Majlis Tahlil.

I've attended a 'Majlis Tahlil' last night  located not far from where I lived which was already in the sixth consecutive night.  Suffice to say that the location is in the East Coast of Sabah.

I don't know how it is being done in other places but I guess it should not be that too different because it's being done based on the  similarity of the religion which is Islam.

Normally, everyone will congregate in the living room or any room spacious enough to accommodate all those present. After having complete reciting the Surah Yassin and the subsequent  relevant doas, dinner or light meals will be served to all those present. 

Finally before everyone leaves,  the host will distribute token of money to everyone present as a show  of his appreciation. As usual in any kenduri that I've attended before, I  graciously decline to accept. My presence was only to offer prayer to the deceased  and nothing more. The meal or refreshment served  after the prayer  session is already good enough for me.

It saddened me that I was called, although in a metaphorically way - stupid for not accepting the 'sedekah' or token of money from the host. As that person  is much senior from me in term of age and family rank,  I just kept silence. 

There was no anger in me however only tinge of sadness. I had acted in a way which I think was the right thing to do. It may be  their custom but I still find it rather strange and hard  to adopt.

Rafflesia Health Hazard.

KUALA LUMPUR: Clinical tests on mice have shown that traditional medicine using the Rafflesia flower can have adverse effects on the liver and spleen, claims a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) senior lecturer.

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Source : New Sabah Times

Consumers will have to be extra careful  not just on this particular product but on other traditional medicine products as well that's available in the market.

Majority Of Our Diplomatic Officials Lacked PR Skills.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (Bernama) -- Forget about learning a foreign language. Or, even making Malaysia stand out.

Most of our diplomacy officials attached overseas not only lack skills in public relations, but are also too shy when meeting with officials from other countries.

This assessment comes from none other than Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) executive chairman Tan Sri Hasmy Agam.

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Source: Bernama.com

They may be only "malu-malu kucing" or worse - still trapped in their  "jaguh kampung" mentality. Then any training should begin early preferably  when they are still in secondary schools and not when they  are too advance in age and not susceptible change.

Woman Blackmailed By Ex-Lover's Wife.

A woman has been threatened by her former boyfriend's wife that sex video clips of her will be posted on YouTube if she attempted to recover the more than RM50,000 that the man owed her.

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Source :www.dailychilli.com

I don't get it. Why did she allowed herself to be taped having sex with her lover in the first place. Trust?  They are not even married yet.  Sadly, she doesn't know that porno tapes are not allowed on Youtube.

The wife must really loved her husband so much that she's willing to forgive him even after seeing the tapes and had used the tapes for their benefit. The husband should be careful with his wife. Maybe she will not be so forgiving next time.

A good lesson for all ladies and gents out there.

ABIM : Why Award Betting Licence.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The Malaysian Muslim Youth Movement (Abim) today joined the growing number of opponents to the sports betting licence issued to Berjaya Group’s Ascot Sports Sdn Bhd, citing negative effects of gambling to Malaysians.

Abim president Muhamad Razak Idris urged the government to provide a public explanation as to why it has awarded a sports-betting licence and to review the World Cup 2010 betting licence amid public outcry.

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Source: The Malaysian Insider.

Why? There may be lots of reasons and which only the Government could provide the satisfactory answers. I can think of one reason and that is the Government is desperate for fund. 

Review on the subsidy for sugar could be next.

Scam E-mails.

I have been receiving a lot of spam and phishing e-mails lately  being the one I've copied below as one of them. Please call your bank as I did to check the veracity of any e-mail received. Never and I mean never, log-on to any of its link  and divulge  any of your personal information such as your password.

Be safe.

Dear Valued Customer,

Maybank security systems detected a serious (PR2) security problem in your account. Your account has been restricted due to several invalid login attempts from an unauthorized third-party. Your immediate attention is required to reactivate your account. Please be informed that your account will be temporarily closed if not activated now..

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Click here to update your Maybank account information

Thank you for Your Undersatanding and support  (Note the word understanding spelled wrongly)

LDP Chided.

KOTA KINABALU: The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was yesterday chided for its criticism towards the Barisan Nasional (BN), with Sabah Umno Youth chief Azman Ruslan saying it could invite negative perception among the people.Ruslan said as one of BN’s component parties, the LDP should show exemplary way of strengthening the ties and cooperation between the state and federal governments and not the opposite.

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Source : The Borneo Post

That is why most organization have their own unit called " Internal Audit".The LDP could be doing just that or there could be other ulterior motives. 

Datuk B.M.

It's everywhere. Be it in the office, under a shady tree or at a coffee shop table - people are making fun and joked about the MP of Kinabatangan, Datuk Bung Mokthar's present predicament. No need for me to go into detail about the predicament he's in as I'm sure almost everyone in the Country must have heard about his brush with the law after taking a second wife.

I hope people will not forget that Bung is not a common criminal here although his notoriously and controversial antics in Parliament is well-known and thus will earn him less or no sympathy at all by most quarters.

Understandably, a lot of comments were made out there but I think the one made by Dr. Asri the former Mufti of Perlis, here, are the most apt thus far and may provides the sought-after moral support and sympathy Datuk Bung deserve(?).

Still, I strongly believe that his family deserves sympathy and understanding the most from all parties. Without realizing it, the public had unwillingly dragged them along into scrutiny as-well while in their zest of demonizing Bung.

Thus, I hope this circus show will end soon for their sake.

Strange Tale.

A classic case of too much of any thing is not good for anyone. Maybe a well-know star golfer can recommend him a good clinic.

KUCHING: Too much sex may not be good for a marriage, even for newlyweds.

A woman lodged a police report on Monday against her husband, aged 31, for alleged rape after hardly 16 days of what should have been wedded bliss.

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Source : The Star Online

Dr. Asri - Don't Legalize Betting.

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Mei — Bekas mufti Perlis Dr. Mohd. Asri Zainul Abidin menggesa kerajaan mengkaji balik langkah mempertimbangkan kemungkinan mengeluarkan lesen untuk membenarkan pertaruhan dilakukan semasa kejohanan bola sepak Piala Dunia 2010 berlangsung bulan depan.

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Source : The Malaysian Insider.

It is the same thing come every World Cup season. The heavenly season  and  most  look forward to by   all the gamblers  and Ah Longs out there. After all  it comes only once every four years.

The gamblers will lay their bets with certain bookies or among themselves on their favourite teams. If their teams wins then good. Should their teams lost  however,  they will continue placing their bets as the season progresses, only this time they will place their bets higher with the hope of recouping  their previous losses. 

And so the process continues until it finally reaches to a stage when they finally realized they had fully depleted all their money. 

That's when the problems start. While some had the good sense to  stop,  there will be those who will do just the opposite. They will begin to borrow, against their good judgment, from the Ah Longs and continue betting. Heavens help them after that. 

Then you will hear horror stories that certain So and So had lost it all betting in the games.  And these So and So had gone into hiding  while  the Ah Longs are hot on their tails.

Only when the "dust" had finally settled that the losers will come to realize the extend of the "devastation" due to their indulgence -  penniless, hardship on their families and worst of all they their self-respect in the process. Was it really worth it one may ask.

Maybe some of you readers might say that I had made this all up and only an exaggeration on my part. No my friends, I've it seen happened before. Not once but enough to learn good lessons from it all.

Gambling is a habit that is not discriminatory.  It does not recognize one's religious denomination or race. It is open to anyone who likes to indulge in it. In the end, any gambling session produces winners and losers. While only a few wins the same cannot be said about the losers. 

But this time however, the Government will have a big hand in producing  losers should they they go ahead with their intention to legalize the betting for this coming 2010 World Cup. 

It's All In The Attitude

It's All in the Attitude  

by Kenrick Cleveland
 

I AM YOUR ATTITUDE! I AM YOUR MASTER. I can make you rise or fall. I can make you a success or failure. I can work for or against you. I control your feelings and actions. I can make your heart sing with happiness. I can make you wretched, dejected, or morbid. I can make you angry and resentful. I can make you lonely, discouraged or depressed. I can make you sick, listless. I can be a shackle, heavy and burdensome. I can be a prism's hue, dancing bright and colorful. I can be nurtured and grown to be beautiful. I can never be removed, only replaced. I AM YOUR ATTITUDE! (author unknown)

It's human nature to have low points -- moments of doubt, or sadness, or feeling down, or road rage. We all have the spectrum of emotions bliss to sorrow, joy to misery. It's key to remember that all emotions are choices.

We choose to have and to hold the thoughts and emotions we experience every day. And with that choice comes a responsibility. When someone cuts us off in traffic or is wildly inconsiderate, we can either give them the horn (or the finger) and follow them at an uncomfortably close range, or we can let it go and not allow it to stick.

This, admittedly, can be very difficult. It's a crowded world. There are people who have no manners, who couldn't care any less that you have been inconvenienced by their rudeness. And yet, that's the way things will remain whether you choose to get angry and filled with rage, or whether you let it slip right off you like water slips off a duck.

I'm not saying there's no place for confrontation in life, but there is a time and place for everything and not every situation requires that level of intensity. If someone "steals" your parking spot, you can make a big deal out of it, or you can go find another one.

Even I have moments which are not ideal. I've come to realize, however, that these down times are totally unproductive and I have learned to reorient myself by enlarging the frame through which I'm viewing any given situation.

I've recently become aware of a technique that helps to remove you from the negative mindsets we can sometimes get in and prevent them from keeping us stuck. Here's what you do: Smile. That's it. Putting a smile on your face, a wide grin, really getting your dimples involved, this tricks yourself into feeling better. Don't take my word for it, try it. You're telling your unconscious that you are choosing not to dwell on the negative.

You are becoming the master of your attitude. Think of the people that are inconsiderate or rude, not as people who are trying to screw up your day, but as people who are testing your resolve to have a good attitude.

Kenrick Cleveland teaches techniques to earn the business of affluent clients using (http://www.maxpersuasion.com) persuasion. He runs public and private seminars and offers home study courses and coaching programs in (http://www.maxpersuasion.com) persuasion techniques.


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