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.)

Monday, July 19, 2010

Making sense of a house advertisement

I used to surf Mudah.com to check on used car prices, land and house prices, just to update myself, not that I am in any position to buy. Sometimes, it is useful to have enough info to chat on whenever necessary, like when meeting friends or relatives who started on such a topic.

It was quite a while since my last visit. Anyway, spotted this house advert:

Corner Song House in Double Storey Choon, Ipoh...

To anyone else, I am sure it does not make sense. But to locals, I can easily decipher it as 'Corner Double Storey House in (Taman) Song Choon, Ipoh'!

Just wondering how it happened... surely most people can piece together such an advert in the right order (not necessarily in my order). Maybe, it was written in Chinese characters and another person just translated according to what was scribbled on a piece of paper... which was torn into few pieces! Does it make sense?


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