『雷門與江邊鳥』

回首2009，展望2010 (博客篇)

2010-01-04T22:00:00.001+08:00

8月，以《我要做個有錢人》再度角逐2009第三届《大馬中文部落格祭》，但因違例而被取消資格。來屆，我會再來的！

2009年12月12日偉哥與外星人共結連理。

《心連心》捐贈活動，雖然人數減少了，剩下的我們仍然繼續從心出發，每月供應15公斤的白米。

2009年，出席博客圈活動的頻率減少了。不過，我很是有在關注大家的近況～

祝大馬部落的大伙們，2010年心想事成！

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《AVATAR》

2010-01-03T00:55:00.002+08:00

接着2009年最后一部电影，隔天，也就是2010年1月1日，我和玲俩又到戲院觀看這部《AVATAR》。戲院幾乎又是飽滿！

劇情簡介

《AVATAR》確實非常精彩，非常震撼，潘多拉的風景更是引人入勝！好希望能再進戲院看3D版的！

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綠能革命—台灣的大機會

2010-01-02T19:15:00.001+08:00

从IT(Information Technology)到ET(Energy Technology)，太有趣了！能源科技会不会是未来10年的科技趋势呢？

从领导者、分享者、推动者、消费者，大马又能扮演怎样的角色？
我想大马可以积极地成为一个很好的分享者，分享丰富的天然资源及优厚的环境。

"necessity is the mother of invention"

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西班牙在沙漠中建成全球最大太阳能电站(图)

2010-01-01T11:57:00.002+08:00

据俄罗斯《纽带》网报道，全球最大的太阳能电站已于日前在西班牙的安达卢西亚(Andalucian)沙漠中投入运行。

京时间4月30日消息，据俄罗斯《纽带》网报道，全球最大的太阳能电站已于日前在西班牙的安达卢西亚(Andalucian)沙漠中投入运行。建造该电站的Abengoa能源公司表示，这座塔式太阳能电站的功率达20兆瓦，可保障超过11000户家庭的日常用电。

西班牙建成全球最大太阳能电站

塔式太阳能电站以所谓的集中太阳能发电(CSP)技术为基础，利用镜面将阳光反射至中央塔，使塔内水温达到1000℃以上。集中太阳能发电技术一向以其简便、廉价和高效的优点而著称，相比于光伏电板(PV)技术，它能够更有效地利用太阳能。不过，CSP技术只适用于天气晴朗、光照丰富的地区。

据介绍，这座电站中最主要的部件是一座高度接近170米的太阳能塔。有超过1200面特制的反光镜(每一面反光镜的面积相当于半个排球场)会将阳光反射到这座太阳能塔上，由此产生的高温可达1000摄氏度，足以将其中的液态水加热成蒸汽。而这些蒸汽又会驱动安放在塔内的涡轮发电机，从而产生出源源不断的电流。

这已是西班牙在安达卢西亚沙漠中建设的第二座大型太阳能电站。此前，Abengoa能源公司曾在这里建造过一座功率为10兆瓦的电站。该公司计划在2013年之前再在这一地区建设5座类似的电站。

随着这座20兆瓦电站的投入运营，西班牙的太阳能电站装机容量现在已达到约3000兆瓦，居欧洲第二位，仅次于德国。

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2009年結束前的最后一場電影

2009-12-31T23:49:00.001+08:00

2009年結束前，選擇和玲倆到戲院里觀看這部《Alvin and The Chipmunks 2 - The Squeakquel》，希望能在歡笑中輕松地度過2009年僅剩的分秒。

(來源網上)

不知曾幾何時，我看電影的“咖”，就只剩下玲一個。還是，我好像已經習慣了只跟她一起看，她陪我，我陪她。又或者是，其他人都不愿陪我看電影，人緣不好吧。

有時我還會發牢騷說，跟玲看同樣一部電影，會感覺無趣，沒有共鳴。不過，她都常把我的嘮叨當耳邊風，一邊進，另一邊出。

明天，我們倆又會去觀看《AVATAR》。

2010，HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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回首2009，展望2010 (感情篇)

2009-12-24T10:50:00.002+08:00

忘了從哪個時候開始。。。

身邊有了你陪我過生日、情人節、圣誕節等各個大大小小的節日，不覺孤單、寂寞。

旅行的路上，感覺有你陪伴，景色變得次要。

你讓我覺得踏實、滿足、幸福。

雖然這中間有愛過、憎恨、厭惡、傷害、擁有過、失去過等等，一切都是那么地刻骨銘心。

以后的日子，我會做得更好。

如果我做得不好，不管通過什么方式，請你告訴我。

浪漫是什么？

有人说：
浪漫应该是早上醒来，枕边人轻吻自己的面颊；浪漫应该是病倒在床上的时候，爱人端来的一碗亲手煲的粥；浪漫应该是做菜时，爱人在身边罗罗嗦嗦；浪漫应该是刷碗时，爱人轻轻从身后抱着自己，说着一天发生的事；浪漫应该是听者悦耳的音乐，和爱人相拥起舞……

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回顧2009，展望2010 (事業篇)

2009-12-23T22:14:00.001+08:00

自2008年11月成為正式員工后，工作方面算是順利。

年中(8月)及年終(12月)，公司分別都派了花紅。

在這所謂經濟蕭條的年頭，有份工作(收入)就算不錯了，現在還有花紅，不能埋怨啦～

最近工作量漸漸地在增加中，難免懷念過去GOYANG KAKI的日子。

x x x x x x

10月中，我去申請新加坡永久居留，可是結果被拒絕了。

也許是新加坡政府感覺到因過多外來移民，剝奪了新加坡人民的利益所造成的壓力，開始把申請緩了下來。

不過，我還是網上登記了1月的e-Appointment。

希望這次會成功。

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回顧2009，展望2010 (家庭篇)

2009-12-05T17:26:00.000+08:00

我家有6個成員，爸媽、我、老二、老三及小妹。

為了生活，6個人就分布在6個不同的地方，只留下老媽在家。因此，我媽在哪，我就認那是我家。老爸在沙巴、老媽在麻坡、我在新加坡、老二在美里、老三在臺灣及小妹在新山。除了老三在臺灣念研究所，其他的都是為了工作。錢是主謀，把大家都分開了。

以地理位置來計算，我距離小妹最近，再來是老媽。兩個小時的車程，我就可以和老媽見面。其他的，就非得坐飛機才能相見。托科技的福，真的想聯絡，只要動下手指就能聽見對方的聲音。可是心理上的距離感呢？能就這樣容易地化解嗎？

老三和小妹，只要上線MSN就能聊天，想看見對方，就用視頻。我平均一個月會回麻坡一次，回去見老媽，和老媽聊天。我常鼓勵她去學電腦，她說她對電子產品有恐懼，常落得有心無力。手機對她，只有兩個功能：接聽及撥打。不會打簡訊，只會讀簡訊。今年已52歲的她，只希望每年有機會到處旅行，走走看看。袮補自己過去因忙著賺錢持家而失去的光陰和機會。

剩下的就是老爸、老二。一年見面的次數，用五根手指數還綽綽有余。電話也少聯絡，主要是沒什么話題聊。關於他們的事情，都是從老媽或小妹那里得知。

這是我家目前的寫照。有點無奈，但也不強求改變，順其自然。

2010年1月我和玲飛到沙巴，拜訪老爸及GRACE CHANG，順道走走看看。

聽老媽說，過了年老二打算回到新山工作，老婆小孩也就可以天天看見外公外婆。老婆也可以工作，幫忙應付家里的開銷。

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Google Street View launched in Singapore

2009-12-02T22:58:00.000+08:00

SINGAPORE: Google Street View has arrived in Singapore - making it the first in Southeast Asia to have a virtual street guide based on photographs.

Cars fitted with cameras went around Singapore earlier this year to take the shots. The technology by Google allows users to view and navigate 360-degree street-level imagery, including the country's most iconic sights.

Google said that faces and licence plates are blurred out, and one can see what already is visible on public roads.

The web-based application can also be used on mobile phones. Businesses and organisations can add their own listings onto the application for free.

Google Street View was launched in 2007, and is currently available in 100 cities around the world.

Countries in the Asia-Pacific that already have Street View are Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

[source]

足不出門，能知天下。真是佩服！何時才輪到大馬呢？

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科学家：北极海冰形成晚迫使北极熊吃幼熊

2009-11-29T09:49:00.000+08:00

（综合讯）科学家发现，由于北极海冰形成时间延后，迫使一些饥饿的北极熊以幼熊为食物。

中央社报道，科学家表示，今年以来，至少已有七宗北极熊猎食幼熊的案例被人发现。

加拿大环境部退休生物学家史特林（Ian Stirling）表示，这是他从事科学工作以来，第一次见到这么多北极熊猎食幼熊的案例。

史特林表示，证据显示，北极熊猎食幼熊完全是为了食物，而非再交配。

史特林指出，哈德逊湾（Hudson Bay）的海冰以往很早就形成，北极熊可以利用海冰接近海豹，猎食后积聚过冬所需的脂肪。但现在，哈德逊湾的海冰形成比以往要晚数周，饥饿的北极熊等不及，只好先吃幼熊。[source]

動物因饑餓而食子，人類因貪婪而殘殺，『虎毒不食子』可能要改寫了。

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新山和新加坡人關系日益疏遠

2009-11-28T16:42:00.000+08:00

在谷歌找來了這篇《新新關系》，寫于2001年5月27日。

新山和新加坡人關系日益疏遠

据聯合早報報道，新山一群寫作人認為，新柔長堤兩岸的年輕人之間，關系日益疏遠。柔佛州一群留台畢業生最近推出一本以《新新關系》為名的著作，探討新山和新加坡兩岸的關系，以及新山的定位問題。該本著作認為，自從新馬分家后，新山已成為新馬關系的溫度計，一有風吹草動，新山最先感受到震動，也受到最大的沖擊。

舒慶祥：老一輩無所不談少一輩無言相對

《新新關系》里的一篇文章提到，研究新山歷史的舒慶祥表示，其父母和兄弟姐妹都已成為新加坡人，每年過年過節，他都會帶著孩子越過長堤拜會親友。然而，他發現，老一輩的人可以天南地北，無所不談，可是年輕一代卻是無言相對。

“老一輩人還有血緣關系緊緊相系，但年輕一代就沒有這种關系。”

他說，由于教育背景、社會文化以及思想觀念上的差距，兩地年輕人的接触越來越少，關系也越來越疏遠，已經沒有他們這輩的親密關系。

林明華：上一代骨肉親情下一代難再維系

《星洲日報》柔南區采訪主任林明華認為，上一代的骨肉親情，仍把兩地人民聯系在一起﹔他擔心若干年后，當老一代逐漸去去，在不同文化教育背景下成長的新一代，是否還能維持這种親密關系。

南方學院學術研究主任安煥然認為，新馬兩地目前的關系是一种廉价的交易，新加坡人來新山買便宜貨，新山人到新加坡賺新元，兩地人民雖然繼續交往，但是情感上的認同已經消失，理性的觀察也窄化了，“雙方看到的是彼此的缺點，而不是优點。”

他說，放大別人的缺點，強化自己的优點，往往就會產生誤解現象，進一步加深兩地的鴻溝。不少新加坡人因為經濟上的成就，產生一种錯誤和虛假的优越感，造成對新山的誤解，認為新山是個既落后又肮臟的地方。

此外，該本著作也寫道，27歲的新山人陳麗馨常聽新加坡同事形容新山是個又臟又亂的城市，而且是個時常會被打搶的地方。可是她后來發現，這些同事其實已經四五年沒到新山，有些人根本沒到過新山，衹是以訛傳訛。

陳麗馨說：“他們自以為了解而不加以觀察，就會對新山有偏見，甚至歧視。”

新山的時事評論員黃蘇認為，時至今日，新加坡人仍以“州府”或“聯邦”稱呼新山，而以“京畿”自許。這种潛意識的想法，無形中也造就年輕一代的刻板印象。

《新新關系》書中也提到，“新加坡人因為這种优越感而對新山存有一种刻板印象﹔新山人因為被別人矮化而心存不滿，無形中也對新加坡人產生以偏概全的誤解。

它說，“在新山人的印象里，在購物中心拿著計算机算匯率，比較商品价格的是新加坡人。在小販中心，口操流利英語，大吃大喝的是新加坡人。在馬路上超速疾駛，發揮車子最佳性能的，也是新加坡人。

“兩岸人民之間的刻板印象還在持續塑造著，政治力量再來插上一腳，更讓‘新新關系’烏云密布。”

《新新關系》標出10項
新山人辨認新加坡人的方法：
(1)幵著新加坡注冊車牌的車子，亂闖紅燈或超速的人。
(2)在購物時，手持計算机猛按的人。
(3)樣子看上去很“好練”（愛炫耀）的人。
(4)滿口“ABC”（講英語）的人。
(5)大批購買食油、衛生紙、奶粉、尿片等，是購物中心常見的購物狂。
(6)出入總有女傭隨侍在側的家庭。
(7)在菜市場買魚，特別要求小販不要清理內臟，裝袋時多加碎冰的人。
(8)穿著上刻意很休閒，卻上下皆為名牌服飾的人。
(9)一面買東西一面猛喊：“很便宜！”的人。
(10)過年時在新山海邊燃放鞭炮的人。

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我是12345新加坡，67新山的大馬人。

之前在新山一起共事的同事們，在離開后，90%都越過新柔長堤討生活去。

2007年1月，我也決意隨大家越過長堤去追“新加坡夢”。

轉眼間，已經快3年了。

整理版面

2009-11-28T00:03:00.000+08:00

趁著閑著沒事幹，把荒了多時的這里，整理一下。

現在整齊多了，有了好心情，迎接2010，迎接30！

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《家園 HOME》

2009-11-27T17:04:00.000+08:00

趁著哈芝節長假，閑著在家里沒事干。

通過PPS看這部電影《家園 HOME》。

之后的心情，非常沉重。

幾年前前看過《難以忽略的真相 An Inconvenient Truth》，這兩部同樣在說明地球因人類的文明發展而遭到破壞，人類一步步地走向滅亡。人類需要改變以往的生活方式。

比起上億的貧窮人口，我是僥幸的，有機會受教育，有份穩定的工資收入，生活在物質豐富的城市，不曾感覺饑餓。

我又能為防止全球氣候暖化做出什么貢獻呢？留下怎樣的地球給后代呢？

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LTA partners Google to provide traffic & transit information

2009-11-19T17:47:00.000+08:00

SINGAPORE: A new collaboration between Google and Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) will give commuters land transport options at their fingertips.

The result is a service that will allow commuters to plan their journeys based on current traffic status.

The partnership also marks the first time a country is working with Google to provide transport options as part of its global online map platform - Google Maps.

The LTA currently provides traffic and transit information to various other vendors for similar applications, and it hopes this service will encourage more people to take public transport.

"Our aim is to make sure that commuters have all the choices and they can choose between the different modes of transport on the bus, on the train, and to travel in different ways to reach their destination as smoothly as possible," said Yam Ah Mee, chief executive of Land Transport Authority.

The application is available at the following website - http://maps.google.com.sg/transport .

[source]

我更期待新加坡和大馬之間通關的交通情況。

沙巴 Tune Hotel@1Borneo

2009-10-14T07:49:00.000+08:00

為2010年1月8日-10日的沙巴行，第一次嘗試使用Tune Hotel的服務。Tune Hotel打著Asia's Best Value Hotels的行頭，讓我去看看它是不是名不其實吧。

沙巴，我又來咯～

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終於運動了。。。

2009-10-05T22:16:00.007+08:00

今天總算去運動了。

經過幾個星期的替餐后，今天開始去運動，燃燒脂肪。

之前也是有打算要開始運動，但一回到家，坐在電腦前，我的身體就賴著不離開椅子。

今天還沒坐在椅子上，就換了衣服，提了鞋子去跑步。

到了對面的公園，先是走了六圈，再跑兩圈，費時一個小時多，為了達到燃燒脂肪的效果。

今天算是踏出減肥的第二步。

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冷戰。。。

2009-09-30T07:57:00.003+08:00

你把我当成石膏再不跟我吵是不是一种预告
假装都看不到不再重要我不会再跟你闹

无言是一种毒药更像一把刀解开我们的拥抱
到底爱剩多少需要思考承诺随爱蒸发掉

不想再当配角安静让我动摇我想逃跑

我听到你冷战的心跳两败俱伤的记号闪躲不了
我知道莫名其妙求饶也不会是解药不如弃权走掉
面对冷的空气冷的墻壁冷到昏迷冷到我真的快窒息
冷战到何时能平息放我离去

无言是一种毒药更像一把刀解开我们的拥抱
到底爱剩多少需要思考承诺随爱蒸发掉
不想再当配角安静让我动摇我想逃跑

我听到你冷战的心跳两败俱伤的记号闪躲不了
我知道莫名其妙求饶也不会是解药不如弃权走掉
面对冷的空气冷的墻壁冷到昏迷冷到我真的快窒息
冷战到何时能平息放我离去

非常熟悉，裝作陌生，像租了個半張床的房客。

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计算每日所需热量

2009-09-17T07:11:00.000+08:00

上個星期持續了幾天，周末就破功了 -- 跟老同學到新加坡東海岸燒烤野餐。

沒關系，我會持續下去的。我要減肥！

首先來計算我每日所需的熱量（參考wikipidia【食物熱量表】）

男性，29岁, 115公斤，253.53磅（1公斤=2.20462262磅）

国际单位：体重(公斤) × 63 + 2850 = 基本热量（千焦耳）
115 x 63 + 2850 = 10，095 KJ

英制：体重(磅) × 7 + 680 = 基本热量（千卡）
253.53 x 7 + 680 = 2454.71 Kcal

速食麵1包100g，470千卡，我一天最多只能吃5包。搞到我現在都會非常注意包裝上的熱量指示。

我的減肥概念是減少熱量的攝取，再通過運動增加熱量的消耗，漸漸地養成習慣。

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我要減肥！

2009-09-04T08:26:00.002+08:00

（來源）

果真給corinne說中了！從08年的九月說到09年九月，我的體重沒下降！

我再說一次，“我要減肥！”（09年9月，會不會是等久久的感覺啊，汗～）

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新環境，新生活

2009-08-02T21:50:00.001+08:00

8月1日，我和玲搬家了。

由於前屋主打算把我們的房間當作嬰兒房，所以沒跟我們續約。這之前，我們是跟我的同事租房。哈，確實的說，是跟他的父母租房。五個人生活在同一個屋檐下。屈指一算，08年6月到現在，也有一年多了。一年多的緣分，加點感情，多了很多不舍。老話說，天下無不散之宴席。

在離開大牌102，安蒂還親自下廚炒飯，請我們吃，還有水果。現在回想起來，我們還算相處融洽，禮尚往來，真是難得！

-- 分割線 --

8月2日，也就是今天。我們正式住進的“新家”。昨天，搬好了東西，整理了一下就回新山。房租一樣，每個月550，有空調、家具、寬頻上網，及該有的，都有。不過，這房間大好多！

躺在床上的玲問：“怎么那房門感覺上離床很遠啊？”

這之前，我們每早睡醒都需把床褥翻起靠墻。有時，開門關門還會“卡”到床褥。現在，我們都不必把床褥翻起靠墻了，房門還是離床很遠。這就是舊式政府租屋的“大”好處！

也許感覺過去一年的生活開始很“顯”了，現在換下環境，讓生活來點新鮮感。明天將會有很多“第一次”，期待明天會更好！

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SMRT 車廂

2009-07-29T19:39:00.001+08:00

剛才下班時，我所乘搭的地鐵，車廂入口處就有一擋水，還是汽水，造成車廂地板黏黏的。搞得大家都非常地不自在。

前陣子，SMRT加強規定不能在地鐵站或車廂內吃喝東西(1)(2)(3)。

難道還真有人要再挑戰SMRT的工作效率？

現在，我更加支持這規定的執行。

2009 第三届《大馬中文部落格祭》

2009-07-20T22:39:00.001+08:00

商業欺詐

2009-07-16T19:36:00.003+08:00

Beware of these scams in the market. Don't invest blindly and lost all your hard earned money. Anything that is too easy to make money is usually a scam. Read the following interesting collections and be forewarned. Attached is a good compilation of suspicious business scams.

1. The Cafe Scams - Island Red Cafe & Stevens Corner
(strange, both in Pandan Indah) - Island Red Cafe collects members RM6,000 each and promised 5% return every month and even give you a name in the ROC as a shareholder but what’s the point when they run away? Stevens Corner, the famous indian coffee shop follows due to drop of business since their renovation. They collect RM3,000 per member and promise return of RM150 monthly and plans to open nice fanchisee cafe called StevensTeaGarden. Someone mentioned they will make you sign an agreement that give them the rights NOT to pay you anything in future. If you really wish to join, ask for a copy of their agreement and consult your lawyer BEFORE paying them. Bet you will NOT get a copy. Both collect money from new members with MLM recruitment schemes and pay the old members like Sunshine Empire. You never know when they will run away.

2. Sunshine Empire
This licensed and legal Company has an impressive office at the ground level of KUB building along Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, near Menara Public Bank and AmBank Building. They also have a showroom office at the ground level in the next building. 3 or 4 months ago, Singapore ’s Straits Times and The Paper published big news reminding their people to be careful and NOT to believe in them. Hope someone can put up the link or google for it.(As expected, they STOPPED paying back members now and all investors LOST their money). Someone below has put a link to the Singapore news. In fact there are more to it. Although Singapore is investigating them, they did not stop their business as the business is legal and so far, no Singaporean have failed to receive their commissions as promised. Thus, the government cannot stop them yet. The news published that the founder, director and group president is someone named James Phang but he is NOT the owner. Isn’t this quite strange? At the end of the game, James Phang can just disappear from the Company easily and claimed that he was just “employed”. Such trick always happened in scam businesses. Now, the Company has STOPPED paying commissions and interests to members with the excuse that the Singapore government has freezed their bank account while under investigation. Do you think their boss will be so stupid to keep much monies in the bank to be freezed? They are all transferred away. It’s just an excuse not to pay back to members and members are only paid “e-bonus-points” which is cashless. If they wish to convert to cash, they have to recruit new members to pay them cash and the recruiter less out tromp the amount. So victims act like Vampires and “forced” to victimise other victims if they wish to get their monies back. And their victims will later transform to vampires and the scam carries on…...

3. MobilWallet
This Company owned by 2 young men, Stanley & Rey Gan, office in Queens Avenue Park has collect multi-millions the last 2 years. Claimed that they tied up with Telekoms, Utility Board payment like Water & Electricity bills, even Maybank got fooled by them. Advertisement Billboards everywhere. They STOPPED paying back their members few months ago and the members cannot do anything because they are made to sign an agreement unaware that they have to claims if the company stopped paying them by CHANGING terms and policies.

4. Water Business - Oxygenated and Alkaline Water Products
Some of these are bottled water and some are filters or equipment that claimed the trick. One of the better known Company that sold “oxygen” water is SITO (supposed to stand for Selangor International Trading Organization and claimed Selangor State Government owned some share in it). The key person and founder is a Dato Robert Ong from Rawang but his name is no longer in the business now. Their products are sold for RM2 to RM3 for a 350ml bottle and now concentrating mostly in the Indian market. Their Chinese and Malays market are long gone since a year or 2 ago. Their customers are made to believe that their water has more oxygen and able to give miraculous effects for the body. Water is H2O, how to put more O into it? Anyone knows how much oxygen do we breathe into our body everyday at FOC? Latest news is that this SITO Company is going to create new label to market under a new Company since the SITO name has already gone bad. Someone informed that this Company is owing alot of money(due to refunds) to ex-stockists but just refuse to pay them. (Latest news, SITO shifted to another place and their MLM business has closed but planning to start again with a different name, beware!!) Alkaline Products - Can anyone explain how it can work for the body? The stomach’s gastric liquid is so acidic that water of any pH that goes through it will not make any difference.

5. Car Fuel Booster - K-Link
K-Link, the famous scam MLM Company that sold the footpatch TAKARA, later the “cock-ring” and energy-card launched the patrol-saving pills last year. Got so hot that even grocery shops are selling for them. Recently many of these cars that used the pills are rushing to the workshops to clean the residual. Few months ago, another MLM Company launched a fuel booster gadget, claimed that saves up to 20% fuel, that is attached to the cigarette lighter. Started off well using binary plan but businesses begin to fade now and most users find it NOT effective.

6. Perfumery Products
(eg.. Lampe Berger & Bel Air)(more details later). Lampe Berger is not so hot now in the neighbouring countries but there are still new victims every month in Malaysia . Must thanks to those who have contributed and kept the thread alive here in Kopitiam. Bel-Air have closed in Malaysia. LB is almost zero in Singapore. This perfumery product from France with over 100 years history is just bottles and fragrance (check the factory’s website) but the Company marketing them in Asia claimed “aromatherapy” products. Hong Kong TVB aired a program that exposed their scam but their members claimed that HK’s TVB already apologised to them. Note that the biggest strength in a MLM Scam is their members will go all way out to lie in order to defend for their Company. The reason is simple; these members fear that they will not be able to make their money back if the Company collapsed. Knowing that the Lampe Berger products are moving slow, they add a line of skincare products named Estebel, also claimed to have over 100 years history in France. (Hardly anymore Chinese newcomers, they are now tapping the Malays in Malaysia.)

7. Energy Products
(eg. stone pendants, bracelets, mattress and pillows). They use all sorts of gimmicks and demonstration to make you into believing them.. They will do some tricks and demo to prove that these products really produce energy BUT is there any tricks in their demo? So what if there really produce energy; is it good or strong enough to help the body? The effect is actually PLACEBO which I will elaborate in a new thread soon. (More details later.)

8. Hi-Tech Products
Names like bio-tech, nano-tech that claimed millions of dollars of research involved, eg Bio-Young and XKL few years ago. Most of these will claimed a professor behind them (even with name and picture of a person) or used words like “U.S.A. formula”, “German Technology” or “Nanotechnology” and no further details (more details later). If you ask for more details like the professor or factory’s address, the answer will be “trade secrets”.

9. Investment Schemes
SWISSCASH is the King of all. Swisscash is nearly over now but there are many similar and smaller ones that are still on. (Now, it’s closed or stopped paying back members.)

10. GoldQuest
This Company that claimed to be HK-based started with some non-value gold-plated coins that are sold for over RM2,000 have several names and changed products several times. QuestVacation, QuestNet, etc. They have several offices in Amcorp Mall, PJ and their key person (in fact, the owner), a Malaysian Indian was arrested last year in Indonesia for having involved in a very big Phillipines scam. Most of their overseas offices are closed or inactive but their Malaysia business is still hot, with some “energy” products. (Can someone please provide a link which showed the news that their boss was involved in a big scam in Philippines and was arrested in last year?)

11. Numerogy & Fortune Telling
A Company named Visible is using MLM to sell fortune telling classes using your birthday based on numerology fortune telling. Prospects will be told that they need to buy a certain “number” between 1 to 9 in the form of pendants or bracelets made of stainless steel and sold from RM600 to RM20,000. Customers, or rather victims are mostly females from rural areas. Very hot in Penang now and a number of spin-off Companies have started.

12. MJ - Life
MJ-Life - This Company boost of a very big background with many years of history which is NOT true. Their people or associates may be long in business but nothing to do with their MLM launched recently. Why do I consider it a scam or bad? New members are told to pay a sum of money (up to RM1000) and you get NOTHING for it. You only get a membership can entitle you to enjoy all sorts of special price and discounts when you have medical check-ups in their centres. They will claim all those check-ups cost more if done elsewhere. It’s not true. Only the naive and those new to medical check-ups will fall victims to them. Most members who paid the money ended up with nothing.

13. Seaweed Venture Scams
1 such Company is located in Taman Maluri, Cheras. They will ask you to invest a few thousands ringgits for their venture of growing seaweeds in East Malaysia and you are guaranteed returns. To gain your confidence further, they will tell you your investment money is secured by “insurance” or “unit trusts” & “trustees”. When you ask for further documents to prove, they will give all sorts of excuses or just ignore you because they know they cannot get you. These Seaweed scam is one of the hottest now, warn all your friends about it before they are victimised.

14. MXM (Previously MGM)
This is a master scam among the younger group, very successful 2 or 3 years ago but since there moved to their big 10-storey office at Phileo Damansara and changed name to MXM, their business dropped. They collect members RM3,000 to RM4,000 with credit card monthly easy payment and in return you get a hospital benefits insurance from Pacific Insurance worth only a few hundred RMs together with some you-don’t-need medical check-ups from their associate Company Pathlab. Also talk about fitness, lifestyles bullshit that is all worthless.

15. Gano Excel
This company from the north, a copycat of DXN selling Lingzhi capsules created a new Company called Gano iTouch to cash-in on the internet like e-Cosway after their Company went down the drain since the last 2 years, selling Linzhi and some no-value energy pendants and alkaline water gadgets. They provide free transport every weekend from KL to visit their Alor Star office.

16. NuLife (HK)
This Company started by some HK people has been in Malaysia for more than 10 years but they have flopped in HK and Malaysia due to bad management and a product scam making use of a prosecuted American named Dr Jeffrey Bland, found guilty of false products claim. Since this case in the US leaked out and many Malaysians found out that the real boss in HK is a Steven Tang (he cheated many Malaysians in another scheme about 20 years ago) their business went down all the way. Now they claim Malaysian partners cheated them and start a new Company in Malaysia. Watch out, this new Company will come out with some investment scheme idea that will get many to lose their money.

17. Arowana Fish Breeding Oora from Germany, Biofuel (Kompleks Maluri) etc -
These are some newer scams. Arowana fish venture ask you to invest some money and give you fixed return. Biofuel will tell you their Indonesia connections (just like Sunshine Empire before using Taiwan) & Oora from Germany(I never trust those cruel Germans) that market some bio-chips and a gadget that claims to give energy and therapeutic effects of acupuncture, tai-chi, yoga, etc depending how you set the toy-like gadget, wear it on your body and you get the effect later. They could not explain or provide any demonstration to prove their effectiveness. Only doctors and papers claim that I will never trust. The health effect is actually PLACEBO, which I will elaborate in a different thread.

大家要醒目點啊！！

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感情

2009-07-10T10:51:00.002+08:00

想跟你說：

有一种感情叫爱；
有一种感情叫憎恨；
有一种感情叫厌恶；
亦有一种感情叫伤害。

忘却掉一切的刻骨铭心的伤痛，
忘却掉一切痛彻心扉感情，
那将是最大的一种幸福……

爱过，痛过，拥有过，失去过，这便是生活！

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JB Sentral & RAPID JB

2009-07-08T14:23:00.003+08:00

Johor Bahru Sentral (JB Sentral) will be the new transport hub in Johor Bahru – housing a KTM train railway station and a bus station. It was designed to upgrade the existing railway station at Johor Bahru in response to the increasing demand of rail commuters.

New bus and taxi pick up points are provided along Jalan Jim Quee to enhance this new rail station.
The bus station is expected to handle approximately 15000 bus passengers per hour, to reduce traffic congestion on the 20 year-old Larkin Terminal Station. Two (2) multilevel car parks (comprising 726 car parking bays) are situated over both sides of the JB Sentral to provide parking facilities for the entire project.

As part of the new gateway, the JB Sentral will be located along Jalan Tun Abdul Razak. The new rail station sits over new tracks that will be connected to a swing bridge to cross the Straits of Johor to Singapore. A pedestrian bridge connects JB Sentral to Johor Bahru City Square and Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak (Tun Abdul Razak Complex), also known as the new CIQ – JB immigration.

Transportation chief advisor, Dato Ong Seng Yon has announced that an LRT system will be constructed around year 2015 to include JB Sentral as its main terminal. The project is expected to complete by end of 2019. The system would be known as RAPID JB (RAngkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Johor Bahru).

It will consists of 2 lines known as:

* Tebrau Line

Stations: JB Sentral-> Wadihana-> DangaCityMall-> Jln Abiad (Century Garden) ->Plaza Pelangi->Crystal Crown->PublicBank Taman Sentosa-> Mutiara Motors-> Kampung Melayu Baru-> Jln Kempas-> Kilang Yeos-> Taman Molek-> Taman Johor Jaya-> Carrefour-> AEON Tebrau City

* Skudai Line

Stations: Plaza Pelangi-> Holiday Plaza-> Terminal Bas Larkin-> Taman Tasek-> Teluk Danga-> Bandar Baru UDA-> Jln Camar 5 (Taman Perling) -> BestMart (Taman Nusa Bestari) -> Plaza Tasek (Taman Ungku Tun Aminah)

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