Any aspiring businessman should look at this business – providing public transport service in India. For simple reason, it seems like there is not enough buses to go around (all pictures taken by my sister when she went to India for a tour)
Let’s start with Datuk M. Kayveas
The PPP president is arguing that politicians were “playing safe” by not speaking up on corruption in these councils.
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(A pick-up truck is faster than a racing car? Sometimes it feels that way in December especially if you are the racing car. Cartoon source: www.lasvegassun.com – copyright by Mike Smith)
Firstly, this is the time where everyone suddenly “discovers” how many leave they have and go for extended leave to avoid the balance of the leave from being forfeited.
(Honda CBR600RR used to be my dream bike ever since I saw it for the 1st time in an UK motorcycling magazine. However the nearest Honda that I could ride on was the classic, low powered Honda Cub. Picture source: Wikipedia )
Aren’t you just amazed on how someone can balance themselves on 2 wheels at 90 km/h?
Ya, there is the law of physics and all that but really, try sitting on a bike and take the feet up. Unless you already know use the bicycle, the chances are you will be leaning to one side and fall.I used to love motorcycling – when I was riding on one. These days, I just hate them – the riders, not the machine. There have been few close calls between them and me.
My brother & my cousin is still riding a bike to work and I am praying for the day when they can finally sell off their bikes & drive a car. It is less adventurous but to some degree, safer.
(This is extreme case of gambling – cartoon source: www.cartoonstock.com)
I was at my neighbourhood 4D shop yesterday – I rather call it “investing”So there I was patiently waiting in line to purchase the numbers when I overhead 2 Indonesians talking to each other. It was an interesting conversation (translated into “Manglish” for convenience sake):-
Indon 1: Isn’t gambling forbidden in Islam?… [Click to read the rest] “Gambling – only at 4D shops?”
1. Not mandatory to fill up any forms. Just call us on our “ever-changing” pre-paid numbers and we will do the rest. Mandatory photos of your face (front.
(Everything I need to know about cricket, I learned it from the movie “Lagaan” – a combination of great masala story, a fight by the underdogs, crude cricket manual, the usual Aamir Khan perfection & lovely AR Rahman music. Image source: The European Film Awards)
I am a Malaysian Indian and yet cricket and I is like oil & water. It never mixed primarily because I don’t play the game (it is not a major game in Malaysia). It is the same as the Afro-Americans not knowing to play basketball or the Japanese, not knowing about Sumo. The only time I tuned in to see cricket on TV is when I caught the sight of beautiful Indian girls cheering for their team.
Whenever I read the newspaper or watch the news over TV these days, some of the actions (or rather reactions) of our politicians especially those who call themselves Ministers & Deputy Ministers, looks all too familiar.
(Remember John Lennon and his famous song “Imagine”? He sang “Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try…Imagine there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do…Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can…” – Picture source: www.lennonthemusical.com)
Imagination can be a powerful mental exercise. If we imagine positive things, it can soothe the mind and feelings.… [Click to read the rest] “Imagine how our world will be if…”