ubuntu!! the Linux distro with a mission

"Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". Ubuntu also means "I am what I am because of who we all are". The Ubuntu Linux distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.

The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.


it's cool...check it out!
http://www.ubuntu.com/

Project project project..im going nuts man! project back to back, less thn 2 weeks to finish a project! compliment of cosmopoint, they reallys screw up our schedule! if psmb finds out..i tink their gonna really get screwed!! It's so long since i blogged man, been so bz like mad, when i find the free time, im too tired to blog, or im at "home" wif out a pc wat more to say an internet connection!

anywya the recent events in parliment were very intresting, the case where 2 BN MP stood in support of Lim kit Siangs motion to refer our own "iron lady" to the privilage commitee is someting beautiful, its bipartisan democracy at work, but sadly the next day , action was to be taken againts them, crap man, wats wrong with standing up and and speak up for wat u believe in?? after all they are elected representative of the ppl! Can't a member of BN see eye to eye with the opposition, politicians should fight for public common good, not for jus the common good of the party! and jus yesterday , Datuk Shahrir called for the re-enactment of the Parliamentary Services Act 1963 for better palimentary autonomy,the call was unnanimously su the act was repealed in 1992, for wat reason , i dunno yet, would love to find out.but aint got the time rite now, i wonder if it was lim kit siang who called for the re-enactment, would it get tat kinda suport? would those who support the call get party whipping?

The new Beginning...


Hello guys and girls , leng lois and leng cais, Sisters and brothers and family, how are u all? im fine, very fine today..ehhee
sorry i haven bloged for such a long time , been really bz, had my project, its now history, now the documentation,another project is coming up soon, its like the projects are back to back..crazy man!!! jus had my interview , been studying like mad the past few days for the interview, the ironic ting there was not a single technical question at all!! anyway i got accepted into Accenture for indutrial placement, their office is at KLCC!! yea!! hahaa lvl 66, i can imagine the breathtaking view now.. =p excited man , hopefully i will perform well and be hired as permanent staff..i heard the pay is real good!! and oh guys if ur reading this..hi , i miss u guys! yes u heard it...i usually don say this , i miss u guys! i miss all the drinking and damai session, hope to see u guys soon, im going back during hari raya, so if any of u happen to be back then give me a call or someting la...

Racism in msia?
article pluck from http://diffy.blogspot.com/
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I have been meaning to pen some thoughts for some time now, to let people actually read the views of the typical 'overseas Malaysian' who is kept away. I realise that my email is rather long, but I do hope that you would consider publishing it (and also keep my name private!).

I shall start by telling a little about my background. Mine is a rather sad tale - of a young Malaysian full of hope and patriotic enthusiasm, which is slowly but surely trickling away.

I am very different from many other non-bumiputeras, as I was given tremendous opportunities throughout my childhood. Born into a middle-class Chinese but English-speaking family, I grew up with all the
privileges of imported books, computers, piano/violin lessons and tuition teachers.

My parents insisted that I should be exposed to a multi-racial education in a national school. In my time, my urban national school (a missionary school)was a truly happy place - where the Malays, Chinese
and Indian students were roughly equal in proportion. We played and laughed with each other, and studied the history of the world together during Form 4, with one interesting chapter dedicated to Islamic history.

Though 75% of my teachers were Malays, I never really noticed. My Malay teachers were the kindest to me - teaching me well and offering me every possible opportunity to develop. I led the district teams for
English and Bahasa Malaysia debating competitions. I was the only non-Malay finalist in the Bahasa Malaysian state-level elocution competition. My Malay teachers encouraged me to transfer to a government residential school (sekolah berasrama penuh) so as to
enable me to maximise my academic potential. I refused because I was happy where I was, so they made me head prefect and nominated me as a 'Tokoh Pelajar Kebangsaan'.

Till this day, I am absolutely certain that it was the kindness of all my Malay teachers which made me a true Malaysian.

I excelled at school and was offered a Singaporean government scholarship to study overseas. I turned them down because I wanted to ensure that I would remain a 'true Malaysian' in the eyes of Malaysia.
So I accepted a Malaysian government scholarship to study at Oxford University. Throughout my three years as an undergraduate, the officers at the MSD looked after me very well, and was always there to offer
support.

I graduated with first class honours, and was offered a job with a leading investment bank. The JPA released me from my bond, so as to enable me to develop my potential. I shall always be grateful for that. I worked hard and rose in rank. My employer sent to me to Harvard University for postgraduate study and I climbed further up their meritocratic ladder.

Now I am 31 years old and draw a comfortable monthly salary of US$22,000. Yet, I yearn to return home. I miss my home, my family, my friends, my Malaysian hawker food and the life in Malaysia. I have been
asked many times by Singaporean government agencies to join them on very lucrative terms, but I have always refused due to my inherent patriotism.

I really want to return home. I have been told by government-linked corporations and private companies in Malaysia that at best, I would still have to take a 70% pay cut if I return to Malaysia to work. I am
prepared and willing to accept that. My country has done a lot for me, so I should not complain about money.

But of late, my idealistic vision of my country has really come crashing down, harder and faster than ever before.

I read about the annual fiasco involving non-bumiputera top scorers who are denied entry to critical courses at local universities and are offered forestry and fisheries instead. (My cousin scored 10A1's for SPM and yet was denied a scholarship).

I read about UMNO Youth attacking the so-called meritocracy system because there are less than 60% of Malay students in law and pharmacy, whilst conveniently keeping silent about the fact that 90% of overseas scholarship recipients are Malays and that Malays form the vast majority in courses like medicine, accountancy and engineering at local universities.

I read about the Higher Education Minister promising that non-bumiputera Malaysians will never ever step foot into UiTM.

I read about a poor Chinese teacher's daughter with 11A1's being denied a scholarship, while I know some Malay friends who scored 7A's and whose parents are millionaires being given scholarships.

I read about the brilliant Prof. K.S. Jomo, who was denied a promotion to Senior Professor (not even to Head of Department), although he was backed by references from three Nobel Prize winners. Of course, his talent is recognised by a prestigious appointment at the United Nations.

I read about UMNO Youth accusing Chinese schools of being detrimental to racial integration, while demanding that Mara Junior Science Colleges and other residential schools be kept only for Malays.

I read about the Malay newspaper editors attacking the private sector for not appointing enough Malays to senior management level, whilst insisting that the government always ensure that Malays dominate anything government-related.

I read that at our local universities, not a single Vice-Chancellor or Deputy Vice-Chancellor is non-Malay.

I read that in the government, not a single Secretary-General of any ministry is non-Malay. The same goes for all government agencies like the police, armed forces, etc.

I read about UMNO screaming for the Malay Agenda, but accusing everyone else of racism for whispering about equality.

I read about a poor Indian lady having to pay full price for a low-cost house after being dispossessed from a plantation, whilst Malay millionaires demand their 10% bumiputera discount when buying RM2 million bungalows in a gated community.

I read about my beloved national schools becoming more and more Islamic by the day, enforced by overzealous principals.

I read about my Form 4 World History (Sejarah Dunia) syllabus, which now contains only one chapter of world history, with Islamic history covering the rest of the book.

As I read all this, I tremble with fear. I love my country and long to return. I am willing to take a 70% pay cut. I am willing to face a demotion. I honestly want to contribute my expertise in complex financial services and capital markets. But really, is there a future for me, for my children and for their children? I am truly frightened.

I can deal with the lack of democracy, the lack of press freedom, the ISA, our inefficient and bureaucratic civil service, our awful manners and even a little corruption. But I cannot deal with racism in my homeland.

I think this is the single biggest factor which is keeping people like myself away. And bear in mind - there are so many of us (researchers, scientists, bankers, economists, lawyers, academics, etc.). What people read about in Malaysia (like Dr Terence Gomez)is but the tiniest tip of the iceberg. You will be amazed to know about Malaysians denied JPA scholarships (which would have made them civil servants), took loans to attend Ivy League universities, but who are later asked to advise our government (on IT, economics, etc.) at fees running to millions of US dollars. Such information will never be published because it is politically incorrect.

As a Christian, I pray for God's blessing on this great country of ours. I pray that He blesses our leaders with the foresight and humanity to see that this will not work and cannot continue. I pray that they will have the strength to make our country a home for all Malaysians and that they will have mercy for the poor, including the non-Malays. I pray for true racial harmony and acceptance (not just tolerance) in Malaysia.

Yours sincerely,
A very frightened Malaysian abroad

i'm getting pissed man, year and over year for the past decade, the haze has came bck, and the ting tat pisses me off the most is, its not a natural phenomena, this one we cant blame mother nature for it, Its human doing, and to add insult to injury, its not even done by malaysians, were suffering due to the direct consequences of the irresponsibilities of our neighbour country, why cant they do anyting bout it, its happens year and year and year again!! Rot in hell who ever are those tat started the fire as a cheap mean of clearing forest. Your unleashing a mild-weapon of mass destruction, malaysians are paying the price with our health and life, i hope the gov would do someting bout it, in fact the international community should do someting about it, indonesia has over and over again failed to curb the problem that their neighbours have to pay the price , mayb some kinda trade embargo or boycott is in order, some might say such measures are too far fetch, but look at it this way, their irresponsible actions has affected the health of many malaysians, they might not be many instant death, but long term effects suchs as lung cancer and other respritory illness can cause death, not to mention economics loss, its like their unleashing some form of low tech biological weapon, screw them, i'm pissed, i'm depressed with the haze, screw the irresponsible indons, so much for appreciation of the millions we have send in aid! and the hunderead thousand of job oppurtunity we have provided!

Well i was proven wrong , this change is exciting, my hostel is jus near KLsentral, so it's very convinient,plus i got a room all to myself!!! cos so far i have no room mate, lets hope it stays this way untill i fnish my course! my housemate are quite nice ppl , they cook every night, and we share the cost of the raw material, suprisingly most of them are catholic, there it was a week ago, moving into a hostel , not knowhing how it will be, how my housemate will be like, wat are the odds man tat mos of them are Catholic!? ahhaa god really has answered my prayers, on another matter, when i was walking around during lunch look for a new place to eat, i saw quite a few old ppl along the way sleeping on the streets, wtf man, With all the AP and NEP issue going aroud, they still are bigger issue here tat never really gets highlited, only once in a while when a tv station turns to highlight an unlucky few, but never have i heard any statistic of proverty or income distribution, wat is the use if the Bumi achieve 30% control of market equity, but that wealth is distributed to a select few? why bother making millionaire, billionaires? wat i tink is the gov should focus on wealth distribution, regardless of race or religion, in tat way , since the Bumi are the majority of the population, naturaly they will hold a substantial stake in the equity market, and i also tink measuring an economic progress of a community by its equity holding are not accurate, i tink a more accurate way would be through contribution to GDP. Thats all for now folk..hungry..goin for lunch

This time for Real , i'm gonna move to the hostel, later i'm gonna go take a look at it, kinda nervous , not knowing wat to expect, and i haven't anyting but not so good tings bout it.not gonna be the best week end i reckon, i have to start packing when i get home later..sigh, sometime change is exciting but not this one... lets hope i'm proven wrong.

The Return

It has been ages since i blog, use to be i din have time, thn it's because i dun have the mood, don't complain, Look up on top of the page and Read out loud wat the tittle of my blog says

Today's topic is dreams..ah yes dreams..

Do you have a dream? i have , i dream about it everyday, sometime with dissapointment , sometime with hope, sometime with emotions , sometime with excitment. I dream not of an event or an achievemtns, but i dream of a journey, a journey of fullfilment, a journey till my last breathe.In my dreams, i see the person i dream to be, the decision i will make,the emotions i will feel,the people around me , the character that i am , the things i will do,my believes and even the challanges i will face, As i gaze upon the city nightline, it strucks me that i struggle to find myself in this bustling city, where for many pride and materialism is a relieve from cruel reality, yet it is a city so diverse with many inspiring people, the action seems so near yet so far, I vow to live my dreams day by day, but i know that all is in the hand of god.Many of you who are close to me will partially know what i mean, what my dreams are, and some of our dreams cross and weave togather. I call upon you my frens,no matter how far apart, live you dream day by day, so we might weave our dreams togather into a grand dream we all share.

©2005 Nicholas Loh , Copyrights Reserved, Do not copy or redistribute , private content

Hello guys i'm back, sorry for the long silencem been bz working, i;ve resigned already, so am now studying ACCP, aptech certified computer professional, so far, im well and alive. happy i quit my job, cos its really a crappy job, long hours, hard labour..lol no OT, boring..and etc etc, its so nice being a student again, now i realized, tat being a student is great, u are given more liberty and freedom than being in work, i mus take this chance to learn the most i can , son i can demand demand demand from my employee..lol

Today is a fucking unlucky day for me..i went to this CC, drop my mp3 player on the floor..so happens tat im so lucky there is a drainage hole on the flloor..so it droped into the hole...fucking 380 GONE!!!!! oh btw..im employed now..starting on the 25th as Management trainee for AEON BHD.

Sometimes, when you look back, all great the time we had with ppl who we were once close, but now distant, even when u see them , there is nothing to talk about and there is wierdness, sad isnt it, its even more sad if u knew u were partly responsible for it.

Another Crappy boring day.. i hope soon things will be more intresting when i go KL for a job interview, and hopefully it will be interviews! wish me luck guys...start of a new era! lol

Globalisation, a big buzz word isnt it, we've always been preached to that globalization would bring the world as one, a melting port of the world culture, market liberalisation , making the market more competitive and efficient, bring development to all corners of the earth.Sounds all good and rosy doesn't it? but there's a problem! this perceptions is generaly thought by and preached by the more powerful developed countries which are mostly western , it's no suprise tat this is wat most ppl believe , since they are the same ppl who controls the majority of the media disseminating this school of thought, but lets look at it at the prespective of you and me,the less rich and less developed nations, no doubt it would be wonderful to have a composite culture, but the question is,will our local culture withstand a sudden onslaught of foriegn culture especially western culture? are our culture developed enough to take this kind of bashing? or would it errode our value , tradition and social fabric? would it wreck everything into chaos, the more intresting question is, has the average joe on the street developed the mindset and wisdom to handle this sudden influx of foriegn culture and ideas?, or will they be easily influence by consumerism and the media, look around, i guess you would see the answer, it's generally more ok to simply fuck around now,divorce are becoming more common, i certainly don't think tats our asian culture, those pattern awfully resemble those of western culture.see the picture? i'm not saying western culture are all that bad, they have some great ideas like freedom of speech and democracy,equality and all.Not only should us the average joes think which idea is good or bad, which should we adopt, which we should strongly resist, but also, does the idea fit into our local culture context and value? Another key idea of globalisation is that it liberalise the market thus making it's more competitive, thus making it more effecient and productive, but have we come to it, do we really want our local economy to cave in to a so called global "liberalized" market?If we want, we would need to be competitive and effecient in order to survive in a liberalized global market, we will have to work more, increase the pace of our life, no more would you be able to enjoy a leisure lifestyle, more time working, less quality time with family and friends. Ultimately we would still loose in this global liberalized market, because the developed nations already has a head start, in the end society itself would fail, by then we would already loose our idendity, everything would be in chaotic state,we have lost becuase we played someone else's game follwing someone else's rules, i would not dare to imagine that day.Put it simply, would you work your ass off from 8-11 almost everynight, neglect your family, neglect your health so you could afford that BMW that you would rarely use and that big beautiful house u rarely stay in cos u were too busy digging you own grave, following someone's idea how an ideal ife should be.

I don't know why suddenly i'm writting this, it jus came across my mind, mayb i'm too bored =p
©2005 Nicholas Loh

As i gaze upon the sky, with a glass of chvias coke in my hand,
enlightment came to me, i realized that i am a slave, a slave to myself,
a slave to my own habbits, a slave to my unwilling self to let go,
i myself who is between me and my dream, yet i blame god.
i promise myself , with the help of god, i will no longer be a slave to myself
i shall do everyting in my powers, i shall struggle to my last drop of strenght
to break free, so i might fullfill my destiny, so help me god

me

Another Boring day...im so bored, i feel so dead, untill i watch West wing, i dunno why ,always when i finish watching west wing i feel alive, the politics , the moral conflict, the legal tension,the tactics , democracy in the working, behind the scene legistation and governance, the debate, the social agenda, it sorta excites me...funny, seriously i find it more appealing than porn, u know wat..if president Barlet , the fictional president in west wing is really as good as he is potrayed , i tink he would do hell of a better job thn Mr cowboy Bush! Man...mayb i'm attracted to the power shown in the series, or mayb i love the drama of "making the deal" through all possible "moral" means, or mayb jus the realistic debate!! This show really relfects my perception of democracy, some politicians fighting for what they really believe, some fightign for their self intrest, some fighting for an intrest group (for e.g certain industries). It really shows the beauty of democracy and also the ugly side of it, how it can be abused, how it can be unfair. just like life....

on another matter i downlaoded this great Widget progamme that deric recomended
below is a screen shot of the widgets.




prety cool huh?
get them at http://www.konfabulator.com/downloads/

Click here for some pics i RR and Bentley i took

CNY pics

jus put up a gallery at http://www.flickr.com/photos/aplnick/
had a great cny..will blog bout it sometime.. tired and sleepy now