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A small view of Social Networks

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     I read somewhere, the success of current social network model is because some one's eager/curiosity to look into others life.  That means people doesn't want to look at their own life instead they are eager to see what is happening on others.  At the same time they are eager to show what they have.  If we take a look at this in a different way, it is a kind of jealous.  You are jealous about what other have and not you have.  If someone shows something over the social networks, you are also trying to imitate the same thing, same way.  Especially like Facebook, if others get more "like" or "comments" you also will have that jealous grows much higher to grab attention from others.  So for that you will do anything.  Recently, I read a line in Facebook written on someone's wall and it is public; "Don't steal my food".  Actually both are siblings and staying in one house.  Why don't they talk each other? Why to...

Manners

    A big change starts from a person to a group to a community and to the nation so on.  For each and everything the factor of a change, whether it is good or bad, starts from a single person or group of people.  Let me tell you an incident here.  I was reaching to a bus stop.  There were few passengers, whom I know, standing and formed a queue and waiting for the bus.  There were some people scattered around the area.  A lady was standing little far from this place and was part of that scattered people.  After a while the queue starts growing.  This lady, slowly moved towards the line and starts to stand outside of the line, after 3rd person from the head.  Some people who came very late saw this lady stands out and starting queuing behind her.  The result there were 2 queues with single head and the opportunity to those who came first were lost.  Here, the bad manner or behavior of that lady caused the trouble. ...

Dowry and its concepts.

     According to dictionary, the word dowry means the money, goods or estate that a wife brings to husband at marriage.  In Bible old testments, there are similar system mentioned.  But it's just opposite way.  If a man wants to marry a woman, he must pay a sum or gift to the woman's parents.  It's very clearly written there; describing Issac's and Rebekah's marriage ( Genesis 24 ).  But in today's custom, girls parents must pay it to groom as bride's price.  When it was changed?  Who changed it?  No clear evidence available in history.  The old concept mentioned in religious book was good at that time, the groom pay the bride's price and bought over and regain his rights on his wife.  But now-a-days, bride's parents should pay the price to groom and loose the rights on her too and they are more worried about their daughters.  In another word, groom gets money, property or whatever and get full rights on his ...

A trip to Perhentian Islands

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     The Perhentian Islands are two islands named Pulau Perhentian Kecil (Small Perhentian Island) and Pulau Perhentian Besar (Large Perhentian Island). The Malay name Perhentian is translated as “place to stop”.  The islands remain relatively untouched and the only permanent inhabitants live in a small fishing village on Perhentian Kecil. Apart from footpaths that cut through the jungle, there are no roads on the islands. The only way to get around is by walking through the jungle or taking a sea taxi. Perhaps it is the stretches of white beach or the crystal clear water and the superior scuba diving. Perhaps it is the untouched forests or the relaxed atmosphere and unspoiled charm.        We, around 19 men, started our journey from Kuala Lumpur (KL) on July 15th night.  It's our first trip to Kuala Terenganu side ( I guess ) and we are not sure how to reach the places; but we know what are the prime st...

Life and death

     I had an invitation for a wedding dinner yesterday.  I was 50-50 mood to participate that.  Suddenly I had to drive somebody for a funeral of a lady; so I decided not to go for the dinner.  It was a Christian funeral well organized like English style.  Most in the black suit / dresses and the coffin was handling by funeral organizers.  Not only coffin, the A-Z program was handling by them.  Learned from somebody that the lady's son is in New Zealand and haven't met his mother for last 5 years.  Finally when he arrived, his mother's flight already took off.  The person was asking me, is this must to wear black dress on a funeral day?  I said, people in this country follows the western culture for everything.  You can wear any descent dress, but not a bright one to attract many as the occasion is not for the joyful.      I had one invitation for a joy of union and an unplanned function of the gr...

Cyberjaya - Poor Administration

Cyberjaya, a place where "Live, Study & Work"; this is what TV Commercial says.  14years after its operational starts, how about its administration?  I would say its very very poor.  To make money, it is better for those who manage, but those who use, no benefits.  I never thought to write about it; but when I experienced, I prefer to scribble something. Its almost 6 months, I started to work in Cyberjaya.  As everybody, I also thought about the transportation problem.  I was searching for the information about DTS (Dedicated Transport System) service by RapidKL ( those time, it managed by RapidKL); no useful information found.  Neither in RapidKL site nor in Cyberjaya site found it where to get information, how to book the bus etc.  Though the area is technically advanced, these basic information passed by old era style; from mouth to mouth.  1 month drove to work in shared basis and costs around RM 300.  Only one advantage was fre...

Budh International Circuit

Accelerations to India's F1 circuit dream is almost near to the fulfillment.  Official inauguration of the circuit and F1 season's final race will be held at this circuit on 9-11 December, 2011 combined with the FIA Annual General Assembly and Prize-Giving Gala.  If all goes well, in this season, India will create an history in F1;  India's own F1 team ( Force-India F1, owned by Vijay Mallya, UB group chairman ), India's own driver ( Narain Karthikeyan , driving for HRT ) and India's own circuit ( Budh International Circuit, near Delhi ).  Check out this circuit preview. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=8iApTqY_Zv0 Latest update:  Since, Bahrain has pulled back from the season, Indian GP will be conducted as earlier planned ( October end ).