China did it....AGAIN...Part 1.01

I know the title above sounds stupid, but, believe me, you might find that it makes sense after all..

So, for starters, ever heard of the Rolls-Royce Phantom? For those who know about the car, it's one where luxury, refinement, opulence, comes second to none. Speaking of which, here it is.



On the other hand, a small, less established car company, aptly called Geely (gosh, that sounds, 'geli'...WTF??), who'd decided that the great Rolls shouldn't be entitled to such a big pie of the uber-luxury market share, so, it has decided to make a competitor.

And guess what? This is the end product, and do laugh as much as you want..




Looks disturbingly similar, eh? From what i see, hell, YEAH! So let's move on and try and break down some of its specs....

Firstly, an uber-luxury car is all about the engine, performance, and, power. While the Rolls-Royce makes with a 5.9 V12 that could be used as a 'pasar-malam' generator to power tens and tens of 'pasar-malams', not to forget 550 horses in the engine. On the other hand, the GE (anybody wanna guess whether General Electric will sue them for the name?) uses a 3.5 litre V6 sourced by Toyota. Wait a minute. Toyota? maybe that's the reason it'd go from 0-60 in 7.5 seconds. The Phantom? 5.5s. And that's for a vehicle which weighs almost double. Now, EAT THAT, Geely....

Next, ever wondered how much it costs? Apparently, we can get one for just a nicker of 30 grand, in US dollars.....compared to the Rolls, which costs 250 grand........

In short, this Geely GE, (or whatever motherfucking name it is..) is a fine piece of crap engineering, blatant immitations, below par finishes, horrible quality control, wheezy or underpowered engines, not to forget, cheesy handling.

Oh, did i forget to mention that they're cheap? Thanks, but no thanks. i'd still take the Optima with that money, thank you.

What comes around comes around....AS IF

Gosh, i feel, so 'tall' and old. Not to mention being bogged with compliments from my fellow DJians saying i have a DFC, which, in long terms, the Diong Fan Club.

But, it's okay, because there's nothing wrong with it. Hmm.....now where's the rest of thy real popular people... Like Keefe, the other Fifth former of the DJ Choir who was also bogged by a lot of 'clamshell', or in Chinese terms, 'lala' girls from Seafield.....

Choir+Camaderies= Semi Havoc

Boy, it sure is a long time from not blogging, no thanks to exams, work, and, THE STATE LEVEL COMPEDITION!!!!!! That's driving me nuts. Anyways, time to talk about the state level choir compedition for all Selangor District champions, that was held last week.

After 1 months' of preparations, adjustments as well as a whole lot of sore throats, it was time. The time to face reality. The time that decides whether we will make it to the nationals. On the bus, it was all a solemn mood, as we braced ourselves for the compedition. Like how people would say-If you're too confident and excited, you have a higher possibility of being written off. That, however, doesn't reflect the general mood, instead, of mine.

So, 9 schools, almost 2 hours later, here's the lowdown on the schools' performances.

The last school to perform, which i think is from Kuala Selangor, did a rendition of a popular English song from the olden days, which, turned out to be a total wreck. Being all malays(no pun intended) they sounded really desperate to make the effect of a real english choir, which, if you give this sone to the Filipinos, they would sound a million times better than this group of, er, well, i don't know how to describe these singers. The same thing applies to practically 4 of the choirs, which sounded just like the last group.

Horrible pre-dominantly lousy Malay choir singers aside, there was one team from Semenyih that really impressed us, although they didn't win, their rendition of The Lion Sleeps Tonight realy got people singing to it...

Then you have Convent Klang. One of the only two choirs to do some Broadway-style movements, it definitely paid off for them when they got 3rd.

But one of the shock defeats not many expected was SMK Seafield. Touted to be one of the powerhouses to beat SMK Kepong, they slumped to a rather lowly 4th place. Even i was shocked, as i'd expected a three-cornered fight between Seafield, Convent Klang and Kepong.

So in the end, despite Damansara Jaya making it into the top three, we'd still slump to the all time-bulletproof winners, SMK Kepong. And for that, they will be going to Johor next month for the nationals.

Two word for Kepong- Damn It!

So, as the lowdown, many thanks to everybody who had propelled the SMK Damansara Jaya choir into greater heights. No matter who you are, whether the hyperactive ones, the bossy ones, the bi*chy ones, REMEMBER, you are all winners, and we are always a family.

By the way, can anybody tell me how to put the bloody photos into Blogger? Everytime i try to put in a photo, it always end up at the top of the damn posting, and refuses to be placed at the bottom. So, can somebody tell me? If you know how to do so, write me an email to sherndiong@hotmail.com. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.

Umno Penang confident of Malay voters returning to BN

FROM MALAYSIA TODAY

Umno Penang is confident Malay voters in Penanti would return to the Barisan Nasional (BN) fold, as witnessed during the Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang by-elections on April 7.

Umno Penang secretary Datuk Azhar Ibrahim, who is also the opposition leader, said it was only a matter of time before the Indian and Chinese voters too returned to the BN.

"With the brand of politics played by Pakatan Rakyat, especially Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) by forcing by-elections, voters are getting fed-up.

"They are not happy with the forced by-elections and they would retaliate. We are confident of the Malay votes, and we will have to work on the Chinese and Indian voters," Azhar said on the sidelines of the Penang legistative assembly sitting.

In Penanti, which has 15,421 voters, Malays form 73%, Chinese 24% and Indians 2% of the voter base.

To a question if Umno was afraid it would lose and hence is considering not to contest, Azhar said the by-election was a waste of time and funds, hence Umno's reluctance to participate in the by-election.

He reiterated that it would make no difference to Umno if it won or lost the by-election upon contesting.

"We have 11 seats out of 40, and winning another one would not matter anywhere in the equation as we won't topple the government. Losing it also does not make any difference as it was not our seat to start with," he added.

Asked if Umno Penang was geared up to face the by-election, Azhar said they would wait for further instructions from the party leadership.

"We have not started our election machinery in Penanti so far, and as soon as we are informed one way or another of what the party decides, we will do the needful," he added.

He also warned that if the party decided not to field any candidates and Umno members stood as independents, disciplinary action would be taken.

His stand on the matter contradicts what has been recommended by Gerakan vice president Huan Cheng Guan, who suggested that if BN did not want to take part in the by-election, BN members should be allowed to contest as independents.

Azhar said Huan was entitled to his opinion, but Umno would not support any of its members standing as independents.

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"With the brand of politics played by Pakatan Rakyat, especially Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) by forcing by-elections, voters are getting fed-up.

He thinks so, but let's not forget the 'Chinese squatters' issue brought up by a member of this party. And not to forget their scare tactics during buy-elections. Hmmm........without doubt, there will definitely be some Malays who will go back to UMNO, but there are also disgruntled people who have deserted themselves as well to back the Opposition. In short, status quo(less than partially)

Anyways, i apologize for not updating the blog for a long time. Stupid modem broke down....

Remember This? It's finally landed!

We Malaysians can be a real dated lot when it comes to these shows.
The U.S had it's release in January.
We Malaysians? March 7th. How slow.
But then, better late than never.
And way better than that bullshit Twilight show. Emo + Retarded-looking man+Slutty woman. Gosh. This-Explosions, Torturings, the lot. Damn.

IPhone 3G by Maxis-Ridiculous or Just A Tech Marvel?

It's a mixed bag, unfortunately. So, let's start with the pros:-
1-It's brilliant when you're planning to surf the net. And brilliant means fast.
2-The Safari Internet applications is REAL good..
3-It's party piece lar....what else but the ever 'legendary' IPod?

And now, the cons:-
1-Look at the price-It's friggin expensive! RM2540 for the 8GB model, and RM2960 for the 16GB model? Might as well go for a HTC Touch 3G-At 2k a pop, almost the same features, yet you can put in an 8GB memory card and you'll still have around 900 bucks! Note that the price is using their most basic pack, the Value Plus Plans.
2-Use their iValue 4 plan, and go on a 2-year contract. With that pack, you'll get the phone for free. But, who's going to pay RM375 a month? In 2 years, you'll be Rm9000 poorer! Want more space for your iPhone? Then shell out an extra RM260 for the 16GB model. Yes, you'll have 2500 minutes of talk time, but will you spend that much?

So, there you have it, it's a very desirable phone, but, you'll shell out wads of cash just to have one. So as an alternative, why don't get one from parallel importers? You'll just need to shell out 4/5 ths less. Or get a HTC smartphone. Way better and safer way to put yout hard-earned money.

MB blames SELCAT for his loss? Unsurprising.

Ehh, Khir Toyo(ex-Selangor MB), come on lar, you blame the SELCAT(Select Commitee On Compatability, Accountacy and Transparency) for your loss in the UMNO Youth polls? Please lar, the opposition has spilled the beans on you, and you start shooting them? Might as well blame yourself for whatever you've done during your tenure as Selangor Menteri Besar, and, most importantly, be a man to confess, not hide under the table and be a sore loser.

As how a fellow blogger said after you lost your MB post, you allegedly tried to destroy the documents as an act of sabotage. Right. Not so good lar. Be a man and admit defeat. In life, everybody has their ups and downs, and you're not immune from it, and so am i.