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ninjacops
A Stun Gun at Hand Can Ward Off a Band
Learning self defense techniques was an integral part of every boyhood life before being initiated into manhood till not very long ago in some Asian, African, and Western communities and tribes. But with the sudden speeding of civilization into our lives, these ancient self defense art forms are practiced by limited numbers and it has evolved and taken many forms. While some schools emphasize learning such skills even from a young age when they are most vulnerable, so that they lose fear and develop enough confidence to face the world with physical as well as mental confidence. Though our purposes and scenarios are entirely different, the ancient tutoring on the fine martial arts of self defense might have been mostly due to necessity to ward of enemy invasions and to guard territories. Though some of us might have been able to learn at least a few self defense tricks from our martial arts teacher, some might not even have thought about it. Yet it is not necessary that you need... (more)

Nenek^Kebayan
Farish Isyraf kini di Shah Alam
hujung minggu berlalu. hari sabtu aku pegi dungun ambik Isyraf. jangan tak caye aku ke dungun balik hari. pagi kul 9am aku bertolak dari shah alam pas hantar atun gi keje. kul 1 lebih tengahari aku sampai rumah adik ipar aku kat dungun. makan tengahari, rehat-rehat (sempat baring dan tertido sejam). kul 4pm kami bertolak balik dan kul 9 malam kami tiba di shah alam. huh! penat nak mampos hanya tuhan je yang tau. sebab aku drive sorang. ni semua gara-gara aku takleh duk belakang kalo jalan jauh sebab aku akan pening, mabok dan muntah. so aku kene drive baru aku tak pening. ini Farish Isyraf yang keletihan di hari Ahad kerana letih jalan jauh pada hari sabtu. sian dia. dia duduk ngan maktok dia hari ahad sebab papa mama dia pegi kemas rumah yang dah sebulan lebih ditinggalkan. hari ni pun dia kene tinggal jugak sebab papa dia pegi keje dan mama dia ade banyak interview. hari ni dia duduk dengan maktok lagi. tapi hari ni makngah (atun) layan dia sepanjang hari kehkehkeh. baik kan... (more)

unme
Without Lo Por Day #1
Sigh~ just finished work, still sitting here in the office, suns coming up... everyone's pretty much left, now's my time to drive home and sit in bed again... returning to an empty bed is so... cold... my room in general is cold... my house is not lively at all, seems like a whole group of strangers live there... and your not there... sigh... lo por...Never knew your merlling face sydrome would've been passed onto me, cause now i'm sad too... i miss you so much darling... wish you were here... wish i could hear your voice... sigh~

cell02phone
Spokesperso
n for China Telecom
For a long time,china mobile phone users of the same telecom carrier pay CNY 0.1 apiece, but they have to pay CNY 0.15 when they send messages to mobile phone subscribers of other telecom operators. Latest statistics of the ministry show that by the end of October 31 China hiphone recorded a total of 627 million mobile phones, which have sent as many as 58.11 million short messaged during the first ten months of 2008. Industry analysts say that the new pricing scheme will save iphone clone users a lot of money and make the settlement among telecom carriers easier. An executive from China Unicom says that it will have no trouble calling off its differential pricing of short message because the difference of prices of its short message services is narrower compared to other telecom operators. Spokesperson for China Telecom says that it is good for china cell phones users because they are the biggest beneficiaries of the new policy. Experts point out that the differential pricing is... (more)

mortgage
Obama's 2%
Mortgage Refinance and Modificatio
n Stimulus Plan
President Obama has designed the Making Home Affordable plan so that Americans can cope with the economic slowdown. Millions of citizens would have been homeless if this plan was not executed on time. This plan allows homeowners to refinance or modify their loans. Homeowners have to qualify for a “Financial Hardship” and then apply for a fixed rate 2% home mortgage refinancing by using the guidelines, which are set up by President Obama in the “Making Home Affordable” Plan. Homeowners who have taken advantage of home mortgage refinancing save hundreds of dollars every month. Financial Hardship accounts for anything from loss of income, paying hospital bills, car payments, loss of job etc. A letter needs to be written and signed for this. Many new loans offer low interest rates and these loans are available to homeowners as a part of the Obama Stimulus Plan. The money that is saved by paying low interest can be used for many different expenses but the main purpose is to reduce... (more)