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Archive for September, 2005

Top Ten Suggestions To Make The Annual Budget More Exciting

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Budget speech is usually quite dreary and long. Especially the first half an hour when they talk about general economic conditions in the country. Most people get bored even before they reach the important bits. Here’s a few ‘suggestions‘ to make it livelier and draw in more people to watch. Wouldn’t you love for them […]

Simon’s Top Ten Wish Items for the Malaysian Budget 2006

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

The budget is coming. It’s going to be on this Friday, just before Ramadhan. Lot’s of people are making their wishlists, so I’m doing mine. But don’t expect mine to come true anytime.
Simon’s Top Ten Wish Items for the Malaysian Budget 2006

Tax break for bloggers. RM4000 rebate per year, since we are the true voice […]

Whither the Malaysian Sport?

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Americans have their 4 major sports – baseball, basketball, American football and ice hockey. Why is it called ‘football’ when they their hands all the time? Except when they punt. It should be called ‘handball’. Oh, OK, then American Handball. OK, scratch that.
The English have their cricket (the poncy game, not the small insect), rugby, […]

Top Ten Career Prospects for Malaysian Idol and Akademi Fantasia Losers

Monday, September 26th, 2005

So, finally, both Malaysian Idol and AF3 are finally over. Its safe to turn on the telly again.

Top Ten Career Prospects for Malaysian Idol and Akademi Fantasia Losers

Backup singer for next year’s Malaysian Idol / Akademi Fantasia contest.

Perform at the Hotel New Kowloon, Klang next year during the Secretaries’ Day Luncheon.

DJ at the local Warta/Fajar/Bintang/Daya […]

Hello, Is That Shimu?

Sunday, September 25th, 2005

The other day I got a called from this sales girl with a thick Cantonese accent,
“Hello, who that aa?”
Whoa, her England not so good aa?
Usually, anytime I get calls like this, I’ll give them a super hard time just for interrupting my day. But that day, I was in quite a good mood, so […]

The 8 Seasons of Chinese Businesses

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

So the whole mooncake thing is now over. I wonder if all those shopping centres and restaurants had a last minute 50% off clearance sale late Sunday night to get rid of the remaining mooncakes? Just like the traffic summons.
I used to do that some years back, wait for the last minute to take advantage […]

The Ten Millionth Passenger on the KLIA Express

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

My friend was on the KLIA Express the other day, coming back from the airport to KL Sentral. The train was packed at mid-morning, something was unusual. My pal and his traveling companion managed to get a seat. Even though the train was already filling up, but the train didn’t budge.
After awhile, my pal found […]

“Blue or Pink?”

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

Whenever I hear news that someone had just got a baby, I’ll always ask “blue or pink?”
Most people would just go, “Huh?”
Parents, however would get my meaning and would either answer one or the other.
If you STILL don’t get it,
PINK = GIRL (easy to remember. You know that pop singer Pink?)
BLUE = BOY (ditto […]

Simon’s Obligatory Post on Malaysian Idol 2

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

Looks like I have to do an obligatory post on Malaysian Idol 2. I haven’t really watch it at all, except for a few episodes here and there. The timing of the show doesn’t fit my schedule really, me having to meet with my parole officer and all.
But I did watch latest results episode where […]

Anyone Remember Milli Vanilli?

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

Who doesn’t? The two look-alike dreadlocked German male model singers were caught in an international controversy and humiliation when they were exposed by the media for lip-synching their way to a Grammy (Best New Artiste) and three American Music Awards (Best Fake Singers, Best Artiste Most Likely to be Models, Artistes Having Most Influence on […]