Introducing Soccer Manager 2009 online

Can hardly wait for the release of Football Manager 2009? Don't feel like re-installing the old FM2008 either? Okay, I think this is the right game for you to restrain your addiction to it before 14th November.

Soccer Manager 08/09 is a Flash game presented by mousebreaker.com. It might be a bit simple to you but at least it comes with the 20 teams from English Premier League and also their current first team squads. Another good thing is, it doesn't consume too much of RAM so you can play it in the office, it won't slow down your computer and you can switch between your worksheet and the game... hehe! Anyway, Don't put the blame on me if you ever get caught by your boss.

URL to start your managerial life :-
*Soccer Manager 08/09*

You can also play the previous seasons :-
Soccer Manager 07/08
Soccer Manager 06/07
Soccer Manager 05/06

World longest city name, an interesting Guinness record

Guinness World Records, officially known as the Guinness Book of Records, is a reference book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of world records for both human achievements and the extreme of the natural world. Besides, the book itself also holds a world record as the best-selling copyrighted series of all-time.

Because of natural human curiosity, people always have the desire to know more about the novel or extraordinary things that arouse interest. This was one of the factors how the Guinness Book of Records came into shape, I believe. Among the records that I have ever heard of, this one is an amazing one to me...
"Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit."

What does it actually mean? Well, the whole phrase is originally in Thai and it is the full name of Krung Thep, the capital city of Thailand which is more commonly known as Bangkok. For this, Bangkok is recognized by Guinness World Records as the capital city with the longest name! In English, it means "The city of angels, the great city, the eternal jewel city, the impregnable city of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukam."

It took me nearly 30 seconds to pronounce the full name, in the wrong way, of course. What about you? A fantastic record?

Happy Deepavali 2008

YO! HAAAAAAPPY DEEPAVALI & HAPPY HOLIDAY!! :D

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Adult eye chart for men

What is an eye chart? An eye chart is a chart used to measure visual acuity. Eye charts usually display several rows of test symbols called optotypes, and each row in a different size. Under normal procedure, the person is asked to sit in front of the chart and identify the numbers or letters on it, usually starting with large rows and continuing to smaller rows until the optotypes cannot be reliably identified anymore.Technically speaking, testing visual acuity with an eye chart is a psycho-physical measurement that attempts to determine a sensory threshold.

As showing above, on the left hand side, it is a typical one called Snellen Chart. There are also other types like Landolt C and Lea Test but I bet you never heard of this one -- Eye chart for men, which is also shown above on the right hand side.

Some of you may think this chart must be taken from some adult sites but I can tell you that this one is actually seen in Shanghai, China and has recently caused some debates in the public. The woman in the chart strips as the symbol (picture?) turns smaller. This 'creative' chart may have drawn interest of men but the professionals have strongly denied its accuracy and slammed the purpose and the use of the ridiculous eye chart.

Well, I do not really know where the idea comes from but one thing for sure is sexually explicit content has already become a bad competitive weapon. I truly hope that our people will not believe in this thing if we ever see this around us one day.

Apple introduces new Macbooks in Malaysia

A new series of MacBooks were officially announced today. I believe many are keeping an eye on the news of Apple's new notebooks and already know its technology very well, where all the technical information can be easily found on Apple's official site. Therefore, what most people would like to know is how much these things will cost in Malaysian Ringgit, as well as when they will be seen on rack.

The details for retail price are as follows :-
The lowest end Macbook comes with a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a 160GB HDD and the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics solution costs RM4,799;
The next model comes with a processor upgrade (2.4GHz), greater storage space (250GB) and an illuminated keyboard costs RM5,899;
The MacBook Pro line comes with a 2.4GHz processor, 2GB DDR3 SDRAM, 250GB HDD and GeForce 9600M 256MB graphics costs RM7,199;
The following model which has a 2.53GHz processor, 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, 320GB HDD and GeForce 9600M 512MB costs RM8,999;
Lastly, the MacBook Air comes with a 1.6GHz processor and a 120GB SATA HDD costs RM6,599; and
the other variant comes with a 1.86GHz processor and a 128GB SSD costs RM8,999.

However, the new MacBooks are not put on sale yet despite the announcement. Apple Malaysia is still working on it and it is said to aim the release in early November.

8 notches drop for Malaysia in press freedom ranking

Indeed, Malaysia's press freedom ranking is on a free fall. It already crashed into the bottom quarter of 173 countries in the worldwide press freedom ranking index released today by Paris-based watchdog Reporters sans Frontieres (RSF, Reporters Without Borders). Malaysia recorded a worst-ever ranking by falling 8 spots from 2007's 124th to current 132nd place.

The facts that Umno-linked New Straits Time has long been a tool to the government, major media are being controlled and are sometimes facing crack-down and bloggers have been continuously threatened by ISA are believed to be the main reasons for the drastic blow. If Malaysia continues to ignore recommendations to revamp its press freedoms, this shameful position could turn even worse next year.

Meanwhile, Bintulu MP Dato Seri Tiong King Sing blasted 3 Astro AEC TV programmes "Living in Malaysia"(身在马来西亚), "Evening Editor"(新闻报报看) and "马华党选面面观", claiming that these tv programmes spitefully emphasize on the bad sides of the government and only deliver negative message to the audience. He even urged the relevant department to take action against AEC.

In fact, the new episode of "Living in Malaysia" was already put on hold. Why? To our BN leaders, citizens must be taught to irrationally believe in the "flawless government"? And whatever discussion about administrative error is just prohibited? This is simply insane, something goes really wrong!

KLSE Real-time Monitor - handy tool for stock investment

Guys and girls, I know many of you keep asking me about the tool I'm using to monitor KLSE market. I think it would be easier to put up here so that you can download it at anytime and I can take back my thumbdrive. Hehe...

What is it? The monitoring tool is an utility which provides KLSE (Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) real time monitoring. It is integrated with a powerful stock indicators editor. This handy tool is highly modularized, where other countries' stock market information can be plugged in easily. Distribution of this software is granted under the GNU General Public License. Want to know more? Find out yourself.

Full version Download here:-
KLSE Monitor (JStock v0.9.9)

Compact version Download here:-
KLSE Monitor
.Net Framework (you may need to install this before using the compact version)