Thursday, March 19, 2015

Jawi Refuse to Let Go of Nik Raina







The Kuala Lumpur High Court had ruled on March 22, 2013 that Jawi (Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department) had acted illegally in raiding Borders and seizing the books, as well as in charging Nik Raina. Jawi was then ordered to withdraw their charges against her in the Syariah court.
 
The Court of Appeal had also ruled in her favor on December 30, 2014, and said the prosecution against her was “unreasonable, irrational” and done in bad faith, and that it was against the “principle of fairness and justice” for Jawi to charge Nik Raina for an offense in the Syariah court simply because she was a Muslim, and because it could not charge the company and her non-Muslim supervisor.
 
On February 26, 2015, the Syariah High Court judge Mohd Aman Mat Zain granted her a discharge not amounting to an acquittal when he ruled that the court had taken into consideration the appeal by the syariah prosecutor to the Federal Court had not proceeded in getting leave to appeal.

And Jawi’s chief prosecutor filed an appeal at the Syariah Court of Appeal on March 09, 2015. It is blatantly obvious that Jawi do not want to let Nik Raina go and intend to continue to pursue her doggedly. 
 
I thought Islam is just and fair. It does not judge others unfairly and does not deny the just dues of others. I am sorry to say that I am wrong in thinking so.
 
What are Jawi trying to prove?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On Monday, Liverpool moved to within two points of the Champions League places and stretched their unbeaten run to 13 league games with a hard-earned win at Swansea. Swansea dominated the first half but it was goalless at the interval.
 
Liverpool were vastly improved after the restart and scored a fortuitous winner in the sixty-eighth minute when Jordi Amat's clearance deflected off Jordan Henderson and into the net.
 
The Reds remain fifth in the Premier League table but are just two points behind fourth-placed Manchester United, who they host on Sunday.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Bohemian Car-sody











The three girls of Sketch She lip synch ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. Image credit: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/showbiz/article/aussie-trio-perform-epic-bohemian-rhapsody-lip-synch-video

Who hasn’t sung along with Queen’s timeless rock song “Bohemian Rhapsody” while with friends in the car? Especially in the car. 
 
And even though it’s been done so many times before, the three girls of Sketch She put on an epic lip dub cover of ‘Rhapsody’ that the Internet can’t get enough of!
 
WARNING: May contain head banging, boob grabbing and exaggerated emotion.



Their music video has gone viral with over 2.5 million views just over the weekend! I watched and listened to it three times at one go. It's fun in a silly sort of way!
 
On Sunday, I went to Jalan SS3/33 in Petaling Jaya to attend the Sai Masters Toastmasters meeting. This club’s membership is growing nicely and even better, there was a decidedly zesty energy about the meeting. I like it. 

Yup, good vibes and not to mention, good speeches and good evaluations. The meeting started on time but then it went unhinged. I would give this meeting a 4 over 10 score.















 

Zany Frozen Hairstyles














Image credit: https://www.facebook.com/takhinihotsprings/photos_stream

Adventurous bathers braved temperatures well below freezing in Canada in February 2015 to participate in a hair freezing contest at Takhini Hot Pools in Whitehouse, Yukon.
 
The Canadian natural hot springs – in operation for over 100 years – flow at a temperature of 116.6° Farenheit, creating a relaxing contrast to the bitter cold of the Yukon winter, and a perfect chance to create zany frozen hairstyles by going underwater and quickly back above the surface.
 
The winning photo (i.e. second photo above), includes not only frozen hair but also frozen eyebrows and a frozen beard.
 
A brrr-ing experience that is so outlandishly cool!
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On Saturday afternoon, I was at the Malaysian Insurance Institute on Jalan Sri Semantan 1 in KL’s Damansara Heights where I represented KL Advanced Toastmasters Club in the Area G1 Table Topics Contest. Five contestants representing five clubs competed and I emerged victorious.
 
I will now compete at Division-level on April 11.
 
And I got my ticket to the Taman Indrahana event on August 01:
 

 

Monday, March 9, 2015

Gender Pay Gap: A Parody

Comedian Paul Gale has created a parody “Amazon Prime for Women”, a short but amusing and highly topical parody that directly addresses the gender pay gap.
 
Mind you, it is not frivolous stuff because he also followed up with data from the American Association of University Women regarding the gender pay gap.
 
According to the American Association of University Women, white women take home 78% of white men’s earnings, Black women earn 64%, and Hispanic women earn 54%. Though there are many factors at play, these drastic differences illustrate that, even with those factors taken into account, a real gap does exist.



I am thinking – what about university lecturers? Especially in Malaysia. We are paid 50% of what we actually deserve! Shouldn’t we address this career pay gap too?

Leave a comment below if you agree!

An upcoming event – Taman Indrahana 30th Anniversary Celebration and Officer Installation Dinner 2015:

 
 



















On Saturday morning, I was on Level 21 at the Bankers Club, Amoda Building in KL’s Jalan Imbi – I was an Evaluator at the MIMKL Toastmasters meeting. 

A good meeting and we actually started on time! Wow! I'm awarding a 7 over 10 score for this particular meeting! 

And special thanks to Ann Wong for the home-made and vegetarian 'lou sang' – it was a real treat!
















 

Sunday, March 8, 2015

#KitaLawan Rally on March 07

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

At the #KitaLawan rally in downtown Kuala Lumpur yesterday, protestors, numbering between 2,000 and 10,000 (depending on which media you refer to) came to show their support for jailed Opposition icon Anwar Ibrahim.

And indeed, the gathering was ready to answer Anwar's final declaration as a free man, that they "will never surrender!" before the Najib Razak's administration is toppled.

Chants of "Kita Lawan!" "Undur Najib!" and "Bebas Anwar" reverberated through the streets, at the very least signifying that Anwar's influence has not waned among his loyal supporters.

Despite the rally being declared as illegal, there were barely discernible police presence, being limited to discreet uniformed observers and the usual Special Branch officers.

Wan Azizah made an appearance with her daughters, Nurul Izzah and Nurul Nuha.

"Lawan Tetap Lawan"!  It's no longer just about Anwar; it's about justice for the oppressed.