Monday, March 13, 2006

Investigators keen to present Bigfoot's footprint cast to Johor government

JOHOR : Investigators who found what is believed to be a clear footprint of Malaysia's own 'Bigfoot' are waiting to meet the Johor Chief Minister.

They want to present him with a cast of the print found in the rainforest and get his permission to carry out further investigations.

They came from across the world, drawn by a common attraction - the prospect of finding Malaysia's very own Bigfoot.

The paranormal investigators from Singapore, USA and the UK were invited by their Malaysian counterparts, a group known as the "Uncle Seekers."

At Endau-Rompin National Park in the state of Johor, they ventured deep into the forest with the help of local guides.

And after a daylong search - success!

Mr Syed Abdullah Al-Attas, "Uncle Seekers", says: "Actually we saw 10 footprints … but they are not clear. At about 6.15pm, George from Destination Truth, and Jenny from Independent Paper found it. "Yes Uncle! We found it! It's not myths!"

An entire Bigfoot colony is said to have moved there from the jungles of Perak in the North during the 70s.

Also known as the tropical Yeti or Mawas, the huge creatures reportedly have dense growth of hair on several parts of their body.

Mr Eugene Toh, Singapore Paranormal Investogator, says: "We have this department called Crypto-zoology. It is actually the study of hidden animals, which is like Bigfoot, and all those mythical creatures, like the unicorn and stuff like that."

The clearest footprint found by the team had a four-inch depth.

Going by that, and the height of broken tree branches overhead, the investigators believe an adult Bigfoot can reach a height of three and a half metres, and weigh more than 200 kilogrammes!

Ms Lee Qing Yu, Singapore Paranormal Investigator, says: "I brought along some crime scene investigator kit. So I went there and made some solution, pour into the footprint and made the cast."

The team now wants to present a cast of the footprint to Johor authorities and get permission to carry out further investigations.

Eversince this expedition, the Johor State Government has banned all foreigners from going into the area.

It is still opened to Malaysians but they have to pay 5 ringgit, or the equivalent of US$1.50 just to go in there and try their luck at finding Bigfoot.

The Johor government has formed an official committee of research scientists, and are urging Malaysians to consider the creatures as part of the state's heritage. - CNA/de
By Channel NewsAsia's Malaysia Correspondent Johnson Choo

Bigfoot video and not the NYP Tammy!

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Singapore Clemency Plea for Took Leng How

25,000 sign Took petition
(http://www.todayonline.com/articles/104116.asp // Thursday, March 2, 2006)

Convicted murderer's parents, wife hopeful he will be granted clemency - Lin Yanqin

IT HAS been more than a month since Took Leng How failed in his appeal against his conviction for the murder of eight-year-old Huang Na.

But the hope that Took will be spared the gallows has not abated.

In fact, with the help of Took's aunt and a few sympathetic people in Singapore, Took's parents and wife say they have collected about 25,000 signatures on a clemency petition to date.

Took's lawyer, Mr Subhas Anandan, is hopeful that double that number of signatures could help his client get clemency.

"I don't think that the public has ever shown support to such an extent before," said Mr Anandan. "The signatures will show what a portion of Singaporeans think."

The rare split decision at the Court of Appeals on Took's sentence could also play a significant part. Chief Justice Yong Pung How and Justice Chao Hick Tin dismissed Took's appeal against the death sentence, but Justice Kan Ting Chiu disagreed with them, the first time such a split had happened in 10 years.

Disagreeing with the actual cause of Huang Na's death, Justice Kan felt that Took should only be convicted of the offence of voluntarily causing hurt, which carries a maximum jail term of one year.

But the Court of Appeals carried through the decision on the two-to-one majority. Despite this, Took's parents are hopeful that Justice Kan's words will have some weight when the clemency appeal goes to the President.

The records show that only six people sentenced to death have been granted clemency since 1965. The last time clemency was granted was in 1998, when then-President Ong Teng Cheong pardoned a 19-year-old youth who was sentenced to death for murder, commuting his sentence to life imprisonment.

Mathavakannan Kalimuthu had pleaded that he had had no intention to kill, and had submitted a petition accompanied by five letters, including one from his mother.

Took's family and their supporters will continue to gather signatures for another two months before submitting the petition in May.

"Anywhere there's a lot of people, we will go," said Took's aunt, who declined to be named. "There have been people who have said nasty things, but a lot of people have been very kind and supportive."

The group have staked out temples, MRT stations and HDB estates to gather signatures. Apart from locals, they have also got the signatures of foreigners from China, Indonesia and Malaysia.

"A lot of people have been calling me, telling me that they want to help, and I even heard something about putting this petition on the Internet," said Took's aunt, who is in her 70s.
"I get their signatures if I can, but if they are overseas, I can't do much."

An online petition has also surfaced, with 746 signatures. (View Current Signatures )
"Of course it is an encouragement to us," said Took's father, Mr Took Long Lai.

"I have told my son to have hope. We will continue to get more signatures to help him."


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Monday, February 27, 2006

My personality by The Johari Window

The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness.


Arena

(known to self and others)

cheerful, extroverted, friendly, happy, loving, warm

Blind Spot

(known only to others)

adaptable, bold, brave, caring, confident, dependable, energetic, idealistic, independent, observant, proud, religious, responsive, sentimental, spontaneous, trustworthy

Façade

(known only to self)

Unknown

(known to nobody)

able, accepting, calm, clever, complex, dignified, giving, helpful, ingenious, intelligent, introverted, kind, knowledgeable, logical, mature, modest, nervous, organised, patient, powerful, quiet, reflective, relaxed, searching, self-assertive, self-conscious, sensible, shy, silly, sympathetic, tense, wise, witty

All Percentages

able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (11%) bold (33%) brave (11%) calm (0%) caring (11%) cheerful (55%) clever (0%) complex (0%) confident (44%) dependable (11%) dignified (0%) energetic (22%) extroverted (22%) friendly (66%) giving (0%) happy (22%) helpful (0%) idealistic (11%) independent (44%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (0%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (22%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (11%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (11%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (22%) responsive (11%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (33%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (11%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (11%) warm (33%) wise (0%) witty (0%)

Created by the Interactive Johari Window using data from 9 respondents.

Friday, February 17, 2006

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Sunday, February 05, 2006

My Japanese Name & One Thousand Bloggers

My Japanese name is 吉国 Yoshikuni (good fortune country) 駿 Shun (fast person).
@ Japanese Name Generator .



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Sunday, January 22, 2006

Life Cycle








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FREAKIN HELL

FREAKIN HELL

GenY, Page 35 on Sunday Times.
An eye opener for Gen X.

The Video

Sunday, February 20, 2005

My O2mini



Bought it for SIN$1148 net, so far so good!

Monday, January 03, 2005

Sunday, January 02, 2005

1963

It was January 1963
When Johnny came home with a gift for me
He said "I bought it for you because I love you
And I bought it for you because it's your birthday too"
He was so very nice he was so very kind
To think of me at this point in time
I used to think of him, He used think of me

He told me to close my eyes
My gift would be a great surprise
I saw tears were in his eyes
He never meant to hurt me

Oh God Johnny don't point that gun at me
There's so many ways our lives have changed
But please I beg don't do this to me
Johnny don't point that gun at me
Can I save my life at any price?
For God's sake won't you listen to me?

And though he was ashamed that he had took a life
Johnny came home with another wife
And he often remembered how it used to be
Before that special occasion 1963
There was too many ways that you could kill someone
Like in a love affair when the love has gone
He used to think of her, she used to think of him

He told me to close my eyes
My gift would be a great surprise
I saw hatred in his eyes
He never meant to hurt me
Oh God Johnny don't point that gun at me

There's so many ways our lives have changed
But please I beg don't do this to me
Johnny you keep on using me
Can I change my life for any price?
Oh Johnny won't you listen to me?

He told me to close my eyes
My gift would be a great surprise
I saw hatred in his eyes
He never meant to hurt me

Oh God Johnny don't point that gun at me
There's so many ways our lives have changed
But please I beg don't do this to me

Johnny you keep on using me
Can I change my life for any price?
Oh Johnny won't you listen to me?

I just want you to be mine
I don't want this world to shine
I don't want this bridge to burn
Oh Johnny do you miss me?
I just want to feel free
I will always feel free
I will always feel free
I will always feel free
I will always feel free

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Tsunami Sofitel

Satellite images of Khao Lak, Thailand before and after the tsunami waves

1 metre resolution of Sofitel Magic Lagoon Resort, Khao Lak, Thailand as @ 13 January 2003

1 metre resolution of Sofitel Magic Lagoon Resort, Khao Lak, Thailand as @ 29 December 2004


Source: http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/


Monday, December 27, 2004

Saturday, December 25, 2004

Brand New Nokia 6260 for sale

Brand new Nokia 6260 X'mas present, fresh from the box.
Comes with charger, 32Mb memory card, manual and original box, plus original CD software.

Feel free to ask me any questions and good luck bidding!
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Work Mode
- Local or remote synchronization of contacts, calendar, to-do list and notes using the built-in SyncML client or Nokia PC Suite
- Check and read emails securely with the built-in VPN client
- View PowerPoint and Word attachments using the pre-installed Quickpoint and Quickword viewers
- Read and write emails easily with the portable Wireless Keyboard enhancement
- Record your ideas immediately as voice memos or type them as notes
- Series 60 icon menu for easy-to-navigate user interface, or create your own folders and map the applications to the desired folders
Browse Mode
- Twist the display 180 degrees for a fully functional browse mode
- In this compact mode, you can get fast and easy access to the menu, applications and browsing, as well as make and receive calls
- Mobile xHTML browser gives rich access to Internet pages
- Wallet for convenient online use and storage of your numbers and passwords
- Video and audio streaming
Camera Mode
- A built-in sensor activates the integrated VGA camera when display is twisted to the side
- Display rotates to automatically fit screen orientation, convenient for self-portraits
- Specific side keys let you zoom in and out for capturing great details
- Shoot short videos clips and play them on the large, bright 65,536 colors active TFT display
- Show pictures of your choice in a slideshow
- Paste your favorite shots as wallpapers in idle mode
- Phone display used as a viewfinder
Trial Applications
- A selection of pre-loaded Try & Buy applications for you to try out on the 32 MB MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Entertainment On The Go
- Have fun by viewing downloaded sports clips or challenge your friends with multiplayer games
- Built-in FM radio and MP3 music player
Convenient Communication
- Push to talk for convenient real-time, one-to-one and group communication with just a single push of a button
- Presence-enhanced Contacts for controlling when and how you wish to be contacted
- Instant Messaging for sharing the latest news with friends
- Multimedia messaging (MMS) with images, videos, audio clips and SMIL (multi-slide presentation)
- Concatenated SMS for sending and receiving messages of up to 459 characters
- Predictive text input
Connectivity
- GPRS for convenient 'always on' data and browsing
- HSCSD for high speed data connectivity
- Pop Port™ connector
- Nokia Connectivity Adapter cable (USB)
- Bluetooth wireless technology
- Infrared
Call Management
- Advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and email details per entry
- Conference call
- Speed dialing
- Logs for keeping lists of your dialed, received, and missed calls
- Automatic redial
- Automatic answer (works with compatible headset or car kit only)
- Supports Fixed Dialing Number, which allows calls only to predefined numbers
Voice Features
- Voice dialing
- Voice commands
- Voice recorder
- Integrated handsfree speaker
Other Features
- Tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900
- Support for both Symbian and Java™ MIDP 2.0 makes many of the existing applications usable on the Nokia 6260
- Pre-installed and downloaded themes (wallpapers, icons, colors, tones)
- Hot swapping for changing the memory card (MMC) without turning the phone off
- Traditional keypad layout and large keys for efficient typing
- 48-chord polyphonic ringing tones (MIDI)
- Digital Rights Management (OMA forward lock) for content protection
Dimensions
- Volume: 109 cc
- Weight: 130 g
- Length: 102 mm
- Width (max): 49 mm
- Thickness (max): 22.9 mm
- Fold angle (max): 154º
- Rotation: 270 deg
Power Management
Battery Performance Capacity Talktime Standby Time
BL-4C Li-ion 760 mAh Up to 2 -4 hrs Up to 100 - 150 hrs