Dear readers,
Do you know what happened, recently on a sensitive issue in Malaysia? Even if you do know, I would have to tell since many Malaysian themselves do not read the paper enough! =P
A group of people in Penang has been accused of trying to make Christianity as the official religion in Malaysia. However that is untrue. Islam has been agreed to the the official religion since the independence of Malaysia.
The main problem now is not the problem mentioned above, but politicians like Hishammudin, home minister (a ministerial position who's in charge of the security of the country) do not check the validity of the accusation instead, he wants to capture those responsible for it.
Disappointed again.......
(An extract taken from Malaysia Kini)
"As a Muslim, I am not bothered whether the PM is a Muslim or not. The constitution protects Islam as the official religion of the country and the monarchy as guardian of Islam in Malaysia.
If a non-Muslim can be proven capable to lead the country, why not? Look at many countries around the world where capable leaders are not from the majority race but instead from minority race.
It is Umno which is going all out to protect the Umnoputras to maintain political stronghold over the country to enrich its cronies. Other Malays not of the Umnoputras do not benefit or even if they do, are given the remnants that trickle down to them.
All these talks about Umno protecting Malay rights or Islam is a bunch of crap. I am apolitical but I trust PAS more than Umno to look after the interest of the Malays and Islam. Umno is more interested in enriching their cronies and stirring up racial and religious issues to maintain their power."
April 14, 2011
The KTM drama
~Betch
People can really just start a movie based on my experiences at the KTM. It would be a confirmed box office success!
So yes, I was on the KTM home yesterday and it stops at Bandar Tasik Selatan to pick people up. No one climbed on board and it started to leave. After about 20 feet, the train just freezes and just starts moving backwards! How is that even possible? Good grief, a train could be coming behind us and it just decides to reverse. It went right back to Bandar Tasik Selatani station to pick up these panting, lost and gubra people. Left behind. So sad.
So moving on, just when I thought the drama was over, this announcement was made:
"Due to damaged brakes, the train will stop at Kajang station. Please unboard the train and board another at Platform 3. The next train to Seremban will be arriving in 10 minutes. We apologise for any inconvenience caused!"
Inconvenience? DUDE. Braking problems?! Then how on earth are we supposed to stop?! This isn't the Flintstones where we could just stop with our feet! An Indian lady was going, "AIYOHAHMAAHPA, braking poroblem ar? *something in Tamil*".
THANKFULLY, we did stop at Kajang and had to wait til the next one. THANKFULLY, the next train was one of the newest models of KTM. They had a TV set and Tom & Jerry was going on. I was not impressed with the latest episodes.
So overall, it was a rather interesting ride home. Funny funny times.
"We are the hero of our own story." ~Mary McCarthy~
March 25, 2011
Get In Shape!
6 Packs...
Huge chest and arms...
Big biceps and triceps...
Those are some idea of what many think of what it comes to fitness. Are they true? Partially....
I believe many people out there and my fellow colleagues are very busy with their work however exercise should never be out of your life, be it sports or just a simple jumping in the room exercise.
For starters, try starting with the exercises you like such as skipping, little number of push ups and sits ups. Those who wants to lose weight, don't do that, instead, go for cycling and jogging. The time I would advice for those who wants to notice significant effects on their body, do 15 minutes of jogging without stopping. The faster you go, the better. However, because you are new, you might get ache at your stomach area. That is normal.
Three times a week is a good start and consistency is very important to see the reduction of fats from your body.
(To be continued...)
Some information about the subject:
-Body Mass Index is not a good way to measure fitness (BMI), look at the mirror instead!!
-If you lose about 7700calories, that's equivalent with 1kg but to give you an idea of that better, jogging 30 minutes non-stop at 13km/h burns only about 1400 calories. 7700 calories sounds easy but it is not! You cannot lose 7700 calories net. Tens of calories deficit a day is good enough.
Huge chest and arms...
Big biceps and triceps...
Those are some idea of what many think of what it comes to fitness. Are they true? Partially....
I believe many people out there and my fellow colleagues are very busy with their work however exercise should never be out of your life, be it sports or just a simple jumping in the room exercise.
For starters, try starting with the exercises you like such as skipping, little number of push ups and sits ups. Those who wants to lose weight, don't do that, instead, go for cycling and jogging. The time I would advice for those who wants to notice significant effects on their body, do 15 minutes of jogging without stopping. The faster you go, the better. However, because you are new, you might get ache at your stomach area. That is normal.
Three times a week is a good start and consistency is very important to see the reduction of fats from your body.
(To be continued...)
Some information about the subject:
-Body Mass Index is not a good way to measure fitness (BMI), look at the mirror instead!!
-If you lose about 7700calories, that's equivalent with 1kg but to give you an idea of that better, jogging 30 minutes non-stop at 13km/h burns only about 1400 calories. 7700 calories sounds easy but it is not! You cannot lose 7700 calories net. Tens of calories deficit a day is good enough.
March 07, 2011
Rainy Monday
~Betch
Rainy Monday, clouds keep rolling,
but you just remain there and cry
No more trees to dance for you in the air,
I give you a piece of smile,
in the end, you just moaned in the sky
Oh life! The ghosts that prance and sing,
on your knees, you looked on down the road
No fast car to roll by in the dirt,
Rainy Monday, now the dirt turns to mud,
these scraped hands, they stain no more
Walking on turned to running,
creatures of the rain came out to play
The field laid thick, killed by Rainy Monday,
The old man laid by the side and whispered,
"Leave me and let me be as I lay"
February 10, 2011
The journey home
~Betch
I decided today to go back to my hometown to see an old friend off overseas. I hope she comes back; people who leave Malaysia don't always do which is a shame because looking at the state of things here now, we're gonna need the Malaysians to return here and make things better.
Anyway, I digress.
This whole post is gonna be about a train ride from KL Sentral. I promise this is entertaining, so don't go click the X on the top right corner just yet. I got my ticket... the usual process of how I go home. This should have been the first red flag... the delay. I was like, "Alright, let's just be patient." So I waited with other people who weren't very patient and they were beginning to groan. At last, the train arrived. Of course, people crowded around the door (so so typical of Malaysians) and refused to let passengers get out first.
As I entered the train, I hear this dude going, "- sudah rosak." For the international readers, that means broken down in Malay. I was just hoping deep deep inside me that it wasn't the train, but several minutes, my worries were well-founded when this announcement came:
"Dear passengers, the train has lost it's electricity supply."
That's it. Not even an apology. So, the people got out and left the train, but they stuck near the door in case the electricity came back and they could easily rush inside when the doors open again. This, my fellow people, is the classic example of 'kiasu'. People who fear losing. As people were complaining aloud about how the KTM is the worst thing in the world, a sound came from the train. Funnily enough, people could hear that muffled sound over the racket they were making.
Guess how I noticed.
The moment that sound was made, everyone became immediately quiet and kept their eyes glued to the door, as if they were expecting the door to do something aside from opening and closing... I appreciate the sense of urgency but really, people? Sighz.
Then, this rush-of-air sound came from the train and the door opened. Good grief, anyone could have died from being trampled. People just bolted for the door and there were some who were slammed against the walls of the train. They didn't care who they pushed down or trampled over, they just wanted in on the ride.
EVEN the women were vicious as they struggled to get a place in the train. I mean, the Malay women's veils were falling off, the Indian women's braided hair were whipping everybody in the face, and the Chinese women were just screaming and scratching their way through. There was this woman who was so strategically located in this massive circle of men who were pushing their way to get on to the train. The poor woman looked traumatised after that ordeal of being dragged along with them on board.
I was one of the slammed-up-to-the-wall people, unfortunately. Oh man what catch I was. I mean, have you seen how people look like when they're faces are squashed against a window pane? I looked exactly like that except mine was full body.
I don't know why but for some reason such things happen when I'm there to witness the whole thing. One reason might be that I could fill up this blog with my posts. I mean, you guys should now be familiar with the nature of my posts and funnily enough, life keeps throwing me into such situations. One can only wonder and guess but never know for sure.
“Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard
January 20, 2011
Possible Politics Renaissance in Malaysia!
I do hope that people really follow the issues raised by this party and not what is shown in the television. This may give a rough idea of what the new party is fighting for. The decisions are in your hands.
At the moment the party is called AKIM until the ROS (Registrar of Societies) approves the usage of the name KITA which would be the name of the new party.
~The Politician
January 11, 2011
2011
~Betch
Happy new year to everyone of you! I hope 2011 kicked off with a bang a week ago. First of all, my apologies on the lack of updating. You see, I was under the impression that I had two other blog partners who are suppose to be posting stuff up. Perhaps one of them walked into a law suit and the other a fish net. Well I suppose it's just me for now while they untangle themselves.
Again, I must dedicate a small part of this post to rant about how quick time is passing by. I was a freshmen 1.5 years ago and now I'm reaching the 20 mark and I'm a senior. Can you believe that crap? Haha. I always find myself frozen in a particular mentality from the past. For example, I will be turning 20 this year, but somehow I have this schema in me that I'm a post-SPM student and I've just enrolled into college. But then you know, there's always that daunting feeling of familiarity and repetition of activity in the same place which makes one feel insipid and bored. And from there, reality just kicks me in the shins and say, "WAKE UP LAH! YOU'RE A SENIOR!!!"
Looking at how life is surprising people at every corner of it, I say we just go with the flow. I don't mean be carefree and ignorant but rather to just try things out. Test the waters, understand things not for others but for yourself. If it's bad, at least you can point people away from deciding the path you chose. You would be a missionary of sorts. And people say stress from life is detrimental. I agree but surely we need some stress now and then? Stress was there for a reason, so there must be some use to us; otherwise it would never have existed. People just like pushing themselves till their hanging off the edge. It's time to find that balance of stress. Whichever stress priorities come first and foremost :)
Alright, now down to some serious bashing... apparently, right now in Hollywood, it's a trend to be divorced at least ONCE. I suppose it's an unsaid trend but really, there were several divorces reported last year. They didn't even happen at once.. it was simultaneous. As if after a couple decided to have a divorce, another just goes "Hey look, another divorce! DAMN! You know what, you haven't been looking very pretty lately... yeah, so let's get a divorce...".
What frustrates me even more is how lightly they make divorce out to be. No perseverance or depth whatsoever. A quote from one of them would go, "We have decided to separate on amicable terms after five long wonderful years together." I'm like, "What the - my parents have been together since 1983... yeah, suck on that!" I know I sound harsh, but it's just an honest opinion... I don't think these couples ever loved each other truly or deeply enough and just decided to marry on impulse. They make marriage look bad when in it's core, it really is beautiful. And no, five long wonderful years together is not a beautiful marriage. That's just waste, really.
On the brighter side of Hollywood, awards season is here! Yes, it appears the actresses in Hollywood have turned the tables on their male counterparts. It's their year. The guys this time round are more relaxed, less threatened. The women on the other hand are in it to win it. The amount of promotional press conferences and premieres. DAMN. It looks like an exciting season even for a commoner like me!
Anyways, till the next post, take care!
What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things. ~ Margaret Mead
Happy new year to everyone of you! I hope 2011 kicked off with a bang a week ago. First of all, my apologies on the lack of updating. You see, I was under the impression that I had two other blog partners who are suppose to be posting stuff up. Perhaps one of them walked into a law suit and the other a fish net. Well I suppose it's just me for now while they untangle themselves.
Again, I must dedicate a small part of this post to rant about how quick time is passing by. I was a freshmen 1.5 years ago and now I'm reaching the 20 mark and I'm a senior. Can you believe that crap? Haha. I always find myself frozen in a particular mentality from the past. For example, I will be turning 20 this year, but somehow I have this schema in me that I'm a post-SPM student and I've just enrolled into college. But then you know, there's always that daunting feeling of familiarity and repetition of activity in the same place which makes one feel insipid and bored. And from there, reality just kicks me in the shins and say, "WAKE UP LAH! YOU'RE A SENIOR!!!"
Looking at how life is surprising people at every corner of it, I say we just go with the flow. I don't mean be carefree and ignorant but rather to just try things out. Test the waters, understand things not for others but for yourself. If it's bad, at least you can point people away from deciding the path you chose. You would be a missionary of sorts. And people say stress from life is detrimental. I agree but surely we need some stress now and then? Stress was there for a reason, so there must be some use to us; otherwise it would never have existed. People just like pushing themselves till their hanging off the edge. It's time to find that balance of stress. Whichever stress priorities come first and foremost :)
Alright, now down to some serious bashing... apparently, right now in Hollywood, it's a trend to be divorced at least ONCE. I suppose it's an unsaid trend but really, there were several divorces reported last year. They didn't even happen at once.. it was simultaneous. As if after a couple decided to have a divorce, another just goes "Hey look, another divorce! DAMN! You know what, you haven't been looking very pretty lately... yeah, so let's get a divorce...".
What frustrates me even more is how lightly they make divorce out to be. No perseverance or depth whatsoever. A quote from one of them would go, "We have decided to separate on amicable terms after five long wonderful years together." I'm like, "What the - my parents have been together since 1983... yeah, suck on that!" I know I sound harsh, but it's just an honest opinion... I don't think these couples ever loved each other truly or deeply enough and just decided to marry on impulse. They make marriage look bad when in it's core, it really is beautiful. And no, five long wonderful years together is not a beautiful marriage. That's just waste, really.
On the brighter side of Hollywood, awards season is here! Yes, it appears the actresses in Hollywood have turned the tables on their male counterparts. It's their year. The guys this time round are more relaxed, less threatened. The women on the other hand are in it to win it. The amount of promotional press conferences and premieres. DAMN. It looks like an exciting season even for a commoner like me!
Anyways, till the next post, take care!
What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things. ~ Margaret Mead
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