Joseph Mcmanners [In Dream]

DerrickY
0122
31/07/2008

-Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Thing Malaysia Tour 2008-

Concert Details

Plan to go Arvil's concert, for those who are interested to go with me please contact me soon.
Thank You

DerrickY
0108
31/07/2008

汽水般的爱情

打开了瓶盖
就如启动了爱情的按钮
是一发不可收拾的
因为它不能再次关上
汽水里的泡沫慢慢地上升
爱情也蠢蠢欲动
开始了它放肆的举动

喝下第一口汽水
就像第一次尝到了爱情的甜
那种感觉是非笔墨所能形容的
只有体会过的人才懂
但是
刺喉的感觉随之而来
爱情里的痛苦也悄悄地跟在后头了
那种刻骨铭心的悲伤
只要是体会过的人都不会忘记

喝汽水的人都知道
只要喝了就无法停止
就算知道它的不好
也只会继续喝而不会选择停止
跟爱情占上了边也一样
就像染上毒瘾般难以脱身
就算被它折磨地伤痕累累
但也选择继续待下去

直到最后一口汽水被喝完了
还是会觉得难以置信
怎么可能这么快喝完呢
犹如爱情到了最后的阶段
人们还是会选择不相信或是挽留
但是其实我们都知道
汽水一旦被喝完了
无论我们怎么勉强
瓶子里是不可能再有汽水
爱情也不会剩下一点一滴的怜悯

汽水般的爱情
是否还值得我们去留恋及挽留呢。。。

Quote From Elaine Tan

DerrickY
0039
31/07/2008

奥 華子 ガーネット

Some friends ask me about this song, so i post the mtv let you all guys watch it. It realy a good song.

DerrickY
1610
30/07/2008

Chelsea VS Malaysia

There are some pictures taking during the football match (Chelsea VS Malaysia). Well, just let the pictures help me tell the story ba. :-)





DerrickY
1600
30/07/2008

Chelsea end Asian Tour with goals from Anelka and Cole

SHAH ALAM: English Premier League giants Chelsea wrapped up their Asian Tour in style after carving out a 2-0 win over a Malaysia Selection in front of some 50,000 fans at the Shah Alam Stadium last night.

The stadium was a sea of blue as Chelsea fans came out in droves to catch a glimpse of their favourite team ahead of the new EPL season.

The Malaysian had little to offer but can still hold their heads high after conceding just two goals, compared the thrashing Chelsea’s previous two opponents – Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals (4-0) and Shengdu Blazers (7-0) – received last week.

In hot pursuit: Malaysia’s Safee Sali trying to break away from a pack of Chelsea players during the friendly match at the Shah Alam Stadium yesterday.

Last night, Nicolas Anelka put the Blues ahead in the 27th minute and Ashley Cole wrapped up the proceedings with the second in the 54th.

New Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari fielded a strong starting line-up, comprising three England internationals – skipper John Terry, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole.

Surprisingly, it was the Malaysians who had the first good look at goal in the third minute when Amirulhadi Zainal’s stiff grounder beat the diving Petr Cech but missed the target by inches.

After that, however, it was all one-way traffic as Chelsea kept the Malaysian defence – marshalled by Norhafiz Zamani Misbah and Mohd Aidil Zafuan – busy.

With the Malaysians in sixes and sevens, and Anelka proving too hot for rightback Mohd Fauzi Nan to contain, it wasn’t long before Chelsea opened accounts.

The breakthrough came in the 27th minute when Anelka stole into the box to score past the onrushing goalkeeper Mohd Helmi Eliza Elias.

Below: Shafizan Hashim tugging at Florent Malouda’s shorts in Chelsea’s 2-0 win. – GLENN GUAN / The Star

The Kedah custodian, however, deserves praise as he had earlier made three superb saves, including a cracking first-timer by Chelsea new boy Deco in the 14th minute.

Helmi had also stopped Anelka’s low grounder in the 16th minute and Michael Essien’s shot from inside the box in the 23rd minute.

Big Phil then made four changes at the start of the second-half, bringing in Alex for Ricardo Carvalho, Ashley Cole for Wayne Bridge, Florent Malouda for Cole and Paulo Ferreira for Shaun Wright Philips.

At the half-way mark of the second-half, Scolari fielded Andriy Shevchenko for Deco, Carlo Cudicini for Cech and Franco Di Santo for Anelka.

Cole had barely been on the pitch when he made his presence felt, connecting Lampard’s pass into goal in the 54th minute.

In the end, it turned out to be an entertaining fare for the fans and a good experience for the Malaysian boys ahead of their preparations for the Merdeka Tournament in October and the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Championships in December.

Malaysia: Mohd Helmi Eliza Elias, Norhafiz Zamani Misbah, Irwan Fadzli Idrus (Asraruddin Putra Omar), Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Razak (S. Subramaniam), Mohd Fauzi Nan (Mohd Shafizan Hashim), Mohd Amirulhadi Zainal (Mohd Nizaruddin Yusop), Mohd Hardi Jaafar (Zairo Anuar Zailani), Indra Putra Mahayuddin, Mohd Shukor Adan, Mohd Safee Sali (Mohd Zaquan), Hairuddin Omar (Mohd Khyril Muhymeen).

Chelsea: Petr Cech (Carlo Cudicini), John Terry (Branislav Ivanovic), Ricardo Carvalho (Alex), Wayne Bridge (Ashley Cole), Deco (Andriy Shevchenko), Michael Essien, Joe Cole (Florent Malouda), Shaun Wright Philips (Paulo Ferreira), John Mikel Obi, Frank Lampard, Nicolas Anelka (Franco Di Santo).

Quate From The Star 30/07/2008

DerrickY
1542
30/07/2008

吵死人

DerrickY
1058
27/07/2008

CHELSEA

As a Chelsea super fan, I must go there to support support my team. It is really a good opportunity to see idol over there. Lampard, Terry, Joe Cole, Ballack.. Wait me...

But as a Malaysian, izit I suppose to support Malaysia team? :-) Realy hard to decide wana wear Chelsea jersey or Malaysia team T-shirt...Haha...

DerrickY
2023
26/07/2008

SAMSUNG CHELSEA ASIA TOUR 2008 MALAYSIA

CHELSEA PLAYS IN MALAYSIA AS PART OF THEIR SAMSUNG ASIA TOUR 2008

Star-studded Chelsea will play in Malaysia as part of their Samsung Asia Tour 2008-Malaysia! Get your tickets early to watch the Blues in action, playing a Malaysian Selection at the Shah Alam Stadium on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

ProEvents, the leading football marketing and management consultancy in Asia, is the sole and exclusive tour promoter for the Tour. Samsung Malaysia is the Match Title Sponsor, while other Official Match Sponsors include adidas, Astro, MAS and Maxis.

The match will kick off at 8.45pm and is a golden opportunity for all football fans to see the top flight Premier league team in action. The Pre-Season Tour will see all members of Chelsea’s first team, led by Chelsea’s Team Manager, Luis Philippe Scolari, in action as it forms an important part of the Team’s preparation for the 2008/09 season which begins in August.


TICKETING INFORMATION
Fans can also make online purchases and print their tickets via the E-ticketing facility. Also for the first time, fans will also be able to make purchases via ‘m-tickets’, where an sms/ems, picture message or WAP push will be sent to the fan’s handphone and with that, they can enter the stadium.” This m-ticket will however be only available to Maxis handphone subscribers.


ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY
Chelsea, one of the big four clubs in the English Premier League, is widely popular throughout the world and especially so in Asia where it has a wide fan base. Football fans from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia are also expected to catch this once in a lifetime opportunity to see “The Blues” in action here.


PRICE CATEGORY

SEATING PLAN

GETTING THERE


DRIVING ROUTES AND PARKING LOCATIONS

TICKETPRO OUTLETS (RM103, RM83, RM53 & RM33)

KUALA LUMPUR (CASH & CREDIT CARD)
MUSIC VALLEY, AMPANG POINT
FANTASY MUSIC, SUNWAY PYRAMID
ROCK CORNER, ONE UTAMA
ROCK CORNER, THE CURVE
ROCK CORNER, SUBANG PARADE
ROCK CORNER, THE GARDENS

PENANG (CASH ONLY)
ARTIST GALLERY, ONE-STOP MIDLANDS PARK
ARTIST GALLERY, QUEENSBAY MALL
ARTIST GALLERY, GURNEY PLAZA


KOTA KINABALU (CASH ONLY)
RAM PRODUCTION SDN BHD (CLOSED ON MONDAY)

JOHOR BAHRU (CASH ONLY)
THE PFAGGS AGENCY

DerrickY
1917
26/07/2008

向中国漫画家廖冰兄致敬

廖冰兄1915年生于广州，原名东生(取生在广东之意)。年幼丧父，阿妈为了养活兄妹俩，只得改嫁一个广西人。后因生活所迫，把6岁的妹妹廖冰抵押给别人，兄妹分离，他痛苦不已，为了表达对妹妹的感情，廖东生在发表作品时署名“廖冰兄”——廖冰的哥哥，从18岁以后一直沿用这个名字。阿妈改嫁后，他跟贫苦的外婆在贫穷的小巷里生活。不足20岁的廖冰兄，就以一个“狂妄”才子的身份跻身趋于成熟的中国漫画界，承接了早期漫画人创立的中国漫画事业。廖冰兄晚年多以书法、绘画和小品为扶贫助学筹款集资，有一段时期喜画重彩风景画（曾发表于1995年《美术》杂志），多以广东水乡为题材，融中国画、西洋画、儿童画、版画、水彩、水粉画于一身，形成独特的艺术风格。
《禁鸣》（原名：枭暴）1945年秋，全民抗日胜利结束，国民党反动派即图谋发动内战，独吞胜利果实，使中国依然置于其独裁的黑暗统治下。而中国共产党与人民则力求实现和平、民主，使中国走向光明。为了揭示这场关系国家命运的斗争的意义，冰兄以得逞于黑夜的鸱鸺钳制呼唤光明的雄鸡构成此画，题为《枭暴》。然此画于1947年初在香港被盗。 "文革"期间，林彪、四人帮把光明的中国人民推落法西斯统治的黑暗深渊，张志新痛斥其恶行，惨遭割喉枪杀，1979年冰兄重绘此画，悼念这位为保卫光明而献身的猛士，画题改为《禁鸣》，但是又于1981年在法国展出时被窃。此画再于1991年重绘，现已捐赠给广州艺术博物院此画记录了两番性质相同的历史――光明与黑暗的搏斗；画的本身亦遭两番同样的恶运――被窃。 蝇的株连（1994年）　　

说明：此画记录了极左路线制造的历次政治运动――用重磅炸弹对付一只苍蝇，炸弹之下是无数无辜的良民，画面令人瞩目惊心。

DerrickY
0120
24/7/2008

B@cKpaCk-ING --> Phuket

Phuket island is located at the southern part of Thailand.

Majority of the citizen there is chinese. But they are cant speak chinese well as malaysia. Most of them onli can speak Thai, only minority of the silver hair citizen can speak chinese.

Language is not a main problem between us, most important is the foods over there is damn tasty. It absolutely different from Bangkok's food.

Phuket well-known with beaches and night life. The Thai girls over there are hotter than red sun. When im pass by the street. The Thai girl will shout, " Hey guy, you are so handsome, I love You". :-) I know im not as handsome as Danial,not as yengzai as Tom Cruise, but when the time heard they called like this still feeling very syok.

If compare redang and phuket, I prefer redang more than phuket. Redang life more peaceful and more quite. Maybe im d type who like natural. So i place Redang in my 1st place. If u prefer night life, Phuket is the best island to go.

Phuket also one of the location that having bungee jump this extreme high blood pressure activity. The price is around rm150/jump. Other than phuket, chingmai and pattaya are the places that still having this activities.

Here is some pictures that i capture during my trip in Phuket

DerrickY

15/07/2008

0112

B@ckPacK-ING PART-->3

I join the 1 day tour during the third day of my trip.. The place that the tour offer is Floating market, Kwai River bridge and tiger temple.

I think every 1 also heard about floating market before.. From Bangkok to Floating market, it take around 2 hours by van. The distance is around 15okm. i think every one sure curious why it take long time to reach there. Haha, act i also duno why the driver so follow the rule. Whole journey also 90km/h.

Floating market is just like the normal market i go. It sell whatever things that is can find in our Pasar. But the different is we are not walking during in the market but we are on the Sampan. If you want to buy something, you just order the sampan aunty stop the sampan near the stall then you can start bargain with the boss., In Thailand, anything also can bargain before you pay money, even foods also can request for discount.. It funny rite?


The Kwai river bridge is the bridge that is build during world war 2. This bridge is connecting Burma and Thailand. During world world 2, the soldier kidnap the south east Asia guy and force them to build the railway. So this Railway also call as Death Railway. The main purpose of this bridge is for the Japanese soldier send the goods between Burma and Thailand.

Until today, this railway is still operate. 1day 2trains will pass by the bridge..And Im so lucky that when the time im at there, i can meet the train...

I know an Australia friend in the Kwai river bridge, it really "ngam" also that this joker also name as Darrick.

Haha, saw an elephant there.. Try to catch it..

Quote From wikipedia:

"Tiger Temple, or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua, is a Buddhist temple in Western Thailand which keeps numerous animals, among them several tigers that walk around freely once a day and can be petted by visitors.

The Theravada Buddhist temple is located in the Saiyok district of Thailand's Kanchanaburi province, not far from the border with Myanmar, some 38 km north-west of Kanchanaburi along the 323 highway. It was founded in 1994 as a forest temple and sanctuary for numerous wild animals. In 1995 it received the Golden Jubilee Buddha Image, made of 80 kilograms of gold.

According to the abbot and others associated with the temple, in 1999 the temple received the first tiger cub, it had been found by villagers and died soon after. The story goes that several tiger cubs were later given to the temple over time, typically when the mothers had been killed by poachers, others who wanted to get rid of their tiger "pets" or those were under pressure to do so as laws and policies surrounding the keeping of cites protected species became more strict. As of 2007, over 21 cubs have been born at the temple and the total number of tigers is about 12 adult tigers and 4 cubs.

The subspecies of these tigers is unknown as none of them have been DNA tested, but it is thought that they are Indochinese Tigers, except Mek (a Bengal Tiger). There is also a possibility that there may be some of the newly discovered Malayan Tigers and it is likely that many are cross breeds or hybrids.

They spend most of the time in cages, being fed with cooked chicken, beef and dry cat food. The meat is boiled to avoid giving the tigers a taste for blood and also to kill the bird flu that may be present in raw fowl. According to the temple website the dry cat food replaces nutrients, such as taurine, that are lost when the meat is cooked.

They are washed and handled by Thai monks, as well as local staff, and international volunteers. Once a day they are walked on leashes to a nearby quarry. Originally they would roam around freely in this area but now, with the increase in visitors and the amount of tigers who sit in the canyon, are chained. The staff closely guide visitors as they greet, sit with, and pet the cats. The staff keep the tigers under control and the abbot will intervene if the tiger gets agitated. Nervous tourists may also observe this from about 10 metres away. The temple collects donations for feeding and upkeep, and to fund the building of a larger tiger sanctuary which would allow the animals to live in an almost natural environment all day long.

The Tiger Temple practices a different conservation philosophy than in the west. In western zoos and parks the emphasis is on providing a natural environment for the animals. In the temple, at least until the sanctuary is completed, the animals seem to be treated more as family members. Although it may be possible for the offspring of the current generation to return to the wild, their parents will live out a life within the temple grounds. Their conservation philosophy seems to be working, while projects elsewhere often need to resort to artificial insemination. Over 10 cubs have been born at the temple in the last three years despite having no breeding program whatsoever.

The temple opens daily for visitors at about 1pm, and the tigers are walked back to their enclosures at around 4pm. Due to the pressing need for income, the temple now charges 300 Baht admission. The most common way of visiting the temple is to go on a tour from nearby Kanchanaburi for 300 Baht per head, or to hire your own Songthaew from the bus station for a group for less than 1000 Baht. Day trips are also available from Bangkok. Prices current as of July 2006 and do not include temple entrance fee. The temple now receives 300 to 600 visitors a day. There are donations boxes in various locations around the temple for those who wish to support the sanctuary. To get photos with the tigers, visitors are asked to give a donation.

Controversy

Conservation organizations charge that the tigers at the temple are not rescued wild tigers, but are obtained by illegally trading with black market tiger farms. They say the real purpose is making money, not helping tigers. The groups also criticize the Tiger Temple for interbreeding different subspecies of tigers, which they say violates conservation principles. Abuse of tigers at the temple has been reported by some visitors.

An investigation by Care for the Wild International (CWI) revealed evidence of illegal tiger trade, animal cruelty, false conservation claims and visitor safety risks based on information collected between 2005 and 2008. The CWI investigative report was released on 20th June 2008."

P/s: Next blog will talk about Phuket Island...

DerrickY
08/07/2008
0256

B@ckPacK-ING PART-->2

Bangkok is a shopping heaven, there are around 10 Mega shopping complex in SIAM (a place name). All this shopping complex are selling the branded stuff.

But for me, i prefer to buy some local hand making stuff, Suan-Lum night market is the best place for me to shop.

This night market is not like the pasar malam that we go in Malaysia. This market is the largest night market in Bangkok, maybe is largest in Thailand. The size is around 6 football field. For those who like to buy local stuff, i believe 1 night is not enough to discover this market.





As i mention in the previous blog, Thai food is so delicious, that is impossible i no post something about food d. :-) Hope u guys won look at the picture till saliva also come out :-)




P/s: The food is damn delicious and the price is cheap. I eat alot during this trip. And it make me gain 3kg weight..haha..


To be Continue...

DerrickY
08/07/2008
0217

B@ckPacK-ING PART-->1

Apologize to every1 who are waiting i post this blog...Busy working So late 2 post it :-)

Well, 19/5/08 - 24/5/08. i had my backpacking trip 2 Thailand. The Destinations are Thailand capital Bangkok and Phuket Island.

Before i went to Bangkok, i thought it was a "balia" place, actually i am totally wrong. The 1st impression of Bangkok giving me is the airport is very grand and beautiful.

Let me describe a bit about Bangkok. This city is very clean and the public transport is as systematic as Singapore. You won get lose in this beautiful city. The whether here is almost same as Malaysia but the time i went there is summer, so it is quite hot at that moment.

Thailand is a Buddhism country, the monks over there are get the highest respect from every one. Even the king of Thailand also been a Monk before he become the king.

Due to Thailand is a Buddhism country, the people there is very friendly and warm to every one.

The age of this city is around 200 years, so Bangkok is full of historical places and the food over there is very delicious.

Quote from internet:

"Bangkok has dominated Thailand's urban hierarchy as well as its political, commercial and cultural life since the late 18th century. Distinctly modern and Westernised, Bangkok is still a sleepy Thai village with a louder soundtrack of traffic and nightlife.

Bangkok proper seethes on the east side of the Mae Nam Chao Phraya (Chao Phraya River), drawing rural Thai folk into its cluttered fold daily. The city is reportedly sinking at a rate of 5cm (2in) every year, but there's too much sànùk (a Thai sense of fun) going on for that to get anyone down."

Words cant describe all my opinion, let the picture tell the story to all of you.











To Be Continue...

DerrickY
07/07/2008
1159

ANOTHER LIST OF FACTS

WHAT IS NEVER MENTIONED IN Mainstream Media like NST/TheStar/Utusan/BH are these facts....

Malaysian PerCapita Income USD 5000
VS
Singaporean PerCapita Income USD 25000

Further The Star made a comparison of prices in Thailand , Singapore and Indonesia .


For Thailand it is quoted at RM3.90/liter, however are they aware that in Thailand new cars are cheaper than Malaysia by RM10,000? They pay only one life time for their driving license? No renewal fee after that? Also that goes for road tax as well? And do TheStar also aware that you can drive all the way from Hadtyai to Bangkok on a six lane highway without paying any Tolls ??!!

Whereas here in Malaysia you have to pay yearly renewal for road tax , driving license and TOLLS, TOLLS, TOLLS!!!

For Singapore how can you quote RM 5.20 ? Please quote in Singapore Dollars because they are earning in Sing Dollars. You might as well say Europeans are paying RM10/liter. RM5.20/liter = Sing $ 2.20/liter, still cheaper than Malaysia in view of fact that Singapore is not a crude oil exporter. Are you saying that you fill up petrol in Singapore by paying Ringgit?

In economy, dollar to dollar must be compared as apple to apple. Not comparing like durian in M'sia is much cheaper than durian in Japan !! Of course-lah, Japan is not durian producer!!! Comparing Malaysian durian with Thailand durian make more sense!!

For Indonesia we might say is cheaper there at RM2.07/liter but compare that to their level of income!


Now, let us compare the price with OIL PRODUCING countries:

UAE – RM1.19/litre
Eygpt – RM1.03/litre
Bahrain – RM0.87/litre
Qatar – RM0.68/litre
Kuwait – RM0.67/litre
Saudi Arabia – RM0.38/litre
Iran – RM0.35/litre
Nigeria – RM0.32/litre
Turkmenistan – RM0.25/litre
Venezuela – RM0.16/litre
MALAYSIA – RM2.70/litre


RM 2.70!!! Individual perspective:

As of last month a Toyota Vios would 'cause a damage' of about RM 89,000.
In the international market, a Toyota Vios is about USD 19,000
USD 19,000 = RM 62,700 (using the indicative rates of USD 1 = RM 3.30)
That makes Malaysian Vios owners pay an extra RM 26,300.

This RM 26,300 should be cost of operations, profit and tax because the transportation costs have been factored in to the USD 19,000.

RM 26,300/ RM625 petrol rebate per year translates to a Vios being used for 42.08 years.

I do understand that the RM 625 is a rebate given by the government, but it also means that one has to use the Vios for 42.08 years just to make back the amount paid in taxes for the usage of a foreign car. Would anyone use any kind of car for that long?

Now with these numbers in front of us, does the subsidy sound like a subsidy or does it sound like a penalty? This just seems to be a heavy increment in our daily cost of living as we are not only charged with high car taxes but also with a drastic increase in fuel price.

With all the numbers listed out, I urge all Malaysians to join me in analyzing the situation further.

Car taxation is government profit, fuel sales is Petronas' (GLC) profit which also translates into government profit. The government may ridicule us Malaysians by saying look at the world market and fuel price world wide. Please, we are Malaysians, we fought of the British, had a international port in the early centuries (Malacca), home to a racially mixed nation and WE ARE NOT STUPID!!!

We know the international rates are above the USD 130/barrel. We understand the fact that the fuel prices are increasing worldwide and we also know that major scientist are still contradicting on why this phenomenon is happening. Some blame Bush and his plunders around the world and some blame climate change and there are others which say petroleum 'wells' are getting scarce.

Again we go back to numbers to be more straight fwd

1 barrel = 159 liters x RM2.70/liter = RM 429 or USD 134

On 1 hand, we are paying the full cost of 1 barrel of crude oil with RM2.70 per liter but on the other hand the crude oil only produces 46% of fuel.

Msia sells crude oil per barrel at USD130 buys back Fuel per barrel at USD134. And not forgetting, every barrel of fuel is produced with 2 barrels of crude oil.

1 barrel crude oil = produce 46% fuel (or half of crude oil), therefore
2 barrel crude oil = approximately 1 barrel fuel
In other words, each time we sell 2 barrels of crude oil, equivalently we will buy back 1 barrel of fuel.

Financially,
Malaysia sell 2 barrel crude oil @ USD 130/barrel = USD 260 = RM 858
then, Malaysia will buy back fuel @ USD 134/barrel = RM 442/barrel
Thus, Malaysia earn net extra USD 126 = RM 416 for each 2 barrel of crude sold/exported vs imported 1 barrel of fuel !!!
(USD 260-134 = USD 126 = RM416)

So where this extra USD 126/barrel income is channeled to by Malaysian Govt?????????

Another analysis:

1 barrel crude oil = 159 liters.
46-47% of a barrel of crude oil = fuel that we use in our vehicles.
46% of 159 = 73.14 liters.
@ RM 2.70/liter x 73.14 liter = RM197.48 of fuel per barrel of crude oil. This is only 46% of the barrel, mind you. Using RM 3.30 = USD 1, we get that a barrel of crude oil produces USD 59.84 worth of petrol fuel (46% of 1barrel).
USD 59.84 of USD 130/barrel turns out to be 46% of a barrel as well.

Another 54% = bitumen, kerosene, and natural gases and so many more.
And this makes a balance of USD 70.16 that has not been accounted for.

So this is where I got curious. Where is the subsidy if we are paying 46% of the price of a barrel of crude oil when the production of petrol/barrel of crude oil is still only 46%?

In actual fact, we still pay for this as they are charged in the forms of fuel surcharge by airlines and road taxes for the building of road (because they use the tar/bitumen) and many more excuse charging us but let us just leave all that out of our calculations.

As far as I know, only the politicians who live in Putra jaya and come for their Parliament meetings in Kuala Lumpur (approximately 60+ km) are the ones to gain as they claim their fuel and toll charges from the money of the RAKYAT's TAX.

It is so disappointing to see this happen time and time again to the Malaysian public, where they are deceived by the propaganda held by the politicians and the controls they have over the press.

Which stupid idiot economist equates rebates for rich or poor with the cc of the vehicles? An average office clerk may own a second hand 1300cc proton Iswara costing $7,000 (rebate = $625) while the Datuk's children can own a fleet of 10 new cars of BMW, Audi and Volvo all less than 2000cc costing $2 millions and get a total rebate of $625 x 10 = $6,250! Wow what kind of economists we are keeping in Malaysia ...wonder which phD certificate that they bought from...

Misleading concept of Subsidy:

The word "subsidy" has been brandished by the BN government as if it has so generously helped the rakyat and in doing so incurred losses. This simple example will help to explain the fallacy:

Example:
Ahmad is a fisherman. He sells a fish to you at $10 which is below the market value of $15. Let's assume that he caught the fish from the abundance of the sea at little or no cost. Ahmad claims that since the market value of the fish is $15 and he sold you the fish for $10, he had subsidised you $5 and therefore made a loss of $5.

Question : Did Ahmad actually make a profit of $10 or loss of $5 which he claimed is the subsidy?

Answer:
Ahmad makes a profit of $10 which is the difference of the selling price ($10) minus the cost price ($0 since the fish was caught from the abundance of the sea). There is no subsidy as claimed by Ahmad.


The BN government claims that it is a subsidy because the oil is kept and treated as somebody else's property (you know who). By right, the oil belongs to all citizens of the country and the government is a trustee for the citizens. So as in the above simple example, the BN government cannot claim that it has subsidised the citizen!

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DerrickY
1344
05/07/2008

WORK-ing HOL1D@Y

Helo guy, Cyuan is bk... Haha...Quite a long tym no blogging dy...Feel sorry to my Royal Fan ( Act no Fan d, lol )

Here i wana share smting that i doing during this super long holiday (14weeks)

30/5/08 - 30/6/08 can consider as my most happi-est and most relax-est moment in my life. Y i say so :-) , coz i m working in a super pretty place...the sky here is blue, the water is clear, the sand is smooth, the fishes are friendly with you (they will kiss u wen u give them some bread), there are a lot of bikini girls beside you (Sexy), The ppl here are very warm. This place really can consider a heaven 4 every1...it very hard 2 describe how prefect of this place, let d picture help me say d word :-)

Very curious where i go rite? :-) Ya ya... the place that i describe above is......REDANG ISLAND... Feel suprize rite?? :-)

My position is work as a beach boy, the job of a beach boy is orang buruh (mean what also need to do - life guard, pull jetty, sapu lantai n etc), somemore i m a snokeling guide (bring the pretty girl go snokeling - haha), then after i gt my diving license, i become a dive assistant (Mean an assistant of the dive master during diving section).

After everyday work, i will relax at the beach, looking the star talk to me and listen the sea singing to me...it really a relax-ing life that i never experience.

Here is some pictures that i capture during my diving section...Wish u guys enjoy what i enjoy inside d sea...

The picture that capture during diving course section...

From Left: My Sifu (Joe), Cyuan, Ben, Gary.

Sifu teach us the skills

Cyuan practising the skill...

P/s: Special thanks to every1 in Redang bay gif me a super nice life experience...

To Be Continue......

DerrickY
1249
05/07/2008