Mystery - Least Expected

Sometimes in life, what is expected to happen will bring disappointments, but when what is least expected to happen, it comes knocking at the door.

Take love for instance; we should not marry a person that we know we can live with; only marry someone that we cannot live without. It sounds great but the trouble is that love is sometimes blind!

Then, why love is blind? I guess love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking together in the same direction. Sigh… which direction then? I will rather believe that love is like a butterfly, where it settles upon you when you least expect it to happen.

An instance of misfortune (which is common) is what anyone least expected to happen.

What about other complex incidents such as an explosion of gas? Photosynthesis, nervous systems, and DNA formation could have planned by “someone” out there. This is not easily explained like any misfortunes which may happen out of sheer recklessness, as pranks or ignorance.

Everything happens with and for a reason. It is either to be a predator or otherwise. No matter what, the cycle of life has to keep rotating.

Naughtiness can be deliberate or out of one’s complacency. No matter how it is going to happen, the timing is all one needs to witness the eventful sight.

Curiosity is like an exploration in a child’s mind. Curiosity killed the proverbial cat. However, curiosity is one of the most important aspects of life. It is through curiosity, a desire to find out something that is kept “undiscovered” and to bury that curiosity is to expose the truth. So when this happens, the least expected will prevail.

When a man sees a scantily clad woman, her appearance raises his curiosity, and he decides to make contact with her to satisfy that curiosity. The woman, on the other hand, depending upon how he approaches her, can become curious about him, or not wish to find out about him.

Body language plays the important role to decipher the hidden message. However, for the fertile young stallion, the “anatomy language” says it all.

With a little help from his friends is the least expected moment that could be captured with a camera.

It is true that some women have been using testosterone gels and creams obtained from compounding pharmacies in an effort to boost a waning sex drive, often brought on by menopause. With the added help to put a bit more octane in the “old engine” is never wrong as what one wants to assume it to be.

When healthy women squirm, it means their territory has been invaded so it is better for the men to buzz off. When she squirms in the bed is entirely a different story. Ahem!

This Mrs.Cock is damn proud to announce who she is. Sheesh…

There are other causes that may not be as apparent, such as problems with gait, balance and muscle function that come with age and affects those above 65. According to studies, about one-third of those aged above 65 will experience one or more falls per year, and 90% of all non-vertebral fractures are from falls. Dr Erich Schacht.

If anyone can run those 10 seconds uphill as fast as he can, then there is nothing better for developing speed and muscle power. All athletes know it. And when the same momentum is used on a flat land, it is a different kettle of fish because of the way gravity is defied.

Clip: PC Tan

So there is nothing wrong when a gaffe happens in the least expected moment and we should accept it, be it intentional or unintentional. This is what life is all about!

The Icon

Full name: Michael Joseph Jackson
Born: August 29, 1958, Gary, Indiana, US
Also known as: The King of Pop, Wacko Jacko
Biggest hits: I Want You Back, Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, Billie Jean, Bad, Black or White, Earth Song

Fans of Michael Jackson around the world react to the news of his death.

Locations include the Jackson family's hometown of Gary in Indiana, New York's Times Square, outside UCLA hospital in Los Angeles, Mexico City, Hollywood's Walk of Fame, Leicester Square in London, the Glastonbury Festival, Hong Kong, Sydney, the White House, and the Apollo Theatre in Harlem.

Live Together Like Brothers Or Perish Together Like Fools

Many people believe that it is impossible for cats and dogs to live together peacefully. Perhaps this belief is brought on by images seen in cartoons or the cultural tales that cats and dogs should forever remain the sworn enemies!

By nature, dogs are predators that tend to chase things that move quickly and that are smaller than them. Of course, cats fit this description.

But cats, who are also predatory, can also exhibit stalking behaviours toward dogs, despite the fact the dog is usually much bigger. As such, cats will defend themselves, so thus begins the rivalry.

Animals tend to be more territorial, so do Man. To get these two species (cats and dogs) to co-exist is quite a cinch but for the same species of homo-sapiens to co-exist, they create war on each other before calling a truce. By then, many have to be perished in the hands of the same species.

It is a shame on the human kind who is supposed to be the most intelligent species in the animal family, but could stoop lower than the animals themselves. Until the primordial greed for power; wealth and selfishness ceased then it will be an ideal world to live like brothers and sisters. But then again, pigs might fly!

In An Ideal World

In an ideal world, no animals will suffer in the hands of humans…
In an ideal world, animals and humans will co-exist peacefully…
In an ideal world, animals and humans will live with much respect for the other…
In an ideal world, animals will live without fear of humans…
In an ideal world, humans will cease to wrongfully seize for personal gains…
In an ideal world, the world will be a better place…
Unfortunately, we are far from being in an ideal world…
And we are actually getting further and further away…

Taken from: SCCARFS’ Tales of Tails

Festival Of The Chinese Tea Culture

Venue: Tropicanacity Mall - Petaling Jaya

Legend has it that the first person to drink tea was a man named, Shien Non Shei, who one day took his wife and children mountain climbing. During the climb Shien Non Shei became quite thirsty and while he was feeling thirsty a leaf drifted onto his foot. He picked this leaf up and twisted the leaf with his fingers. The juice of the leaf went on to his fingers and he tasted the juice with his tongue. The taste of the juice was quite bitter, so Shien Non Shei felt that this leaf could have medicinal properties and could help quench thirst, when brewed. Thus, according to legend he was the first individual to drink tea.

Today, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world after water. TenRen was founded in Taiwan in the early 1950's with the goal of preserving and educating the art of Chinese tea. In the United States tea has been experiencing tremendous growth.

TenRen has been operating in the United States and Canada since the early 1980s with the goal of introducing the art of Chinese tea to a new audience. TenRen’s Lu Yu Tea Institute in Taiwan was established in 1970 with the goal of developing and refining Chinese tea culture.

The Lu Yu Tea Institue has been the leader in the research, systemization, and development of tea equipment and tea brewing techniques. It has helped to educate many in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and elsewhere in the proper methods and techniques of Chinese tea culture.

Persatuan Dialisis Touch - Needs Your Support

HAEMODIALYSIS – Giving lives a chance at life.

Pusat Dialisis Touch was established by Persatuan Dialisis Touch Petaling Jaya, Selangor (PDT), an NGO registered with the Registrar of Society. Its purpose is to support the Malaysian Government’s call to set up more dialysis centres to cater for the increasing number of kidney failure patients.

Haemodialysis is the best hope to keep patients with failed kidneys alive until they can receive a kidney transplant.

PDT is grateful to all donors and supporters who have contributed generously. We now have a centre that is equipped with modern facilities to house patients in separate treatment rooms for Hepatitis B and C patients.

The centre has the capacity to treat 60 patients and we offer them free consultation of nephrologist and free basic blood test. The first patient intake was on 1st. December 2007.

Patients will undergo the 4-hour treatment thrice a week. Each treatment costs RM110.00 and we help them to apply for the government subsidy of RM50.00 each. If patients have difficulty with the balance of RM60.00, we will aid them through a special sponsorship programme to ensure that they get the treatment they need.

VISION

Giving end-stage kidney failure patients a chance at life.

MISSION

To serve the community by alleviating the life-long financial burden of the lower, to the middle-income earners with kidney failure irrespective of race, religion or creed.

COMMITMENT

To provide affordable and high quality dialysis treatments for the patients.

To solicit contributions to finance the centre’s operation and to provide financial aid to those who could not afford.

To raise funds for kidney transplant.

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For further information, please contact:

Ng Yang Kuan (Andrew) – President.
013 3516 033

Tong Kooi Lian (Anne) – Fund Raising Chairperson
012 2143 318

Contributions should be in Cheque/Bank Draft/Money Order to be made in favour of “Persatuan Dialisis Touch Petaling Jaya, Selangor” and crossed A/C Payee Only or to bank in direct at EON Bank Bhd. Account No: 0168-10-006668-4.

Persatuan Dialisis Touch Petaling Jaya,
26&28, Jalan PJU 5/16, Dataran Sunway,
Kota Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
603-61577520.

Beauty and Nature

The beauty of nature is painted across the sky with the psychedelic colours to tease the mind and down on earth where shadows in still water dance, they are nevertheless with emotions where an angel might share.

The spectacles from the mountain top in the dewy morning are breathtaking where orchards in blossom down the valley hold the divine beauty. This brings a new day of serenity fills with hope that Nature could offer.

All living things are natural beauty to delight what the eyes behold. The creation of such beauties is the divine art drawn on the pages of Nature.

How To Dress With "Indecisive" Attire

This is the beauty for going on a date. Her wind of change and his impatient wait have created a new "wear" for the date.

Contributed by: Angela Ooi

Ethnic Dancers - Photo Session

The cultural dance groups are from the following ethnic communities:

Kachin
Karenni
Karen
Chin
Mon
Shan
Arrakan

Karen State (Kayin State) is geographically located at the south eastern part of Burma. Karen people make up the second largest population in Burma and its capital is Pa-An Town. The religions practiced are Buddhism and Christianity.

Since 1945, the military had been harassing them and they are oppressed until now by the military regime.

For the fear of their lives, many Karen people and their families have fled to Thailand and Malaysia. Those who are still living in the Capital city, they are watched closely by the military intelligence. They are discriminated on religions and subjugated to mental and physical tortures when they are in the military custody.

There are more than 4,000 Karen people alone in Malaysia (various states) doing mostly odd jobs.

The MKO (Malaysia Karen Organization) was formed in 2005 to render as much help as possible to the ethnic Karen people residing in Malaysia.

MKO office: 42-3G, Wisma City Tower,
Jalan Alor,
50200
Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 016 2255 415

Myanmar Ethnic Rohingyas Human Rights Organization Malaysia (MERHROM)
Wisma MLS,
31, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman,
50100
Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03 2691369
016 6827 287

The United States President Barack Obama’s Statement

I call on the Burmese government to release National League for Democracy Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi from detention immediately and unconditionally. I strongly condemn her house arrest and detention, which have also been condemned around the world. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued opinions affirming that the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi dating back to 2003 is arbitrary unjustified and in contravention of Burma’s own law, and the United Nations Security Council reaffirmed on May 22 their concern about the situation and called for the release of all political prisoners.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s continued detention, isolation and show trial based on spurious charges cast serious doubt on the Burmese regime’s willingness to be a responsible member of the international community. This is an important opportunity for the government in Burma to demonstrate that it respects its own laws and its own people, is ready to work with the National League for Democracy and other ethnic and opposition groups, and is prepared to move toward reconciliation.

By her actions, Aung San Suu Kyi has represented profound patriotism, sacrifice and the vision of a democratic and prosperous Burma. It is time for the Burmese government to drop all charges against Aung San Suu Kyi and unconditionally release her and her fellow political prisoners. Such an action would be an affirmative and significant step on Burma’s part to begin to restore its standing in the eyes of the United States and the world community and to move toward a better future for its people.

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Cultural Dances From The Various Ethnic Groups

Like other Asian countries which are culturally rich, the Burmese are the most brutalized people by the military regime. Living in fear for decades, many had to save themselves by becoming refugees.

Bringing with them their ethnic culture to foreign countries, their love for their motherland is very much embedded in their hearts. Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, they still cry for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, who is their hope for generations to come.

More to come

World Refugee Day - 2009

World Refugee Day – 20 June 2009 was a fanfare to the various ethnic Burmese. Their rich cultures displayed through their cultural dances are undoubtedly the enjoyable day for them and the locals.

Their respective leaders from the different ethnic groups give their welcoming speeches.

Our local NGOs make themselves felt to give them the much needed moral support.

More to come.

The Compassionate Malaysians

The invitation to the special celebration of Burmah’s democratic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64th, birthday was marred by the police arresting 16 Burmese, even before the celebration could start.

Later that night, a group of concerned Malaysians gathered at the main entrance of IPK, Petaling Jaya to commemorate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday.

Free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Birthday - 19 June 2009

The intrusion of an American citizen into her residence compound in May 2009, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was taken into custody by the State Peace and Development Council. She, not her guards was accused of violating the terms of her house arrest, a sentence she had begun serving approximately six years ago.

The recent trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be politically motivated and is a way for the SPDC to continue her custody from Insein prison.

Despite International pressure, the military junta remains stubborn and arrogant. The International pressure does not have any impact on Aung San Suu Kyi’s plight.

Recently, the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon and his special Envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari have received petition from over 670,000 people around the world urging them to pressure the military junta to release all the political prisoners.

The signatures were collected in 220 countries. The Burmese people are hoping for more support and pressure from the International Community to bring the change in Burma.

The Burmese political refugees in Malaysia celebrated her 64th. birthday in the Chinese Assembly Hall on the 19th.June 2009.

Aung San Suu Kyi's 64th.Birthday

At 1.00 p.m. today (19 June 09), a gathering of the Burmese community to mark Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's 64th birthday was held at the Chinese Assembly Town Hall.

"Nowadays, a large number of my colleagues have been serving long prison term without protection and leniency of the law. Therefore, I allowed him temporary shelter due to my political conscience of which I cannot force anybody into being arrested.

I hereby state that I did not commit the crime that I have been charged with."

(From Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s statement submitted to the court on May 26,2009).

The Burmese people around the world celebrate her birthday. It is meaningless with her being in prison waiting for the sentence…

More to come.

Patrick Moody – British Deputy High Commissioner

All Are Invited!

Pakatan Rakyat Selangor invites you to a special gathering at Taman Jaya (near to Amcorp Mall) this Friday 19 June 2009.

Time: 8.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m.

BURMA'S INCARCERATED DEMOCRATIC LEADER AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION THIS FRIDAY!

YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO A SPECIAL CELEBRATION OF BURMA'S DEMOCRATIC LEADER AUNG SAN SUU KYI 'S 64TH BIRTHDAY.

THERE WILL BE LIVE PERFORMANCE BY INDIE ARTISTS BLACK AND MEOR, BURMESE COMMUNITY SINGERS, SPEECHES AND CANDLES!

PLEASE BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES!

Brought to you by Pakatan Rakyat Selangor and MBPJ.

Wong Chai Yi/Temme Lee

Ganapragasam's Last Journey

16 June 2009

The cortege left Apartment Impian at Damansara Damai about 3.20 p.m. with a handful of friends, relatives and MP for Kapar, YB S.Manikavasagam. The presence of Uthaya Kumar was a heartfelt sight.

Earlier, I spent some time talking with Manimagalai, the wife of the late Ganapragasam. She has to shoulder the responsibility and to lay foods on the table for her eight children from now on.



Two of her children had started working a few days ago, just before this misfortune befell upon them. Her eldest son is twenty-two and the youngest, also a son is six. The siblings are four boys and girls.

She is a strong woman who can contain her emotion, but the tell-tale signs of her anger could be deciphered on her face when the moment of anguish flashed across her mind.

We all can understand the situation out of sympathy, but unable to feel her tormenting grief because we are not her to walk a mile in her shoes.

Justice has to be given to her and she has the right to keep plying for the truth why her husband left home alive and kicking and she had to receive his body from the mortuary without a word of goodbye.

She is an adult, a woman, a wife and a mother. What she has left now is just those bitter memories where she has no means to forget. I bet that if she were to be given a bag filled with solid cash or her husband, she will go for the latter. This is how I perceived Manimagalai to be.

Ganapragasam had his final journey to his resting place, while his children he left behind with Hobson’s choice have to find courage to live for all the days to come, without their father’s love.



YB S.Manikavasagam, MP for Kapar.



Saudara Uthaya Kumar

The 12 June Presidential election in Iran.

The 12 June Presidential election in Iran.

The 12 June Presidential election in Iran.

As Iranian officials declare victory for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's presidential elections, his main rival Mir Hossein Mousavi is crying foul over irregularities in the poll.

Tehran and other cities have seen the largest street protests and rioting since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Iranian students are supporters of reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, and naturally, the Iranian students in Malaysia staged their protest with United Nation in Kuala Lumpur.

Judging from the attire donned by the male and female protesters, it is difficult to say that they are from an Islamic country.

It is ideal to let the photos do the talking and you judge for yourself the beauty of the genders.

Our police did not take kindly over such peaceful protest and tear gas was fired.