Help us to help victims of disaster

We collected RM526 on Wednesday night (SS4 and Kg Cempaka pasar malams) and RM5501 on Thursday night at the DAP SS2 Waisikkai branch dinner.

The dinner was held in aid of the victims of the natural disasters in Burma and Sichuan, and attended by Lim Kit Siang (MP for Ipoh Timur), Jeff Ooi (MP for Jelutong), Teo Nie Ching (MP for Serdang), Lim Lip Eng (MP for Segambut), Loh Gwo Burne (PKR MP for Kelana Jaya), Tony Pua (MP for PJU) and Lau Weng San (Adun for Kg Tunku). We also received membership application forms from a supporter, CK Lee, on behalf of 500 others.

We're taking a break tonight but a DAP PJU team will be at SS2 morning market tomorrow morning.

If you wanna donate online, go to:
http://www.dapforpj.com/donate.html

Related posts:
http://pix-pixie.blogspot.com/2008/05/online-donations-for-burma-china.html
http://pix-pixie.blogspot.com/2008/05/collecting-funds-for-burma-and-china.html
http://pix-pixie.blogspot.com/2008/05/sos-burma.html

Singapore takes Batu Puteh/Pedra Branca

The ICJ has just ruled that Pedra Branca belongs to Singapore (12 to 4 voted in favour).

Middle Rocks and South Ledge goes to Malaysia's (15 to 1). [Correction: South Ledge belongs to the state in whose territorial waters it is located... er, don't they know by now whose waters it is in??]

Maybe the judges were REALLY ANNOYED that Malaysia tried to bluff the ICJ with their Photoshopped image of the island!!!!

About bloody time

Finally!!!! The Burmese junta has allowed all international aid into the cyclone-hit area, said UN Sec-Gen Ban Ki-Moon.

Online Donations for Burma & China

If you wanna donate to the victims of Cyclone Nargis and the Sichuan earthquake, the DAP PJ website allows online donations via:

http://www.dapforpj.com/donate.html

So far, DAP PJU collected RM4945 on Monday (SS2 pasar malam and Waisikkai) and RM760 (SS3 pasar malam and SS2 Waisikkai). Haven't counted yesterday's takings from SS4 and Kg Cempaka pasar malams.

We're collecting until Saturday, so do give generously (if you haven't already). Thanks for your support.

A Malaysian in Burma

Andrew Khoo from the Bar Council managed to get into Burma recently...

Note: There are some disturbing photos within the article.

http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/news_features/travelling_through_myanmar_hit_by_cyclone_nargis_.html

Fundraising at SS2 Waisikkai

There were 4-5 of us yesterday at the SS2 pasar malam and Waisikkai, collecting funds for Burma and China for about 2.5 hours. The response was really good.

Tonight, we're at the SS3 pasar malam and tomorrow night, it's SS4. See you there!

Brekkie in the Himalayas

Oct 2006 - The gang (Danny, Meesh, Josh, Erik and I) having breakfast before one of our daily treks from our base, Gurung Cottage, in Ghandruk.

KL from the SkyBar

Collecting funds for Burma and China all this week

A small team of DAP PJU members/volunteers will be at the SS2 pasar malam to collect funds for the victims of the Nargis cyclone in Burma and the Sichuan earthquake in China.

We will also be selling the Rocket newspaper and the Baby Rockets (soft toy).

Tomorrow night, we're planning to be at SS3 pasar malam and Wednesday at SS4.

All the money collected by DAP will be channeled to the respective countries via World Vision Malaysia.

SOS Burma

To donate through Malaysian Buddhist organisations:

1. Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia (presently collecting funds only)
Donation may be sent by post to Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia, 123, Jalan Berhala, 50470, Kuala Lumpur. Donors are advised to make all contribution by cheque only made payable to "Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia." Please write "Myanmar" behind the cheque.

2. Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia (presently collecting funds only)
All cheques are to be payable to "Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia". Please indicate "Myanmar Relief Fund" at back of the cheques. Donors may bank in the cheques to YBAM Public Bank account: 3063802219 and send the bank in slip for our record at YBAM Secretariat, 9, Jalan SS25/24, Taman Mayang 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

3. Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (collecting funds & material)
Lot PT 12593, Jalan Kewajipan, SS 13, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor D.E.
Please donate dry foodstuff (noodles, biscuits, etc), canned food, mineral water, medicine etc. at SJBA for us to send to Myanmar. Cash donation is also welcome.(Tel: 03-56315299, e-mail: sjba@streamyx.com)

4. Siri Jayanti Association , Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple, (collecting funds & material)
Ven. Saranankara Nayaka Maha Thero says that if sufficient amount of items can be collected to fill a container, then it will be personally sent to Myanmar. Otherwise, the collection will be consolidated with items from SJBA to be forwarded to Myanmar.

Meanwhile Tzu Chi Malaysia said that nine of their relief workers are planning to leave for Myanmar this Saturday for ground assessment. If successful, this will be the first batch of Tzu Chi team to make it into Myanmar.

Members of the public who wish to make donations to Tzu Chi are advised to bank in directly into their account:

International Disaster Relief Fund
MBB A/C: 004067500119

To help thru other channels:

http://www.burma-network.org

http://irff.org/area/asia/burma/nargis.html

To help via Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=29161426416

For news, go to:

www.mizzima.com

www.irrawaddy.org

Donations for Burma and China

http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2008/05/16/donation-drive-for-china-and-burma-disasters

On Friday morning, DAP National Treasurer Fong Kui Lun (MP for Bukit Bintang), DAP National Organising Secretary Tan Kok Wai (MP for Cheras) and DAP Selangor Chairman Ean Yong Hian Wah (Exco member and SA for Seri Kembangan) presented a cheque for RM20,000 to the Chinese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on behalf of DAP MPs and Assembly members, to victims of the Sichuan earthquake.

The DAP is also having a week-long nationwide humanitarian aid collection drive by the State Committees.

Send your donations to DAP MPs, SAs and the respective DAP State Offices. Receipts will be issued upon request.

P/S. For those interested in attending DAP dinners or events, check the website regularly for updates at http://dapmalaysia.org/newenglish/index.htm.

Rave On, Babe

Enough of Elephants...

"Auntie Med, can we go see the crocodiles now?"

A day at the Zoo

My sister Winnie and I took Ryan and Kat out for a day out at Zoo Negara, to get them out of the house and shopping malls -- even though our zoo is a really depressing place. I was last there 11 years ago and nothing's changed. What worse, the KFC which was synonymous with the zoo (as it was the ONLY place to eat) doesn't even operate anymore. I mean, does anyone remember the song...

Let's go to the Zoo

There's lots of things to do

And the food is finger lickin' good

There's elephants, tigers

A big honey bear

Birds and monkeys

Without a care!

Er... I think those were the lyrics!

Back to the zoo -- it is in an incredibly sad state. The zoo is so outdated (it is 45 years old now) and the animals just don't have enough space to roam, especially the big ones. It's time to either scrap it or move it somewhere within a national park AND call in real experts to supervise in the construction of a new park.

And why can't ALL PUBLIC TOILETS in Malaysia be equipped with toilet paper, like in Singapore??? What is so difficult about doing that? That's why Malaysia will never ever be First World.

Drunk people and swimming pools...

... sounds like a recipe for a disaster! Especially if one is wearing high heels...

View from the Sky Bar

Wow. It is worth seeing that view once, from the top of the Traders' Hotel in downtown KL, but I can't say the place appealed much in terms of 'comfort' factor. It's got very little walking space, no dancefloor and on stiflingly hot nights, it's got to be really uncomfortable... at least put in some mist fans!

Scary Headline #7

Is this really necessary?

Ministry Sponsoring Oxford Auditorium

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry is sponsoring almost the whole interior of an auditorium at the Oxford Islamic Study Centre in United Kingdom.

Minister Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal said the RM12 million project would start in May next year to show to the world Malaysian woodcraft.

It would involve Malaysian craftsmen and use between 80 and 140 tonnes of merbau wood, he told reporters after being briefed by Chulan Construction Sdn Bhd, the project supervisor, here Thursday.

He said most of the wood would be sourced from Pahang, Terengganu and Perak.

May Day 2008, KL

Come here you... I want another kiss!

I was too slow. I wanted to photograph my nephew-and-godson Ryan giving my niece Katrina a kiss on the cheek but Ryan moved away too quickly. I liked the result though!

A.B.U.

We were waiting for the go-ahead from the cops to march to Confucian High School on May Day. The FRU turned up early and the cops said "no parade". The organisers-cum-negotiators sprung into action. We were allowed to proceed... two by two. This graffiti is on the wall of the building right next to the river, on Lebuh Pasar Besar.