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| Posted: 20 Nov 2011 03:02 AM PST 黑猫白猫，都是偷吃不抹嘴的动物。。。白猫说节俭、反贪。。。我们比黑猫白啦。。。。。看来主人只有自己学习选猫。。。。。听人民的猫吧。。。。。(白老鼠)
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| Posted: 20 Nov 2011 02:55 AM PST 当公司变成动物园了，我们是来做工还是来观赏动物呢？(动物园工作者) Am I come to work? Or watch Animal Show? (Zoo Keeper) How to tell Doctor...I am sick of animals.....tikus....ular...lalat.....lipas..... Doctor told me,"Animals should be release to Jungle.....Why people keep them in the Zoo....."ooo....It is my fault to keep them....
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| Posted: 20 Nov 2011 12:43 AM PST Until today, it remains as an unsolved mystery to me – why have I not bought this stock? I can keep piling justification upon justification until my reasoning breaks down. Enough of I know, I know, I should, I should….. Procrastination is a great thief of time. I thought my conservatism worked against me. I thought I was worried that Dutch Lady's sales growth will eventually slow down. I thought I was worried that PE was too high, etc. Upon reviewing my own writings, I found that I was my worst enemy, I was playing double standards, etc….. why was I sitting on dead money on Parkson for example – I was hanging on to the stock while earnings did not catch up fast enough with valuation. I finally told myself, enough is enough, if the industry dynamics is long term favorable and earning has caught up with valuation, just lock down the target and shoot! One more point, I think I want to tweak my style a bit. I want to make it like writing letters to "friends" or write the way I've written in my diary rather than thinking of myself as an analyst or a preacher. When I was looking at the stock way back in 2007 ~ 2008, the stock sold for 12 to 16 times PE. The stock was selling for 20 times PE in 2009 and 2010. It was clearly expensive in 2009 and 2010 and many other stocks were cheap. I did allocate some money in many other beaten down stocks. I was churning stocks during that period with around 60-70% return but Dutch Lady probably returned close to 100%. Ouch……why was I going the hard way? Why was I climbing the coconut trees top to pluck the fruits while I can sit back and relax -- let the monkeys to do the job?? The following is the EPS/PER history 2007/0.74/13X 2008/0.67/16X 2009/.944/19X 2010/.998/20X 2011/1.6(E)/14X The earning jumped by 34% but the stock jumped by 135%, from 2007 to 2010. The last 2 year PE expansion has built in a lot of growth expectation. It was a no brainer to buy in 2007, still ok in 2008 but it was getting really expensive in 2009 and 2010. What about now? The YTD EPS is RM 1.24, let's add another .36(latest Q3 '11 result) to Q4 '11 and 2011 EPS will be roughly RM $ 1.6. The earning has caught up so much that the stock valuation is getting cheap again. Given Malaysian lifestyle, I feel that the society will adopt more western style living as we get richer. Milk consumption is likely to go up in the future. Tell that your little boy/girl that he/she can get taller by drinking milk…..he/she will drink in barrels. Our per capita milk consumption is still low, the data is a bit outdated but it's the best I can find(2006). It's direction that I'm looking for.   I think the industry is not that fragmented. Since it's a concentrated industry, the revenue will likely to go up if the overall industry is favorable. My daughter and I went around doing a bit of Sherlock Holmes's work and we found that Nestle and Dutch Lady are pretty strong. If we buy Dutch Lay and Nestle, we are in a business to supply to almost to the whole country.   Supermarket and hypermarket operators play an important to nurture this industry. We can see Tesco, Carrefour, Jaya Jusco, Giant, the Store, etc are mushrooming. It has reached a tipping point for many Malaysia to expose to modern shopping and this will reach more and more people – beyond the city dwellers. One of the things that worried me is the milk powder cost, it's cyclical in nature. The cost has been going up after it bottomed out in 2009 and now is appearing to have peaked. We have been lucky that Ringgit was strong to offset some of the rising cost. However, if it goes the wrong way – weak ringgit, slow economy, rising milk powder cost – it can be negative catalysts sell off.  One of the more recent moves by new Dutch Lady's management was to rationalize their product mix. They have been focusing on higher margin products and dropping the lower margin products. They did not give much details but I hope their higher margin products are not sensitive to economic conditions. That's the reason why their 2011 financial results elevated to higher ground, both revenue and gross margin are expanding. I hope they can hang on, despite of a potential negative consumer sentiments ahead. Disclosure: none 
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| Lee Sinje In Penang Tourism TVC (Television Commercial) Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:21 PM PST Lee Sinje In Penang Tourism TVC (Television Commercial) – Do you know that the famous Malaysian actress who starred in various Chinese film e.g. The Eyes, Ice Kacang Puppy Love is now the tourism ambassador of Penang? There' a 30second TVC on Penang tourism featuring her and just released on YouTube lately. I have no idea where the TVC will be air but it's just feel so cool and proud of being a Penangite. One more thing, Penang is the only state in Malaysia that has its own tourism promo video. Good job to the Penang State Tourism Development and Culture unit. [Video uploaded on YouTube by rachellwkoay]
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| Hari Akhir Persekolahan 2011 ! Posted: 19 Nov 2011 08:22 PM PST Salam... Jom kita cuci mata tengok gambar hari akhir persekolahan 2011, di SJKC Sam Yoke ni..School sweet school ! Cikgu neon dah lama tak datang bertugas di sekolah...rasa macam janggal je bila pergi sekolah masa tu...hehehe...maklumlah, sebelum ni sebuk outstation seminggu...minggu seterusnya disambng pula edngan jaga budak budak SPM...Busy ! Bisnes pun lari =) Oklah, goodbye to all students ! Yang mana yang masuk sekolah menengah next year, babai babai ! Yang mana tahun depan kene ngadap lagi muka korang tu, jumpa lagi tahun depan dengan perangai yang lebih elok ya...ooh anak-anak murid ku ! Alhamdulillah, sempat jugak cikgu neon bagi haadiah mainan kat anak -anak murid yang datang....cikgu neoon bagi gift tu, rugi sape tak dapat tau !! =) lee and nurul !  kehijauan cikgu nurul dan cikgu ecahhhh  hari terakhir shemie dan ninja berada di sekolah ~ weehuuuu   tak dapat jumpa semua anak-anak murd sebab diorang dah banyaknyaa dicutikan..uuuuu ~  kakak ayu ! mumumuuu...windu winduuu  jumpa lagi tahun depan ya  dengan cikgu fatin =)  see you again next year...=)  babai !! Daftar Percuma Terima RM10 Modal RM10 Pendapatan Berterusan Jana Pendapatan Cara Mudah & Terbaru Portal Iklan & Bisnes Online No. 1 Malaysia http://www.silampuneon.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss 
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| Sugar Glider : Mummy Neon, Shemie & Ninja ! Posted: 19 Nov 2011 08:01 PM PST Salam... Dah lama saya tak update gambar terbaru baby kesayangan saya ni...kamu tahu tak..saya tak boleh hidup tanpa mereka berdua ni...diorang ni nyawa saya =) Walau busy macam mana pun saya , hati tetap ingat kat baby baby ni... Hehehe...tapi kan, shemie dengan ninja dah jadi semakin nakal la,, semakin aktif, semakin menggeget, semakinn mucuk, dan semakin besar ! Bukan mudah nak handle sugar glider bila diorang ni dah matang kan..perangai pun dah tak macam baby...dah tak suka dikongkong oleh mummy dia. Nak buat perangai pun suka suka hati diorang je...uhhhh.... my kesayangan...forever and always !! =)  smile baby ! smilee huhu  anak anak sila dengar cakap mummy okay !  shemie sedang menikmati suasana kampung  huhuhu...jangan panjat atas pokok dah laaa ~  anak anak, beratur elok elok...kita nak tangkap gambar ni !!  ninja belah kiri...shemie si botak belah kanan tuu =)  nak terjun ke huhuhu  harghhhhh siapaa nak kene geget dengan sayya, meh sini hulur tangan ! hahaha... ni shemie, dia sekarang suka geget orang !!  okay jpe lagi semuaaa =) Daftar Percuma Terima RM10 Modal RM10 Pendapatan Berterusan Jana Pendapatan Cara Mudah & Terbaru Portal Iklan & Bisnes Online No. 1 Malaysia http://www.silampuneon.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss 
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| Letter one hundred and nine - Day four hundred and seventeen of your vacation Posted: 19 Nov 2011 07:57 PM PST Dearest J, I think I am doing something right about some of my fears, one of the most pressing one is to face my fear of music theory. It reminds me of how it's like for me in swimming. I have a fear for not being to touch the ground beneath my feet in water. I can swim badly, but I cannot float. The fear for drowning looms over my head whenever am anywhere near deep water. As I left the keyboard you bought for me the other day, another miserable failed attempt to play the melody line on a lead sheet - I told myself there was more than just incompetence in that attempt, there was also an emotional fear/phobia lying in there. 50% of the time I tried recognizing the notes on the sheets, 30% of the time (without realizing it at first) I spent telling myself this music is hard, 20% or more was sheer frustration...ok, I think I should credit myself that I sat there for more than 15 minutes, trying. For the first time I asked myself, if I could understand how this fear and phobia works - maybe I can take it away more efficiently? There have been enough number of reliable sources telling me that it isn't rocket science, and that many people did learn how to play and read after just weeks of learning. Well, Saidah even told me that she witness someone learned it after three lessons with Michael Veerapan. But anyway, maybe I will find a few minutes later today to read up on phobia and such...after I have lunch at your house with Mama. I have made appointment with Cher Siang for a class tomorrow at 3pm. He will teach me how to practice, he will teach me all I need to know to remove myself from my illiteracy in music, provided that I co-operate and work hard. Thought you might like to know that I am doing something about it. I never forget that you had wanted me to be able to read music, and play some piano. I miss you very much, not all the time, just when the thought of you comes round...whenever. Lots of love, B 
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| Coconut oil reverses Alzheimer's Disease in 37 days Posted: 19 Nov 2011 07:43 PM PST How a Doctor Reversed Her Husband's Alzheimer's Disease in 37 Days New breakthrough improves memory… restores lost brain function … and even revives dying cells! by Frank Shallenberger, MD http://securepubs.com/offer/20111006_RC_RCAK11.html#open If you've ever known anyone with Alzheimer's disease, you know how heart-breaking it can be. Not only does it destroy a person's mental abilities and dignity … but it wipes out the person's very personality, leaving behind a mere shell of a human being. The body is there for you to see, but the person you know and love no longer exists. That's exactly what happened to my colleague Dr. Mary Newport and her husband Steve. As Mary describes it, "I was watching my husband of 36 years fade away." Things didn't start out that way, of course. For most of Steve's life, he was known for his quick wit and sharp mind. He could do complicated math in his head … take apart computers and repair them … fix practically anything else without instruction. If he didn't have a tool to do something he would "invent" one and make a usable prototype. He was also a voracious reader. And he loved kayaking, cooking, landscaping, and caring for his two daughters. Indeed, on the day the couples' first daughter was born, Steve left his corporate job as an accountant so he could work from home. He took over as manager of Mary's medical practice, handing all the accounting and administrative tasks. The practice grew by leaps and bounds. Tragedy Strikes But then Steve's memory started failing him. At first, it was little things, like misplacing his keys and forgetting appointments. But then the lapses became more serious. He started making errors with the accounting and payroll. Forgetting whether had had made the bank deposits. Missing tax deadlines. A psychiatrist diagnosed him as having depression, and put him on antidepressant drugs and psychological counseling. But of course, that didn't help. Steve's memory continued to get worse. He started getting lost while trying to drive home. He couldn't even remember how to turn on the car's windshield wiper. By now it was clear that Steve had dementia. Mary wrote in her journal: "It has been a nightmare to watch his decline. Every night, we hold each other before we go to sleep and I wonder how many more times we will get to do this." Mary took Steve to a neurologist, who put him on the drugs Aricept, Namenda, and Exelon. But still, Steve continued to worsen. He'd spend his days walking around the house confused, wearing only one shoe. He couldn't remember how to use a spoon or how to get water out of the refrigerator. At a family reunion, he no longer recognized close relatives. He even forgot that he had fathered his oldest daughter. Mary did everything she could for Steve. She cooked for him, gave him his medications, helped him get dressed. She also tried to enroll him in studies on new experimental drugs. But Steve scored so low on the mental exam that he didn't qualify for the studies. When Steve took the Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSR), he scored a 14 out of 30, which indicates severe dementia. And when he took a test where he was asked to draw a clock from memory, this is what he drew:  And that's not all. When Steve took a genetic test for Alzheimer's, he tested positive for the leading Alzheimer's gene. And when he had an MRI of his brain, the MRI found a shrinking of the hippocampus and damage to his frontal and parietal lobes. Still, there were brief moments when the old Steve would make a brief appearance. Sometimes he'd be able to hold a coherent conversation. Sometimes, he would even say something clever or crack a joke. One day, Mary asked if a certain phone call came and he said "no." Two days later, he remembered the call and what the caller said. In Mary's words, it was "Strange to have no short-term memory and yet the information was filed somewhere in his brain. I knew he was locked up in there somewhere, if only there was a key to open up the areas of his brain that he didn't have access to." Little did Mary know that she would soon find that very key. One day, Mary came across research on an experimental drug called Ketasyn. She learned that in a study of Alzheimer's patients, this drug brought about improvement in half the people who took it. Mary was astonished by these findings. As she put it, "Most drugs talk about slowing the progression of the disease, but you never hear the word 'improvement.' Right then I knew I had to find out more." Mary did research on the internet and came across a patent application for the drug. The application included a description of how the drug works and a list of the drug's ingredients. Much to Mary's surprise, the main ingredient of the drug was medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), derived from coconuts. Could the solution to Alzheimer's be as simple as taking MCT oils? Mary decided she had nothing to lose. She went to the health food store and bought some coconut oil. The next morning, she mixed it in Steve's oatmeal and fed it to him. She then drove him to an appointment where he was scheduled to re-take the MMSR exam. As soon as they got to the appointment, Steve was whisked away to the exam room. When he came back, Steve told Mary that he was unhappy with his performance. So Mary pulled aside the research coordinator and asked how Steve did. The coordinator looked at Mary and said "Didn't he tell you? He scored an 18!" The last time Steve had taken the test, he'd scored a 14 out of 30. Yet here he was scoring an 18. That's an improvement of 28%. But that's not all. Within a few days, Steve told Mary that he felt the "light switch came back on" and the "fog lifted." Could this dramatic improvement be due to the coconut oil? Amazingly , the answer is "yes." And here's why … How It Works Coconut oil and other MCTs increase your body's production of compounds called ketones. You may have heard of ketones if you've ever been on the Atkins diet. Quite simply, ketones are compounds that are created when body fat is broken down for energy. When your body is starved of carbs, it starts burning your fat stores to create energy. That's why people on low-carb diets lose weight. It's also why people on low-carb diets produce more ketones. Why is this important? Well, it turns out that ketones are a powerful fuel for the brain. Especially when the brain is injured or impaired. For example, scientists have known for years that one of the best ways to stop seizures is to put a patient on a low-carb, high-fat diet. Normally, brain cells prefer to get their fuel from glucose. But impaired brain cells, such as cells that are causing seizures, cannot metabolize glucose well. They need another source of fuel. And that source is ketones. Mary didn't know this at the time, but there are over 20 different studies on the effect of ketones on the brain. These studies are published in obscure journals that most doctors don't read. Nonetheless, the findings of the studies are important: • One study found that when the brain uses ketones, it produces 25% more energy than when it uses glucose. • Another study found that a ketone-producing diet results in a 39% increase in blood flow to the brain. • And still another study found that mice put on a ketone-producing diet had fewer brain plaques than mice fed a standard diet. I've been researching ketones for years, and I've been using them in my own medical practice. Whenever I put my Alzhiemer's patients on a ketone-producing diet, they always improve. However, the improvement is usually modest. It wasn't until I spoke to Mary that I realized I could get a much stronger effect by giving my patients MCT oils. You see, it turns out that when you add MCT oils to a low-carb diet, the body is absolutely flooded with ketones. This results in an amazing improvement in brain function. Back to our story ... Mary continued to feed Steve coconut oil, and he continued to improve. Two weeks after Steve began taking coconut oil, Mary asked him to draw another clock. This is what he drew:  And about three weeks after that (on Day 37), she asked him to draw a clock again. He drew this:  But that's not all. Just two months after Steve began taking coconut oil, Mary wrote the following: "It has been 60 days since he started taking coconut oil. He walks into the kitchen every morning alert and happy, talkative, making jokes. His gait (his ability to walk with coordination) is still a little weird. His tremor is no longer very noticeable. He is able to concentrate on things that he wants to do around the house and in the yard and stay on task, whereas before coconut oil he was easily distracted and rarely accomplished anything unless I supervised him directly." I spoke to Dr. Mary Newport just recently. Not only is Steve's gait totally back to normal, but he now jogs daily! His tremor is completely gone. And he has also gone back to being an avid reader. He recently relayed the details of two articles he read in Scientific American. His memory is also dramatically improved. He often brings up events that happened days or weeks earlier. He recognizes his relatives again and has conversations with them. He is back to doing the yard work at the house. And he has started doing volunteer work at the local hospital. Mary and I are convinced that these changes are due to the coconut oil. Why? Because any time Steve misses a dose, his Alzheimer's symptoms immediately start to return. According to Mary, Steve missed getting his morning oil on two occasions: once because he had a fasting blood test and the other time because he was travelling. In both instances, he became dazed and confused, with full-blown tremors. And in both instances, he got back to normal after taking the coconut oil. Can coconut oil work for you or a loved one? The odds are good that it can. Not everyone will benefit to the same degree that Steve did. But I will tell you this: In my experience there will always be some degree of improvement. That's why I want to send you a new special report I wrote. The report is called How to Reverse Alzheimer's Disease. And it gives you complete instructions on how to use MCT oils to treat Alzheimer's Disease and other brain illnesses. You'll find out what types of oil work best, how much to take, and in what combination. You'll find out how to monitor your ketone levels using a simple do-it yourself test you can do at home. And you'll learn about how MCT oils can be used to treat Parkinson's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease, and more. The information in this report is priceless. But you can get a copy of the report absolutely free. How? By trying a no-risk trial subscription to my new health advisory, REAL CURES. 
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| Kementerian pertahanan KORUP, tentera sengsara! Posted: 19 Nov 2011 07:20 PM PST Several former military personnel, who claimed to have spent decades in the force, today shared stories of how corruption within the Defence Ministry had left soldiers hanging out to dry. According to one man who spoke to Malaysiakini on the sidelines of a forum of corruption in the defence industry, irregular practices had left soldiers with amputated legs, with many now "suffering in silence". The man who refused to be named for fear of retribution, also said that civilian personnel had thrown their military recommendations aside to purchase sub-par equipment which put lives at stake.  Referring to an unnamed operation, he said, "We bought the AK 33 machine gun which jammed up after three rounds, so much so that soldiers were throwing their weapons to the ground and charging with parangs." In another instance in the 1970s, he said, soldiers suffered infections which led to amputations when their boots - which were supposed to protect their feet from spikes in booby traps in jungle warfare as they trudged through the rainforest - failed to do so as they rusted and became "a block of rust". The boots rusted because zinc plating was used instead of aluminium. "In another instance, ponchos were of such bad quality that they left soldiers soaking. I was in the jungle crying in the cold because someone had made money somewhere," he said at the Transparency International event in Subang. The man alleged that bad quality food was supplied to the personnel and officers who rejected the food for their staff would be posted elsewhere as punishment. "They don't care. I believe it still continues. It is the soldiers who suffer," the man said. 
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| Introduction and Excerpts for Trois autres Malaisie Posted: 19 Nov 2011 10:28 PM PST  Orders for Trois autres Malaisie, the French translation of Lovers and Strangers Revisited, a collection of short stories set in Malaysia and winner of 2009 Popular-The Star Reader's Choice Award, can now be made at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H99NTFBMDJGN4 Editions GOPE is offering free shipping to anywhere in the world and 5% discount.Again, please inform others who speak French, even as a second or third language (or are learning French), and who has an interest in Malaysia or would like to know more about it. Think of your family and friends back home or those living overseas, even those who might have been here years ago or are thinking about visiting someday. Or send them a copy of Trois autres Malaisie as a present! Thank you! 228 pages, 13x19 cm, ouvrage illustré. 17.90 € au lieu de 18.85 € (-5%) Livraison gratuite La Malaisie vue de l'intérieur avec 14 nouvelles de Robert Raymer. Vous pouvez réserver votre exemplaire dès maintenant en suivant ce lien : https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H99NTFBMDJGN4 (paiement sécurisé en ligne par PayPal ou CB, frais de port offerts, remise de 5%).  ***Here's the link to my website, to MPH online for orders for all three of my books, including my latest, Spirit of Malaysia and to Trois autres Malaisie. 
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| Belgian chocolate and Croatian love meet in sweets shop Posted: 19 Nov 2011 05:34 PM PST  Christine Scholtes Covic shows box full of fresh made truffle and plum taste pralines in her tiny production facility in small town of Rakovica, south of Zagreb. — AFP pic "Chocolate is the food of gods, something really noble," said the Belgian native at her tiny production facility in a village nestled among the green hills and valleys of central Croatia. The 37-year-old had found a new home in the Lika region, famous for its well-preserved forests, mountains and crystal clear rivers and lakes, and there turned her passions for nature and chocolate into a business making truffles and bonbons. "I always loved to cook but pastries were my speciality. As a six-year-old I was making my own birthday cakes. "My grandmother had a restaurant so I'm like an Obelix who fell into the magic potion," she said with a grin, referring to the character from the French comic book series Asterix as she explained her "chocolate addiction". Years later she obtained a diploma in France in bakery and pastry from the Institut National de la Boulangerie et Patisserie, and opened a small pastry shop back in Belgium. But after discovering the beauty of Lika and its Plitvice Lake national park with 16 cascading lakes and spectacular waterfalls, she fell in love with the place and a local man and moved to Croatia in 2009. "I was looking for a house and got a husband with it," said the short-hair brunette, smiling warmly. When the chocolate 'addict' first spoke of setting up a luxury chocolate shop in the Lika area, picturesque but hard-hit by Croatia's 1990s independence war and with over 20 per cent unemployment, the locals were surprised, even sceptical. But she eventually won over the people in the town of Rakovica. "It was a great idea but it was something completely new for me," said Ankica Baric, a local woman who helps out in the shop. "When Christine asked me what I know about chocolate I replied that I only knew how to eat it," she added, bursting into laughter. After struggling with a slow and often confusing amount of red tape and bureaucracy, the shop Lika Chocolate finally started with the production of truffles and chocolates in October 2010. "It really combines the best of both worlds — finest Belgian chocolate enriched with excellent Croatian ingredients — butter, cream — and local flavours such as honey, nuts, lavender, or local wines," Scholtes Covic said. Her shop worker Baric gushed that the truffles with locally produced plum brandy were an "absolute hit". Visitors are greeted by the seductive warm smell of chocolate and spices when they enter the small production facility, located on the ground-floor of a building in the centre of Rakovica. At the entrance small packages of sweets are laid out while the main part serves as a kitchen dominated by a giant granite table and a fridge — Scholtes Covic's 'treasure chest' — filled with handmade truffles and chocolate. She produces some 20 varieties of chocolate and truffles — around 150 kilos monthly. For the time being her products can be ordered through the Internet at www.lika-chocolat.com, but Scholes Covic wants to expand to the capital Zagreb where truffles would be sold in delicatessen shops. Sales at the shop in Rakovica are brisk during the summer when people stop on a road connecting Zagreb and the Adriatic coast, as the reputation of Lika Chocolate has been spreading by word of mouth. Chocolates cost some €2 (RM9.60) a piece and truffles around €33 for a kilo. "I like the idea and the chocolate is really excellent," said Nikola, a man in his 50s, who stopped at the shop while driving to the capital. He learned about Lika Chocolate in a television reportage. "This should be available in Zagreb," he added after tasting and buying a box of plum truffles. — AFP-Relaxnews Share it with others
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| No More Shooting Of Crows In Petaling Jaya Posted: 19 Nov 2011 05:30 PM PST DATELINE PETPOSITIVE THERAPY CENTRE, PETALING JAYA: ANIMAL LOVERS in Petaling Jaya will be able to heave a great sigh of relief at last when crow-shooting in the city will be a thing of the past after this weekend. The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) will no longer be adopting measures to shoot birds as a means to cull them for public health. Instead, MBPJ will be engaging itself on
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| Posted: 19 Nov 2011 02:41 PM PST  I had hoped to be able to catch some glimpses of this year's Penang marathon. Instead, it's already 6.38am when all the main action's long been over. All I could see were the almost completely empty bridge and one or two stragglers who were still gamely ca-pub-5430283382112812  
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| Posted: 18 Nov 2011 02:53 PM PST The blithering idiot who doesn't appreciate the value of money and can still smile as if nothing has happened even though he has lost STG197 million.  ca-pub-5430283382112812  
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| Posted: 19 Nov 2011 03:19 PM PST The Penang Free School and the Hutchings School, both among the oldest schools on the island, shared some common interesting aspects. It is a shame though that I'm unable to uncover more information of the Hutchings School apart from the facts that the school was named after the Revd Robert Sparke Hutchings who founded the Penang Free School in 1816 and that the Hutchings School took over the old premises of the Penang Free School in Farquhar Street after the latter had moved to bigger premises in Green Lane in 1928. i did hear that the Hutchings School occupied this building until the start of the Japanese Occupation in 1941. The Japanese destroyed half the building during one of their air raids on the island. The names of the personalities common to both schools were that of LW Arnold, PF Howitt and HR Cheeseman, after which the sports houses in Hutchings School were named, but I'm sure there could be more. Harold Cheeseman founded the Scouts movement in Penang at the Penang Free School in 1915, while both Arnold (1928-1929 and 1934-1946) and Howitt (1950-1951) were the headmasters of Penang Free School. Despite not being a headmaster at the Penang Free School, Cheeseman was such a respected character that the school had also named a sports house after him. Interestingly, Arnold was Hutchings School's headmaster in 1931-1934 before his transfer to the Penang Free School. He was also a headmaster of the Malacca High School in 1931 while Howitt was a headmaster of the Victoria School in Singapore in 1941 and again 1946-1948. There was also D Roper who was a headmaster of both the Penang Free School (1947-1950) and Victoria School (1941). I'm sure in time, more people would unearth more information on the connecting histories of the old schools in Malaysia and Singapore. ca-pub-5430283382112812  
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| Sugar Glider : Welcome To Jin & Notty !! Posted: 19 Nov 2011 02:31 PM PST Salam... Welcome to the world cute little babies ! Namanya rasmi diorang ni ialah jin & notty ! Kenapa gelar nama sugar glider ni camtu ? Ada sebabnye...hehehehehe...yang sekor memang sangat nakal (notty), yang sekor lagi suka menjilat dan suka bertenggek atas badan kawan dia (jin) = ) Sugar Glider ni bukan kepunyaan saya ya...ini kampung boy yang punya..happy betul dia bila dah beli sugar glider sendiri...semuanya terpengaruh bila tengok entri-entri sugar glider dlaam blog saya ni...= P bagi diorang minum japs...nak sangat air laici ! promote bonding pouch yang saya jual tu =)  slurrpppe !  mummy neon dah ade babies baru ? hhehehe...  jin dan notty !  alololo mucuk mucuk dia tuhhh  minum airrr  dua dua comel  very small !  teringat masa bela ninja dengan shemie waktu diorang keck dulu dulu...hehehe...  alaaa mamai pulak !  ok babai everybody ! =) see you again !  Daftar Percuma Terima RM10 Modal RM10 Pendapatan Berterusan Jana Pendapatan Cara Mudah & Terbaru Portal Iklan & Bisnes Online No. 1 Malaysia http://www.silampuneon.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss 
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| Posted: 19 Nov 2011 02:30 PM PST A couple was going out for the evening. They'd got ready, all dolled up, but just needed to put the dog out when the taxi arrives. However as the couple walked out of the house, the dog shoots back in the house. They don't want the dog shut in the house, so the wife goes out to the taxi while the husband goes upstairs to chase the dog out. The wife, not wanting it known that the house will be empty, explains to the taxi driver: 'He's just going upstairs to say good-night to my mother.' A few minutes later, the husband gets into the cab. 'Sorry I took so long' he says. 'Stupid b***h was hiding under the bed and I had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out! Then I had to wrap her in a blanket to keep her from scratching and biting me as I hauled her downstairs and tossed her in the back yard! She better not s**t in the vegetable garden again!' The silence in the cab was deafening. -Author Unknown- *Posted for laughs with no intention to offend anyone. 
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| Universal Studio’s spanking new ride! Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:25 AM PST
SINGAPORE: After more than two months of non-stop tests, Universal Studios Singapore is finally ready to unveil its multi-million dollar Transformers 3D ride on December 3. I'm definitely postponing my theme park adventure till after December 3rd! 
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| Moderate to Low Budget Transparency? Posted: 19 Nov 2011 09:12 AM PST I was not at all surprised when I read the following report by Adila Razak from Malaysiakini. Defence budget transparency rated 'moderate to low' Malaysia's defence budget was found by an international index in 2010 to have 'moderate to low' transparency. According to the Transparency of Defence Budgets Report by Transparency International launched in Subang today, Malaysia scored 4.5 points with 12 being the most transparent. This places Malaysia alongside countries like Afghanistan, Thailand, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Malaysia is among others behind Indonesia, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea, who had 'moderately' transparent defence budgets. According to TI representative Mark Pyman (right), the report was based on results of the Open Budget Index 2010 plus additional answers to a TI questionnaire. The Open Budget Index measures the level of transparency in national budgets. Pyman said that among reasons for Malaysia's ranking was the "high level of aggregation" in the defence budget. "It is legitimate that there be secrets (in defence spending) but if this is the case we expect Parliament to be able to debate the secrets. "Parliament should be able to scrutinise the secret items," he said, calling for a parliamentary select committee on defence. Pyman said at present, the defence budget is not revealed at a detailed enough level that it can be scrutinised. "Malaysia ranked far below other countries (for this), where the budget lacked details and no audits were undertaken of the secret programmes," he said. He, however, admitted that the report does not look at the spending of Singapore, which spends the most on defence among South-East Asian countries. Neither does it look at military heavyweight Israel, said Pyman, as these two countries were not included in the Open Budget Index 2010 for unclear reasons. 95% of Colombia's defence budget open Earlier, he highlighted a best-case practice in Colombia, resulting in 95 percent of its defence budget being made public. He said that the ministry procedures required that the secretary-general sign off on all procurements which need to be classified as secret. "(Bureaucrats) will say 'There's no way I'm going to take my boots tender to the secretary-general to make it secret'," he said. Colombia's defence acquisition budget is larger than Malaysia's, he said.  Pyman added that generally 95 percent of all defence budgets are not sensitive information - like purchase of boots or yoghurt - but are deemed confidential due to "bad habits". "It just makes life easier (for the bureaucrats and ministers) if everything is secret," he said. 
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