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July 2005

NEP for Non-Malays

After weeks of heavy discussion and reporting on the UMNO General Assembly and how the UMNO Youth is campaigning for the Malays by asking an extension of the crutch (aka NEP), many of us have expressed our comments, alternative steps and some, dissatisfaction via forums, blog and etc. Read here, here, here and here for some interesting comments.
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Makeup for men

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I went to last week and my wife stopped to buy facial cream. I was glancing through the products and surprisingly there are more grooming products for men now compared to 10 years ago.

How things have changed. I still remember of the time when I was still riding motorbike to work, I actually had 2 types of facial wash (one is a backup lor) in my bag.

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Indian Feng Shui (Made Simple)

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You have heard about it before …it is similar to Chinese’s art of feng shui. It is called Vaastu (Sastra). Vaastu dates back to the times when the sages lived – probably 6,000 – 3,000 BC.

How Vaastu works

Vaastu works on three principles of design that cover the entire premise:-

1) The first one is Bhogadyam, which says that the designed premise must be useful and lend itself to easy application

2) The second is Sukha Darsham, in which the designed premise must be aesthetically pleasing.

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The durian has a website!

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Checkout DurianSS2.com here
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I was eager to check the “About Us” link because it mentioned the shop been selling durians for the last 10 years but it is still not “filled up” yet (p.s. check out the link for Durian FAQ)

I guess it will be sometime before the website is truly up but at least I am aware of the different types of durian!… [Click to read the rest] “The durian has a website!”

Africa not happy with the “crumbs hand out” from G8?

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The Washington Times in its commentaries said this (which pretty much ties up what I wanted to say on the topic):-

“Twenty years ago, Mr. Geldof organized the similar Live Aid concerts and reportedly raised $2 billion for African famine relief. Missing from this charity, however, is a clear understanding of the problem’s causes.

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