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            <title>Sabah Bike Fest 2011</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2036730</link>
            <description>Happening in Kota Kinabalu now&amp;#33; Go have fun and make lots of friends...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.rayma.com.my/GennevaGold/images/Sabah-Bike-Fest.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;JOIN US&amp;#33; &lt;a href='http://mygoldgoose.wordpress.com/job-opportunities-full-time-part-time/' target='_blank'&gt;Gold Entrepreneurs / Teammates Wanted&amp;#33;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pat Lu - (012) 210 4898 | goldgoose.my@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;Senior Consultant, Genneva Malaysia Sdn Bhd</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Events and Gatherings</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:41:17 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Shortage of Safe Deposit Boxes</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2033827</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;GOLD RUSH leads to bank running out safe deposit box space&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://images.inmagine.com/400nwm/iris/cusprm-028/ptg01672663.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;PETALING JAYA: It’s now near impossible to keep your valuables and important documents in banks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Banks have run out of safe deposit boxes, with those applying for the facility told to “wait indefinitely”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The problem has been made more acute with many people buying gold bars and jewellery to cash in on the rising price of the commodity and looking for places to keep them safe.&lt;/b&gt; -- Full story, &lt;a href='http://wp.me/p1nT6G-os' target='_blank'&gt;http://wp.me/p1nT6G-os&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Was thinking of renting a privately-run safe deposit box and recommending to clients.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Which company would you recommend? What should we look out for when deciding to rent one?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is it really safe? What&amp;#39;s your opinion?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Would appreciate receiving your feedback. Thanks.</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Finance, Business and Investment House</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:30:09 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>NYT: In Malaysia, Freedom of the (Virtual) Press</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2027616</link>
            <description>Last month, Prime Minister Najib Razak called for a re-examination. “I have decided the old ways of censorship needs to be studied,” he said. “It is no longer effective and should be reviewed.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After Mr. Najib announced the need to review the media laws, the home affairs minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, said that the government would review the Printing Presses and Publications Act. However, he also said that “in a multiracial and multireligious society, filtering must be done, as absolute freedom can cause chaos,” according to a report by The Malaysian Insider. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;-- What say you?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;!--emo&amp;:hmm:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/hmm.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='hmm.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NEW YORK TIMES | 18 September 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;b&gt;In Malaysia, Freedom of the (Virtual) Press&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('4191bce49141c135812aa11a3de2f324')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;4191bce49141c135812aa11a3de2f324&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;KUALA LUMPUR — When thousands of protesters calling for electoral reform took to the streets here July 9, Malaysiakini, one of Malaysia’s most popular news Web sites, received 5.2 million hits, making the day one of the site’s busiest since it was established in 1999.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An increasing tendency to seek news online is hardly unique to Malaysia. But here, it is not just technology driving readers to news Web sites. It is also that — by design, and in contrast to countries like China, with its infamous Great Firewall — in Malaysia the Internet operates outside the stringent laws that regulate the traditional media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So while newspapers, radio and television can operate only with a government license and books and films must be approved by censors, who insist that controls are necessary to avoid social problems like inflaming religious sensitivities in this predominantly Muslim country, the Internet has remained largely free of government interference.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But now that disparity — between media restrictions so stringent that Reporters Without Borders ranked Malaysia a low 141 out of 178 on its 2010 Press Freedom Index, and a relatively unfettered Internet that allows citizens to easily circumvent those restrictions — has called into question whether the censorship laws are worth upholding in the digital age.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last month, Prime Minister Najib Razak called for a re-examination. “I have decided the old ways of censorship needs to be studied,” he said. “It is no longer effective and should be reviewed.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His announcement followed the blacking out of parts of an article in the print edition of the British newsmagazine The Economist about the July protests and a court ruling upholding a ban on a book of cartoons critical of the government. Meanwhile, all the material remained available online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr. Najib acknowledged that censoring The Economist had brought more harm than good. “The very act of censoring it made a bigger story than the article itself,” The Star newspaper quoted him as saying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Internet exception stems in part from a pledge by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad in 1996, when he established the Multimedia Super Corridor. The aim of this government-designated zone near the capital was to help catapult Malaysia into the ranks of advanced nations by attracting foreign investment with inducements like tax incentives and high-speed Internet access.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But one, perhaps unanticipated, result was to clear the way for the rise of local news Web sites, many of which published critical stories and commentary rarely seen in the mainstream news media. Where once Malaysians eager for independent news coverage might have looked to foreign newspapers, now they could simply log on to homegrown sites.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Web sites now provide Malaysian content by Malaysians for Malaysians for those who have access to the Internet,” said Jahabar Sadiq, editor of The Malaysian Insider, a news Web site established in 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Such sites have made it increasingly difficult for the government to control the narrative in this country, where one party has dominated national politics since independence from Britain more than 50 years ago. And they are intensifying the pressure on politicians to be more accountable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“They have lost the monopoly on truth,” said Steven Gan, editor in chief of Malaysiakini. “For a long time, the government had complete control over the news agenda through the control of the mainstream media. That is gone. They can continue to tell the mainstream media what to report, but that doesn’t stop Malaysians from knowing that there’s another version of the truth out there, and they get it from the Internet.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The number of Internet users in Malaysia, which has a population of 28 million, has grown from 3.7 million in 2000 to 16.1 million last year, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit. Numerous Web sites offering news and analyses have sprung up in recent years; the country is home to a vibrant community of bloggers; and social media sites like Twitter and Facebook are immensely popular. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Media freedom advocates have long complained that the laws governing newspapers and televisions stations have stifled political debate and fostered a culture of self-censorship among mainstream journalists. The print media are regulated by the Printing Presses and Publications Act, which requires most newspapers to renew their licenses annually. But the 1998 Communications and Multimedia Act — which governs cyberspace — contains no such requirement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I think they’ve managed to challenge the authoritative ways in which news is defined and formed in Malaysia,” Masjaliza Hamzah, executive officer of the Kuala Lumpur-based Center for Independent Journalism, said of the local news Web sites. She added that the sites often cover issues like human rights, which does not “get the coverage that it deserves” in the print media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After Mr. Najib announced the need to review the media laws, the home affairs minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, said that the government would review the Printing Presses and Publications Act. However, he also said that “in a multiracial and multireligious society, filtering must be done, as absolute freedom can cause chaos,” according to a report by The Malaysian Insider.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Analysts say that the online media have changed the political discourse in Malaysia by forcing politicians to respond to events more quickly and by holding them more accountable. The Internet has been credited with playing an influential role in the 2008 election, when the governing coalition lost its two-thirds parliamentary majority for the first time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“This is really creating a lot more pressure,” said Bridget Welsh, an associate professor at Singapore Management University who specializes in Malaysian politics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“It doesn’t allow politicians the same luxury as in the past to say different things to different audiences,” she said, adding that that had traditionally been a practice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“You are also starting to see slowly a demand for more effective policies,” she said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ms. Welsh said that many older members of the governing party feared the Internet because “they are used to telling everybody what to do, not really interacting.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Unlike in China,” she said, “where the Chinese government has been able to control it from the onset, in the case of Malaysia the government has always been on the back foot.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ms. Welsh said that the online media were contributing to a drop in readership of mainstream newspapers, which are facing increasing commercial pressure to include alternative voices, despite the government regulations. “There are restrictions, and I think that’s reducing their competitiveness,” she said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While they may not be subject to the same laws as the traditional media, Web sites like Malaysiakini have faced other obstacles, and media freedom advocates like Ms. Masjaliza remain concerned that “vague” clauses in the Multimedia Act and other laws like the Sedition Act could be used to control the online media. Bloggers have already been investigated under the Sedition Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the July 9 protest, Malaysiakini came under cyberattack but managed to stay operational thanks to the skills its technicians had gleaned from a similar attack during a state election in April, Mr. Gan said. He suspected that both attacks were the work of people “close to the authorities.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He said that in 2003, the police took 19 computers from Malaysiakini’s office after it published a reader’s letter likening the youth arm of the governing party, the United Malays National Organization, to the Ku Klux Klan. The Web site was not charged with any offense, but its computers were not returned until two years later. Some of its reporters have been refused entry to news conferences held by government ministers and the police.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 2009, he said, Malaysiakini rejected a request by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission that it take down a video of a protest showing a cow’s head being thrown at a building. Ethnic and religious tensions often run high in Malaysia, and Mr. Gan said the commission had told him that the site was being investigated for causing offense to Hindus, who consider the cow sacred.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr. Gan said the online community would vehemently oppose any attempts at censorship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I think the government would want to control a Web site like Malaysiakini,” he said, “but the moment they try to do that, we will fight it.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SOURCE: &lt;a href='http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/world/asia/09iht-malaysia09.html?_r=2&amp;pagewanted=1' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/world/as...=2&amp;pagewanted=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;</description>
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            <category>The Museum Of Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:44:21 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Harvest Centre</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1856651</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.harvestcentre.org/' target='_blank'&gt;HARVEST CENTRE&lt;/a&gt;: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty through Quality Education.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://harvestcentre.webs.com/header1.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Harvest Centre is a community school operated by Dignity for Children Foundation in Sentul.&lt;br /&gt;Since 1999, we have been serving the poor and marginalised children through education.&lt;br /&gt;Please watch this video: &lt;a href='http://vimeo.com/22794469' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;b&gt;IMAGINE - a child today and in the future&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;TEACHERS WANTED:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our motto, &amp;quot;Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Through Quality Education&amp;quot; speaks of our desire to help bring change in this community by providing education to the poor. To achieve this desire, we go through great lengths to ensure that we have passionate teachers who are willing to go all out for their students&amp;#39; education.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * We are interested in hiring full-time and part-time teachers who believes in our cause.&lt;br /&gt;    * We are looking to hire more teachers for our increasing number of students.&lt;br /&gt;    * We believe in providing quality education to all regardless of background.&lt;br /&gt;    * We also welcome volunteers who are willing to sacrifice their time and effort for the future of these children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Locations:&lt;/b&gt; Harvest Centre has community schools in the following areas:&lt;br /&gt;1.      Sentul, Kuala Lumpur&lt;br /&gt;2.      Lawas, Sarawak&lt;br /&gt;3.      Kuching, Sarawak&lt;br /&gt;4.      Pengkalan Hulu, Perak&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;VOLUNTEER. DONATE. EMPOWER.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please contact Christina (03-4044-1397) or Benjamin (03-4044-4915)&lt;br /&gt;HARVEST CENTRE (operated by Dignity for Children Foundation)&lt;br /&gt;11-2 Jalan 15/48A, Sentulraya Boulevard&lt;br /&gt;51000 Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.&lt;br /&gt;Email: harvest@harvestcentre.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.harvestcentre.org/' target='_blank'&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href='http://www.facebook.com/HarvestCentre' target='_blank'&gt;&amp;quot;Like&amp;quot; Harvest Centre on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>LYN Charity Foundation</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:09:10 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>PIKOM PC Fair 2008 (III)</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/766012</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;PC Fair 2008(III) Launch Early Alert   &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LAUNCHING of the PC Fair 2008(III) is on 25 September 2008 (Thursday). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The dates for the PIKOM PC Fair 2008(III) are as follows:&lt;/b&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;•	5-7 December 2008: Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Sungai Petani, Kuantan (TBC)     &lt;br /&gt;•	12-14 December 2008: KL, Melaka, Bintulu, Batu Pahat&lt;br /&gt;•	19-21 December 2008: JB, Ipoh, Kangar, Kluang&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More details, &lt;a href='http://pikom.org.my/cms/General.asp?whichfile=PC+Fair+InfoCentre&amp;ProductID=22461&amp;CatID=12' target='_blank'&gt;http://pikom.org.my/cms/General.asp?whichf...=22461&amp;CatID=12&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Events and Gatherings</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:31:41 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>ASSUNTA&amp;#33; Our Heritage Our Pride Concert</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/737018</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;ASSUNTA&amp;#33; OUR HERITAGE OUR PRIDE CONCERT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By &lt;a href='http://www.smkassunta.edu.my' target='_blank'&gt;SMK Assunta PJ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In conjuction with Assunta Golden Jubilee Celebration | 1958-2008&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Date: 12 July 2008 (This Saturday&amp;#33;)&lt;br /&gt;Time: 8.00pm-10.30pm&lt;br /&gt;Venue: Auditorium, MBPJ Civic Centre, Petaling Jaya&lt;br /&gt;Location: Next to MBPJ, Newtown PJ.&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;ONE NIGHT ONLY and open to the public for for the first time in 50 years.&lt;/b&gt; So, if you miss this, good luck, wait another 50 years...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The concert will be truly an EXPERIENCE to remember. You will be floored by the performances. You will leave the concert in awe. Besides being entertained, you will also discover Assuntarians are the most unique human beings to ever walk the face of the earth&amp;#33; &lt;!--emo&amp;:D--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Tickets: RM100, RM50&lt;br /&gt;Bookings: 03-79575745 (school), 016-2830908 (Puan Yong)&lt;br /&gt;Ticket Collection: SMK Assunta, Jalan Changgai, 46000 Petaling Jaya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NOTES: Reservations are confirmed strictly on receipt of payment on first-come-first-served basis. If you&amp;#39;d like to collect the tickets at the gate, please arrive 45 mins in advance or the tickets will be released for sale 30 minutes before the concert.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;View a snippet of the opening scene of the Literary Nite 2006: Jewels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]&amp;lt;object width=&amp;quot;425&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;344&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;param name=&amp;quot;movie&amp;quot; value=&amp;quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/W5gT7KQ7puo&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/param&amp;gt;&amp;lt;param name=&amp;quot;allowFullScreen&amp;quot; value=&amp;quot;true&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/param&amp;gt;&amp;lt;embed src=&amp;quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/W5gT7KQ7puo&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;quot; type=&amp;quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&amp;quot; allowfullscreen=&amp;quot;true&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;425&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;344&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/embed&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/object&amp;gt;[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BTW, I&amp;#39;m not promoting this event just because I&amp;#39;m an old girl merely lending a hand to raise funds to save my old school from Ah Longs. The ELDS Concerts are AWESOME and I&amp;#39;ve personally not missed any for the last ten years. &lt;!--emo&amp;:)--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* EXTRA CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED.&lt;br /&gt;SMK Assunta currently still owes the contractors close to RM300,000 for the construction of a Two-Storey Art Block. Details, visit &lt;a href='http://www.assuntaalumni.com' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.assuntaalumni.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PLEASE help spread the word. Many thanks&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be there&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pat Lu&lt;br /&gt;On behalf of Assunta Alumni&lt;br /&gt;Website: &lt;a href='http://www.assuntaalumni.com' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.assuntaalumni.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Join Newsgroup: &lt;a href='http://yahoogroups.com/group/assunta' target='_blank'&gt;http://yahoogroups.com/group/assunta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Assunta @ Facebook: &lt;a href='http://groups.to/assunta' target='_blank'&gt;http://groups.to/assunta&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>LYN Charity Foundation</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:46:38 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>How else can we promote this campaign effectively?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/724357</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Serious Talk:&lt;/b&gt; Below was published under Letters in Malaysiakini.com - do you read that column?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malaysiakini.com | Letters&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Enough, we want good public transport&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Foong Wai Fong and Pat Lu | Jun 20, 08 4:40pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the whopping fuel hike of June 4, the nation is now caught in the whirlwind of spiraling inflation. Rising prices creates an additional burden that further aggravates an already difficult life in which Malaysians are struggling to make ends meet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We now fear that our family’s income will be further threatened if our employer cannnot take the financial stress of rising cost; we would lose our jobs or face a salary cut in the very near future. We know this is real and coming very soon if nothing is done to avert the crisis from realising itself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Needless to say, when that happens, my family’s livelihood would be put under immediate danger. Not only do we worry about the danger of hunger and losing our shelters, we are also worried sick about the increasing crime and security dangers arising from higher unemployment and real hardships where survival guides human behavior.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We want to suffer no more. We want the government to act promptly to avert the suffering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We, the rakyat, are ready to adjust but we need the government to put in place the necessary conditions to enable this adjustment or change to take place. A paradigm shift as well as radical adjustments in our infrastructure and operating model must be implemented.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As such, we ask you, our members of parliament and state assembly persons, to communicate immediately this dire and painful situation we are in to the government and ask the authorities to take immediate actions on the following:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. In order to prevent the economy from sliding into a major contraction, the government must speedily put in place a comprehensive plan to help businesses, especially the SMIs. To cushion the financial impact of the fuel hike; allow businesses to migrate to the higher energy cost over a period of three years so minimum disruptions will happen to employment. Jobs must be saved before the rakyat could adjust to a more efficient lifestyle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. The rakyat know the importance of conserving fossil fuel and the need to switch to other more efficient transportation modes using lower cost fuel or fuel-efficient vehicles. For the benefit of the middle-class, especially the lower-middle class, the government must focus and expedite efforts in putting in place an integrated network of pubic transportation web.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Efficient public transportation is the main artery of the city, which enables the average wage earners, petty traders and students to function and to be productive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Throughout Malaysia, there is no efficient system of public transportation that allows the rakyat to adjust to a less car-dependent lifestyle. There is no infrastructure in place for the rakyat to switch to any alternatives. The government must now treat this as a priority and work round the clock to develop the alternative.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following must be given top priority with a blueprint for action and timetable for completion:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a. Make available small and feeder buses that will help the rakyat to get to the main arteries of Rapid KL and Penang bus hubs and LRT stations. If these routes are not profitable, help the operators with a subsidy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;b. Increase the efficiency of the existing LRT lines and the Rapid buses by reconfiguring the routes and road networks to enable a faster and smoother flow. Rationalise all the privatised tolled highways and seek ways to balance the interest of the private operators and the rakyat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;c. Qualify and train bus drivers against an accepted standard to ensure they are competent and professional so the safety of the passengers can be ensured. Make sure that public transportation paths and routes are safe, and that wherever emergencies or eventualities arise, emergency rescue services are available immediately. A 999 rescue and support system similar to that of the US needs to go hand-in-hand with public security.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;d. Provide free, safe, well-lit and clean parking lots for cars, motorbikes and bicycles at strategic and high-density entry points along the main transportation arteries. These public spaces must be come with surveillance provided by the local police.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;e. Work to introduce and popularise bicycles as a feeder vehicle. Work with the local authorities to ensure bicycle paths are repaired and installed to allow cyclists to be their own feeder link to the main transportation hubs; build rain shelters and plant trees along these paths to provide shade and protection against the rain and take care to ensure these shelters are lightning proof.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Explore a private-private partnership for bicycle rental service modeled after the Cyclocity Project of Paris where users could enjoy free bicycle service throughout the city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;f. Build well-equipped, free, public restrooms and make it mandatory for office buildings to include public bathrooms to enable ordinary wage earners to take a shower upon arrival should they decide to cycle to work. To help Malaysians to change to this healthier and more sustainable lifestyle, the supporting amenities must be created and provided at no charge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;g. Whenever and wherever it is found to be more effective and efficiently implemented, devolve power to the state governments and/or local municipal authorities to implement the above.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It would be faster and more effective to achieve an efficient public transportation web if the resources and power are devolved to the state level; while the federal government supports with regulation, expertise and advisory. Foreign direct investment and expertise can be sought to participate in these transformations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Make available low-interest loans from finance companies and private banks for cars to be converted to run on more efficient fuel, such as gas. Increase the number of NGV stations in key residential areas within the next six months to make the average wait for filling gas to be less than 10 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Franchise the NGV stations to private landowners so there would be no issues of land acquisition and a good network can be built in a short time. With gas at RM0.64 per liter compared to RM2.70 per liter for petrol, the savings can help many businesses and individuals to cushion the impact of stagnation of income and inflation (stagflation).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. On the macro-level, we want the government to make a determined effort in reviewing the tolled roads and the traffic flow in all Malaysian cities as well as to critically examine toll collection to reduce the burden on the rakyat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since the service cannot be improved by the existing operator/s, we expect the government to rationalise and liberalise the transportation market as soon as possible to allow competition to drive efficiency.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. All infrastructures related to transport, logistics as well as energy flow, including gas pipelines, must be made to work to the maximum to justify the investment in them. The spending from allocations must now be worked on to yield efficiency and productivity. We want the government to reveal the true state of our energy position and how this nation’s future energy needs will be met.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. The new task force to manage this task must be given Key Performance Index (KPI) indicators to guide their performance. As this matter is one of critical national importance, the government must ensure the right expertises is gathered to do the job, and anyone not performing on the job must be replaced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yang Berhormat(s), a national crisis of mega-proportions is brewing and we want to get to work immediately to stop this. Please take this message as a serious SOS call, get organised and return a peaceful and secure life to us all. Let’s make sure that the nation will not plunge into chaos by acting promptly in a crisis mode.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ask the government to give this looming crisis its top priority and mobilise the entire government machinery to achieve the new infrastructure in the shortest time possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a very trying time and only by working together (political affiliations aside), we shall all survive. It is the Malaysians who make Malaysia. Malaysians boleh&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;‘People are The Boss’. Sign petition &lt;a href='http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/84806' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;b&gt;here.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Another question - How can you help to promote this campaign effectively?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have listed some options at &lt;a href='http://www.pahlawan.com.my' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.pahlawan.com.my&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Much appreciated if you can add on here. Thanks.</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Serious Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:59:58 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment Box for websites (non-blogs)</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/724327</link>
            <description>Hi all, need help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please recommend a fast and reliable free Comment Box to use as Pahlawan Volunteers are now running a campaign to direct MPs and ADUNs to build an efficient public transportation system at &lt;a href='http://www.pahlawan.com.my' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.pahlawan.com.my&lt;/a&gt; - this is to enable the public share their ideas to push this campaign further; and supporters (who blog about the campaign) can add their links at our site too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The one I&amp;#39;m currently using, Haloscan.com, more often than not slows down the loading of pages tremendously especially on weekdays as seen at &lt;a href='http://www.assuntaalumni.com' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.assuntaalumni.com&lt;/a&gt; ...we cannot afford this to happen as the campaign gains momentum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BTW, please support this campaign too for the sake of your fellow Malaysians affected by the petrol price hike. Blog it or email blast to your mailing lists. Template, visit &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=722529&amp;view=findpost&amp;p=18108233' target='_blank'&gt;http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&amp;p=18108233&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks&amp;#33;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Content Creators, Blogmasters &amp;amp; Webmasters</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:35:34 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Natural mosquito and insect repellent grass</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/723771</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Citronella Grass is a natural mosquito and insect repellent,&lt;/b&gt; grown surrounding plots in organic farms in Melaka, and Perak (the ones I&amp;#39;ve visited many years ago). Looks like lemon grass (serai) , but this cannot be eaten.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.pahlawan.com.my/files/citronella.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other Uses:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;1. Keeps cockroaches away. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Place in corners of closets, kitchen cabinets, bathrooms, storerooms, and vehicles (back booth and under car seats). Replace 1-2 weeks after fragrance is gone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;2. Keeps mosquitoes away.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Place near or under your bed and near open windows. Replace once a week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;3. Keeps flies and bugs away.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plant near dustbins and back garden.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;4. Aromatherapy - calming effect helps to relieve nervous tension and stress.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When feeling stressed, crush a leave in your hands, place close to your nose and take a deep breath.&lt;br /&gt;Keep it in your college/office bags and drawers too&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&amp;#39;s growing outside my home under the pinang tree in Taman Tun Dr Ismail. Volunteers are welcome to collect this and plant in orphanages, old fol homes, etc. In addition to that, grow the gift of citronella grass in your garden or outside your home too so you can give to your neighbours and friends to do the same. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spread the love.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interested, call me. Pat Lu - (012) 210 4898&lt;br /&gt;Or email: info@pahlawan.com.my</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>LYN Charity Foundation</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:20:14 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Petrol Price Hike Jokes</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/722529</link>
            <description>&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;I almost fainted doing it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We were supposed to do it after watching P Ramlee The Musical on Wednesday. The show started late because of some nasty storm and people were stuck in a massive traffic jam all over town.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was already past midnight when the show ended. We headed to the National Press Club for some drinks and by the time supper finished, I wasalready too sleepy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday was a more relaxing day. Can&amp;#39;t hang on to it any longer, we both realised. We ended up at our favorite place. It was deserted when we got there at around 2 am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Making sure no Mat Rempit gang were watching, I gently pry opened her moist orifice and inserted her. She seemed uncharacteristically quiet and insatiable. I&amp;#39;ve been with my baby for six long years and I know how she normally reacts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During our travel together, we have had our fair share of quickies in all sorts of strange places. But yesterday, we were at familiar territory. Heck, we were doing it at the exact same spot where we first did it. Was that not romantic enough?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sigh. She&amp;#39;s not herself, somehow. I was thinking to myself as I held on to her side; maybe she is still mad I forgot the cap the last time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I yanked it out hastily and the white stuff emerged from the slit. I took a closer look at it and my knees went weak. I almost fainted. OMG&amp;#33; I just pumped one hundred forty six ringgit of petrol&amp;#33;&amp;#33;&amp;#33;&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2008 TV SMITH&lt;br /&gt;Source: &lt;a href='http://www.tvsmith.net.my/duasen/080608_fainted.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.tvsmith.net.my/duasen/080608_fainted.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;!--emo&amp;:P--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Jokes Heaven</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:05:49 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Kechara Soup Kitchen</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/721912</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Kechara Soup Kitchen&lt;/b&gt; is a Community Action Group, which consists of volunteers from all walks of life distributing food to the homeless and urban poor in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every Sunday, come rain or shine, a group of volunteers gather in the centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to distribute halal food and offer first aid to the homeless. When sponsorship allows, we also distribute umbrellas during the wet seasons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From distributing 20 packs of food when we first started, we are now able to distribute around 130 packs of food each Saturday. This is due to the generous sponsorship from kind donors, who often join us to distribute to the needy. Our giving to all, regardless of race, gender, religion or culture is the basis of our motto: &lt;b&gt;Hunger Knows No Barriers.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]&amp;lt;object width=&amp;quot;425&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;344&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;param name=&amp;quot;movie&amp;quot; value=&amp;quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/MBPXNeBQ2p8&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/param&amp;gt;&amp;lt;embed src=&amp;quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/MBPXNeBQ2p8&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;quot; type=&amp;quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;425&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;344&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/embed&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/object&amp;gt;[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our medium term goal is to have a permanent SOUP KITCHEN in a building in the centre of town, as near as possible to the urban poor, so we can provide food, shelter and counseling to empower the homeless to regain dignity and become employable and independent. To achieve this, we also have a long term goal to create a NURTURE CENTRE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To achieve this, we need help - any contributions are welcome, whether in financial donations or volunteering your time, skills or resources. Talk to us today&amp;#33; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join us on our journey...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Each Sunday:&lt;br /&gt;Food packing starts at 4.30pm at Kechara House 2, SunwayMas Commercial Centre.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To volunteer, offer sponsorship or for any other information, please call the respective heads of divisions as below:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chuah Su Ming (Director)&lt;br /&gt;012 291 1178&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ruby Khong (Fund Raising)&lt;br /&gt;010 3333 260&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sharon Saw (Communications, Marketing)&lt;br /&gt;012 489 4891&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May Woo (Legal)&lt;br /&gt;019 212 6288&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Email: care@kechara.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please visit the website&lt;/b&gt; for more information at &lt;a href='http://www.kechara.com/?cat=634' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.kechara.com/?cat=634&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Join the KSK Group for updates&lt;/b&gt; at &lt;a href='http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15395034287' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15395034287&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>LYN Charity Foundation</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:26:29 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Appeal for Donation</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/636230</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Be Our Partner in this Worthy Cause:&lt;br /&gt;Construction of a Two-Storey Art Block&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.assuntaalumni.com/appeal/images/visual.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The proposed new two-storey building will consist of:&lt;br /&gt;    * The Ground Floor - 4 Art Rooms&lt;br /&gt;    * The First Floor - A Multipurpose Hall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Estimated Cost of the new building: RM1.2 million&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SMK Assunta, PJ, as a former mission school, is not fully Government funded, but is categorised as a &amp;quot;sekolah bantuan modal&amp;quot; or Government aided school. This means that for many needs including building projects, the school would have to find its own funds. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Why SMK Assunta, needs to upgrade the current Art Room and have a multipurpose hall?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In line with the upgrading of the facilities of the school, the Board of Governors, the Parent Teacher Association and the Assunta Alumni have decided to launch another urgent project due to the following reasons:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * To demolish the current Art Block which is already badly infested with termites.&lt;br /&gt;    * Maintenance of the rooms are not cost effective as continuous repairs have to be done.&lt;br /&gt;    * The Art Rooms are too small to accommodate the students and are not conducive.&lt;br /&gt;    * The facilities in the current Art Rooms are inadequate to accommodate the usage of ICT in the teaching and learning process as required in the new visual art syllabus.&lt;br /&gt;    * The multipurpose hall is to meet the increased demand for the compulsory extra-curricular activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Join Us in this Worthy Cause... &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Details, please visit &lt;a href='http://www.assuntaalumni.com/appeal/index.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.assuntaalumni.com/appeal/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Additional Information on mission schools nationwide:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mission Schools News Archive&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.assuntaalumni.com/media/missionschools.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.assuntaalumni.com/media/missionschools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pat Lu&lt;br /&gt;on behalf of Assunta Alumni&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.assuntaalumni.com' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.assuntaalumni.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>LYN Charity Foundation</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:22:24 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Christmas Joy CD album for sale</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/588835</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='color:blue'&gt;GOOD NEWS&amp;#33;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In conjunction with the 62nd birthday of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, our beloved foundress of Assunta Secondary School &lt;b&gt;Sister Enda Ryan&lt;/b&gt; will receive the Darjah Kebesaran Datuk (DSIS) which carries the title Datuk or Datin Paduka for women&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just had to share this with you and please join me to thank God for Sister Enda who have touched thousands of lives in this country... Please vist &lt;a href='http://www.assuntaalumni.com/SisterEnda.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.assuntaalumni.com/SisterEnda.html&lt;/a&gt; and sign her guestbook too. &lt;!--emo&amp;:)--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:blue'&gt;&lt;b&gt;MORE GOOD NEWS...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ex-LaSallean and The Antioch Song Ministry Gerry Alphonso, producer of the &lt;b&gt;Christmas Joy&amp;#33; CD album&lt;/b&gt; was overjoyed to hear this last evening that he decided to contribute &lt;b&gt;50%&lt;/b&gt; of the proceeds from the sale of the CDs to fund community projects supported by Assunta Alumni, including:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;b&gt;Tadika Fatima&lt;/b&gt;, a day-care centre-cum-kindergarten set up by Sister Letitia, FMM for underprivileged children in Taman Medan, Kg Gandhi.&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;a href='http://www.assuntaalumni.com/ACS' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assunta Children Society&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; who provide support and help to the less privileged families and their children.&lt;br /&gt;    * &lt;b&gt;Anak SEWO&lt;/b&gt; - Sister Enda Welfare Organization (formerly known as Assunta Welfare Organization); to pay exam fees, provide food allowance in the canteen and transport for underprivileged students at our mission school Assunta PJ.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christmas is just two weeks away. Each CD costs only RM20. Please buy a stack to give away as Christmas gifts and help the under-privileged children same time. The music and lyrics are SUPERB. You can sample some of them in full length at &lt;a href='http://www.assuntaalumni.com/ChristmasJoy/index.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.assuntaalumni.com/ChristmasJoy/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please spread the Christmas cheer, love, joy and peace by forwarding this on. Hopefully those who have yet to buy Christmas gifts will consider buying this. Thank you so very much for your assistance; we are only selling this via the internet to raise funds to support the under-privileged children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We will announce the total collection at &lt;a href='http://www.assuntaalumni.com' target='_blank'&gt;Assunta Alumni&lt;/a&gt; website after Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blessings always and all ways&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pat</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>LYN Charity Foundation</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:05:44 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Super Deals @ HTC Roadshow, Mid Valley Megamall</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/523862</link>
            <description>Check out the latest HTC PDA Phones and other devices at the HTC Roadshow and whether you buy or not, collect an attractive custom-made box filled with mooncakes, with compliments from &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.pdaexpert.com.my/' target='_blank'&gt;The Brilliant PDA Expert Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#33;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be there&amp;#33; Mid Valley Megamall (Centre Court), 19-23 September 2007....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://vmcc.com.my/files/PDA-Expert-Ads.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Mobile Computing</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:45:14 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>PIKOM PC Fair 2007 (III)</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/521905</link>
            <description>The dates for the PIKOM PC Fair 2007 (III) are as follows:  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;30 Nov - 2 Dec 2007 - Penang,  Kota Kinabalu, Seremban &amp;amp; Kuantan &lt;br /&gt;7-9 Dec 2007 - Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Sungai Petani, Mukah &amp;amp; Bintulu&lt;br /&gt;14-16 Dec 2007 - Johor Bahru, Ipoh, Kangar(TBC), Kemaman&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Events and Gatherings</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:21:45 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Carmelite Sisters Malaysia | Prayer Request Board</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/470573</link>
            <description>The Carmelite Sisters in Negeri Sembilan has a new enlightening website at &lt;a href='http://www.carmelite-seremban.org' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.carmelite-seremban.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;- enjoy the songs within and sing along as many of the pages are accompanied by lyrics too.&lt;br /&gt;For what&amp;#39;s new, view the sitemap periodically.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prayer Request&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all in need of prayers and those who&amp;#39;d like to help others by praying for them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.carmelite-seremban.org/Pray/index.html' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.carmelite-seremban.org/Pray/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;UPDATE as at 2 Sept 2008:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A thousand apologies, the public prayer request board has been taken off.&lt;br /&gt;You may send your private prayer requests to the Carmelite Sisters.&lt;br /&gt;For any prayer petitions please e-mail to » petitions@carmelite-seremban.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Join Malaysia Catholic group @ Facebook.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a Public Prayer Request Board and Thanksgiving Board at &lt;a href='http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60051095353' target='_blank'&gt;http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=60051095353&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please help spread the word. Forward on, post to newsgroups you participate in to get all Malaysian Catholics together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who knows, you might just be their &amp;quot;angel&amp;quot; in their time of need. May God bless you for your cooperation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love and God bless&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pat</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>LYN Charity Foundation</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:41:43 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>TM Net Speedometer</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/449759</link>
            <description>I&amp;#39;ve just been to TM Net Speedometer at  &lt;a href='http://202.188.95.52:8080/speedometer/' target='_blank'&gt;http://202.188.95.52:8080/speedometer/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Questions:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Where to find out which is the exchange for the correct speed for Taman Tun Dr Ismail area? All three gave different readings between 254 and 322 Kbits/sec at:&lt;br /&gt;GW1 - GW Brickfields&lt;br /&gt;GW2 - GW Kelana Jaya&lt;br /&gt;GW3 - GW Cyber Jaya&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. I&amp;#39;ve upgraded from 512Kbps to 1Mbps last week. Why is my speed so slow? Is it Streamyx or something else I&amp;#39;ve to look into?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please advice. Thanks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Networks and Broadband</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:46:07 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>RAM Wanted and where exactly 2 buy?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/447008</link>
            <description>&lt;!--emo&amp;:help:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/icon_question.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='icon_question.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;  I need a compatible &lt;b&gt;1GB PC2700 333MHz DDR SDRAM SODIMM for IBM ThinkPad T42 model 2373-P43&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;br /&gt;as seen at &lt;a href='http://www5.pc.ibm.com/my/products.nsf/&amp;#036;wwwpartnumlookup/_31P9834?OpenDocument&amp;sourcesite=lenovo' target='_blank'&gt;http://www5.pc.ibm.com/my/products.nsf/&amp;#0...urcesite=lenovo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who is the manufacturer and how much does it cost? (Kesington RAM not compatible)&lt;br /&gt;Where exactly is this RAM available now? Name, address and contact number of shop, preferably in PJ area.&lt;br /&gt;Well, if it&amp;#39;s really cheaper at Low Yat Plaza, let me know exactly which shop to buy from.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for your assistance.  &lt;!--emo&amp;:)--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Price &amp;amp; Dealers Guide</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:37:26 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Join the Most E-Cards Sent Challenge</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/446714</link>
            <description>Sorry. Posted in the wrong section.&lt;br /&gt;This announcement has been moved to &lt;a href='http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=450035' target='_blank'&gt;http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=450035&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Gamers Hideout</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:32:45 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>PIKOM PC Fair 2007 (II)</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/446677</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;PIKOM PC Fair 2007 (II) Launch Alert&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PC Fair 2007 (II) will be tentatively launched on 22nd May 2007 (Tuesday).  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The dates for the PIKOM PC Fair 2007 (II) are as follows:  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3-5 August 2007 - Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Kluang, Kota Kinabalu &amp;amp; Lahad Datu &lt;br /&gt;10-12 August 2007 - Johor Bahru, Sungai Petani, Mentakab &amp;amp; Seri Manjung&lt;br /&gt;6-18 August 2007 - Kota Bahru &amp;amp; Kuala Terengganu&lt;br /&gt;17-19 August 2007 - Alor Star, Melaka &amp;amp; Ipoh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Stay tuned for more details&amp;#33;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;!--emo&amp;:)--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;</description>
            <author>PatEagle</author>
            <category>Events and Gatherings</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:22:04 +0800</pubDate>
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