<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596</id><updated>2011-11-27T15:38:09.589-08:00</updated><category term='Economy'/><category term='Toll'/><category term='Proton'/><category term='Racial Harmony'/><title type='text'>20 cents thought</title><subtitle type='html'>Borak kosong.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>24</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-7783950498480094466</id><published>2008-10-21T11:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-21T11:52:59.431-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Huru-hara ekonomi</title><summary type='text'>Government finally start to admit of our economy crisis. For month our 'elite' government officials (public servants) has given out statement of our inpenetrable economi stability, despite of world financial market turmoil that we be left untouchable.Only a few month ago, when the oil price at its peak, again our elite club was saying that we are in oil price crisis and had no choice but to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/7783950498480094466/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=7783950498480094466' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/7783950498480094466'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/7783950498480094466'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/10/huru-hara-ekonomi.html' title='Huru-hara ekonomi'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-6658801236527613113</id><published>2008-10-16T13:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-16T13:10:28.384-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Nothing changed!!</title><summary type='text'>It has been a while since my last posting. Political and diversion issues are really irritating and the stupidity and ignorance is just too humiliating to witness. The world is riding a hard financial wave.All around the world, worries and measures had been taken. Bless Malaysia for its mighty leader, arose and say there is nothing to worry about. Today, proudly written in newspaper that USA &amp; </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/6658801236527613113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=6658801236527613113' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6658801236527613113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6658801236527613113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/10/nothing-changed.html' title='Nothing changed!!'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-756136357792625803</id><published>2008-08-27T07:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-27T07:13:40.805-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What now? Kedai kopi?</title><summary type='text'>As expected DSAI won the election and very soon would gain a clearance to parliament. Public had spoken, more voters jump ship signalling more dissatisfaction and perhaps distress to current government leadership.BN is now in pressure to play their next cards. Let us look onto the possibilities:1. Sodomy convictionThis might be the last card than Pak Lah would like to play. If the ‘evidence’ is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/756136357792625803/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=756136357792625803' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/756136357792625803'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/756136357792625803'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-now-kedai-kopi.html' title='What now? Kedai kopi?'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-4741643458997867555</id><published>2008-08-22T02:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-22T02:57:31.248-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Toll'/><title type='text'>KESAS</title><summary type='text'>It came to my attention that our force expenditure issue is far from a positive solution. I posted fact and figures about Plus and how there should be no reason for any excuses to not to reduce the toll. Today’s paper showing LDP, Kesas and NPE profitability and none of it been passed on to public.Let us first look on the KESAS, which claimed to earn RM5.61 billions profit.Shareholders:PKNS (30%)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/4741643458997867555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=4741643458997867555' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/4741643458997867555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/4741643458997867555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/08/kesas.html' title='KESAS'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-6586622434799050197</id><published>2008-08-19T08:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-19T08:08:33.450-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fuel Price.</title><summary type='text'>Malaysia is burdened by the subsidy when oil price increased but loss in revenue when the price decreases. There are no room for the public to enjoy the benefit of our own oil resources.So we all know that we are net exporter of crude oil. We have refinery facility and we have distribution and marketing arm. All this chaotic equation caused by three factors:Malaysia earned from trade, all our </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/6586622434799050197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=6586622434799050197' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6586622434799050197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6586622434799050197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/08/fuel-price.html' title='Fuel Price.'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-3190242721718772194</id><published>2008-08-18T08:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-18T08:02:23.472-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sumpah</title><summary type='text'>Secara zahirnya, pemilihan masa untuk membuat akuan lafaz sumpah ini di lakukan menjadi tanda-tanya dan sekali lagi rakyat menjeling ke arah puduk pimpinan UMNO. Spekulasi boleh di nafikan, tetapi dengan keadaan yang amat kritikal bagi kedua-dua pihak yang bertelagah di Permatang Pauh, susah untuk kita menerima dengan seadanya keadaan ini.Kredibiliti penganut agama rasmi Malaysia di persoalkan. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/3190242721718772194/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=3190242721718772194' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/3190242721718772194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/3190242721718772194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/08/sumpah.html' title='Sumpah'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-942141996514305234</id><published>2008-08-14T00:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-14T00:51:08.624-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><title type='text'>More on UiTM</title><summary type='text'>Making an education institution with sole ethnic enrolment does not fit to any kind of reasoning and explanation. Not only the recognition of the institution itself is severely self-degraded, but also the value of the exposure that builds positive character of the student is totally prohibited.Almost any proposal or remark with regard to Malay/ Bumi ‘right’ is condemn as racist slurs. It does not</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/942141996514305234/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=942141996514305234' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/942141996514305234'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/942141996514305234'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/08/more-on-uitm.html' title='More on UiTM'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-2506270983955875454</id><published>2008-08-12T01:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:08:03.110-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racial Harmony'/><title type='text'>UiTM -</title><summary type='text'>I wasn’t aware UITM only meant for Bumiputra only. Frankly, I don’t see any reason why Chinese and Indian are not allowed to enter UiTM especially when limited to 10% only. At this age of modernization and toleration between ethnic, how could it be wrong.I am not entirely with Malaysia for Malaysian concept especially on the stripping off Malay privilege part. Nevertheless, at certain aspect, the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/2506270983955875454/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=2506270983955875454' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/2506270983955875454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/2506270983955875454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/08/uitm.html' title='UiTM -'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-2676509632399645507</id><published>2008-08-11T05:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:19:16.066-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><title type='text'>Corridors development – Are we serious about this?</title><summary type='text'>Whilst WAWASAN 2020 stressing on balance of economic power with cultural preservation, Corridors development focusing on development alone.Looking at the project criteria, Iskandar Corridor namely, I simply can’t compute the actual benefit of this massive development plan to the local resident and Malaysian.Understandably, three main government obligations to the public are job opportunity (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/2676509632399645507/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=2676509632399645507' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/2676509632399645507'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/2676509632399645507'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/08/corridors-development-are-we-serious.html' title='Corridors development – Are we serious about this?'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-6442648770599217225</id><published>2008-08-06T02:15:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-06T02:15:59.970-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hire Purchase - should we surrender our car to the bank?</title><summary type='text'>I bought a new car 3.5 years ago and now I am stuck with it. The car acceptable values the market worth about 20k but I have 25k on my outstanding hire purchase balance. During the acquisition, I paid 3.9k for the down payment.I need a bigger car. I want to sell this car but I still have to pay extra 5k to the bank for the full settlement and down payment to the new car. Plus 6k for the new car </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/6442648770599217225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=6442648770599217225' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6442648770599217225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6442648770599217225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/08/hire-purchase-should-we-surrender-our.html' title='Hire Purchase - should we surrender our car to the bank?'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-7086814793147848445</id><published>2008-08-05T02:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:08:03.111-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racial Harmony'/><title type='text'>Chinese holding the key for new government formation</title><summary type='text'>PKR de-facto leader is about to make a re-entry to parliament. Chances of him losing the seat on the re-election are very slim.              BN have nothing to offer to the voters. Since the election, BN had failed to show or even focus to develop this country. All that public saw were Penang were punished by denial of the 4 billions worth project, Kedah with the lodging funds issue, Terengganu </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/7086814793147848445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=7086814793147848445' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/7086814793147848445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/7086814793147848445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/08/chinese-holding-key-for-new-government.html' title='Chinese holding the key for new government formation'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-1761786222135162557</id><published>2008-07-30T07:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:09:13.829-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racial Harmony'/><title type='text'>What is world perception toward Malaysian</title><summary type='text'>Do we really think that the world is looking highly upon us? Do we think that we are a respectful nation? Do we think that anybody is looking up upon us?1. Great Britain is imposing 6-month observation on our nation and thinking about mandatory entry visa for any kind of entry to UK. Our country is vision as the third world country and associated with forgery, overstay, etc.2. A Malaysian student</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/1761786222135162557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=1761786222135162557' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/1761786222135162557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/1761786222135162557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-is-world-perception-toward.html' title='What is world perception toward Malaysian'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-4953761109976183541</id><published>2008-07-27T15:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:03:20.189-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Proton'/><title type='text'>Proton needs to produce own gearbox</title><summary type='text'>NAP almost synonym with Proton from public view. Proton is still viewed as overly priced car with little quality values. New Proton management had taken drastic approach on regaining public confidence on the brand and significant improvement had been achieved, but not quite enough.I personally can’t disagree with the public opinion. After all, I am the end user who have to put up with the long </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/4953761109976183541/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=4953761109976183541' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/4953761109976183541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/4953761109976183541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/proton-needs-to-produce-own-gearbox.html' title='Proton needs to produce own gearbox'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-6126509200920792762</id><published>2008-07-22T11:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:08:03.111-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racial Harmony'/><title type='text'>Do we really need 100 mil pig farm?</title><summary type='text'>Malaysia is populated by 67% Malays which are Muslim by default. Chinese accumulated about 73% of the remaining population.At the age of modernization, socio economy contribution by these two races is very significant.Per capita, Chinese probably out perform the Malays by miles. Chinese also played a major role on this country economy growth.Pig is considered very dirty in Muslim perspective. It </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/6126509200920792762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=6126509200920792762' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6126509200920792762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6126509200920792762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/do-we-really-need-100-mil-pig-farm.html' title='Do we really need 100 mil pig farm?'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-6183876223009788953</id><published>2008-07-21T01:03:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:03:20.189-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Proton'/><title type='text'>Datuk Ahmad Said and his E200 Kompressor</title><summary type='text'>Can somebody whip this bloke senseless? How could Mercedes E200 Kompressor be any cheaper that Perdana V6? 50k were spent on Perdana V6 maintenance in two years. I am really hoping ACA is taking this public statement and start to look into it. This is daylight robbery. How could he justify that payment and how could he willingly sign off RM3.43 mil to spend on 14 cars??What this Datuk meant, in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/6183876223009788953/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=6183876223009788953' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6183876223009788953'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6183876223009788953'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/datuk-ahmad-said-and-his-e200.html' title='Datuk Ahmad Said and his E200 Kompressor'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-2438941480641587456</id><published>2008-07-17T14:16:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:08:03.111-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racial Harmony'/><title type='text'>Malaysian development in the hand of foreign labour - Part 2</title><summary type='text'>To have more local force and depleting foreign labour count need a serious consideration from both potential employer and employee.Employer will face the most difficulties on undermining the fact that more effort needed to attract local labours. Needless to say, there are also financial obligations on proper wages and associated benefits. Furthermore, the employer will also face operation </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/2438941480641587456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=2438941480641587456' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/2438941480641587456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/2438941480641587456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/malaysian-development-in-hand-of_17.html' title='Malaysian development in the hand of foreign labour - Part 2'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-8823996332757407956</id><published>2008-07-16T13:37:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-16T13:40:12.312-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><title type='text'>TNB - Power generation and tariff</title><summary type='text'>Quoted:Why tariff review is NECESSARY?                              Cost of supplying electricity has increased since the last tariff review. Most of the cost of supplying electricity has increased beyond TNB’s control. To ensure sustainable electricity supply reliability:     Large capital expenditure is required to maintain and enhance electricity supply infrastructure Benefits from operational</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/8823996332757407956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=8823996332757407956' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/8823996332757407956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/8823996332757407956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/tnb-power-generation-and-tariff.html' title='TNB - Power generation and tariff'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-6053644076597350669</id><published>2008-07-16T07:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:08:03.112-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racial Harmony'/><title type='text'>Malaysian development in the hand of foreign labour - Part 1</title><summary type='text'>I actually find this quite disturbing. We have poverty at one hand and not enough local labour on the other. As such we imported lots of foreigners (Indonesians, Bangladeshi, Nepalese, etc) to fill in the labour requirement gap. We have excess engineers and still we are importing ex-pat from Japan, German, United Kingdom, United States, etc.Foreign labour considered cheap. They are. They can work</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/6053644076597350669/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=6053644076597350669' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6053644076597350669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6053644076597350669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/malaysian-development-in-hand-of.html' title='Malaysian development in the hand of foreign labour - Part 1'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-6643223569676660563</id><published>2008-07-11T01:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-14T14:40:12.809-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Toll'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><title type='text'>A bit of facts on PLUS</title><summary type='text'>Amongst the biggest shareholders for PLUS:UEM (indirectly, Khazanah): 40%Khazanah: 24%EPF: 10%ASB: 4%As it stand on 2007 financial report:Toll collection: RM 1.82 billionsProfit before tax: RM 1.31 billions (72% of toll revenue)Liabilities: RM 10 billionsAsset: RM 15.9 billionsTax exemption: RM 400 millionsPLUS have to publish this because they are a public listed company. The numbers speak for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/6643223569676660563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=6643223569676660563' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6643223569676660563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/6643223569676660563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/bit-of-facts-on-plus.html' title='A bit of facts on PLUS'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-925999793734309798</id><published>2008-07-10T01:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:11:14.602-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Proton'/><title type='text'>How competitive is our national automotive industry</title><summary type='text'>The fact is we are paying a lot for our cars relative to our generated income. It is also a fact that we are bounded to 5 to 9 years high liability on hire purchase, which 9 years is most likely suited our affordability for the reasonable car.Having our own car manufacturing plants and labels had put this fact into disgust prospective. Nowadays we are hearing those company was making losses </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/925999793734309798/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=925999793734309798' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/925999793734309798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/925999793734309798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-competitive-is-our-national.html' title='How competitive is our national automotive industry'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-2989235197576879445</id><published>2008-07-07T02:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-14T14:40:12.811-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><title type='text'>Subsidies, economic growth and dependency</title><summary type='text'>Malaysian lifestyle had been blended in with all kind of subsidies enjoyed by all layers. Some get more benefits and some less nevertheless everybody was benefited. Recent fuel charge hike shown the criticality of Malaysian dependency towards the subsidies.While in the rural, farmers are subsidized with growth substance (baja), chemical control agent, seeds, etc plus exemption of tax, higher </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/2989235197576879445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=2989235197576879445' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/2989235197576879445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/2989235197576879445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/subsidies-economic-growth-and.html' title='Subsidies, economic growth and dependency'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-8172628876499966646</id><published>2008-07-03T05:07:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:08:03.112-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racial Harmony'/><title type='text'>Racial Harmony - are we on the right direction?</title><summary type='text'>Racial harmony needs to be nurtured from early days. Dialect, skin colour, body shapes, eyes, hair and each cultural trait distinguish us from each other. We can’t run away from this and forever we will not be the same.We however could choose to be harmony with each other. We chose to tolerate each other’s weakness, embrace on each other’s strength and enjoy each other’s celebration.But how do we</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/8172628876499966646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=8172628876499966646' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/8172628876499966646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/8172628876499966646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/07/racial-harmony-are-we-on-right.html' title='Racial Harmony - are we on the right direction?'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-8811878462865458128</id><published>2008-06-30T12:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T14:10:17.976-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Economy'/><title type='text'>Mega project, mega money, mega corruption</title><summary type='text'>Regardless of whatever position we are in any measured Corruption Index, we Malaysian know better the level of corruption in this country. It happen in all levels and most of the time we are seeing things got probed on the lower level at which if we consider index and statistic, it merely involves fraction of percentage of the total corrupted money that goes around.How does the big shark got away</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/8811878462865458128/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=8811878462865458128' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/8811878462865458128'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/8811878462865458128'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/06/mega-project-mega-money-mega-corruption.html' title='Mega project, mega money, mega corruption'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517801621183307596.post-4962601871484060249</id><published>2008-06-27T09:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-09T14:38:29.698-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Toll'/><title type='text'>Road Malaysia</title><summary type='text'>What a ridiculous price to pay to own a car and commute. How could somebody idiotic mind led us to this rubbish system. The minute we bought ourselves a car (which is actually essential purchase) is the minute that we enslaved ourselves to this irrational systems. First, we have to pay RM900 at least to obtain a licence and RM 30 annual licence cost. Then, 140% is charged on excise duty on top of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/feeds/4962601871484060249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1517801621183307596&amp;postID=4962601871484060249' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/4962601871484060249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1517801621183307596/posts/default/4962601871484060249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://gelamapisang.blogspot.com/2008/06/easy-way-to-make-road.html' title='Road Malaysia'/><author><name>Xrap11</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17739180911186571835</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
