Archive for January, 2016
On October 17, 2015, a robbery in an elevator in Prima Setapak Condominium raised eyebrows after 24-year-old Ms. Lim Lian Lee was robbed. But what made the robbery brutal was how she was elbowed, slammed, kicked as if it was a wrestling match. Clearly Lim was no match for the robbers – 2 men – […]
... written on Jan 14 2016Are you in the oil and gas (O&G) industry? If you’re, then you should know that your job is on the line. Once a prestigious job where the pay, bonus and perks were the envy of your schoolmates, jobs with giant O&G company aren’t that secure anymore. British BP announced plans on Tuesday to slash […]
... written on Jan 13 2016David Bowie, the legendary British rocker, died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer. Aged 69, he died 2-day after his birthday, when his album “Blackstar” was released. Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones, tweeted to confirm the news. His new album includes the song “Lazarus,” which begins with the words – “Look up here, I’m in heaven.” If […]
... written on Jan 12 2016Finland and Sweden became the latest European countries to issue warnings to women to be wary of the threat of sex attacks. Switzerland and Austria did the same. Germany, of course, is in the state of panic, denial, cover up, and clueless on migrant rape crisis after the mass robbery, molest, rape and sexually assault […]
... written on Jan 11 2016Gas at US$2 was what people were screaming and hoping for last year. Today, the average price of gasoline in the United States is below US$2 a gallon, or US$1.967 / gallon to be precise. While some Americans, depending on their geographical location, are rejoicing over the lower gasoline price, some are betting and praying […]
... written on Jan 11 2016Germany survived two world wars but it can’t survive Merkel. That joke is slowly becoming a reality as frustrated Germans have taken to the Facebook, forming “Dusseldorf is Watching” group, and so far has recruited 4,000 members, and counting. Their slogan – “One for All, and All for One”. Their mission – “To Protect Our Ladies Future”. […]
... written on Jan 08 2016First, the good news – China didn’t use the word “devaluation” like it did back in August 2015. The bad news – China secretly devalues its Yuan / Renminbi and as a result everything you could think of – stock markets, currency exchange and even oil prices – is going haywire. China’s central bank […]
... written on Jan 07 2016North Korea announced on Wednesday that it had successfully tested a “miniaturized” hydrogen bomb, whatever that means. We’ve read and seen miniature donut, furniture or even the Great Wall of China but seldom or never a miniature hydrogen bomb. World leaders have condemned fat boy Kim Jong-un for playing with the delicate toy. But […]
... written on Jan 07 2016President Barack Hussein Obama has one last toy to play before he retires for good – to take away as many guns as possible from fellow Americans. However, it won’t be easy as his unilateral gun control plan clashes with the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. So what he did to sell his plan? He […]
... written on Jan 06 2016Do you have credit cards? Sure. How on earth can we live without credit cards nowadays? Even President Barack Hussein Obama has one, although embarrassingly his credit card was turned down at a posh New York restaurant, rumoured to be Estela restaurant in Manhattan, forcing First Lady Michelle to pick up the tab in Oct […]
... written on Jan 05 2016