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Ima proud Malaysian, we progressed liao !

^Hobbes^ — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:10:36 +0800

Published: Wednesday April 7, 2010 MYT 1:15:00 PM
Directory of bumiputra Tech, ICT companies to be launched

PETALING JAYA: MSC Malaysia and the Malaysian Association of ICT Industry and Entrepreneurs (NEF) will be launching the Bumiputra Technology & ICT Directory 2010/2011 by the end of next month.

The directory will be the first in Malaysia to list bumiputra-owned companies that are in the Technology and ICT (information and communications technology) industry.

Entries will be divided into Software, Hardware, and e-Business technologies, in addition to verticals such as Post Production, Production Houses, Creative Multimedia, Website Designers, and IT Freelancers.

The objective of this directory is to show the rise of bumiputra companies in those areas of industry, and to give an overview of these successful businesses in Malaysia and the world.

It will be available online, in print, and in CD form, which will be distributed by the NEF, MSC Malaysia and other associations, such as the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and SME Corp Malaysia, which provides information and advisory services for all small and medium enterprises in the country.

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Fuiyohh budak budak sekarang bukan main

^Hobbes^ — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:08:24 +0800

I was hooked on kinky sex, 14-year-old girl tells police
By R.S.N. Murali

newsdesk@thestar.com.my

BESUT: A 14-year-old schoolgirl admitted that she was addicted to kinky sex acts such as bondage after frequently watching pornographic video clips downloaded from a website that allegedly provides content of locals engaging in such acts.

It is learnt that the teenager confessed this to police officers during an investigation over a rape report that she had lodged against her boyfriend last week.

Police had questioned the teenager after they discovered that the two were having consensual sex.

The report was lodged after her parents found out about her sexual escapades, which led her to claim that she had been raped.

Besut OCPD Supt Kamaruddin Mohd Zakaria said yesterday that several pornographic video clips were found stored in the teenager’s handphone during the probe.

He said police also discovered that some schoolgirls had resorted to stealing money from their parents to pay for the charges to download smut onto their handphones.

“We found out that the latest trend is to watch pornographic clips and imitate the act,” he said. “We ask parents to keep tabs on their children by frequently checking the type of video clips stored in their handphones.”

It is learnt that the teenager had told investigation officers that she often watched the videos with her classmates and later experimented with her boyfriend whom she only met last month

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/k do you think proton

^Hobbes^ — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:24:26 +0800

/k do you think proton can haz tits level of professionalism?

kful tldr stuff
if u skedding tldr stuff you iz will get mindfucuk if u kelik teh spoiler

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PREPARED TESTIMONY OF AKIO TOYODA PRESIDENT, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Thank you Chairman Towns.

I am Akio Toyoda of Toyota Motor Corporation. I would first like to state that I love cars as much as anyone, and I love Toyota as much as anyone. I take the utmost pleasure in offering vehicles that our customers love, and I know that Toyota’s 200,000 team members, dealers, and suppliers across America feel the same way. However, in the past few months, our customers have started to feel uncertain about the safety of Toyota’s vehicles, and I take full responsibility for that. Today, I would like to explain to the American people, as well as our customers in the U.S. and around the world, how seriously Toyota takes the quality and safety of its vehicles. I would like to express my appreciation to Chairman Towns and Ranking Member Issa, as well as the members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, for giving me this opportunity to express my thoughts today.

I would like to focus my comments on three topics – Toyota’s basic philosophy regarding quality control, the cause of the recalls, and how we will manage quality control going forward. First, I want to discuss the philosophy of Toyota’s quality control. I myself, as well as Toyota, am not perfect. At times, we do find defects. But in such situations, we always stop, strive to understand the problem, and make changes to improve further. In the name of the company, its long-standing tradition and pride, we never run away from our problems or pretend we don’t notice them. By making continuous improvements, we aim to continue offering even better products for society. That is the core value we have kept closest to our hearts since the founding days of the company.

At Toyota, we believe the key to making quality products is to develop quality people. Each employee thinks about what he or she should do, continuously making improvements, and by doing so, makes even better cars. We have been actively engaged in developing people who share and can execute on this core value. It has been over 50 years since we began selling in this great country, and over 25 years since we started production here. And in the process, we have been able to share this core value with the 200,000 people at Toyota operations, dealers, and suppliers in this country. That is what I am most proud of.

Second, I would like to discuss what caused the recall issues we are facing now. Toyota has, for the past few years, been expanding its business rapidly. Quite frankly, I fear the pace at which we have grown may have been too quick. I would like to point out here that Toyota’s priority has traditionally been the following: First; Safety, Second; Quality, and Third; Volume. These priorities became confused, and we were not able to stop, think, and make improvements as much as we were able to before, and our basic stance to listen to customers’ voices to make better products has weakened somewhat. We pursued growth over the speed at which we were able to develop our people and our organization, and we should sincerely be mindful of that. I regret that this has resulted in the safety issues described in the recalls we face today, and I am deeply sorry for any accidents that Toyota drivers have experienced.

Especially, I would like to extend my condolences to the members of the Saylor family, for the accident in San Diego. I would like to send my prayers again, and I will do everything in my power to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again.

Since last June, when I first took office, I have personally placed the highest priority on improving quality over quantity, and I have shared that direction with our stakeholders. As you well know, I am the grandson of the founder, and all the Toyota vehicles bear my name. For me, when the cars are damaged, it is as though I am as well. I, more than anyone, wish for Toyota’s cars to be safe, and for our customers to feel safe when they use our vehicles. Under my leadership, I would like to reaffirm our values of placing safety and quality the highest on our list of priorities, which we have held to firmly from the time we were founded. I will also strive to devise a system in which we can surely execute what we value.

Third, I would like to discuss how we plan to manage quality control as we go forward. Up to now, any decisions on conducting recalls have been made by the Customer Quality Engineering Division at Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan. This division confirms whether there are technical problems and makes a decision on the necessity of a recall. However, reflecting on the issues today, what we lacked was the customers’ perspective.

To make improvements on this, we will make the following changes to the recall decision-making process. When recall decisions are made, a step will be added in the process to ensure that management will make a responsible decision from the perspective of “customer safety first.” To do that, we will devise a system in which customers’ voices around the world will reach our management in a timely manner, and also a system in which each region will be able to make decisions as necessary. Further, we will form a quality advisory group composed of respected outside experts from North America and around the world to ensure that we do not make a misguided decision. Finally, we will invest heavily in quality in the U.S., through the establishment of an Automotive Center of Quality Excellence, the introduction of a new position – Product Safety Executive, and the sharing of more information and responsibility within the company for product quality decisions, including defects and recalls.

Even more importantly, I will ensure that members of the management team actually drive the cars, and that they check for themselves where the problem lies as well as its severity. I myself am a trained test driver. As a professional, I am able to check on problems in a car, and can understand how severe the safety concern is in a car. I drove the vehicles in the accelerator pedal recall as well as the Prius, comparing the vehicles before and after the remedy in various environmental settings. I believe that only by examining the problems on-site, can one make decisions from the customer perspective. One cannot rely on reports or data in a meeting room.

Through the measures I have just discussed, and with whatever results we obtain from the investigations we are conducting in cooperation with NHTSA, I intend to further improve on the quality of Toyota vehicles and fulfill our principle of putting the customer first. My name is on every car. You have my personal commitment that Toyota will work vigorously and unceasingly to restore the trust of our customers.

Thank you.

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Peraduan Namakan Proton Sedan Baru

^Hobbes^ — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:22:52 +0800

Apparently there is an internal naming contest being held where Proton and Proton subsidiary employees can take part to name a new Proton sedan. The main prize winner will get RM10,000 cash, a GPS navigation unit, a special invite to the new Proton Sedan launch and 2 passes to the KLIMS 2010.

The two passes to this year’s KLIMS motorshow (3rd to 12th December 2010) may indicate that this is a model that’ll be launched this year – are we looking at the new Waja replacement which is rumoured to be based on a Mitsubishi Lancer, or something else? The contest will run from the 10th and ends on the 25th this month. You can click the thumbnail image on the left to view the full contest poster.

A little bird has indicated that Proton will probably take a small media group to the Geneva show (end February to March) this year, so there could be something of importance being unveiled there. Remember Azlan Othman’s tweet about Proton unveiling a new design direction this year?

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Hai gaise when iz will this fashun popular here?

^Hobbes^ — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:33:22 +0800

This new beauty product LED Eyelash not only can make your eyes look bigger and prettier, but also make you become the most charming one in the dark. If you always visit pubs and discos, this LED Eyelash, which was designed by artist Soomi Park, is a “weapon” for you because you can kill others' eyeballs and damage your own eyes.

This LED Eyelash features an inclination sensor with mercury to turn on and/or off. The sensor can perceive the movements of the pupil in the eyes and eyelids. If someone wears it and tilts her head, LED Eyelash will flicker following the movement.

Another benefit that I can think off when wearing this LED Eyelash, you can use it as torchlight at night. Very cool!

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Single Club V133

^Hobbes^ — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:59:09 +0800

[center]Single's Club V132[/center]

[center]Special Edisyun: Belum cuba belum tau, sudah cuba hari hari mau [/center]

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Definition of single

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Why is single?

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Being single ask the men

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Previous Single's Club and Creator link:

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Our brothersisterhood's current location. (PM me to include your name and current location)
New Members in bold.

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Our lovely I-Guild Angels~

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Our handsome I-Guild Soldier Boys~

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Need Help Finding Tone

^Hobbes^ — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:45:09 +0800

Just recieved my MIJ Epi Les Paul Custom from Ishibashi a few days ago, been messing around with EQs, Google-ing, following the amp setting thread from UG, and yet cant seem to get the tone that i wanted.

Tone that i am looking for,

Slash's - Sweet Child'O Mine
Slash's - November Rain Solo
Gary Moore's - Still Got the Blues

My current tone can be described as too light, not define, and sound less compress as compared with the above tones no matter how i mess with the EQ, gain and volume

Equipments that i currently have,

MIJ Les Paul Custom
Roland Cube 15
Dimarzio S/L Cable

My questions are,

Do i need to buy more equipment i.e. pedals, tube amps and etc to get those sound
Or is it related to skill and technique problem ?

Suggestions and advice would be much appreciated, thanks