2009
Enforcement 101: Another Dumb Call for Beer Ban Again?
Another call for a beer ban by the fanatics who don’t beer but wants to enjoy the taxes collected from the sale of beers? When it comes to corruption or abuse of public funds, you will see these fanatics go into a silent mode and hardly say anything.
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Environment 101: Exploring Alternate Energy Source in Malaysia
I was reading an article on how solar energy panels on the orbiting space station power the cooling systems. I was wondering why we can’t do the same thing in Malaysia. After all, sunshine is abundant in Malaysia and an air-conditioner (or simple ceiling fan) needs power. Image source: http://www.eurocosm.com/)
Why can’t we match the two and have a cheaper power source at our disposal?
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Religion 101: Decoding The Grand Hindu Temple Architecture
The architecture of Hindu temples like this in Morib evolved over a period of more than 2,000 years and there is a great variety in this architecture but it has the same key elements.
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Tamil Movie Review: Excellent, Tragic Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu 2009
(The unknown, always losing team thrown into the limelight of a major kabaddi tournament, aided by a helping professional coach who takes pity on them)
It is interesting and comforting to know that quality Tamil movies are being made these days and one of the gems in the movie titled “Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu” (translated Vennila Kabadi Team)
The Plot
The simple story of the underdogs beating all odds and we all have seen it before in many other movies.… [Click to read the rest] “Tamil Movie Review: Excellent, Tragic Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu 2009”
Enforcement 101: MACC: The Death Of Teoh Beng Hock Tragedy
(According to MACC, Teoh Beng Hock had jumped to his death but then if Teoh had jumped, why his pants are torn? Was it because someone was holding on to his pants before Teoh fell? Image source: Shar101)
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Residential Association 101: The Creation Of An Ideal, Strong RA For Residents
One of the main reasons for the creation of a residential association or RA is to hire and manage the security of the residents who are members of the RA. It is difficult to manage if the members do not pay the monthly fees to the RA for the security on time. Image source: Source Security
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Education Malaysia 2009: Fake Phobia to Science & Mathematics in English
(The 2009 protest against teaching of Science & Mathematics in English is based on the dumbest excuses like it only benefits rich students and it insults the national language. These are the very people who will destroy the future of the country and will not feel guilty about it – Image source: www.ibnjuferi.org)
Oh well, those who been fighting for Science and Mathematics to be taught in the national language would probably be breaking their bottle of wine to celebrate.
The Cabinet have decided to put a reverse on its decision and decided that effective from 2012, both subjects would be taught in Bahasa Malaysia.
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Movie Review: Transformers – Revenge of The Fallen 2009
The second installation of the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen aka Transformers 2 movie by Michael Bay is bigger & louder but unfortunately is not better. And yet, it managed to capture more than USD800 million at the box office – Image source: Wikimedia
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Tamil Movie Review: Poorly Directed, Poorly Executed Nenjirukkum Varai 2006
(The story of 2 lovers and the ultimate sacrifice. All images source: www.amazon.com)
Nenjirukkum Varai had all the right ingredients to become a Tamil blockbuster if not for a sloppy directorship.
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Design 101: The Best of Star Wars Architectures
The Death Star from the Star Wars universal was 120 kilometres in diameter. Much of its interior space was devoted to systems required to maintain its massive super laser and power plant. At the heart of the Death Star is a gigantic hyper matter reactor. Within this chamber burned a fusion reaction of prodigious proportions, fed by stellar fuel bottles lining its periphery (Star Wars Databank)
Health 101: The Deadly H1N1 Way Back In 1976
The H1N1 virus is up close under the microscope and this virus is also known as the swine flu. Image source: Wikipedia