How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Fw: Avalanche survivor wins Lotto




Avalanche survivor wins Lotto

A man who survived one of Britain's worst avalanches disasters has won a share of an £8m National Lottery jackpot.

The Newton family, including Stephen (second left), celebrate their National Lottery win /Rex

Stephen Newton was on a winter climbing course with the Scouts when he was buried alive under a huge snowfall in 1998, reports the Daily Telegraph.

The 34-year-old, from Dartford in Kent, was part of a group of seven caught in the disaster on 4,000ft Aonoch Mor, in Scotland.

Four of his friends were killed in the Christmas tragedy while Mr Newton and his then girlfriend Sarah Finch were plucked to safety after surviving in sub-zero temperatures for 16 hours with their instructor.

Mr Newton, whose mother and father, Ted, 69, and Marilyn, 65m set up the family syndicate which led to their rollover win, is planning to donate a "significant sum" to mountain rescue charities.

A spokesman for Camelot said: "Stephen was indeed a survivor of one of the worst avalanches in Britain's history.

"Of course it was a terrible chapter in his life and it is understandable that he feels he has a life-long debt to his rescuers."

The disaster killed four of their friends - Emma Ray, 29, Paul Hopkins, 28, Matthew Lewis, 28, and Ian Edwards, 30.

Mr Newton had already narrowly escaped death while on another Scouting trip in 1990.

He was reported missing at sea for 24 hours in 1990 while on a night navigation sailing exercise and the boat he was in eventually washed ashore in Essex after losing its sails in a storm.


2 comments:

KoSong Cafe said...

Managed to delete details of forwarder but not "Fw:" from post title. Maybe it has to be there.

Anyway, thanks Bayi, who is not a Punjabi nor a baby.

KoSong Cafe said...

Thanks aileen, for your comment and support.