Archive for August, 2014
After more than a month Malaysia Airlines lost its second aircraft within this year – shotdown on July 17 – the remains of flight MH17’s 30 Malaysian victims have been identified. There were 44 Malaysians onboard the Boeing 777-200ER, including 15 crew and 2 infants, when it was shot down by Russian-made BUK–M1 (SA-11 Gadfly) […]
... written on Aug 22 2014Have you ever flown business or first class? If you’re a frequent traveller but have never receive VIP treatment as those in the business or first class, you must be wondering what’s behind the curtain. The thought of free-flowing drinks, fine dining, comfy seats or luxury beds were simply mouth-watering. There’re also perks such as […]
... written on Aug 21 2014Just when you thought the latest ceasefire between Hamas and Israel would last and thereafter bring peace to the conflict zone, it was breached, again. About 8-hours before the expiration of ceasefire, three Grad rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip and fell near Be’er Sheva and Netivot. Loud explosions were heard in the Tel […]
... written on Aug 20 2014The cost of living is a complicated subject. Unless you’re in a country such as UK where you can basically have free house, food, education and even luxury holidays under “benefits” without working for a day, you need to worry about the cost of living from the moment you leave school. You may not realize it […]
... written on Aug 20 2014Have you started working in 1994? That was a mere 20-years ago but it was like a gazillion years ago, if you put technology into perspective. It’s always nice to take a look back at how we did things the hard way in order for us to appreciate what we have today. In case you […]
... written on Aug 19 2014Legendary hedge fund manager George Soros has been buying and selling like crazy as of July 2014. George Soros, through his privately held investment management firm – Soros Fund Management – was buying TEVA, EQT, YPF, EGN, CZR while at the same time selling Google, Boeing, Microsoft and Harman International Industries. Besides Warren Buffett, the […]
... written on Aug 17 2014President Obama has been using “harsh” words against Israel over the Gaza Strip crisis. Still, that doesn’t stop Israel from tapping into American’s mmunitions stockpile to resupply the Israel military with weapons. If you didn’t know, it was part of a program called War Reserves Stock Allies-Israel (WRSA-I), whereby locally (Israel) stores weapons can be […]
... written on Aug 16 2014Remember the Grand Saga-Bandar Mahkota Cheras fiasco more than 6-years ago? It was a classic example of gangster concessionaires working together with thuggish policemen in beating up average Joes and Janes, ala Bollywood style. That was also the turning point which showed what type of Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim is. You can read the article […]
... written on Aug 15 2014Microsoft is rolling out its super cheap phone for consumers in Asia and Africa in its bid to conquer a different market from Apple and Samsung. Try they have but Microsoft’s acquired Nokia simply couldn’t fight in the premium smartphone segment dominated by Apple and Samsung. Enter Nokia 130, a US$25 (£15, RM80) old school […]
... written on Aug 14 2014Mention “Raleigh” to youngsters and most probably the first thing that pop-up is bicycle to them. Try again but this time mention “Chopper” and chances are high they would be scratching their head, thinking hard if it could be related to U.S. military Apache helicopter. However, try this on some middle-aged people in their late […]
... written on Aug 14 2014
