Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One from Bangladesh, another from India and the third, from China.
They go with a White House official to examine the fence.
The Bangladesh contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil.
"Well", he says, "I figure the job will run about $900. ($400 for materials, $400 for my team and $100 profit for me)".
The Chinese contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says,
"I can do this job for $700. ($300 for materials, $300 for my team and $100 profit for me)".
The Indian contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700."
The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
The Indian contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from China to fix the fence."
"Done!" Replies the official.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Swiftlets
I REFER to the various articles on swiftlet farming as well as letters from the CAP and Dennis Gong “Swiftlets are real hygienic lot” (The Star, Sept 2).
Being an expert in swiftlet farming, I would like to give a few pointers.
The species Aerodramus fuciphagus do not litter their droppings. Their droppings are only within the birdhouse. Extensive droppings in many towns are not from these swiftlets but from mud swallows that make their nest underneath shophouses.
Indeed, swiftlets are hygienic and do not mix with other birds. The moment they fly out of the bird-house, they will not touch the ground until they return to the bird-house. Swiftlets also prey on harmful insects, like fruit flies etc, and can increase the yield of farmers and reduce the use of pesticides. They are natural pest control agents.
However, in the long term, it is important that swiftlet houses are not located in shophouses in town centres due to aesthetics and noise pollution. They should be stand-alone units within agricultural areas.
They should also be located about 40km away from airports as they could pose a danger to planes.
Apart from that, swiftlet houses should conform to good farming practices as outlined by the Ministry of Agriculture.
As swiftlet farming is now increasingly seen as a financial gold mine, there are a few pointers potential investors must understand.
One disturbing trend is the development of huge bird-house complexes in one location. These are sold as units to potential buyers on the claim that these bird-houses will be filled with birds within a short time.
It is very unlikely that such huge bird-houses of hundreds of units can be filled within a short time. It will take 10 to 20 years or more for these massive bird-houses to be filled due to the slow natural population growth of the swiftlets in that particular locality.
As such, potential investors should make in-depth studies and consult experts in swiftlet farming before investing as the failure rate is more than 70%. The million ringgit investment may yield zero returns.
Apart from that, there are other quick-get-rich schemes using swiftlet farming as a front for their scam. Swiftlet farming entails a low initial return of one to five years, peaking only in the seventh to 10th year.
As such, it is impossible for the operators to give immediate 3% to 5% returns per month.
NATURE LOVER,
Kuala Lumpur.
Being an expert in swiftlet farming, I would like to give a few pointers.
The species Aerodramus fuciphagus do not litter their droppings. Their droppings are only within the birdhouse. Extensive droppings in many towns are not from these swiftlets but from mud swallows that make their nest underneath shophouses.
Indeed, swiftlets are hygienic and do not mix with other birds. The moment they fly out of the bird-house, they will not touch the ground until they return to the bird-house. Swiftlets also prey on harmful insects, like fruit flies etc, and can increase the yield of farmers and reduce the use of pesticides. They are natural pest control agents.
However, in the long term, it is important that swiftlet houses are not located in shophouses in town centres due to aesthetics and noise pollution. They should be stand-alone units within agricultural areas.
They should also be located about 40km away from airports as they could pose a danger to planes.
Apart from that, swiftlet houses should conform to good farming practices as outlined by the Ministry of Agriculture.
As swiftlet farming is now increasingly seen as a financial gold mine, there are a few pointers potential investors must understand.
One disturbing trend is the development of huge bird-house complexes in one location. These are sold as units to potential buyers on the claim that these bird-houses will be filled with birds within a short time.
It is very unlikely that such huge bird-houses of hundreds of units can be filled within a short time. It will take 10 to 20 years or more for these massive bird-houses to be filled due to the slow natural population growth of the swiftlets in that particular locality.
As such, potential investors should make in-depth studies and consult experts in swiftlet farming before investing as the failure rate is more than 70%. The million ringgit investment may yield zero returns.
Apart from that, there are other quick-get-rich schemes using swiftlet farming as a front for their scam. Swiftlet farming entails a low initial return of one to five years, peaking only in the seventh to 10th year.
As such, it is impossible for the operators to give immediate 3% to 5% returns per month.
NATURE LOVER,
Kuala Lumpur.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Tahlil
Assalamualaikum,
Bapa mertua Zulhairi jiran kita A-4-3, Buginvilla Apt telah kembali ke Rahmatullah malam semalam. Beliau menjemput kita semua ke rumah arwah untuk bacaan tahlil dan doa selamat di Apt Kenanga selepas Isyak malam ini.
Untuk keterangan lanjut boleh hubungi Sdr Hawari 0123419387.
Sekian, Terima kasih.
Bapa mertua Zulhairi jiran kita A-4-3, Buginvilla Apt telah kembali ke Rahmatullah malam semalam. Beliau menjemput kita semua ke rumah arwah untuk bacaan tahlil dan doa selamat di Apt Kenanga selepas Isyak malam ini.
Untuk keterangan lanjut boleh hubungi Sdr Hawari 0123419387.
Sekian, Terima kasih.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
INA OH INA...
" abg...tlg dtg umah segera, urgent".
Hakim baca sms sepantas kilat. Terus kol balik phone Ina. Tak berjawab.
Hakim cemas. Tak pernah Ina hantar sms macam tu. Hakim kelam kabut hidupkan
enjin kereta.
Dia risaukan kekasih tersayangnya itu. Macam-macam dalam kepalanya waktu
itu. Dia kenal Ina sejak dari zaman kanak-kanak lagi. Keluarganya berjiran
dengan keluarga Ina. Dari kecik mereka bermain bersama, kalau main
masak-masak dia sanggup bertumbuk dengan Farok semata-mata nak jadi bapak
kerana Ina mesti jadi mak.
Pernah Farok cakap dia pondan sebab sentiasa bermain dengan Ina waktu Farok
dan Saleh ajak main askar-askar. Dia ajak jugak Ina main askar-askar tapi
Ina cakap budak pompuan mana boleh main permainan kasar-kasar macam tu.
Sebab itulah dia sukakan Ina, lembut, penyayang dan penuh ciri-ciri
keperempuanan.
Bila masuk sekolahpun, dia dan Ina berbasikal sama-sama ke sekolah. Walaupun
Farok dan Saleh selalu kutuk bila dia tak mahu 'racing bmx' dengan depapun
dia tak kisah. Dia rela dikutuk oleh kawan-kawan daripada meninggalkan Ina
kayuh basikal sorang-sorang.
Dia pernah kena belasah sampai lebam bijik mata oleh 'Husin and the gang'
yang mengganggu Ina masa darjah tiga. Waktu darjah 4, bila dia mula lancar
tulis baca dan tahu berpantun sikit-sikit diapun tulis surat kpd Ina "Pen
merah pen biru, U baca I love U' bersama sebijik gula-gula Hacks sebagai
hadiah harijadi Ina...gara-gara surat itulah dia jelingan tajam Mak Ropiah
ibunya Ina yang terjumpa surat itu waktu menyemak buku sekolah Ina. Mak
Ropiah memberitahu hal itu kepada ibunya, dan hasilnya dia terpaksa menadah
telinga menahan leteran maknya. Nasib baik bapak tak tahu, kalau tidak naya.
Hakim gelak sorang-sorang waktu teringatkan peristiwa itu tapi fikirannya
kembali cemas mengingatkan sms Ina tadi. Sudah hampir 15 kali dia cuba
hubungi telefon Ina tapi masih tidak berjawab. Dia amat risau kala itu,
fikirannya menelah perkara yang buruk-buruk saja.
Dia risau kerana Ina tinggal seorang diri. Rakan serumah Ina, si Baizura
sedang bekerja kala itu. Dia tahu, Ina kerja shift pagi tadi, Baizura kerja
shift malam. Dia risau kerana panggilannya tidak berjawab.
Dia risau takut-takut rumah Ina dimasuki penyamun yang memang menjadi-jadi
akhir-akhir ini. Baru-baru ni, ada rumah di kawasan perumahan Ina dimasuki
perompak. Dia berdoa jika rumah Ina dimasuki perompak sekalipun janganlah
kekasih hatinya itu diapa-apakan, ambiklah barang apa saja yang mereka mahu
asalkan Ina tidak diapa-apakan. Dia berdoa sungguh-sungguh.
Dia bercinta dengan Ina sejak darjah 6 lagi, sejak dia mengerti apa itu
baligh bagi seorang laki-laki dan perempuan. Hingga sekarang mereka masih
bercinta. Kasihnya pada Ina dah macam Gunung Everest, tak tergoyahkan. Jika
tak ada aral melintang hujung tahun ini keluarganya akan masuk meminang Ina.
Ina akan menjadi surinya yang sah dan dia tak mahu apa-apa yang buruk
terjadi kepada bakal isterinya itu.
Keretanya memecut laju memasuki kawasan perumahan Ina. Sebaik berhenti di
depan rumah Ina Hakim terpa keluar dari kereta. Dia lompat pagar rendah
rumah Ina. Dia terpa ke pintu sambil jerit "Ina, Ina". Dia pulas tombol
pintu, pintu tak berkunci. Dia betul-betul cemas. Dia ketuk pintu bilik Ina.
Dia dengar esakan Ina. Ina menangis. Hakim makin cemas. Dia ketuk lagi pintu
bilik Ina sambil panggil nama Ina. Hakim tak boleh bersabar lagi, dia pulas
tombol pintu bilik Ina. Juga tak berkunci. Dia masuk bilik Ina, dia tengok
Ina teresak-esak atas katil. Rambut Ina kusut masai, Ina tekup muka sambil
menangis.
"Ina, apa yang terjadi sayang" Hakim cuba pujuk Ina. Ina masih dalam sendu.
"hu...hu..."
" Ina, cakap kat abang elok-elok, apa yang dah jadi"
"Hu..hu"
Hakim dah tak sabar, dia dah tak peduli walau apapun yang akan keluar dari
mulut Ina. Dia akan terima walau seburuk manapun berita yang akan keluar
dari mulut Ina.
Hakim goncang bahu Ina. "Ina, what hell is going on...tell me!!" Suara Hakim
kuat kali ini.
Ina berenti menangis, Ina tatap wajah Hakim, Ina renung mata Hakim.
"Bang, Ina lapar, nak makan nasik. Duit gaji tak masuk lagi."
*
hehehe..... jangan marah ek.. sekadar hiburan kita suma untuk hilangkan
tension... *
Hakim baca sms sepantas kilat. Terus kol balik phone Ina. Tak berjawab.
Hakim cemas. Tak pernah Ina hantar sms macam tu. Hakim kelam kabut hidupkan
enjin kereta.
Dia risaukan kekasih tersayangnya itu. Macam-macam dalam kepalanya waktu
itu. Dia kenal Ina sejak dari zaman kanak-kanak lagi. Keluarganya berjiran
dengan keluarga Ina. Dari kecik mereka bermain bersama, kalau main
masak-masak dia sanggup bertumbuk dengan Farok semata-mata nak jadi bapak
kerana Ina mesti jadi mak.
Pernah Farok cakap dia pondan sebab sentiasa bermain dengan Ina waktu Farok
dan Saleh ajak main askar-askar. Dia ajak jugak Ina main askar-askar tapi
Ina cakap budak pompuan mana boleh main permainan kasar-kasar macam tu.
Sebab itulah dia sukakan Ina, lembut, penyayang dan penuh ciri-ciri
keperempuanan.
Bila masuk sekolahpun, dia dan Ina berbasikal sama-sama ke sekolah. Walaupun
Farok dan Saleh selalu kutuk bila dia tak mahu 'racing bmx' dengan depapun
dia tak kisah. Dia rela dikutuk oleh kawan-kawan daripada meninggalkan Ina
kayuh basikal sorang-sorang.
Dia pernah kena belasah sampai lebam bijik mata oleh 'Husin and the gang'
yang mengganggu Ina masa darjah tiga. Waktu darjah 4, bila dia mula lancar
tulis baca dan tahu berpantun sikit-sikit diapun tulis surat kpd Ina "Pen
merah pen biru, U baca I love U' bersama sebijik gula-gula Hacks sebagai
hadiah harijadi Ina...gara-gara surat itulah dia jelingan tajam Mak Ropiah
ibunya Ina yang terjumpa surat itu waktu menyemak buku sekolah Ina. Mak
Ropiah memberitahu hal itu kepada ibunya, dan hasilnya dia terpaksa menadah
telinga menahan leteran maknya. Nasib baik bapak tak tahu, kalau tidak naya.
Hakim gelak sorang-sorang waktu teringatkan peristiwa itu tapi fikirannya
kembali cemas mengingatkan sms Ina tadi. Sudah hampir 15 kali dia cuba
hubungi telefon Ina tapi masih tidak berjawab. Dia amat risau kala itu,
fikirannya menelah perkara yang buruk-buruk saja.
Dia risau kerana Ina tinggal seorang diri. Rakan serumah Ina, si Baizura
sedang bekerja kala itu. Dia tahu, Ina kerja shift pagi tadi, Baizura kerja
shift malam. Dia risau kerana panggilannya tidak berjawab.
Dia risau takut-takut rumah Ina dimasuki penyamun yang memang menjadi-jadi
akhir-akhir ini. Baru-baru ni, ada rumah di kawasan perumahan Ina dimasuki
perompak. Dia berdoa jika rumah Ina dimasuki perompak sekalipun janganlah
kekasih hatinya itu diapa-apakan, ambiklah barang apa saja yang mereka mahu
asalkan Ina tidak diapa-apakan. Dia berdoa sungguh-sungguh.
Dia bercinta dengan Ina sejak darjah 6 lagi, sejak dia mengerti apa itu
baligh bagi seorang laki-laki dan perempuan. Hingga sekarang mereka masih
bercinta. Kasihnya pada Ina dah macam Gunung Everest, tak tergoyahkan. Jika
tak ada aral melintang hujung tahun ini keluarganya akan masuk meminang Ina.
Ina akan menjadi surinya yang sah dan dia tak mahu apa-apa yang buruk
terjadi kepada bakal isterinya itu.
Keretanya memecut laju memasuki kawasan perumahan Ina. Sebaik berhenti di
depan rumah Ina Hakim terpa keluar dari kereta. Dia lompat pagar rendah
rumah Ina. Dia terpa ke pintu sambil jerit "Ina, Ina". Dia pulas tombol
pintu, pintu tak berkunci. Dia betul-betul cemas. Dia ketuk pintu bilik Ina.
Dia dengar esakan Ina. Ina menangis. Hakim makin cemas. Dia ketuk lagi pintu
bilik Ina sambil panggil nama Ina. Hakim tak boleh bersabar lagi, dia pulas
tombol pintu bilik Ina. Juga tak berkunci. Dia masuk bilik Ina, dia tengok
Ina teresak-esak atas katil. Rambut Ina kusut masai, Ina tekup muka sambil
menangis.
"Ina, apa yang terjadi sayang" Hakim cuba pujuk Ina. Ina masih dalam sendu.
"hu...hu..."
" Ina, cakap kat abang elok-elok, apa yang dah jadi"
"Hu..hu"
Hakim dah tak sabar, dia dah tak peduli walau apapun yang akan keluar dari
mulut Ina. Dia akan terima walau seburuk manapun berita yang akan keluar
dari mulut Ina.
Hakim goncang bahu Ina. "Ina, what hell is going on...tell me!!" Suara Hakim
kuat kali ini.
Ina berenti menangis, Ina tatap wajah Hakim, Ina renung mata Hakim.
"Bang, Ina lapar, nak makan nasik. Duit gaji tak masuk lagi."
*
hehehe..... jangan marah ek.. sekadar hiburan kita suma untuk hilangkan
tension... *
Friday, July 31, 2009
Rendah Diri.
Terfikir sejenak tentang perasaan rendah diri. Lebih-lebih lagi apabila kita sebagai pemimpin. Banyak tokoh-tokoh besar dan agung mempunyai sikap dan keterampilan rendah diri akan membuatkan zaman pemerintahannya agung dan makmur. Berbeza dengan sikap pemimpin yang kejam, zaman mereka lebih kepada kehancuran tamaddun itu sendiri.
Rude Receptionist.
An older gentleman had an appointment to see the urologist who shared
offices with several other doctors. The waiting room was filled with
patients. As he approached the receptionist's desk, he noticed that the
receptionist was a large unfriendly woman who looked like a Sumo wrestler.
He gave her his name.
In a very loud voice, the receptionist said, "YES, I HAVE YOUR NAME HERE;
YOU WANT TO SEE THE DOCTOR ABOUT IMPOTENCE, RIGHT?"
All the patients in the waiting room snapped their heads around to look at
the very embarrassed man. He recovered quickly, and in an equally loud voice
replied,
'NO, I'VE COME TO INQUIRE ABOUT A SEX CHANGE OPERATION, BUT I DON'T WANT THE
SAME DOCTOR THAT DID YOURS.'
DON'T MESS WITH OLD FOLKS
offices with several other doctors. The waiting room was filled with
patients. As he approached the receptionist's desk, he noticed that the
receptionist was a large unfriendly woman who looked like a Sumo wrestler.
He gave her his name.
In a very loud voice, the receptionist said, "YES, I HAVE YOUR NAME HERE;
YOU WANT TO SEE THE DOCTOR ABOUT IMPOTENCE, RIGHT?"
All the patients in the waiting room snapped their heads around to look at
the very embarrassed man. He recovered quickly, and in an equally loud voice
replied,
'NO, I'VE COME TO INQUIRE ABOUT A SEX CHANGE OPERATION, BUT I DON'T WANT THE
SAME DOCTOR THAT DID YOURS.'
DON'T MESS WITH OLD FOLKS
Monday, July 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
PPSMI
Seperti yang kita semua maklum tentang penggunaan penghantar Inggeris dalam mata pelajaran Sains dan Matematik yang sekarang heboh diperkatakan oleh orang ramai. Di sebabkan ramai yang memperkatakan isu ini, saya terfikir sejenak.
Sejenak kerana memikirkan masa depan anak saya yang masih bersekolah dan terikat dengan peraturan yang dikenakan. Pada masa ini mereka belum faham tentang bahasa penghantar ini. Samada Inggeris atau Bahasa Melayu, mereka boleh belajar dan memahami dengan sempurna kerana mereka mempunyai kemampuan untuk tujuan tersebut. Tetapi apabila difikirkan lagi apabila saya memperlekehkan bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa kedua dan sub standard bagaimana pula mereka akan berfikir pada zaman mereka. Kita semua telahpun melihat kesan terhadap kecenderungan untuk memperlekehkan bahasa Melayu di papan tanda, billboard, iklan di media dan bacaan teks untuk pelajaran di sekolah!
Jadi, disebabkan perlekehan ini akan menjadi satu budaya maka identiti Kemelayuan akan di perlekehkan juga. Pada masa hadapan mungkin anak melayu akan malu terhadap identiti Melayu mereka. Siapakah yang akan dipersalahkan pada masa itu? Kita semua telah tiada untuk diadili.
Jika sekarang kita merasakan bahasa Melayu adalah Kuno dan tidak menepati bahasa yang dianggap moden fikirkan tentang erti kemodenan bahasa dari segi pencapaian sesuatu bangsa. Apakah kita menilai kemunduran bangsa berpunca dari bahasa?
Di sebalik keghairahan kita memartabatkan bahasa Inggeris sebagai bahasa Moden, kita tak sedar iklan pekerjaan di surat khabar Inggeris mengutamakan bahasa MANDARIN! Dimanakah hala tuju kita? Bahasa mana sekarang? Tak Mustahil satu hari nanti jika kawan Tamil saya membuka kilang dan beliau memilih bahasa Tamil sebagai keutamaan!
Saya selalu mengingatkan semua kawan-kawan saya bahawa kita sebenarnya bukan bersaingan dengan bangsa asing tetapi dengan bangsa Melayu sendiri! Persaingan yang saya kira amat sengit adalah untuk mewujudkan jati diri sebagai Bangsa Melayu yang berbahasa Melayu, adat susila Melayu dan tentunya ianya identiti diri kita untuk bersaingan dengan bangsa asing.
Jadi kepada bijak pandai, ahli politik bertindaklah atas kejujuran dari hari nurani masing-masing.
Roti Kaya Bagan Datoh.
Kalau anda dalam perjalanan ke Bagan Datoh, sampai sahaja ke Batu 19 tentu penjual roti selalu berada di tepi jalan. Cubalah beli dan rasa kaya buatan sendiri. sungguh enak.
Laksa Johor special
Laksa JOhor di Plaza Larkin sungguh enak. Bersebelahan dengan kompleks perhentian bas Larkin. Rasanya berbeza dengan laksa yang lain.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Thousands caught unawares as 2m-high flash floods hit KL
Thousands caught unawares as 2m-high flash floods hit KL
By PRIYA MENON
KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of motorists were stuck in massive traffic jams for more than two hours yesterday evening after a storm caused flash foods in various parts of the city.
Flood waters rose up to 2m at the junction of the Dynasty Hotel on Jalan Ipoh and in the Kampung Baru area.
Wat-er mess: Cars parked behind the PWTC in Kuala Lumpur submerged in muddy flood waters after a downpour yesterday evening. — AHMAD ASMADI
Some motorists had to abandon their cars in the middle of the road when the flood waters threatened to submerge their vehicles.
Among those stuck in the jam was singer Francessca Peters, who was in a car driven by her sister Bibiana.
They were stuck at the Jalan Ipoh-Jalan Pahang junction as police had closed the road because of the flood.
“Pedestrians had to wade through muddy water,” Bibiana, 40, said.
Among the other badly-hit areas were Jalan Kolam Air, Jalan Union, Jalan Parlimen, Jalan Gombak, Bulatan Dato Onn, Segambut and Jalan Tun Razak.
Residents at Jalan Kolam Air were badly affected as flood waters rose as high as one metre. A resident, Ravi Chandran, 43, said it was not the first time the area had been flooded. The residents live beside Sungai Batu and flash floods have been occurring for years.
According to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall flood information centre, the floods began at 5pm after a downpour.
Enforcement officer Chief Insp Lamli Musa said the flood waters began to recede after the Smart Tunnel was closed to traffic to enable flood operations.
“We sent our officers to the affected areas and police were also sent out to help ease traffic congestion,” he said.
By PRIYA MENON
KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of motorists were stuck in massive traffic jams for more than two hours yesterday evening after a storm caused flash foods in various parts of the city.
Flood waters rose up to 2m at the junction of the Dynasty Hotel on Jalan Ipoh and in the Kampung Baru area.
Wat-er mess: Cars parked behind the PWTC in Kuala Lumpur submerged in muddy flood waters after a downpour yesterday evening. — AHMAD ASMADI
Some motorists had to abandon their cars in the middle of the road when the flood waters threatened to submerge their vehicles.
Among those stuck in the jam was singer Francessca Peters, who was in a car driven by her sister Bibiana.
They were stuck at the Jalan Ipoh-Jalan Pahang junction as police had closed the road because of the flood.
“Pedestrians had to wade through muddy water,” Bibiana, 40, said.
Among the other badly-hit areas were Jalan Kolam Air, Jalan Union, Jalan Parlimen, Jalan Gombak, Bulatan Dato Onn, Segambut and Jalan Tun Razak.
Residents at Jalan Kolam Air were badly affected as flood waters rose as high as one metre. A resident, Ravi Chandran, 43, said it was not the first time the area had been flooded. The residents live beside Sungai Batu and flash floods have been occurring for years.
According to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall flood information centre, the floods began at 5pm after a downpour.
Enforcement officer Chief Insp Lamli Musa said the flood waters began to recede after the Smart Tunnel was closed to traffic to enable flood operations.
“We sent our officers to the affected areas and police were also sent out to help ease traffic congestion,” he said.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
marilah belajar bahasa kelate...
marilah belajar bahasa kelate...
Bagi orang K.L mungkin Lucu & agak pelik.
Bagi Orang Kelate Bahasa nya unik. Setuju tak?
amik mano tuh?
UTK REFRESH BALIK... takut2 ado hok tok ingat doh...... maklumlah duk lluar
lamo..... kalu balik kappong tok la malu
Vocabulary :
Bokbong - spesis musang
Ttuyup - pepatung
Pok Kor - spesis mengkarung
Ike Kkhonge - ikan cencaru
Gelenyar,Gletah -mengenyam, getik
saksoba = Absorber
Supik Gelenyar/supik rhokrhak - plastik bag (yang nipis tu.)
Buah Topoh = buah epal (diambil dr perkataan Arab "tuffah" = epal)
mokte = rambutan
kuk/kok = sekeh
njja = tendang
x cakno = x hirau
nyaknyo = kesian
bbaloh = kelahi
Ggaduh = nak cepat (double `G' means sabdu))
debe = berani gilerr
Bekwoh = kenduri (mungkin berasal dari big work)
Tohok = buang
rhukah = panjat
Ghoho k = susah, payah
hungga = lari (bkn hungga bungga ekk)
cuwoh = curah
getek/etek = juga
tepoh = langgar
tubik = keluar
SIAK DUK GGOBAR = Jangan risau.. Don't worry, be happy!!!
IDAK KO = cuma
WAK GGOGHI = Bagi memulakan sesuatu.. to start with.(biase nyer dlm
urusan perniagaan)
DEKPONG GAK EH = Kalau ya pun
Jjughuh = baik (jjughuh budok tu = baik budak tu)
Kelaghing = kesat/not smooth (kulit kelaghing = skin not smooth
enough)
belengas = melekit
klikpah klikpah = terpinga pinga
lipotey = x tetap duduk
nneting = melantun
Kelantan + English?? = "Kelantalish"
Contoh:
POZEK (deposit),
RIZAT (1.result
NNEJA (manager),
ISTEK (estate),
SUWIH (switch),
MERKET (market), dll...
BOKK (book)
rhoba (rubber)pemadam
Kata penguat dlm bahaso Klate pun boleh tahan menarik:
manis LLETING
masin PPEGHAK
pahit LLEPE
mase PPUGHIK
tawar EBER
putih SSUEH
hite LLEGE
biru KKETU
kuning NNEHE
kenye BBONYAH
comel LLOTE
gemuk DDEBOK
busuk BANGA
hapok KOHONG
nnakut/penakut apah
cerhoh/cerah jheriloh
jatuh celabok
kuca hanya (suara mengidung sedikit)
Ada beberapa "bunga bahasa" dalam loghat kelantan yang unik..
Antaranya:
YAK = lebih kurang "opocot!!!" atau "oops!!"
DEH? = memohon restu atau persetujuan. ..lebih kurang "OK?",
GAK = lebih kurang "habis tu.." atau "so.."
PAH? = lebih kurang "GAK"
HO(bunyi naik ke hidung sikit ) = "ya lah.." atau "yes"
DOCK? = lebih kurang "bukan?", "betul tak?" atau "isn't it?"
LAMOKE = nanti kan
Seperkara lagi, ada diantara perkataan dalam penggunaan biasa loghat
Kelantan di anggap TABOO dalam loghat yang lain, atau
sekurang-kurangnya tak manis didengar pengertiannya di dalam loghat
tempat lain...Yang popular digunakan antaranya:
CEBOCK : kita maksudkan 'cedok', selalunya untuk cecair, mencedok
air. Banyak tempat sebelah pantai barat membawa maksud "basuh b***k"
(istinja).
PPATAK : kita maksudkan 'paling bawah'. Mencarut bagi mereka...
JEBO : kita maksudkan 'botol' (kurang popular sebenarnya, tapi org
tua-tua masih guna perkataan ni..) Kalau silap dengar, lain
maksudnya.
NYOR KOTER : kita maksudkan "kelapa tua yang kering tak berair"
(ingat slogan CAWAT KOTE?) di kebanyakan tempat, ianya mencarut
juga!!
TTINO : kita maksudkan 'perempuan' tapi bila sebut BETINA, ramai yang
marah.(begi tu juga JATE...)
AIR TUAK : kita minum di bulan puasa, buat berbuka!!! Bagi orang
luar, TUAK adalah Haram (sama taraf dengan TODI & ARAK...)Yang fresh
& manis tu dipanggil NIRA.
NNATE : kadangkala "simbol" kemesraan antarakawan. ..cuba direct
translate jadi BINATANG... Boleh bergaduh nanti...
SUKU SAKAT : bagi kita,bermaksud "tidak kena mengena", bagi org KL,
ia bermaksud "kaum kerabat" contradict betul!!!sprt gak perkataan
bujang(buje) membawa erti janda kalu di kelantan.
SIA = sembuh
Biasanya perkataan yang berakhir dengan`an',' am','ang' diganti dengan
`e'. cth :
Jangan = jange
Lengan = lenge
ayam = aye
Geran = gere,
Pisang = pise
Malam = male BUT NEVER NEVER & NEVER apply this formula on words like
pelam(mangga) & pelan.(nanti jd lain lak.)
Akhir sekali, peranan "SABDU" dalam loghat Kelantan. Begitu besar dan
boleh membezakan langit dengan bumi. Sekadar contoh,
Tanpa 'sabdu' orang boleh patah gigi kerana MAKAN KANTIN, sepatutnya
disebut MAKE KKETENG (eating at the canteen)!!!
Atau salah faham antara TAK PAKAI (not wearing) dengan TOK PPAKA
(useless).Atau keliru diantara KECEK('ngenen' ) dengan KKECEK
(bercakap) dan juga banyak di ringkaskan pecakapan sprt :make kkeda
(makan di kedai) maye ssejid (sembahyang di masjid)tido lluar(tidur
di luar)
so itula tutorial kite ttg bhs kelantan..(kalu nk himpun bnyk lg)
Bagi orang K.L mungkin Lucu & agak pelik.
Bagi Orang Kelate Bahasa nya unik. Setuju tak?
amik mano tuh?
UTK REFRESH BALIK... takut2 ado hok tok ingat doh...... maklumlah duk lluar
lamo..... kalu balik kappong tok la malu
Vocabulary :
Bokbong - spesis musang
Ttuyup - pepatung
Pok Kor - spesis mengkarung
Ike Kkhonge - ikan cencaru
Gelenyar,Gletah -mengenyam, getik
saksoba = Absorber
Supik Gelenyar/supik rhokrhak - plastik bag (yang nipis tu.)
Buah Topoh = buah epal (diambil dr perkataan Arab "tuffah" = epal)
mokte = rambutan
kuk/kok = sekeh
njja = tendang
x cakno = x hirau
nyaknyo = kesian
bbaloh = kelahi
Ggaduh = nak cepat (double `G' means sabdu))
debe = berani gilerr
Bekwoh = kenduri (mungkin berasal dari big work)
Tohok = buang
rhukah = panjat
Ghoho k = susah, payah
hungga = lari (bkn hungga bungga ekk)
cuwoh = curah
getek/etek = juga
tepoh = langgar
tubik = keluar
SIAK DUK GGOBAR = Jangan risau.. Don't worry, be happy!!!
IDAK KO = cuma
WAK GGOGHI = Bagi memulakan sesuatu.. to start with.(biase nyer dlm
urusan perniagaan)
DEKPONG GAK EH = Kalau ya pun
Jjughuh = baik (jjughuh budok tu = baik budak tu)
Kelaghing = kesat/not smooth (kulit kelaghing = skin not smooth
enough)
belengas = melekit
klikpah klikpah = terpinga pinga
lipotey = x tetap duduk
nneting = melantun
Kelantan + English?? = "Kelantalish"
Contoh:
POZEK (deposit),
RIZAT (1.result
NNEJA (manager),
ISTEK (estate),
SUWIH (switch),
MERKET (market), dll...
BOKK (book)
rhoba (rubber)pemadam
Kata penguat dlm bahaso Klate pun boleh tahan menarik:
manis LLETING
masin PPEGHAK
pahit LLEPE
mase PPUGHIK
tawar EBER
putih SSUEH
hite LLEGE
biru KKETU
kuning NNEHE
kenye BBONYAH
comel LLOTE
gemuk DDEBOK
busuk BANGA
hapok KOHONG
nnakut/penakut apah
cerhoh/cerah jheriloh
jatuh celabok
kuca hanya (suara mengidung sedikit)
Ada beberapa "bunga bahasa" dalam loghat kelantan yang unik..
Antaranya:
YAK = lebih kurang "opocot!!!" atau "oops!!"
DEH? = memohon restu atau persetujuan. ..lebih kurang "OK?",
GAK = lebih kurang "habis tu.." atau "so.."
PAH? = lebih kurang "GAK"
HO(bunyi naik ke hidung sikit ) = "ya lah.." atau "yes"
DOCK? = lebih kurang "bukan?", "betul tak?" atau "isn't it?"
LAMOKE = nanti kan
Seperkara lagi, ada diantara perkataan dalam penggunaan biasa loghat
Kelantan di anggap TABOO dalam loghat yang lain, atau
sekurang-kurangnya tak manis didengar pengertiannya di dalam loghat
tempat lain...Yang popular digunakan antaranya:
CEBOCK : kita maksudkan 'cedok', selalunya untuk cecair, mencedok
air. Banyak tempat sebelah pantai barat membawa maksud "basuh b***k"
(istinja).
PPATAK : kita maksudkan 'paling bawah'. Mencarut bagi mereka...
JEBO : kita maksudkan 'botol' (kurang popular sebenarnya, tapi org
tua-tua masih guna perkataan ni..) Kalau silap dengar, lain
maksudnya.
NYOR KOTER : kita maksudkan "kelapa tua yang kering tak berair"
(ingat slogan CAWAT KOTE?) di kebanyakan tempat, ianya mencarut
juga!!
TTINO : kita maksudkan 'perempuan' tapi bila sebut BETINA, ramai yang
marah.(begi tu juga JATE...)
AIR TUAK : kita minum di bulan puasa, buat berbuka!!! Bagi orang
luar, TUAK adalah Haram (sama taraf dengan TODI & ARAK...)Yang fresh
& manis tu dipanggil NIRA.
NNATE : kadangkala "simbol" kemesraan antarakawan. ..cuba direct
translate jadi BINATANG... Boleh bergaduh nanti...
SUKU SAKAT : bagi kita,bermaksud "tidak kena mengena", bagi org KL,
ia bermaksud "kaum kerabat" contradict betul!!!sprt gak perkataan
bujang(buje) membawa erti janda kalu di kelantan.
SIA = sembuh
Biasanya perkataan yang berakhir dengan`an',' am','ang' diganti dengan
`e'. cth :
Jangan = jange
Lengan = lenge
ayam = aye
Geran = gere,
Pisang = pise
Malam = male BUT NEVER NEVER & NEVER apply this formula on words like
pelam(mangga) & pelan.(nanti jd lain lak.)
Akhir sekali, peranan "SABDU" dalam loghat Kelantan. Begitu besar dan
boleh membezakan langit dengan bumi. Sekadar contoh,
Tanpa 'sabdu' orang boleh patah gigi kerana MAKAN KANTIN, sepatutnya
disebut MAKE KKETENG (eating at the canteen)!!!
Atau salah faham antara TAK PAKAI (not wearing) dengan TOK PPAKA
(useless).Atau keliru diantara KECEK('ngenen' ) dengan KKECEK
(bercakap) dan juga banyak di ringkaskan pecakapan sprt :make kkeda
(makan di kedai) maye ssejid (sembahyang di masjid)tido lluar(tidur
di luar)
so itula tutorial kite ttg bhs kelantan..(kalu nk himpun bnyk lg)
Komen SYABAS. Penting kepada semua penduduk.
salam,
syabas telah melakukan pemeriksaan pada hari ini 26/2/2009 jam 9.00 pagi ke 5 buah apatmen yang terlibat dengan migrasi meter air.
komen;
labelling tidak sesuai-tindakan kpd kontraktor,mpsb.
ampai baju-tindakan kpd semua penduduk. jgn mengadakan ampaian baju berdekatan dengan meter air,menghalang meter air.
meter clamp-tindakan kpd semua penduduk. ubah dan alihkan semua jenis clamp pada meter air.
water filter-tindakan kpd semua penduduk.ubah danalihkan segala jenis water filter dari meter air.
meter stand untuk rumah sampah-tindakan kpd kontrak dan mpsb.
grill-tindakan kpd semua penduduk.ubah dan alihkan segala jenis grill yang menghalang meter air.
motosikal,basikal yang dikunci bersama meter air-tindakan kpd semua penduduk.alih dan ubahkan semua motosikal dan basikal dari kawsan meter air.
untuk apt buginvilla dan anggerik-pintu riser akan dibuat selepas pemeriksaan meter.tindakan kepada semua ketua penduduk,jmb dan agen pengurusan menulis surat undertaking kepada syabas, mengaku akan membuat dan membaiki pintu riser selepas pemeriksaan syabas.
jika alasan-alasan yang dinyatakan di atas dapat dipatuhi dan diselaraskan, syabas tiada masalah untuk meluluskan pemeriksaan meter.
pemeriksaan akan dijalankan semula selepas kepastian diperolehi dari semua ketua penduduk ttg permasalahan diatas.
terima kasih.
syabas telah melakukan pemeriksaan pada hari ini 26/2/2009 jam 9.00 pagi ke 5 buah apatmen yang terlibat dengan migrasi meter air.
komen;
labelling tidak sesuai-tindakan kpd kontraktor,mpsb.
ampai baju-tindakan kpd semua penduduk. jgn mengadakan ampaian baju berdekatan dengan meter air,menghalang meter air.
meter clamp-tindakan kpd semua penduduk. ubah dan alihkan semua jenis clamp pada meter air.
water filter-tindakan kpd semua penduduk.ubah danalihkan segala jenis water filter dari meter air.
meter stand untuk rumah sampah-tindakan kpd kontrak dan mpsb.
grill-tindakan kpd semua penduduk.ubah dan alihkan segala jenis grill yang menghalang meter air.
motosikal,basikal yang dikunci bersama meter air-tindakan kpd semua penduduk.alih dan ubahkan semua motosikal dan basikal dari kawsan meter air.
untuk apt buginvilla dan anggerik-pintu riser akan dibuat selepas pemeriksaan meter.tindakan kepada semua ketua penduduk,jmb dan agen pengurusan menulis surat undertaking kepada syabas, mengaku akan membuat dan membaiki pintu riser selepas pemeriksaan syabas.
jika alasan-alasan yang dinyatakan di atas dapat dipatuhi dan diselaraskan, syabas tiada masalah untuk meluluskan pemeriksaan meter.
pemeriksaan akan dijalankan semula selepas kepastian diperolehi dari semua ketua penduduk ttg permasalahan diatas.
terima kasih.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Aktiviti Tahunan KRT Buginvilla.
Mesyuarat AJK KRT akan di adakan pada Ahad, 1/3/2009, 10 pagi di Dewan Buginvilla. Kedatangan adalah diwajibkan.
salam,
peruntukan dari krt daerah telah pun dimasukkan ke akaun krt buginvilla.
perkara-perkara yang perlu dilakukan;
1.papan tanda dan bilik operasi. seperti sedia maklum bilik operasi adalah di sebelah dewan buginvilla.surat kelulusan telah diperolehi untk krt menggunakan bilik ini sebagai bilik operasi. bilik ini perlu dilengkapi dengan carta organisasi, objektif krt, piawai krt mengikut aturan kementerian perpaduan. bilik ini juga perlu dilengkapi dengan perabut seperti meja, kerusi dan lain-lain yang difikirkan perlu untuk beroperasi. papan tanda sedia ada perlu di tulis semula kepada 'kawasan rukun tetangga kawasan apatmen buginvilla' .
2.perancangan tahunan. adalah diharapkan kepada semua ahli supaya dapat memberi maklum balas tentang aktiviti yang akan dijalankan dalam tahun 2009 ini yang berdasarkan perpaduan masyarakat harmoni dan meliputi semua kaum yang ada.
adalah di rancangkan supaya buginvilla membawa mesej perpaduan dengan tema 'masyarakat wawasan, generasi makmur' atau lebih kepada minda yang bebas, matang dalam memupuk generasi yang bertanggung jawab dan beretika.
3.aktiviti tahunan lepas wajar dipupuk semula. gotong royong setiap bulan, hari keluarga, keceriaan rumah tangga, disamping hari-hari kebesaran kemerdekaan, dll.
perlu diingat semua, setiap aktiviti mendapat pembiayaan dARI KRT DAERAH TETAPI PERLU BERSERTA DOKUMEN. perancangan dari segi perbelanjaan, tetamu, mesej, tema dan faedah yang didapati dari setiap aktiviti perlu di ambil kira. barulah pembiayaan ini dapat disalurkan ke akaun krt.
4.ahli semua perlu tahu setiap objektif yang kita akan jalankan. tiada sempadan yang akan membezakan kita dari segi perpaduan tetapi perlu mengambil kira lunas-lunas dan batasan sebagai individu mengikut hukum-hukum yang ditetapkan.
jadi, selamat bersidang.......
salam,
peruntukan dari krt daerah telah pun dimasukkan ke akaun krt buginvilla.
perkara-perkara yang perlu dilakukan;
1.papan tanda dan bilik operasi. seperti sedia maklum bilik operasi adalah di sebelah dewan buginvilla.surat kelulusan telah diperolehi untk krt menggunakan bilik ini sebagai bilik operasi. bilik ini perlu dilengkapi dengan carta organisasi, objektif krt, piawai krt mengikut aturan kementerian perpaduan. bilik ini juga perlu dilengkapi dengan perabut seperti meja, kerusi dan lain-lain yang difikirkan perlu untuk beroperasi. papan tanda sedia ada perlu di tulis semula kepada 'kawasan rukun tetangga kawasan apatmen buginvilla' .
2.perancangan tahunan. adalah diharapkan kepada semua ahli supaya dapat memberi maklum balas tentang aktiviti yang akan dijalankan dalam tahun 2009 ini yang berdasarkan perpaduan masyarakat harmoni dan meliputi semua kaum yang ada.
adalah di rancangkan supaya buginvilla membawa mesej perpaduan dengan tema 'masyarakat wawasan, generasi makmur' atau lebih kepada minda yang bebas, matang dalam memupuk generasi yang bertanggung jawab dan beretika.
3.aktiviti tahunan lepas wajar dipupuk semula. gotong royong setiap bulan, hari keluarga, keceriaan rumah tangga, disamping hari-hari kebesaran kemerdekaan, dll.
perlu diingat semua, setiap aktiviti mendapat pembiayaan dARI KRT DAERAH TETAPI PERLU BERSERTA DOKUMEN. perancangan dari segi perbelanjaan, tetamu, mesej, tema dan faedah yang didapati dari setiap aktiviti perlu di ambil kira. barulah pembiayaan ini dapat disalurkan ke akaun krt.
4.ahli semua perlu tahu setiap objektif yang kita akan jalankan. tiada sempadan yang akan membezakan kita dari segi perpaduan tetapi perlu mengambil kira lunas-lunas dan batasan sebagai individu mengikut hukum-hukum yang ditetapkan.
jadi, selamat bersidang.......
Monday, February 23, 2009
Stop using polystyrene
Stop using polystyrene
THE Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) wishes to call the attention of the Selangor and Penang state governments and especially the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, to the widespread use of polystyrene food and drink containers during the recent Thaipusam festival in their respective states.
CAP conducted a study comprising random data collection at both locations where large crowds gathered during the festival to gather information on the number of polystyrene food and drink containers used.
Shockingly, the study revealed that 630,000 and 347,000 polystyrene food and drink containers were used in Selangor and Penang respectively. This data was acquired over the two days of the festival and from the numerous stalls providing free food and drink.
At times, these stalls provided up to 40,000 polystyrene food and drink packages. The data gathered does not include polystyrene package usage in other states such as Kedah, Johor or Perak during Thaipusam.
CAP takes a serious view of the fact that almost 1,000,000 polystyrene containers were used during the two days. Although there have been claims that polystyrene can be classified as non-hazardous to the environment, there is no scientific evidence to support these claims as yet.
Polystyrene is not biodegradable. It not only floats on water but is also borne by the wind, thereby polluting shores and waterways.
According to the California Coastal Commission, it is now a principal component of marine debris. The substance may also be harmful to wild animals if ingested by them.The international environment group, Californians Against Waste classifies polystyrene as a future potential threat to sustainable development.
According to a study by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER), polystyrene which is manufactured using HCFC-22 (Chlorodifluoromethane, a potential ozone depleting agent and potent greenhouse gas) is potentially three to five times more likely to pose a threat to the environment than other waste material.
CAP urges concerned parties in all states to play an important role in ending the use of polystyrene; not just during Thaipusam celebrations but also at official functions and celebrations.
It is regrettable that polystyrene was widely used while there are more recyclable, sustainable and freely obtainable alternatives such as banana leaves and environmentally friendly containers pioneered by Universiti Sains Malaysia.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment needs to be more aggressive in addressing the reduction of polystyrene use at all official functions as well as at national level festivities and celebrations.
As long as there are no aggressive steps taken by the authorities to halt the use of polystyrene, it will be difficult to expect society to embark on a paradigm shift to rejuvenate and preserve the environment.
S.M. Mohamed Idris,
President,
Consumers Association of Penang.
THE Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) wishes to call the attention of the Selangor and Penang state governments and especially the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, to the widespread use of polystyrene food and drink containers during the recent Thaipusam festival in their respective states.
CAP conducted a study comprising random data collection at both locations where large crowds gathered during the festival to gather information on the number of polystyrene food and drink containers used.
Shockingly, the study revealed that 630,000 and 347,000 polystyrene food and drink containers were used in Selangor and Penang respectively. This data was acquired over the two days of the festival and from the numerous stalls providing free food and drink.
At times, these stalls provided up to 40,000 polystyrene food and drink packages. The data gathered does not include polystyrene package usage in other states such as Kedah, Johor or Perak during Thaipusam.
CAP takes a serious view of the fact that almost 1,000,000 polystyrene containers were used during the two days. Although there have been claims that polystyrene can be classified as non-hazardous to the environment, there is no scientific evidence to support these claims as yet.
Polystyrene is not biodegradable. It not only floats on water but is also borne by the wind, thereby polluting shores and waterways.
According to the California Coastal Commission, it is now a principal component of marine debris. The substance may also be harmful to wild animals if ingested by them.The international environment group, Californians Against Waste classifies polystyrene as a future potential threat to sustainable development.
According to a study by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER), polystyrene which is manufactured using HCFC-22 (Chlorodifluoromethane, a potential ozone depleting agent and potent greenhouse gas) is potentially three to five times more likely to pose a threat to the environment than other waste material.
CAP urges concerned parties in all states to play an important role in ending the use of polystyrene; not just during Thaipusam celebrations but also at official functions and celebrations.
It is regrettable that polystyrene was widely used while there are more recyclable, sustainable and freely obtainable alternatives such as banana leaves and environmentally friendly containers pioneered by Universiti Sains Malaysia.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment needs to be more aggressive in addressing the reduction of polystyrene use at all official functions as well as at national level festivities and celebrations.
As long as there are no aggressive steps taken by the authorities to halt the use of polystyrene, it will be difficult to expect society to embark on a paradigm shift to rejuvenate and preserve the environment.
S.M. Mohamed Idris,
President,
Consumers Association of Penang.
PENTING!
Merujuk kepada mesyuarat terakhir pada 20hb Februari 2009, pendaftaran untuk meter individu kepada SYABAS.
Adalah dimaklumkan bahawa tuan/puan perlu mengisi borang pendaftaran SYABAS berserta Perjanjian Jual Beli, Resit Cukai Pintu MDHS, salinan kad pengenalan dan wang deposit dan pemasangan meter RM130.00.
Borang-borang boleh didapati dari pejabat Medan Prestasi, An Network SB, Pengerusi Persatuan Penduduk di Apartmen masing-masing atau boleh hubungi En M Sabri Musa 0132192448.
Adalah dimaklumkan bahawa tuan/puan perlu mengisi borang pendaftaran SYABAS berserta Perjanjian Jual Beli, Resit Cukai Pintu MDHS, salinan kad pengenalan dan wang deposit dan pemasangan meter RM130.00.
Borang-borang boleh didapati dari pejabat Medan Prestasi, An Network SB, Pengerusi Persatuan Penduduk di Apartmen masing-masing atau boleh hubungi En M Sabri Musa 0132192448.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Hypertension
Five million people have hypertension, says Liow
KUALA LUMPUR: As high as 43% of Malaysians aged 30 years and above are prone to getting hypertension, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.
“It is now estimated that there are 4.8 million individuals with hypertension in Malaysia,” he said after launching the seventh Asian-Pacific Congress of Hypertension at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre yesterday.
The National Health and Morbidity Survey 2006 showed a 10% increase since 1996 in the number of Malaysians suffering from hypertension and other related diseases, he said.
“It is also alarming to note that two-thirds of Malaysians with hypertension were unaware they had the disease,” he said.
Speaking to reporters after opening the Rebirth of Pantai (Hospitals) ceremony here, Liow said it was now compulsory for private hospitals to report all deaths during anaesthetic, surgical and other medical procedures to the Health Ministry’s director-general within 72 hours of the incident.
It is learnt the ministry was concerned about the number of deaths that went unreported in private healthcare.
KUALA LUMPUR: As high as 43% of Malaysians aged 30 years and above are prone to getting hypertension, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.
“It is now estimated that there are 4.8 million individuals with hypertension in Malaysia,” he said after launching the seventh Asian-Pacific Congress of Hypertension at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre yesterday.
The National Health and Morbidity Survey 2006 showed a 10% increase since 1996 in the number of Malaysians suffering from hypertension and other related diseases, he said.
“It is also alarming to note that two-thirds of Malaysians with hypertension were unaware they had the disease,” he said.
Speaking to reporters after opening the Rebirth of Pantai (Hospitals) ceremony here, Liow said it was now compulsory for private hospitals to report all deaths during anaesthetic, surgical and other medical procedures to the Health Ministry’s director-general within 72 hours of the incident.
It is learnt the ministry was concerned about the number of deaths that went unreported in private healthcare.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Exam Shock
Getting a Chinese driver’s licence is a culture shock for foreigners.IF someone’s intestines are protruding from an open abdominal wound, should you:
A. Put them back in place.
B. Do nothing.
C. Cover them with some kind of container and fasten it around the body.
The above is not from a first-year medical school exam, but is one of the 100 questions that locals and foreigners alike could find on China’s written driver’s licence exam. (The answer, by the way, is C.)
Road to success: Vehicles stuck in heavy traffic in downtown Beijing. To get your driver’s licence in China, you need to answer tough questions concerning spitting, and intestines spilling out of one’s belly.
Test candidates are given a booklet of 800 test questions, 100 of which appear on the actual exam. While the questions dealing with traffic signs are universally understood, others have singularly Chinese characteristics.
Sometimes two of the three answers could be equally right, or the answer that is considered right is obviously false.
Take the following example: What should a driver do when he needs to spit while driving?
A. Spit through the window.
B. Spit into a piece of waste paper, then put it into a garbage can.
C. Spit on the floor of the vehicle.
Answer? B.
On one recent morning, a group of Americans, Russians, South Koreans and French nationals waited for the test at the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau, in a room reserved for foreigners behind the toilets.
A series of gory images flashed across a flat-screen television: a badly injured person lying in a car’s back seat, covered in blood; a dazed driver sitting on the ground after an accident; mourning relatives in tears.
Nikita, a Russian who works for an aviation company in the Chinese capital, was the most confident person in the group, after spending four days revising the multiple-choice questionnaire. Nothing could go wrong, or so he thought.
The 20 or so candidates took their seats, each facing a computer screen. The test began.
They had to write their ID numbers, pick a language, and click their way through the computerised test: A, B, or C. True or False. Yes or No.
All 100 questions had to be completed in 45 minutes, with a candidate needing 90 or more correct to pass. Results were given immediately.
A group of US Embassy staffers left the room, mostly in a jubilant mood – all had passed except for one man, who only got 82% correct.
“We spent the entire weekend cramming,” one of them said.
A woman tried to console the candidate who had failed. “It would’ve been an even bigger pity if you had scored 89,” she said.
Nikita, for his part, was utterly devastated. Despite all his hard work, he only answered 45 questions correctly.
“I couldn’t understand a word of the Russian used on the test,” he said.
Once the written test is over, foreigners who have a driver’s licence in their home country are not required to take a practical test, unlike the Chinese.
But they do have to have their eyesight checked, and this seemingly simple exercise also holds its fair share of surprises.
At a nearby hospital, a nurse asked the latest candidates to read letters from a lighted panel, covering the left and the right eye in turn.
But they have to read the panel in a mirror. And the letters listed do not exist in any known alphabet.
A backwards E? One that is upside down? How do you pronounce that?
Somehow, the candidates passed the sight test, and most left the traffic management office a short time later with licences in hand.
But reality will soon set in.
At the entrance to the parking lot were two cars crumpled like accordions, and on the streets of Beijing, no one seems to pay attention to the rules of the road.
Drivers routinely overtake on the right, taxis breeze through red lights, cyclists ride against the traffic and pedestrians jaywalk.
Last year alone, 73,500 people were killed and 304,000 injured in traffic accidents in China.
Welcome to China’s roads, among the most dangerous in the world. – AFP
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Mee Rebus
Sampai di Gerai Mee Rebus.
Sedang menjamu selera.
apa lagi yang tinggal?Setelah 220km perjalanan akhirnya kami sampai di Hutan Melintang, Perak. apakah yang istimewa dengan tempat ini? Mee rebus Mastan Ghani.
Sebelum Ekin Bertemu Dengan MAWI
Sebelum Ekin bertemu dengan Mawi, dia telah bertemu dahulu dengan seseorang dari Parit 8, Sg Leman, Sekinchan, Selangor. Lihat kalau tak percaya.
Meminang Ke Bagan Datoh
Inilah dia pasangan yang akan mendirikan mahligai indah. Semoga dengan izin Allah, mereka akan mendirikan mahligai dalam tempoh setahun dari sekarang.
Sila lihat gambar yang bermula dari bawah. Kami tiba di rumah Bapa Mertua Zamani, jam 3.00 petang.
Sedang berehat di rumah Bapa saya di Sungai Pergam Bagan Datoh.
Wakil dari pihak perempuan sedang berbincang dengan Tn Hj Ramly
Persiapan untuk bertolak ke Bagan Datoh jam 9.00 pagi
Sedang bersarapan sebelum bertolak ke Bagan datoh, kelihatan Tn Hj Ramly sedang bersarapan sebelum bertolak.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Maksud Sepasang Kasut!
Tidak kiralah apakah kasut ini serupa dengan kasut yang dilemparkan ke muka BUSH, Presiden Amerika Syarikat tetapi kasut tetap kasut yang digunakan sepakai alas kaki dan terletak dibawah bahagian paling bawah bahagian anggota tubuh manusia. Sememangnya Amerika layak diletakkan di kedudukan yang sebegitu hina atas dasr kemanusiaan yang dibanggakan oleh mereka.
selamat Hari Jadi ke 64
Dalam kita semua sedang bergerak mengikut masa tanpa disedari umur kian meningkat. Kita semakin matang menggantikan generasi yang sebelum kita. Persoalannya apakah kita bersedia? Selamat Hari Jadi Ibu ke 64.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Migrasi Meter Air
10/01/2009, mesyuarat an yang telah dijalankan migrasi ke 3 akan diadakan. Penyelesaian muktamad mengenai migrasi meter air. Saya berharap kita semua akan mendapat hasil daripada perundingan yang dijalankan dengan sokongan semua penduduk.
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