Deja Vu

I'm not insinuating anything here. Don't get offended if you can't think with an open mind.

The very first time I saw the mStar green-letter-and-red-star logo I thought to myself, "Hmmm... this looks strangely familiar." Familiar, indeed, but out of place. After some searching around (I don't have personal access to the item, if you may ask) I put together the following:

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Now, it's your turn to judge. Happy New Year 2006.

I Hope They Rape Him In The Ass

Tuesday August 2, 2005

Ex-national athlete pleads for whipping in place of jail term

BY CECIL FUNG

KUALA LUMPUR: He represented the country in a game that tests a man's masculinity but it was jail time that finally pushed former national rugby player Mohd Narshidi Mohd Nor over the limit.

The five months and 15 days spent in remand for five counts of cheating involving RM31,750 was a truly frightening lesson for him, so much so that he did not wish to spend one more day behind bars.

“He suffered great mental trauma while he was under remand and he is now scared of jail sentences.

“He has even written a letter to the court stating that he is willing to undergo whipping as long as he is not served a jail term,” said counsel Jasbeer Singh Kaura yesterday after his client pleaded guilty to all the charges.

Mohd Narshidi, 30, who represented Malaysia in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, admitted to committing the offences against Mohd Sharudin Abdullah, 32, Alimi Ahmad, 34, K. Lohanazan, 47, Saiful Izam Bahruddin, 26, and Mazlan Md Yusof, 44, at the 16th floor of Menara Maybank in Jalan Tun Perak around noon on Feb 2.

They five paid him the money after he told them he could get cellphones and laptops for them at a cheaper rate.

Jasbeer Singh, pleading in mitigation, said his client had tried to minimise the victims' losses by delivering some of the items before they lodged a police report.

Prosecuting officer C/Insp Rukumar Ragawan, however, objected to the proposal as the cases involved five different victims who had all suffered losses. He pushed for a sentence that included jail and whipping.

Magistrate Mohd Aimi Zaini Mohd Azhar, who stood down the case for several hours before giving his decision, sentenced Mohd Narshidi to one year's jail and one stroke of the rotan for each of the offences.

He ordered the jail terms to be served concurrently from the date of arrest, which means Mohd Narshidi will have to face another seven months' jail and be caned five times.

I'm so happy.

Products Hits & Misses, Malaysian Edition

My Marketing class discussion topic is on Product Hits & Misses. I'm grinding my head to recall any products introduced to the Malaysian market that was short-lived. Below are some of my takes. Care to add more?

Maggi Sup Ekor flavour (and some other exotic ones)
Never tried. Withdrawn probably due to low ratings. They should revive the Prawn flavour instead.

Tablet PC
Considered a specialty tool, and not enough supporting applications beyond being an e-book.

"The Taco push-cart stall in Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam"
Only got to try it once. It's nowhere near an authentic taco taste, but those who never experienced Mexican snacks (i.e. the wife) thought it was nice. Nevertheless, they closed shop or moved somewhere else, probably due to low sales. The stall was plain, and I think they should offer free samples to entice and educate customers.

Today's Parent magazine, Malaysia Edition
Again, I happened to grab the last issue. It didn't mention anywhere that it was going to discontinue. Perhaps they realised that few read it, so no one would notice its disappearance. Personally, I thought it was quite good.

KFC Tom Yam, Curry, etc.
We grow up with Hot & Spicy. Any radical attempt to displace this national favourite will be met with fierce backlash (just kidding).

Bored Out of My Head

Son: Dad, can I have a 3G phone if I pass my PMR?
Father: 3G? I don't even make that much in a month!

heh.

In other news, Malaysians are in for a dissapointment.

UPDATE: view cached article

Gadis Lokap

I'm sure by now you'd know where this picture came from. Now, can you look deep into those eyes and tell me she didn't know she was being filmed?