The World That I See - My View

Good for Meditation, beginners might find it not so helpful. But once you have learned to work with vibrations, this might help you.

A beautiful one .... a revisit for me after some time. I have many collections at home. One of the best also from Girija Devi. Some time back I used these music for my meditation....

I THINK former Selangor menteri besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo relishes his new role as the opposition leader in the state. Lately, he has been trying to score points against the current administration by purporting to oppose issues that, according to him, are not beneficial to the rakyat. He also reminded the new exco members to declare their assets, something his own government never did. He even suggested that the newly-elected speaker, Teng Chang Khim, should have been made an exco member because of his capabilities and experience. Ironically, he conveniently forgot that his administration had suspended Teng without pay for 18 months. Lest he forgets, during his tenure as MB, many "wrong" things were done at the whim of his officers, with or without his blessings, despite opposition by the people. Notably, local authorities were behaving like warlords with impunity. His government was deaf to the pleas of the people and on March 8, the people spoke loud and clear. For

Monkey business..... doing business :) Some pictures that I took at zoo.

As previous year I walked in with my camera ( I always promote this even in my blog http://selians.blogspot.com/2006/06/indian-wedding-fair-mega-mall.html ), I walked around and had a look, I noticed that the fair has shrink to almost half, from what i saw 2 years back. The number of chairs placed in from of the stage was very few, I felt like the chairs was placed for some unexpected visitors who wants to see what was happening. Few chairs was still empty and a demo was going on for a skin care product. I walked around, It was a Saturday evening and the who place was packed but not this place. There were booths bout was not as crowed as outside in the Mall. I felt, either the place was not getting its attention or promotion. The J&K tourism booth was unmanned. Basically, it was not that I saw last 2 years. The best part was, I took out my DSLR and took 2 photos. First was the Kolam and 2 nd was the inside picture. One man who earlier was taking care of the reception booth r

Have you ever watch a butterfly this close......? Took this pictures in my small garden. Used my 200mm zoom lens. No money to buy macro lens yet. The money I saved, I have to give taxman :(

EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl, she would say "Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry." This was Mother's First Lie. As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten, My heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said, "Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish." This was Mother's Second Lie. Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bri

Opps it was not a chicken this time ...it is a ..... Last week noon I was driving along LDP after Puchong TOLL, suddenly saw a big cat below the divider. I stop and came back to the dead cat. Not because it was a cat but at a fast glance it looked like a Cheetah (Harimau Bintang). With the spot and the shape..... I crossed the road and had a close look, it was not a baby cheetah ...was glad but still sad this mountain cat (wild cat) is dead. Don't blame the cat for crossing. We humans have trespass to their territory, the Bukit Jalil reserved jungle is being cleared heartlessly....where will these fellows go? It used to be a 15KM width but now only the (not the GOD) politicians knows. I am not against development , but plan it and leave green lungs and natures as it is.

A Kids Expression - It is a wonderful thing to see and admire (click on the picture to see about 23 more pictures)

Table of contents Table of contents 3 1. Introduction 4 2. How the global totals are calculated 4 3. Key 5 4. Reports of executions in 2007 6 5. Reports of death sentences in 2007 7 6. Considerations on the death penalty figures 8 (Click any link in at the Table of contents to access the AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL report) Where Malaysia in Mentioned: 1. Introduction During 2007, at least 1252 people were executed in 24 countries. At least 3347 people were sentenced to death in 51 countries. These were only minimum figures; the true figures were certainly higher. Many countries carry out executions in secret and refuse to divulge any information on the use of the death penalty. Such countries include China, Singapore, Malaysia and Mongolia. The United Nations has repeatedly called for the death penalty only to be used in an open and transparent manner. **** Amnesty International remains concerned that executions may have taken place in Mongolia and Malaysia . However, due to the secretive n

Charles Q. Choi Special to LiveScience LiveScience.com Wed Apr 16, 9:11 AM ET Earth gives off a relentless hum of countless notes completely imperceptible to the human ear, like a giant, exceptionally quiet symphony, but the origin of this sound remains a mystery. Now unexpected powerful tunes have been discovered in this hum. These new findings could shed light on the source of this enigma. The planet emanates a constant rumble far below the limits of human hearing, even when the ground isn't shaking from an earthquake. (It does not cause the ringing in the ear linked with tinnitus.) This sound, first discovered a decade ago, is one that only scientific instruments - seismometers - can detect. Researchers call it Earth's hum. Investigators suspect this murmur could originate from the churning ocean, or perhaps the roiling atmosphere . To find out more, scientists analyzed readings from an exceptionally quiet Earth-listening research station at the Black Forest Observatory in

Sedition Act can be applied, PM warns MPs KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reminded MPs yesterday not to debate issues touching on racial sensitivity in the Dewan Rakyat as the Sedition Act could be enforced in the august house. “They must ensure that the debate is of quality and, at the same time, remember that issues that can raise racial sensitivity, issues that breach the Sedition Act must be avoided,” he said after a meeting with Barisan Nasional (BN) members of the Dewan Negara, Dewan Rakyat and the state legislative assemblies at Dewan Tun Hussein Onn, Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), here yesterday. “This is because the Sedition Act can be enforced in the Dewan Rakyat. In other words, the Sedition Act is also applicable in the Dewan Rakyat. They are not free to talk on anything thatbreaches the Act.” Abdullah said such issues should be avoided as they could create tension and problems, Bernama reported. He also advised MPs to understand the issues a

PETALING JAYA (April 14, 2008): MCA strongly opposes remarks that "it is inappropriate for Non-Malays to request for equal rights". MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said in a statement yesterday that he disagreed with the statement made by the Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan Tengku Mohammad Faris Petra that "it is inappropriate for non-Malays to request for equal rights". "Such a statement will destroy the unity and harmony between the various races and it will not benefit our multi-racial society. For the past 50 years, the various races have worked hard together to attain the goals of nation building, for which they have also contributed vastly to the country’s development. As such, they too have equal rights as enshrined in Constitution." "Article 153 of the Federal Constitution states the special position of the Malays and the natives of any of the States of Sabah and Sarawak. However, this should be read alongside with Article 153(7) which also re

seals: " Jangan kita leka sehaigga musuh di dalam selimut menikan kita. Jangan disebabkan kita Malaysia jatuh ketangan yang tidak sepatutnya " UM should take the disciplinary action against Afandy for his un-called speech. If thy don't take then we know the UM management are at the same side ... erase the past and generate destroyers. He calls the Indians, Chinese and others "musuh di dalam selimut" (The enemy within) A comment taken from a mail that was send to "PM Malaysia" 1) First and foremost, since when did Universiti Malaya became Universiti Melayu? 2) How dare this Indonesian migrant going around and saying that other races are “musuh dalam selimut”? 3) And lastly, did you guys noticed the seal on the right-hand side? It seems that “Hal Ehwal Pelajar & Alumni of UM” had APPROVED the letter, despite the contents of the letter! If we have this kind of freaks in public universities, then how should we expect the rankings of public universities

KLANG: The 54 Barisan Nasional assemblymen in the previous administration spent their total annual allocation of RM27mil ringgit for 2008 in just 50 days from the beginning of the year, said Selangor exco member Ronnie Liu. "There was shock and disbelief when the state executive councillors found out that an annual allocation of RM500,000 each, meant for repairing roads and drains, had been used up by February," he said. He said the state government would ask all the 36 former Barisan assemblymen and the 18 who retained their seats to explain how the allocations, meant for minor repair works in their constituencies, were used. Liu, who is State Local Government, Study and Research Committee chairman, was speaking to reporters after a visit to the Klang Municipal Council here on Monday. He said Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim decided last week to seek an explanation from the asemblymen to ensure accountability. “All the letters to the assemblymen would be sent out

The Rudraksha (rudraksham) tree , I managed to get one after a long search.... Special thing here is the color of the rose....one is red and the other is purple from the same bunch As the day ends ....the sky was really red and layered... (no editing)

Malaysia Probes DAP Claims of $20 Million Bribes to Cross Over By Manirajan Ramasamy and Angus Whitley April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia is investigating claims that opposition Democratic Action Party lawmakers were offered at least 65 million ringgit ($20 million) each to join the ruling coalition, which last month had its worst election result. Police started a probe in the northwestern state of Perak, where the allegations were made, Malaysia's Inspector General of Police Musa Hassan said by phone today. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has no comment, said press secretary Teoh Ai Hua. Abdullah, facing a leadership challenge within his own ruling party, lost his two thirds parliamentary majority and five of Malaysia's 13 states in the March 8 elections. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim , who promises to fight corruption and racial preference rules, claims he can woo the 30 coalition crossovers he needs to form a government. ``There are definitely efforts on both sides to

Save Bukit Gasing Family Day Details Date: Sunday 13th April Time: Starting 4:00pm Place: Gasing Indah Playground; Jalan 7/132 ( site of the Nov2006 Protest Rally & NOT the football field beside community hall. See Google Map below ) Location Map 1: Gasing Indah Location Map 2: Jalan 7/132 Gasing Indah Playground (Close-up) Link to download posters.. More details: http://savebukitgasing.wordpress.com/ If this continues, one day the forest and animals and nature will just be part of the Virtual Reality for our grandchildren The clearing went on even after the high court has granted interim order to stop work. We should consider to change federal gov. if they still pretend to be deaf. http://selians.blogspot.com/2006/06/again-bukit-gasing.html http://selians.blogspot.com/2006/05/photographic-tour-around-klpj.html

SHAH ALAM 7 April - Semua tiga Anggota Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (Exco) Selangor dari parti Pas tidak menghalang pelaksanaan projek ladang penternakan babi bernilai RM100 juta di Sepang.Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pendidikan, Pendidikan Tinggi dan Pembangunan Modal Insan negeri, Dr. Halimah Ali berkata, Pas menyokong projek itu selagi ia tidak mencemarkan alam sekitar. "Kita tidak ada masalah, kita sokong. Kita orang Islam hanya diharamkan daripada memakan daging babi tetapi orang bukan Islam pula mereka makan babi. Itu hak mereka. Kita sangat rasional untuk kegunaan mereka," katanya. Beliau yang juga Timbalan Pengerusi Lujnah Perpaduan Nasional Pas Pusat berkata demikian ketika ditemui sewaktu mengiringi pertemuan antara Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim dengan Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng di sini hari ini. Dua lagi Exco Selangor dari Pas ialah Datuk Dr. Hassan Mohamed Ali yang memegang potfolio Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Hal Ehwal Islam, Adat-Adat Melayu

Written by Siasah Daily Wednesday, 26 March 2008 KUALA TERENGGANU, 26 Mac: Tiga pemimpin Umno Terengganu, Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, Datuk Rosol Wahid dan Datuk Din Adam telah ditarik balik gelaran mereka oleh istana Terengganu.Menurut sumber yang rapat dengan istana, penarikan gelaran ketiga-tiga mereka itu berkuatkuasa serta merta. Dalam pada itu, Datuk Muhamad Awang Tera (Chukai) telah dilantik sebagai Timbalan Menteri Besar Terengganu, satu jawatan yang tidak pernah wujud sebelum ini.Sebuah NGO, Majlis Pemesyuaratan Rakyat Terengganu (Mampat) dan beberapa NGO lagi akan menganjurkan solat hajat di masjid Terapung, Kuala Ibai malam esok untuk memohon kepada Allah untuk keselamatan baginda Sultan Terengganu dan anakanda baginda yang menjadi Pemangku Raja.Ia akan diadakan bermula sembahyang Isya' secara berjemaah di masjid berkenaan dan bakal diimami oleh Iman Masjid Negara, Sheikh Ismail Al Hafiz. http://edition.globalmediachannel.tv/content/view/1099/60/ seals: I did not see it in m

PEMBERITAHUAN : ARAH KIBLAT MASJID KRISTAL Written by Buletin online Tuesday, 08 April 2008 Pihak Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Terengganu menafikan tohmahan yang mengatakan arah kiblat Masjid Kristal menympang dari arah sebenar. Pihak Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Terengganu telahpun membuat semakan semula pada 21 Februari 2008 bersama-sama kakitangan Pejabat Mufti berserta dengan pihak kontraktor binaan dan telah mengesahkan bahawa arah kiblat Masjid Kristal adalah tepat dan betul. Kaedah semakan yang digunakan adalah dengan membuat tilikan matahari untuk kawalan bearing kemudian diunjurkan kepada arah saf dalam masjid tersebut adalah 291 20' 10" sebagaimana arah kiblat yang sepatutnya di sekitar Kuala Terengganu. Dengan Penjelasan ini, disahkan bahawa arah kiblat Msjid Kristal adalah tepat dan betul dan tidak menyimpang sebagaimana yang didakwa oleh pihak-pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab. Pengarah Ukur dan Pemetaan Terengganu 3 Mac 2008 http://edition.globalmediachannel.tv/content

seals: How do you explain this? If there was no such this as previous birth.........

Miracles can happen...... :)

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(click on the picture to see about 32 more pictures) Its is always exciting working on photography with children. Maybe with babies can be tough but the innocent children they express easily and they become very photogenic....the expression and the way they send thoughts .. it is lovely. I regret I did not get her mail address, at least i could send the beautiful photos to her. This was one of my best...hmmm I can't claim "my best" but she did expressed well. Photos were taken at the "tattoo" booth at the fun fare, I really enjoyed the expression of the children Beauty is the mind and the way the subject captures ones mind and heart!!! GOD is the creator and the creation and it is the beauty...there is no such thing as ugly...it is only ones perception!

PETALING JAYA: It is unconstitutional to punish non-Muslims for committing khalwat (close proximity) as there is no provision in law for it, according to the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Taoism. Its president Datuk A. Vaithilingam said Article 121(A) of the Constitution allowed for separation between the Civil and Syariah courts. “Khalwat is not recognised (as an offence) under civil law. It is not wrong for non-Muslims. Syariah law is only applicable to Muslims,” he said Thursday. He was commenting on a proposal made during a seminar on Syariah Law review for non-Muslims who commit khalwat with Muslims to also be held liable. Syariah Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Mohd Asri Abdullah said the seminar had proposed that non-Muslims committing khalwat with Muslims be likewise sentenced but in the civil courts. Vaithilingam also said this was tantamount to depriving non-Muslims of their rights. Federation of Taoist Associations Malaysia pres

Proposal to prosecute non-Muslims for khalwat By IZATUN SHARI KUALA LUMPUR: A seminar on Syariah Law review wants non-Muslims found committing khalwat (close proximity) with Muslims to also be held liable. This was among the proposals made at the two-day seminar organised by the Islamic Institute of Understanding Malaysia (Ikim) and the Syariah Judiciary Department Malaysia. Syariah Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Mohd Asri Abdullah said the seminar had proposed that non-Muslims committing khalwat with Muslims should also be sentenced accordingly, but in the civil courts. “We don’t have the jurisdiction to sentence non-Muslims committing khalwat with Muslims,” he told reporters after closing the seminar on behalf of department director-general Datuk Ibrahim Lembut at Ikim here today. “The Muslims can be sentenced in Syariah courts, and the non-Muslim partners can probably be sentenced in the civil courts, to be fair to both parties .” He said the proposal, contained in a draft resolution a

Hindraf man raps Samy Vellu By WANI MUTHIAH KLANG: Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairman Waythamoorthy has slammed MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu for saying that he would urge Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to release the five Hindraf leaders who were currently detained under the ISA. Samy Vellu was part of the system that had incarcerated the five, Waythamoorthy said in a statement issued from London. He said should also apologise to the families of the detainees -- P. Uthayakumar, V. Ganabatirau, M. Manoharan, T. Vasantha Kumar and R. Kengadharan -- for, amongst other reasons, failing to oppose the arrests openly when they occurred last December. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/2/nation/20080402101102&sec=nation

Swearing-in request rejected KLANG: The Internal Security Ministry has rejected an application for ISA detainee and Kota Alam Shah state assemblyman M. Manoharan to attend the swearing-in ceremony to take his oath of office. “No, I will not attend the ceremony because the Internal Security Ministry has rejected my wife’s application for my presence,” he said in a statement. Manoharan’s wife S. Pushpaneela said she had submitted an application to the Kamunting detention camp director on March 21 to allow her husband to be present at the swearing-in ceremony for Selangor state assemblymen. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/2/nation/20818956&sec=nation

MALACCA: Stop the politicking on the nomination quota and get on with the job of rebuilding Umno’s image, vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said yesterday. “Focus shouldn’t be on the party elections at the moment. Our main agenda should be on rebuilding the party’s image following the general election,” he said. “We must go to the ground and meet people and listen to their grouses. “It is only proper that we put aside any personal interest and strive for the good of the party as how it was in Umno before,” he added. Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib supported Mohd Ali, saying Umno leaders should focus on work to restore the confidence and spirit of party members. “People are still surprised with the results of the general election. They did not expect Barisan Nasional to lose several states. “There is plenty of work to do. We should go back to our respective areas and do our work.” http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/2/nation/20820389&sec=n

NIBONG TEBAL: A special panel set up by the state government to investigate “land improprieties” in Penang has stumbled upon yet another scam. This time it involves an RM13mil land deal. “This is a fresh case. We just uncovered this when the special panel was investigating the other cases,” Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said on Tuesday night. “We will get to the bottom of the case and find out how it occurred,” he said but declined to reveal details of the case. Deputy Chief Minister I Mohammad Fairus Khairuddi, Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy and state Health, Welfare and Caring Society Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh form the special three-member panel. Lim said that the three were expected to meet tomorrow to discuss further on this matter as well as the other land impropriety cases. “We will submit the findings on the new case to the police and Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) after gathering the details,” Lim told reporters after opening a new DAP service centre in Taman Tambun

O Lord of Compassion, teach me to shed tears of LOVE for all beings. May I behold them as my very own-different expressions of my self. I easily excuse my own faults; let me therefore quickly forgive the failings of others. Bless me, O Father, that I not inflict on my companions unwelcome criticism. If they ask my advice in trying to correct themselves, may I offer suggestions inspired by THEE Paramahansa Yogananda - "Whispers from Eternity"

DAP man causes scare for Perak govt with resignation letter By HAH FOONG LIAN and CHRISTINA KOH IPOH: It was a day of drama for the Perak coalition government when a DAP assemblyman quit from his party, – sending party leaders scrambling – only to retract his resignation six hours later. The resignation of Buntong assemblyman A. Sivasubramaniam shocked his state chief Ngeh Koo Ham and the rest of the Indian DAP representatives. Various meetings were convened, including one between Ngeh and Sivasubramaniam and at 6pm, party leaders held a press conference at Wisma DAP and the latter declared he had retracted his resignation. His resignation would have put the DAP-PAS-PKR coalition government in a precarious position as it would only have 30 of the state assembly’s 59 members, giving it a razor-thin one seat majority in the house. Barisan Nasional has 28 members. Sivasubramaniam, who is Perak DAP assistant secretary, had faxed a letter to DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng stating he was

Paper lingerie a 'hot' item By ONG YEE TING PENANG: Dressing up in sexy undergarments is not only for the living, it seems, as paper paraphernalia burnt for the dead now include lingerie. Selling like hot cakes at Choon Ban Heong in Magazine Road here were sets of matching cardboard-made brassieres and panties in various colours and designs. The colourful brassieres, ranging from simple plain colour ones to sexy leopard prints, were also carefully lined with colourful trimmings and decorated with tiny paper butterflies. Shop owner Tay Lay Nah said the "intimate clothing" was already in the market last year but had improved a lot in its design and patterns. “The paper undergarments that we imported from China this year were of much better quality. “They also came in more creative designs this year, such as the sweet flowery prints and sophisticated monogram designs to cater to different tastes,” she said. Tay said the underwear sets, selling at RM4 each, received good

Hindraf leader's wife denies seeing Samy Vellu By WANI MUTHIAH KLANG: ISA detainee and Kota Alam Shah assemblyman M. Manoharan's wife S. Pushpaneela has denied seeking MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu's help for the release of her husband. "I didn't go and see Samy Vellu," Pushpaneela said. She was commenting on Samy Vellu's statement on Sunday that she had gone to see him to seek his help. She added that she did not understand why Samy Vellu wanted to appeal to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for the release of the five Hindraf members detained under the ISA (Internal Security Act) at this juncture. "Why now, when he could have done it earlier?" said Pushpaneela. She added that the onus had been on Samy Vellu to advise the Prime Minister not to detain the Hindraf 5 under the ISA. However she did not dismiss the possibility that their relatives had gone to see Samy Vellu to seek his help. "We have many relatives who a