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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