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Entries from September 2008

USM Alumni under ISA arrest

September 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) captured the headlines in the local news when 2 of its graduates, Teresa Kok and Tan Hoon Cheng, together with Raja Petra were arrested under the infamous ISA law. Coincidentally both Teresa Kok and Tan Hoon Cheng were graduates from the School of Mass Communication in USM.
Teresa Kok is a three-term Member [...]

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Tags: Education · Malaysia · Politics

Black or White

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I received this article from many friends via email. I thought it was a joke but some people told me that it’s a true story. However, the moral of the story is really good. Racism is evil and has to be eradicated. Considering what is going on, I thought it is appropriate to share it [...]

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Tags: Malaysia

Visiting MATTA Fair 2009

September 8th, 2008 · No Comments

MATTA Fair is here again. it’s held at PWTC just like the past. It looks like there isn’t any convention center large enough to cater for this travel fair. Just like every year, thousands of people will make their way to MATTA Fair in search of good deals for their dream vacation. 
Nothing seem to change [...]

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Tags: Travel

Free water in Selangor

September 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Finally, I received my first water bill which says amount payable is ZERO ringgit. I managed to cut down my water consumption to below 20 cubic meter per month. It’s a really a nice feeling not having to pay bills once in awhile especially when inflation in Malaysia is shooting through the roof.  Inflation rate [...]

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Tags: Family · Malaysia

USM granted apex university status

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The university I did my first degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), was granted the apex university status by government of Malaysia. With this, USM can expect millions of ringgit funding to transform it into a world class research university. First thing first, no Malaysian has ever being nominated for Nobel prize for sciences.
The first thing [...]

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Tags: Education

Lost in Glacier National Park

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Two weeks ago, while on MSN, Lilian asked me if I knew Rev Hwa Chien from Wesley Church. I was quite puzzled with that question since I don’t go to church and she goes to Catholic Church. Then, she told me about the news about the late Rev Hwa Chien’s son Yi-Jien Hwa who was [...]

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Tags: Friends