ChroniclesChroniclesA blog about my life and my observations of events and people around me Articles
My Chinese New Year 2008 in pictures
2008-02-10 01:56:00 Here are some pictures I took of the first day of CNY: We traditionally spend the first day of CNY at my mother-in-law’s sister’s house. This year they had 10 lions: As usual the lions’ biggest fans are the kids: On the way to the house, one of the lion’s steps got caught in a tree branch, hence ... More About: Pictures , New Year , Chinese , Chinese New Year , Year
The first woman to scale Mount Kinabalu
2008-02-08 01:22:00 Lilian Suzette Gibbs (10th September 1870 - 30th January 1925), an English botanist was the one. She’s definitely one of the most adventurous women of her time. She organised botanical expeditions to far-flung places. These days it might be easy, but during the early days of the 20th century, they are no mean feats. Graduating from the ... More About: Woman , Scale , Mount , Kinabalu
How many Ferraris with Sabahan plate numbers are there? (Part 2)
2008-02-06 01:26:00 Update on my sighting of a Ferrari F430 with Sabahan number plate (S81) on 25th January. I saw it again in Lido on the morning of 2nd February. Driver looks to be thirtysomething, average-looking Chinese male with glasses. A little bird informed that: The Ferrari above belongs to the son of one Datuk Pang of Sandakan. Datuk Pang ... More About: Numbers , Part
The funniest Sabahan-style broken-hearted song ever
2008-02-04 01:40:00 The following has been making the rounds via email forwards. There are several levels of funniness - this one is at the highest level - I was laughing until I cried. However, you’d need to be very familiar with how Sabahans in general speak Bahasa Malaysia. This might never win Anugerah Juara Lagu, let alone a Grammy ... More About: Song , Style , Broken
What is wrong with this picture: Miss Merdeka Sabah 2006 top 3
2008-02-01 01:26:00 What caption best describes the following picture? Only politically correct captions are allowed. A hefty dose of wit recommended. More About: Picture , Miss , Wrong , Merdeka , Sabah
How many Ferraris with Sabahan plate numbers are there?
2008-01-30 01:45:00 When it comes to motor vehicles, this is a sure head turner. The ultimate status symbol. Especially so in this part of the world. For other luxury vehicles I’ve seen around KK, a Mercedes S-class cost about RM700K. A Range Rover about RM800K. A BMW 7-series about RM700K. A Porsche about RM900K. I have also seen ... More About: Numbers
How great you are is measured by how you handle defeats and failures
2008-01-28 01:30:00 True character building happens when one goes through the low points in life. As Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir is fond of saying: leaders need to be tested by their ability to pick themselves up, dust off defeat and keep moving forward. Check out what Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the world’s number 1 and ... More About: Great , Handle
Some spectacular views of Mount Kinabalu from Kinabalu Rose Cabin, Kundasan
2008-01-26 01:48:00 View from Kinabalu Rose Cabin , which is on a hillock about 3km on the right side of the road, after the Kinabalu Park turnoff. This place is just before Kundasang town. Pics taken around 6pm sometime last year. It only lasted a precious few minutes. After that you could not see the mountain at all. bigger image ... More About: Views , Mount
Front page headline, Daily Express, 24th January 2008: who is the principal
2008-01-24 18:22:00 The front page of Daily Express on the 24th of January 2008 says: “Sabah school told to stop it.” Apparently Sabah Education Director, Puan Normah Gagoh, said that SMK Tansau of Penampang is practising gender segregation of students and they should stop such practice immediately. She was quoted to have said: The National Education Policy does not ... More About: Page , Front , Principal
Malaysia?s funniest and greatest ringtones of the moment
2008-01-24 01:40:00 Hugely recommended - I am using them too The first one is Dato’ Seri S Samy Vellu’s “ini semua kerja orang gila” comment on 14th January 2008 on the murder of the Tenggaroh MP. The 2nd one features an unlikely collaboration between Malays ia ’s most famous lawyer at the moment, VK Lingam, and US rockers Linkin ... More About: Moment , Ringtones , Greatest
Jamali Shadat & Hamid Gurkha - Dodol (1974)
2008-01-22 01:40:00 Classic Malaysian Comedy. All characters played by Jamali Shadat except the grandfather played by Hamid Gurkha .
Nowadays, Cupid alone is not enough for Valentine?s Day
2008-01-18 20:20:00 Whatever your personal opinions are about Valentin e ’s Day, it’s around the corner again, and like it or not, some of us have no option but to cough out the dough to get at least something for loved ones. So we, those expected to give out something, have to be smart. In this case, Cupid or his ...
The best videos are the totally unexpected ones
2008-01-18 19:45:00 A boring corporate event, you feel sleepy with the long monotone speeches, then all of a sudden something happens, something you just need to capture on video. Or another scenario is: you’re speaking onstage in front of many VVIPs, then suddenly someone very close to you snatches your mike and… It happened to one Zhang Bin on ... More About: Videos
Remote management for multi-location computer networks
2008-01-18 19:06:00 An indispensable tool for ICT professionals is remote management for networks than cover many areas or sites. Instead of going physically to each site, he can simply get the tool do the relevant tasks for him. Tasks would include things like Connection Monitoring, Issue Fixes, Tasks Automation and Configuration Management , all from a central location. Jaded network ... More About: Networks , Computer , Multi , Location
Please help me identify this song
2008-01-18 11:14:00 This one no search engine can help me. I’ve asked a few people, none could give a definite answer. So, I’ve recorded the general melody of the song. Basically it’s an Indian (most probably Hindi) song which has been around for ages. If anybody could help identify the title and original singer of the song, it would be ... More About: Song
Jamali Shadat & Hamid Gurkha - Kerana Semperit (1974)
2008-01-18 01:46:00 Classic Malaysian comedy. All characters played by Jamali Shadat except Hamid Gurkha as the old man (atuk).
When saying something sucks means it?s good
2008-01-16 17:06:00 The dyson vacuum has become a catchphrase for state-of-the-art vacuum cleaning. What sets it apart from other vacuum cleaners is that it uses something called cyclonic separation or centrifugal particle separation, which is an invention of James Dyson, a British inventor and entrepreneur. Basically, it spins air at high velocities, causing dirt and dust to be ... More About: Good , Sucks
What would people do if they walked into an elevator and a guy with a big k
2008-01-16 01:06:00 With available-online-only shows like those done by David Spates, the Internet is the new TV. Here, he tackles the question: “What would people do if they walked into an elevator and a guy with a big knife and bloody shirt walked in after them?” Then he dresses up as a guy with a big knife and bloody ... More About: People , Elevator
Oregon Coast: 362 miles of publicly accessible coastline
2008-01-14 17:41:00 The Oregon Coast is the common name of the coastline of the state of Oregon of the United States, located on the west of the country, running along the Pacific Ocean. It runs for a full 362 miles, from Astoria to the border with the state of California. It is truly unique in that the whole ... More About: Miles
The perfect pop song
2008-01-14 17:25:00 It must possess mega hooks, i.e. melodies so sugary you’d instantly remember the melody the first time you hear it. And it sticks. A side effect is: after too many listenings you could start to get sick of it. A perfect example is the Indonesian group Letto’s “Ruang Rindu.” This song has all the qualities for ... More About: Song , Perfect
Read this if you are involved in the United Kingdom?s construction industry
2008-01-14 17:12:00 CSkills.org is a Norfolk-based partner of ConstrunctionSkills - the Sector Skills Council for Construction . The other partners are CITB Northern Ireland and the Construction Industry Council (CIC). Specifically for the United Kingdom , it helps to bring up adequately trained and skilled team of people that the UK’s construction industry needs, something it surely needs to prosper ... More About: United Kingdom
The best Sabah-style joke ever
2008-01-14 01:30:00 The following has been around for probably more than 10 years, but it’s so good it’s worth repeating again. Imagine if this became a script and acted out. It would be hilarious. Author: Unknown Note: some parts have been amended to correct errors. —————— ;—————̵ 2;— Cikgu Kelas yang tadi bercempera tiada guru, kini menjadi senyap sunyi. Ini adalah kerana guru ... More About: Joke , Style , Sabah
Pictures of audio equipments at recording studio 2 of Universiti Malaysia S
2008-01-12 01:50:00 Our rock band Papier Mache did some re-recording of a few tracks for their upcoming debut album at the “new recording studio” at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) on the 7th of December 2007. The studio is located on the first floor of the university’s Sekolah Pengajian Seni (School of Art Studies) building. The equipments are not as ... More About: Pictures , Audio , Recording , Studio
bet365: for online betting afficionados
2008-01-10 14:26:00 bet365 is an betting company offering secure online gaming facilities, including casino, Sportsbook betting, interactive games and online poker. Players are assigned one account which they can use to utilise all the services offered via wallet system. Checking their website just now, it seems they have been around for a while (since 2001). And it’s a rather ... More About: Online
The perfect pop song
2008-01-10 01:45:00 It must possess mega hooks, i.e. melodies so sugary you’d instantly remember the melody the first time you hear it. And it sticks. A side effect is: after too many listenings you could start to get sick of it. A perfect example is the Indonesian group Letto’s “Ruang Rindu.” This song has all the qualities for a worldwide smash. Taken off their first album which has already sold 300,000 (that’s double platinum in Indonesia), the song was written by the vocalist and keyboardist, Noe, real name Sabrang Mowo Damar Panuluh, 28. Interestingly, he listed Queen as the first in his list of favourite bands. Queen is also the favourite band of Ahmad Dhani, the leader/songwriter of Indonesia’s top group Dewa 19. The album was released in Indonesia in 2005, and in Malaysia in July 2007. Click here to listen to the song More About: Song , Perfect
If Sabah ever has its own private radio station, it could sound like this (
2008-01-08 01:30:00 Warning: Proceed at your own discretion. The usual disclaimers apply. Studio 60: this is probably the only “radio station” where the DJ ends up beating up the guest Permission has been obtained from the composer/performer to publish this here. More About: Radio , Sound , Station , Private , Radio Station
Songs dedicated to Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek
2008-01-07 01:46:00 It was just a matter of time. As in any scandal, songs will be written to commemorate it, to ride on its infamy, to get one’s 15 minutes of fame, etc etc. Like this one: More About: Songs , Chua Soi Lek , Chua , Dedicated
If Sabah ever has its own private radio station, it could sound like this (
2008-01-06 01:30:00 Warning: Proceed at your own discretion. The usual disclaimers apply. Permission has been obtained from the composer/performer to publish this here. More About: Radio , Sound , Station , Private , Radio Station
Remove advertlets.com code from your site for the time being
2008-01-05 09:27:00 …if not, visitors will be redirected to another site. I did this to this site, now it’s OK already. Apparently, this is related to advertlets.com domain which expired yesterday and was not renewed in time. More About: Time , Site , Code , The Time
Felix?s funniest moments during AF3
More articles from this author:2008-01-04 01:05:00 I wrote before that I think the 3rd season of Akademi Fantasia was the time the show’s popularity peaked among Sabahans. In AF1, there were no Sabahans in the fray. In AF2, Sabahans’ interest were piqued due to the presence of Linda and Adam. In AF3, the quality was arguably even higher - Felix and ... More About: Moments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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