50 Facts You Might Not Know About Barrack Obama-Part 2

• His favourite music includes Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bach and The Fugees
• He took Michelle to see the Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing on their first date
• He enjoys playing Scrabble and poker
• He doesn't drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol
• He would have liked to have been an architect if he were not a politician
• As a teenager he took drugs including marijuana and cocaine
• His daughters' ambitions are to go to Yale before becoming an actress (Malia, 10) and to sing and dance (Sasha, 7)
• He hates the youth trend for trousers which sag beneath the backside
• He repaid his student loan only four years ago after signing his book deal
• His house in Chicago has four fire places
• Daughter Malia's godmother is Jesse Jackson's daughter Santita
• He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry
• He uses an Apple Mac laptop
• He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300
• He wears $1,500 (£952) Hart Schaffner Marx suits
• He owns four identical pairs of black size 11 shoes
• He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago barber, Zariff, who charges $21 (£13)
• His favourite fictional television programmes are Mash and The Wire
• He was given the code name "Renegade" by his Secret Service handlers
• He was nicknamed "Bear" by his late grandmother
• He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds
• His favourite artist is Pablo Picasso
• His speciality as a cook is chilli
• He has said many of his friends in Indonesia were "street urchins"
• He keeps on his desk a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, a Kenyan symbol of the fragility of life
• His late father was a senior economist for the Kenyan government

from the telegraph UK

50 Facts You Might Not Know About Barrack Obama-Part 1

According to The Telegraph UK, there are a few things that we might not know about Barrack Obama. So here is a list of 50 things that can help us figure out what type of person he is!
He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics
• He was known as "O'Bomber" at high school for his skill at basketball
• His name means "one who is blessed" in Swahili
• His favourite meal is wife Michelle's shrimp linguini
• He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father
• He is left-handed – the sixth post-war president to be left-handed
• He has read every Harry Potter book
• He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali
• He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice cream
• His favourite snacks are chocolate-peanut protein bars
• He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia
• He can speak Spanish
• While on the campaign trail he refused to watch CNN and had sports channels on instead
• His favourite drink is black forest berry iced tea
• He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn't
• He kept a pet ape called Tata while in Indonesia
• He can bench press an impressive 200lbs
• He was known as Barry until university when he asked to be addressed by his full name
• His favourite book is Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
• He visited Wokingham, Berks, in 1996 for the stag party of his half-sister's fiancé, but left when a stripper arrived
• His desk in his Senate office once belonged to Robert Kennedy
• He and Michelle made $4.2 million (£2.7 million) last year, with much coming from sales of his books
• His favourite films are Casablanca and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• He carries a tiny Madonna and child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for good luck
• He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee.

from the telegraph UK

Showbiz Snippets - 10 Mucciest Divorces

When celeb marriages hit the rocks the motto is simple. Don't get mad... get EVERYTHING. As Madonna and Guy Ritchie head for the divorce courts - with Madge reported to face losing up to £150 MILLION to her film director husband of seven years - we take a look back at some of the biggest break-ups in showbiz. And if this list is anything to go by Ritchie need never work again. Which some might say is proof that every cloud has a silver lining.

10: Chris & Ingrid Tarrant
Met: On the set of TV-am in the 1980s
Married: 1991
Split: 2007 - after we revealed Chris had been having an extra-curricular affair with a primary school teacher for seven years
Payout: Ingrid is reported to have settled for £12.5m - including £6m in property and £5.5m in cash
She said: "It's like going through a bereavement. You can't resurrect the dead and you can't resurrect a dead relationship. I can't even bear his voice."
He said: "Well, I was a naughty boy... She wouldn't trust me with a pint of milk."
Now: In a recent interview, Chris said: "Life's a bit complicated. But things are getting back to some semblance of normality.”

9: Kim Basinger & Alec Baldwin
Married: 1993, two years after playing lovers in hit The Marrying Man
Split: 2002 - with the 9 1/2 Weeks star citing irreconcilable differences... a classic Hollywood ruse to keep dirty secrets secret
Payout: Drawn-out and bitter child custody proceedings between the once golden couple have so far cost Alec more than $1m
He said: "She's a rude, thoughtless little pig" - to his daughter Ireland in a voicemail leaked after she failed to answer an arranged phone call.
She said: "Everybody is always asking why this custody battle has been going on for so many years and now they have the answer. It is about his ongoing aggressive behaviour."
Now: Baldwin is writing a book about divorce and child custody. Kim is "continuing to protect and safeguard her child's well-being as any parent would." The battle rumbles on with occasional potshots appearing in the US press.

8: Michael & Juanita Jordan
Married: 1989, in Las Vegas, five years after a blind date
Split: Bank clerk Juanita filed for divorce in 2002 citing irreconcilable differences but withdrew the claim a month later. Four years later the differences were still irreconcilable, and the couple formally split.
Payout: Juanita picked up $168m (more than £100m) - the biggest celebrity divorce payout in history - including a seven-acre estate in Chicago and custody of their three children
He said: “She’s worth every penny.” Cool.
Now: The basketball legend has been seen out partying with a flurry of different young fillies while Juanita is said to be dating a banker 20 years her junior.

7: Britney Spears & Kevin Federline
Married: 2004, three months after the pop phenomenum met the pizza delivery boy - in front of 30 close friends in the back garden of K-Fed's California home.
Split: 2007. Brit agreed to give Kev $1 million but quarrels over custody have been a 12-month soap-opera of court hearings and breakdowns played out for the 24-hour showbiz media.
Payout: $1m - thanks to a pre-nup
He said: "Together we'll take over the world..." then this happened:
She said: Yr dmpd.
Now: Brit's back looking fab with her first Number 1 since 1999's Baby One More Time. And we revealed earlier this month that the couple are back in touch - trading steamy texts.

6: Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison
Married: 1983 after meeting on the set of Apocalypse Now.
Split: 2004, after the Indiana Jones star was spotted out on the town with Ally McBeal's Calista Flockhart. Cue front-page frenzy.
Payout: E.T-screenwriter Melissa walked away with $85m (about £50m) plus a cut from all future DVD sales of movies Ford starred in during their 17 years together - including the Indy trilogy.
He said: "I'm probably a better actor than I am a father or husband."
Now: Ford became engaged to Calista on April Fool's Day last year. Melissa has just bought a $2.9 million apartment on Central Park West, a few blocks from the $16m duplex they once shared

5: Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall
Married: In a beach ceremony in Indonesia in 1990, after ten years and several children together
Split: 1999, after serial womiser Mick's Brazilian lover revealed she had given birth to his baby
Payout: Around £10m - reduced after Mick claimed the beach marriage wasn't legally binding
He said: "You wake up in the morning and you look at your old spoon, and you say to yourself, 'Mick, it's time to get yourself a new spoon.' And you do."
She said: "I'd come home and there'd be things from other girls lying around. And then I'd started finding items next to the bed like earrings or a ring. It was obvious."
Now: Jagger has been dating model L'Wren Scott for six years. Jerry is working on a tell-all book, due out soon - and judging by the £1m advance, it's gonna be a riot.

4. Roman & Irima Abramovich
Married: 1991, after meeting on the Aeroflot jet where Irina was a trolley-dolley
Split: In 2006, after we revealed Roman's relationship with 26-year-old brunette Daria Zhukova He said: Nothing
She said: Even less
Payout: Payout in secretive Russian courts rumoured to have been $300m (£150m) - including houses in Britain and Moscow, a yacht and an aircraft.

3: Charlie Sheen & Denise Richards
Married: 2002, after meeting on the set of Good Advice... oh the irony.
Split: 2006. Richards ditched the “irreconcilable differences" smokescreen and wrote on the divorce papers that her husband was abusive and addicted to porn and prostitutes.
Payout: Bitter custody battle still rattling through the courts
He said: In email -"You are a pig. A sad, jobless pig who is sad and talentless and, um, oh yeah, sad and jobless and evil and a bad mom, so go xxxx yourself, sad, jobless pig."
She said: "I sent Charlie a text message asking him if he's going to Family Day [for daughter Sam's school] and letting him know Sam was sick with a cold. His response was, 'I hope you and your worthless retarded father get cancer and join your stupid mom. Rot in hell you xxxxing whore.' My mom died of cancer. This is what I deal with on a weekly basis."
Now: Sheen has remarried but the pair continue to bitch in public over custody - Richards airing her views on a reality TV show.

2: Charles & Diana
Married: 1981, four years after they first met at Althorp while Charles was being linked to her elder sister
Split: 1996 - as it emerged that behind-the-scenes the fairytale marriage was in ruins
Payout: Diana was given £17 million - along with a gagging order banning her from ever going public about the tempestuous marriage
He said: "Whatever 'in love' means."
She said: "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."
Now: Charles married the third party, Camilla Parker-Bowles in 2005. Diana died in a car accident in Paris in 1997.

1: Paul McCartney & Heather Mills
Married: 2002, in a lavish ceremony in Ireland three years after meeting during the Pride of Britain Awards event in London
Split: 2006 - amid claim and counter-claim with Heather's "friends" accusing Paul of being a wife battered and Paul's "pals" hitting back accusing Heather of a past career in porn. In the run-up to the judgement Heather gave a string of tearful TV interviews comparing herself to Princess Diana and Kate McCann
Payout: Heather walked away with £24.3 million - a fraction of the £125m she had originally demanded - after the judge branded her a liar and fantasist
He said: "There'll be no more nagging, no more chaos, no more Heather...bliss. I have peace at last."
She said: "I'm going to be crucified. I'm going to have a modern-day stoning."
Now: Heather has awarded the Certificate of Congressional Merit after her charity donated $1m to promote meat-free healthy living in New York. Paul honoured a long-standing engagement to play a concert in Tel Aviv. You can't help thinking Israel and Palestine will sort out their differences before these two.

excerpt from the news of the world

Showbiz Snippets

• The mother and elder brother of actress Jennifer Hudson, who won an Oscar for her role in Dreamgirls, have been shot dead at the Chicago home she bought for them. Hudson's brother-in-law is being questioned by police. (Independent on Sunday)
  
• Cherie Blair has earned £68,000 in a week of lectures in America that took in Aspen, Chicago and Houston. (Mail on Sunday)


• Leading stem cell scientist Professor Colin McGuckin is moving to France because he says British science gives too much priority to embryo experiments over "more ethical" alternatives, such as experiments on adult stem cells (Sunday Times


• TV chef Jamie Oliver is to launch his own monthly magazine before Christmas. The magazine will feature recipes by the chef and articles written by his wife, Jools. (Sunday Telegraph)


• 'Vice queen' Natalie Rowe has revealed how she and George Osborne bonded over his interest in her dominatrix paraphernalia and their shared feelings of exclusion during his Bullingdon Club days at Oxford University. She claims to have supplied drugs and prostitutes to a Bullingdon party at the Rothschilds' family home, Waddesdon Manor, in Buckinghamshire. (News of the World)


• Guy Ritchie has been left seething with anger after his son Rocco was photographed wearing a New York Yankees baseball shirt. Ritchie's estranged wife Madonna has been linked with Yankees star Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez. (Sunday Mirror)

Pheww! Everybody Can Become Datuk now?

I was baffled when I read the news that Shah Rukh Khan was given a 'Datuk" title by the Malacca government. I did not see any reason why he should be given the title. In fact, lately, the title Datuk has lost it's 'exclusiveness' because everybody is being given the title very easily. The reason why he was given the title was because he filmed a movie at the A famosa, and thus generated more visitors to the state!?! Was that the ONLY reason?

*I personally feel that the Datukship is supposed to be given to someone who really deserves it...meaning someone who has contributed continously to the growth of the nation and country, in any fields...may they be the economics, arts and culture, health, science and technology, agriculture, education and on and on. Not everybody can be given the title and should be given one.

*Moreover, the title should be given after the 'recipient' has contributed to the nation for moe than maybe 20 years or so, to be able to carry that title. That person must be extraordinary to receive that title, or else he or she can just be given some 'pingat' or awards to show appreciation.

*In this case, how can by filming one film in A Famosa Malacca, that Shah Rukh Khan deserve the title? In what way has he contributed to the growth of the country? Is there any evidence that his movie has generated more interests in the state after he filmed his movie there? If so, how about the rest of the crew? Weren't that an overall effort? What has he done personally to the growth of Malacca that is continous?

*It seems Datukship is given to simply everybody! Logically, it should be given to the selected few and keep it that way! Now, everybody we go there is Datuk here and Datuk there...and you can hardly know what their contributions to the country are.

*If you go and hike the mountain, you become a Datuk. If you swim across the ocean, you become a datuk. If you won world championship, you become a Datuk. If you can sing well, you become a Datuk. If you become millionaires, you become a Datuk.

*I am not against doing all that for yourself and the country. It is something that should be applauded and encouraged, but there are lots of medals and awards which can be awarded to these people besides Datuk to show our appreciation of their efforts. Let Datuk be the last award that they receive after a long series of successes and efforts....so that it will be more meaningful and deserving to them.

*Even Sir Cliff Richards got his title in his 60's after long and winding years of contributions in the musical industry.

*Let those who really deserve the title be given one because the title now has lost its exclusiveness and has become easy and cheap!

Balik Kampung Rush!

Balik Kampung again! It seems the petrol issues are still at large. The STAR online reports that some petrol stations are runnning out of fuels! This is one of the most important times in the Malaysian calendar, where people will return to their hometown for Eid Celebration and the hiccups is hopefully only temporary. Anyway, I wish all Malaysians Happy Holiday, Happy Hari Raya and drive safely and carefully to your destinations!


Balik kampung rush badly hit as pumps run dry in KL
By NG CHENG YEE and MEERA VIJAYAN

PETALING JAYA: The balik kampung rush for Hari Raya turned chaotic in the Klang Valley as many motorists who wanted to fill up their tanks were faced with “out of stock” signs at pumps.

The petrol stations that ran dry were mostly Shell stations but some motorists also complained that several BHP stations here had run out of supply citing “computer glitches” and pump problems.

An operator of a petrol station in Kuala Lumpur said if there is no fresh supply soon, he may have to stop operating by today.

Although most cases were reported in the Klang Valley, there was a report from Johor Baru of at least one Shell station running out of supply. There was no shortage at Petronas stations and other petrol stations.

The shortage in supply is believed to be linked to the recent 10sen reduction in petrol as dealers hedged their bets by keeping little stock.

The surge in demand by motorists returning to their hometowns made matters worse.
A Shell station proprietor here said he had to shut down two pumps as the company had not sent fresh supply.

One Shell station along Jalan Damansara shut down 10 pumps due to lack of petrol.
Shell Petrol Dealers Association chairman Datuk Hashim Othman confirmed that the problem was most severe in the Klang Valley with many motorists filling up their tanks before starting on their outstation journeys.

“Many dealers refused to increase their stocks because of the price cut.”

“Dealers are also having problems replenishing their stocks due to slow delivery of fuel due to the festive season, and the wide network of Shell stations,’’ he said.

A Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd spokesman said the company was restoring supply at the affected stations and expected the situation to normalise by tomorrow.

“A number of our retail stations are experiencing a shortage of petrol. This is primarily caused by the exceptional surge in demand soon after the price cut and also people filling up their tanks for Hari Raya and the holidays,” she said in a statement yesterday.

Petroleum Dealers’ Association of Malaysia president Abdul Wahid Bidin said the petrol storage at the affected stations was limited and would last until after Hari Raya.

“Petrol station operators would normally keep a supply of seven to eight days before Hari Raya during previous years but most of the petrol stations are only keeping a three-day supply this year.

“This is because they were trying to avoid facing losses following the reduction in fuel prices.
“Demand for petrol was very low last week after news surfaced that the Government would reduce the petrol price,” he said.

He said all petrol stations would stock around 200,000 litres each day and had to face losses of RM20,000 after the Government cut the fuel price by 10sen.

“If dealers were to keep seven days’ supply, they would lose RM140,000 each,” he said.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad, when informed of the shortage, said petrol dealers should not blame the Government and the decision to reduce petrol prices for the petrol shortage.

He said that petrol dealers should have anticipated the increased demand for petrol for Hari Raya and managed their supplies accordingly.

When Curiosity Strikes!

I was busy preparing some dishes when I heard silence. Normally, the tv would be on and my little angels would be playing and strutting their voices up, wrestling their way to get the best seat in front of the screen while sometimes arguing over patty things.

Sometimes, they would test my patience by coming to me while I was handling the hot pan with a sweaty forehead, just simply to show me how much their fingers hurt or how much their knees bruised (with own inflicted hand drawn red ink).

Being the mom, I normally offer my sympathy while telling them the bruise will be fine after a few minutes. All they have to do is be strong, it's just a small cut. Sometimes, when the patience has gone to its limit, I would just say, this is just the ink of the pen and go and clean yourself....Being the 'Jackyl and Ms Hyde' sometimes you do get burn out with all kinds of demands.

You wanted to be the nice and caring and understanding mom, but at the same time you are just a human being. There are times where you feel like you do not want to get disturbed and have silence surrounding you. You wish you can have a sip of tea while reading your favourite book and watch the birds fly outside the window. But that seems quite hard to get now. The only time where I can get total relaxation is when they are gone to bed, and by that time you are also in need of dire sleep. And there it goes, the same routine, day in and day out.

Lately, my patience have been tested to the limits. Maybe its curiosity, being in their tender age of four and five plus, everything they see belong to you is all great, new and exciting! The first victim was all 25 of my magic colours that I kept in my small drawer... have gone! Then I discovered 'creative art work' on the wall and on their faces. Okay...fine. I asked them to keep them back. After a day, they were missing...again! Fine!

But, that's not it! It didn't end there! I discovered my lipstick and make up kid dissappearing from my compartment and hey...I caught them hiding behind the sofa with colourful blotches all over their faces! And clothes! Okay...Okay...fine. I was a bit fiery...but I was still sane! I took them back and warned them!

I thought they learned their lesson...but I was wrong! The next day, I found most of my small drawers empty! My kimono clad bear key chain which was a gift from my sis from Japan was missing (and they were the front door keys) and my cd markers, white board markers...in fact most of my stationery were gone! Fine....I could trace them back...which I did with some...but some are still missing until now!

One by one....and then there were none! This best describe my life in the past two weeks! Not only my stationery and make up kid have become their 'testing ground', some of my brooches and earing collections have been missing too! Oh No....I found out they took some of them out from the box and transfered them to a small purse that I got for myself. Ok...enough is enough. This was tooo much.

With a mom's 'power' that I automatically have :), I 'rocked' the house with my made-up 'stern' voice and ordered all of my belongings were handed to me spot on! Huh! Like a hurricane, they handed me my stuff, and huh...how I learned my lesson!

Since then, all of my stuff are stuck on top of the cupboard....until they grow up...maybe...or until they are high enough to pick them!

Hmmm.....Indeed, once they tried to climb a dust bin and reached for the stuff, but I discovered them before they could do anything!

Hmm...why are they too smart or too curious? Well, we do want them to be smart, don't we? But this? Huh!

Mom...I love all your things....they are all beautiful...my eldest came to me the other day.

I pretended not to hear....

Dog Called As Witness In Court?

What the world has gone up to? Before only humans can become the witness in court, now dogs also have the potential to stand as witnesses if a crime is committed. I wonder, how can an animal answer a question and how can he responds? Barking? Wagging its tail? Licking its fur? Or simply drooling its saliva? Or panting perhaps? How can a dog understand a human conversation? How can his 'answer' be viable in court? Can his answer be used as an evidence anyway? Hmm....the world has gone quite insane to suggest this method...Maybe the humans have lost their common sense and therefore seek an animal which cannot talk to be a crime witness? I have no idea....no idea at all! Read on...

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In what is believed to be a world first, the investigating magistrate has invited a dog to take the stand as a witness.
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Scooby will give evidence as he is believed to have been with his 59-year-old owner when she was found hanging from the ceiling of her Paris flat.
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Police believe the death was suicide, but her family cry murder - and the only witness to see the alleged crime is on four legs.
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It is hoped Scooby can collar the potential perpetrator, having already played a leading role during a preliminary court hearing in Nanteree, a Paris suburb.
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He is said to have hounded a suspect, "barking furiously" after being taken out of the kennel and into the witness box by a vet.
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French judge Thomas Cassuto praised the mongrel for his "exemplary behaviour and invaluable assistance".
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But lawyers barked back - insisting the bizarre spectacle "proved nothing".
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One said: "Human evidence is unreliable enough, let alone canine evidence.
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"Besides, the victim died two and half years ago, which is seventeen dog years! How is the animal supposed to remember that far back?"
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A spokesman for the Palais de Justice in Paris confirmed that the appearance was the first time a dog had appeared as a witness in criminal proceedings in France.
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He said: "It was a preliminary hearing. The judge will now decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial."

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from skynews

A Dog's Day Dream

Zzzzz......This is a perfect day for me to have a nap! Ergg...zzz...The shoe is killing me. Better take the old red polka dot stilettoes than this one. Huh! A big mistake! It can't even fit in properly in my foot! Hmm..zzz....nevermind. I'll creep in tonight, and I'll swap the shoes. he..he..he...that poor old lady will never notice it. She's too old to wear that shoes anyway. zzz...good...good...zzz...Hmm..better sleep well...tonight will be a busy night!Zzz....red polka dot stilettoes...salsa dance with lucy under the moonlight...zzz...i can see her furry brown feet with that heels! Great!zzz...doze...

Can He Beat His Fifty Years Of Age?

It was 1984. The tv had been showing repeats of Michael Jackson's video clip "Beat It". I was tuned in to the beats and the lingo that this black man was delivering. He was carefree, young and enjoyed dancing his moves from one spot to the other. I saw him flipping his hat, doing his moonwalk and standing on his toes. His high pitch notes sometimes gave me a cringe. But I enjoyed his youth and his presense. He was famous and he made all the girls screaming for his names.

I was at a very tender age of fourteen when Michael Jackson had a hit with his "Beat It" song. I remember coming back from school and seeing his videos on the tv back to back. His persona and presense had captured many hearts and at that time, he was the King of Pop. After "Beat It" he made more albums and songs and had won multiple grammy awards. His albums have been sold millions all over the world.

But as time goes by, Michael seems to lose his powerful impact. I do not know what had happened in his life, but it seems he has been 'lost' somewhere over the years and has become a very secluded man. He has changed his appearance too many times and his jovial, smiling face has turned into a sad and sluggish tired face. Too much plastic surgery has made him looked more sad looking.

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I do not know how he can turn his dark skin fairer. Too many theories have been put into an argument and less is known anyway how he did that. Maybe the technology and money can make him do all the impossibles. Hmmm...this is what people with lots of money do. They spend it on unnesessary things where people like us calculate every single penny in our wallet.

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Anyway, he is still a human being, and believe it or not it has been 24 years since his "Beat It" years. And he is now a 50 year old man. He recently celebrated his 50th birthday and goodness...how time flies very fast! It seems like yesterday that I saw this man dancing and moonwalking and making us all smile with his moves.

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I wish him a very happy birthday and many happy returns!

Aussie Mayor Calls For Ugly Women

The mayor in an outback Australian town has come under fire for urging ugly women to move to the town and help out some of the dateless menfolk.

John Molony, mayor of Mt Isa in the state of Queensland, made the remarks in response to the overwhelming local ratio of males to females.

He told a local newspaper: "May I suggest if there are five blokes to every girl, we should find out where there are beauty-disadvantaged women and ask them to proceed to Mount Isa."

He added that many women who already live in the remote mining town seemed quite happy.

"Quite often you will see walking down the street a lass who is not so attractive with a wide smile on her face," he said.

"Whether it is recollection of something previous or anticipation for the next evening, there is a degree of happiness."

But his comments failed to impress the local female population.

"There's a lot of anger circulating among the community at the moment - a lot of passionate anger," Mt Isa chamber of commerce manager Patricia O'Callaghan said.

"There's a lot of women voicing their opinions."

But speaking on national radio, Mr Malony stood by his remarks.

"I said beauty-disadvantaged. Now beauty is in the eye of the beholder," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

"Beauty can be a good set of teeth, beauty is nice wavy hair. Beauty can be blue eyes or green eyes.

"There is such a thing as disposition, temperament, manners, general attractiveness, attitude and demeanour, all those things tend to make a person attractive."

excerpt from sky news

Anwar Ibrahim - When One Thinks That He Is Above The Rest

Hmm...I turned my head left and right when I read this article from the emedia news today. First of all, let me clarify my thoughts. I have no stand whatsoever on his sodomy allegations and his victory in the Permatang Pauh election. What I mean by I have no stand is that I am not making any judgement on him, whether he is right or wrong, whether he has done it or not. To me that is too impossible to know.

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Why I said that? Well, there is always two sides of the stories. And both sides stick to their stand. And both are blaming each other. As a human being who is trying to be rational, I leave this to God. We have no power to know who is right or wrong, who is saying the truth or who is lying. If we make the wrong judgement, we are the ones who will end up being the sinner, and as a human being who believes in the judgement day, I want to avoid that. And believing that God is fair, I am sure the real culprit will be given his share of punishment from God when the time comes. So, I do not want to 'stick to my points' and be at anybody's side, let alone be nasty and prejudice in my talks. Let the Almighty does His work. No point to be rude and throw our anger at this and that people and blame this and that party and eventually we are the ones who will paint a bad image of ourselves.

O

Anyway and however, having to say all that, I am quite perturbed to read this article below. Anwar wants his oath swearing ceremony to be telecast live. And this has never done by anyone before. He is not a minister, let alone prime minister, and it seems he wants a 'special' treatment for him. Why do I feel that this man is already making himself sound and look quite arrogant, that we should show him live? Hmm....I really don't know. This is really an absurd request from an opponent party leader. And to say that it's 'nasty' not to show him live? Hmmm...??? Read on...

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Anwar: Swearing-in should have been 'live'
29 Aug 2008

PERMATANG Pauh MP Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim thinks he is special. He griped about the fact that his swearing-in yesterday was not telecast live by RTM.

Anwar described as "nasty" the decision to not allow the live telecast of the oath-taking ceremony.

Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek immediately hit back

"The live broadcast is strictly for Question Time and we can't change our policy for just one person."

Shabery, who was involved in the country's first-ever live television debate with Anwar last month over fuel subsidy, added

"Traditionally, we've never telecast the oath-taking so there is no reason we should make an exception for him."

from emedia.com.my

Hmm......I can't help but to ponder...Yes, why should they make an exception for him? He is not even in the cabinet...well...yet....hmm....??? Grrr....