Nikon D5000

New Nikon dSLR on the street again, D5000. I feel it is higher class than D60 but lower than D90, so i guess the price should be around RM3.2k. Key features are:

- New Vari-angle monitor
- Nikon DX-format 12.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor
- Specially designed EXPEED image processing system
- Live View shooting
- Movie clips with D-Movie
- 19 Scene Modes
- Scene Recognition System with Face Detection System
- Active D-Lighting
- 11-point AF system with Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module
- Picture Control System
- Photo editing
- Nikon Integrated Dust Reduction System

More info on the camera, click here.

By-election again, Penanti

Another by-election, now back to Penang again, where in both by-election, were due to the resigned of the PKR MP and ADUN. Both by-election under Permatang Pauh. Both area are malay majority.

Another battle, another time and money consuming game. PKR really need some overhaul, at least one time to clean the mess.

She Has Found Her Job

She did asked who gonna hired her if she quits Pempena? Don't worry, she still have Najib to offer her a job yesterday!

New Cabinet Line Up

A total of 28 ministers and 40 deputy ministers. Only one less compared to 2008 line up? Don't expect too much, i can think of 2 reasons:

1. There are 13 component parties under BN. Every head of the parties not include the head of the youth and woman wing need to be pleased. How lah? Luckily SUPP quit from BN, else ...

2. Under mini budget recently tabled by Najib, government going to employ more government servants (63,000). What happen if Najib merging the ministries (higher education & Education for example & others), instead of hiring more people, end up you got excess man power.


2009 Cabinet Line Up:

Deputy Prime Minister
Muhyiddin Yassin

Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Dr Koh Tsu Koon - Unity Affairs and Performance Management
Nazri Abdul Aziz - Minister in charge of law and Parliament
Nor Mohamed Yaakop - Economic Planning Unit
Major Gen Jamil Khir Baharom - Islamic Affairs

Deputies: (1) Liew Vui Keong, (2) Senator Dr Mashitah Ibrahim, (3) SK Devamany, (4) Ahmad Maslan, (5) Senator T Murugiah

Finance Ministry
Najib Abdul Razak (1)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlan (2)

Deputies: (1) Chor Chee Heong, (2) Senator Dr Awang Adek Hussien

Education Ministry
Muhyiddin Yassin

Deputy: (1) Wee Ka Siong, (2) Puad Zarkashi

Transport Ministry
Ong Tee Keat

Deputies: (1) Abdul Rahim Bakri, (2) Robert Lau Hoi Chew

Agricultural Development and Commodities
Bernard Dompok

Deputy: Hamzah Zainuddin

Home Affairs
Hishammuddin Hussien

Deputies: (1) Abu Seman Yusop, (2) Jelaing Mersat

Information, Communication, Arts and Culture
Rais Yatim

Deputies: (1) Joseph Salang Gandum, (2) Senator Heng Seai Kie

Energy, Green Technology and Water
Peter Chin Fah Kui

Deputy: Noriah Kasnon

Rural Development and Territories
Shafie Apdal

Deputies: (1) Hassan Malek, (2) Joseph Entulu Belaun

Higher Education
Khaled Nordin

Deputies: (1) Dr Hou Kok Chung, (2) Saifuddin Abdullah

International Trade and Industry
Mustapa Mohamad

Deputies: (1) Mukhriz Mahathir, (2) Jacob Dungau Sagan

Science, Technology and Innovation
Dr Maximus Ongkili

Deputy: Fadillah Yusof

Tourism
Ng Yen Yen

Deputy: Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib

Agriculture
Noh Omar

Deputies: (1) Johari Baharom, (2) Rohani Abdul Karim

Defence
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

Deputy: Abdul Latif Ahmad

Works
Shaziman Abu Mansor

Deputies: Yong Khoon Seng

Health
Liow Tiong Lai

Deputy: Rosnah Rashid Shilin

Youth and Sports
Ahmad Shabery Cheek

Deputies: (1) Razali Ibrahim, (2) Wee Jeck Seng

Human Resource
Dr S Subramaniam

Deputy: Maznah Mazlan

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Deputy: Tan Lian Hoe

Housing and Local Government
Kong Cho Ha

Deputy: Lajim Ukin

Women, Family and Society Development
Senator Sharizat Abdul Jalil

Deputy: Senator Chew Mei Fun

Foreign
Anifah Aman

Deputies: (1) Senator A Kohilan Pillay, (2) Senator Lee Chee Leong

Federal Territories
Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin

Deputy: M Saravanan

Our Potential Back Door Ministers

News from MalaysiaKini: 六人宣誓出任上议员为入阁铺路：子根、美芬、莎丽扎、阿旺上榜

Sources said the six are Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Dr Koh Tsu Koon, Chew Mei Fun, Awang Adek Hussin, Jamil Khir Baharom and Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.

Shahrizat is the Umno Wanita chief and was the women, family and community development minister before losing her Lembah Pantai MP seat in the last general election.

And Chew was Shahrizat's deputy at the ministry before she too lost her Petaling Jaya Utara seat. She is the MCA women's wing head.

Koh is the Gerakan president and he too was defeated in the last general election. He was former chief minister of Penang.

Awang Adek was a former deputy governor of Bank Negara before being named as a deputy finance minister. He is alsa a former Kelantan Umno deputy chief. He also lost in the last general election.

Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin is a businessman and an Umno leader from Federal Territory.

Jamil Khir Baharom is the director of Religious Corp of the Malaysian Armed Forces.

Death Sentence for Altantuya Case

Policemen Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar were sentenced to death by the High Court for murdering Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu and those who ordered she to be killed is getting away....... You think these 2 guys so free and nothing to do and killed her, then exploded her with C4?

Are these guys the scapegoats of the untold story that full of worms? Only GOD knows then.

Back Door Ministers?

It seems like a lot of back door ministers going to be appointed for the new "slimmer" cabinet. It does not matter if you can't win in General Election or By-Election, as long as you are the President or Head of Youth or Woman Wing of either one of the 13 component parties in BN, you can become Minister.

While MCA is hoping for a deputy PM 1 from Najib, maybe thier wish not going to be granted instead their quota for 4 ministers and 6 deputy ministers might be reduced to 3 ministers & 4 deputy ministers.

All are rumours lah, but in Malaysia rumours always turn into truth! We shall wait and see at 3pm today.

Anyway, you all know what, we are living in the Land of Boleh! There is nothing impossible in the mind of Malaysian! We are BOLEHMAN living in BOLEHLAND!

Think ......

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VICTORY for PR

PAS and PKR of Bukit Selambau won the by-election with bigger majority, however lost Batang Ai also with bigger majority.

People still maintain the same trend - rejecting BN, especially from non-malay in West Malaysia.

F1 Sepang 2009: Half the Points

Another terrible end of F1 race in Sepang, Malaysia with only 31 laps completed out of 56. Not even reached the minimum 75% laps for full points. With the race started so late in 5pm compared to 3pm for the past years, by 6.30pm, it was dark and almost impossible to continue the race till 7pm. It is not night race mah. So you find the weird points of 0.5 in this 2009 seson.

The rain only started after 1 hr of race, but it became so heavy that the race has to stopped and safety car was employed. With Button went for 4 pits stop, changing the type from slick into itermediate into wet, and he still managed to get P1. Heifeild of BMW was lucky with only one pits stop and end up P2. Glock of Toyota was P3.

Again this race, Ferrari gains no points, both in constructor and championship points. Mclaren only has one points after 2 races. Another dissapointed 2009 season which saw supposed stronggest teams losing the race. Amazingly Button from Brawn (ex-Honda) won P1 for consercutive race, his 3rd in his carrier.

This year also saw PM Najib presented the trophy, his 1st time as PM of Malaysia.

Till then, wait for next race in China, 19 April 2009.

峇都丁宜马斯海滨广场沦为死城 冀州政府打救

This is the place (Komplex Pantai Mas) i used to lepak since Standard 2 till Upper 6 before i came to UPM to further my study. My dad started to do his hawker business there since i was born in 1976, before that he did his biz on the trishaw-typed of vehicle.

The business was damn good last time that you have to work like a cow and i was very afraid of Hari Raya as the malay stall will close and we have to open, as we got to work from morning 8am till 8pm during this festive season. But now, you don't even can find the mat salleh that used to drink there, yam seng. I think now only left the local beach boys. Besides, adjacent hotels not allow thier staffs to have lunch outside (have to eat at the hotel canteen, anyway FOC). Besides hawker stalls, there are also other shops selling sourvenior, shirts, beach related items, etc. Things have changed a lot. But the "kam ching" is still there, and i will go back to the beach each time i am back to Batu Ferringhi. To feel the "sea wind", to see the waves, to touch the sands and of course to see the kwai Lor and the ka mui...... Still this is my hometown what.

Some how, the facilities need to be upgraded if Penang is so serious in tourism as the source of income for Penang especially Batu Ferringhi folks. The whole area is definitely rely on the tourists, nothing else! It is the bread and butter matter for the Foreigner's Rock-ers (The meaning of Batu Ferringhi).


二零零九年四月三日 凌晨十二时四十五分


（槟城2日讯）同是由政府部门经营的峇都丁宜两大海滨广场，却出现不平衡发展。位于文雅酒店旁的黄昏湾广场（Komplex Bayu Senja），日间如常营业，反观，位于金沙酒店旁的马斯海滨广场（Komplex Pantai Mas）则无人问津，沦为“死城”。

林清和炮轰槟发展局经营不当

槟岛市议员林清和日前炮轰首相署下的槟州发展局经营不当，使曾经在90年代蓬勃一时的马斯海滨广场，逐渐被时代淘汰，仅剩寥寥无几的小贩们继续“苟且残喘”。

林清和披露，广场内的27个摊位由该局自行经营，而另外的14个摊位由槟岛市政局管理，但广场则属槟州发展局的产业。

由于人潮流失，旅客大大减少，致使许多小贩都不再持续日间营业，包括由市局经营的摊格也一样无人问津。

反观由县属经营的黄昏湾广场，则在日间如常营业，尤其饮食摊口。许多在海边进行水上运动活动的游客，部份选择在广场内用餐。

业者吁市局　规划发展该广场

马斯海滨广场业者吁请市政局依据原有计划，有规划的发展该广场，以便吸引顾客及旅客的到来，恢复业务发展，维持生计。

另一方面，他们也希望有关当局关注环境卫生问题，以免影响旅客对旅游胜地的良好形像。

何荣华：重振该区旅游业

业者何荣华表示，市政局曾于2007年12月间，召集该广场业者举行对话，并告知有关该广场的发展计划及作出暂时性安排，以便有关计划可在2008年4月展开工程，惟有关工程却在去年大选后，就没有任何下文，因此，他希望市政局重新考虑推行该项计划，重振该区的旅游业发展。他也表示，该处拥有近50个摊位，但白天营业的不会算很踊跃，造成该处行业的业绩一落千丈！

林颜花促清理沟渠

在该处经营熟食已30年的小贩林颜花（60岁）表示，该小贩中心的环境欠理想，市政局没有例常清理沟渠，使污水不能畅通，造成阻塞现象，臭味熏天，很不卫生。同时，这种环境将不会为他们带来帮助，因此，建议市政局应最少每周2次派人前来清理，促进卫生，带来健康进食环境。

另一位业者哈欣（41岁）也赞同林女士的看法，营业环境必须要获得改善。

吴小姐：停车收费不合理

业者吴小姐（34岁）对该处厕所的设施陈旧破坏，深表不满，厕所不能冲水，水盆没有水喉，屋顶破损，食客、旅客如何使用？当局在致力促进旅游业时，没有关注基本设施，如何会使旅客旧地重游呢？

另一方面，身为业者，她每个月还须缴交15令吉的泊车费，而顾客则每次停放也需付2令吉，这是否合理？希望有关当局给予关注。

Balik Mengundi

Still remeber the day we celebrated the victory from the north to the south, from the west to the east? The touching moment? I believe we can celebrate it again this coming 7th April 2009 at night. Though this time i will not celebrate with the crowds and the parties leaders, still i will celebrate infront of my TV with friend. We can make a change!

God Save Malaysia

Another 9 hr, the RAHMAN legend will be completed with Najib become 6th PM of Malaysia. And also this day, Friday, will be marked as black friday even though it is not 13 Friday. Never before there is some one with so many "news" become Malaysia PM.

I just wonder what is gonna happen when our next PM goes for a Summit Meeting and meet the head of Mongolia government. Will the Mongolia PM ask Najib, "Where is my Mongolian Beauty and the commission that she supposed to get, she supposed to pay tax lah?"

And also our next PM should never ever step on the soil of France, as he is very famous in that country.

Anyway, everything is fixed. He is Malaysia's 6th PM. Just accept the truth and live with it, and end with it as well. The RAHMAN legend shall end in UMNO! We shall put our hope in Malaysia's 7th PM, does not matter is who as long as not from UMNO!

HIDUP RAKYAT!

GDP 1Q 2009?

1st Quarter of 2009 just ended. Can't wait for the official figure...... but at least next month only will release. Defibitely is -ve this time if you follow the biz news for past 3 month!

So keep your bullets till May/June for next cheap bargain at KLSE!