Jottings

WORKING FROM HOME - 39 were selected to work from home under Works Ministry’s work-from-home scheme. The pilot project is to be carried our over a three-month trial period beginning 2010. Ah, the joy of working from home. Not only you can spend more time with your kids (if you happen to have one) but you can also skip the morning traffic jam. Think about all the money that can be saved. However, hopefully the quality of work will still be the same, if not better! [Read More]

PRIVACY, PLEASE! - Kinabatangan Member of Parliament Datuk Bung Moktar Radin is asking the media to stop disturb his family, after admitting marrying local actress Zizie Ezette. While I do agree that he deserves some privacy, it will be probably to do so as both are public figures. i guess this is the price of fame. I wonder if it’s Datin Zizie now. [Read more]

HALAL OR NOT? - I had a 1Malaysia moment. Read this: “The impression that ‘bak kut teh’ is only enjoyed by the Chinese is wrong. Secondly, a ‘halal’ version has been around for a long time, writes Farouq Omaro via MalaysiaKini. Jakim recently announced that “Halal Bak Kut Teh” will never have the halal certification as it is, well, not Halal! It will only be Halal if there is a change in the name. Chi Kut Teh? [Read more here and here]

ROBBERS USE BLACK MAGIC? - During a seminar on “Love Magic and Diagnosis Methodology”, Haron Din said that rob victims are not aware that their possesions are being taken when the robber taps the victim’s back or blows a cigarette smoke on a victim’s face to cast a spell. Muslim scholars now want laws to ban the practice of witchcraft. Despite being in the IT age, it is unfortunate that some people still resort to ilmu hitam. [Read More]

DUTY FIRST, FATHER’S DEATH SECOND – Despite knowing of her father’s death before the Dewan Negara session, Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Maznah Mazlan decided to remain in the Dewan Negara to answer questions and debate regarding her ministry’s 2010 Supply Bill. My heartfelt condolence to her and Al-Fatihah to her father. [Read More]