Oh my god... thats is all i can think of now after just reading the Statutory Declaration from abdul razak baginda's Private investigator.
here's the link
http://themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysian-news/34-malaysian-news/1352-p-balasubramaniams-statutory-declaration
the article attached here, if u would like to read it. it gets really saucy towards the bottom
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JULY 3 — Below is the statutory declaration in full made by murder accused Abdul Razak Baginda's private investigator P. Balasubramaniam that claimed police suppressed evidence to protect some personalities, including proof that Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu knew Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak.
I, Balasubramaniam a/l Perumal (NRIC No: 600928-08-6235), a Malaysian Citizen of full age and residing at No. 32, Jalan Pelangi 1, Taman Pelangi, Rawang, Selangor, do solemly and sincerely declare as follows:
1. I have been a police officer with the Royal Malaysian Police Force having joined as a constable in 1981 attached to the Police Field Force. I was then promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal and finally resigned from the Police Force in 1998 when I was with the Special Branch.
2. I have been working as a freelance Private Investigator since I left the Police Force.
3. Some time in June or July 2006, I was employed by Abdul Razak Baginda for a period of 10 days to look after him at his office at the Bangunan Getah Asli, Jalan Ampang between the hours of 8.00am to 5.00pm each working day as apparently he was experiencing disturbances from a third party.
4. I resigned from this job after 2-1⁄2 days as I was not receiving any proper instructions.
5. I was however re-employed by Abdul Razak Baginda on the 05-10-2006 as he had apparently received a harassing phone call from a Chinese man calling himself ASP Tan who had threatened him to pay his debts. I later found out this gentleman was in fact a private investigator called Ang who was employed by a Mongolian woman called Altantuya Shaaribuu.
6. Abdul Razak Baginda was concerned that a person by the name of Altantuya Shaaribuu, a Mongolian woman, was behind this threat and that she would be arriving in Malaysia very soon to try and contact him.
7. Abdul Razak Baginda informed me that he was concerned by this as he had been advised that Altantuya Shaaribuu had been given some powers by a Mongolian “bomoh” and that he could never look her in the face because of this.
8. When I enquired as to who this Mongolian woman was, Abdul Razak Baginda informed me that she was a friend of his who had been introduced to him by a VIP and who asked him to look after her financially.
9. I advised him to lodge a police report concerning the threatening phone call he had received from the Chinese man known as ASP Tan but he refused to do so as he informed me there were some high profile people involved.
10. Abdul Razak Baginda further told me that Altantuya Shaaribuu was a great liar and good in convincing people. She was supposed to have been very demanding financially and that he had even financed a property for her in Mongolia.
11. Abdul Razak Baginda then let me listen to some voice messages on his handphone asking him to pay what was due otherwise he would be harmed and his daughter harassed.
12. I was therefore supposed to protect his daughter Rowena as well.
13. On the 09.10.2006 I received a phone call from Abdul Razak Baginda at about 9.30am informing me that Altantuya was in his office and he wanted me there immediately. As I was in the midst of a surveillance, I sent my assistant Suras to Abdul Razak Baginda’s office and I followed a little later. Suras managed to control the situation and had persuaded Altantuya and her two friends to leave the premises. However Altantuya left a note written on some Hotel Malaya note paper, in English, asking Abdul Razak Baginda to call her on her handphone (number given) and wrote down her room number as well.
14. Altantuya had introduced herself to Suras as “Aminah” and had informed Suras she was there to see her boyfriend Abdul Razak Baginda.
15. These 3 Mongolian girls however returned to Abdul Razak Baginda’s office at the Bangunan Getah Asli, Jalan Ampang again, the next day at about 12.00 noon. They did not enter the building but again informed Suras that they wanted to meet Aminah’s boyfriend, Abdul Razak Baginda.
16. On the 11.10.2006, Aminah returned to Abdul Razak Baginda’s office on her own and gave me a note to pass to him, which I did. Abdul Razak Baginda showed me the note which basically asked him to call her urgently.
17. I suggested to Abdul Razak Baginda that perhaps it may be wise to arrange for Aminah to be arrested if she harassed him further, but he declined as he felt she would have to return to Mongolia as soon as her cash ran out.
18. In the meantime I had arranged for Suras to perform surveillance on Hotel Malaya to monitor the movements of these 3 Mongolian girls, but they recognised him. Apparently they become friends with Suras after that and he ended up spending a few nights in their hotel room.
19. When Abdul Razak Baginda discovered Suras was becoming close to Aminah he asked me to pull him out from Hotel Malaya.
20. On the 14.10.2006, Aminah turned up at Abdul Razak Baginda’s house in Damansara Heights when I was not there. Abdul Razak Baginda called me on my handphone to inform me of this so I rushed back to his house. As I arrived, I noticed Aminah outside the front gates shouting “Razak, bastard, come out from the house”. I tried to calm her down but couldn’t so I called the police who arrived in 2 patrol cars. I explained the situation to the police, who took her away to the Brickfields police station.
21. I followed the patrol cars to Brickfields police station in a taxi. I called Abdul Razak Baginda and his lawyer Dirren to lodge a police report but they refused.
22. When I was at the Brickfields police station, Aminah’s own Private Investigator, one Mr Ang, arrived and we had a discussion. I was told to deliver a demand to Abdul Razak Baginda for US$500,000.00 and 3 tickets to Mongolia, apparently as commission owed to Aminah from a deal in Paris.
23. As Aminah had calmed down at this stage, a policewoman at the Brickfields police station advised me to leave and settle the matter amicably.
24. I duly informed Abdul Razak Baginda of the demands Aminah had made and told him I was disappointed that no one wanted to back me up in lodging a police report. We had a long discussion about the situation when I expressed a desire to pull out of this assignment.
25. During this discussion and in an attempt to persuade me to continue my employment with him, Abdul Razak Baginda informed me that:
25.1 He had been introduced to Aminah by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at a diamond exhibition in Singapore.
25.2 Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak informed Abdul Razak Baginda that he had a sexual relationship with Aminah and that she was susceptible to anal intercourse.
25.3 Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wanted Abdul Razak Baginda to look after Aminah as he did not want her to harass him since he was now the Deputy Prime Minister.
25.4 Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Abdul Razak Baginda and Aminah had all been together at a dinner in Paris.
25.5 Aminah wanted money from him as she felt she was entitled to a US$500,000.00 commission on a submarine deal she assisted with in Paris.
26. On the 19.10.2006, I arrived at Abdul Razak Baginda’s house in Damansara Heights to begin my night duty. I had parked my car outside as usual. I saw a yellow Proton Perdana taxi pass by with 3 ladies inside, one of whom was Aminah. The taxi did a U-turn and stopped in front of the house where these ladies rolled down the window and wished me “Happy Deepavali”. The taxi then left.
27. About 20 minutes later the taxi returned with only Aminah in it. She got out of the taxi and walked towards me and started talking to me. I sent an SMS to Abdul Razak Baginda informing him “Aminah was here”. I received an SMS from Razak instructing me “to delay her until my man comes”.
28. Whist I was talking to Aminah, she informed me of the following:
28.1 That she met Abdul Razak Baginda in Singapore with Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
28.2 That she had also met Abdul Razak Baginda and Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at a dinner in Paris.
28.3 That she was promised a sum of US$500,000.00 as commission for assisting in a submarine deal in Paris.
28.4 That Abdul Razak Baginda had bought her a house in Mongolia but her brother had refinanced it and she needed money to redeem it.
28.5 That her mother was ill and she needed money to pay for her treatment.
28.6. That Abdul Razak Baginda had married her in Korea as her mother is Korean whilst her father was a Mongolian/Chinese mix.
28.7 That if I wouldn’t allow her to see Abdul Razak Baginda, would I be able to arrange for her to see Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
29. After talking to Aminah for about 15 minutes, a red Proton Aeroback arrived with a woman and two men. I now know the woman to be Lance Corporal Rohaniza and the men, Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azahar. They were all in plainclothes. Azilah walked towards me while the other two stayed in the car.
30. Azilah asked me whether the woman was Aminah and I said “Yes”. He then walked off and made a few calls on his handphone. After 10 minutes another vehicle, a blue Proton Saga, driven by a Malay man, passed by slowly. The driver’s window had been wound down and the driver was looking at us.
31. Azilah then informed me they would be taking Aminah away. I informed Aminah they were arresting her. The other two persons then got out of the red Proton and exchanged seats so that Lance Corporal Rohaniza and Aminah were in the back while the two men were in the front. They drove off and that is the last I ever saw of Aminah.
32. Abdul Razak Baginda was not at home when all this occurred.
33. After the 19.10.2006, I continued to work for Abdul Razak Baginda at his house in Damansara Heights from 7.00pm to 8.00am the next morning, as he had been receiving threatening text messages from a woman called “Amy” who was apparently “Aminah’s” cousin in Mongolia.
34. On the night of the 20.10.2006, both of Aminah’s girlfriends turned up at Abdul Razak Baginda’s house enquiring where Aminah was. I informed them she had been arrested the night before.
35. A couple of nights later, these two Mongolian girls, Mr Ang and another Mongolian girl called “Amy” turned up at Abdul Razak Baginda’s house looking for Aminah as they appeared to be convinced she was being held in the house.
36. A commotion began so I called the police who arrived shortly thereafter in a patrol car. Another patrol car arrived a short while later in which was the investigating officer from the Dang Wangi Police Station who was in charge of the missing persons report lodged by one of the Mongolians girls, I believe was Amy.
37. I called Abdul Razak Baginda who was at home to inform him of the events taking place at his front gate. He then called DSP Musa Safri and called me back informing me that Musa Safri would be calling my handphone and I was to pass the phone to the inspector from the Dang Wangi Police Station.
38. I then received a call on my handphone from Musa Safri and duly handed the phone to the Dang Wangi inspector. The conversation lasted 3-4 minutes after which he told the girls to disperse and to go to see him the next day.
39. On or about the 24.10.2006, Abdul Razak Baginda instructed me to accompany him to the Brickfields police station as he had been advised to lodge a police report about the harassment he was receiving from these Mongolian girls.
40. Before this, Amy had sent me an SMS informing me she was going to Thailand to lodge a report with the Mongolian consulate there regarding Aminah’s disappearance. Apparently she had sent the same SMS to Abdul Razak Baginda. This is why he told me he had been advised to lodge a police report.
41. Abdul Razak Baginda informed me that DPS Musa Safri had introduced him to one DSP Idris, the head of the Criminal division, Brickfields police station, and that Idris had referred him to ASP Tonny.
42. When Abdul Razak Baginda had lodged his police report at Brickfields police station, in front of ASP Tonny, he was asked to make a statement but he refused as he said he was leaving for overseas. He did however promise to prepare a statement and hand ASP Tonny a thumb drive. I know that this was not done as ASP Tonny told me.
43. However ASP Tonny asked me the next day to provide my statement instead and so I did.
44. I stopped working for Abdul Razak Baginda on the 26.10.2006 as this was the day he left for Hong Kong on his own.
45. In mid-November 2006, I received a phone call from ASP Tonny from the IPK Jalan Hang Tuah asking me to see him regarding Aminah’s case. When I arrived there I was immediately arrested under S.506 of the Penal Code for Criminal intimidation.
46. I was then placed in the lock-up and remanded for 5 days. On the third day I was released on police bail.
47. At the end of November 2006, the D9 department of the IPK sent a detective to my house to escort me to the IPK Jalan Hang Tuah. When I arrived, I was told I was being arrested under S.302 of the Penal Code for murder. I was put in the lock-up and remanded for 7 days.
48. I was transported to Bukit Aman where I was interrogated and questioned about an SMS I had received from Abdul Razak Baginda on the 19.10.2006 which read “delay her until my man arrives”. They had apparently retrieved this message from Abdul Razak Baginda’s handphone.
49. They then proceeded to record my statement from 8.30am to 6.00pm every day for 7 consecutive days. I told them all I knew including everything Abdul Razak Baginda and Aminah had told me about their relationships with Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak but when I came to sign my statement, these details had been left out.
50. I have given evidence in the trial of Azilah, Sirul and Abdul Razak Baginda at the Shah Alam High Court. The prosecutor did not ask me any questions in respect of Aminah’s relationship with Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak or of the phone call I received from DSP Musa Safri, whom I believe was the ADC for Datuk Seri Najib Razak and/or his wife.
51. On the day Abdul Razak Baginda was arrested, I was with him at his lawyers’ office at 6.30am. Abdul Razak Baginda informed us that he had sent Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak an SMS the evening before as he refused to believe he was to be arrested, but had not received a response.
52. Shortly thereafter, at about 7.30am, Abdul Razak Baginda received an SMS from Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and showed this message to both myself and his lawyer. This message read as follows: “ I am seeing IGP at 11.00am today … matter will be solved … be cool.”
53. I have been made to understand that Abdul Razak Baginda was arrested the same morning at his office in the Bangunan Getah Asli, Jalan Ampang.
54. The purpose of this Statutory declaration is to:
54.1 State my disappointment at the standard of investigations conducted by the authorities into the circumstances surrounding the murder of Altantuya Shaaribuu.
54.2 Bring to the notice of the relevant authorities the strong possibility that there are individuals other than the 3 accused who must have played a role in the murder of Altantuya Shaaribuu.
54.3 Persuade the relevant authorities to reopen their investigations into this case immediately so that any fresh evidence may be presented to the Court prior to submissions at the end of the prosecutions case.
54.4 Emphasise the fact that having been a member of the Royal Malaysian Police Force for 17 years I am absolutely certain no police officer would shoot someone in the head and blow up their body without receiving specific instructions from their superiors first.
54.5. Express my concern that should the defence not be called in the said murder trial, the accused, Azilah and Sirul will not have to swear on oath and testify as to the instructions they received and from whom they were given.
55. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same be true and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declaration Act 1960.
SUBSCRIBED and solemnly declared by the abovenamed
Balasubramaniam a/l Perumal
this day of 2008 )
Before me,
………………………………….
Commissioner for Oath
Kuala Lumpur
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Now i'm not sure how true this SD is, but the thing i'm sure is that our DPM's name has now been smeared even more. Looks like Anwar and Najib's name are all getting smeared. Oh well, i think life's gonna be tough for both of them in the near future.
Boodyboy, out!!!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Does sound sleep comes with a dream?
This is weird cause there are times when i decide to turn in early, 11pm so that i can have at least a 7 hours sleep. And its these times that i have weird dreams...
Yesterday night was another one. Decided to sleep early since the quarter final match between federer and ancic was delayed by rain. In this dream i dreamt i was rushing off to somewhere in the morning. Then i realised i left something in my office and hence i had to leave my house extra early to go to the office 1st. i reached the office at 6.30am. Styrangely, my office has now become a shoplot. And like most shoplots they have that metal shutter thing which they use to lock up the place evry night. So at 6.30 am, the shutters were only open halfway, so i had to duck to get in.
In the office, all the expat colleagues were already in there, seemingly busy with work. Me on the other hand, wandered around looking for my place. The office inside this shoplot is huge! well anyways, after wandering around for like 15 minutes i found the elevator to which i pushed the button to go down. Yes i worked 18 floors underground in this dream. the elevator stopped at the 5 or 6 floor underground when the door opened.
i stepped out and i was in a super huge cafeteria. it was the size of a warehouse or supermarket. so there i was wandering again, looking for my spot. then is aw this door, which i entered. This led me to a super duper huge toilet. there were rows and rows of toilets and showers. as i tried to walk to the end of this toilet, i noticed that the toilet lighting was quite dim. Then i could hear the sounds of the shower and it suddenly stopped. Then i can hear one of the doors creaking when its being slowly opened. Scared shit, i ran to the end of the toilet and realised theres no exit on that end. i ran around the toilet toget back to the door where i came in thru. The door was actually just the size of a toilet stall door. i opened the door and there i was, in the cafeteria again.
I walked around somemore and then bumped into my colleague who had just finished her meal. she suggested we go to the office together. So we walked to the elevator again and headed downwards. This time around the lift stopped at the 13th floor, 5 floors above my intended destination. the door opened and we both stepped out.
We were another huge toilet again. The lights were dim and flickering. Scared shit, again we waled aroiund looking for an exit. and again we heard the toilet water running then the sounds of someone turning off the tap. then the door creaked open, freaked out (again) we ran to the end of the toilet, and this time around, at the end of the toilet is this corridor, much like those we see in hotels. There we met a guy, who's dressed like he works in a hotel and we asked him for directions. He directed us to the elevator again and left. We walked towards the elevator and i pressed the down button again.
Then my phone rang. It was my alarm and i woke up. Now this seriously got me wondering. what the hell is going on in my mind when i sleep?!?!! I should be sleeping soundly but instead, i get shit freaky dreams. I know the huge toilet could probably mean that i'm yearning to join a gym (i've been looking around lately) but the office underground?
oh well, woke up with a stiff neck and now i cant hold my head up straight. sigh...
boodyboy, out!!!
Yesterday night was another one. Decided to sleep early since the quarter final match between federer and ancic was delayed by rain. In this dream i dreamt i was rushing off to somewhere in the morning. Then i realised i left something in my office and hence i had to leave my house extra early to go to the office 1st. i reached the office at 6.30am. Styrangely, my office has now become a shoplot. And like most shoplots they have that metal shutter thing which they use to lock up the place evry night. So at 6.30 am, the shutters were only open halfway, so i had to duck to get in.
In the office, all the expat colleagues were already in there, seemingly busy with work. Me on the other hand, wandered around looking for my place. The office inside this shoplot is huge! well anyways, after wandering around for like 15 minutes i found the elevator to which i pushed the button to go down. Yes i worked 18 floors underground in this dream. the elevator stopped at the 5 or 6 floor underground when the door opened.
i stepped out and i was in a super huge cafeteria. it was the size of a warehouse or supermarket. so there i was wandering again, looking for my spot. then is aw this door, which i entered. This led me to a super duper huge toilet. there were rows and rows of toilets and showers. as i tried to walk to the end of this toilet, i noticed that the toilet lighting was quite dim. Then i could hear the sounds of the shower and it suddenly stopped. Then i can hear one of the doors creaking when its being slowly opened. Scared shit, i ran to the end of the toilet and realised theres no exit on that end. i ran around the toilet toget back to the door where i came in thru. The door was actually just the size of a toilet stall door. i opened the door and there i was, in the cafeteria again.
I walked around somemore and then bumped into my colleague who had just finished her meal. she suggested we go to the office together. So we walked to the elevator again and headed downwards. This time around the lift stopped at the 13th floor, 5 floors above my intended destination. the door opened and we both stepped out.
We were another huge toilet again. The lights were dim and flickering. Scared shit, again we waled aroiund looking for an exit. and again we heard the toilet water running then the sounds of someone turning off the tap. then the door creaked open, freaked out (again) we ran to the end of the toilet, and this time around, at the end of the toilet is this corridor, much like those we see in hotels. There we met a guy, who's dressed like he works in a hotel and we asked him for directions. He directed us to the elevator again and left. We walked towards the elevator and i pressed the down button again.
Then my phone rang. It was my alarm and i woke up. Now this seriously got me wondering. what the hell is going on in my mind when i sleep?!?!! I should be sleeping soundly but instead, i get shit freaky dreams. I know the huge toilet could probably mean that i'm yearning to join a gym (i've been looking around lately) but the office underground?
oh well, woke up with a stiff neck and now i cant hold my head up straight. sigh...
boodyboy, out!!!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
lack of discipline...again
Yeah, my bad.Its been 3 weeks since my last post and i'm guilty for not updating it when i was free.
Been working in this new company lately and i'm glad to say i'm getting busier. But the only downside is that i take more time to do what my other colleagues do. I might take 4 to 5 times longer to do the same thing. well, i just hope to pick things up at a faster rate as i go on.
well, these past few weeks has seen very big events in our political scene. I read the papers and online news and blogs with my tongue wagging. the stuff you read here would make a very good soap opera. yes, its heating up so fast we are bound to reach boiling point before September 16th, the day Anwar believes there will be a change in government.
Sorry, but its gonna be a short 1 this time aroudn but i promise my next post will not be 3 weeks from today...
Boodyboy, out!!!
Been working in this new company lately and i'm glad to say i'm getting busier. But the only downside is that i take more time to do what my other colleagues do. I might take 4 to 5 times longer to do the same thing. well, i just hope to pick things up at a faster rate as i go on.
well, these past few weeks has seen very big events in our political scene. I read the papers and online news and blogs with my tongue wagging. the stuff you read here would make a very good soap opera. yes, its heating up so fast we are bound to reach boiling point before September 16th, the day Anwar believes there will be a change in government.
Sorry, but its gonna be a short 1 this time aroudn but i promise my next post will not be 3 weeks from today...
Boodyboy, out!!!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Change lifestyle...
Good day,
In the past few days we have heard many ministers giving their 2 cents' worth on how to be prudent with our spending. One asked us to use the spare land at the back of our house, if we have any, to plant vegetables. Should i also start rearing my own chickens? For those who live in apartments, they can choose to plant vegetables using the hydroponic technique. LOL, if i wanted to plant something and benefit from it, i'd plant poppies.
Next, take public transport. Can some1 tell me how should i take the public transport to work, from Sg. Long? if its cost and time effective, i'll take it. Heck, if it takes like 15-20 mins extra per journey i wouldnt mind. After all the population in Sg Long and Bandar mahkota cheras is about 20-30 thousand people. If there is a viable solution it will take at least 5,000 vehicles off the road daily.
The govt has also said it will cut their ministers allowances and holidays. 1st of all opnly cut their allowances by 10%? isn't it a bit too little? After all you guys did increase price by 40% and saved billions. If cutting 10% saves us 2 billion, can you imagine how much we save if it is cut by also 40-50%? wow!! huge amount right?
And what about their paid holidays? i didnt even know that we, as taxpayers are paying for these guys holidays and their families. It used to be to any destination. Now its just Asean and local destinations. They can also fly business class. WTF?!!?!? Our Penang CM takes economy class. Thats leadership by example! Anyways, back to the holidays, who said its much cheaper to travel only ASEAN and local destinations? these are just like smokescreen to cover our eyes. This hotel here in Langkawi charges a minimum amount of U$D600+ a night!!! This hotel chain has about 10 resorts all over South East Asia, so our ministers can actually stay at these places and not spend any lesser amount of money; and maybe even more than ever. The famous Award Winning Pangkor Laut Resort charges about U$D 300+ a night. I can list down a lot of expensive resorts in S.E.A but listing them here wont help any1 (maybe the ministers who stumble upon my blog while looking for nice places to go spend their vacation in S.E.A.). What i'm trying to say is that if i were to pay for my ministers holidays (i know they work very hard for us, so maybe we deserve to pay for their breaks) how about we just give them a fixed amiutn like RM2,000 per vacation. any more exp, they pay themselves.
On the other hand, this seems like a good idea: Employers paying for their employees' vacation. I wonder if my bosses will take a cue from this. Hahahah!!!
Seriously, we should ensure that minister's lifestyle should change. maybe we should reduce the number of police outriders to save fuel. Or maybe no bodyguards at all so they can get stuck in the jams with all of us. Or even, maybe take away all their vehicls and only allow them to use it for official functions. For them to get to work and back home, we shall give them a touch and go card with RM1,000 preloaded inside so they can take bus, lrt or drive their own car to work. ;-p
Wait, what if all of these are implemented in the future? Then becoming a minister wont be so appealing to me anymore... Dammit!!!
Boodyboy, out!!!
In the past few days we have heard many ministers giving their 2 cents' worth on how to be prudent with our spending. One asked us to use the spare land at the back of our house, if we have any, to plant vegetables. Should i also start rearing my own chickens? For those who live in apartments, they can choose to plant vegetables using the hydroponic technique. LOL, if i wanted to plant something and benefit from it, i'd plant poppies.
Next, take public transport. Can some1 tell me how should i take the public transport to work, from Sg. Long? if its cost and time effective, i'll take it. Heck, if it takes like 15-20 mins extra per journey i wouldnt mind. After all the population in Sg Long and Bandar mahkota cheras is about 20-30 thousand people. If there is a viable solution it will take at least 5,000 vehicles off the road daily.
The govt has also said it will cut their ministers allowances and holidays. 1st of all opnly cut their allowances by 10%? isn't it a bit too little? After all you guys did increase price by 40% and saved billions. If cutting 10% saves us 2 billion, can you imagine how much we save if it is cut by also 40-50%? wow!! huge amount right?
And what about their paid holidays? i didnt even know that we, as taxpayers are paying for these guys holidays and their families. It used to be to any destination. Now its just Asean and local destinations. They can also fly business class. WTF?!!?!? Our Penang CM takes economy class. Thats leadership by example! Anyways, back to the holidays, who said its much cheaper to travel only ASEAN and local destinations? these are just like smokescreen to cover our eyes. This hotel here in Langkawi charges a minimum amount of U$D600+ a night!!! This hotel chain has about 10 resorts all over South East Asia, so our ministers can actually stay at these places and not spend any lesser amount of money; and maybe even more than ever. The famous Award Winning Pangkor Laut Resort charges about U$D 300+ a night. I can list down a lot of expensive resorts in S.E.A but listing them here wont help any1 (maybe the ministers who stumble upon my blog while looking for nice places to go spend their vacation in S.E.A.). What i'm trying to say is that if i were to pay for my ministers holidays (i know they work very hard for us, so maybe we deserve to pay for their breaks) how about we just give them a fixed amiutn like RM2,000 per vacation. any more exp, they pay themselves.
On the other hand, this seems like a good idea: Employers paying for their employees' vacation. I wonder if my bosses will take a cue from this. Hahahah!!!
Seriously, we should ensure that minister's lifestyle should change. maybe we should reduce the number of police outriders to save fuel. Or maybe no bodyguards at all so they can get stuck in the jams with all of us. Or even, maybe take away all their vehicls and only allow them to use it for official functions. For them to get to work and back home, we shall give them a touch and go card with RM1,000 preloaded inside so they can take bus, lrt or drive their own car to work. ;-p
Wait, what if all of these are implemented in the future? Then becoming a minister wont be so appealing to me anymore... Dammit!!!
Boodyboy, out!!!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
What a strange night
Sigh, just when i thought i could have a good night's sleep yesterday night, i didn't. I crashed at about 10pm so i can wake up for my Italy vs Holland match. That 4 hours was a good rest for me as i was damned tired. I caught the match which started at about 2.45am. Man, i was disappointed just like sunday when Roger Federer lost to Nadal in the French open final. This morning's match was just as disappointing because Italy lost 3-0. It wasn't a real thrashing, but the match was lost in the 1st half, when Italy wasn't just good enough. Maybe the Dutch are finally living up to their potential. Looking at the way they played last night, the could lose their nickname as the "best team in the world never to have won a title".
I went back to sleep at about 4.30. And just like the previous night i had this strange dream. This time around i was leaving my cousin's bungalow (same as the one last night) but this time around the bungalow was not as big like the 1 i dreamt yesterday, and the surroundings not as gloomy. this bungalow has a nice little garden in front of it and a small pond as well. In fact, it looks exactly like thier old house in Bangsar, come to think of it.
Ok, so i was leaving the place with my sis and mum when just as they stepped out of the front gate, i noticed 2 pairs of heels at the front of their door. THen 2 chinese girls (1 was slightly tanned; like those mixed chinese malay girls) came out of the house as well. They were both chatting and then one of them mentioned that they cant find their heels. So i walked up to them and pointed out where their heels were. They then thanked me and we walked out of the house. I don't know why but i was attracted to the girl of mixed parentage. And just as we were about to say goodbye, i asked her for her name. She said before she gave me her name she would like to inform me that she's not into a relationship because she's going overseas to further her studies. So i told her, whats wrong with being just friends? Not every guy who wants to be friends with a girl want to tackle her, i said (Which at this point wasn't true cause i was attracted to her).
And so we introduced each other (and of course being forgetful me, i almost immediately forgot her name, even in my dream!!). So i was stuck in an awkward situation, trying to frantically remember her name, while talking to her. Then both of them said they were busy and needed to leave. So the girl wrote her number on a piece of paper and asked me to call her. She asked if i was free on a weekend for dinner. so i said yes, and she said, just the two of us. And i said, sure, thats a great idea. Then i kept that piece of paper in my car and i drove back.
Thats when i woke up. Now here's the strange part: in my dream, i was already in a relationship. And yet although it was just an attraction to this girl, i still said yes to having dinner with her alone. And in that dream, i knew i had a date with my girlfriend on weekend, which i planned to cancel just to have dinner with this girls. And the strangest thing is that while all of this was going on, i can see my self from a 3rd person's perspective, and thinking to myself. What the hell was i thinking?!?!?
Well, now it got me thinking, maybe it doesnt mean a thing, but my dreams are strange. And i hardly dream, but for the past 3 nights i've been dreaming now. Gosh, i wished to have those dreamless nights again...
Boodyboy, out!!!
I went back to sleep at about 4.30. And just like the previous night i had this strange dream. This time around i was leaving my cousin's bungalow (same as the one last night) but this time around the bungalow was not as big like the 1 i dreamt yesterday, and the surroundings not as gloomy. this bungalow has a nice little garden in front of it and a small pond as well. In fact, it looks exactly like thier old house in Bangsar, come to think of it.
Ok, so i was leaving the place with my sis and mum when just as they stepped out of the front gate, i noticed 2 pairs of heels at the front of their door. THen 2 chinese girls (1 was slightly tanned; like those mixed chinese malay girls) came out of the house as well. They were both chatting and then one of them mentioned that they cant find their heels. So i walked up to them and pointed out where their heels were. They then thanked me and we walked out of the house. I don't know why but i was attracted to the girl of mixed parentage. And just as we were about to say goodbye, i asked her for her name. She said before she gave me her name she would like to inform me that she's not into a relationship because she's going overseas to further her studies. So i told her, whats wrong with being just friends? Not every guy who wants to be friends with a girl want to tackle her, i said (Which at this point wasn't true cause i was attracted to her).
And so we introduced each other (and of course being forgetful me, i almost immediately forgot her name, even in my dream!!). So i was stuck in an awkward situation, trying to frantically remember her name, while talking to her. Then both of them said they were busy and needed to leave. So the girl wrote her number on a piece of paper and asked me to call her. She asked if i was free on a weekend for dinner. so i said yes, and she said, just the two of us. And i said, sure, thats a great idea. Then i kept that piece of paper in my car and i drove back.
Thats when i woke up. Now here's the strange part: in my dream, i was already in a relationship. And yet although it was just an attraction to this girl, i still said yes to having dinner with her alone. And in that dream, i knew i had a date with my girlfriend on weekend, which i planned to cancel just to have dinner with this girls. And the strangest thing is that while all of this was going on, i can see my self from a 3rd person's perspective, and thinking to myself. What the hell was i thinking?!?!?
Well, now it got me thinking, maybe it doesnt mean a thing, but my dreams are strange. And i hardly dream, but for the past 3 nights i've been dreaming now. Gosh, i wished to have those dreamless nights again...
Boodyboy, out!!!
Monday, June 9, 2008
Strange dreamZzz....or is it nightmare?
A very good Monday to all of you. Hope its the beginning of a great week for all of us despite this Friday being the 13th day of the month.
Anyways, back to the title of my blog, i've had very strange dreams for the past 2 nights. On saturday night, i dreamt that i was out eating with my colleagues (i only remember 2 of them here, KNO and FE, strangely) at a coffeeshop. i went to order a "mun yee mee" dish from a hawker and then i waited for my food. Soon, all my colleagues finished their food 1 by 1. Wondering if the guy had forgotten my order, i went over to the stall and was surprised to find it closed. Scratching my head, i turned away and then the stall owner shows up and offers to fry the plate of noodles for me. I declined his offer and decided to look for other foods. I walked past a stall selling Wanton Noodles and i ordered it dry with roast pork. Just when i was about to settle back into my seat, I woke up. Damn! never got a chance to eat my roast pork.
It got me wondering why i had this dream. Maybve because during my cousin wedding ceremony, i didnt get to eat the roast pork that was served because it ran out very fast. Yes, that could be the reason. There was too many people and there wasn't enough roast pork to go around. By the time i got to it, there was nothing left. Well anyway, that sunday morning, or shall i say afternoon, we decided to have wanton noodle swith roast pork at my place after i told my mother about my dream. Haha! i'm sure that beats dreaming about eating it ;-p.
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Dream #1
The dream i had last night was also strange, in my 1st dream, i dreamt that somebody wanted to steal my laptop. i chased that "barger" down and got a hold of him. I dont remember how he/she looks like, hell, i cant even remember if its a male or female. But in this case let me assume he's a guy. This guy then turned around and stabbed be with a chopstick or ice-pick or something like that. He stabbed me twice, once in the gut and the 2nd time on my chest. Surprisingly, i did not die lah... i took that thing and stabbed him back, to which then he died. I then felt a bit of pain (maybe a rush of adrenaline keeping the pain away?) but then i staggered for help. Then i woke up from my dream in the middle of the night.
Dream #2
Then in my second dream, i dreamt i went to visit a friend's house. I dont remember who this friend is no face and name at all. But i went to her house to ask for some money (OMG, this is trange, me being so broke that i actually have to ask for money. I borrowed this friend money and so i decided to ask her to return it to me. She then laughed at me and mocked me. Then she said to me,"who ask you so stupid lend me in the 1st place?!?!?" then i told her that i borrowed her the cash in good faith and now she is not keeping up to her promise of repaying me. Her boufriend, which was standing beside me then laughed at me saying that i was stupid to believe people so easily. I was shocked at their behaviour. What happened next i dont knwo cause i woke up for a second time last night. Dammit!! The dreams are not helping me sleep better.
Dream #3
Then in my third dream, my cousin invited me and my sis over to his house. when we enetered into his super huge house, we followed him as he gave us a tour. Then after a while we lost sight of him. We kept onw alking round and round looking for him, and passing several rooms over and over again. then after walking for another half an hour, we finally found him on the second floor living room. Then he told us that since it was late, we should put up a night in his place. so he lud us to a room, with 2 huge super king sized beds. We then went back to the living room aain to chat with him while watching tv. ZAfter that we went to our room to sleep, just as i was about to sleep, i jumped out of the bed.
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My alarm clock rang, its was already 5.55am. Damn, i felt just as tired as before i slept. I snoozed it hoping to get a few more minutes of rest but it wasn't of much help already.
Now here i am, sitting, and wondering what the dreams meant. Does it spell bad times for me? or is it a sign that there are worse things happening to my personal life soon? Or am i feeling insecure? Any1 care to give me their feedback?
I just hope that i'll get better rest from tonight onwards.
Boodyboy, out!!!
Anyways, back to the title of my blog, i've had very strange dreams for the past 2 nights. On saturday night, i dreamt that i was out eating with my colleagues (i only remember 2 of them here, KNO and FE, strangely) at a coffeeshop. i went to order a "mun yee mee" dish from a hawker and then i waited for my food. Soon, all my colleagues finished their food 1 by 1. Wondering if the guy had forgotten my order, i went over to the stall and was surprised to find it closed. Scratching my head, i turned away and then the stall owner shows up and offers to fry the plate of noodles for me. I declined his offer and decided to look for other foods. I walked past a stall selling Wanton Noodles and i ordered it dry with roast pork. Just when i was about to settle back into my seat, I woke up. Damn! never got a chance to eat my roast pork.
It got me wondering why i had this dream. Maybve because during my cousin wedding ceremony, i didnt get to eat the roast pork that was served because it ran out very fast. Yes, that could be the reason. There was too many people and there wasn't enough roast pork to go around. By the time i got to it, there was nothing left. Well anyway, that sunday morning, or shall i say afternoon, we decided to have wanton noodle swith roast pork at my place after i told my mother about my dream. Haha! i'm sure that beats dreaming about eating it ;-p.
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Dream #1
The dream i had last night was also strange, in my 1st dream, i dreamt that somebody wanted to steal my laptop. i chased that "barger" down and got a hold of him. I dont remember how he/she looks like, hell, i cant even remember if its a male or female. But in this case let me assume he's a guy. This guy then turned around and stabbed be with a chopstick or ice-pick or something like that. He stabbed me twice, once in the gut and the 2nd time on my chest. Surprisingly, i did not die lah... i took that thing and stabbed him back, to which then he died. I then felt a bit of pain (maybe a rush of adrenaline keeping the pain away?) but then i staggered for help. Then i woke up from my dream in the middle of the night.
Dream #2
Then in my second dream, i dreamt i went to visit a friend's house. I dont remember who this friend is no face and name at all. But i went to her house to ask for some money (OMG, this is trange, me being so broke that i actually have to ask for money. I borrowed this friend money and so i decided to ask her to return it to me. She then laughed at me and mocked me. Then she said to me,"who ask you so stupid lend me in the 1st place?!?!?" then i told her that i borrowed her the cash in good faith and now she is not keeping up to her promise of repaying me. Her boufriend, which was standing beside me then laughed at me saying that i was stupid to believe people so easily. I was shocked at their behaviour. What happened next i dont knwo cause i woke up for a second time last night. Dammit!! The dreams are not helping me sleep better.
Dream #3
Then in my third dream, my cousin invited me and my sis over to his house. when we enetered into his super huge house, we followed him as he gave us a tour. Then after a while we lost sight of him. We kept onw alking round and round looking for him, and passing several rooms over and over again. then after walking for another half an hour, we finally found him on the second floor living room. Then he told us that since it was late, we should put up a night in his place. so he lud us to a room, with 2 huge super king sized beds. We then went back to the living room aain to chat with him while watching tv. ZAfter that we went to our room to sleep, just as i was about to sleep, i jumped out of the bed.
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My alarm clock rang, its was already 5.55am. Damn, i felt just as tired as before i slept. I snoozed it hoping to get a few more minutes of rest but it wasn't of much help already.
Now here i am, sitting, and wondering what the dreams meant. Does it spell bad times for me? or is it a sign that there are worse things happening to my personal life soon? Or am i feeling insecure? Any1 care to give me their feedback?
I just hope that i'll get better rest from tonight onwards.
Boodyboy, out!!!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Recent headlines in the newspaper
I'm sure by now most of you are beginning to suffer from the effect of the fuel price increase. yes, the moment we started our engines this morning, a whole new world of pain is inflicted on us. I dont know many of you spent a lot of time trying to fill up your tanks yesterday, but luckily for me, i already fuelled up in the morning. however, i was not spared from the the mad rush to the gas stations yesterday night.
i went home at about 7.30 last night and it took me more than 1.5 hours to reach home. the mad rush for petrol caused massive jams everywhere in KL. The federal highway was jammed. then the 50 cents toll before cheras was also jammed Then as far as my eyes could see, even the cars cant move out of the toll boths after paying because it was jammed after it as well. OK, so that sucked. Later when i was driving into my housing area, the only access road into Sg. Long, there was also a jam as the queues for the petrol station spilled onto the main road. So yes, it kinda sucked to be on the road yesterday.
OK. I'm now surfing on The Star's website looking at the news headlines. There are certain articles which caught my attention. The one which i will comment on is of course the article on the fuel price increase, which can be found here. below are excerpts from the article and my comments.
"Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the new prices were still at a 30-sen per litre discount from market prices.
In other words, if the market price is RM3 per litre, Malaysians will be charged RM2.70 at the pump. He said the price would be adjusted monthly based on the global oil price."
- This fixed subsidy system makes sense. Cant argue about it.
“Malaysians still pay lower than the market prices as far as petrol is concerned,” he told a packed press conference when announcing the restructuring of the subsidy package.
Abdullah said that although the restructuring would result in consumers having to pay more, prices were still lower compared with Singapore and Thailand."
- Yes but these countries that pay more are countries which dont produce oil. Look at this article in Malaysia Today, which shows us this graph: ... DOH!! I cant find the article anymore. oh well, what was mentioned that the price in petrol for oil producing countries were generally under RM1.00 per litre. Can you imagine that!?!
***EDIT**** Ok i found the article here. Enjoy!!!
“Our effort is certainly not an attempt to be popular but we try our best to help the people. We cannot satisfy everyone,” he said.
Abdullah said demand for public transport would go up with the rise in fuel prices and the Government was currently addressing the need to improve services.
He reiterated that the public should make changes to their lifestyle, saying they must ensure there was no wastage in resources such as water, energy and food.
He said if certain adjustments were made, the public would not be “too badly affected by price increases”.
- Congratulations, u certainly have become less popular. and not only can you NOT satisfy everyone, u cant hardly satisfy any1. Thanks for downgrading my lifestyle from economy rice to roti canai (even roti canai not cheap nowadays) Hmm... wat adjustments should i make to ensure i dont suffer so much? move to somewhere inside klang valley, where the property prices will kill me? downgrade my 1,300 cc car to kancil to save petrol (wont save by much, plus not as safe), or the worst option, take a motorcycle to work? (public transport not an option for those staying in Sg. long)
"He said the hike in fuel prices would cause a projected increase in inflation of around 4% to 5%. It would also have an impact on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth but was confident that it could be maintained at 5% this year."
- hahaha!!! what a joke!!! petrol price goes up by 40%, thats already an inflation. and on average most food products (which we spend quite heavily on) will at minimum go up by 10%. But of course we know most hawkers and restaurants will jack up more than that. Do you think they will increase your wan tan mee by 35 sen if it used to be RM3.50? Maybe not. maybe they will increase it to Rm4.00. Heck, even my old car park management company has raised their season parking rates by about RM 15-20. Thats more than 10% increase for something that doesnt even have any of its cost directly related to the price of petrol.
OKOK... thats enuff on this piece of news.
On to other news today, guess what?
- Price of cooking gas delivery will increase (LPG did not increase though, thank god)
- Electricty rates will go up (for businesses and factories. Minister says it wont affect us, i say bullsh!t!!!)
- ceiling price of chicken lifted (meaning more expensive chickens)
So yes, we are all royally screwed. All these price increases on the same day of the fuel price hike. Who knows what will happen a week or a month from now? Maybe PM knows he's a goner, so he's taking revenge and punishing the rakyat for not giving BN the vote of confidence in March. All i can say is that i see very much bleaker days ahead for all malaysians. More kiasu ppl will appear (can't blame them). less yumcha sessions, if got it will be the case of who is going to pick who up? car pools, hehehe.
Even Yours Truly, who is no longer a miserly fellow (my nickname in primary school) will now behave a bit more scroogely than he used to. Sigh...
Boodyboy, out!!!
i went home at about 7.30 last night and it took me more than 1.5 hours to reach home. the mad rush for petrol caused massive jams everywhere in KL. The federal highway was jammed. then the 50 cents toll before cheras was also jammed Then as far as my eyes could see, even the cars cant move out of the toll boths after paying because it was jammed after it as well. OK, so that sucked. Later when i was driving into my housing area, the only access road into Sg. Long, there was also a jam as the queues for the petrol station spilled onto the main road. So yes, it kinda sucked to be on the road yesterday.
OK. I'm now surfing on The Star's website looking at the news headlines. There are certain articles which caught my attention. The one which i will comment on is of course the article on the fuel price increase, which can be found here. below are excerpts from the article and my comments.
"Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the new prices were still at a 30-sen per litre discount from market prices.
In other words, if the market price is RM3 per litre, Malaysians will be charged RM2.70 at the pump. He said the price would be adjusted monthly based on the global oil price."
- This fixed subsidy system makes sense. Cant argue about it.
“Malaysians still pay lower than the market prices as far as petrol is concerned,” he told a packed press conference when announcing the restructuring of the subsidy package.
Abdullah said that although the restructuring would result in consumers having to pay more, prices were still lower compared with Singapore and Thailand."
- Yes but these countries that pay more are countries which dont produce oil. Look at this article in Malaysia Today, which shows us this graph: ... DOH!! I cant find the article anymore. oh well, what was mentioned that the price in petrol for oil producing countries were generally under RM1.00 per litre. Can you imagine that!?!
***EDIT**** Ok i found the article here. Enjoy!!!
“Our effort is certainly not an attempt to be popular but we try our best to help the people. We cannot satisfy everyone,” he said.
Abdullah said demand for public transport would go up with the rise in fuel prices and the Government was currently addressing the need to improve services.
He reiterated that the public should make changes to their lifestyle, saying they must ensure there was no wastage in resources such as water, energy and food.
He said if certain adjustments were made, the public would not be “too badly affected by price increases”.
- Congratulations, u certainly have become less popular. and not only can you NOT satisfy everyone, u cant hardly satisfy any1. Thanks for downgrading my lifestyle from economy rice to roti canai (even roti canai not cheap nowadays) Hmm... wat adjustments should i make to ensure i dont suffer so much? move to somewhere inside klang valley, where the property prices will kill me? downgrade my 1,300 cc car to kancil to save petrol (wont save by much, plus not as safe), or the worst option, take a motorcycle to work? (public transport not an option for those staying in Sg. long)
"He said the hike in fuel prices would cause a projected increase in inflation of around 4% to 5%. It would also have an impact on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth but was confident that it could be maintained at 5% this year."
- hahaha!!! what a joke!!! petrol price goes up by 40%, thats already an inflation. and on average most food products (which we spend quite heavily on) will at minimum go up by 10%. But of course we know most hawkers and restaurants will jack up more than that. Do you think they will increase your wan tan mee by 35 sen if it used to be RM3.50? Maybe not. maybe they will increase it to Rm4.00. Heck, even my old car park management company has raised their season parking rates by about RM 15-20. Thats more than 10% increase for something that doesnt even have any of its cost directly related to the price of petrol.
OKOK... thats enuff on this piece of news.
On to other news today, guess what?
- Price of cooking gas delivery will increase (LPG did not increase though, thank god)
- Electricty rates will go up (for businesses and factories. Minister says it wont affect us, i say bullsh!t!!!)
- ceiling price of chicken lifted (meaning more expensive chickens)
So yes, we are all royally screwed. All these price increases on the same day of the fuel price hike. Who knows what will happen a week or a month from now? Maybe PM knows he's a goner, so he's taking revenge and punishing the rakyat for not giving BN the vote of confidence in March. All i can say is that i see very much bleaker days ahead for all malaysians. More kiasu ppl will appear (can't blame them). less yumcha sessions, if got it will be the case of who is going to pick who up? car pools, hehehe.
Even Yours Truly, who is no longer a miserly fellow (my nickname in primary school) will now behave a bit more scroogely than he used to. Sigh...
Boodyboy, out!!!
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