tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37345272011-04-22T02:26:47.346+08:00Perpetual Permutating Perceptions"All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions" - Leonardo da VinciSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-1055651507970174442003-06-15T12:31:00.000+08:002003-06-15T12:31:47.993+08:00I have moved to http://sharizal.net
See you there!Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-956044422003-06-13T05:00:00.000+08:002003-06-13T05:00:40.970+08:00Crossroads I have not been able to sleep . My mind has been pre-occupied with paths to take in the next couple days.
Over the past 2 years, I seeked to begin a new journey, but somehow I got lost too soon. Too slow to react and to change my bad habits has got me tangled in a mess where I believe, at present, I am slowly coming out of.
But I am not certain whether I should cry for joy, because Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-948570682003-05-25T19:11:00.000+08:002003-05-25T19:11:24.866+08:00A speaker at the second International Muslim Leaders' Consultation on HIV/AIDS caused an uproar when she claimed that "Islam teachings worsen spread of AIDS".
Further reads:
1. The Advocate
2. The Independet Online, South Africa
3. The Daily News, South Africa
4. Marina offered to resign after incident, The Star
5. The New Straits Times
Does anyone know what Dr Amina actually said in her Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-948565632003-05-25T18:36:00.000+08:002003-05-25T18:36:36.123+08:00Does anyone get this?Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-948564272003-05-25T18:29:00.000+08:002003-05-25T18:29:04.870+08:00The Indians think that our Convergence initiative, putting broadcasting, communications and information technology (IT) under a single regulator, is heading towards disaster.Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-946682772003-05-21T12:05:00.000+08:002003-05-25T18:24:54.000+08:00Lim Liong Sik and Lim Ah Lek have resigned from the no. 1 and no. 2 posts of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) respectively.
UMNO is also undergoing a transition period at the top level. We will know more for certain in October.
But in the Malaysian Indian Congress, Samy Vellu has returned unoppposed for the ninth consecutive term on May 10th.
With the two main parties in the coalition Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-946650632003-05-21T10:50:00.000+08:002003-05-21T10:52:18.000+08:00I have recently found out that Record Labels are humans.
Much have been said about Vivendi, Sony, BMG etc., and how anal they are at protecting their "copyrights".
Record labels are very much resposible for (sometimes) publishing, promoting and marketting and as well distributing works by the artistes globally. And problems with piracy makes them very sticky of any "exploitation" of their Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-945586792003-05-19T10:09:00.000+08:002003-05-19T10:09:06.300+08:00From InstaPundit.com, how close are we from having flying cars as in the Jetson's or The 5th Element?
Actually quite recently. But we can't fly them just yet. Oh bummer.
Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-945466672003-05-19T03:58:00.000+08:002003-05-19T09:56:08.000+08:00Someone was angry with me for wanting to watch sports on TV. I would not have mind being told about it and would have definitely obliged not watching too!
Links:
1. Ferrari might still have pipped McLaren but Kimi is still top!
2. Arsenal wins something - finally! (phew...)Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-943781682003-05-15T16:05:00.000+08:002003-05-15T16:08:08.000+08:00Recently Azalina Othman and Puteri UMNO wanted to push for an increase in the wing's age limit to 40. Some say it is so because Azalina wishes to remain Chief of the Wing but she needs to remain elligible (yes she is forty!).
Apparently, Mahathir has spoken and Puteri has a change of heart.
Other links:
The Straits TimesSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-943776812003-05-15T15:48:00.000+08:002003-05-15T15:48:07.046+08:00Farish A Noor is sulking because of this letter to Malaysiakini.
But he did receive plenty of support from a Brenda S and a certain Ruth Matthews.
He should not stop writing in malaysiakini just because of some "below the belt" criticisms. But he attempts to address his critics in his last article. This is what someone had to say about it.
Other Links:The Other Malaysia by Farish A Noor
Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-943772202003-05-15T15:32:00.000+08:002003-05-15T15:50:24.000+08:00Malaysia is to host the World Conference of Islamic Scholars in Putrajaya from July 10-12.
Other links:
1. Borneo Bulletin
2. Right and Wrongs in Turkey and MalaysiaSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-943767892003-05-15T15:18:00.000+08:002003-05-15T15:18:59.250+08:00According to the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, Malaysia is the 4th most competetive country in the world behind the US, Australia and Canada.
This is relation to their release of the World Competitiveness Yearbook. You can download the parts of the report and also look at the criteria on how they come up with the "scorecard". The main four competivenessSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-942427042003-05-13T11:21:00.000+08:002003-05-15T00:36:01.000+08:0013th May Revisited. Last night was the first time Najah and I ate at Picollo Mondo. Let's just say it was a post-birthday trea and pre-birthday treat for me. Confused yet? So am I.
I was born on May 13th five minutes before midnight but because the date has a dark history in Malaysia, the doctor sympathised with my mom and he agreed to change it to five past midnight and hence my official Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-941700492003-05-12T07:26:00.000+08:002003-05-12T09:00:44.000+08:00Did anyone notice during last night's UMNO's live annversary celebbration the big poster behind the stage had a colourful montage of past leaders and Mahathir himself.
There was also a watermark of another supposedly up-and-coming successor right next to Mahathir's picture and everytime the camera focussed on Mahathir's picture you could see the watermark. Guess who? Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak.Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-941355152003-05-11T13:10:00.000+08:002003-05-11T13:10:10.770+08:00Hahaha. Will the Real Saddam Please Stand Up?Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-941006132003-05-10T20:09:00.000+08:002003-05-10T20:09:41.206+08:00An SMS conversation started with my brother (whois studying overseas), after I found out that he left comments on Najah's website but not on mine. Being the naturally jealous husband/brother I smsed him:
Me: Dont you visit my blog?
Shahril: Yeah, Course i do. But sometimes u dont write for a while
Me: Oh. What are you doing up so early? (ed. it was 0700hrs in Ireland)
Shahril: U woke me up. Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-940977542003-05-10T16:29:00.000+08:002003-05-10T22:45:25.000+08:00Of traffic and hormones. I was caught in traffic last night on the way to picking up Najah from work. Let's see we had torrential rain, uprooted tree (near Gombak- sorry pic not too clear - I was driving), a burning building. Sigh.
If you don't how I feel about traffic you can read my ramble.
I was supposed to reach home by 6pm as I promised my aunt that I would let her in at that time for Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-939152022003-05-07T16:03:00.000+08:002003-05-07T16:03:48.906+08:00My comments via enetation.co.uk is down. Arghhh!Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-938446182003-05-06T13:22:00.000+08:002003-05-06T13:38:06.000+08:00The sidemenu for Malaysians Politicians is up. If you find anymore links please let me know!
If you want to share this blogroll list, you are welcome too! Just add the following javascript to where you want to place the list.
Let's put them all on the net! But I would advise against putting up any party websites as they do not not reflect the personal views on the politicians. If you do, I'll Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-938337142003-05-06T08:53:00.000+08:002003-05-06T09:36:55.000+08:00Najah suggested that our politicians should start blogging. I agree and I think some of them have started. Although they are really online diaries, but this activity is still very much am activity not taken up by the more popular politicians.
I they they should.
Here is list of some not so popular ones:
1. Dato Shahrir A Samad - UMNO Supreme Counci Member; not updated
2. Lim Kit Siang - DAP Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-937743862003-05-05T10:05:00.000+08:002003-05-06T10:12:44.000+08:00Today I came across this blog.
It comes to mind that our newspapers do not really cover the issue of the Iban Bible in depth. I cannot recall why the Interior Ministry banned the Bible but Bin Gregory did go here and found out why.
Although I do agree with the lifting of the ban, but I have reservations on the usage of Allah Taala as the reference to God in the Bible (In Iban this Bible is Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-937529592003-05-05T01:41:00.000+08:002003-05-05T01:51:12.000+08:00Rain. It seems to summarise my day today.
1. I am trying to wash away bad habits. i.e. change, Among others; to lose 20kg in the next couple of months (really).
2. Arsenal's hopes of the double being washed away by their defeat to Leeds at home. Hopefully they don't mess up some more by not winning the FA cup.
It is definitely pissing down outside. I hope Arsenal doesn't get washed away totallySharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-936999922003-05-03T19:13:00.000+08:002003-05-05T01:51:59.000+08:00Not so long ago, kottke wrote about Rael Dornfest. However, I think we should not be confused the Raël that kottke hyperlinked to. Maybe it was a cruel joke but you can compare both of them below. Raël is a self proclaimed ambassador but more infamously as a cult-leader and a more recently human cloner. Whereas Rael Dornfest is a Researcher at O'Reilly & Associates.
I have known about Raël sinceSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-936602162003-05-03T00:56:00.000+08:002003-05-03T00:56:44.353+08:00What does it mean if you feel that you have short-changed your love to loved ones? Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-935238612003-04-30T19:00:00.000+08:002003-05-03T00:57:04.000+08:00Happy Birthday Bee! Friday is Najah's 28th birthday. Happy Birthday Bee!
Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-932839952003-04-26T14:22:00.000+08:002003-04-26T14:22:15.860+08:00Out of gas. Najah and her colleague Noreen went to MidValley for a saloon appointment at 1pm today. Half an hour later she called me and asked me to come and help them. Apparently, Noreen's car ran out of gas just as soon as they were about to park. Not that I want to make fun of you Noreen *snigger* but it is quite funny, luckily she did not block any traffic.
The same thing happened to me onceSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-932831912003-04-26T13:57:00.000+08:002003-04-26T13:57:55.380+08:00Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf has been a celebrity in his own right. I think he makes a better TV person than Saddam. The irony is that some Americans love him too! But not because they like the person but more of his outta-this-world statements.
www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com was shut down temporarily due to its sudden popularity. Since its recent restoration, you can find the best of Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-932326772003-04-25T18:31:00.000+08:002003-04-26T13:51:45.000+08:00For those who drive to work in KL everyday, don't you just feel that there are just too many cars on the road?
I used to send Najah to work everyday but after a while I felt too tired when I finally get to work. But a favourite exercise that we used to do while we were stuck in traffic was to count how many cars had more than just 1 driver in the car. It was so easy we could even count them as Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-931558612003-04-24T11:52:00.000+08:002003-04-25T08:26:34.000+08:00Thanks to kottke.org, for the movable type enthusiasts there is now a new company that will host blogs based on movable type. The company has not been formalised yet but you can still check out TypePad and register for further annoucements.
I have and I can't wait.Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-930625022003-04-23T03:03:00.000+08:002003-04-25T15:07:17.000+08:00Madonna on being Anti-War and on Democracy. It's funny that we're fighting for Democracy in Iraq, Democracy is being questioned here (in the US). People who seem are anti-war or against Bush are punished. That's not democracy..."
CNN 0258hrs 23th April 2003
This was her comment on why she pulled out her latest music video for "American Life" where she was accused being anti-war and she took it Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-930556662003-04-23T00:56:00.000+08:002003-04-25T08:26:58.000+08:00The Campaign for Monogamy For those who have been reading Najah's blog about this, this is the "infamous" News Straits Times article conveniently archived/cached by Google!Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-924209522003-04-11T19:25:00.000+08:002003-04-23T00:51:01.000+08:00It sure has been a while since I last blogged. The truth is I did write something last week and when I wanted to post it, it suddenly disappeared! Bleacchkkhh. And that put me off blogging for a while.
Anyway I am back, well mostly. I have been quite drained by the fact that I still have managed to sort out any of our cars that were involved in those two dreaded accidents. Claiming insurance onSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-912643402003-03-24T14:10:00.000+08:002003-03-24T14:17:27.000+08:00Last night I wanted American and UK soldiers to die. The arrogance of their generals and also the one sided media reports really got to me. I should be careful with what I wished for.
This morning's news on the BBC mentioned several "coalition" soldiers were killed and are missing. Al-Jezira, the "CNN of the Arab World", did one better; they showed these missing and captured men on TV.
Even toSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-912584312003-03-24T12:05:00.000+08:002003-03-24T12:08:22.000+08:00Football. Yesterday was a happy day for me in sports. Not only did Kimi win yesterday, even Arsenal had finally turned their rut in form. We had beaten Everton at home in a close game by a 2-1 margin. I liked one of my best friend's quote today, "turds are what comes out of arses...aaah.....its feels good to be back....hope you guys (ed. anti-Gooners) enjoyed it while it lasted.. " Sigh... Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-912223322003-03-23T21:31:00.000+08:002003-03-23T21:37:48.000+08:00F1. My first team wins the GP again this time in Sepang. Eventhough David Coulthard crashed at the second turn in the first lap, young Kimi Raikonnen sped to his first ever GP win. Well done Kimi! Mercedes-Mclaren will kick ass this season.
Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-912218782003-03-23T21:13:00.000+08:002003-03-23T21:15:58.000+08:00Football. Yes, Arsenal is out of the Champions League. And some friends of mine think we deserved it. Too cocky we were, as anti-Gooners provide the excuse for our downfall in Europe. But tonight we face Everton, the team that broke our unbeaten run for the longest time. Perhaps we are to have an irony where we turn the table of luck to our side and proceed towards the local double.Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-910918422003-03-21T08:40:00.000+08:002003-03-21T08:40:14.983+08:00Funny this Blog thing. I have now read all of Salam Pax's Blog entries. Yes, even his archives from Where_Is_Raed v1.0. He has has said that by reading his blog we have known him better than anyone else in real life, and I totally agree with him.
Finally, I have an Iraqi persepective to the war. However, there is still one thing that deludes me; is his opinion is of the majority of does his Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-910326402003-03-20T11:13:00.000+08:002003-03-20T13:04:01.000+08:00War is Coming! Unfortunate the world that we live in is not as black and white as we would like it to be. We do not have a Superman character (one is totally good till it make you want to puke) or even a Goliath charater (one who is bent on destruction blah blah).
Not wanting to dwell too much on cartoon characters (we do have more complex cartoon characters), the world's position on many Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-906953392003-03-14T14:39:00.000+08:002003-03-14T14:39:36.296+08:00War poetry. When I was in school, english literature was compulsory. One of my favorite poets was Wilfred Owen. A soldier and stationed in France during the First World War and was killed in battle a year before any of his works were published. A famous quote with regards to his poetry reflects his bitterness with war, "My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity."
My two Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-905792622003-03-12T18:30:00.000+08:002003-03-14T01:21:36.000+08:00Life and Faith. Yesterday, our Kelisa finally arrived from Johor and I went straight to the workshop to have a look at the car.
Due to a quarrel with the people that actually towed my car to their own workshop (without my permission if I might add) it was my first look at it since the accident. Not for faint hearts, the images below was taken with my new Nokia 7650 (thanks to an early birthday Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-904639012003-03-11T00:41:00.000+08:002003-03-11T09:33:56.000+08:00Just too many accidents. My cousin's girlfriend was involved in an accident on Saturday. She was riding her motorcycle and hit into a car that suddenly did a U-turn somewhere in Cheras. She is stable but with broken ribs, wrist and maybe a punctured kidney.
Worst still, when a female traffic sergeant came by she "gave" my cousin a lawyer's card (a coincidence or is it rampant?). This lawyer Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-904483702003-03-10T18:07:00.000+08:002003-03-10T18:11:31.000+08:00Football: Arsenal vs Chelsea (FA Cup). To Gooner fans' disappointment, the weekend match ended in a draw. I was away in Senai that night and was scratching my head as to where I could watch my favourite team play as we did not have ASTRO at my in-law's.
After much discussion with Farhat (my brother-in-law with the broken hip and jaw from our last accident), we were able to finally watch it nearSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-904442772003-03-10T15:43:00.000+08:002003-03-10T17:33:10.000+08:00Highway Homicides. On Saturday I drove the longest trip since our accident. Since both of our cars are still either in the workshop or on the way to one, I drove Farhat's Daihatsu Charade Aura. It is a sturdy 3 cylinder hatchback, slightly under-powered but the petrol consumption is excellent.
After three accidents within the space of eight months, I have decided that if we were to drive Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-902731982003-03-07T09:44:00.000+08:002003-03-10T15:43:59.000+08:00What is in a name? The Malays, being traditionally superstitious, believes that when one calls your name it becomes a prayer. Take my wife's name for example, in Arabic it means success. With the name being two-syllabled it makes it even easier to say the whole name and enhancing your chances of it being an effective prayer, if it was to be one.
However, the problem comes when your name is moreSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-833269462002-10-22T09:25:00.000+08:002003-03-06T14:34:38.000+08:00See that entry below? That was my wife... she checks up on me every other time as I used to be a bad boy.. ;) So that day she found my blog. It makes no difference, I was going to put it in my will to her anyways.
I have not been putting any entries lately. Procrastination is still a big problem.Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-832088142002-10-19T18:06:00.000+08:002002-10-19T18:06:40.483+08:00testingSharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-812193472002-09-06T11:24:00.000+08:002002-09-06T11:28:21.000+08:00 Burgled! This has been a terrible week.First an accident while getting to a wedding at my grand parents home town.
Yesterday morning, my office's fire door was hacked into and the glass door crow-barred. But the thieving fuckers did not take anything.
Weird.
First suspect that came to mind was a guy who owes us some exhorbitant amount of money. An acquaintance asked for the money from him Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-811257842002-09-04T12:39:00.000+08:002002-09-04T12:40:15.000+08:00OK it works. A little tweak here and there with the settings and the template HTML and we're off.
I gather that tweaking the template is one of the many procrastinations that the blogger will face. I might as well get into it!Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734527.post-811232562002-09-04T11:37:00.000+08:002003-05-26T12:19:10.000+08:00OK I was supposed to start on the 30th August. Somehow after I have type a fair bit and posted it, I couldn't submit my blog. It returned with some error.
The worse part is that whatever I wrote was lost and I just could not bother typing it all over again...
Let's see if this works.Sharizalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12323037900205432030noreply@blogger.com