Oh goody! Firefox is finally coming, I’m so excited about it! Why shouldn’t I be? Firefox3 is a better browser than its predecessors and certainly much better than Internet Explorer 7. I know, I’ve been using it in my latest Ubuntu installation since April. The thing that immediately caught my attention was the speed at […]
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Firefox3 is coming!
Posted: 14th June 2008 by Jacky Yong in Computers, Current AffairsTags: download, Firefox, Mozilla, world record
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Petrol price hike
Posted: 5th June 2008 by Jacky Yong in Current AffairsTags: fuel, hike, increase, malaysia, price, Singapore
Unless you have been living in a remote jungle forest of Borneo without any internet connection or TV whatsoever, you would have known by now how much petrol price has risen overnight. I quickly went to refuel both my cars. I consider myself lucky. I got refueled in less than an hour for each cars. […]
Fuel Subsidy for Malaysian with Singaporean PR
Posted: 3rd June 2008 by Jacky Yong in Current AffairsTags: fuel subsidy, Singapore
The recent announcement of the new fuel subsidy structure is really taking everybody by storm. The most noticeable move is by prohibiting all vehicles from Thailand from fueling here. That took effect yesterday. The Singaporeans are still refueling here pending further announcement. The issue now here is: should Malaysians with Singaporean registered cars be allowed […]
I’m writing this from Singapore again. Been here since yesterday, and flying back to KL tomorrow. This time is a bit different. I’m staying in M Hotel instead of the usual Holiday Inn or York Hotel. Fully booked, so I’ve heard. M Hotel is way off from Orchard Road. It’s in Cecil Street, right smack […]
For once I am fully agreeable to Dr M when he said that Najib should not be PM. BN has lost significantly, and they have used this reason to hold the current PM Abdullah Badawi responsible and force him to step down. Not a good move my friends. For one thing, Badawi is innocent in […]
A dog: a commonly used derogatory term in Malaysia to refer to something foul, since a dog is considered haram in the Islamic world. We have plenty of these species in our Malaysian politics world.
It’s finally over for these bunch of losers. Finally they are out-of-business, “gulung tikar”, bust, out of the picture! Say bye bye to the largest money swindling mechanism from Mahathir’s era! Yeah, I can’t be more happier at that news!
YAY!!! Another 3-G provider that is joining the wireless broadband foray! Rejoice, rejoice! You may be wondering, “Why should I be rejoicing? Does it concern me?” You should. Any sort of rivalry among the last mile broadband providers is a good thing for the consumers.
Now that the dust has settled in Boleh-land, we can look forward a lot of changes in the coming months. I am not surprised at the result of the recent General Election. The BN, particularly the MCA, has been arrogant for way too long.
Just wanna wish all my readers here a prosperous and happy chinese new year! Gong Hei Fatt Choi! (Hey, I’m Cantonese, so Gong Xi Fa Cai is soooo not me). And ….. …. hey, wait just a minute. Why are you reading blogs in the middle of a Chinese New Year holiday anyway? Go home, […]