Interesting facts of the day

These facts are really bizarre if they were actually true!!

1. In Lebanon , men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death.
   
   
2. In Bahrain , a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
   
   
3. Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers. The sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
   
   
4. The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
   
   
5. There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside. And deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time. Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.
   
   
6. In Hong Kong , a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's illicit lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.
   
   
7. Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool , England - but only in tropical fish stores.
   
   
8. In Cali , Colombia , a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be in n the room to witness the act.
   
   
9. In Santa Cruz , Bolivia , it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
   
   
10. In Maryland , it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: Prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises."
    
    
11. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
    
    
12. Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
    
    
13. The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
    
    
14. Butterflies taste with their feet.
    
    
15. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
    
    
16. Starfish don't have brains.
    
    
17. And, the best for last? Turtles can breathe through their butts

Wahhhhh....

Isn't she gorgeous?????

This is my cousin. Her name is Madalyne. She's a physics undergraduate in UMS. She won the covetous State Level Unduk Ngadau (quasi Beauty Pageant) a couple of years back.

Recently, she just won Miss Sabah. That made her a contestant to Miss Malaysia World 2007 which would be held in KL 25 May. After winning the Unduk Ngadau title, I thought that would be it. Then she proved me otherwise. Well, not her. This news of her achievement I actually know through this site.

Which is rather quite sad, really, because I'm her first cousin, and I knew about this news only after I accidentally found that website. Not from her or even my other family members. We used hang out quite often since we were still kids, especially during school holidays and we all balik kampung. And just talked throughout the time. Yeah, I remember those good old days.

But I guess, things have changed. We have gone on our own path.

Well, good for her. Her looks and intelligence are her blessings. I'm sure there's more.

Of course, my ones are different then hers, and so is everyone else.

Good luck Madalyne. May you win the Miss Malaysia/World title represent Malaysia to Miss World and continue to inspire people around you. I'm proud of you as much as you are proud of me (heh, I still remember the sms that you sent me before I flew to UK).

Indeed, a beautiful Kadazan.

A rather amusing newspaper article in New Straits Times - 19/05

He holds a parang to her neck, robs her and then says sorry

JOHOR BARU: Whatever else you might say about him, this armed robber was certainly polite.

After holding up a businesswoman, putting a parang to her neck, tying her up, taping her mouth shut and demanding her car and valuables, he apologised profusely.

The young and well-dressed dressed robber gently put his hand on her thigh and said: Minta maaflah kak, duit punya pasal saya kena buat macam ini. (I’m sorry sister, I’m doing this because I need the money.)

The 35-year-old principal of a language training centre said a man walked into the office at 7.20pm on Wednesday and began to make enquiries about the courses on offer. There were about six students taking computer lessons in the Taman Molek centre at the time.

"While I was explaining to him, he made a phone call and said ‘line clear’. That’s when I got suspicious.

"I excused myself and called my brother to inform the police. A few seconds later the other robber, who was quite well-dressed, came in with a parang and told me to shut up and surrender.

"They told the students to keep quiet and demanded my valuables and the keys to the car," said K. Malathi.

Concerned for the safety of her students, she did what she was told.

It was just before the pair left that the well-dressed robber apologised to her.

The whole episode was over in eight minutes. The men got away with her Proton Iswara Aeroback and RM5,000 worth of valuables

Happy Mother's Day!

Ladies and gentlemen, My Mum,my mami, Ms Helen Nanduh

Mami and Grandma (whom I called Indi) - isn't this a sweet picture?

Today being Mother's Day makes me missed home sooooo much! I missed just being in the company of my mum. I missed her nagging of money doesn't grow on trees. I missed how just financially controlled I was by her (and how frustrating that made me!). I missed those days when we could sit and talk just about anything. Accompanying her to do grocery shopping.

Mami, I'm sorry of those times when I rebelled. I'm sorry of those times when I out of bitterness and revenge refused to provide an ear to listen to you and leave you lonely deep inside. I'm sorry of times when you had to face difficult times yourself. I'm sorry of times when you have to make a lot sacrifices just for my sake (all exorbitant items). I have been a selfish boy.

She has been very proud me all this while, I don't know how would I face her if I failed. There was one time when UPSR result came out and she was extremely pleased with this she told everyone that I got SIX A's (the max result was only 5)!! I remember even before JPA scholarship to do medicine application came out, she was already confidently telling everyone that I'm going to get a scholarship to do medicine in UK - it was that specific! Not that she ever pressured me to excel in studies and all that sort of stuff, I guess she was being ... hopeful, like any mother would.

Yeah, she's proud of us all. And I'm proud of her too - of her resilient, loving mother character, of how we must continously improve ourselves as much as possible to have a secured future.

Her pride. She did this on the wall of the house

Happy mothers day, Mami =)


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Letting Go

Letting Go takes love

To let go does not mean to stop caring,
it means I can't do it for someone else.

To let go is not to cut myself off,
it's the realization I can't control another.

To let go is not to enable,
but allow learning from natural consequences.

To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means
the outcome is not in my hands.

To let go is not to try to change or blame another,
it's to make the most of myself.

To let go is not to care for,
but to care about.

To let go is not to fix,
but to be supportive.

To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.

To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their destinies.

To let go is not to be protective,
it's to permit another to face reality.

To let go is not to deny,
but to accept.

To let go is not to nag, scold or argue,
but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.

To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish myself in it.

To let go is not to criticize or regulate anybody,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.

To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.

To let go is to fear less and love more
Remember: The time to love is short

------ author unknown

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Letting Go - A sonnet

I begin to fear the time is quite near,
To let go of many of my ideals.
Coming slowly like a forgotten tear,
Time changes all, but not how I still feel.

There are moments when I think of the past,
And wonder if it was just make-believe.
All things good will not stay the same or last,
But the present remains, still here to weave.

I long to right all the wrongs in my life,
And start anew by forgiving myself.
To be rid of sorrow and all my strife,
Is what I desire above all else.

I must accept what is and what will be.
This is the one way I'll ever be free.

Copyright © 2004 by Shana Wilson

Locus of control

"Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles."

-George Bernard Shaw

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T o r q u e - the point when your life suddenly takes an upturn.
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I was listening to capital.fm when the radio had a call-in from listeners to tell them about their overslept experience in the underground. Of those stories, the one that found really interesting was a lady overslept on the last tube, had missed her stop, and got stuck inside the carriage for hours with another man - who ended up getting married with her!

All this because she overslept.

Many of us wished that life is like a fairy tale , to live happily ever after. Unfortunately, it does not necessarily going to happen. I just wondered how my life will turn out to be. Will I be the one whom I want to be, or what fate wants me to be? If the latter happens, will I be able to handle it?

I really do not what's ahead of me. I have always imagined myself to play a leadership role in my society, especially back. I seem to have this thought-process of you become a doctor, Aaron; and then you'll be some big guy in the state. That just seems too straight-forward, too true to happen. Not to say I don't like that, but I'm just ... afraid - afraid that it will actually happen. I'm worried when it does, I'm still not prepared for it - and create catastrophic mistakes from my decisions and actions.

As of now, I still can't think of the twisted plans that fate have planted for me. So far, my life journey is 'following' what many people are telling me since I was young:

Get into a 'favourite' secondary school; yup, checked.
Excel in SPM: yup, checked.
Get a scholarship to medicine: yup, checked.
Get into medical school: yup, checked.

And waiting for time to unveil these. I just wonder how will these be happening? Typically expected, or Drastically shocking?:

Graduate: ?
Specialised: ?
Who am I in the society: ?
Relationships: ?
Family: ?
God: ?

At present, I'm enjoying whatever I do. I don't necessarily do it for my future. If I were to ever find my T o r q u e , hope that will a great one.

Today and finally after aaaaaaaaalll this while...

Today and finally after aaaaaaaaalll this while...

7.30 am

All this while after endless stupid FALSE fire alarms for the past year (believe me, Pooley house was beatiful, undeniably, but when false fire alarms occured at least 10 times a week...) at halls, finally we had a REAL fire! At Floyer House! Woohoo! Fire was due to short circuit on one of the flouresent light near my flat (like what my flatmate Thurston would say "shit... fire 5 steps from my door!!! literally!!!")
Okay. That's just wrong a reaction. I finally felt justified about my countless adherence to ALL the (fire) alarm warnings. Well, if only I could do the same for my alarm clock. Heh
Thank goodness, it was just a small fire, no one got hurt and firemen sorted that out pretty quickly.

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2.00 pm

I met Einstein (atau nama sebenarnya yang glamour, DP) ! Look at his hair!
He gave us a lecture on complementary alternative medicine.
I have imagined all my lecturers to have that 'scientist look' on their face, but never actually had a chance to see one ... until he appeared

Heh, took this while he was lecturing. I was just soooooo bored!

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5.00 pm

I just realized that CCRS (The dept in QMUL who is taking care of Halls) has not actually fixed the water heater in our hall! No wonder, the water still feels very chilly!


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6.00 pm

Finally posted this picture up onto the blog. Used my PDA to snap this. Saw this in the parking bay at Sainsburry's supermarket. Yeah, it's a REAL car (I saw the owner parked the car!)
Saw this car fe weeks back (okay, this doesn't really count as today)

I guess that's just how things are... wasted

Of all the things I've believed in
I just want to get it over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that pass me by

I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
It feels like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend
And I said,

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you
But I'm not giving in this time

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

And when the stars fall
I will lie awake
You're my shooting star