Annoucement: Birthday Message From Alex Leow

Hi everyone and welcome to my birthday personal message.

Those who had wished me: Kimmy Chung, Panny Liew, Yennie Lee, Kuek Yen Sim, Steven Wong, Chris Lee, Joanne Lau, Michelle Theng, Daniel Foo, Ian Koay, Pastor Ng Moon Hing, Tan Chee Toh, Steve Echyean, Melvis Lee, Caryn Ong, Kambing IXI, Wennie Lee Siau Wen, Ronald Teong, Teoh Ju Ni, Jessant Care, Jason Jin Teik, Emilz Anteros Chin, Melvin Lau, Big Sale Malaysia, Cindy Goh, Raynor Ma, Jennifer Pui Yi, Chong Chia Shun, Chong Jiin Fei, Cheah Chee Hoh, Lee Ee Von, Howard Leow Wen Hao, Shane O, Jenny Wong & Sathia Seelan Sharma.

Thank You for all your wishes!

I would like to take this golden opportunity to say a few words in conjunction with my birthday. A year had been passed by again and I am glad that I have successfully achieve what I want so far. First of all is my love relationship. I am glad that I have been with Kimmy for the past 1 year from now. Our relationship is very strong and I hope to keep it going as usual. Our anniversary is of course during my birthday as well. So we will have a double celebration. For my love wishes, I hope I will continue to strenghten our relationship to take it beyond further.

As for my work, I hope that I will continue to learn more during my current company TFP Solutions Berhad. So far, I am quite happy with this company although they are currently not so doing well at the moment. But I can still see they are working very hard to overcome the current economy situation and to find more business. But my wishes for staying at this company are to learn more and more things especially in the server side. For the PC / Desktop support side, I also hope that I could learn more to strengthen my IT knowledge.

Last but not least, I would also wish that my family stay healthy always. Not forgetting my mom & dad because they had take care of me throughout the years as I have gone thru this far. They are my hero and heroine because without them, I won't have today's success. Thank You once again to my papa and mama for doing such a great family job taking care of us. May God bless you always :)

On my birthday, I will celebrate in a average manner because I am not be able to take leave because I have a tasks in handle whereby nobody can replace at the moment. So I have to sacrifice my time for this year's birthday. So what can I do is to have dinner (2 in 1) for birthday and anniversary with Kimmy. My overall wishes is to hope to see great love relationship for myself, hope to earn more more and knowledge for my career and to hope everyone around me doing great with health, wealth and prosperity.

Regards,

Alex Leow

Birthday Boy Blog Administrator

Cinema Movie: Transformers, Revenge Of The Fallen

Synopsis from Internet:

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE 24th JUNE 2009.

The battle for Earth has ended but the battle for the universe has just begun. After returning to Cybertron, Starscream assumes command of the Decepticons, and has decided to return to Earth with force. The Autobots believing that peace was possible finds out that Megatron's dead body has been stolen from the US Military by Skorpinox and revives him using his own spark. Now Megatron is back seeking revenge and with Starscream and more Decepticon reinforcements on the way, the Autobots with reinforcements of their own, may have more to deal with then meets the eye.

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My comments: The MOST MOST MOST anticipated movie of the year 2009 had finally arrived. The first episode was super gorgeous and the graphics of this movie is perfectly done. I watch DVD for the 1st episode and I found it super interesting (imagine if I am at the cinema watching and together with the sound effect). Micheal Bay movie was super nice and guest what, I am looking forward to the 2nd episode name Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen and it will be out in cinemas nationwide 24th June 2009.

This time, no more DVD, put DVD's aside and I have decided to watch it in cinema. This time I have chosen the newly opened GSC Tropicana City, PJ as my destination because I would like to try out their new cinemas. OK! It's comments time!

Now what I want to say is after watching the movie, I am SPEECHLESS. Speechless is not because it's not nice but it's absolutely wonderful. I got nothing to say except the word GREAT! Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox once again played a big part in this movie as they have the Autobots to defend the earth from being invaded by the megatron bots. There's many action in this movie. Besides, the storyline is very nice (although almost same as the previous episode) and there's some jokes for you to laugh for as well. This movie run 2 hours 25 minutes and guess what, for my opinion, I think it's not enough yet. It should be aired longer. Haha! Well, overall this was a perfect movie directed by Micheal Bay for the second time and thumbs up to him. As when there's the end of the movie, I can smell there will be Transformer 3 coming up and stay tuned for that one. Last but not least, remember to visit your nearest cinema to catch the movie now and enjoy the movie! Rating: 5/5 (Perfect Movie. I would give more marks for this movie).

World News: Michael Jackson is dead

Michael Jackson is dead

UPDATED

LOS ANGELES, June 26 – Pop giant Michael Jackson, who took to the stage as a child star and set the world dancing to exuberant rhythms for decades, died on Thursday after being taken ill at his home. He was 50. Jackson was pronounced dead at about 2.26pm PDT (5.26am Malaysian time) after arriving at a Los Angeles hospital in full cardiac arrest, said Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. The cause of death was not known and an autopsy would likely take place on Friday, he said. Jackson’s sudden death had been reported earlier by US media, which said he was taken ill at his Holmby Hills home and rushed to the hospital by paramedics who found him not breathing when they arrived. There was no immediate comment from spokespersons for Jackson, who was known as the “King of Pop,” for hit albums that included “Thriller” and “Billie Jean.” Outside the hospital in Los Angeles about 200 fans and reporters gathered on Thursday, waiting for confirmation of Jackson’s death or condition.

Some fans were crying and hugging each other, and others were climbing atop fences to get a better look at a microphone stand where a news conference was supposed to take place. He had been scheduled to launch a comeback tour from London next month. The entertainment website TMZ said that “We’re told when paramedics arrived, Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.” Earlier, the Los Angeles Times said the singer had been rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital by fire department paramedics. The newspaper said paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the scene before taking him to the UCLA Medical Center hospital. Known as the “King of Pop,” for hits that included “Thriller” and “Billie Jean,” Jackson’s dramatic, one-gloved stage presence and innovative dance moves were imitated by legions of fans around the world. He transformed music videos and his lifetime record sales tally is believed to be around 750 million, which, added to the 13 Grammy Awards he received, made him one of the most successful entertainers of all time. But Jackson’s belief that “I am Peter Pan in my heart”, his preference for the company of children, his friendship with a chimp, his high-pitched voice and numerous plastic surgeries also earned him critics and the nickname “Wacko Jacko.”

Jackson, who had lived as a virtual recluse since his acquittal in 2005 on charges of child molestation, had been scheduled to launch a comeback tour from London, starting July 13 and running until March 2010. The singer had been rehearsing in the Los Angeles area for the past two months. The shows for the 50 London concerts sold out within minutes of going on sale in March. His lifetime record sales tally is believed to be around 750 million, which, added to the 13 Grammy Awards he received, makes him one of the most successful entertainers of all time.
He lived as a virtual recluse since his acquittal in 2005 on charges of child molestation.
There were concerns about Jackson’s health in recent years but the promoters of the London shows, AEG Live, said in March that Jackson had passed a 4-1/2 hour physical examination with independent doctors.

Child star to megastar

Jackson was born on Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, the seventh of nine children. Five Jackson boys – Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael – first performed together at a talent show when Michael was 6. They walked off with first prize and went on to become a best-selling band, The Jackson Five, and then The Jackson 5. Jackson made his first solo album in 1972, and released “Thriller” in 1982, which became a smash hit that yielded seven top-10 singles. The album sold 21 million copies in the United States and at least 27 million worldwide. The next year, he unveiled his signature “moonwalk” dance move while performing “Billie Jean” during an NBC special. In 1994, Jackson married Elvis Presley’s only child, Lisa Marie, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1996. Jackson married Debbie Rowe the same year and had two children, before splitting in 1999. The couple never lived together. Jackson has three children named Prince Michael I, Paris Michael and Prince Michael II, known for his brief public appearance when his father held him over the railing of a hotel balcony, causing widespread criticism. –Stories courtesy of Reuters

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My Comments: First & foremost, I was shocked to learn that Micheal Jackson had left us this morning (around 5.20am Malaysian Time). At the age of 50, he is too young to die. I am very sad for this happening to us and to all the entertainment world. His songs were fabulous and I like many of his songs including "You Are Not Alone", "Black & White", "Billie Jean" etc. My heartiest condolences to the Jackson family. We have lost the most successful and wonderful entertainer and I hope that in years to come, we will have someone like him who really can contribute to the entertainment world. R.I.P Micheal Jackson. You may leave your comments here at this blog.

Leisure: What Is Going On? Ah Beng! (Jack Lim from MYFM Deejay Blog)

Hello all! I am back again this time I am going to introduce to you guys a very funny and latest blog from Jack Lim. Introducing Jack Lim latest blog "What is going on? Ah Beng!", a very funny cum interesting blog to visit. There's video (Short Drama of Advertistment) as Jack Lim play a role as Ah Beng. Besides there's photos on the website as well as some comments left by Jack Lim himself. Jack Lim is a Deejay of MYFM from the morning show and also he played a part in acting in Malaysian & Singaporean drama as well such as Ah Long Pte. Ltd. and Love Matters. He is married and he has a beautiful wife. You can get his biography there as well whilst you surf his blog. Below is some screenshot from the blog. Check it out at http://www.jacklim.my/ Rating: 5/5

Festival: Happy Father's Day

I on behalf of http://www.alexleow-kimmy.com would like to take this golden opportunity to wish all fathers Happy Fathers Day. Since today is father's day, we should appreciate our father on what he had done towards us. Perhaps what you can do during fathers day? There are several things that you can do during fathers day.

Firstly when you wake up in the morning or manage to meet your father up, give him a warm hug and say "I Love You". Then in the afternoon or evening, go out with him to have dinner or lunch together to show appreciation towards him. Another thing you can do is to gave him a present and to buy him a cake. I am sure he will be very happy with this.

Lastly, I would like to take this golden opportunity to wish my father Happy Fathers Day as well. I Love You Dad! :)

Regards,

Alex Leow

alexleow-kimmy.com BLOG OWNER

Leisure: OneFM, You Are My Number One!

OneFM! Have you ever heard of this chinese radio station? Well, let me tell you, it's kinda new station (Already started transmission since year end last year). It's currently my favourite MUST HEAR station wherever I am in the car or at home (using the internet). It plays you 90% of chinese songs & music (new & old) and 10% of English songs particularly new songs. It operates 24 X 7 and you can listen to it whatever time you like. Let me remind you that the songs played on OneFM will be repeated several times in a day but if you really the songs played, you don't mind it keep on repeating on the same day aren't you?

Now let me introduce to you the contents of this channel. From Monday to Friday, it will air the normal programmes such as Morning Kaki (6am - 10am) with Jeff & Jane, 音乐50不叽喳 with Sumi at Lucas (10am - 4pm), Happy Hour (4pm - 8pm) with Jack & Ryan and finally 音乐趴 with Suki and Kyan. The programmes that caught my attention on this channels are one FM Beh Tahan, one FM 揾到你 (Morning Kaki) / JR博士, 大小开心事 (Happy Hour) & 音乐趴 at night. They also have their weekend programmes.

On Saturday, their programme line-ups was very good as well. OneFM Top 30 charts (one FM 劲爆30排行榜) with Jeff & Jane. It offers 3 hours of non stop chart counting hits as voted by you. Then from 12pm - 9pm, you will get to listen to Happy Dedication (one FM 快乐点) where you can dedicate the songs to your everybody. It is hosted by various deejays during this hour. Then from 9pm till midnight, you will get to listen to One FM 溜溜 Party hosted by Lucas where it plays you DISCO Hits. On Sunday morning from 9am till 10am will have One FM 新鲜出炉 with Kyan where it will play you all the new songs which just brought out from the 'Oven'. You get what I mean right? It's similiar to new songs introduction as well. Then from 10am - 12pm, will have One FM Sunday Kopitiam with Jack & Ryan. Then from 12pm - 9pm, you will get to listen to Happy Dedication (one FM 快乐点) where you can dedicate the songs to your everybody. It is hosted by various deejays during this hour. Finally to end the weekend in fashion, from 9pm till midnight, it will be playing you repeating of OneFM Top 30 charts (one FM 劲爆30排行榜) with Jeff & Jane where you can listen to it again if you missed out the Saturday early show.

Check out their website http://www.onefm.com.my . It's a nice radio station to tune for and worth of listening. Their station is currently growing and they promised to their listeners to continue to deliver the best. Rating: 5/5

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POLITICS: Fastest ejected MP in Dewan Rakyat history

Fastest ejected MP in Dewan Rakyat history

By : V. Vasudevan

DEWAN RAKYAT, Mon:

Former Perak menteri besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin made history today as the fastest ever to be thrown out of the Dewan Rakyat — about 10 minutes after he was sworn in as the member for Bukit Gantang.Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia ordered him off for two days for causing rowdy behaviour in the chamber.

Also shown the door for violating the House dress code were seven of Nizar’s Pakatan Rakyat colleagues. They, too, will be out till Wednesday.Immediately after taking the oath, Nizar tied a black headband around his songkok and shouted “hidup rakyat, bubar dewan!” while raising his left arm.It caught everyone by surprise including Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was at his seat waiting to reply to two queries during Question Time.Pandikar Amin told Nizar to remove the headband at once. Nizar obliged but his former exco members in the Perak state government, Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham (DAP-Beruas) and Nga Kor Ming (DAP-Taiping), started shouting similar slogans, raising an uproar as angry backbenchers shouted back at the opposition.The two were ordered to leave after refusing to heed Pandikar Amin’s admonition to stop their unparliamentary conduct.

He also instructed Nizar, who had just taken his seat, to do the same. Nizar walked out without protest. Datuk Mahfuz Omar (Pas-Pokok Sena) was the next to be shown the exit when the shouting continued.Pandikar Amin then instructed opposition members wearing headbands and armbands with the words “Bubar Dun“ to remove them or be ejected by the chair.“You are expected to be attired properly in the Dewan. You cannot be dressed like this in the chamber,” he said.But N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR-Padang Serai), Dr Hatta Ramli (Pas-Kuala Krai), Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad (Pas-Kuala Selangor) refused to remove the headbands and armbands and were immediately told to leave.Khalid Samad (Pas-Shah Alam), Chong Cheing Jen (DAP-Kuching) and Teo Nie Cheng (DAP-Serdang) and Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR-Lembah Pantai) walked out in solidarity with their Pakatan colleagues.Pandikar Amin refused to deliver the traditional welcoming speech to Nizar as a new member.“Traditionally after an MP is sworn in, the Speaker welcomes the new member, and in the welcoming speech, the Speaker will speak of his hope that the new member will be able to contribute to the House.“But this morning I find it difficult to say this. Look at the behaviour of the member who was a mentri besar. I don’t care how you behave outside the House, but inside the Parliament please watch your behaviour,” he said to much table-thumping from backbenchers.House security also cleared the lobby of anyone who sported the headbands and armbands calling for the Perak legislative assembly to be dissolved.

Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he was puzzled why Pandikar Amin found the headbands and armbands offensive.“It can be done in other parliaments but not ours. Why is this so? It is the MPs’ right to wear these armbands to protest anywhere in Parliament,” he said.Later in the lobby, Pandikar Amin said Parliament was not a street market.“It caused a 20-minute delay. The headband is not allowed. We have to be dignified when in Parliament. You come in, you bow and address others as Yang Berhormat. When you leave you bow. This is not a market,” he said.In reply to Anwar, Pandikar Amin said: “If they want to do that, they can go to the other parliaments. Be parliamentarians there.” Stories courtesy of New Straits Times Press

POLITICS: Zaid joins PKR

Zaid joins PKR

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Former Umno minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has joined PKR, in a boost to the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced Zaid's decision today at a special PKR congress here, saying it will help improve ties between the three PR parties. Zaid said he felt he would be most effective in PKR which fits his ideals and chose the party because he knows Anwar is a good man. “It’s also multinational party with a wide Malay base, a young party with plenty of room to expand.” he said. He said he was looking forward to playing the role of strengthening the relationship between Pakatan Rakyat’s coalition partners. Zaid resigned from the Barisan Nasional (BN) cabinet last year in protest against the use of the Internal Security Act (ISA) and was subsequently sacked from Umno.

During his short tenure as minister, he attempted to introduce reforms to the judiciary and pushed for compensation to be paid to judges sacked during the 1988 judiciary crisis.
But it is his role as a reformist and moderate which is expected to be a big boost for PR as Anwar attempts to put the opposition alliance’s agenda for reform back on track. The PR alliance has been beset by crisis in recent weeks with PAS and DAP leaders at loggerheads over the Islamist party’s attempts to hold talks with Umno on Malay unity. Anwar will be hoping Zaid can help bridge the differences between the secular and Chinese dominated DAP and the Islamist Malay PAS. Zaid said today he was ready to help make PR a better alternative to BN. He said he had friends in both PAS as well as DAP and feels he can play a meaningful role. “The first step is to be better friends before we can move forward.” he said.

Meanwhile Anwar said Zaid’s entry was a positive development and would provide a boost to PKR. “Zaid has a reputation for fighting for human rights and for the independence of the judiciary.” He said PKR could use Zaid’s experience and exposure. Anwar said Zaid’s role with Pakatan Rakyat would be formalised only after discussions with other component parties to be held next week. He added that the PKR president would also decide on Zaid’s formal role in PKR. However due to his experience Zaid is expected to be given a seat in the party’s supreme council and political bureau. Stories courtesy of The Malaysian Insider.

MALAYSIA NEWS: Air quality declines in Klang Valley (Updated 2)

Air quality declines in Klang Valley (Updated 2)





PETALING JAYA: Air quality in parts of the country have deteriorated due to local peat fires in Selangor and forest fires in Indonesia bringing over haze to Malaysia. At 5pm Friday, Port Klang and Cheras recorded unhealthy API readings of 136 and 109 respectively. Shah Alam’s API reading went up to 120 from the 95 recorded at 11am. Overall, 21 areas recorded good air quality while 26 areas recorded moderate air quality readings. Other areas close to heading into the unhealthy quality range of between 101 and 200 include Kajang (100), Batu Muda (99), Petaling Jaya (93) and Putrajaya (92). Compared to Thursday, yesterday’s API readings showed a general decline in air quality in the Klang Valley. Thursday’s API readings for Petaling Jaya was 76 while Cheras recorded a reading of 73.

The three peat fires identified in Klang and Sepang coupled with trans-boundary haze from Indonesia has led to unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings in Port Klang, Shah Alam and Cheras. The fires are a regular occurrence in Sumatra and Borneo during the dry season due to fires being started to clear land before the planting season starts. The dry season also occurs in Malaysia which tends to ignite peat fires that compounds the annual haze problem. As of 5pm, visibility in Subang was at 5km. Petaling Jaya recorded visibility readings of 2km at 9am which later improved to 4km at 5pm. Visibility at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport went to as low as 3km to which an airport spokesperson said the situation was being monitored

For the latest Air Pollutant Index Readings, please check http://www.doe.gov.my/ under API reading column.

Stories & photos courtesy of The Star

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My comments: Hazy days are here again. Remember to take care of yourself. Try to drink more water as possible and avoid yourself from going out too offen. If possible, hook up yourself with a mask when you go out too. Taking additional vitamins can help you to strengthen your antibody as well. If you feel any of your body unwell due to the hazy situation, remember to consult a doctor. This message is brought to you by alexleow-kimmy.com

Soccer News: Man Utd accepts Real Madrid's world-record bid for Ronaldo

Man Utd accepts Real Madrid's world-record bid for Ronaldo

LONDON: Manchester United accepted a world record transfer offer for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid on Thursday, clearing the World Player of the Year to negotiate personal terms with the Spanish club. The Premier League champions received an unconditional offer of 80 million pounds (US$131mil) for Ronaldo and unlike in the last off-season, United is now willing to see its 24-year-old star performer join a major European rival. United said: “At Cristiano’s request - who has again expressed his desire to leave - and after discussion with the player’s representatives, United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player.

“Matters are expected to be concluded by 30 June.” The Portugal winger spent last June pushing for what he called at the time a “dream move” to Madrid, but any transfer was blocked by United manager Alex Ferguson, who travelled to Lisbon to persuade his player to stay at Old Trafford. That didn’t stop Ronaldo being linked with Madrid and Ferguson’s irritation boiled over in December when he said he “wouldn’t sell Madrid a virus,” describing the club as a “mob.” But now a world-record bid appears too hard to resist for the heavily indebted Premier League club. Ronaldo, who was under contract until 2012 at United, plunged his future into doubt after losing the Champions League final to Barcelona last month, despite having vowed to stay at United in the build-up to the match and even in a broadcast interview conducted with himself.
The return of Florentino Perez as Madrid’s president has changed things as he looks to spend to return the Spanish side to the glory days of its “galactico” era. Kaka was signed from AC Milan earlier this week for a reported fee of around US$92 mil. But the offer for Ronaldo would eclipse that and the US$65mil, the club paid to get former France striker Zinedine Zidane from Juventus in 2001. - AP

Best Of TVB Drama: The Threshold of a Persona (ID 精英)

Title: The Threshold of a Persona (ID精英)

Cast: Roger Kwok, Yoyo Mung, Patrick Tang, Raymond Cho, John Chiang, Toby Leung, Natalie Tong, Power Chan

Episodes: 30

Release date: 1 June 2009

Filmed: March 2008

Producer: Marco Law

Scriptwriter: Choy Ting Ting

Synopsis

First TV series with immigration workTop confidential of Hong Kong’s border security Immigration Department is guarding the door of Hong Kong, and seeks out to prevent doubtful identities and criminals from entering Hong Kong. It only not creates a highly demanding task for immigration officer and also raises a further question - how will they make identity verification as accurate as possible?

FONG TSUN KIT (Roger Kwok) becomes friends with two other candidates CHENG PAK YUE (Raymond Cho) and YIP ON KEI (Yoyo Mung) while applying for a post in the Immigration Department. YU is an aggressive person. He later moves to the Police Force and is promoted to Senior Inspector of Regional Crime Unit. While investigating a murder case, he realizes that the new gang leader WU KIT SUM (Wong Tak Bun) has killed somebody because of KIT’s wife. It totally turns KIT’s life upside down. As a good friend, KEI helps KIT take care of his son after a failed relationship with YU. When two hearts meet, an extraordinary link spontaneously draws them together. Meanwhile, AU SHUN FUNG (Patrick Tang) appreciates KIT’s ability very much and recommends him to MAK KAI MING (John Chiang), Head of Investigation Section. KIT gains approval and he is determined to start anew. While carrying out an investigation on a fraud syndicate, he comes upon his missing wife and uncovers her long-hidden identity. RATING: 3/5
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首部入境实况戏剧高度揭示香港边关安危
入境处专责管制边防治安及验证出入境人士身份，确保香港境内安全；身为入境处的纪律人员对身份辨识的敏锐度因而比任何人为高，但单凭一张证件或一纸文件，是否就可百分百道尽事情的真伪呢？方浚杰(郭晋安)因投考入境处而认识同期学员郑柏宇(曹永廉)及叶安琪(蒙嘉慧)，叁人遂成好友。野心较大的柏宇后 转投警队并跃升为重案组高级督察，当调查一命案时，发现黑社会新贵胡杰琛(黄德斌)因浚杰之妻而杀人，令浚杰生活出现突变。刚与柏宇分手的安琪为帮助好 友，主动为浚杰照顾儿子，经常陪伴左右，令二人处於一种非情侣却亲密的微妙关係。另方面，甚欣赏浚杰办事能力的欧顺风(邓健泓)，希望带浚杰走出阴霾，向 主管麦启铭(姜大伟)力荐他加入调查组，令倍受关怀的浚杰重新振作，力争上游，顺利加入调查组。不久浚杰便着手彻查一个假证集团，期间竟再度遇上失纵多时 的妻子并发现其非比寻常的真正身份……。Rating: 3/5

WORLD NEWS: More bodies found near Air France crash site (Updated 2)

More bodies found near Air France crash site

RECIFE, Brazil, June 8 — Search crews retrieved four more bodies from a crashed Air France jet yesterday, spotted other corpses and found a large amount of debris from the plane that plunged into the Atlantic ocean. Six bodies have now been recovered from the plane, following the discovery of two unidentified males on Saturday, five days after the Airbus A330 crashed on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris killing all 228 people on board. Investigators are considering the possibility that the speed sensors on Flight 447 may have iced up, and Air France said late on Saturday it was accelerating the replacement of speed sensors on all its Airbus long-haul planes.
Brazil’s navy said yesterday it had retrieved three more bodies and France said a helicopter operating from one of its naval frigates had recovered another body from the world’s worst air disaster since 2001.

“Hundreds of items are being found and being stored until we know where they should go,” Brazilian Air Force spokesman Henry Munhoz told reporters in the northeastern city of Recife, where the bodies and debris will eventually be brought. Several other corpses spotted yesterday by Brazilian Air Force planes are expected to be picked up later in the day, search officials said.
Brazilian network Globo reported on its website that a refrigerated truck used to store corpses was waiting on the islands of Fernando de Noronha, 230 miles off the coast of Brazil. Twelve Brazilian planes, one equipped with radar equipment that can detect material in the water, two French planes, one French ship and five Brazilian navy ships are searching the area about 680 miles northeast of Brazil’s coast.

SUBMARINE TO JOIN SEARCH

France has also sent a nuclear-powered submarine that should arrive on Wednesday to search for the black box flight data recorders that will be crucial to understanding why the modern plane fell from the sky as it passed storms today. The Emeraude is equipped with powerful sonars to help detect the black box’s beacons that stay active for 30 days. The plane’s pilots may have set the aircraft at a dangerous speed because they were relying on faulty speed readings, investigators believe. Air France said it had begun the switchover of speed sensors five weeks before the crash, but only after disagreeing with Airbus over the planemaker’s proposal to carry out tests before replacing them. An Airbus spokesman declined to comment and said it could only discuss the investigation with French air authorities. The head of France’s air accident agency BEA said on Saturday it was too soon to say if problems with the speed sensors, known as pitot tubes, were in any way responsible.

LOST DATA

The agency said the A330 had sent out 24 error messages in four minutes including one indicating a discrepancy in speed data. It said similar problems had happened before.
Air France said it had first noticed in May 2008 that ice in the sensors was causing lost data in planes like the A330, but that it failed to agree with Airbus on steps to take. According to Air France, Airbus offered to carry out an in-flight test on new sensors this year but the airline decided to go ahead and started changing them anyway from April 27. It did not say whether the crashed plane had the new sensors but its last maintenance hangar visit was on April 16.
Some of the A330’s 50 or so other operators defended the plane’s safety record at an airlines meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, saying the crash was an isolated incident. But Airbus has faced problems with the speed sensors dating back to at least 2001, forcing changes in equipment as well as the pilot’s flight manual, according to online filings. In 2001, France reported several cases of sudden fluctuation of A330 or A340 airspeed data during severe icing conditions and Airbus was ordered to change the cockpit manual, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration. – Reuters

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My comments: Again, we offen listened to tragic accidents, terrorist attacks and sometimes tragic weather and sometimes it cannot be avoided. It could be a human error which causes this but sometimes we cannot put the blame on human hands also as some things are unpredictable. What we can do is to keep it as minimum as possible. For those who have been killed on this incident, my deepest condolences towards their family members. Life goes on everyday......

FOOD HUNT: Lan Je Steamed Fish, Kota Damansara

Lan Je Steamed Fish, Kota Damansara Review:

Today is Sunday. Eventually it was a tiring Saturday day outing yesterday as we just had our gathering from our BSKUPMKTC gang. So today, since Kimmy is not feeling so well since Saturday, I have decided to look for her in the evening. I'll let her rest at home on Sunday morning and afternoon but took her out for yet another food hunt with her. She said OK and we are get set GO! to Kota Damansara. About 15 minutes drive from IKEA, CURVE or 25 minutes drive from Kepong towards Sungai Buloh, this restaurant serves the most popular steam fish in the Klang Valley. Introducing Restoran Lan Je, the most popular steam fish in the Klang Valley. This is their branch in Kota Damansara as their original restaurant is in Rawang. Kimmy tried before the Rawang branch and found out it's very nice and unique especially the steamed fish. So we kicked off our journey at 5.30pm from Bandar Sri Damansara and we reach Restoran Lan Jie, Kota Damansara at about 6.00pm. But I was surprised that as early as 6.00pm, there are many tables already filled up with customers and I can see they are having a brisk business. OK. According to Kimmy, normally we need to wait for 1 hour after we order the steamed fish due to many customers in the retaurant but today since we arrived pretty early, it only take up to 25 minutes for the steamed "Fei Chau" (Talapia) fish to be served.

I did not take my lunch today because I know I need to keep my stomach empty to eat more during dinner time. Today besides ordering the "Fei Chau" fish (Medium Size), we also ordered "Yuk Sui" Tofu (Small) and normal fried Kangkung (Small). So, the "Fei Chau" fish arrived first and without wasting any time, I took a piece and put into my mouth. And guess what, it was tremendously delicious and very special. Topped with dashes of soy sauce, chili bean paste sauce, diced garlic, shredded ginger, chili padi, it encompass all the intense natural flavor of the "Fei Chau" fish. We also like the fact that the fishes were steamed just right, resulting in a sweetish, smooth and velvety flesh. As much as we enjoyed our steamed fish immensely, we were sweating buckets for being over ambitious by asking for the very spicy version.

Almost everyone in the restaurant was having a whole fish to themselves, hence we follow suit (RM 14 - RM 18, varies according to size). There is only one style of cooking for the tilapia fishes, but one can choose from the level of spiciness - non spicy, mild, spicy and ears burning, sweat forming spicy which is basically no chili padi, very little chili padi, plenty of chili padi and a very generous sprinkling of cili padi. That’s the difference! OK. Enough of the fish and of course once you reach the restaurant, you MUST TRY IT! Let's continue with the tofu and the kangkung. For me it's just normal and nothing much special. It's not bad nor not too good as well. It's just a delicacy to filled up your stomach besides only eating the Talapia (Fei Chau) Fish. We left at about 7.45pm and the billed came is a bit expensive but still it's worth and value of money. The total amount is RM36.50 = Talapia Fish (RM16.00), Tofu & Kangkung (RM7.50 each = RM15.00). Rice - RM 3.00 and Drinks (RM2.50). RATING: 5/5

Address:

F-50G & 51G,
Jalan Teknologi 3/9
Kota Damansara
PJU 5 PJ
Open from 11.30am-3pm, 6-9pm. Closed on Tuesdays.
Tel: 012-669 9919, 016-6189919

Gathering: BSKUPMKTC gang members gathering at AMP Karaoke Sunway & Michealangelo SOHOKL

Hi all,

Today we already have our gathering and I can tell you we had a wonderful time during our gathering. Me & Kimmy are very happy with the outings organized today as we have a wonderful time singing and then eating. Firstly I arrived at Kimmy place at 12.15pm and pick her up. Then we had lunch together. After that we go and pick up Yen Peng and straight we head towards Sunway Pyramid to AMP Square Karaoke. Since today is public holiday, the mall was extremely packed and we hardly can look for a parking. It took us about 30 mins to find the parking and finally we manage to find the place at Sunway Hotel parking. We walked towards the karaoke and the time is 2.20pm.

Finally we reach the karaoke and we started to sing. We were at Room 30. We sang lots of Mandarin and Cantonese songs (almost 80%). A total of 7 of us turned up and we sang a lot of song. Let me describe the people who sang today. We kicked of with myself first. For me, I am very satisfied as I sang a lot of song also including Sam Lee songs, Gary Cao / Genie Zhuo, Rene Liu, JJ Lin / Ah Sa as only these few songs I can sing in full. You know I do not know how to read Chinese well so i sang a few of them. Besides, I also do performed HINDI songs (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai) and THAI SONG (SA BAI SA BAI). They clapped hands and laugh all the way for my performance. This is the 1st time I am singing the songs. Kam Siah Kam Siah! :) Next my darling Kimmy, she also sang a lot of songs as well. She manage to sang her favourite from Jolin Tsai, Guo Jing, Landy Wen Lan & Janice Wei Lan. For Yen Peng, she sang a lot of Wang Lee Hom songs. No doubt, she's a fan of LeeHom and she had been joining their fans club for quite some time. For Yen Sim, she likes to sing a lot of love songs and also Steve Chai who performed FAMA songs quite consistently with Sai Kit. For Kevin, he loves Janice and Justin songs very much as he keeps on singing it all the time. The most quiet but good in rapping is Sai Kit. He seldom sings but he perform superbly well in FAMA rap songs. Bravo brother! Keep up the good work. RATING for AMP Karaoke: 4/5 (Service is just OK. Not as good as expected but the songs are very updated and you can even find very old old songs)

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Then in the evening after the Singing K, we went for makan / eating session. Since it's already dinner time, we decided to go to SOHOKL in Mont Kiara to enjoy my dinner with the gang. We have chosen Michealangelo as our dining restaurant because of the food. Previously I have tried out this restaurant and found out the food was fantastic and nice. This time with 6 person joining (without Sai Kit because he got something to do, he left after the Sing K session) we have ordered 3 pizzas and 2 speghetti and guess what, we cannot finish the food and have to tapao. The Pizzas was tremendously rich with ingredients and it was very fresh and nice to eat. Meanwhile for the speghetti, the mee was solid and nice to chew. They uses Olive Oil to cook and it's healthy. Althrough it's too oily for those speghettis, but still it's a healthy oil to consume. If those who are reading this blog, I seriously recommend you to try out this restaurant at SOHOKL as every pizzas or speghettis that you choose, it's tastes delicious. Check out the mouth watering pictures Below are the rating of the food: RATING: 5/5

Those who joined the gathering:

1.)Alex
2.)Kimmy
3.) Yen Peng
4.) Yen Sim
5.) Chai
6.) Sai Kit
7.) Kevin Kong (turned up last minute)

P/S: Check out my Friendster & Facebook for FULL PICTURES VIEW. Photos from Alex Leow & some courtesy of Yen Peng. Thanks so much Yen Peng.