and gets fined RM2000 for his achievement. Did other countries fine him when he conquered their tallest landmark?
Monday, September 7, 2009
9/9/2009
Caitlin came home from school this afternoon with a sheet with lyrics of a song titled "This is my country". When I read the lyrics, they didn't sound familiar to me. A new patriotic song? As we were too busy with homework, I didn't want to distract her by asking what the song sounded like. Now that she's asleep, I decided to search for the song in YouTube and as expected, I found it there.
Apparently, this song is to be sung at 9am on 9th September, a tribute to the present King, an event that aims to promote "oneness", probably in line with the present PM's call for "1Malaysia"....I guess Caitlin's school is probably taking part and all the kids will be singing it at 9am in their classroom or wherever in school on 9th Sept....
The site for more info about this event is here and I personally am not too impressed with the site and the event's aim to be yet another "Malaysia Boleh" achievement, getting into the Malaysia Book of Records....
This is what the song sounds like:
Apparently, this song is to be sung at 9am on 9th September, a tribute to the present King, an event that aims to promote "oneness", probably in line with the present PM's call for "1Malaysia"....I guess Caitlin's school is probably taking part and all the kids will be singing it at 9am in their classroom or wherever in school on 9th Sept....
The site for more info about this event is here and I personally am not too impressed with the site and the event's aim to be yet another "Malaysia Boleh" achievement, getting into the Malaysia Book of Records....
This is what the song sounds like:
Harry Connick movie
New In Town is a movie released early this year starring Harry Connick Jr and Renee Zellwenger - a really fun romantic comedy.
This song below, however, is from Sleepless in Seattle.
This song below, however, is from Sleepless in Seattle.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Beware of call from 03-2178 8888
This has been passed around via email recently. It is not a hoax as I personally experienced it.
Be Aware of the call from 03-2178 8888
Dear friends,
Please do not believe the call from 03-2178 8888 Ambank Customer Service Hotline.
This happened to my family members.
Incident 1
My father received a call from Ambank last Wednesday. The customer service officer told my father he has an outstanding amount of RM3,800 for his credit card account.My father felt weird and called me to check. I told my father to ignore the call since he does not have any account in Ambank. But he insists that i check & gave me the number that appeared in his mobile, which is 03-2178 8888.
Finally I called Ambank Customer Service Center & told them the incident. The officer told me that they have received a lot of customer complains regarding the same incident recently. They have made a police report regarding the incident.She told me NOT to believe those calls from 03-2178 8888 because the hotline is for public to call in and the same number will not appear if the call is really made from an Ambank staff.
Incident 2
My youngest brother received a call from 03-21788888 from Ambank yesterday & the guy wanted to check with my brother whether he is using the credit card to buy jewellery from Poh Kong in KLCC & the amt is about RM3,000. My brother was
wondering because he does not have any credit card from any bank. Then the guy told him that maybe there is someone using my brothers identity to apply for their credit card. The guy said my brother has to pay an outstanding amount of RM5,000 which has been swiped previously even though he does not have the card. My brother was very angry, but the guy told him to report to Bank Negara and he directly
transferred the line to "Bank Negara Officer".
The "Bank Negara Officer" told that my brother has to change all the PIN number of his saving accounts since his identity has been used by somebody. "The Officer" asked my brother to go to the ATM machine immediately and he will call my brother
again to teach him how to change the PIN number. He told my brother not to check his account within 3 days after changing the PIN number.
My brother was wondering & he told the "Officer" that he only can do it the next day.The "Officer" asked my brother to go to the ATM machine at 10am the next day & he will call my brother. After hanging up the call, my brother called me & told me about the incident. I asked my brother to ignore it & told him the incident that happened to my father last week.My brother told me that those "Officers" were very professional & made him feel that the incident really happened.
Dear Friends, Please be aware of the call from 03-2178 8888.
Be Aware of the call from 03-2178 8888
Dear friends,
Please do not believe the call from 03-2178 8888 Ambank Customer Service Hotline.
This happened to my family members.
Incident 1
My father received a call from Ambank last Wednesday. The customer service officer told my father he has an outstanding amount of RM3,800 for his credit card account.My father felt weird and called me to check. I told my father to ignore the call since he does not have any account in Ambank. But he insists that i check & gave me the number that appeared in his mobile, which is 03-2178 8888.
Finally I called Ambank Customer Service Center & told them the incident. The officer told me that they have received a lot of customer complains regarding the same incident recently. They have made a police report regarding the incident.She told me NOT to believe those calls from 03-2178 8888 because the hotline is for public to call in and the same number will not appear if the call is really made from an Ambank staff.
Incident 2
My youngest brother received a call from 03-21788888 from Ambank yesterday & the guy wanted to check with my brother whether he is using the credit card to buy jewellery from Poh Kong in KLCC & the amt is about RM3,000. My brother was
wondering because he does not have any credit card from any bank. Then the guy told him that maybe there is someone using my brothers identity to apply for their credit card. The guy said my brother has to pay an outstanding amount of RM5,000 which has been swiped previously even though he does not have the card. My brother was very angry, but the guy told him to report to Bank Negara and he directly
transferred the line to "Bank Negara Officer".
The "Bank Negara Officer" told that my brother has to change all the PIN number of his saving accounts since his identity has been used by somebody. "The Officer" asked my brother to go to the ATM machine immediately and he will call my brother
again to teach him how to change the PIN number. He told my brother not to check his account within 3 days after changing the PIN number.
My brother was wondering & he told the "Officer" that he only can do it the next day.The "Officer" asked my brother to go to the ATM machine at 10am the next day & he will call my brother. After hanging up the call, my brother called me & told me about the incident. I asked my brother to ignore it & told him the incident that happened to my father last week.My brother told me that those "Officers" were very professional & made him feel that the incident really happened.
Dear Friends, Please be aware of the call from 03-2178 8888.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
At home
It looks like it will be another week before Caitlin goes back to school. Although her chicken pox is more or less status quo (no new additions to her relatively sparse spots and no fever etc), with most already crusted up, we decided to keep her away from school this week. We don't want to risk getting blamed by other parents for infecting their children and adding to their concerns with all that's going on right now regarding H1N1 and their apprehension of sending their kids to school because of it.
This means not being able to go out as I usually would for groceries and errands and whatever that requires my going out will have to wait since there's no one else besides me to stay home to watch her or keep her company if I were to go out and leave her at home. I'm hoping to be able to collect all the schoolwork that she's missing this week via 'remote control' since it doesn't make sense for me to drag her along to school to see her teachers to get info about homework. Unfortunately Caitlin's school is relatively small and 'simple' and unlike some other more profit-oriented and richer private schools that have websites and secure sites for parents to log in to get info about daily schoolwork, and updates about their kids' performance. In fact, some Chinese schools here also have that system in place, thanks to all the donations they collect from parents I believe.
We are two weeks away from handing over our apartment keys to our tenants. My dad helped give the place a new coat of paint and it looks fresher and 'cleaner' compared to other rental units. Am grateful for dad's help. He did it bit by bit over a few months every time he came up to KL to visit us. We're halfway furnishing the place with our old but still functional and usable furniture and appliances and I've got new beds and mattresses for the rooms.
Our tenants will be three medical students. The main tenant appears to be a rather pampered boy whose parents we are signing the rental contract with, who came to view the place (minus the son) and almost instantly liked it for its fresh and clean look and feel, who are obviously very concerned to the minutest detail of the condition of their son's place of accommodation. The mother even mentioned her future intention of bringing her maid all the way from JB/Singapore (they live, work there)to help clean the apartment for their son! And I'll have to give him my carpark lot as he will have a car to drive around although his campus is just five minutes walking distance and the LRT station is 10 minutes away. Well, I've a lot to say about this if I were to compare myself during my time as an undergrad and other less privileged children's experiences living away from home in pursuit of higher education! But I don't have the time now.
It's time to check on the kid who has been watching loads of TV this morning and feed her lunch.
This means not being able to go out as I usually would for groceries and errands and whatever that requires my going out will have to wait since there's no one else besides me to stay home to watch her or keep her company if I were to go out and leave her at home. I'm hoping to be able to collect all the schoolwork that she's missing this week via 'remote control' since it doesn't make sense for me to drag her along to school to see her teachers to get info about homework. Unfortunately Caitlin's school is relatively small and 'simple' and unlike some other more profit-oriented and richer private schools that have websites and secure sites for parents to log in to get info about daily schoolwork, and updates about their kids' performance. In fact, some Chinese schools here also have that system in place, thanks to all the donations they collect from parents I believe.
We are two weeks away from handing over our apartment keys to our tenants. My dad helped give the place a new coat of paint and it looks fresher and 'cleaner' compared to other rental units. Am grateful for dad's help. He did it bit by bit over a few months every time he came up to KL to visit us. We're halfway furnishing the place with our old but still functional and usable furniture and appliances and I've got new beds and mattresses for the rooms.
Our tenants will be three medical students. The main tenant appears to be a rather pampered boy whose parents we are signing the rental contract with, who came to view the place (minus the son) and almost instantly liked it for its fresh and clean look and feel, who are obviously very concerned to the minutest detail of the condition of their son's place of accommodation. The mother even mentioned her future intention of bringing her maid all the way from JB/Singapore (they live, work there)to help clean the apartment for their son! And I'll have to give him my carpark lot as he will have a car to drive around although his campus is just five minutes walking distance and the LRT station is 10 minutes away. Well, I've a lot to say about this if I were to compare myself during my time as an undergrad and other less privileged children's experiences living away from home in pursuit of higher education! But I don't have the time now.
It's time to check on the kid who has been watching loads of TV this morning and feed her lunch.
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