Why men are happier?

If there's one thing any man could not be happier than any other sex in the world remember now there are more than 2 genders in the wolrd :-) it is when the favorite or local football team loose. And it's much worse leaving in this country whose national football team's ranked at #149, placed level with Kirghizistan where is that?! and below countries like Bahamas, Lesotho, Chad, Surinam, Malta, Rwanda and Palestine (???!!!) to name a few. Click here for full FIFA ranking.

Anyway, taking football aside, men are generally happier than any other animals on the planet. This is taken from Sunday Star, 9th July 2007.

Why men are happier?

Your last name stays put
The garage is all yours
Wedding plans take care of themselves
Chocolate is just another snack
You can be president
You can never be pregnant
You can wear a white t-shit to a water park
Yon can wear no t-shit to a water park

Car mechanics tell you the truth
The word is your urinal
You never have to drive to another petrol station toilet because this one is just too sticky
You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt
Same work, more pay
Wrinkles add character
People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them

The occasional well-rendered belcj is pratically expected
New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet
One mood - all the time
Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat
You know stuff about tanks

A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase
You can open all your own jars
You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness
If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend

Your underwear is $15 for three-pack <-- excuse me, my boxer is $20 a pair
Three pairs of shoes are more than enough
You almost never have strap problems in public
You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes
Everything on your face stays its original color
The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades
You only have to shave your face and neck

You can play with toys all your life
Your belly usually hides your big hips
One wallet and one pair of shoes one color for all seasons
You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look
You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife
You have freedom of choice concerning growing a moustache
You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes


Ladies, Poksis the banci ones and those who haven't decided on their gender, you better agree with this...

Part time job

Ever since the announcement of pay hikes for government servants, prices of goods (and services) have gone up as well, even before the 1st July when the new pay takes effect.

Price of chicken, rice and cigarette, to name a few have all gone up. And they're staple foods for Malaysians, including cigarette to most of Malaysians. Normally, I don't pay much attention to the price hikes as they don't affect me directly. But, after putting much and deeper thought, they do have major impact to me.

Now, food stalls cut chicken they sell in much smaller pieces to maintain the selling price. And I'll consume less amount of chicken, and I'll eat less white meat and I'll be thinner and I'll get sick and I'll die faster.

And the food seller would use cheaper rice rather than the fragranced, Siamese rice which will lead me to consume more carbo, which coupled with no exercise will make me fat and I'll die of heart problem.

And worse of all, the cigarettes... Most of my friends are smokers and now when I've teh tarik session with them, I'd end up paying for their drinks too because they need to spend extra money for a stick of their 'staple food'. And if they would cut down smoking, they'll no longer hang around or hang out for smoking break session during office hours - which will lead to less time for socializing, which would add up to the amount of stress in me, which would lead up to hypertension and I'll die faster.

Oh no?! The price hikes effects have crippled into me. So, I need to get a part time job! I'd not have time to work at nights as I work late at times so I could only do it on weekends. But, am I ready to spare my weekends or the part time job?

After listening to Mr Stevie's advice, I know what type of part time job I would do, and at the same time, I'll have fun doing it on weekends. I could even do it on week nights...



So, anyone hiring? Just leave your numbers in the comments.

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Hopefully, there'll be no more price hike for petrol before the election in Novemeber. Dare them to do that and they'll suffer for the next 5 years under the full bright moon and the rockets.

When a monkey talks

Everyone, or everyone who cares, know what happened on the night Kedah defeated Perlis in the FA Cup final. Besides the final score, one thing that made the headlines in local newspapers was when no other than Sultan of Kedah walked for 2km to watch the match, because of the traffic congestion around the stadium.

Until yesterday, at least, this issue is still being debated in no less than the Parliament house. They talked about the sovereignty and dignity of the Sultan and the country's royal institution, as a whole. In conclusion, it's just shameful and unacceptable.

What was asked is just an apology, face-to-face, from the Pulau Pinang state government (the state where the final match was held) or the Football Association of Malaysia who should ensure the readiness of one venue, in terms of safety, traffic flows, etc) prior to every football match. But, none takes the blame.

And in today's newspaper the Sultan of Kedah was admitted to hospital after complaining of strain muscles on his legs and fever. He's in stabil condition and most probably will be discharged today. note: I only found the news in Utusan Malaysia, maybe the other newspapers don't bother what's happening with our 9 Sultans, rather than what's happening with who killed the Mongolian prostitute.

What I frustrated the most, when this issue was raised in the Parliament, there's this monkey remember there was once they call each other monkey in the Parliament who made such an arrogant, brainless statement: "Ini menggalakkan supaya rakyat Malaysia menjadi lebih sihat. Sultan Kedah menunjukkan walaupun (usia) dekat 80 tahun, baginda masih boleh berjalan dua kilometer, itu tidak menjadi masalah. Saya mencadangkan supaya pihak berkuasa tempatan perlu menyediakan kawasan pejalan kaki."

That's a statement from a monkey you chose in the General Election. Maybe not all of you but people in the Kinabatangan constituency. I hope when he turns 80, if he managed to reach the age if he don't die of people's curse or being victim of sodomy, he'd be fucked up and treated like a stray dog.

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Not sure since when Malaysia has a "First Family" and if we do have one, shouldn't the title belongs to the King's family, not the Prime Minister's family.

Makna kemerdekaan?

Lately, especially in the 50th year of our independent, people always talk about the meaning of being independent, their contributions to the nation, etc etc.

Sadly, we always think of what's happening now, now and now and what happened in the past, past and past. And to be easily recognized by the people or by the country, you need to climb up the Everest, jump-off parachuting on the North pole, cycle around the world even when you still haven't completed your degree after years in university or swim across whatever channels or straits in the world.

For me, those achievements are more about personal satisfaction than what you have contributed to the nation! One of the Everest climbers recently said that he/she I can't remember as it's not important to me feels sorry as he/she has dissappointed Malaysians for not reaching the peak. WTF?!! I dont give a damn if you reach the peak, or you didn't climb at all, I don't feel dissappointed at all! In what way it influenced the economy? Isn't economy the most important of all as it's always being emphasised by the leaders?

Ok, is anybody thinking about the future, future and future. Something for the next generation, our kids, our grandchildren, great great grandchildren. Read the article below from BBC...


East African ban on plastic bags

Kenya and Uganda have banned the use of thin plastic bags in an effort to curb environmental damage. Ugandan Finance Minister Ezra Suruma banned the importation and use of the thinnest bags and imposed a 120% tax on thicker ones in his new budget. The Kenyan finance minister imposed similar restrictions in his budget, following Rwanda and Tanzania.

The BBC's Juliet Njeri in Nairobi says discarded plastic bags are often seen by the roadside in residential areas. She also says that there is a problem with bags blocking drains in the city. Tanzania set the pace for the East African Community in 2006, when Vice-President Ali Mohamed Shein announced a total ban on plastic bags and ordered a switch to recyclable materials or biodegradable alternatives.

"These measures are expected to encourage the industry players to devise environmentally friendlier and hopefully recyclable bags," Kenyan Finance Minister Amos Kimunya announced in the capital, Nairobi.
Immediate effect.

The Ugandan minister said the ban was being introduced because of "serious environmental concerns and difficulties in the disposal of plastic bags and plastic containers." The ban will take effect in Kenya at the stroke of midnight on Thursday 14 June. In Uganda, Mr Suruma said the ban would come into effect on 1 July but gave traders until 30 September this year to sell off products already in stock.

Rwanda, which was admitted into the East African Community this year, banned the importation and use of plastics less than 100 microns thick in 2005.


Well, the article says it all....

But, let's play with our mind a bit...

As comparison, population for Uganda and Kenya is 28.8 and 34.3 million, respectively. Malaysia is 25.3 million. GDP (2005 figure) for Uganda and Kenya was USD8.7 and USD18.7 billion, respectively as compared to Malaysia's USD130.3 billion is 2005.

Noble efforts from these African countries whom we always looked down upon, huh? Go figure how you're celebrating the country's 50th anniversary, for yourself, for your past days heroes or your past contributions or for your future and your next generation?

There goes your bonus, mate!

I was so stressful last night, as usual, thinking that I have to go back to work the next morning. So, the best way to start a week is to blog about something light, no other than 'gossip'. :-)

This article appeared in Mingguan Malaysia's Pancaindera yesterday.

It may shocked some people and as usual, Malaysians would always ask, "who's the artiste?" instead of "who's that artist's husband?"

Let's study the subjects in the article:

1) The husband - He was the HR Director of a Government-linked company which recently announced its full year net loss of RM591.4 million.

2) What the husband did? I was told he used his corporate credit card to pay for the downpayment for his newly bought house. I was not told where the house is or how much exactly the payment was but it's a 5-digit amount. remember... Rm10,000 is a 5-digit amount. So does, RM99,999.99

3) The artiste - Since it's the least thing that matters in this article, I'd not waste my time discussing who she is. In fact, I never considered her as an artiste and I only read once about her, which was the article on her wedding with the earlier described jerk. Poor Malaysians, we're so fucked up, we even consider her as artiste?!

4) Not in the article but a subject worth discussing. Back in 2005, before the jerk was appointed as the HR Director by the Chairman, who's another jerk, the poor company they used to be rich! only has it's HR Department headed by a Head and supported by 4 Managers. But, since he took over the department, there's him as Director, one GM and 10 managers! Go figure... and they reported RM591.4 million net loss!!

Talking about leadership by example? It makes me choke.

My fellow friends, your bonuses are all well-spent, trust me...