The World That I See - My View

We always feel yucks when we see a house fly. Do you feel the same when you see this macro of a fly?

Is this the MP that the people have elected? A disgrace to the Malays and Nation. Did you notice the empty seats at the back. This is BN after election. KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 – He is untouchable. He can use swear words with impunity. He can spray sexist comments in the chamber and use sexual innuendo when he sees fit. Judging by proceedings in Parliament since the March 8 general election, Datuk Tajudin Rahman, the Barisan Nasional MP for Pasir Salak can pretty much do as he pleases. He is also living proof that some of the lessons of Election 2008 are being ignored and tossed aside by elected representatives. A walking advertisement that, despite being decimated in five states and having its customary two-thirds majority in Parliament taken away, arrogance and pride still courses through the veins of ruling coalition members. More troubling perhaps for the average Malaysian is that Tajudin Rahman’s boorish behaviour is a reflection of the reality here – that the winds of change ushered

It was a last hour trip to get away from the stressful working life....arrived at CH at 1 am via Simpang Pulai. It was a beautiful full moon guidance all along the lonely Simpang Pulai access to Blue Valley. Was not tired as the Full Moon was charging me (it always does). As we arrived we were welcomed with the beautiful lights that is used to warm up the plants. More photos to come....

Parliament: Karpal Singh files motion to discuss CJ Zaki By LEE YUK PENG KUALA LUMPUR: With the support of a total of 57 MPs - 56 MPs from Pakatan Rakyat and an independent MP, Karpal Singh (DAP - Bukit Gelugor) filed a motion Wednesday to discuss the conduct of Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi in the Dewan Rakyat. The notice of motion was filed at noon Wednesday to the Dewan Rakyat secretary, which would be printed on Order Paper 14 days later. Karpal Singh had described that getting the signatures of 57 MPs to support the motion as historic. “This is the first time that we managed to get the support to move a substantive motion. “This could not have happenned in the past,” he said. With 222 MPs in the House now, signatures of 56 MPs or a quarter from the House was required to discuss judges. A total of 81 MPs are from Pakatan Rakyat and the 56 signatures were collected in half a day. Section 36(8) of the Standing Orders states that the conduct of judges shall not be referred to except

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 25, 2008) : De facto law minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz today escaped being referred to the privileges committee after the Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker ruled that he did not intend to mislead the House that six former judges were not sacked in 1998. However, opposition MP Gobin Singh Deo (DAP-Puchong) wasn't so lucky. He was suspended for two days for accusing deputy speaker Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar of favouring Nazri. Wan Junaidi said he was satisfied Nazri did not intend to mislead the House when he said on Nov 6 that the judges were not sacked since they had received pensions. This triggered a protest from Karpal Singh (DAP-Bukit Gelugor) and his son Gobind accused Wan Junaidi of defending Nazri. Both had called for Nazri to apologise. Earlier, Wan Junaidi said he had studied the circumstances, not only by looking at Nazri’s statement but also by referring to other related documents. “I have read the tribunal report and the decision made by the Council

Regional Muslim intellectuals regret decision to declare yoga as haram by Himanshu Bhatt GEORGE TOWN (Aug 23, 2008) : Muslim intellectuals from around South-east Asia have expressed reservations and regret on the Fatwa Council of Malaysia decision declaring yoga as haram. Members of leading Islamic think-tanks and research groups who have converged in Penang said that the decision seems to have infringed on the freedom of Muslim citizens while being based on a narrow viewpoint of yoga. Liberal Islam Network chairman Luthfi Assyaukanie of Indonesia described the fatwa as “a part of the conservative belief system that we are trying to deal with in the region”. “Yoga is practised for physical health, not necessarily for religion,” he said when commenting on the National Fatwa Council’s announcement on Saturday of its decision to prohibit Muslims from practising yoga, citing that it is rooted in Hindu elements. “But the clerics have tried to compress the understanding of yoga to a single p

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PETALING JAYA: Sisters in Islam (SIS) and several yoga practitioners have expressed disappointment with the National Fatwa Council’s edict yesterday prohibiting Muslims from practising yoga. They maintained that yoga was just a form of exercise. Other individuals, however, said they would adhere to the edict. Sisters in Islam (SIS) programme manager Norhayati Kaprawi said many Muslims in Malaysia practised it as a form of exercise to stay healthy. “I don’t think it has caused any Muslim to convert to Hinduism, neither has it weakened their faith. It’s just an exercise like qigong or taichi which has its roots in Buddhism. Norhayati said that by issuing the edict, the council had acted as if yoga was a widespread threat to Islam. “I hope they can focus their attention on bigger and more pressing issues, such as money politics and corruption. Isn’t that more serious?” she asked. She noted that SIS had been holding weekly yoga classes for their staff for the past year, adding that it had

PUTRAJAYA: The National Fatwa Council has declared that yoga is haram (prohibited) in Islam and Muslims are banned from practising it. Its chairman Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin said yoga had been practised by the Hindu community for thousands of years and incorporated physical movements, religious elements together with chants and worshipping, with the aim of “being one with God”. “Because of this, we believe that it is inappropriate for Muslims to do yoga. The council is declaring that practising yoga, when it comes together with the three elements, is haram,” he told a press conference here yesterday. He noted that while merely doing the physical movements of yoga without the worshipping and chanting might not be against religious beliefs, Muslims should avoid practising it altogether as “doing one part of yoga would lead to another”. Muslims, he said, were discouraged from practising yoga even as a form of exercise as it would ultimately lead to worshipping and chanting, which is aga

Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan has postponed a controversial ceremony to award him a Malaysian "knighthood" because he is too busy, officials said Wednesday. Khan is to be presented with an award from southern Malacca state which carries the title "Datuk", equivalent to a British knighthood, after a 2001 film set in Malacca boosted its profile as a tourist destination. The award has proved contentious, with some questioning whether Khan is deserving or whether local artists and celebrities should be recognised instead. "The ceremony has been postponed for now," a senior Malacca official told AFP on condition of anonymity. "We wanted the ceremony to take place over a weekend but Shah Rukh's schedule was such that we could not agree on a date so we are now working on a new one that will keep everyone happy, but it hasn't been fixed yet," he said. Since the filming of Khan's 2001 movie, "One 2 Ka 4" at a popular resort in Mala

Once a "famus" cheap "hotels" that does not provide place to stay but provides "customer satisfaction services".

(Click on the picture to see about 14 more pictures.) Some time back I went for a walk at Bukit Jalil lake garden after returning from Pakistan. Saw this bird walking along the lake and I changed to my 200mm lens and took some snaps. Then I noticed some thing unusual. Hmmm .This bird was actually was collecting the breads and fish food that landed at the side of the lake and throwing it inside the lake. This is what the visitors of the lake does. They feed the fish and turtles in the lake. And the children gets excited to see lots of fish going after the food. This bird did the same. Why? After some attempts, there were many big fish came for the bread. Once a small fish (the size the bird can handle) came for the bread and in split second it caught the fish and it became its dinner. And I waited, after some time once the fish got settle down in its tiny stomach, it start the hunt again. Surprised uh? Click on the picture to see about 14 more pictures.

Opposition leaders urged not to belittle security forces PUTRAJAYA, Nov 18 (Bernama) : Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar today urged the opposition parties not to belittle the security forces because they are the enforcement agencies responsible for safeguuarding peace and security in the country. He said they should criticise if there were any shortcomings and action would be taken if the criticisms had basis but they shold not politicise the matter. "I hope that the opposition parties will not simply belittle everyone. I see all sorts of people running us down. "If something is good, say so. If it's not, criticise and we will rectify it. We admit that not everything is perfect. I accept that. We got problem and we intend to tackle it but please don't condemn all the time," he told reporters after the ministry's monthly gathering here, when asked to comment on the attitude of DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang who is said to be constantly questioning the cred

Kit Siang to lodge police report against Pempena KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18, 2008) : Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) is to lodge a police report tomorrow over the alleged misuse of funds by Pempena Group of Companies, a subsidiary of the Tourism Ministry. Speaking at the Parliament lobby today, he called for the full brunt of the law to be brought on those guilty of misusing public funds. Lim quoted excerpts from R. Nadeswaran's column entitled "Let them rot in jail" (Citizen Nades, Monday) which he said prompted him to act. He also asked if Tourism Minister Datuk Azalina Othman was prepared to table the ministry’s internal audit inquiry into the various financial scandals of Pempena in Parliament. "The Pempena scandals can be divided into two categories, those which occurred before Azalina became tourism minister for which she does not need to assume personal responsibility, and those committed after the 2008 general election for which Azalina must bear full responsibility

I cannot tell if Malaysia's public prosecutor office is too free or just too busy!!!! 1. Are they so busy that they took 1 whole year before they could charged Selangor state executive councillor Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew with abetment in obstructing a Subang Jaya Municipal Council enforcement officer from closing down a hotel???? 2. Or are they soooo free that they have assigned a senior Deputy Public Prosecutor to (handle) this menial case!?!?! 3. Is this case more serious then murder, assault, gang rape, robbery, Mat Rempit, and etc?!?! I think even corruption and racist slander would rank higher than obstruction?!? 4. So does this senior DPP not have something better to do?!? A more serious case to prosecute perhaps? 5.Or why were they so busy that they could not charge Ronnie Liu earlier?!!? Uncle Lim (Lim Kit Siang) said..... "I was at the court this morning and met with the deputy public prosecutor (DPP), who was a senior officer. He told me this was a very serious case,&

PDRM-Umno link? November 13th, 2008 (3 hours ago) by Teresa Yesterday afternoon at about 2.15pm, when I was about to enter into the exco meeting room on the 20th floor, suddenly a man came up to me and told me that Ronnie Liu has been arrested by the police at ground floor. He asked me to inform the Menteri Besar. I then went into the meeting room and told MB and all excos about this. Then all of us took the lift and went down to ground floor, hoping that we can see Ronnie and talk to the police officers. When we went down, we were told by the officers that Ronnie has been taken away by the police. The guards at our state government building told us that they were unable to stop the police from taking Ronnie Liu away. Our state legal advisor Dato’ Jauyah then called the Prosecution Head of Shah Alam to find out where Ronnie will be taken to. I then called and sent text messages to Gobind Singh and other party colleagues about his arrest. We then received confirmation that Ronnie has be

Oct 05, 2008 The Norwegian newspaper VG has reported a truly amazing story about a newly-wed trying to get to Norway to be with her husband, and the stranger who helped pay an unexpected luggage surcharge. The blog 'Leisha's Random Thoughts' has translated the story: It was 1988, and Mary Andersen was in line at the Miami airport checking in for a long flight to Norway to be with her husband. When it was finally Mary's turn, she got the message that would crush her bubbling feeling of happiness. "You'll have to pay a 103 dollar surcharge if you want to bring both those suitcases to Norway," the man behind the counter said. Mary had no money. Her new husband had travelled ahead of her to Norway, and she had no one else to call. "I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without. But I had already made such a careful selection of my most prized possessions," says Mary.As tears streamed down her face, she hear

Freedom of assembly and freedom of expression were again dealt a severe blow yesterday with the arrests of 23 citizens – including journalists and activists, a Member of Parliament, State Assemblypersons and a City Councillor – who were participants in a peaceful gathering to commemorate the first anniversary of last year's BERSIH rally. The Bar Council is alarmed at the disproportionate and heavy-handed approach adopted by the police, who purportedly began dispersing people as early as an hour before the start of the vigil. Needless physical force was allegedly used during the arrests, causing injuries to a number of participants. Such unprovoked intimidation and oppression is unjustifiable as the group was reportedly calm, did not pose any threat to public order and was merely exercising its democratic rights. While the Bar Council disagrees with the laws curtailing the right to assemble and express dissent, we are concerned that the authorities seem to use these laws selectively

Updated: Tuesday November 4, 2008 MYT 2:58:36 PM Parliament: Motion to discuss multilingual signs rejected KUALA LUMPUR: The House rejected a motion by Datuk Ibrahim Ali (Independent-Pasir Mas) to discuss the Penang Government’s decision to install roadsigns in various languages. Ibrahim said the Penang state authorities had contravened Article 152 and 153 of the Constitution by ignoring the status of Bahasa Melayu as the official national language of the country. “The national language should be used in street names, which reflect the country’s sovereignty. “The use of many types of languages on roadsigns will create confusion. “The Penang Government’s actions has insulted the status of the national language as stated in the Constitution and I urge the House to discuss this serious matter,” he added. Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia said although the matter was specific and of public interest, he rejected the motion under Article 18(2) of the Standing Orders. It was reported that t

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The “Yoga” of Islamic Prayer By Karima Burns, MH, ND 11/01/2001 Called “one of the oldest systems of personal development encompassing body, mind and spirit” by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, yoga has become one of the fastest growing health trends today. It has been renowned for centuries for its curative powers of movement. Yoga consists of a number of “asnas,” or body positions, which one retains for a desired length of time while either reciting “mantras” or breathing in a rhythmic manner. Its benefits have been researched by many doctors who now recommend it to their patients, by many medical schools such as Harvard, and by many foundations such as the Menninger Foundation. In fact, yoga has become so popular that secretaries have developed a simplified sitting version that they can do at their desks. The elderly, pregnant women and athletes also have their own versions. Interestingly, for the millions of people enrolled in yoga classes, the Islamic form of prayer h

KUALA LUMPUR: A High Court judge who revealed the existence of a boot camp for judges back in 1997 has tendered his resignation and will leave office on Dec 1. Datuk Ian Chin wrote a letter to the King on July 16 to resign and went on leave on Aug 21. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department T. Murugiah said this in reply to Tian Chua (PKR - Batu) who asked whether the Government had taken steps to investigate the accusations made by Chin against former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. With Chin’s resignation, there was no need to investigate the matter, said Murugiah. Earlier, Murugiah told Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir (BN - Jerlun) that the Government did not intend to make representation to the King to put Chin before a tribunal. On July 15, several MPs, while debating on the Judges Remuneration (Amendment) Bill, criticised Chin in the Dewan Rakyat over his war of words with Dr Mahathir. Some questioned his revelation, made only after Dr Mahathir had stepped down, and som

Updated: Friday October 31, 2008 MYT 4:42:39 PM Altantuya case: Razak acquitted By CHELSEA L.Y. NG and NURBAITI HAMDAN SHAH ALAM: Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda walked out a free man from the High Court here after two years of standing trial for abetment in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu. The first thing he did after the judge pronounced his freedom was to hug his daughter Rowena and wife Mazlinda Makhzan. Justice Mohd Zaki Md Yasin ruled that the exculpatory statements in a tell-all affidavit made by Razak at the outset of the trial had cleared him of the abetment charge. “In the absence of the rebuttal evidence against them, coupled with the fact that there is no legal onus for him to rebut any statutory presumptions, there is clearly no reason for the statements to be ignored and rejected. “I agree with the counsel that the exculpatory parts which are corroborated in material particulars (by four witnesses) and other surrounding circumstances have clearly negate