Probably not, because the two ladies won't have an Exco-level chef de mission to watch over their roles during the Unesco meetings. Reports can be cooked without being physically there the same way college assignments can be passed up without attending the lectures.

Strangely, I have not heard a word on the policy flip-flop from Penang's Bonnie & Clyde, nor Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde?

Is Boustead going to retain the same conservation architect for the job? Just to rub it in, investors into Penang are sometimes caught by their stupidity.

June 10, 2009 01:57 AM

Planet Malaysia
Wahlau

Godzilla Game


godzilla-game

I am Godzilla, that is the game name. Pretty cool har?….Anyway, this is a game whereby you are trying to step on the nomads but lift you feet fast because they will take the chance to attack you when you are slow.

Godzilla Game

June 10, 2009 12:35 AM

Planet Malaysia
Nadlique

Blogging as a Business? What’s a blog anyway?

Blogging is one of the things that I actually enjoy doing. It has been an interesting journey so far. Apart from sharing ideas and thoughts, I also hope to earn some side income from my blog to keep me going. I treat my blog as a business.

Anyway, what’s a blog?

A blog, or a weblog is a website maintained by a person called the blogger. He/she posts interesting materials, his/her journal entries, pictures, videos, and more. Visitors are also usually able to leave comments and share their thoughts on the blog. I guess I can say that a blog is a more humanised version of a website. You are able to interact with people on a blog.

How to blog?

A blogger uses a blogging platform to maintain his/her blog. He uploads posts, materials, pictures, videos, musics and loads more through the blogging platform.

Blogging Platforms available out there?

There are many out there but I think the two common ones are Wordpress and Blogger (Blogspot).

A wordpress blog’s URL is usually in the format of NAME.wordpress.com while a blogspot’s blog is in the form of NAME.blogspot.com.

Sometimes, people use either one of this blogging platforms and couple them with their own domain names. That’’s when you are able to get something like www.nadlique.com to go with your blog. Unfortunately, this costs money. You’ll be spending on domain names as well as web hosting.

Recommended Reading(s)

A really good book that I’d recommend is Start Your Own Blogging Business by Entrepreneur Press and J.S. McDougall . This is the book that got me going the first time around.

In the future, we’ll look at things like how to profit from your blog and how to market your blog.

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June 10, 2009 12:30 AM

Planet Malaysia
Mylongkang

Phua Chu Kang, wedding dinner, family values and the drinking culture

Wedding dinners are wonderful occasions. We have to dress in our best clothing and put on a front. Look. We are a beautiful family. Everybody sits around a round table and enjoys a wonderful dinner. What can go wrong? Nothing, right? Watch these videos of Phu Chua Kang and family at a wedding dinner. Enjoy [...]

June 10, 2009 12:21 AM

Planet Malaysia
MedicalResources

Genetic prediction in 2109 (Comic)

Cyanide and Happiness, a daily webcomic
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

Genetic prediction in 2109 (Comic)


June 10, 2009 12:00 AM

Planet Malaysia
Jayce Ooi

Microsoft BlueTrack Technology


Microsoft BlueTrack Technology. This new tracking technology—available only from Microsoft—lets you use a mouse anywhere and work with confidence on more surfaces than ever before. BlueTrack combines the power of optical with the precision of laser, allowing you to mouse on virtually any surface—from a granite countertop to an airport bench to your living-room carpet. How [...]

June 10, 2009 12:00 AM

June 09, 2009

Planet Malaysia
LimKitSiang

How Soon We Forget: Malaysia’s Ahistorical Politics

By Farish A. Noor How soon we forget. Malaysian politics is characterized by a curious form of ahistoricity and a willful neglect of history in general. The contribution of the diverse communities of Malaysia to the country’s nation-building process is often forgotten in the official narratives of the country, the role of women in our national [...]

June 09, 2009 11:28 PM

Planet Malaysia
YvonneFoong

My country loves me

Mom and I with the John Mount family at the lunch room of Seton Guest Center

While recuperating from surgery at Seton Guest Center in May 2009, I had the luck of knowing a wonderful family - John, Peggy, and Stephen Mount.

Stephen is the son of John and Peggy Mount. He has the condition NF2 and an Auditory Brainstem Implant. Lucky him Stephen’s ABI was implanted in 2008 using the nifty and stylish Freedom processor!

I’m still a Sprint-using dinosaur.

They were here for just a couple of days to let Steve Otto tune Stephen’s ABI. They left on the fourth day tp lodge at a hotel instead and attend a relative’s wedding taking place nearby.

It was an opportunity to make full use of the trip. Stephen and his family were Canadians, residing and travelling from Canada.

As far as i know, Canada has its own ABI program running on state funds. One needs to be kept on a waiting list like everyone else until it is your turn.

When Stephen lost his residual hearing late last year, the lead surgeon of the ABI team in Alberta had just retired. Still, Stephen wanted the ABI, and he wanted the outcome of surgery to be successful. So he was determined to get the best treatment possible. At the same time, Stephen learned of a Dr. Brackmann at Los Angeles’ House Clinic who was recommended for his skills in Auditory Brainstem Implantation.

John Mount insistently requested the insurance company, Alberta Health, to cover the cost of his son’s surgery at House Clinic.

After many attempts, the Mount family succeeded in their request and Alberta health agreed on the reason that this was what’s best for Stephen.

This isn’t the first case of a government sending its citizens to a foreign country for critical surgery that II’ve read. I’m reminded of Jorja Steele in New Zealand who travelled to Australia and received her ABI there.

I wish one day, the Malaysian government and community will be able to look at providing what’s best for the individual too.

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June 09, 2009 10:45 PM

Planet Malaysia
Ah Kong

BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo - Download

BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo - Flash Games Download - Overview
If you played and enjoyed the original Barbarian Onslaught and somehow enjoyed it, then you might probably be interested in this Barbarian Onslaught: The Secret of Steel Demo which greatly extends the basic hack and slash game play of the original Barbarian Onslaught. Chop chop?


Download BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo (File Size ~ 5.71 MB)
Download the ZIP archive: barbarian-onslaught-the-secret-of-steel-demo.zip

BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo -  Title Menu
BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo
At least there is a decent looking menu now. Cartoon-ish but quite violent and brutal.

BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo - World Map
BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo
If you die during a level, you have to start all over again. Bummer!

BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo - Tutorial Messages
BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo
You will be greeted with a flurry of tutorial messages to make sure you know how to play.

BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo - Action!
BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo
Graphics may look crude and simple but the animations are quite detailed and brutal.

BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo - Coup De Grace
BO: The Secret of Steel - Demo
Stunned an enemy? Hold down the space bar to execute a instant kill attack.

Deimos’s Daily Reads
No reads for today.

Deimos’s Thoughts
Graphics and game play improved tremendously. Even though this is just a demo, there is quite a lot of new content to explore. Do check out the full version if you enjoy this demo.

Deimos Asks
Played the original Barbarian Onslaught before? What do you think about this sequel demo?

June 09, 2009 04:00 PM

Planet Malaysia
MohdIrwan

Fedora 11 Is Released

Indeed, Fedora 11 (codename: Leonidas) has been released. Thanks to Paul Frields for the announcement. For details, kindly look at the release notes and screenshot tour. Long live Fedora and Linux!

June 09, 2009 02:36 PM

What China Should Really Push for PCs

So it seems China is really serious about censoring internet traffic. The New York Times reports that the government will require all PCs sold in the country must have filtering software pre-installed. With a implementation deadline of July 1, the system will allow the Chinese government to remotely update a banned list of websites stored on the computers.

bloatwareI’m sure this will piss off a lot of Chinese. I can only imagine the reaction of online gamers who find access to their MMORPG cut at their local net cafe. But I’m pretty sure some savvy users will find ways around the block. Some enterprising programmer must be working on software to fool the government’s watchdog.

Now, I’m not familiar with computing realities in China. But if retailers like Dell or HP sell computers with bloatware, that’s something the Chinese government should definitely ban. Bloatware has long plagued new computer users, who’ve suffered from decreased performance and slowdowns caused by marketing-oriented pre-installed apps, and who’ve most likely struggled through a complete OS reinstall to clean up their brand new toys.

Which leads me to another question: what will stop users from reformatting their new computers, preinstalled with the government software, and starting from scratch? Has China actually reconfigured its gateways to allow access only to those running the software?

Foreign manufacturers retailing in China are definitely confused. Manufacturers have complained about the directive’s vagueness. They do know what the end result should be, but unsure about its implementation. “The wording may be intentionally vague, but the message is clear: we have no choice in the matter,” complained one anonymous computer executive.

In any case, some people see the required proliferation of this filtering software as a step back. I for one see the total, absolute end of computer bloatware as progress. I’d be willing to actually pay a bit more to free manufacturers from marketing deals which “force” them to pre-install bloatware. What about you?

Post from: The Gadget Blog


June 09, 2009 02:16 PM

Planet Malaysia
LimKitSiang

The simple things that we ask…

Letters by Malaysian student overseas Regarding:Koh Chon Weng case recently. I sincerely think that this should not even happen. I felt really shocked after finding out the news from malaysia-today.net . Not just me alone who felt this, but my other friends as well. Even friends from other countries. We are also shocked why they’re not much news [...]

June 09, 2009 10:32 AM

Planet Malaysia
LimKitSiang

Congrats Zaki for being conferred a “Tun” but where is Court of Appeal judgment in Nizar vs Zambry case?

Congrats to Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi for being conferred a “Tun” on the occasion of the Yang di Pertuan Agong’s birthday on Saturday. But where is the Court of Appeal judgment in the Nizar vs Zambry case after its five-minute shotgun unanimous decision 18 days ago overturning the landmark decision of Justice Datuk Abdul Aziz [...]

June 09, 2009 08:57 AM

Planet Malaysia
FunnyCoolStuff

Warning – High Heels Can Kill!

And I don’t necessarily mean the wearer either. Potential crime report: -

Victim: Male, Caucasian
Death: Instantaneous, Penetration of the Arterial Chamber
Description of Murder Weapon: Sharp Instrument, 4”
Type: Stiletto
Colour: Red
Maker: Mahlono Blahnik
Motive: Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned

So guys, the next time you’re ogling the sexy long legs of a sweet young thing, remember the shoes on her feet can double as weapons. And if she doesn’t like the attention, it could be your eyeballs that get it.

Or worse. For the guys who are foolish enough to actually stare at girls with their partners around, be warned. Your girlfriend or wife may just be creeping up behind you. And you won’t hear her coming… she’s taken off her high heels, you see.

(Picture Source: funnydb.com)

June 09, 2009 07:44 AM

Planet Malaysia
Noktah Hitam

Aku Sangat Sedih, Tapi..

Apakan daya,
Biarkan sahaja,
Biarkan  ia pergi,
Biar aku membawa diri.

Esok masih ada,
Lusa ku bangun semula,
Tetapi hari ini,
Ku lepaskan semua.

[See post to listen to audio]

ps: Some things are meant to be, some are not. Sadly, this is the not.

June 09, 2009 06:22 AM

Planet Malaysia
Menj's

Pulang daripada kursus kahwin

Saya baru pulang dari Johor selepas menghadiri kursus pra-perkahwinan yang dikendalikan oleh Pulai Utama Management dengan kerjasama Jabatan Agama Johor. Ustaz-ustaz yang memberikan kuliah sememangnya kelakar dan banyak menggunakan kiasan untuk “perkara itu” (mereka yang sudah atau hendak berkahwin tentunya sudah maklum apakah “perkara itu”). Kursus sudah diselesaikan, maka sekarang perancangan untuk yang seterusnya akan dibuat [...]

June 09, 2009 05:24 AM

Planet Malaysia
4896

Towards civilization society

I saw vehicle drivers can’t even wait for few seconds to allow people cross the road safely. They only stop their vehicles when it reaches at in front of the cross line while people are crossing the road. Traffic laws? go to hell. They are the laws.

Wait for few seconds will cause them loose million Ringgit Malaysia or few seconds fast will make them earn million Ringgit Malaysia?

Yet, I saw people don’t know how to Q in the store, in the supermarket. Signboards to them are nothing, they are practicing their own signboard. When something happen, they put their blames to authorities.

More to tell, but, I worry will “taruk kuat kuat” by certain party. :|

A civilization society start from the attitude of people not from whatever party lead government or state government.

TechTags Plugin [ ugly | civilization | moral | selfish ]

June 09, 2009 04:59 AM

Planet Malaysia
Mylongkang

Beautiful sexy lady turns gentleman’s face red :)

From Untitled Album This happened last weekend. I was with two other guys. A SYT ( sweet young thing ) was passing by on the other side of the road. She was wearing a pair of black high heels with a single pearl adorning each shoe. She wore a mini black outfit which went well with [...]

June 09, 2009 04:45 AM

Planet Malaysia
LimKitSiang

Who was the MCA President most responsible for the RM12.5 billion PKFZ scandal - Liong Sik or Kong Choy?

My three questions (No.31 to No. 33 on the 11th day in the current series) to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat on the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal today are: Who was the MCA President most responsible for the RM12.5 billion PKFZ scandal – Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik or [...]

June 09, 2009 03:50 AM

Planet Malaysia
Menj's

SIS (”Sisters in Shaitaan”) wajar diharamkan

Umum sudah mengetahui pegangan akidah kumpulan feminis ini yang kononnya memperjuangkan hak asasi wanita di dalam Islam tetapi di sebalik “topeng” ini, mereka mendukung dasar Islam liberal yang sesat lagi menyesatkan. Kita sudah tahu bahawa “nabi-nabi wanita” mereka, iaitu Amina Wadud dan Zainah Anwar, telah berkali-kali menyatakan pendirian mereka bahawa pemakaian hijab/tudung adalah “kolot dan [...]

June 09, 2009 02:45 AM

Planet Malaysia
LimKitSiang

Pakatan Rakyat facing first crisis of confidence since its formation after the March 8 political tsunami last year

Pakatan Rakyat is facing its first crisis of confidence among members, supporters and well-wishers since its formation after the March 8 political tsunami last year. I had made a short comment to reporters on the theme of the speech of the PAS President, Datuk Seri Hadi Awang after the opening ceremony of the 55th PAS [...]

June 09, 2009 02:33 AM

Planet Malaysia
MedicalResources

What is dialysis? Click and help the NKF

An informative article about Dialysis from MedicalNewsToday

Related Malaysian link: The National Kidney Foundation
LTS
Dialysis costs money and you can do your bit to help by Clicking Here to Vote for the NKF under Digi’s Love to Save campaign

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

What is dialysis? Click and help the NKF


June 09, 2009 01:00 AM

Planet Malaysia
Wahlau

Rally Driver Nearly Died from Tree Branch


Take a look at the video and you will know what I mean.

Oh ohhhhh………………….! That is what the rally driver says….I would simply freak out.

June 09, 2009 12:45 AM

Planet Malaysia
MedicalResources

MMR Re-tweets

Some tweets from us that you might have missed

  • QOTD RT @wongkohwei: the quality of care for a patient, is inversely proportional to the number of consultants looking after the patient..
  • Students with the flu urged to stay put: Star: PUTRAJAYA: Health autho-rities have advised Malaysians studying a.. http://tinyurl.com/mhcbff
  • Free health screening on Tuesday http://tinyurl.com/mbe733
  • Seventh H1N1 patient detected http://tinyurl.com/m2je9q
  • Detests those who make late ward rounds, resulting in late late referrals.
  • Eating Curry Every Week ‘could Prevent Dementia’ http://is.gd/Pw0a
  • Firstwatch: Early Lessons from the #H1N1 Outbreak http://is.gd/Pvvq
  • Homeopathy kills. http://is.gd/Pvnd
  • The Tiny Robot that Can Crawl Through Your Veins: http://digg.com/d1t2Ww?t
  • RT @AllergyNotes: “Daily hospital rounds - Then and Now http://bit.ly/Mr79Q” The problem with computerised hospital systems!
  • Nurse struck-off for thinking and not blindly following idiotic protocols http://is.gd/OBd0
  • Myeloma patients on Bortezomib should not take Green Tea http://is.gd/OxQG
  • RT @mikecane: RT: @wmacphail: The pebble falls to the ground. RIP Grasshopper.
  • Is smply amazed at the number of people who cough & sneeze but don’t bother to cover their mouth & nose.
  • from the Malaysian Medical Resources

    MMR Re-tweets


June 09, 2009 12:00 AM

Planet Malaysia
Jayce Ooi

Microsoft Explorer Mouse with BlueTrack Technology arrived


Yeah… My Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse Explorer Mouse arrived finally. I sent my faulty Microsoft Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000 back and got a replacement mouse from Microsoft. This is the second replacement mouse. Microsoft Malaysia replaced new Microsoft Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 7000 to me last time. Microsoft Malaysia did not have Microsoft Wireless [...]

June 09, 2009 12:00 AM

June 08, 2009

Planet Malaysia
Palm Doc

The Pre is out - where are the medical apps?

It’s been an interesting weekend for Pre watchers. Palm and Sprint sold over 50,000 units in those two days alone and the initial Pre reviews have been mostly positive.
Granted the App Catalog is in beta, and we do expect new software to be coming in like these, it’s kind of disappointing there are no medical apps available at launch day. Specifically I am disappointed like Brian Dolan of MobileHealth that Epocrates is not available on the first day, despite what Ed Colligan seemed to imply.
The Palm Pre comes with MotionApps’s Classic PalmOS emulator. I notice people were already having problems installing Epocrates despite MotionApps saying it is a Classic certified app. In fact the Epocrates official stand is.. it’s coming but not here yet.
It doesn’t make sense to me since we were led to believe by this video that Epocrates would run under Classic.

I think the problem is how does one install Epocrates under Classic if Hotsync is not available? I am afraid that without a Palm Pre (still waiting for the GSM version! ) I cannot experiment. If all the Epocrates files could be compiled into a single installation PRC I believe that should make things easy since one just needs to drag and drop it into the Classic install folder I believe. Epocrates has an OTA installation if you go to http://get.epocrates.com. I am not sure if it will work with Blazer under Classic but it is worth a try.

I hope MotionApps will eventually be able to run under multiple Cards so we can effectively “multitask” PalmOS applications. Styletap also allows “shortcuts” to PalmOS applications and it would be cool if Motion Apps could do the same by allowing launch icons within the Pre launcher rather than having to access Classic each time.
I would also like feedback on whether the Palm applications like Medcalc, Statcoder, Skyscape apps etc. work under Classic. Please post feedback as comments here or in the forum.
Apparently iSilo will work under Classic so all your iSilo references should be available.

The Pre comes with arguably one of the best mobile browsers to date. I think many users would be accessing mobile webapps for applications like UpToDate’s mobile site while awaiting native WebOS versions.

from the Palmdoc Chronicles

The Pre is out - where are the medical apps?


June 08, 2009 11:41 PM

Planet Malaysia
myMacBuzz

Apple’s WWDC 2009

It’s that time of the year again. It’s the time where Apple fanboys and developers have been waiting for. It’s Apple’s annual World Wide Developer Conference.

It’s also the time where I would stayed up hitting the refresh button on Safari to view live coverage of the event. So here is the brief run down of what went down at WWDC this year.

The keynote starts with new unibody MacBook Pro announcements. The MacBook Pro line now comes in 3 sizes, 13″ inch, 15″ inch and 17″ inch. Every MacBook Pro now comes with a built-in long-lasting battery. Another noticeable hardware upgrades is the SD slot on the side.

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Next up was Snow Leopard. Just as expected, Snow Leopard is basically an Leopard update, that adds more refinements then features. It’s better, faster and easier with some new core technology that I’m pretty sure most developers just can’t wait to take advantage of it.

Snow Leopard now has built-in Microsoft Exchange support. So now there is no excuse not to get a Mac in your corporate business environment.

Snow Leopard is $29 for Leopard users, it’s just an upgrade basically, not a brand new OS.

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The star of the show is none other then the iPhone. They recap what was announced during the iPhone OS 3.0 event, held previously. Cut, copy and paste, landscape mode on key apps, Spotlight search throughout the phone, iPhone safari supports HTML 5 which will enables HTTP streaming of audio and video. The iPhone OS 3.0 now also supports MMS, finally.

There are a few notable features, one of them is Find My iPhone. You can log into MobileMe and basically locate your phone then make it play a sound even if it’s on silent mode. If you found out that your phone is stolen, then you could wipe the contents remotely.

Also iPhone OS 3.0 supports tethering either via USB cable or Bluetooth. However this is only subject to telco provider that choose to supports it. No idea if Maxis going to support it or not.

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And for the moment everyone is waiting for, new iPhone hardware, dub as the iPhone 3G S. At first glance, it looks no different to the previous iPhone 3G. Under the hud however, is a whole other story. It’s twice as fast compared to the iPhone 3G. As much as I would like to think that the ‘S’ in iPhone 3G S stands for ‘Steve’, it’s actually stands for ‘Speed’.

Speed is not the only major upgrade on this phone. It now has a 3 megapixel camera with auto focus, and the camera does video too. You can even edit the video on the phone.

A digital compass, now not only that the phone knows where you are, it also knows which direction you are looking at or what you are looking at.

Voice control lets you talk to your phone to make it do something, make calls, play music and stuff.

Of cause the all API to this new hardware features are made available to developers, so expect to see some cool apps that uses these.

New iPhone comes in two colors, black and white and two versions, 16GB and 32GB.

We’ll post the availability of everything mentioned here in Malaysia once we got the information. We’ll also have an in-depth review/write-up on everything announced at WWDC. Till then, stay tune. It’s 4 a.m. already and I’m signing out.

June 08, 2009 09:16 PM

Palm Pre Dissected

We already know how much it costs to manufacture a Palm Pre. So why not take a peek inside?

phoneWreck did just that, taking a brand-new Palm Pre apart to analyze the components and how the electronics relate to each other. Want to know how the Baseband Processor links to the Dual-Band RF Transceiver? Want to read technobabble that puts Star Trek’s Data to shame? Look below! (click on the image to see the full-size version)

Palm Pre component flowchart courtesy of phoneWreck

Palm Pre component flowchart courtesy of phoneWreck

And here’s a picture that is more familiar to our eye-candy-friendly sort of comprehension:

Palm Pre components laid out courtesy phoneWreck

Palm Pre components laid out courtesy phoneWreck

The full mind-boggling details, suitable for consumption by electronics experts, is available via phoneWreck.

Post from: The Gadget Blog


June 08, 2009 05:30 PM

Planet Malaysia
MPKapar

AMAN PERDANA : KETIDAKPEKAAN JABATAN ALAM SEKITAR AMAT DI KESALI

Saya telah mempergerusikan suatu mesyuarat khas di Majlis Perbandaran Klang petang tadi untuk membincangkan masalah pencemaran udara di persekitar Kawasan perumahan Aman Perdana. Mesyuarakt ini adalah susulan dialog dengan penduduk Aman Perdana bersama Exco Negeri Selangor YB Elizabeth Wong , MPK dan Jabatan Alam Sekitar.

Tutut hadir ialah Yang Di Pertua Majlis Perbandaran Klang, Setiausaha Majlis , Pengarah -Pengarah Jabatan Kejuruteraan, Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa MPK , Pegawai-pegawai Kanan daripada syarikat-syarikat Yolton Briquette (M) Sdn Bhd  , Techvance Holdings Berhad (CCP) ,Avandure Sdn Bhd ,Mah Sing, penasihat Alam Sekitar Ahli Parlimen Kapar serta Pegawai Kawalan Jabatan Alam Sekitar

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Saya amat tidak berpuas hati dengan ketidakpekaan Jabatan Alam Sekitar Negeri Selangor yang menghantar seorang pegawai yang baru mula bertugas di Shah Alam serta tidak mempunyai maklumat akar umbi permasalahan yang di hadapi oleh penduduk sekitar Kawasan Perindustrian Sungai Puloh , Kapar. Kita perlu mencari penyelesaian segera kerana masalah yang  telah berlanjutan sekian lama dicari penyelesaian tetapi tindakan Jabatan Alam Sekitar seolah-olah berdalih. Saya amat meragui akan keikhlasan Jabatan Alam Sekitar menyelesaikan masalah pencemaran udara di sini akan mungkin mengakibatkan masalah kesihatan serius dalam jangka masa panjang kepada manusia.

Walau bagaimanapun, saya amat terharu akan sokongan padu yang diberikan oleh pengusaha-pengusaha Kilang kayu arang dan kayu-kayan yang dikenal pasti antara penyumbang utama kepada pencemaran udara disini. Biarpun mereka menekankan bahawa perusahaan mereka mengikut segala peraturan alam sekitar yang sedia ada.

Saya berpendapat bahawa saraan Jabatan Alam Sekitar agar pemaju menyediakan ” buffer zone” sepanjang 500meter dari kawasan perindustrian serta memperpadatkan landskap yang sedia ada adalah suatu usaha bersia-sia apabila Asap Hutan Bakar dari Sumatera boleh mejerebui Malaysia apatah 500meter ini.

Jabatan Alam Sekitar sepatutnya mengeluarkan arahan Berhenti Kerja sewaktu mereka mendapati pemaju perumahan tidak mengikuti peraturan-peraturan yang sedia ada. Ini menunjukkan mereka gagal memantau keadaan semasa pembinaan selain meluluskan projek tanpa mendalaminya. Mereka juga gagal memastikan samada kilang-kilang di seluruh kawasan perindustrian Sg Puloh ini menepati spesifikasi.

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Mesyuarat hari ini terpaksa mengangguk kepala kepada penjelasan wakil-wakil Kilang yang hadir kerana Jabatan Alam Sekitar tidak dapat mengesahkan bahawa mereka menepati peraturan-peraturan alam Sekitar yang sedia ada . Mesyuarat juga gagal mengenalpasti samada laporan mereka yang di buat pada tahun 2006 masih boleh diguna pakai serta laporan tersebut telah menilai segala aspek pencemaran udara untuk memastikan nyawa manusia tidak terancam.

Mesyuarat di beritahu bahawa Majlis Perbandaran Klang bersedia mengambil tindakan keras sekiranya Jabatan Alam Sekitar Selangor mendapati mereka melanggar syarat-syarat teknikal. Pengusaha-pengusaha kilang telah bersetuju mengikuti prosedur “Clean Development Mechanism” serta memasang scumber. Selain daripada itu mereka juga akan membina Gudang agar habuk Kayu Arang tidak dituipi angin.  Perkara sebegini seharusnya di usahakan oleh Jabatan Alam Sekitar sejak awal-awal lagi, kenapakah mereka cuba mencuci tangan?  Kalau sudah di cadangkan kenapa Jabatan tidak mengambil tindakan sehingga kini?

Saya juga berpendapat adalah tidak munasabah untuk menyalahkan hanya segelintir Kilang-kilang yang beroperasi di Kawasan perusahaan Sg Puloh. Maka, saya mencadangkan agar Jabatan Alam Sekitar menyediakan “blue print” yang lengkap akan kilang-kilang yang beroperasi di situ serta mengenalpasti kilang-kilang yang mungkin menyebabkan pencemaran dan langkah-langkah yang wajar mereka ambil serta haruskah kita bertindak segera.

Saya berterima kasih kepada YB Elizabeth Wong, Exco Negeri Selangor kerana mengarahkan mesyuarat ini di adakan segera . Saya harap beliau dapat turut bersama-sama dalam mesyuarat susulan yang akan datang agar kita dapat menghalang malapelataka yang mungkin timbul.

updated with Sinar Harian 10/6/2009 News Article at 1215pm 100609

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June 08, 2009 04:37 PM

Those Palm Pre Shortage Rumors Were True

Why Palm, why?!? Isn’t your future dependent on how widespread the Pre becomes? How could you let manufacturing problems complicate the Pre launch? Why did you prove all those shortage rumors true?

Everything Pre last May 19: “Shortly after the announcement of a June 6th release date for the Palm Pre, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse indicated the company did not plan to spend much on advertising and expects supply shortages to develop. “We won’t be able to keep up with demand for the device in the early period of time,” said Hesse.”

Palm Pre Sold Out Courtesy of The Raw Feed

Palm Pre Sold Out Courtesy of The Raw Feed

PC World last May 23: “Well, now it’s time for the bad news, because Best Buy is rumored to have only 4250 units in stock for the Pre’s June 6 launch, according to BGR.

That’s a big problem since Best Buy will sell the Pre at almost 1000 of its Best Buy Mobile counters and specialty stores nationwide, leaving an average of just four devices per store. What Best Buy will likely do in this case is, just like Apple did during the early days of the iPhone 3G, direct larger quantities of Pre devices to higher population areas. That means if you live in a smaller city or rural area, you may be waiting a long time after launch day before seeing the Palm Pre on store shelves near you.”

Tech Trader Daily last May 26: “A little over a week before the introduction of Palm’s (PALM) “Pre” smartphone, Collins Stewart analyst Ashok Kumar re-emphasized today that Palm and its Hong Kong-based manufacturer Foxconn International are having problems producing high volumes of the Pre.

Kumar had been quoted a few weeks back saying the companies were experiencing various hardware and software problems. Sprint (S), which will supply service to the phone, has acknowledged there will be limited supplies of the Pre when it goes on sale June 6, and Best Buy (BBY) has said it will have limited supplies in stock. Kumar says that after checking with a source of his at Foxconn, he believes the supply of units at the introduction will be below even a reduced estimate of 150,000 units.”

And the kicker from Silicon Alley Insider (yesterday): “Palm’s (PALM) new Pre smartphone sold out over the weekend after going on sale Saturday. That’s mostly because of supply constraints: While a few Sprint Nextel (S) stores got hundreds of Pres to sell, most stores got less than 50 phones, and some even got less then 10.

Still, analysts estimate that Sprint and Palm sold 35,000 to 60,000 Pres over the weekend [a pretty wide range, don't you think?]. That’s very little compared to the 1 million iPhone 3Gs that Apple shipped in its first weekend last summer, but it’s not terrible. As expected, some 80% to 90% of early buyers were already Sprint customers, RBC’s Mike Abramsky estimates. He also pegs about 60% of early buyers as prior Palm owners.”

Ah well, I can only hope the negativity is proven unwarranted, as I rub my non-functional Palm Vx reassuringly, whispering hope to it. In any case, the launch shortage could actually help Palm, by making the Pre a more valuable commodity that only few currently have access to.

Post from: The Gadget Blog


June 08, 2009 04:14 PM

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Ah Kong

Barbarian Onslaught - Download

Barbarian Onslaught Barbarian Onslaught - Flash Games Download - Overview
Play the role of a barbarian armed with a sword an a visor helmet out to kill endless waves of green orcs until he succumbs to the orcish horde and finally dies in this Barbarian Onslaught action flash game. You can also execute a powerful one hit killing move once your rage meter fills up.


Download Barbarian Onslaught (File Size ~ 324.93 KB)
Download the ZIP archive: barbarian-onslaught.zip

Barbarian Onslaught - Title Menu
Barbarian Onslaught
Very simple menu. Just the bare basics essential buttons. Old games are like this one.

Barbarian Onslaught - Instructions
Barbarian Onslaught
Only four (4) buttons - move left, move right, quick attack and power attack. Easy eh?

Barbarian Onslaught - Action!
Barbarian Onslaught
Orcs are coming! Slash and hack them into pieces yo! How come the numbers are increasing?

Barbarian Onslaught - Paused!
Barbarian Onslaught
Yes, you can pause the game. Shown above the barbarian is doing a one hit kill.

Barbarian Onslaught - Game Over!
Barbarian Onslaught
The orcs are endless so you will die eventually. How many orcs can you kill before you die?

Deimos’s Daily Reads
No reads for today.

Deimos’s Thoughts
Simple graphics and game play as this is a very old flash game developed and released many years ago. The sequel which was released recently is loaded with new features though.

Deimos Asks
Do you prefer to play flash games offline in your hard drive or online in websites? Why?

June 08, 2009 04:00 PM

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musailec

世間再無奸人堅

往后脑梳得油光滑亮的乌发、微挑的眼眉斜瞟的双眼、薄唇咧开冷笑、嘴角叼着粗长雪茄,轻轻扯动尖峭脸庞上的皱纹,当然,还有那让人不寒而栗的奸笑——这,就是“奸人坚”石坚的招牌奸样。

2009年6月3日下午4时,这位香江影坛长青奸角,在香港伊丽莎白医院与世长辞。

奸人陨落,却没有任何人欢呼;有的,是人们的唏嘘、感慨,和悲恸。

并不是因为人们知道,在银幕上演奸角演到炉火纯青的石坚前辈,在现实世界里不仅不奸,更是一个形象正面的人物。

也不是因为一代演匠的离去,让他的精湛演技和伟大表演,也随着绝迹人间。

而是因为,石坚的离世,意味着一个奸人经典的消亡;更意味着,那个忠奸分明的年代,已正式宣告一去不复返了。

忠奸分明的年代

石坚的奸人角色之所以深入人心,让人津津乐道,道理其实一点都不复杂。那是因为他把奸人样子真真实实的演出来,广东人说“奸到出汁”——毫不保留的奸样、毫不做作的奸笑、毫不掩饰的奸计,就是要明明白白告诉你:我是一个奸人。

所以,好人好到彻彻底底,奸人也奸得坦坦荡荡。那是一个忠奸分明的年代。

“奸人坚”离开了,但世上的奸人一点也没有少;而且,这些奸人,比起坦荡荡的“奸人坚”,更奸险、更狡猾、更恶毒、更冷漠,但,也更聪明。

他们不再把头发梳成别扭的油光滑亮,而是聘用私人造型师,为他们精心打造外表仪容。他们的发型,总是让人看起来舒适;他们的衣装,往往让人感觉可以信赖。

他们不再不怀好意的微挑眼眉、斜瞟双眼,而是把双眼眯得恰到好处,让他看起来何等诚实与真挚。他们也不再冷笑,更不会发出那让人讨厌的奸笑,而是以亲切无比的笑容,礼貌和蔼的向你问候。我们不再怀疑——他们的眼神、他们的笑容,多么真诚与亲切啊!

他们也不再叼着那碍眼的雪茄。他们提倡环保、他们呼吁当权者关注低下阶层的福利、他们到处行善乐施;在必要的时候,他们还高喊正义、人权、自由、平等,有时甚至要做做样子跟当权者过不去。

价值混淆的年代

他们是慈善家、是社会热心人士、是正派分子,有者或许还是什么什么斗士、什么什么的精神领袖。他们义正词严,他们大义凛然,他们平易近人,他们亲切和蔼,他们慈悲为怀。

基本上,他们的身家都颇为丰厚。但是,没有人真正关心他们的财产从何而来、如何得来?这是一个笑贫不笑娼的年代,人们只关心一个人富不富有,至于他是好人还是奸人——啊,对不起,所谓好人与奸人,如何定义?人们通常这样问。

这是最标准的问题,也是最堕落的问题。

在我们的忽视和纵容下,奸人肆无忌惮的去模糊好人与奸人之间的界限,好让他们的奸险永远不会曝露在阳光下,好让他们能够持续安全的游走于好人与奸人角色之间;直到有一天,他们的“奸”,或许不再叫做“奸”了。

于是,这是一个再无“奸人坚”的年代,但这也是一个是非价值愈来愈混淆模糊、忠奸不再分明的年代。
.
如果忠奸分明与价值混淆两个年代之间有一条明确界限的话,我想,那应该就是“奸人坚”的离开吧。


(照片来源:新浪网、Mission Statement)


June 08, 2009 03:28 PM

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MohdIrwan

My First Time Story: Holiday in Kota Kinabalu

First of all, this is not a naughty version of the well-known My First Time Story - it’s my first time story of having a holiday in Kota Kinabalu. In fact, this is my first time experience of going to Borneo island. First day - 5th June 2009 Abe and I left KL Sentral to LCCT Airport, [...]

June 08, 2009 02:36 PM

Pre-Apple WWDC 2009

Is June, almost half of the year. After six month medical leave, will Steve Jobs came back and show his face at Apple WWDC (World Wide Developer Conference) 2009? Apple WWDC 2009, at San Francisco I guess Jobs may show his face but most likely he will not introduce those Apple new products as before. Someone has to take over his place, and this is the good time for a "rehearsal". What

June 08, 2009 02:11 PM

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YvonneFoong

We need to judge, and judge wisely

When I was about eighteen or nineteen, the residual hearing in my left ear diminished rapidly all of a sudden. I quit my job to see the doctor and to look at what we should do. For several months since, I visited University Malaya Medical Center for frequent hearing tests.

The doctors who saw me after each of these tests were ENT specialists. One in particular, was a young Indian man, probably in his early 30s.

Upon realizing that my hearing deteriorations were the result of an Acoustic Neuroma in the brain, he said I should see a Neurosurgeon.

At this, I told him that I will be sending my hearing test result to the U.S.

He asked me where to in the U.S. and I said House Clinic.

His expression lit up at that instant. As an ENT specialist, this young doctor recognized House Clinic as a leader in the treatment of Acoustic Neuoma and NF2.

But upon telling him where I was about to go, I felt a little bad, afraid that I might have unintentionally insulted him.

So I decided to play dumb and asked,”Do you think I should go there?”

As we strolled down the corridor, the doctor replied, “If you can go, of course it is better to go to the U.S.”

I don’t remember that doctor’s name or how he looks like.But I will always remember his vote of confidence and his personal conviction for good medical treatment.

In an earlier post, someone suggested that I may have been ungrateful for writing what I have written.

I think I’d be really ungrateful if even till today, I am still unperturbed by what has kept our country at a standstill, staying complacent and never to benefit my fellow countrymen because of this indifference.

That blog post of mine was written while assisting a fellow Malaysian get treatment for her NF2 symptoms. I was just feeling frustrated by what she’s been forced to deal with.

I don’t know how we can ever help people without exercising judgement. And without judging which doctors are good and which are bad.

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June 08, 2009 01:06 PM

Sony PSP Go Pictures, Video

Introducing the Sony PSP Go: Seems Sony realized that the UMD format was effectively dead; the latest planned incarnation of the Sony PSP only accepts media through Memory Stick Micro cards and wireless downloads (via the PlayStation Network). Bad news for current UMD and normal-sized Memory Stick users.

All Images Courtesy SCEA

All Images Courtesy SCEA

Yet the focus on digital delivery means that Sony was reportedly thoughtful enough to equip the PSP Go with 16GB of onboard memory. The new slide-down form factor may be something new for longtime PSP users. That’s because controlling the portable console requires the hands to be closer together—and below the Go’s 3.8″ screen. Compare that to the thumbs-on-the-side configuration that has defined every PSP model until now.

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Like its predecessors, the PSP Go features WiFi, which as you may know allows wireless multiplayer gaming, access to the PlayStation Network, and limited web browsing. Unlike previous PSPs however, the Go is also Bluetooth-capable, potentially allowing data sharing with other kinds of devices, and of course setting up multiplayer games with nearby PSP Go owners.

The PSP Go will debut in North America and Europe this October 1, at a price of $249 and €249 respectively (poor Europeans!). It will hit Japan on November 1, with a 26,800 yen price.

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sony_psp_go_closed

Given the PSP’s long history with homebrewing and piracy, I wonder if Sony will still go through the trouble of attempting to lock the PSP Go against hack/mod attempts. As anyone knows though, piracy is nigh impossible to stop. In any case, here’s a video of the PSP Go in action:

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June 08, 2009 01:00 PM

IDS Books



If you're into IDS, (which is the natural progression towards network security monitoring, then the books above is a must have, except for the Snort book, of course. They are:
  • Network Intrusion Detection - An Analyst's Handbook by Stephen Northcutt and Judy Novak. As you can see, I have both the 2nd and 3rd edition. This books dabbles in tcpdump, all the hardcore TCP/IP stuff like writing BPF filters, analyzing attacks (yes, from tcpdump traces), and so on.
  • Intrusion Signatures and Analysis by Stephen Northcutt, Mark Cooper, Matt Fearnow & Karen Frederick. This is a hardcore book in which the authors walk the readers thoroughly in analyzing attacks, network scans, buffer overflows, and DoS - all from tcpdump traces. I wonder why the authors never bother to come up with a follow-up edition, considering that the attack landscape have changed dramatically since the book's publication in 2001.
  • Intrusion Detection, by Betty Bace. This is the mother of all IDS books. Unlike the previous two, this book is really about IDS (host-based, network-based, anomaly, etc), and it looks at IDS from an academic point of view. The content is what to be expected from an academic book - definition of IDS, IDS analysis scheme, detection model, analysis model, and so on. It also discuss the design of an IDS system.


June 08, 2009 12:46 PM

Video: Laptop Runs Android OS

In the video below, you can see the Android OS—originally designed for mobile phones—boot up relatively quickly and take full advantage of the laptop’s built-in HSDPA. Yes, you heard that right, a laptop:

Featured at the recently concluded Computex, it’s obvious that Google needs to change at least one thing: you don’t tell a laptop owner to turn of his or her “phone”. Interesting though how the apparently unvarnished version of the OS automatically adapts to a laptop’s larger-than-mobile resolution. According to the video’s uploader, Asus was publicizing their own Android-based laptop, but reportedly chose not to showcase a demo unit.

Compal, the company behind the laptop, is known as the outsourced manufacturer for big brands like Dell and HP. It specializes in the production of notebooks and computer displays.

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June 08, 2009 11:30 AM

Planet Malaysia
Jeff Ooi

Screamyx... nation-wide & 4 days ahead

June 5, Streamyx announced on the website that

...Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) will be performing a network upgrading exercise from 11.00 pm, Friday, 12th June 2009 until 6.00 am, Saturday, 13th June 2009."

As a result, Streamyx customers nationwide may experience a disruption of service during the stipulated period. We would like to assure you that the service would resume to normal after this period.

It seems TM is super efficient and brought the June 12 downtime forward to today... four days ahead of schedule.

So much so, those wireless guys who depended on TM for sporadic backhaul support seemed to have suffered just the same. Frequent droplines and reconnects are a pain.

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The connectivity stays, but upload and download packets are dead

Twitter folks now have a new tag: #streamyxsucks.

June 08, 2009 10:11 AM

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