Politicians vs. Imprisonment

I used to think that politicians possess wealth, authority and fame. However, a great politician who has aspirations to improve the society and make a better world, usually need to suffer lots of hardship before achieving a sanguine of success. Imprisonment is one of the common risk need to be faced by politicians when opposing against a higher authority. This is because it is not easy to change a system or tradition which has been practiced for a long time, nor the beliefs and thinking of the people.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the leader of the of the African National Congress's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe, is the most prominant black leader in south Africa and has become the significant figure of resistance of the anti-apartheid movement. Over four decades, he has received more than 100 awards, most notably the Nobel Prize of Peace. However, the story behind these glorious success is poignant and bitter. During his struggle in setting Africa free from apartheid, the South Africans court convicted him on charges of sabotage and other charges that were tantamount to treason. Thus, Nelson Mandela served 27 years in prison in accordance of his conviction, which 18 years were spent in Robben Island. It was his statement from the dock, has won him international attention and his reputation grew steadily during his period of imprisonment.

"During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to the struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."

Lim Guang Eng

The same thing did happen in Malaysia too. Lim Guang Eng, currently the Chief Minister of Penang, was arrested by Malaysian police in 1994 for criticising the government's handling of allegation of statutory rape of one of his constituents by former Chief Minister of Malacca. As a result, the Attorney General charged Lim Guang Eng under Section 4 (1) (b) of the Sedition Act 1948 for causing disaffection with the judicature in Malaysia. He was also charged under the Printing Presses and Publication Act (PPPA) because he printed a pamphlet containing allegedly "false information". He described the alleged rape victim as an "imprisoned victim" for she was detained by Malaysian police for 10 days without her parents' consent. In the end, he was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in August 1998 but was released 12 months later, due to good behaviour. He also quoted this during the judicial process:

"If I fail and have to go to jail, I have no regrets. I have no regrets of going down fighting for the principles of truth and justice. And pursuit of human rights, especially women's rights. There can be no women's rights if women rape victims are considered equally responsible, and even detained, whilst the accused remain free."

Well, it is not easy to fight for human's rights and welfare in politics, but they have faith in themselves and their dreams, thus they are very successful politicians now. We must emulate their resoluteness and never succumb to any failure easily in our life.

^0^ Intenet Slang ~

Brb, bbl, cu, cya, gg, gtg, g'nite, sup, ttyl , afk ….

Are you familiar with these words?
Internet slang is also known as Internet language, Internet Short-hand, netspeak, or chatspeak.This is slang that Internet users have popularized and, in many cases, coined.

Why they use this?
To save keystrokes. Many people use the same abbreviations in text messages, instant messaging, and social networking sites.

In simple words, is to save time typing words and ….CHAT MORE! ( LOL~~XD )

Origins of internet slang….
In 1975, Raphael Finke at Stanford compiled a collection, the Jargon File, of hacker slang from technical cultures such as the MIT AI Lab, the Stanford AI Lab (SAIL), and others of the old ARPANET AI/LISP/PDP-10 communities. Two items on this list in current use as internet slang are "flame" and "loser". By 1990 the Jargon File had been enriched with examples of shorthand used in talk mode between two terminals as well as some slang expressions in use on Usenet and new commercial networks like Compuserve .
A Computerworld article discussing the origin of some current web slang terms cites a still-online Fidonet article from 1989, which displays emoticons in addition to all-caps shortcuts like "LOL" and "BRB" and also "TYT".

~Common internet slang~
brb: Be right back
bbl: be back later
cu: See you
cya: See ya( USA )
gg: good game
gtg: got to go
g'nite/ nite: goodnight
sup: What’s up
ttyl: talk to you later
afk: Away From Keyboard
asap: As soon as possible
atm: at the moment
bf: boyfriend
brt: be right there
bs: Bullshit
btw: By the way
dunno: don't know
fyi: For Your Information
gf: girlfriend
gg: good game
gj: good job!
gl: goodluck!
l33t: elite
5P34k: speak
n080DY: nobody
me$$4gEb04rD: messageboard



(more internet slang on :
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Internet_slang)


10q~CU & HAND!
[Thank you ~ See you and have a nice day!]
^_~

Hear ye! Hear ye!

Attention to all UPMKB student, please each one of you wear the mask to prevent the virus Influenza A H1N1..

opps sorry wrong picture!

very pretty mask

see even the pig wearing the mask.. :)

Satellite Communication

A communication satellite (sometimes abbreviated to SATCOM) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications. For fixed (point-to-point) services, communications provide a microwave radio relay technology complementary to that of submarine communications cables. They are also used for mobile applications such as communications to transfer the information to the ships, vehicles, planes, and for TV and radio broadcasting, for which application of other technologies, such as cable.



Telephony

The first and historically most important application for communication satellites was in intercontinental long distance telephony in other word it is also known as telephone. The fixed Public Switched Telephone Network relays telephone calls from land line telephones to an earth station, where they are then transmitted to a geostationary satelitte. Improvements in submarines communications cables, through the use of fiber-optics, caused soem declined in the use of stellites for fixed telephony in the late 20th century. There are also regions of some continents and countries where landline telecommunications are rare to nonexistent, for example large regions of South America, Africa,China, Russia and Australia. Satellite communications also provided connection to the edges of Antartica and Greenland.

Satellite Television

Television became the main market and one of the most important media in our life, its demand for simultaneous delivery of relatively few signals of large bandwidth to many receivers being a more precise match for the capabilities of geosynchonous comsats.Two satelite types are used for North American television and radio: Direct Broadcast satellite (DBS), and Fixed Service Satellite (FSS).




Direct Broadcast Satellite

A direct broadcast satellite is a communication satellite that transmits to small DBS satelliet dishes (usually 18 to 24 inshes or 45 to 60 cm in diameter). Direct broadcast satellites generally operate in the upper portion of the microwave Ku band. DBS is used for DTH-oriented ( Direct-To-Home) satelliet TV services, such as DirectTV and DISHNetwork in the United States, Bell TV and Shaw Direct. FSS satelitte technology was also originally used for DTH satellite TV from the late 1970s to the early 1990s in the United States in the form of TVRO ( Television Receive Only) receivers and dishes. It was also used in its Ku band form for the now- defunct Primestar satellite TV services.

~*~ Harajuku ~*~

'Harajuku style' is a street fashion at Harajuku,Japan.At the end of World War 2, U.S. soldiers and their families began to occupy the area known as Harajuku.The young generation in this area were then affected by the 'Hip -Hop',which was the earliest of the 'Harajuku tribe'.This area was quickly occupied by fashion designers, models, and photographers, further developed, and the idea of “Harajuku” slowly began to take a more concrete shape which become a distinct culture and style unique from different groups and the area. From this distinct style grew the culture of Harajuku as a gathering ground for youths and as a fashion mecca.

The term 'Harajuku Girls' has been used by English-language media to describe teenagers dressed in any fashion style who are in the area of Harajuku.This fashion infuses multiple looks and styles to create a unique form of dress.They dressed in many fashion styles ranging from Gothic Lolita (or gothic loli) ,Visual Kei, Ganguro, Gyaru,Kogal to Kawaii style clothing.Young adults in Harajuku may also dress as anime or manga characters (known as cosplay).




>>Gothic Lolita
Gothic Lolita or GothLoli is a youth fashion among Japanese teenagers and young women.
Gothic Lolita clothes have a sometimes very dark look or sometimes very kawaii (cute) look.
It has the style of 'princess'...










>>Kawaii

Kawaii, which means "cute" or "pretty. They wear like children or cute clothes.Normally is pink in colour~









>>Visual Kei




Visual Kei refers to a movement among Japanese rock (jrock) musicians and is characterized by the use of elaborate costumes, eccentric, looks and hairstyles. The Visual Kei usually involves striking make-up.Eg:eighties goth rock, heavy metal , punk or combo of the three.



>>Ganguro & Kogal




Ganguro style consists of a deep tan combined with dyed hair (bleached gray, silver or various shades of orange). Ganguro girls also wear white lipstick and eye shadow. And black ink is often used as an eyeliner along with false eyelashes and facial gems (plastic) and pearl powder. They wear brightly coloured clothes including miniskirts, tie-dyed sarongs, lots or rings, necklaces and bracelets.


Kogal girls are know for prominently "showing off" their disposable income through the fashions they wear, their taste in music and their social activity in general. Kogal girls sport designer accessories such as louis vuitton handbags and are often the first consumers of japanese mobile phones.





>>Cosplay


Cosplay is an abbreviation of Costume Play. A Japanese subculture based on dressing up like characters from manga, anime,and video games!