I was just wondering when the fasting month will start. I have asked a few people but no one was certain of the date. Anyway, it was announced yesterday that Ramadan will be starting on 22/08/2009.
The quote below was taken from the MK article that I read:
Muslims in Malaysia will begin the Ramadan fast on Saturday, Aug 22.
The Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal, Engku Tan Sri Ibrahim Engku Ngah, announced over TV1 on today night that the date was fixed with the consent of the rulers. - Bernama
Immediately, the phrase “today night” caught my attention. Today night? I seldom (almost never) come across that phrase. I had to check with Google to get a confirmation.
This English forum post pointed out that “today night” is wrong. Instead, it should have been “tonight”. Even then, the word “on” before that phrase should have been omitted.
I must admit that my interest towards Formula One (F1) has somewhat deteriorated over the years. I no longer feel the urge and willingness to stay up all night to see 20 over cars circle a race track like I used to. In fact, I have only watched one or two live races on the television this year alone.
I never really understood why at first. I thought it was because of the bad reception I have in my rented room due to a weak/bad antenna. It is also troublesome to move and set up the television just for a couple of hours of use. Maybe I was just too busy with my work the past few months. I don’t know.
I never really understood his proposed “medals” scoring system. The whole idea of his system seems to only concentrate on rewarding the race winner. I understand that he is just trying to fix a problem — when a driver leading the drivers’ championship by a huge margin settling for lowers positions instead of risking and pushing for a win.
It is 3am now and this song just appeared in my mind. Singing acoustic really does bring out the “feel” of the song. I like it better this way. Sometimes with all the noise (instruments), it distorts the song, bringing the focus away from the meaning and towards the music. If that makes any sense.
I was having dinner at Jaya 33 when I received news that the old Jaya supermarket building had collapsed. I had earlier noticed a few ambulance and police cars around that area but did not suspect anything. The building looked no different from the last time I saw it from where I was at.
Of course, I was looking at the part of the Jaya supermarket that was still standing firm. The part of the old building that has collapsed was at the other end of it.
These are two photos of the Jaya supermarket building that I took a couple of days before it collapsed. Below is the part of the building that had collapsed and killed seven (?) workers.
According to this report, 11 families living opposite the building has been evacuated. If I had not moved out from one of those houses a year ago, I would have had to pack my bags as well.
I wonder what goes through the minds of those who have to work at the nearby fast food restaurant and bank of the still standing part of the building.
If you are thinking of losing weight by joining a gym, here is some good news for you. True Fitness is having a crazy promotion through MyStyle that will be ending on the 30th April 2009. I only got to know about this accidentally while doing some random search on health, exercise and gym.
Currently, I am paying RM160 not including 5% government tax per month. So, this latest promotion came as quite a big shock to me. Here goes.
Only RM88 for a 2 months Membership, not including 5% government tax. The normal price would be RM798, as stated in the MyStyle website.
True Fitness promotion details
A) Promotion #1
To enjoy a 2 months membership for only RM88:
SMS ‘my111 truefitness‘ to 33365.
B) Promotion #2
To enjoy a free 14 day membership & a 1 week Bikram Hot Yoga passes:
SMS ‘my365 truefitness‘ to 33365.
Now, the terms & conditions part and some bad news. Firstly, the dateline is 30th April. That means another 4 days left before this promotion expires. Secondly, you must be a first time visitor to be entitled for anyone of these promotions. UPDATE: This promotion has been extended to further notice due to overwhelming response.
I will try to get my girlfriend to sign up for this promotion. Since she’s been complaining about her weight lately and it would be nice to have someone accompany me working out for the next two months until my 12 months contract expires.
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