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	<title>Critical Thoughts Retro</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>I am quitting from blogging</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes I am quitting from blogging.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes I am quitting from blogging for good. Or at least blogging on this particular domain name, no thanks to a Google uppercut which caused a massive drop from PR5 to a big fat zero. Yeah, how to <em>cari makan</em> like that? I might as well move my house elsewhere.</p>
<p>And before you jump up in the sky and say &#8220;hurrah!&#8221; (at least with special reference to <strong>those people in question</strong> who include several unnamed individuals that I am loath to name)&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;.say hello <a href="http://www.ibnjuferi.com">to this</a>.</p>
<p>P/S: And trust me, the powerless, bloodied, half-naked Roman criminal swinging from a cross has nothing whatsoever to do with my decision.</p>
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		<title>Car comparison site</title>
		<link>http://www.menj.org/blog/business-economy/car-comparison-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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If you are looking for a car to buy, you can actually find them at this website called CarsBlvd.com. On that website you will find car dealers compete for your business. You will never have to pay full price for a new car as you can compare Honda Car Prices with wholesale prices. Not only [...]]]></description>
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<p>If you are looking for a car to buy, you can actually find them at this website called CarsBlvd.com. On that website you will find car dealers compete for your business. You will never have to pay full price for a new car as you can compare <a href="http://www.carsblvd.com">Honda Car Prices</a> with wholesale prices. Not only cards, but it also offers many information related to car loans, insurance, refinance, auto warranty as well as allows you to apply for a car loan and refinancing. </p>
<p>There are also a lot of <a href="http://www.carsblvd.com">Honda Car Quotes</a> under Top 10 Car Searches. No surprise there indeed as Honda is a well known brand. Besides <a href="http://www.carsblvd.com">Honda Cars</a>, there are several others top ten brands which are in demand and quotes offered for free as well. Just go to their specific page and you can check out the details. Now you know where to buy a car, whether it is used or new cars, online and fast.</p>
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		<title>Johor Bahru, November 2007</title>
		<link>http://www.menj.org/blog/romance-relationships/johor-bahru-november-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pictures of my trip to JB a few days back is now up at Facebook.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pictures of my trip to JB a few days back is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=6513&#038;l=4081a&#038;id=517629703">now up</a> at Facebook.</p>
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		<title>Al-Jazeera International interviews DSAI</title>
		<link>http://www.menj.org/blog/multimedia/al-jazeera-international-interviews-dsai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Compared to the joker who &#8220;impressed&#8221; us all [not!] with his [lack of] &#8220;powderful England&#8221;, this man is certainly miles ahead although I wouldn&#8217;t say that it is perfect.



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Compared to the joker who &#8220;impressed&#8221; us all [not!] with his [lack of] &#8220;powderful England&#8221;, this man is certainly miles ahead although I wouldn&#8217;t say that it is perfect.</p>
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		<title>ZAM is an embarassment</title>
		<link>http://www.menj.org/blog/multimedia/zam-is-an-embarassment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Seriously. When I listened to that clip on YouTube of that interview between him and Al-Jazeera, once it was over I was totally speechless at the end of it. Not because he explained his side of the story well, but because he totally made a fool of himself with his broken English and lack of [...]]]></description>
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<p>Seriously. When I listened to that clip on <em>YouTube</em> of that interview between him and Al-Jazeera, once it was over I was totally speechless at the end of it. Not because he explained his side of the story well, but because he totally made a fool of himself with his broken English and lack of understanding regarding the situation on the ground. He even contradicted himself in several parts of the interview. In the end, I do not know who was more embarassed: the journalist conducting the interview with him or yours truly for having a moron like this as Information Minister.</p>
<p>And I still wonder what was the criteria that got him into the Cabinet in the first place, or even standing for a seat in Parliament.</p>
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		<title>Thus I am in JayBee</title>
		<link>http://www.menj.org/blog/loudspeakers/thus-i-am-in-jaybee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not really familiar with the place and I still think Penang is a better place than either JB or KL. But I think that if you compare JayBee to that lousy, smelly and noisy place you call KayEll, then I think JayBee will win hands-down. However, infractructure-wise there is no doubt that KL trumps all.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not really familiar with the place and I still think Penang is a better place than either JB or KL. But I think that if you compare JayBee to that lousy, smelly and noisy place you call KayEll, then I think JayBee will win hands-down. However, infractructure-wise there is no doubt that KL trumps all.</p>
<p>The only thing I dislike about JB are the goddamned Singaporean drivers who think that the road belongs to them. Someone must issue a blanket ban on drivers coming from across the Causeway. Either that, or shoot them with a <em>senapang gajah</em>.</p>
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		<title>Once a Scout, always a Scout</title>
		<link>http://www.menj.org/blog/society-culture/once-a-scout-always-a-scout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Came across an old Scouting membership card of mine that I&#8217;ve found after all the months I thought I had lost it.

Once a Scout, always a Scout.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Came across an old Scouting membership card of mine that I&#8217;ve found after all the months I thought I had lost it.</p>
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<p>Once a Scout, always a Scout.</p>
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		<title>Reclaim democracy on 10th of November!</title>
		<link>http://www.menj.org/blog/politics-government/reclaim-democracy-on-10th-of-november/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately due to personal matters concerning the affairs of the heart (involving her of course and the impending engagement), I will not be anywhere in the Klang Valley on the 10th November. I however will wish that everything goes well and that the gathering and march from Dataran Merdeka to Istana Negara will go on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately due to personal matters concerning the affairs of the heart (involving <a href="http://www.awinsjclarke.com">her</a> of course and the impending engagement), I will not be anywhere in the Klang Valley on the 10th November. I however will wish that everything goes well and that the gathering and march from Dataran Merdeka to Istana Negara will go on well and peacefully as the organisers have originally planned. </p>
<p>In the state of our current &#8220;demokrasi terpimpin&#8221; (i.e., a democracy that is not a democracy), nothing is certain but certainly its not too much to ask for. Of course it depends largely on whether the <em>anjing-anjing kerajaan</em> will listen to the orders of the SIL and his <em>lembik</em> FIL (i.e., Encik Jellyfish), or will they step aside and allow the<em> rakyat</em> to reclaim their democratic rights under <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_10_of_the_Constitution_of_Malaysia">Article 10</a> of the Federal Constitution?</p>
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		<title>Its time to charge in Euros</title>
		<link>http://www.menj.org/blog/business-economy/its-time-to-charge-in-euros/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This news came with mixed feelings for me. While I am gleeful that this Great Satan State might finally fall to its knees and perhaps at the very least slow its rampage across the globe, at the same time the irony is that since I am earning in USD, this might just as well affect [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20071102/cm_uc_crpbux/op_334275">This news</a> came with mixed feelings for me. While I am gleeful that this Great Satan State might finally fall to its knees and perhaps at the very least slow its rampage across the globe, at the same time the irony is that since I am earning in USD, this might just as well affect my income. Perhaps the only solution for me would be to turn to the stronger Euro or UK Pounds as a medium of exchange over the Internet for my business dealings.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Sinking Currency, Sinking Country</strong><br />
Fri Nov 2, 3:00 AM ET</p>
<p>The euro, worth 83 cents in the early George W. Bush years, is at $1.45.</p>
<p>The British pound is back up over $2, the highest level since the Carter era. The Canadian dollar, which used to be worth 65 cents, is worth more than the U.S. dollar for the first time in half a century.</p>
<p>Oil is over $90 a barrel. Gold, down to $260 an ounce not so long ago, has hit $800.</p>
<p>Have gold, silver, oil, the euro, the pound and the Canadian dollar all suddenly soared in value in just a few years?</p>
<p>Nope. The dollar has plummeted in value, more so in Bush&#8217;s term than during any comparable period of U.S. history. Indeed, Bush is presiding over a worldwide abandonment of the American dollar. </p></blockquote>
<p>But of course, the lesson to be learnt from this is that no one is immune from economic collapse, not even the United States.</p>
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		<title>Islamic Web Directory</title>
		<link>http://www.menj.org/blog/computers-internet/islamic-web-directory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Computers &amp; Internet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is not a web directory which is part of the VCTech Network, i.e. my project, but a free web directory focused on an Islamic niche for websites related to Islam, Muslims and business products.  I was involved in the early design conception and later development process of the template and currently helping a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is not a web directory which is part of the <a href="http://www.vctechnetwork.com">VCTech Network</a>, i.e. my project, but a free web directory focused on an Islamic niche for websites related to Islam, Muslims and business products.  I was involved in the early design conception and later development process of the template and currently helping a Muslim brother who owns this directory to promote it. Check out this <a href="http://www.islamic-directory.com/">Islamic Directory</a> and if you have any website or blog which is relevant to the categories, you can use the <a href="http://www.islamic-directory.com/submit.php">submit form</a> to suggest your website for free.</p>
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