m*laysia book of what??..

hey, morning people..

was reading my daily news at www.thestar.com.my today and saw this article -

Malaysia Book of Records

The daily also reported that a private school principal made it into the Malaysia Book of Records for giving 50 hours of non-stop tuition lessons.

Dr Alan Diva, a 44-year-old from Kluang, Johor, started the lessons on Aug 17 before completing the rare feat on Aug 19.

More than 1,200 students were part of the record. They were divided into 17 groups, each attending a three-hour lesson.

After the lessons, Dr Alan, who looked exhausted, was found to be fit by the medical doctor on stand-by.

During the feat, he had 10-minute food and toilet breaks after teaching for six hours.

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seriously, we're starting to put ridiculous items in the malaysian book of records. dont get me wrong, i think the book is amazing that it captures Malaysians' amazing feats.. climb mount everest, swim across french channel, first malaysian to win noble prize.. these are all amazing things and i salute those who have the guts and talent to achieve these.

but then you get articles like the one above.. record for giving 50 hour non-stop tuition???>. you call that a record??. he probably did it just so he'd earn alot of money.

and you got all these records on longest / largest / biggest.. food!!!.. we've got the longest sandwich, longest pulut kuning, longest keropok lekor!!.. i mean seriously, its getting a bit ridiculous.

i remember a few years back where a singer got indicted (if you can say that) into the book of records for being the FIRST ARTISTE TO SING AT THE REVOLVING RESTAURANT IN KL TOWER!!!!.. wow, that's just amazing..ly stupid.

i'm surfing the book of records website now to see if there is actually anything worthy of a book of record entry.. (15 minutes later.. i dont have that much research time)... they've divided them into categories and this is what i found..

category - Outstanding achievers.. (there must be something amazing here)

items within it:

1. The highest can stacking record.
2. the biggest dinner gathering.
3. first malaysian solo sailor around the world (worthy entry)
4. world's longest coin line
5. longest malaysian flag displayed on the great wall of china (worthy entry)
6. the most number of trees planted in one minute (what the???)
7. the biggest teh tarik event (due to number of participants. wow.)
8. first malaysians to walk the 'Last Degree' to the North pole (definite worthy entry)

from this category alone you can see how umm.. ridiculous this thing has become. Like i said before, its amazing how some of these entries are achieved (read 'worthy entries'). it takes extra human resilience to do what they've done and i think that is important as a main criteria for entries.

the fact that some people can enter for the 'biggest dinner gathering' is just because these people have nothing better to do than to just be in the book!!.. everyone else in Malaysia are not trying this because unlike some, we would rather do other things than obtain cheap publicity.

i'm not gonna waste my (and yours) time in listing down all the other categories and the entries. however, i did have a quick glance and like i said, there are a number of things which are amazing and are definite worthy entries in the book. .. (first satelite, tallest building, etc).. but then majority of the entries make the book rather childish and dumb. theres even an award for 'FIRST LRT TREASURE HUNT'.. i mean come on!!.. that can't seriously be a worthy entry.

oh well, i guess i'm just bitter that i'm not in the book. wonder if i can create a new entry that i can be first / longest / biggest / largest at.. hmm.. how bout the 'FIRST PERSON TO COMDEMN THE MALAYSIAN BOOK OF RECORDS'???. hahaha.. or the first person to create the word 'carmouflage'.. hmmm.. probably not. oh, how bout 'LONGEST LINE IN A BANK'

anyway, shall not bore you further with my rantings. haha.. i guess what i'm trying to say is that there should be some proper standards for an entry into the Malaysian Book of Records!!.. we are very talented people and i'm sure we can do much better than just 'largest dinner gathering'. how about 'highest number of malaysians enrolled into Harvard'? 'FIrst malaysian to win Noble prize'

having said that, i need to restate the fact (just so that you dont report me to the Ministry of Domestic Affairs or seomthing) that i am extremely proud to be Malaysian and i'm sure we'll do spectacular things for the country!!.. i guess while waiting for that moment to arrive, we have to make do with 'LONGEST STAY WITH SNAKES'..

well, here's wishing everyone a Happy 50th Merdeka!!!..

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p/s - for the 'longest hours providing tuition', i wonder how much did the students actually learn???.. isnt that the whole point of the tuition??

so long firhanfikri.multiply.com.. may you rest in peace.

hey..

decided today that i'd remove my 'multiply' site. kinda realised that i dont use it and the URL doesnt really give me anonimity.. (yes, i know posting this here doesnt help either).

plus, it was kinda boring using that anyway!. .haha..

anyway, guess now you have to check out my updates from here!!. woohoo..

had a bad day at work today.. but shall not bore you with the details. lets just say i need a break. haha..

currently hooked on my psp. managed to install a number of games a few weeks back and i'm currently addicted to Hot Shots Golf. this game is amazingly addictive that i play this while i watch tv, before i sleep, while i'm on the pc chatting with people and while i'm in my ummm.. 'library'.. (yea, you know what i'm talking about)..

so currently its a dogfight between my ipod and my psp as my most used gadget!. ahaha..

wonder what gadget to buy next.. hmmm.. my next phone would probably be a sony ericsson P1i. (google it, i'm too lazy to insert a link).

on a different note, my birthday is in OCTOBER!!! do have a look at the wish list on the left side of the screen.. that may give you some shopping ideas. hahaha..

hope you guys have a good week ahead!!..

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the problem that is child labour.

hey guys,

Thought i'd use this opportunity to create an awareness on child labour.

Wikipedia defines it as 'the employment of children under an age determined by law or custom. This practice is considered exploitative by many countries and international organizations.'...

apparently, child labour dated back to the 17th century, hence the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

Was doing some research and never thought this would ever happen to Malaysian kids. How wrong was i when i stumbled upon this video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWScbBlhP6Y

Hope you have a strong stomach before you watch this.

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get well soon..

hey,

hope everyone had a good weekend. Visited an aunt at a hospital today.. she had a stroke last week..

Felt very sad when i saw her just lying there, helpless. As i recall, this is the second time i've seen her in that state. She had a tumor removed from her skull some years back (probably about 10 years ago). Ever since then, she wasn't really the same. she can't really remember things nowadays. everytime she sees me, she'll ask 'who are you?'.. or 'are you married?'.. we do laugh whenever she does that, but i feel extremely sad knowing that she actually can't remember me.. come to think of it, i can't really recall a time when she actually had her full memory..

well, about 4 days ago while traveling with her husband in Madinah (look it up), she had a stroke.. they arrived back in kl and was immediately taken to hospital. doctor diagnosed her as having a stroke and she's now in 'recovery' mode. As of now, she can only slightly move her left hand and leg.. Her right side is slowly coming back, but it definitely requires long sessions of physiotherapy... The sad thing is that she can't even talk yet.. someone was saying that they now need to make the brain start working again so that she can restart her speech and thought process..

Hope she gets well soon.. i never enjoy (don't think anyone does) seeing someone you know just lying there in the hospital bed, unable to speak, move or laugh and smile with you..

well, thats it from me today... pray for my aunt's speedy recovery!.

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update continued... and the wonders of irony.

hey,

when i start typing, i can't stop!. hahaha.. forgot to update you on certain significant items..

Sister - my sister had her engagement a few weeks ago!.. was a tiring but satisfying weekend. she seemed very happy and i'm always happy when she's happy.. kakngah, wishing you all the best!!..luv ya sis!!!

Weird book launch - was talking to a friend of mine who recently went to a book launch. she was commenting how stupid the book launch was. imagine this... the book was about 'HOW TO RAISE KIDS'..or something... well, the author was wearing a SKIMPY RED DRESS!!!..with lacy heels.. (or something)..and a huge ribbon on her ass apparently.. and kept on promoting that she was Miss Malaysia 1990 or someting..

on top of that, the sponsors for the show - Davidoff Cigars... and a LINGERIE brand!!!!..what the.... so they actually had a fashion show to strutt off the lingerie items.!!..

is it just me or there's something awfully wrong with that!!.. seriously, here you've got this book trying to teach parents how to raise kids and the only sponsors they could think of is a cigar and a lingerie brand!!.. what happend to Toy's R Us ???.. i just find that extremely ironic!!...

imagine if the author didnt really have a kid!! (i think she does, but i dont wanna know how he / she's being raised)...

so the lesson learned from "HOW TO RAISE KIDS'" book launch would be:

1. It's okay to smoke.
2. It's okay for guys to ogle at ladies dressed in undergarments.
3. It's okay for girls to dream of growing up and strutting themselves in undergarments (some people may think this is okay.. up to you.)
4. It's okay to dress like a cough*prostitute*cough when launching a book on "HOW TO RAISE KIDS"

...i wonder what's actually in the book.

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ICT Consultancy Services - Status Report as of 20 July 2007

hey everyone...

just realised i havent updated for the past 2 months... nothing much has happened, but i'll try to summarise below..

work - sucks as usual.. see the main title??.. that's basically what my main job is nowadays.. to do bloody status reports!!.. its extremely annoyingly ridiculously boring!!!! dont get me wrong, i'm as excited as the next person when it comes to 'gaji buta'.. but then again, my brain needs to function once in awhile.!.. hahah..

love life - couldn't be better!.. nuff said. 8)

Sports - well, i got myself injured again.. surprise surprise.. kinda hurt my wrist a few weeks ago playing futsal. never knew a ball could cause so much damage (no porn jokes here k).. well, i had huge bruise on my right wrist and had to basically wear a bandage for a week or so.. i'm back to playing futsal now though... someone gave me one word to describe me.... stubborn.

holiday - went for a trip to penang about a month ago with a bunch of friends. had a very good time!!.. met up with our penang buddy (how you chris??) and basically just had lots to eat. for more details on the trip, please refer to the following site: http://chrissie-tina.blogspot.com (i'm providing free ads to you chris)

Movies - watched transformers... brilliant movie. for some thoughts on it, log on to: http://let-it-rayn.blogspot.com (i'm providing free ads for you too may!!!). also managed to watch Borat on dvd.. ridiculously stupidly funny!.. hahaha.. a 'must watch'.

Other updates - my shoe got stolen today.. yea, my working shoe. was going for friday prayers and some idiot just snatched my shoes... i cant believe someone would actually go to a mosque (where normal people need to behave at their best) and start stealing shoes!!.. that's definitely a one way ticket to h*ll!!!>.. oh well. i kinda liked that shoe as well..

guess that's my update for now.. will try to update a bit more when i have the time!.. just that nowadays my daily activities have been rather routine...

anyway, hope you guys will have a good weekend!.. i'm playing bowling tomorow.. i think. depends on how well my wrist holds up!>...

ciao..

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sick.

hey,

How's everyone?. just realised that i havent blogged for the past 2 weeks. been quite busy at work (yea right). am currently down with a cold. been sick since last week, so decided to stay home and rest today. Went to the clinic today, but wasnt sick enough to get an MC (Medical Certificate(??)), but got some medicine. So, i'm technically typing this under drug influence. hhaha

Nothing much to update on my side. Don't really like being sick. I tend to be abit edgy when i'm sick. Get annoyed really fast with whatever. Those around me would know what i'm talking about. Even my dad managed to annoy me this morning (haha), and he was just being concerned. oh well.

work's been like its usual self. full of crap. Had a few redundant meetings here and there (will save that for another day) but mostly just sit around look busy.

Managed to hang out with my nephew and niece over the weekend (love them to bits!!!). There was one part where i thought was sweet.. i was lying down on the bed with my niece (2 months old) and the brother came over (2 years) and gave her a peck on the cheek, and kinda just brushed her hair with his hand. thought that was cute. hahaha..

besides that, didnt do anything much over the weekend. just rested and watched tv.

well, gonna head off for a nap.. drugs are kicking in. yaaawwwn...

gnite!

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