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		<title>By: 1 United Bangsa Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-2/#comment-152631</link>
		<dc:creator>1 United Bangsa Malaysia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Together For 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia

5 January 2009

To YB LKS and All Malaysians,

Speaking from land of opportunities and American Dream that Graduate 2  feels  that  American Race does not exist basically affirmed the notion that 1 must not loose touch of 1 roots. Human beings are by nature SELF CENTERED with SELF GRATIFICATION, PRIDE, EGOS, SELF DENIALS of 1 failings with end game of SELF DESTRUCTION.

By being physically present in America does not Guarantee 1 rights to American Dreams  because you are not American. Graduate 2, you should count your lucky star that you can still return to The Malaysians Dream of Together For 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia. Why not actualized this dream as we are all born in Malaysia and will eventually RIP in Malaysia! 

 If Malaysians can not achieve equality in Malaysia the fault can not lie in the so called “Social Contract” for Merdeka, partisan patronage political system of BN with its TOLERANCE CONCEPT for peace and harmony and stability and the CLUELESS, GUTLESS, BONELESS and BRAINLESS leaders who are not ISSUES CENTERED  but for their SELF SURVIVAL for continued power abuse and money.

The continued ills of preferential treatments and divisive policies in Malaysia exist because The Rakyats are not ISSUES CENTRED and UNITED as 1 UNITED BANGSA MALAYSIA  to bridge the gap of divide among leaders/Barisan National and Pakatan Rakyats/races/religion/languages/genders; etc, etc.

It is only through 1 Malaysian race that our leaders can not Champion  for the rights of any particular race and religion because the are not relevant to lead. The politicians from both political divide from BN and Pakatan Rakyats will have to be ISSUES CENTERED for Nation Building and a better tomorrow for Malaysia.

Is Malaysia too small for all Malaysians to be obsessed with self gratification, pride, egos, self denials of our failings and wastages of money, resources and time?

Singapore was ours and poor at the point of split. RM1 equal to SGD1 and the new nation of Singapore depend heavily on Malaysia for trade and survival. But today at SGD1 equal to RM2.37 our poor servant is now too expensive and lord over Malaysia without any natural resources. “Tuan sudah jadi Hamba dan Hamba sudah jadi Tuan.”

What have Singapore got that Malaysia is missing after 5 decades?   

Together For 1 Nation, 1 Singapore as 1 United Bangsa Singapore

Bukan Melayu sahaja Mudah Lupa! Warga Negara Malaysia pun Mudah Lupa!

Bangunlah Malaysia Lupakanlah segala-gala yang tak betul. Bersatu padu, sejiwa  dan sehati melaungkan Majulah Bangsa Malaysia Majulah Malaysia detik ini.

It is never too late if only we set our differences and nurture our strengths in diversities of race/religion/languages/cultures; dll. As 1 United Bangsa Malaysia. Sekelip mata sahaja with our God’s endowed natural resources Together For 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia surely RM1 = SGD1 is not a dream. It should even be better.

Lets not waste another 50 years as we will have to meet in heaven. Before then, we may suffer the fate of a Malaysians Condominium (MC) jointly developed by a private developer with land from the Local Council which is now managed by a Joint Management Body (JMB) formed under Act 663 with effect from April 2008 .  

The JMB is Chaired by a cohesive minority group with 3 foreigners of the small traders   and working class. 4 of the Joint Management Committee members are also related by marriage and blood tie. No audited accounts was presented for 1 decade since 1998. The  JMB is also not able to provide any monthly accounts since April 2008 and  buy time under Act 663 that the accounts will be audited in due course!

A sum of RM3.2 millions Sinking Funds billed by the developer/property manager appointed by the Local Council since Day 1 was not accounted for.

No action was taken by the JMB on the RM3.2 millions and instead  JMB now intends to collect further Sinking Funds from owners although JMB have given notice on 8  May  2008 to owners that JMB waived the 7 sens psf  Sinking Funds.

All these are happening with full knowledge of the Authority without any enforcement  action made against the JMB to address the issues. 

Surprise of surprise some of the first owners listed in MC are royalties, Tan Sris, Datuks and high ranking civil servants together with foreigners of the expatriates class.

What a fall from grace and Rakyats Malaysia continue to face shoddy maintenance and services and facilities not provided  but billed for by the developer/property manager and now The JMB!

Perhaps YB LKS and fellow 1 Bangsa Malaysia, you may be able to assist to resolve the 1 decade old issues faced by MC?

Rakyats MC do not want a repeat of Bukit Antarabangsa when the 40 odd storey’s MC lifts crashed with lost of lives.

Thank you.

Together for 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia and 1 United Bangsa Malaysia.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Together For 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia</p>
<p>5 January 2009</p>
<p>To YB LKS and All Malaysians,</p>
<p>Speaking from land of opportunities and American Dream that Graduate 2  feels  that  American Race does not exist basically affirmed the notion that 1 must not loose touch of 1 roots. Human beings are by nature SELF CENTERED with SELF GRATIFICATION, PRIDE, EGOS, SELF DENIALS of 1 failings with end game of SELF DESTRUCTION.</p>
<p>By being physically present in America does not Guarantee 1 rights to American Dreams  because you are not American. Graduate 2, you should count your lucky star that you can still return to The Malaysians Dream of Together For 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia. Why not actualized this dream as we are all born in Malaysia and will eventually RIP in Malaysia! </p>
<p> If Malaysians can not achieve equality in Malaysia the fault can not lie in the so called “Social Contract” for Merdeka, partisan patronage political system of BN with its TOLERANCE CONCEPT for peace and harmony and stability and the CLUELESS, GUTLESS, BONELESS and BRAINLESS leaders who are not ISSUES CENTERED  but for their SELF SURVIVAL for continued power abuse and money.</p>
<p>The continued ills of preferential treatments and divisive policies in Malaysia exist because The Rakyats are not ISSUES CENTRED and UNITED as 1 UNITED BANGSA MALAYSIA  to bridge the gap of divide among leaders/Barisan National and Pakatan Rakyats/races/religion/languages/genders; etc, etc.</p>
<p>It is only through 1 Malaysian race that our leaders can not Champion  for the rights of any particular race and religion because the are not relevant to lead. The politicians from both political divide from BN and Pakatan Rakyats will have to be ISSUES CENTERED for Nation Building and a better tomorrow for Malaysia.</p>
<p>Is Malaysia too small for all Malaysians to be obsessed with self gratification, pride, egos, self denials of our failings and wastages of money, resources and time?</p>
<p>Singapore was ours and poor at the point of split. RM1 equal to SGD1 and the new nation of Singapore depend heavily on Malaysia for trade and survival. But today at SGD1 equal to RM2.37 our poor servant is now too expensive and lord over Malaysia without any natural resources. “Tuan sudah jadi Hamba dan Hamba sudah jadi Tuan.”</p>
<p>What have Singapore got that Malaysia is missing after 5 decades?   </p>
<p>Together For 1 Nation, 1 Singapore as 1 United Bangsa Singapore</p>
<p>Bukan Melayu sahaja Mudah Lupa! Warga Negara Malaysia pun Mudah Lupa!</p>
<p>Bangunlah Malaysia Lupakanlah segala-gala yang tak betul. Bersatu padu, sejiwa  dan sehati melaungkan Majulah Bangsa Malaysia Majulah Malaysia detik ini.</p>
<p>It is never too late if only we set our differences and nurture our strengths in diversities of race/religion/languages/cultures; dll. As 1 United Bangsa Malaysia. Sekelip mata sahaja with our God’s endowed natural resources Together For 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia surely RM1 = SGD1 is not a dream. It should even be better.</p>
<p>Lets not waste another 50 years as we will have to meet in heaven. Before then, we may suffer the fate of a Malaysians Condominium (MC) jointly developed by a private developer with land from the Local Council which is now managed by a Joint Management Body (JMB) formed under Act 663 with effect from April 2008 .  </p>
<p>The JMB is Chaired by a cohesive minority group with 3 foreigners of the small traders   and working class. 4 of the Joint Management Committee members are also related by marriage and blood tie. No audited accounts was presented for 1 decade since 1998. The  JMB is also not able to provide any monthly accounts since April 2008 and  buy time under Act 663 that the accounts will be audited in due course!</p>
<p>A sum of RM3.2 millions Sinking Funds billed by the developer/property manager appointed by the Local Council since Day 1 was not accounted for.</p>
<p>No action was taken by the JMB on the RM3.2 millions and instead  JMB now intends to collect further Sinking Funds from owners although JMB have given notice on 8  May  2008 to owners that JMB waived the 7 sens psf  Sinking Funds.</p>
<p>All these are happening with full knowledge of the Authority without any enforcement  action made against the JMB to address the issues. </p>
<p>Surprise of surprise some of the first owners listed in MC are royalties, Tan Sris, Datuks and high ranking civil servants together with foreigners of the expatriates class.</p>
<p>What a fall from grace and Rakyats Malaysia continue to face shoddy maintenance and services and facilities not provided  but billed for by the developer/property manager and now The JMB!</p>
<p>Perhaps YB LKS and fellow 1 Bangsa Malaysia, you may be able to assist to resolve the 1 decade old issues faced by MC?</p>
<p>Rakyats MC do not want a repeat of Bukit Antarabangsa when the 40 odd storey’s MC lifts crashed with lost of lives.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Together for 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia and 1 United Bangsa Malaysia.</p>
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		<title>By: OrangRojak</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-2/#comment-152372</link>
		<dc:creator>OrangRojak</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;undergrad2: Nobody ever speaks of an American race!&lt;/i&gt;
That&#039;s because &#039;reservations&#039; didn&#039;t work out very well for them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>undergrad2: Nobody ever speaks of an American race!</i><br />
That&#8217;s because &#8216;reservations&#8217; didn&#8217;t work out very well for them.</p>
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		<title>By: undergrad2</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-2/#comment-152359</link>
		<dc:creator>undergrad2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bangsa Malaysia? Where got such thing?

The United States has been a nation state for more than 200 years old now. Nobody ever speaks of an American race!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bangsa Malaysia? Where got such thing?</p>
<p>The United States has been a nation state for more than 200 years old now. Nobody ever speaks of an American race!</p>
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		<title>By: 1 United Bangsa Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-2/#comment-152312</link>
		<dc:creator>1 United Bangsa Malaysia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Together For 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia

2 January 2009

To YB LKS and   All Malaysians,

A bridge too far and a test on our patience and resolve to bridge the gap of divide among leaders/Barisan National and Pakatan Rakyats/races/religion/languages/genders; etc, etc.

Is Malaysia too small for all Malaysians to be obsessed with self gratification, pride, egos, self denials of our failings and wastages of money, resources and time? 

Singapore was ours and poor at the point of split. RM1 equal to SGD1 and the new nation of Singapore depend heavily on Malaysia for trade and survival. But today at SGD1 equal to RM2.37 our poor servant is now too expensive and lord over Malaysia without any natural resources. “Tuan sudah jadi Hamba dan Hamba sudah jadi Tuan.”

What have Singapore got that Malaysia is missing after 5 decades?   

Together For 1 Nation, 1 Singapore as 1 United Bangsa Singapore

Bukan Melayu sahaja Mudah Lupa! Warga Negara Malaysia pun Mudah Lupa!

Bangunlah Malaysia Lupakanlah segala-gala yang tak betul. Bersatu padu, sejiwa  dan sehati melaungkan Majulah Bangsa Malaysia Majulah Malaysia detik ini.

It is never too late if only we set our differences and nurture our strengths in diversities of race/religion/languages/cultures; dll. As 1 United Bangsa Malaysia. Sekelip mata sahaja with our God’s endowed natural resources Together For 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia surely RM1 = SGD1 is not a dream. It should even be better.

Lets not waste another 50 years as we will have to meet in heaven. Before then, we may suffer the fate of a Malaysians Condominium (MC) jointly developed by a private developer with land from the Local Council which is now managed by a Joint Management Body (JMB) formed under Act 663 with effect from April 2008 .  

The JMB is Chaired by a cohesive minority group with 3 foreigners of the small traders   and working class. 4 of the Joint Management Committee members are also related by marriage and blood tie. No audited accounts was presented for 1 decade since 1998. The  JMB is also not able to provide any monthly accounts since April 2008 and  buy time under Act 663 that the accounts will be audited in due course!

A sum of RM3.2 millions Sinking Funds billed by the developer/property manager appointed by the Local Council since Day 1 was not accounted for.

No action was taken by the JMB on the RM3.2 millions and instead  JMB now intends to collect further Sinking Funds from owners although JMB have given notice on 8  May  2008 to owners that JMB waived the 7 sens psf  Sinking Funds.

All these are happening with full knowledge of the Authority without any enforcement  action made against the JMB to address the issues. 

Surprise of surprise some of the first owners listed in MC are royalties, Tan Sris, Datuks and high ranking civil servants together with foreigners of the expatriates class.


What a fall from grace and Rakyats Malaysia continue to face shoddy maintenance and services and facilities not provided  but billed for by the developer/property manager and now The JMB!

Perhaps fellow 1 Bangsa Malaysia, you may be able to assist to resolve the 1 decade old issues faced by MC?

Rakyats MC do not want a repeat of Bukit Antarabangsa when the 40 odd storey’s MC lifts crashed with lost of lives.

Thank you.

Together for 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia and 1 United Bangsa Malaysia.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Together For 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia</p>
<p>2 January 2009</p>
<p>To YB LKS and   All Malaysians,</p>
<p>A bridge too far and a test on our patience and resolve to bridge the gap of divide among leaders/Barisan National and Pakatan Rakyats/races/religion/languages/genders; etc, etc.</p>
<p>Is Malaysia too small for all Malaysians to be obsessed with self gratification, pride, egos, self denials of our failings and wastages of money, resources and time? </p>
<p>Singapore was ours and poor at the point of split. RM1 equal to SGD1 and the new nation of Singapore depend heavily on Malaysia for trade and survival. But today at SGD1 equal to RM2.37 our poor servant is now too expensive and lord over Malaysia without any natural resources. “Tuan sudah jadi Hamba dan Hamba sudah jadi Tuan.”</p>
<p>What have Singapore got that Malaysia is missing after 5 decades?   </p>
<p>Together For 1 Nation, 1 Singapore as 1 United Bangsa Singapore</p>
<p>Bukan Melayu sahaja Mudah Lupa! Warga Negara Malaysia pun Mudah Lupa!</p>
<p>Bangunlah Malaysia Lupakanlah segala-gala yang tak betul. Bersatu padu, sejiwa  dan sehati melaungkan Majulah Bangsa Malaysia Majulah Malaysia detik ini.</p>
<p>It is never too late if only we set our differences and nurture our strengths in diversities of race/religion/languages/cultures; dll. As 1 United Bangsa Malaysia. Sekelip mata sahaja with our God’s endowed natural resources Together For 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia surely RM1 = SGD1 is not a dream. It should even be better.</p>
<p>Lets not waste another 50 years as we will have to meet in heaven. Before then, we may suffer the fate of a Malaysians Condominium (MC) jointly developed by a private developer with land from the Local Council which is now managed by a Joint Management Body (JMB) formed under Act 663 with effect from April 2008 .  </p>
<p>The JMB is Chaired by a cohesive minority group with 3 foreigners of the small traders   and working class. 4 of the Joint Management Committee members are also related by marriage and blood tie. No audited accounts was presented for 1 decade since 1998. The  JMB is also not able to provide any monthly accounts since April 2008 and  buy time under Act 663 that the accounts will be audited in due course!</p>
<p>A sum of RM3.2 millions Sinking Funds billed by the developer/property manager appointed by the Local Council since Day 1 was not accounted for.</p>
<p>No action was taken by the JMB on the RM3.2 millions and instead  JMB now intends to collect further Sinking Funds from owners although JMB have given notice on 8  May  2008 to owners that JMB waived the 7 sens psf  Sinking Funds.</p>
<p>All these are happening with full knowledge of the Authority without any enforcement  action made against the JMB to address the issues. </p>
<p>Surprise of surprise some of the first owners listed in MC are royalties, Tan Sris, Datuks and high ranking civil servants together with foreigners of the expatriates class.</p>
<p>What a fall from grace and Rakyats Malaysia continue to face shoddy maintenance and services and facilities not provided  but billed for by the developer/property manager and now The JMB!</p>
<p>Perhaps fellow 1 Bangsa Malaysia, you may be able to assist to resolve the 1 decade old issues faced by MC?</p>
<p>Rakyats MC do not want a repeat of Bukit Antarabangsa when the 40 odd storey’s MC lifts crashed with lost of lives.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Together for 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia and 1 United Bangsa Malaysia.</p>
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		<title>By: HJ Angus</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-2/#comment-152304</link>
		<dc:creator>HJ Angus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>HAPPY NEW YEAR to YOU 
and lets hope 2009 will see us overcome the major challenges ahead, whether you bloviate or not.
To make a great start for 2009, the Home Minister has decided that Bahasa Malaysia should not be a unifying factor.

http://malaysiawatch4.blogspot.com/2009/01/malaysiakini-and-horrible-start-to-2009.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HAPPY NEW YEAR to YOU<br />
and lets hope 2009 will see us overcome the major challenges ahead, whether you bloviate or not.<br />
To make a great start for 2009, the Home Minister has decided that Bahasa Malaysia should not be a unifying factor.</p>
<p><a href="http://malaysiawatch4.blogspot.com/2009/01/malaysiakini-and-horrible-start-to-2009.html" rel="nofollow">http://malaysiawatch4.blogspot.com/2009/01/malaysiakini-and-horrible-start-to-2009.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: OrangRojak</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-2/#comment-152288</link>
		<dc:creator>OrangRojak</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;limkamput: &quot;what is bloviating?&quot;&lt;/i&gt;
Checking the Cambridge dictionary is &lt;b&gt;so&lt;/b&gt; last millennium. Try Google or even Wikipedia. &#039;bloviate&#039; is a commonly used word in English, the language of America. I had never heard of it before either, but then I don&#039;t speak English, I speak British, or maybe even Thames Estuarine.
Undergrad2 appears to be obsessed with law and unusual sexual encounters: a recipe for great success.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>limkamput: &#8220;what is bloviating?&#8221;</i><br />
Checking the Cambridge dictionary is <b>so</b> last millennium. Try Google or even Wikipedia. &#8216;bloviate&#8217; is a commonly used word in English, the language of America. I had never heard of it before either, but then I don&#8217;t speak English, I speak British, or maybe even Thames Estuarine.<br />
Undergrad2 appears to be obsessed with law and unusual sexual encounters: a recipe for great success.</p>
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		<title>By: undergrad2</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-2/#comment-152284</link>
		<dc:creator>undergrad2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Undergrad2, what is bloviating? I checked the Cambridge dictionary, and there is no such word. Are you half baking again? &quot; limkaput

You don&#039;t know what a common word like &quot;bloviating&quot; means? It means to &quot;blow&quot; and &quot;wait&quot;. OrangRojak would be more than pleased to demonstrate to you! You may have to pay a small fee.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Undergrad2, what is bloviating? I checked the Cambridge dictionary, and there is no such word. Are you half baking again? &#8221; limkaput</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t know what a common word like &#8220;bloviating&#8221; means? It means to &#8220;blow&#8221; and &#8220;wait&#8221;. OrangRojak would be more than pleased to demonstrate to you! You may have to pay a small fee.</p>
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		<title>By: k1980</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-152274</link>
		<dc:creator>k1980</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>umno&#039;s way to weather the 2009 economic tsunami-- take from the enons and give it to the tuans</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>umno&#8217;s way to weather the 2009 economic tsunami&#8211; take from the enons and give it to the tuans</p>
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		<title>By: ENDANGERED HORNBILL</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-152273</link>
		<dc:creator>ENDANGERED HORNBILL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let me add my voice to that of all the small experts.

I actually believe there is no hope for Malaysia becos u just simply cannot hope at all with the brainless and rudderless BN at the helm.

All of just will just have to tighten our belts and weather the storm.

Hopefully, PR states, especially Penang, will come out bobbing and triumphing over the tsunami. I think neither Pak Lah or Najib and their cabaret (repeat: &quot;cabaret and not merely cabal&quot;) of advisers have d brains or means to beat the deluge.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let me add my voice to that of all the small experts.</p>
<p>I actually believe there is no hope for Malaysia becos u just simply cannot hope at all with the brainless and rudderless BN at the helm.</p>
<p>All of just will just have to tighten our belts and weather the storm.</p>
<p>Hopefully, PR states, especially Penang, will come out bobbing and triumphing over the tsunami. I think neither Pak Lah or Najib and their cabaret (repeat: &#8220;cabaret and not merely cabal&#8221;) of advisers have d brains or means to beat the deluge.</p>
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		<title>By: vsp</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;On the other hand, someone cannot be regarded as extremely civic-minded just because he/she scared of getting fined. Can we still consider someone as first class society when he/she starts speeding on the highway and sometimes littering on our streets? I thought civic minded people will consistently behaving responsibly and naturally no matter where they are.&quot; – cintanegara

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In Bolehland there is life and colour unlike Singapore which is too sterile and insipid for many of its citizens. So every weekends we have thousands of Singaporeans pouring into Malaysia to sample its wonders.

I have a Singaporean friend who like to remark that the rivers in Malaysia are full of character unlike in Singapore where he doesn&#039;t see any appreciable changes in the character of the rivers: they are all the time sparkling clear and it&#039;s nothing to shout about. But rivers in Bolehland has their temperaments: one moment they would be like tea-tarik, the next moment they would turn into kopi-o, or Milo or chengdol green.

Singaporean when they are in their home country would be very docile and work their butt out like rats. Everything they do they have to watch out for Big Brother. This thing tak boleh; that thing tak boleh; everything tak boleh. That why they are very well-behaved. 

Once they are in Bolehland they will literally let their hairs down. They are out of the watchful eyes of Big Brother and they will quickly transformed themselves into Bolehlanders. &quot;When in Rome, do as the Romans do&quot; is what they took to heart. What they cannot do in Singapore now they will do in double gusto. Yes, everything now would be &quot;Boleh&quot;. They will throw out all types of rubbish everywhere; they will break all traffic rules; they will spit here, there and everywhere; and they become very kiasu and turned into ugly Singaporeans. Of course they have to go back home after the weekends. To them Fridays are &quot;Thank God, it&#039;s Friday&quot;, and Mondays will be &quot;Moody Blue&quot;.

Singaporeans do agree that Bolehland is the place to be anytime. However their ministers are warning them to tighten their belts because the economic tsunami will be descending hard on them. But in Bolehland they haven&#039;t heard such dire message yet!

All over the world, people are bracing for a recession. Not so in Bolehland. Our top-rated economists and ministers have declared that Bolehland is immuned and can carrry on business as usual. So we people in Bolehland are very fortunate that our great and wise leaders have not needlessly frightened everyone out of their wits. Carry on, happy people of Bolehland while the whole world sinks and quakes in a state of depression and fear. We are the envy of everyone.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;On the other hand, someone cannot be regarded as extremely civic-minded just because he/she scared of getting fined. Can we still consider someone as first class society when he/she starts speeding on the highway and sometimes littering on our streets? I thought civic minded people will consistently behaving responsibly and naturally no matter where they are.&#8221; – cintanegara</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>In Bolehland there is life and colour unlike Singapore which is too sterile and insipid for many of its citizens. So every weekends we have thousands of Singaporeans pouring into Malaysia to sample its wonders.</p>
<p>I have a Singaporean friend who like to remark that the rivers in Malaysia are full of character unlike in Singapore where he doesn&#8217;t see any appreciable changes in the character of the rivers: they are all the time sparkling clear and it&#8217;s nothing to shout about. But rivers in Bolehland has their temperaments: one moment they would be like tea-tarik, the next moment they would turn into kopi-o, or Milo or chengdol green.</p>
<p>Singaporean when they are in their home country would be very docile and work their butt out like rats. Everything they do they have to watch out for Big Brother. This thing tak boleh; that thing tak boleh; everything tak boleh. That why they are very well-behaved. </p>
<p>Once they are in Bolehland they will literally let their hairs down. They are out of the watchful eyes of Big Brother and they will quickly transformed themselves into Bolehlanders. &#8220;When in Rome, do as the Romans do&#8221; is what they took to heart. What they cannot do in Singapore now they will do in double gusto. Yes, everything now would be &#8220;Boleh&#8221;. They will throw out all types of rubbish everywhere; they will break all traffic rules; they will spit here, there and everywhere; and they become very kiasu and turned into ugly Singaporeans. Of course they have to go back home after the weekends. To them Fridays are &#8220;Thank God, it&#8217;s Friday&#8221;, and Mondays will be &#8220;Moody Blue&#8221;.</p>
<p>Singaporeans do agree that Bolehland is the place to be anytime. However their ministers are warning them to tighten their belts because the economic tsunami will be descending hard on them. But in Bolehland they haven&#8217;t heard such dire message yet!</p>
<p>All over the world, people are bracing for a recession. Not so in Bolehland. Our top-rated economists and ministers have declared that Bolehland is immuned and can carrry on business as usual. So we people in Bolehland are very fortunate that our great and wise leaders have not needlessly frightened everyone out of their wits. Carry on, happy people of Bolehland while the whole world sinks and quakes in a state of depression and fear. We are the envy of everyone.</p>
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		<title>By: New year resolutions &#171; Jebat Must Die</title>
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		<dc:creator>New year resolutions &#171; Jebat Must Die</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Lim Kit Siang&#8217;s new year&#8217;s message was somewhat misleading and full of rhetorics. Now who am I to criticise Lim Kit Siang? He is [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Lim Kit Siang&#8217;s new year&#8217;s message was somewhat misleading and full of rhetorics. Now who am I to criticise Lim Kit Siang? He is [...]</p>
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		<title>By: undergrad2</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-152257</link>
		<dc:creator>undergrad2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>HAPPY NEW YEAR

to you guys, rom New York City!!!!</description>
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<p>to you guys, rom New York City!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: monsterball</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-152219</link>
		<dc:creator>monsterball</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everything boils down to .....every action has an equal reaction.
World disasters....man made. Disturb the earth&#039;s atmosphere. Raping the natural forests ..by cutting trees..non stop....killing millions of other living things...with no regrets.
Countries..Banks...commercial firms ...are managed by people.
People play dirty politics...people are corrupted...usually have signs and results.....what we are seeing today.
Therefore we can safely say....world governments are not totally sincere to their country...to their citizens... and to the world.
Small helpless....poor countries cannot escape the sufferings..as they depend on these mighty countries for financial assistants.
Malaysia is blessed with so much wealth...with so many thousands smart Malaysians.
UMNO tell Malaysians to be prepared for the worst......based on what&#039;s happening to the world.
UMNO is famous to tell half truths and blame others for their failures...their evil deeds.
We are suffering due to bad management and massive corruptions..after effect.
Government always short of money....so tax here tax there...and when kitty is full....empty the billions...through their usual so call huge developments. Only in Malaysia...a small bank can buy up huge ones.
I think most educated Malaysians are aware...our su8fferings are due to non stop corruptions. Our people are buried alive...with buildings tumbling down.....due to corrupted managements on developments. Our minds....poisoned daily for 50 years on race and religion politics......on going.a winning formula to win votes....by UMNO.
How sincere can a government be..separating the races...to divide and  rule.
Malaysia will feel the effect...maybe due to less exports....as customers have no money to buy so much.
As we are depending on the strength of world money....that may also make us rich or poor...like speculating and playing shares.
We are so filthy rich....good sincere managements can lead us to withstand all these. Government should go all out...to make hawkers reduce their food prices.
Hawkers are enjoying good life...why not!!
UMNO dare not confront them....fearing to loose more votes.
So half truths....mismanagements..massive corruptions in Malaysia  are the main reasons...that  make Malaysians  suffer.
Cover up upon cover up...you can hear that from Dollah&#039;s new year live speech.
That man is a gone case...changed so much to be a devil himself...totally useless.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everything boils down to &#8230;..every action has an equal reaction.<br />
World disasters&#8230;.man made. Disturb the earth&#8217;s atmosphere. Raping the natural forests ..by cutting trees..non stop&#8230;.killing millions of other living things&#8230;with no regrets.<br />
Countries..Banks&#8230;commercial firms &#8230;are managed by people.<br />
People play dirty politics&#8230;people are corrupted&#8230;usually have signs and results&#8230;..what we are seeing today.<br />
Therefore we can safely say&#8230;.world governments are not totally sincere to their country&#8230;to their citizens&#8230; and to the world.<br />
Small helpless&#8230;.poor countries cannot escape the sufferings..as they depend on these mighty countries for financial assistants.<br />
Malaysia is blessed with so much wealth&#8230;with so many thousands smart Malaysians.<br />
UMNO tell Malaysians to be prepared for the worst&#8230;&#8230;based on what&#8217;s happening to the world.<br />
UMNO is famous to tell half truths and blame others for their failures&#8230;their evil deeds.<br />
We are suffering due to bad management and massive corruptions..after effect.<br />
Government always short of money&#8230;.so tax here tax there&#8230;and when kitty is full&#8230;.empty the billions&#8230;through their usual so call huge developments. Only in Malaysia&#8230;a small bank can buy up huge ones.<br />
I think most educated Malaysians are aware&#8230;our su8fferings are due to non stop corruptions. Our people are buried alive&#8230;with buildings tumbling down&#8230;..due to corrupted managements on developments. Our minds&#8230;.poisoned daily for 50 years on race and religion politics&#8230;&#8230;on going.a winning formula to win votes&#8230;.by UMNO.<br />
How sincere can a government be..separating the races&#8230;to divide and  rule.<br />
Malaysia will feel the effect&#8230;maybe due to less exports&#8230;.as customers have no money to buy so much.<br />
As we are depending on the strength of world money&#8230;.that may also make us rich or poor&#8230;like speculating and playing shares.<br />
We are so filthy rich&#8230;.good sincere managements can lead us to withstand all these. Government should go all out&#8230;to make hawkers reduce their food prices.<br />
Hawkers are enjoying good life&#8230;why not!!<br />
UMNO dare not confront them&#8230;.fearing to loose more votes.<br />
So half truths&#8230;.mismanagements..massive corruptions in Malaysia  are the main reasons&#8230;that  make Malaysians  suffer.<br />
Cover up upon cover up&#8230;you can hear that from Dollah&#8217;s new year live speech.<br />
That man is a gone case&#8230;changed so much to be a devil himself&#8230;totally useless.</p>
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		<title>By: ekans</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-152217</link>
		<dc:creator>ekans</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No country or nation is perfect because people are not perfect in the first place. But that should not stop the people from trying as much as possible to turn their own place into their ideal &#039;utopia&#039;. It&#039;s a matter of whether their government wisely utilises the nation&#039;s resources to improve the standard of living, not only just in material means but also morally.
Citizens of first world nations do flock into certain third world nations as tourists, attracted to the climate, to the much less disturbed and still natural flora and fauna, sights and sounds, and to the favourable exchange rate advantage, but still, most of them will return to their home countries once the vacation time is up.
Citizens from a smaller country would want to visit a larger neighbouring country to enjoy the wider open spaces, cheaper services and goods, and again the still undisturbed natural flora and fauna. Of course, they can&#039;t be also expected to behave like perfect angels if their hosts in that larger neighbouring country also litter, break the speed limit, etc, with the existence of less strict law enforcement in those areas. And again, when the holiday season is over, those tourists will retreat back to their own &#039;utopia&#039; in their smaller country.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No country or nation is perfect because people are not perfect in the first place. But that should not stop the people from trying as much as possible to turn their own place into their ideal &#8216;utopia&#8217;. It&#8217;s a matter of whether their government wisely utilises the nation&#8217;s resources to improve the standard of living, not only just in material means but also morally.<br />
Citizens of first world nations do flock into certain third world nations as tourists, attracted to the climate, to the much less disturbed and still natural flora and fauna, sights and sounds, and to the favourable exchange rate advantage, but still, most of them will return to their home countries once the vacation time is up.<br />
Citizens from a smaller country would want to visit a larger neighbouring country to enjoy the wider open spaces, cheaper services and goods, and again the still undisturbed natural flora and fauna. Of course, they can&#8217;t be also expected to behave like perfect angels if their hosts in that larger neighbouring country also litter, break the speed limit, etc, with the existence of less strict law enforcement in those areas. And again, when the holiday season is over, those tourists will retreat back to their own &#8216;utopia&#8217; in their smaller country.</p>
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		<title>By: Bigjoe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bigjoe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everybody seem to think we are in transition but I get the sense that changes are already set and not much else is going to change fundamentally. I get the sense that all we will see is just people fighting over whether &#039;change&#039; actually taking place. In other words, the only thing to expect is people getting tired of leaders fighting over what is happening which is likely to be marginal. In other words, less drama and more bikering. That is all we will see.

Government and leadership is much harder and we are going into a period where the talents are mediocre compared to the challenges. Its  a classic class struggle and the elites are going to take care of themselves first before they will take care of those who truly need and deserve it. Divide and conquer is the best strategy and the marginal will get cut up. It means that MIC. MCA and especially Gerakan are minced meat but it also means PKR and PAS will have a tougher time.

DAP is in great position but the challenge for it to lead is even greater. I half suspect that Sabah and Sarawak is where the future of DAP lies and for that it must really put in nothing less than an epic effort. Without DAP stong gains, PKR and PR will not get far in Sabah and Sarawak but the bad news is that DAP powress will not match the benefit it will receive for its effort. How it manages that disporportionate and unfair distribution of benefits to those that work for it will be DAP&#039;s challenge.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everybody seem to think we are in transition but I get the sense that changes are already set and not much else is going to change fundamentally. I get the sense that all we will see is just people fighting over whether &#8216;change&#8217; actually taking place. In other words, the only thing to expect is people getting tired of leaders fighting over what is happening which is likely to be marginal. In other words, less drama and more bikering. That is all we will see.</p>
<p>Government and leadership is much harder and we are going into a period where the talents are mediocre compared to the challenges. Its  a classic class struggle and the elites are going to take care of themselves first before they will take care of those who truly need and deserve it. Divide and conquer is the best strategy and the marginal will get cut up. It means that MIC. MCA and especially Gerakan are minced meat but it also means PKR and PAS will have a tougher time.</p>
<p>DAP is in great position but the challenge for it to lead is even greater. I half suspect that Sabah and Sarawak is where the future of DAP lies and for that it must really put in nothing less than an epic effort. Without DAP stong gains, PKR and PR will not get far in Sabah and Sarawak but the bad news is that DAP powress will not match the benefit it will receive for its effort. How it manages that disporportionate and unfair distribution of benefits to those that work for it will be DAP&#8217;s challenge.</p>
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		<title>By: king cobra</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-152212</link>
		<dc:creator>king cobra</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Limkamput ,

in my comment had i mention Mahathir&#039;s idea ?
i only mention 2 countires whose population is huge mainly &quot;China&quot; &amp; &quot;India&quot; only &amp; did not mention Indonesia.....

wait another ten yrs is bcoz 2009-2010 will be a difficult yr , both asian powers are not spared from the economic crisis........

mind u , i&#039;m not a supporter of mamakthir&#039;s idea......

gd day to u limkamput......happy 2009</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Limkamput ,</p>
<p>in my comment had i mention Mahathir&#8217;s idea ?<br />
i only mention 2 countires whose population is huge mainly &#8220;China&#8221; &amp; &#8220;India&#8221; only &amp; did not mention Indonesia&#8230;..</p>
<p>wait another ten yrs is bcoz 2009-2010 will be a difficult yr , both asian powers are not spared from the economic crisis&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
<p>mind u , i&#8217;m not a supporter of mamakthir&#8217;s idea&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>gd day to u limkamput&#8230;&#8230;happy 2009</p>
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		<title>By: limkamput</title>
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		<dc:creator>limkamput</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Both the PM and DPM stressed on unity in their new year message. I just want to remind them that the proof of the pudding is in the eating.  There are thousands and one thing we can do to promote unity or to mitigate disunity. You know what, the first thing the UMNO-BN racists talk about is the existence of vernacular schools and how these schools caused disunity.  How can we ever have unity when we are forever racist in our orientation.  So what our children go to different schools?  Didn’t the policies over the last 50 years emphasize differences rather than our similarities.  Honestly, PM and DPM, we must all touch our hearts and say honestly whether or not we are in fact promoting two societies - separate, unequal and distinct, irrespective of vernacular schools? 

All leaders must start 2009 with an honest heart. We must critically examine the separateness, the religious bigotry and the systematic marginalization that we tacitly and openly promote.  

We must get rid of all the hypocrisies and double talks.  The time is now if we really want to make a clean break.  Please do it now.  This nation has no more time to waste.  I challenge you not to close down the vernacular schools but to make them irrelevant with your sincere inclusive policies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Both the PM and DPM stressed on unity in their new year message. I just want to remind them that the proof of the pudding is in the eating.  There are thousands and one thing we can do to promote unity or to mitigate disunity. You know what, the first thing the UMNO-BN racists talk about is the existence of vernacular schools and how these schools caused disunity.  How can we ever have unity when we are forever racist in our orientation.  So what our children go to different schools?  Didn’t the policies over the last 50 years emphasize differences rather than our similarities.  Honestly, PM and DPM, we must all touch our hearts and say honestly whether or not we are in fact promoting two societies &#8211; separate, unequal and distinct, irrespective of vernacular schools? </p>
<p>All leaders must start 2009 with an honest heart. We must critically examine the separateness, the religious bigotry and the systematic marginalization that we tacitly and openly promote.  </p>
<p>We must get rid of all the hypocrisies and double talks.  The time is now if we really want to make a clean break.  Please do it now.  This nation has no more time to waste.  I challenge you not to close down the vernacular schools but to make them irrelevant with your sincere inclusive policies.</p>
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		<title>By: limkamput</title>
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		<dc:creator>limkamput</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>King Cobra, don&#039;t follow Mamathir’s idea – the bigger the population, the better.   Population is not everything.  That is why we ended up with families having 5 - 6 children all poorly fed and educated.  Talking about population, why China and India need another 10 years? Why not now?  Didn&#039;t they export like no tomorrow to all over the world. In return what do they get? By the way, Indonesia has more than 200 million people, are they consuming? Somehow, we must make the best shoes, shirts, and computer chips for the &quot;do nothing&quot; Americans to consume and in return what we get are those hopeless US dollars.    

Undergrad2, what is bloviating? I checked the Cambridge dictionary, and there is no such word.  Are you half baking again?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>King Cobra, don&#8217;t follow Mamathir’s idea – the bigger the population, the better.   Population is not everything.  That is why we ended up with families having 5 &#8211; 6 children all poorly fed and educated.  Talking about population, why China and India need another 10 years? Why not now?  Didn&#8217;t they export like no tomorrow to all over the world. In return what do they get? By the way, Indonesia has more than 200 million people, are they consuming? Somehow, we must make the best shoes, shirts, and computer chips for the &#8220;do nothing&#8221; Americans to consume and in return what we get are those hopeless US dollars.    </p>
<p>Undergrad2, what is bloviating? I checked the Cambridge dictionary, and there is no such word.  Are you half baking again?</p>
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		<title>By: cintanegara</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-152173</link>
		<dc:creator>cintanegara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Vsp, there is no need to praise them  as if you know better than the Johoreans.  Money means nothing if you cant afford to stay in a landed property. High income  means nothing if  you cant find a nice beautiful beaches in your own country and have to cross to the neighboring country to enjoy your holiday. If animals could talk, they would prefer to live in a jungle rather than a zoo.

If our beloved motherland were too bad as you claimed why tourists still come visiting our country? Why hotels in Tioman, Desaru, A Famosa, Cherating, Redang, Langkawi and many more were fully booked during school holidays. Who made the bookings? What Nationality are they?  Even during off peak season or  weekends, you may see thousand cars with foreign registration numbers occupying our beloved soil.  If you live in KL, just go to Petronas after Seremban KL tol on Saturday and witness for yourself. 

On the other hand, someone cannot be regarded as extremely civic-minded just because he/she scared of getting fined. Can we still consider someone as first class society when he/she starts speeding on the highway and sometimes littering on our streets? I thought civic minded people will consistently behaving responsibly and naturally no matter where they are. 

Last but not least, let’s proud of our country and stop exposing to the entire world bad things about our beloved motherland. We must protect our sovereignty, our unity and the country&#039;s security. God Bless Malaysia…..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vsp, there is no need to praise them  as if you know better than the Johoreans.  Money means nothing if you cant afford to stay in a landed property. High income  means nothing if  you cant find a nice beautiful beaches in your own country and have to cross to the neighboring country to enjoy your holiday. If animals could talk, they would prefer to live in a jungle rather than a zoo.</p>
<p>If our beloved motherland were too bad as you claimed why tourists still come visiting our country? Why hotels in Tioman, Desaru, A Famosa, Cherating, Redang, Langkawi and many more were fully booked during school holidays. Who made the bookings? What Nationality are they?  Even during off peak season or  weekends, you may see thousand cars with foreign registration numbers occupying our beloved soil.  If you live in KL, just go to Petronas after Seremban KL tol on Saturday and witness for yourself. </p>
<p>On the other hand, someone cannot be regarded as extremely civic-minded just because he/she scared of getting fined. Can we still consider someone as first class society when he/she starts speeding on the highway and sometimes littering on our streets? I thought civic minded people will consistently behaving responsibly and naturally no matter where they are. </p>
<p>Last but not least, let’s proud of our country and stop exposing to the entire world bad things about our beloved motherland. We must protect our sovereignty, our unity and the country&#8217;s security. God Bless Malaysia…..</p>
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		<title>By: ekans</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/12/31/malaysia-at-new-crossroads-%e2%80%93-whether-malaysians-can-unite-as-one-people-to-withstand-the-worst-effects-of-the-global-economic-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-152167</link>
		<dc:creator>ekans</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Happy New Year 2009.

Somebody had mentioned about some other country which &#039;imported&#039; people from Hong Kong or Taiwan. May be that refers to this country which recently &#039;imported&#039; a famous actress from China. But probably most of us do not know is that it has also &#039;imported&#039; or &#039;brain-drained&#039; people from our beloved Bolehland.
I knew this Bolehland PhD holder who had answered the call of Bolehland&#039;s previous leader, who had asked for highly qualified Bolehlanders to return home and join this organisation which the said former leader had the government set up with a foreign R&amp;D company in Cyberjaya. But after the interviews and being fed up of the long period of waiting, this Bolehland PhD holder had to accept a similar job which was quickly offered by a similar organisation in that other country. As for that organisation in Cyberjaya, it did not turn out as well as expected despite the large amounts of money pumped in by the government, and was eventually closed down. That Bolehland PhD holder was relieved and fortunate to have made the right choice or would have ended up jobless, even if it meant leaving Bolehland and working in another country. Last I heard is that this PhD holder from Bolehland is working on some alternative energy project for a famous automotive company. Bolehland could have benefitted from the talent of its own citizens, but that other country was quicker in grabbing the opportunity.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy New Year 2009.</p>
<p>Somebody had mentioned about some other country which &#8216;imported&#8217; people from Hong Kong or Taiwan. May be that refers to this country which recently &#8216;imported&#8217; a famous actress from China. But probably most of us do not know is that it has also &#8216;imported&#8217; or &#8216;brain-drained&#8217; people from our beloved Bolehland.<br />
I knew this Bolehland PhD holder who had answered the call of Bolehland&#8217;s previous leader, who had asked for highly qualified Bolehlanders to return home and join this organisation which the said former leader had the government set up with a foreign R&amp;D company in Cyberjaya. But after the interviews and being fed up of the long period of waiting, this Bolehland PhD holder had to accept a similar job which was quickly offered by a similar organisation in that other country. As for that organisation in Cyberjaya, it did not turn out as well as expected despite the large amounts of money pumped in by the government, and was eventually closed down. That Bolehland PhD holder was relieved and fortunate to have made the right choice or would have ended up jobless, even if it meant leaving Bolehland and working in another country. Last I heard is that this PhD holder from Bolehland is working on some alternative energy project for a famous automotive company. Bolehland could have benefitted from the talent of its own citizens, but that other country was quicker in grabbing the opportunity.</p>
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