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Life and Living
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Written by Shirley T
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 00:26 |
 If you visited Thailand, Spirit Houses can be spotted predominantly within yard of Thai houses or nearby the commercial buildings. Spirit worship was influenced by animism before Buddhism reached Thailand. The architecture and design of spirit house resembles a miniature version of Thai temple or wat. The Thai families believe that if they take care of the spirit, the spirit will be their guardian and bestow good luck generously in their daily life. This leads to building spirit houses in order … |
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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 13 June 2008 17:37 |
 I reached my work place at 6:59 am. As I walked passed the corridor to my cube, I imagined of the coming weekend which started after 4 pm today. That brought a smile to my face. As I started working on the stuff to launch a new measurement system for people performance, I realized there was a grey area that demands further investigation before pursuing further. Then, my desk phone rang! My superior who is based in another country called and told me that some of vital data in database table was a… |
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Written by CH Cheah
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Sunday, 08 June 2008 23:56 |
 Prices of consumer goods are on the rise each day. The increase is both fast and furious. If this had been the index of the stock markets, it would have been the super bull-run of the century. But unfortunately the bull-run is on the prices of goods and services. This is bad news for us consumers, especially since wages are not rising like the bull-run of prices.Obviously we need to have a plan for this kind of thing. The immediate reaction would be to buy less and consume less. This is good, as… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 03:20 |
 Most Malaysians were panic upon hearing the breaking news of fuel price increase; in fact it was the highest hike in Malaysia history. Petrol price hits RM2.70 an increased of 40% from RM1.92. Meanwhile diesel cost is RM1 higher at RM2.58 with 60% raise. Phew! Last Wednesday, thousands of motorists made a bee line at the gas station to enjoy the last chance of price below RM2 mark before the clock ticked midnight on 4 June 2008. Yes, there are plenty of grievances on this phenomenon as fuel pri… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 06 June 2008 14:47 |
 I hope Malaysians do not be too upset about the fuel price hike. If 'CRISIS' is written in Chinese word, it is made of two characters; 'danger' and 'opportunity'. Danger or challenges are ahead but we should not stop looking for solutions or opportunity. In my opinion, cycling culture is worth investing for fellow Malaysians. Talking about bicycle, most of us choose to picture the problems. Not to worry, every problem does have an answer. |
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Highlights...
Flower Arrangement Series
Like flowers, want to get creative? Step by step with images on how to design what you always wanted.
Thailand Adventures
Need itinerary of a week? Attractions in Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Floating Market, Kanchanaburi...
Big Bend US National Park (Texas)
From canyons, rivers, basins to mountains, a journey into wilderness!
Spring in Tokyo
Hanami and Sakura at Ueno, Akibahara, Imperial Palace, Sensoji Temple, Ameyoko Shopping Street...
The Best of Taipei
Our stories at Yangmingshan, Yehliu, Keelung, Jinshan, Danshui, Taipei...
Live, Do, Eat, Sleep in Texas
4 Seasons experience in The Lone Star state; hopping Austin, Blanco, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fredericksberg, Houston, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Terlingua, Vanderpool, Waco & more
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