Massive queue at the money changer
Guess lots of people are changing their ringgit for euros, pounds and the like. -----
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RM19. Inflation? At asia cafe in subang.
Of course it tastes good ;)
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When asked if the Malaysian government will ever fully embrace social media, Khairy replied, “We have no choice. We will be punished severely and very quickly if we don’t.”
He said the biggest obstacle to achieving this ideal was the existing mindset.
He explained that some of the older BN members still did not understand the importance of social media.
Even those who did, operated under the misconception that it was an end in itself rather than a means to one.
Khairy said they were likely to think, “Kita orang sekarang ada Facebook. Confirm boleh menang.”(We have Facebook now. We are sure to win.)
“It’s not about communicating when your product is shit. If it’s a shit product, it’s a shit product, whether in politics or the kaki lima.”
He was of the opinion, however, that sites like Twitter help to humanise politicians in the eyes of the public.
Its not about the government embracing social media or not. Its about finally learning to reach down to the grassroots. The government by and large used ceramahs before, and now its time to engage the audience that don't go to ceramahs. So happens social media is hot today. Why? Because it allows feedback.
Having a facebook page is no guarantee of winning anything. That's the exact mentality we should be voting out at the next general elections. Having good policy, making people happy, etc. that's what's going to win votes.
I particularly enjoy his comment about communicating with regards to a shit product. Very candid. Maybe that's something people will learn from the entire @BNYouthLab exercise - people want change. Not necessarily a change in party, but change in the way things are done. Can BN make change, is of course, the larger question. Opposition voters feel no. But as we've all seen, Malaysia is pretty split (march 08 2008 shows that).
Agree that Khairy seems more human now to me. And I think many others. As evidenced what was written about 6 months ago: http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2009/09/17/why-politicians-should-use-tw...
Smart chap in an aging party of a rapidly changing world.
Between the developers I spoke to, the consensus was this: Apple doesn’t appear to be opposed to ‘app generators’ and templates per se, but in the last month or so it has started cracking down on basic applications that are little more than RSS feeds or glorified business cards. In short, Apple doesn’t want people using native applications for things that a basic web app could accomplish. For some of these services that’s bad news, because that’s exactly the sort of application they produce; any new applications they submit are going to get rejected. But all hope isn’t lost for them, provided they can make their apps more useful.
A little more than RSS feeds and glorified business cards. What do you think most newspaper applications are? Or will Apple say its OK to have it, if you're already established in print?
I mean, that's the kind of response given to "sexy apps" and why some apps still remain in the app store because they're "established" or in "print", just seems weak.
HTML5, everything in the web browser, might be the solution. Nothing like rich browser apps...
Far be it from me to suggest that Cory Doctorow has an anti-copyright agenda, but there’s no doubt he’s the world’s leading proponent of the ‘give everything away free and reap the tangential rewards’ model of intellectual property protection. Creative Commons might work perfectly for a man who makes his living writing and speaking about how he gives things away free, but it’s not always the answer for musicians, authors and filmmakers who don’t have that particular sideline. And I say that as an author who just gave his last book awayunder a Creative Commons license and who isn’t going to go broke any time soon.
Interesting thoughts on the Creative Commons here. In fact, most people that do give their stuff away, tend to have other sources of income... I wonder in general, how others view the Creative Commons licenses.
I've always supported it, but also not in its most unrestricted form.
Expert: Don’t take lightning lightly
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is the country with the second highest number of lightning strikes in the world – but Malaysians are still not wary of its dangers, according to an American lightning expert.
“Your country records double the number of thunderstorms than Florida, which gets an average of about 90 thunderstorms daily.
“Lightning is considered the worst natural killer, causing at least 25,000 deaths worldwide each year.
“This is no laughing matter,” Richard Kithil Jr, chairman of the US’ National Lightning Safety Institute (NSLI) told a media briefing yesterday.
The event was organised by the Centre of Excellence on Lightning Protection (CELP) at Universiti Putra Malaysia to promote research, application and education on lightning.
Kithil said no place was safe from lightning. “Only large buildings and fully enclosed vehicles can provide safety,” he cautioned.
“CELP’s aim is to encourage lightning precaution as part of occupational safety and to create awareness among the public,” said Kithil, who is CELP’s advisory committee. He said it was “not amusing” when sport authorities gave wrong safety advice.
MORE than 2,000 people have expressed interest in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s tea party with his online friends although there is room for only 300.
If he has so many fans, and only 2,000+ want to see him, something seems to be really mismatched, no?
Reference: http://bytebot.posterous.com/the-najibrazak-facebook-page-correlation-to-l
A few days ago, Inside Facebook reported that Malaysia has 4,667,700 Facebook users as of February 2010, with about a 10% growth rate per month.
It's worth noting that the Election Commission says there are now 11.2 million voters. The Malaysian population count stands at about 28.31 million persons.
The Prime Minister, Najib Razak is reported to have 101,000 Facebook fans on his Facebook page. They stress always, that it was only created in November 2009. The report recorded 101,237 fans on Saturday February 20, and today, his page has 107,868 fans. That's a pretty good growth rate, don't you think?
Anyway, to the point I was going to make. Najib has 2.3% of the Malaysian Facebook population as his fan base. If this is anything like approval ratings, Najib is not going to do too well in the next elections.
Malaysian Indian Casket rather than Congress?
Too good to pass up ;) -----