No more fuel rebates after March

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister has confirmed there will be no more fuel rebate after March 2009 as the petrol price has been fallen greatly recently.

Now the crude is at USD41 a barrel compared with USD80/USD90 in 2007. That time our petrol price is at RM1.92 per liter. I wonder if the crude price still around USD40/ USD50, does it means our petrol price would fall to RM0.86 per liter in April or not.

Panasonic Malaysia - close plant

Panasonic is the latest among other electronics companies in Malaysia to close down two of their plants in Malacca and Selangor with around 490 job cuts. The EE sector in Penang may be facing the highest risk of unemployment increases. According to the Malaysian Employers Federation, 10,000 jobs had been lost in Malaysia

life back

My plant, that day I thought it was dead due to drying out. I was so regret that I put it in a small pot which doesn't hold enough water for the plant and I was away from home for few days. Anyway, I still keep watering it everyday.. hehe.. this morning I found that the drying plant glows the leave back :)

funny ads / spam

I came across this ads online, the drawing is so cute and funny... it made me slap my forehead when seeing not ipod keyword! ha, no wonder people can make $$ in ebay...

Lim Guan Eng CNY open house

On the 1st day of CNY 2009, my family and I went to Lim Guan Eng CNY open house at Macalister Road. I think we arrived around 10.15am. Surprisingly, a lot of people already there. After we went in, we followed the queue and shaked hand with Lim Guan Eng, though I am not the his fans. Ehm, my mision here is to have a lunch, since my mum didn't cook... Actually, the food also so so, so many people and have to wait for a long queue... I think the only person that very happy there is my niece. She likes to see the lion dance (which she called the lion as mao mao) and want to touch the Chai Sheng Ye (Money God)...

Base lending rate

After bank negara Malaysia announced 75 basis point deduction on OPR, which is 2.50. Cimb and Maybank announced they will reduce the BLR from 6.50 to 5.95 from February 3, 2009 onwards.

Olympus FE 270 update

In general, the camera is not good. The picture color is always yellowish, which looks so fake. The battery also easy drain out. The lense and shutter have problem after 5 months buying it. I just send it back to the shop, and have to wait for 1-2 months repairing it. sigh... next time I think I won't buy Olympus camera anymore.

Intel shedding up to 6,000 jobs

Intel is closing five plants in the US and Asia, with the loss of between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs, as it responds to falling computer sales.
The facilities to close are its factory in Santa Clara, California - its last in Silicon Valley - and sister sites in Oregon, Malaysia and the Philippines.

more news:
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/chippsf/Article/index_html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7844232.stm

It looks like we are having more difficult time ahead. More and more layoff news will be expected.

good?

the subset of good = faker = the worst

gloomy blue

some pics were taken when looking for a house.

careless

sigh, my fishes and plant died after my visit to my fren's hometown.. can't rely on anyone anymore.

whoever say wanna change the world is asshole

listen
all you need is to close your eyes...
the wind will be whispering on your ears
inviting the yellowish leave dancing in the air elegantly
they never regret of it..

what to do?
the world is a mess, real mess
and we are part the the mess..

the desire to be slave
some people said god created us,
but the truth is we created the gods

burden
the ant laugh and ask the snail..
why you carry such stupid shell on your back and walk like an old man?

Who is in the dream?
I see butterfly in my dream
the butterfly says she sees me in her dream

theft

haha... just now 2 indians came and stole our sugarcanes that planted in front of my house, when my mum came out, they already took the sugarcanes and ran away...

shake legs

It has been 3 months.. even now life is a little bit boring, but I never regret of the decision. So, what is the next? I am not sure too.. thing seems like is not as easy as I initially thought. Too much dependancies and trivia.. sigh.. and now the economy is still swinging which worried me.. it might take 2/3 years to recover. what to do during this time? buying more share? go back to school? ... dev a web site to cheat $$? show me the light.. i remember one of my admired authors say one must know 3 things in one life ie. philosophy, literature and history.. philosophy is the stars at night which leads you to the destination. literature is the reflection on the pond, the things presented thru a book is the reflection, you don see the real thing, but you will roughly know the shape.