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Looking back there are loads to be thankful for.. Cooper has recovered and could run..Cooper still has his tail.A good family holiday to Taiwan.Dad had a successful surgery.We have lots of home grown vegetables, self sufficient now in greens.Water supply has been restored.

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Finally replaced the chip of my Coupe with the one I bought from Leighton of FC Performance. The car drives better now but after today's dyno run, I guess more work is needed on the map.Have written to Leighton and can wait for him to get back to me. Here is the chart..

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Lord, I pray thee that Cooper has a rest tonight. That you will be there to comfort and assure. I ask of thee that he will have a speedy recovery and be back with us soon. That is all I ask of thee. Thank you Lord.

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It's cloudy and windy outside. Took a nice walk down to the pond's edge, Kimi ahead and Ranger beside. Kind of reminded me of the first time I set foot here. The endless deluge of news of calamities, tragedies and human follies was kind of overwhelming lately. Staying here without access to news of global happenings certainly makes one feel good. Staying ignorant may yet have it's benefits.

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Since it is still raining and there is nothing I can do I might as well post some pictures of my doggies.

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It is a wet sunday here, somehow rainy morning creates some kind of a mixed feeling in me. On the one hand I feel nice and cool, a cup of piping hot coffee and a nice book or magazine, sink into my couch and just soak it all in. On the other hand, there is this strange sense of loss. Kind of like missing the warmth of the morning sun, the wagging tails of my dogs begging for the next flight of

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It is a fine day here at the farm. We had super heavy rain yesterday and today it is nice a windy. The leaves on the trees are swaying with ripples on the surface of the pond. It does reminds me of the first few months of our move here. It's been 6 years and time flies. Season comes and go, we experience all sorts and most make us better and more resilient for the future. The feelings are mixed,

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I remember that we were once soldiers. We had a cause to fight for, many of us made sacrifices, paid the price. Now it is all the different, the cause remains but the army once resolve, now dispersed, fragmented and well, incognito. Whatever happened, the enemy sure did a good job. Distracting us with all sorts, petty stuff, daily stuff, real or make believe. Question is, are we still believers?

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Hello there! Sorry for the long absence. Was unaware that there were people checking out this blog till a friend text me today telling me that I had been MIA.Anyway, I would say it is pure laziness, nothing more. Hopefully I will rediscover my will to write, to persevere on. It is a lonely walk up the hill I must say.

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Management Course Lesson 1: A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor Before she says a word, Bob says, 'I ' ll give you $800 to drop that towel.' After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and

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By Syed Akbar AliHere is another story. A friend who comments often on this Blog, went to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to register a new persatuan. They asked him to fill all the forms, chop & sign everything, attach photocopies of IC, etc. Then he was told to drop off the application into a hole set up at the counter at the ROS. There was no “acknowledged received” etc. When he asked for

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It is just a matter of time before we are hit by a food crisis, due to grain production falling below consumption levels, falling grain trade volumes, as well as the concomitant price increases, which we are beginning to notice. One third of our wage earners have an income near the poverty line. They will not sit idly by and watch their children starve. This can make all the arguments about

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It 's a cool morning, foggy with heavy dew. Sun is coming out slowly, streaks of warm light appearing. I have a reason to look forward.This I recall to my mind; therefore have I hope.It is of Jehovah's lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

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Before & AfterThis poor boy developed bad skin from some food allergy and needless to say his condition worsen when we left for Bangkok on business and left him under the care of our maid. Anyway, the maid is no longer with us. A bad experience for us.He was the only one left of the litter. One nice chap adopted him and after just a few months, he looks a million! Thanks to lots of love and raw

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Very nice to drive...

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A better tomorrow is what most of us work for.I mean not everyone wants a better tomorrow. Some just live for the day. A better tomorrow means different things to different people. It is really quite difficult to pin it down. It all depends what we want, much of it stems from the insecurities we feel inside, the bigger the void the more you need to fill it, the more you need to achieve the better

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The Relevance of Augustine Paul3 January, 2010By Fahri AzzatA meditation about the difficulty of celebrating the accomplishments or mourning the death of Augustine Paul, the Federal Court Judge, who passed away on 2 January 2010 from pancreatic cancer.There is no denial that Datuk Seri S. Augustine Paul, was an accomplished man. I have reproduced the write up about him from the Federal Court

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An old friend Don came visiting from London to spend Christmas and the New Year, a season usually associated with happiness and good cheer, and we met for lunch. He saw me with a face normally cheery but this time looking so very glum. He rightfully asked why.At this period of the country's history, I replied, it is difficult to be happy, for the nation's 'feel good' factor is dissipating. I told

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The following is the speech given by former finance minister and Umno vice-president Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah at the one-day Young Corporate Malaysians Summit this morning.In a speech I made in April this year, I spoke of where we stand in our developmental path and what I felt we must do to move forward.I need to revisit that argument in order to develop it further.We are stagnating. The signs of

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Mates, am here in Kuantan sitting having my coffee fix at Starbucks. Since I am waiting here for my better half, I might as well do some updates.First things first, tubewell. We did some exploration over two days, quite a few holes were dug and all yielded no water, some as deep as 36 feet. At the point of desperation, one more location was selected and PTL! we managed to hit the water carrying

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The JBA sent some people to assess for themselves the problem of low pressure in our area. Basically they can't do much as this is pretty much with the infrastructure they have. I guess there are no provisions and priority for the Kampung folks. However, they did send a tanker after that to top up our reserve tanks and it was nice to have supply again.Meanwhile, we have taken steps to get a

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Weather here at the farm is erratic. We get hot sun and suddenly super storms. Certain days we get non stop rain for 2 days. The wet weather makes my dogs miserable, me too. Construction work grinds to a halt and tears our progress plans to bits. To make matters worse, we have had no water supply for more than a week, all reserve tanks are dry. Calls made to JBA are met with nonsensical babbling

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Heh! Another rant about how pathetic my connection is? Nope, I am just too tired to do that anymore. With all that's afflicting our negara, I am now almost immune to something as trivial as poor connection speed.One thing though, with such connection, there is absolutely no way I can upload any pictures of our beautiful Golden Retriever puppies. Another day then...Cheers! from the land of

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Live life and enjoy it, take the bad in stride, never let the unpleasant shape us in the wrong way. In all things give thanks and move on.

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About time for me to post some updates on this blog. Was away to China on some business matters. During the trip I received the sad news of my JRT Candy leaving us suddenly due to injuries from a skirmish with my foul mood pregnant Daisy. It is a long story and I would rather not go into details. Basically our maid did not follow instructions while we were away. Candy is a rather jovial terrier

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Weather is extremely hot here at the farm. With all the rubble trees gone, the heat is multiplied many times over. I can't wait to start planting the fruit trees but before that I have a few new barns to put up and to do that I need to construct the concrete floor slab, and it is going to take some time as there's just two of us doing all the physical work. Tried hiring labour but these people

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Tommy and Deborah came over last Saturday bringing with them their family including Easter. We had a good time together. Easter was all over Coco and was whining away when separated... Heh! Can't help it I guess. Anyway, IMHO Easter is really beautiful. Don't have his pictures on my notebook but I do have one of Gordon. He looks good huh?

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This article was written by one Shahredzan and it is worth repeating here. You can visit this site here for other interesting articles. Anyway, here is his response to Utusan's article 'Melayu Jangan Bacul' translated to mean Malays Don't Be Cowards.Tidak, Melayu Tidak Bacul!Sekiranya matlamat Utusan Malaysia adalah untuk membangkitkan kemarahan orang ramai dengan menyiarkan rencana bertajuk “

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Why do Malaysians march?Yeo Yang PohWHY march, when the government has said that it will review the Internal Security Act? Why march, when there are other very cosy ways of giving your views and feedback?One would understand if these were questions posed by nine-year-olds. But they are not. They are questions posed by the prime minister of this nation we call our home. Answer we must. So, why?

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All the rubber trees are gone and the sight of bare earth does bring some sense of loss. I miss the old trees. We intend to replace the aging rubber trees with other fruit trees. Hopefully we don't have to wait too long for the new ones to provide some form of relief from the scorching sun. At the best estimates, it will take at least 5-7 years before we have tall, shady trees again.The big

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The weather is certainly hot these days. Over here at the farm in the middle of all things green we are not spared the heat and haze. I couldn't do any serious outdoor work yesterday so I decided to flush my car's cooling system. Poured radiator flush fluid into the coolant reservoir, idled till working temp, continue idling for another 20 minutes and proceeded to flush the entire system.

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We had visitors on Sunday. Sam and Chong came over for some good fellowship and durians of course. It is nice to have people over, we sip chinese tea and had nice durians.I remembered the first two years here at the farm when we had many visitors coming to see what we're up to. These days, there are less people coming as the appeal wears off. Guess that is the reality of life...Anyway, is was a

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My dear friends, it is good to write again after such a long time. Not for the lack of interesting subjects but my absence can be attributed to a combination of laziness, business, busyness, tiredness, hopelessness - I mean the Internet connection here in Bolehland. We are in dire straits when even a small hotel in Guangzhou has blazing download speeds on my last visit there. Our broadband

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Traveling alone is no fun. You walk alone, eat alone, shop alone and sleep with yourself. I am pretty used to traveling with my wife, in fact for as long as I can remember we had been traveling together and now that I am away on my own, I miss her company. Even though I am alone for the most part of the week at the farm, being alone away this time feels different, not the pleasant kind.

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Had been bringing my dogs for morning swims lately. After finishing my morning chores, I make it a point to bring them down by the pond for them to indulge in their favourite activity. On occasions I would take the boat out and they will follow along. It is nice to see them all so happy, gives me a warm feeling, something that money can't buy? All the goldens are doing well and it is a joy to

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Good or bad times, we shall do the wise thing by turning our eyes on Jesus our Lord and Saviour. For what does it profit us if we should gain the world and lose our souls? At a time when many hearts are cold and detached, may I humbly post this reminder....

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It is becoming a joke but there seems to be too many U-Turns in Malaysia. So much so I don't know what is the real deal. Betul, betul NO IDEA and Planning.

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Work up early this morning and the cool, fresh air and sunshine brought a certain measure of peace to me. The last couple of day/weeks had been filled with activities and all sorts of crazy events.Over Christmas, I was stricken with some weird viral infection which brought exceptionally high fever, rashes and joint pain. After the fever subsided, the rashes appear and then all my joint were

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A good write by Khalid Samad reproduced here for your reading. Visit Here for more.FEB 20 — I was told that Selangor Pas released a statement which, among others, requested that Elizabeth Wong be investigated for any moral wrongdoings as a result of this “scandal” of her nude photos and, if found to be guilty, she is then to be “suitably” punished. The statement also talks of the need for all PR

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Cry my beloved Malay soulAB SulaimanWhen Alan Paton wrote ‘Cry The Beloved Country’ he was lamenting over the inhumanity of man over man, of how the whites can devise, construct and implement race- and colour-based social and economic injustices over the blacks in apartheid-era South Africa. The whole world had condemned this practice; we were among the loudest screaming against it.South Africa

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The last few days brought much despair to me. Seems to me that integrity, sense of fair play isn't worth a dime these days. Leaders decided not to walk along the noble path and instead adopt ways totally devoid of any values. Lies told with a straight face, deceit and evil schemes are laid right in front of their wicked victorious smiles. Apparently, what is right and wrong isn't important

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spent three days cutting grass, 5-6hours a day, with the scorching sun, i got home last night with a overheated system.... need to rest another day. we are processing birds starting tomorrow.

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How was your new year? I mean your new year day really since the new year has just begun and I doubt you have any idea what the future holds. I had a not so nice Christmas, had super hot fever that paracetamol had no effect, had to visit the local hospital and was given a jab to bring down the fever. It was a horrible experience, the fever. Again it brought me down to realise how fragile I really

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Heh! My dear wife made a remark that it's been a long time since I wrote. For a while I really did think that no one is reading my blog. Guess I had been AWOL. Well, I'm back. No matter how busy and how high, low I am, I should pen some of my thoughts and updates on my progress in this journey of life. So, please bear with me as I rediscover my interest in writing.

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It's been a while since I last wrote. No two ways about it, I must confess that I had been found wanting of my calling to write. Laziness is not one trait I adore and it is hardly an accurate way to describe me. It is more of been occupied with tasks at hand and the seemingly chaotic state of the world I live in. Everything is in a state of flux, in dire need of some order and clarity. Sadly,

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You do not have to worry about one thing if you truly believe in the perfect will of God. Bring your petitions to Him in prayer, give thanks in everything and that's it. Really simple!

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Pls visit The People's Parliament. Also do sign petition.

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I am attaching this article written by Dr. Farish A. Noor, I enjoy reading his works and hope you do too. He practically sums up all the frustrations I feel regarding the recent disruption to the forum held by the Bar Council. "I have just read the reports on the internet about the goings-on that led to the disruption and early closure of the public forum organised by the Bar Council on

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PIG FARMING - Is It Haram?An interesting view from an open-minded Muslim on pig farming.By Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan bin Abdul RahmanI have been following the story of the construction of a centralizedand modern pig farm in Kampung Tumbuk in Kuala Langat and how theissue of religious sensitivity and racial cards has been played by theOpposition (i.e. The BN people) in Selangor.The issue also appears

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Ginger wants to do swimming and roaming the whole day outside, she has mastered the skill of going in reverse whenever the command to come inside is given. Somehow some of Olive's traits are beginning to show in Ginger. The mornings are kind of peaceful for me as all the Goldens are busy searching for durians, eating whatever leftovers the squirrels left. Ranger and Kimi would have the first

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In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you..

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I agree with the removal of fuel subsidies... providedthe citizens are adequately informed prior to implementationclear and thorough studies on measures and procedures are done prior to removalsaved funds from subsidies are used effectively for the benefit of the targeted groupno half measures in response to public expression of displeasuresfull disclosure of the Petronas accountsliberalizing the

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apologies for the silence. the farmer had to take on a different role of attending to work in the big city. seriously he isn't loving it. traveling back and forth, leaving his beloved dogs, the only bright spark is the fact that his better half is in the city. the situation will persist at least for another 3 weeks before he gets to concentrate on the simple, good, physical work here at the

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we started processing birds this morning. we decided to do just 50 numbers in a day to ensure quality and less fatigue and tiredness from the repetitive task. this would go on for another week or so and then it is time to bring in new chicks again. just when we thought we have experience all there is to raising chickens, this last batch we had to contend with a stray dog that managed to sneak in

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i normally ignore chain mails sent to me but the following is worth sharing here. pls note that i have absolutely no idea on the authenticity of the mail attributed to George Carlin.Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - couldwrite something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.A Message by George Carlin:The paradox of our time in history is that we have

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hi! notice how very little stuff is coming out of my mind? apart from merely reporting on daily happenings and life in general, i am experiencing a drought of opinions and ideas. somehow, attending to 'work' saps me of all brain activity save the repetitive functions of going through the motions. pathetic way to exist huh? i think it would be pleasurable for me to indulge in some creative gray

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i was charged an exorbitant amount for my breakfast this morning. on my way to the city, i dropped in to the curry fish head restaurant in bentong, a branch of the one in raub. i took a small plate, scoop some mee goreng mixed with a little meehoon, took 5 small cubes of kambing in curry and ordered one teh tarik. would you believe it? RM1.70 for the noodle, RM5 for the kambing and RM1 for the

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am getting depression from all that is happening in the country. the shallow leaders we have and the apathy of 'disciples' makes me rather uncomfortable. just what can we do about the predicament we are in? well, for starters we should just set aside time to wait before the Lord. any impression in our hearts? none? then it is perfectly fine for us to go back to making a living, eat, drink and

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I miss home. Came down to the city since tuesday evening to attend to some work and finally i get to go home today. Kind of dread the lifestyle here in KL so I am really looking forward to getting back to the farm, to my dogs, sounds of birds chirping, stars in the sky, green surroundings and good sweaty physical work.

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We had been experiencing extreme heat in the day and super storms sweeping in all of the sudden. The weather pattern seemed to have changed, wreaking havoc to our fruit trees. Have you notice the climate change? I have and the future doesn't look so great. Now what can we do to slow this destruction? Is it remotely possible to stem the tide of man's greed?

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Here I am writing from the comfort of Hyatt Regency, KK, Sabah. Am here for a one night trip to do some site measurements for a new office of my customer. Best part is I'm using a Digi Edge Data Sim card to access the web. I have with me a Maxis 3G card which promises 3G/HSDPA and the Celcom Card too. Promises of true broadband instantaneously vanished when connection is made, data packets took

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Spent my weekend attending to the farm, birds, cutting of grass... undergrowth a better word to describe the neglected land. Also got to feed the fishes in the pond, it is nice to see both small and big ones snapping up the pellets. Walking around the land brought memories of Furry, Reno, Bassey and Daisy's Little Boy. Warm and sad feelings took its turn, though I have to say that at the end of

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Sent both 'long long' and 'happy' to their new family this morning. It is difficult for me to send them away but that is the reality of life. We breed Goldens so that more people would get a chance to share the experiences of having a golden. While it is painful for me, I am glad that they have found homes and owners who would take care of them. Come monday, 'big girl' would be joining her new

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updating the blog is a pain for me lately. heh! with no broadband access and a difficult dial up cdma connection, i am almost giving up. think i'll write and then get to the city to upload.

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this article was sent to me by a friend.Absolute power corrupted them absolutely Dr V Sivapalan | Mar 12, 085:25pmThe British historian and moralist Lord Acton first coined this phrase in 1887 ‘Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men’. Nothing can be further from the truth when it came to the Umno and Barisan Nasional government prior to

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no updates from the jungle since i am down here in the city since last friday. with some work to attend to here, i would only be able to make it back home this tomorrow. the puppies were specially brought down here with me as many said they were coming to view. heh! only one came and he was rewarded with the companionship of our biggest boy Furryhill Flash Gordon. somehow, i just wish that people

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBPBFtc310http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbBHNRs-yRwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbgy7e3YloMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3hPp4MHkL8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MpkKw9CSwY

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We had visitors over sunday and we enjoyed the company. Gordon and Ginger naturally was super happy with all the attention and the chance to swim, swim and swim. Needless to say, we were a spent force at the end of the day.Our flight back on Sat was delayed and to add salt to the wound, the baggage handling at LCCT was horrendous. We could only leave the Airport at 4+ and I had to tell the limo

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It's been quite a while since I expressed my views and opinions on the political scene. Not that I do not keep in touch or disinterest but I am just too tired of the system and how the powers that be pit us citizens against one another along racial lines. I believe things would only change if people are truly educated to think, to use their gray matter and not stomach everything that comes their

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Heh! Ginger's babies are super active so much so Ginger has decided to migrate to living in the garage whenever the puppies are out. I hope to take some pictures this coming weekend and have them online by monday. Would be out of the country on some business from 4th March for a week. The puppies would be hyper by then! Anyway, it is a wonderful experience having puppies running to you when you

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Many people believe that what is good for the owner is good for his companion too. But, one has to be very wary of whatever food is put in front of the dog lest it should turn out to be POISONOUS FOOD FOR THE DOG. The first in the list of poisonous food for dog is chocolate and cocoa. Theobromine in chocolate is a diuretic and a cardiac stimulant. If ingested in large amounts, the

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Brought all 9 of my little ones to the city yesterday for their first vaccination and to have their microchip inserted. It was a 90min drive and we make it in good shape though some of them got car sick and threw out. One noisy fellow was the privilege one getting to ride in the front seat with the cool air vent in front of his face.We had lots of call responding to the advertisements placed in

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It's been a really busy week for me and I look to the day when I can just sit back with a nice glass of lemonade, fishing rod in hand, line in the waters, cool breeze on my face.. and just enjoy the solitude and serenity of not having to attend to anything. Heh! Nice thought huh?Anyway, for news on Furryhill puppies please head over to Our Little Farm.

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So sorry for the long silence. I had been extremely busy here with the nine super active pups. Taking care of them does take up most of my day. Thank God for the CNY, my dearest wife took a break from work to 'enjoy' the tiring work of caring for the puppies. Now that she is back to the normal routine, I am the last man standing! Heh! At least till she gets back for the weekend. It is tiring but

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Our beautiful Ginger had her first litter last Friday morning 4th January 2008. Her performance was superb and I am so proud of her. All in all there were nine puppies, four boys and five girls. The first arrived at 2am and the last baby boy at 6:23am. It was tiring but what joy to behold the beautiful little ones.We shall be taking good care of the puppies till they are at least 8 weeks old

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Our pretty Ginger whelped a total of 9 puppies on the 4th January 2008. Needless to say this has contributed to my physical exhaustion. We had a full day processing birds on Thursday and was looking forward to a good sleep when Ginger decided otherwise.She started at 2am with the first boy and finished at 6:23am with the last boy. Two boys followed by five girls and then two more. I had my hands

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All sorts of wishes came through my phone last night. SMS was consistent and going by the many wishes, it would next to impossible not to have a happy year. Sigh.. I'm not trying to be cynical but most of these messages were identical, authored by one and replicated over and over again. I have often volunteered that happiness is a state of mind, in fact it is our choice. To be happy or not. Sadly

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We had visitors over the weekend and it was good fun. Tea, food, fishing, movies and good company... really nice. Ginger, the expectant mother got all the attention and was super happy as was Gordon. The coming days would be busy as we hurry to process the birds which turn 3 months old on Christmas day. With just two of us working on it, it would take quite a few days. It is a tiring affair but

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Was a busy day here for me. Apart from the usual chores with the birds and the dogs, I had to clean up the house. We are having visitors this weekend till Christmas so I had to play the role of 'kakak'. Living here is pretty much about physical work and it is all up to me. I can choose not to do anything but I must credit my mum for having instill in me the discipline to work. Kind of a built-in

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Kimi is recovering from her injuries and ordeal. She gets to live inside the internal garden instead of roaming outside, something she misses as she is always wanting to get out. She would have to stay with Gordon and Ginger till her injuries are healed.It's been raining frequently and the forecast says to expect more rain so I guess once I get home from the city tomorrow, the newly cut grass

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Kimi was attacked by our 'sweet' Olive last evening. The other two terriers decided to join the fray and set on poor Kimi. This is the first time I see Kimi in a state of shock. To make matters worse Gordon and Mac was fighting too. After all the commotion, we had to put Kimi in the garage as she was in a state of shock. Needless to say she suffered quite bad injuries, we had to bring her down

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26 November 2007 The Hindraf demos – and my ambivalence I am very glad that the organisers of the Hindraf massive demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, November 25, managed to get the number of people they wanted in order to put across their grievances to the government rather effectively.

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Have yet to try it but according to my mechanic friend this is the best he has tasted, fried by two old timers who used to do it along Jalan Sultan. Lot's of 'G Yow Char' and traditional 'liew'. He practically vouch for the store so my friends in KL please check it out and let me know. The location is at Seapark PJ. Opposite the old Ruby Theater shop's name is Heng Kee I think!? It is written

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An interesting article for your reading pleasure courtesy of a reader.The Good Shepherds A small but vigorous movement believes that in farming is the preservation of the world. Rob Moll | posted 10/25/2007 09:20AMGod had performed miracles for Scott and Donna Lehrer before they began looking for a farm to buy. When their marriage was in crisis, each one had decided, separately, to attend church.

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Apologies to all for my disappearance. Times does fly and it has been quite a long time since I last wrote. It is a case of a willing spirit but a 'lazy' body. Anyway, lots of activities lately but it is pretty much routine stuff save for a few peculiar incidents. Some pleasant and some not so. It is amazing how much one can be affected by seemingly trivial stuff. I guess that is one reason God

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We had very strong winds last night. A super storm looks certain to hit us but at the very last moment the winds changed direction and all we had was a cool and windy night. I had a good time sitting outside watching Gordon and Ginger playing outside without the pesky Olive disturbing Gordon. Olive has this funny desire to snatch anything that is in Gordon's mouth. Needless to say Gordon enjoyed

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The past week had been one crazy week with lots of sad news. Sigh.. I won't repeat any of it though I would like to point to the fact that as we see these evil days approaching we are called to watch and pray. Brothers and sisters in Christ, let's watch and pray.. meaning pray with understanding.

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Some pictures of our beloved Bassey.

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Our 8 year old female Labrador Bassey left us abruptly this evening. She had difficulty breathing in the evening and rejected her dinner. I spent sometime stroking and talking to her before going out for dinner and also to buy some glucose energy drink for her making plans to bring her to the vet tomorrow morning. When I got back just 45min later she has already left.Bassey is one of two dogs

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Malaysia and the Myth of ‘Tanah Melayu’ (Part II) Written by Farish A. Noor Wednesday, 29 August 2007 Malaysia and the Dilemma of Assimilation And so it would appear that Malaysia is, after all, an Islamic

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An interesting article for your reading. Malaysia and the Myth of ‘Tanah Melayu’ (Part I) Written by Farish A. Noor Wednesday, 22 August 2007 We are sustained by myths only as long as they are empowering,

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Was pretty busy here at the farm after returning from a week long trip to GuangZhou. It's been raining most days lately and the wet weather is expected to prevail for the most part of the remaining month.The durian trees are bare of fruits, some fruits left on the mangosteen and dokong. The chickens are almost all harvested and it is back to maintenance work and building works. Heh! Time to shed

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It's the time of the year when Kimi's tummy is bloated, almost touching the ground. The ground is littered with durian shells and seeds. In fact there's just too much of durians. When the first fruits fell we were ecstatic but after a good few weeks somehow the desire to have durians has disappeared. Classic case of too much of a good thing. Of course this does not apply to any of our four legged

garamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00728748085235412020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961979.post-62746817050050004422007-07-24T20:37:00.000+08:002007-07-24T22:41:15.897+08:00

Durians are here again, though we do not have many trees we do find it a daunting task to consume what we have. It's a case of too much to eat and too little to sell.When we had visitors last sunday, not that many fruits fell. This morning I woke up to find loads of the heavenly aromatic fruits on the ground. Problem is no one is going to the city till friday when we make our delivery of chickens

garamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00728748085235412020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961979.post-5270387366153123462007-06-22T11:27:00.000+08:002007-06-22T11:47:48.155+08:00

Hi! Am in the city so blogging is possible. Internet access in the farm is a pain. When you hear of stories of streamyx connections being slow in the city, you can imagine how 'super fast' the dial up via cdma is.Anyway, we had been pretty busy lately, first was the routine of taking care of the birds, dogs, plants and land then we started processing our birds as one batch is already 3 months old

garamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00728748085235412020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961979.post-54227268488297634072007-05-28T15:04:00.000+08:002007-05-28T15:11:27.386+08:00

Heavy rains fell last night. we thank God that our birds are alright. The houses by the river located outside were all flooded. It is amazing how these folks could cope with the rising waters. It is happens every time there's heavy rains. Guess a lot of people don't have much of a choice but to put up with whatever that is thrown at them.For those who have the courage to change or have choices at

garamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00728748085235412020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961979.post-25728291819068448812007-05-18T18:21:00.000+08:002007-05-18T18:31:36.447+08:00

Hi all. Our birds are almost 2 months old now. We lost quite a lot of birds to the erratic weather and also eagles. It is sad to find birds lifeless first thing in the morning but I guess this is the reality of life. It is a wonder how we ignore the obvious, that all of us will one days have to leave everything behind and move on to the other side.Anyway, we have decided to only harvest our birds

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