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Hillary Clinton has taken off the suspense surrounding her plans, finally. In her 2-minute-18-second video released on Sunday, she announced (*yawn*) that she would run in 2016 to become, hopefully, the first woman President of the United States. If there’s one advantage that Hillary has over her competitors to win the White House race, it […]
... written on Apr 13 2015Finally, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has responded after a series of attacks from Mahathir Mohamad, who happens to rule the country for an astonishing 22-year. In a normal circumstances, it would be easier to get a hamster to sing “Billie Jeans” than to get Mr Najib to respond to various scandals and allegations under […]
... written on Apr 10 2015Graduates are basically fighting tooth and nail to get into giant tech companies, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Adobe or Google. Understandably, cool perks on top of six-figure annual salary means these companies would get nothing but the best brains money can buy. In fact, offering their employees the coolest perks is a mandatory […]
... written on Apr 08 2015His net worth is over US$36 billion, easily qualifies him as the world’s 14th richest man. He started his career on Wall Street in 1966 in an entry level job at investment bank Salomon Brothers. He made his first barrel of gold when he founded Bloomberg LP, which sold its first financial information systems to […]
... written on Apr 06 2015Najib administration’s purchase of a new private jet for the prime minister’s own use has attracted great attention. And former premier Mahathir has shortlisted this issue as part of his bullets, and unleashed it in his latest attacks. Of course, UMNO-paid bloggers justified that the aircraft is for the country’s King use as well. The […]
... written on Apr 04 2015The annual Qingming Festival is here again. Also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, Ancestors’ Day or simply Ching Ming, it is a traditional Chinese festival to remember and honour their ancestors by cleaning up their tombs and offer food, tea, wine, or simply other accessories. The accessories are essentially anything that the dead may find […]
... written on Apr 02 2015April 1st is now known as GST Day, unofficially taking over the infamous April Fool Day. It’s true that it’s a historic moment in the history of Malaysia, and Najib administration should at least proudly declare it as a public holiday. People would then have more reasons to celebrate GST Day, contributing happily 6% on […]
... written on Apr 02 2015When Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook acquired mobile-messaging application WhatsApp last year for a mind-boggling US$22 billion, many analysts thought Mark was a sucker. After all, WhatsApp was just a startup that generated a pathetic revenue of merely US$10.2 million. Even though WhatsApp had 400 million active users back then, it generated less than 3 cents in […]
... written on Apr 01 2015He co-founded PayPal and sold it to eBay for a cool US$180 million profit. He could have retired rich and young (he was 32 then) but he needs to save the world. Elon Musk, the boss and architect of SpaceX, Telsa Motors and SolarCity is often compared to Tony Stark, the genius engineer played by […]
... written on Mar 31 2015Were you frustrated with those pickup trucks – Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Triton, Toyota Hilux, Nissan Navara – for acting such a bully during parking or hogging lanes? Well, the market of the bullies is set to get merrier (and more crowded) with a new kid on the block soon. Believe it or not, Mercedes Benz […]
... written on Mar 29 2015
