I wonder which term is used officially in Malaysia? Hari Raya Aidilfitri or Hari Raya Puasa?
When I studied in school, I normally used ‘Puasa’ because I found it hard to spell ‘Aidilfitri’. I am still uncertain about the spelling of Aidilfitri these days, have to check dictionary when typing it.. yada, shame on me.
Regardless, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Selamat Hari Raya Puasa, Selamat Hari Raya!
I’m having nightmares about exams, once in a while for the past few years..
Weird dreams like getting back an exam paper with zero points, waking up late on my exam day, going into an exam hall which was empty, forgot to bring my calculator.. things that will wake me up from my sleep in sweat.
Apparently I am not the only freak.. had a chat with an old buddy just now and amazingly, quite some number of friends are having funny exam related nightmares as well. Gosh, I am going to blame Malaysia education system for causing these mental disturbance..
I wonder if Malaysian Chinese are using the wrong translation for Diwali or Deepavali for all these years? The direct translation for Deepavali in Chinese means “Festival of Demon Killing.”
The interpretation is not entirely wrong, as Diwali is the celebration of light following the killing of demons by the Hindu gods. However I felt that we should have a better official terms in Chinese that show the true meaning for “Festival of Lights.”
Festival of Demon Killing or Festival or Lights, whatever.. to all friends and readers that are celebrating the festival, Happy Deepavali.
Malaysia ranked 6th in South East Asia in attracting foreign direct investments (FDIs) in 2005. [The Edge] Considering the fact that there’s only 10 countries in the region, the FDI ranking is not pleasing.
I felt that it’s not our competitiveness dropping, but that our neighbours are getting better while Malaysia are stepping on the same stone for the past few years.
I wonder if fellow Malaysians still remember Elie Youssef Najem? The self proclaimed Lebanese billionaire that got himself in trouble with various fraud and cheating cases?
I wonder what’s Najem’s ending story in Malaysia? Apparently he’s still continuing his legacy elsewhere.. his latest stunt was by pledging a $15 billion donation plan to help Lebanon recovering from the recent Israeli war. [Naharnet]
Here’s another great part, this fella has a personal website as well, and named himself LORD Elie Youssef Najem. Gosh, if he ain’t rich he sure is freaking crazy..