MIDST OF OLYMPIAN CRAZE

To denizens of Kay- El and citizens of Earth,

"This few weeks are like no other weeks of your life; humanity is finding inspiration for a packaged solution for political, economical, socio-cultural and technological happenings; humanity is reevaluating who they were, who they are and who they will be; humanity is devoting attention on how to continue surviving much more if they aspire to actually live but doubts are whether they ever learn- history is one subject we have yet to acknowledge as popular."- author

Nevertheless, as life goes on in the town with all its glittering events, wild parties and enlightening conventions which i'm fortunate to participate- as you readers are perusing- i shall share with you one of them- Olympic Day Run 2008; as i'm certainly not that jobless to write all of them=)

FAST FACTS:

*The run is held at Dataran Merdeka on 29 Jun 2008.

*Presented by the likes of McD, Olympic Council, Coke, Milo, Times Square, Genting, Spritzer and many other generous hosts.

*There are eight categories- all are compelled to run 7km in 70 min unless you are primary school which will be 3km no time limit instead.

*Runners will receive freebies such as T- shirt, Cap, McD redeemable coupon and your own number (i purposely did not reveal the four digits- i know what you are thinking.....)

The map on the right serves as the runners' guide with colour- coded precision for your category and the tee and cap on the left are the runners' equipments with brand- printed clarity.

Mascot Mania: Ronald McDonald's Five Minutes of Fame is only mortally possible when the Beijing Famous Five (Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni) is absent.

Certificate only for those who complete 7km in 70min (for those who thinks this is psycho; it is really logical); complete with Olympic Council President signature- one brilliant testimonial as Olympic isnt a every day thing=)

*****The 'sacred truce' beginning the first known Games read: "May the world be delivered from crime and killing and freed from the clash of arms."

when the going get tough, we run not away, we charge forward; and hence the tough gets going. Shall we keep this in mind?*****

I NEED TO WAKE UP

Year 2005 is the HOTTEST YEAR in recorded human history.

That is an inconvenient truth.

"You look at that river gently flowing by. You notice the leaves rustling with the wind. You hear the birds; you hear the tree frogs. In the distance you hear a cow. You feel the grass. The mud gives a little bit on the river bank. It’s quiet; it’s peaceful. And all of a sudden, it’s a gear shift inside you. And it’s like taking a deep breath and going... 'Oh yeah, I forgot about this'."
— Al Gore; former US Vice- President; in the opening monologue of An Inconvenient Truth

Melissa Etheridge- I Need to Wake Up (Academy Awards' Best Original Song)

Is it Global Warming? Is it mere Temperature Fluctuation like what has occured in the past? or is it only a Transition Period? We cant say for sure. But there is one thing we can acknowledge with ultimate certainty- and that is SAVE THE PLANET. Our endearing planetary environment is for us to Love, not to Harm. If we love it, we dont have to waste time saving it.

**Somehow, we can sense that all is going to be well, hale and hearty. It is only a part of human-planet evolutionary development towards the perfection of beauty and wonder. Be Happy. And that's the Promise!**

MYKAD MYKISAH

Mega plans to maximize our new-little-bluey-identification-card certainly are a buzz few years back- commencing with its utilization in airports, governments are definitely looking into benchmarking it as smart, multipurpose, multipossiblities, multi...multi....Nissan (though not very influential in the market nowadays) said it best SHIFT_ the future.

***The future??? is like Futurama??? The nation is our home. The world is our playground. And 'Pisars' are still around =p***

HERE IN MY HOME

Pete (project producer) was juggling tomatoes.

bored. so he telephoned a few friends. “how about getting together to make an anti-racism national unity song and music video?”

The three lines above are being reposted verbatim.

Malaysian Artistes for Unity hence begun. Only in a couple of days. But 52 had already said 'Yes!!!'. That's all that's needed to be said.

song features:
afdlin shauki (Show Me The Money) . awie . ning baizura (just married). atilia . jaclyn victor (Malaysian Idol 1). reshmonu . pete teo . jason lo (Rock The World concerts). klg sqwad . altimet . suki (oiam) . daniel lee (Malaysian Idol 2) . nikki palikat . melina william

video features:
tony fernandes (Air Asia boss). maya karin (doesnt need an intro...). harith iskander (Thursday Night Live) . singletrackmind . stephen chua . izzy mohamed . shebby singh (football commentator/ my team coach who challenged Malaysian national squad). nell ng . mak wai hoo . mak wai hoo . badri ibrahim . chan fong . mark teh . kamal sabran . sharifah amani (Sepet, Gubra, Cinta). ng choo seong . pang khee teik . jerome kugan . january low . amber chia (Malaysian top model). nick lee . liang you cheng . muid latif . chong ji ann . ida nerina (you should know her). muhamad safwan . anissa abd aziz . fadly sabran . danny one . nurhanim khairudin . joe loy . ho yuhang . yasmin ahmad (Sepet, Gubra, Mukhsin and Petronas Ads Director). all the singers & project volunteers

Afdlin i'm strong and you aint heavy
Awie Oh there is a misspoken truth that lies
Colours dont bind, oh no
What do they know? They speak falsely
Ida Here in my home
i'll tell you what it's all about
There is just one hope here in my heart

**Love Malaysia. Love the World.**

THE TALENT WITHIN

The current tv programme of Britain Got Talent reveals unmistakable talents just like the boy in the video- Andrew Johnston. Judged by a remarkable panel of judges ranging from Simon Cowell (Got Talent creator, American Idol commentor and Il Divo manager), Piers Morgan (America Got Talent judge) and Amanda Holden (Replacing Cheryl Cole); Andrew finished third as announced on 24th May 2008.

A simple viewing of this video (headphone recommended) narrates the story of a boy far from being a man; fighting against the internal conflict of external violence in school implications and the resultant inferiority complex. A story of a human though debated by Daily Mail; who is being pushed around by circumstances and came out victorious with unparallel talent- a voice of confidence.

Just like Aunt May of Spiderman franchise fame notably states, "He knows a hero when he sees one. Too few characters out there, flying around like that, saving old girls like me. And Lord knows, kids like Henry need a hero. Courageous, self-sacrificing people. Setting examples for all of us. Everybody loves a hero. People line up for them, cheer them, scream their names. And years later, they'll tell how they stood in the rain for hours just to get a glimpse of the one who taught them how to hold on a second longer."

**The last lines of her thought are, "I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams. "**

BALIK KAMPUNG = RAN AWAY FROM CIVILIZATION

It is undeniable that i have been on a familial mission to Johor- not the usual annual 'balik kampung at new year for angpaus quest' but rather i personally believe this to be more significant- my Ah Gong's 80th Birthday Celebration=)

The entire trip utilizing Malaysian functional highway has always been taking us about 3-hour which is acceptably comfortable with the likes of un-KL scenery to see and Hitz.fm to hear; of course the generality of this statement excludes the perspective of the one driving =p


Just as the journey cannot get any better, a Kancil being proud of its historical feat of kicking two Parameswara's hunting dogs into the river began to reminisce its days of glory.....

and traffic lights are fascinated by the countdown pop culture; hence incorporating countdown in a system of green, yellow and red lights

AGRICULTURE 101:

Pokok Kelapa/ Coconut Palm Tree

The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaves 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth. The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm. An alternate spelling is cocoanut.




Pokok Kelapa Sawit/ Oil Palm Tree

The oil palms (Elaeis) comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to west Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to tropical Central America and South America. The generic name is derived from the Greek for oil, elaion, while the species name refers to its country of origin.



And a considerable amount of oil palms are...
KO

because of the flood that hit Johor....
in case you treat the newspaper as a distant alien

Q: Where the Ketua Kampung resides?
A: the one on the right.
















The wetland a.k.a water park with swan rides and people attempting fishing....
















The biscuits factories of Hup Seng and Munchy=p















Q: Ever wondered what happen to celebrities out of business (singing)?
A: They get into business (cooking).














It is always so 'Inteligen' to advertise your centre as an 'Inteligen' institution to make school- going children who have yet to learn how to spell 'Inteligen'; more 'Inteligen'

Well, most of the places here remained undisturbed just like the one below:


i ate one of these and took home ten of these...

finally, i laid my specs (as if i'm wearing! =)

and stare at the sparkling stars...and said 'Ohh! is that saturn?'

Tomorrow, i will have to think what i should do with this....

Meanwhile, i'm bueno-ing!

**oh, oH, OH Balik Kampung.....oh, oH, OH.......**