Woke up to good news on the Star Online that yesterday morning’s downpour put out the forest fires in six states. The air quality in Klang Valley has improved to moderate levels and visibility at most places returned to the normal level of above 10km.
I noticed that the water pressure was not terribly good this [...]
Archive for February, 2005
Water cut again!
Posted in Home on February 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Upgrading our computer monitor
Posted in Home on February 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
We first switched to a Samsung 15″ LCD monitor a year and a half ago so Palmdoc thought it was high time we upgraded (in view of deteriorating eyesight with time) to a 17″ one and pass the old one to our son. He decided to get a Dell 17″ LCD monitor which was on [...]
It’s raining, It’s pouring……
Posted in Home on February 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Woke up in the early morning to the welcome sound of rain….not the measly-only five minutes-hardly wet the ground type of rain but the real thing with thunder and lightning. The rain lasted a couple of hours and brought with it much needed relief from the heat and haze. Noticed that the thermometer on my [...]
Oscars ready to roll Sunday night
Posted in Entertainment on February 26, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
CNN comments that the Oscars this year seem to have inspired more yawns than awe, particularly when it comes to best picture.
“The Aviator”? Not even close to Martin Scorsese’s best, critics carp. “Million Dollar Baby”? Some found it cliched, and those conservative talk-show hosts aren’t happy about the ending. “Sideways”? Overrated. “Ray”? Great Jamie Foxx [...]
30 nabbed for defying fireworks ban
Posted in Local News on February 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Well Chinese New Year has come and gone and it was heartening indeed to read on the Star Online that revellers beating the government ban on fireworks and firecrackers to celebrate the Chinese New Year have ended in the long arms of the law instead. More than 30 people have been nabbed around the country [...]
Hundreds of hotspots detected in six states
Posted in Local News on February 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
No I am not talking about Wifi hotspots but rather the hundreds of fires that have broken out in Peninsula Malaysia causing a worsening of the haze problem. According to the Star Online, the fires, which are technically termed as hotspots, were ravaging 8,600ha of land in six states – Selangor, Perak, Pahang, Johor, Kelantan [...]
The Price of Progress
Posted in Home on February 23, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Yup it’s been a blistering hot day and I just read on Bernama that temperatures soared to a record high of 38.3 Degrees Celsius in Alor Star on Sunday. And they expect more hot and dry weather till the end of March! Gosh! We will all be melted from the heat by then.
To make matters [...]
Global blogger action day called
Posted in News & Oddities on February 22, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Yes it has been a few days since I last posted…..looks like the hot weather has melted all my blogging cells! But I just had to write about this news item I spotted on BBC News last night.
The global web blog community is being called into action to lend support to two imprisoned Iranian bloggers. [...]
Mini market owner caught selling firecrackers
Posted in Local News on February 17, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Read in the Star today that a 30-year-old mini market owner in Jalan Ong Yi How here is the latest person to be detained in the police crackdown against those selling or playing firecrackers. Police detained him after finding RM50,000 worth of firecrackers in the mini market at 5.30pm on Tuesday.
North Seberang Prai OCPD Asst [...]
Not a good day….
Posted in Home on February 16, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Ever had one of those days when you wished you never got out of bed? If so, then read on…….
The day started off really badly……yes the diagnosis has been confirmed……my Precious T3 is not only in a coma but well and truly dead! It just gave out on me last Sunday. Doc left [...]
