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At Three we're always coming up with new ways to improve the customer experience. Whether that means developing a great new tariff or offering the latest handset, we're dedicated to meeting the needs of each and every customer. Joining us, you'll make sure our efforts are aimed in the right direction – delivering the right propositions to the right people and giving them what they really want.
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Three might be the UK's fastest growing network, but good service isn't just about size. It's about speed and quality too. Which is why we also work hard to provide the quickest and smoothest internet on the move. With affordable pricing and plenty of ways to stay connected, it's not surprising we're such a popular choice for smartphone and mobile broadband users. We're committed to improving things for our customers and it's an attitude that's reflected throughout our business: every single person at Three believes we can challenge, change and lead the mobile communications industry. We're no ordinary telecoms company. And this is no ordinary career. Things move faster at Three.
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Akka in Action is a comprehensive tutorial on building message-oriented systems using Akka. The book takes a hands-on approach, where each new concept is followed by an example that shows you how it works, how to implement the code, and how to (unit) test it. You'll learn to test and deploy an actor system and scale it up and out, showing off Akka's fault tolerance. As you move along, you'll explore a message-oriented event-driven application in Akka. You'll also tackle key issues like how to model immutable messages and domain models, and apply patterns like Event Sourcing, and CQRS. The book concludes with practical advice on how to tune and customize a system built with Akka.
1. Introducing Akka
1.1. What is Akka
1.2. Actors: a quick overview
1.3. Two approaches to scaling: Setting up our example
1.4. Traditional scaling
1.4.1. Traditional scaling and durability: "Move everything to the database"
1.4.2. Traditional scaling and interactive use: polling
1.5. Scaling with Akka
1.5.1. Scaling with Akka and durability: sending and receiving messages
1.5.2. Scaling with Akka and interactive use: push messages
1.5.3. Scaling with Akka and failure: asynchronous decoupling
1.5.4. The Akka approach: sending and receiving messages
1.6. Actors: One programming model to rule up and out
1.6.1. An asynchronous model
1.6.2. Actor operations
1.7. Akka actors
1.7.1. ActorSystem
1.7.2. ActorRef, mailbox, and actor
1.7.3. Dispatchers
1.7.4. Actors and the network
1.8. Summary
2. Up and Running
2.1. Clone, build, and test interface
2.1.1. Build with SBT
2.1.2. Fast forward to the GoTicks.com REST server
2.2. Explore the actors in the app
2.2.1. Structure of the app
2.2.2. The Actor that handles the sale: TicketSeller
2.2.3. The BoxOffice actor
2.2.4. RestApi
2.3. Into the cloud
2.3.1. Create the app on Heroku
2.3.2. Deploy and run on Heroku
2.4. Summary
3. Test-driven Development with Actors
3.1. Testing Actors
3.2. One-way messages
3.2.1. SilentActor examples
3.2.2. SendingActor example
3.2.3. SideEffectingActor example
3.3. Two-way messages
3.4. Summary
4. Fault tolerance
4.1. What fault tolerance is (and what it isn't)
4.1.1. Plain old objects and exceptions
4.1.2. Let it crash
4.2. Actor lifecycle
4.2.1. Start event
4.2.2. Stop event
4.2.3. Restart event
4.2.4. Putting the lifecycle pieces together
4.2.5. Monitoring the lifecycle
4.3. Supervision
4.3.1. Supervisor hierarchy
4.3.2. Predefined strategies
4.3.3. Custom strategies
4.4. Summary
5. Futures
5.1. The use case for Futures
5.2. In the Future nobody blocks
5.2.1. Promises are promises
5.3. Futuristic Errors
5.4. Combining Futures
5.5. Combining futures with actors
5.6. Summary
6. Your first distributed Akka app
6.1. Scaling out
6.1.1. Common network terminology
6.1.2. Reasons for a distributed programming model
6.2. Scaling Out with Remoting
6.2.1. Making the GoTicks app distributed
6.2.2. Remote REPL action
6.2.3. Remote Lookup
6.2.4. Remote deployment
6.2.5. Multi-JVM testing
6.3. Summary
7. Configuration, Logging and Deployment
7.1. Configuration
7.1.1. Trying out Akka configuration
7.1.2. Using defaults
7.1.3. Akka configuration
7.1.4. Multiple systems
7.2. Logging
7.2.1. Logging in an Akka application
7.2.2. Using Logging
7.2.3. Controlling Akka's logging
7.3. Deploying Actor-based applications
7.4. Summary
8. Structural patterns for actors
8.1. Pipes and Filters
8.1.1. Enterprise integration pattern Pipes and Filters
8.1.2. Pipes and filters in Akka
8.2. Scatter-gather pattern
8.2.1. Applicability
8.2.2. Parallel tasks with Akka
8.2.3. Implement the scatter component using the recipient list
8.2.4. Implementing the gather component with the aggregator pattern
8.2.5. Combining the components into the scatter-gather pattern
8.3. Routing slip pattern
8.4. Summary
9. Routing messages
9.1. The enterprise integration router pattern
9.2. Balance load using Akka routers
9.2.1. Akka pool router
9.2.2. Akka group router
9.2.3. ConsistentHashing router
9.3. Implementing the router pattern using Actors
9.3.1. Content-based routing
9.4. State-based routing
9.4.1. Router implementations
9.5. Summary
10. Message Channels
10.1. Channel types
10.1.1. Point-to-point
10.1.2. Publish-subscribe
10.2. Specialized channels
10.2.1. Dead letter
10.2.2. Guaranteed delivery
10.3. Summary
11. Finite State Machines and Agents
11.1. Using a Finite State Machine
11.1.1. Quick introduction of Finite State Machine
11.1.2. Creating an FSM model
11.2. Implementation of an FSM model
11.2.1. Implementing transitions
11.2.2. Implementing the entry actions
11.2.3. Timers within FSM
11.2.4. Termination of FSM
11.3. Implement shared state using agents
11.3.1. Simple shared state with agents
11.3.2. Waiting for the state update
11.4. Summary
12. System Integration
12.1. Message endpoints
12.1.1. Normalizer
12.1.2. Canonical Data Model
12.2. Implementing endpoints using the Camel Framework
12.2.1. Implement a consumer endpoint receiving messages from an external System
12.2.2. Implement a producer endpoint sending messages to an external System
12.3. Example of implementing a REST interface
12.3.1. The REST example
12.3.2. Implementing a Rest endpoint with Spray
12.4. Summary
13. Clustering
13.1. Why use clustering?
13.2. Cluster membership
13.2.1. Joining the cluster
13.2.2. Leaving the cluster
13.3. Clustered job processing
13.3.1. Starting the cluster
13.3.2. Work distribution using routers
13.3.3. Resilient jobs
13.3.4. Testing the cluster
13.4. Summary
14. Akka persistence
14.1. Recovering state with event sourcing
14.1.1. Updating records in place
14.1.2. Persisting state without updates
14.1.3. Event sourcing for actors
14.2. Persistent actors
14.2.1. Persistent actor
14.2.2. Testing
14.2.3. Snapshots
14.2.4. Serialization
14.3. Clustered persistence
14.3.1. Cluster singleton
14.3.2. Cluster sharding
14.4. Summary
15. Additional performance tips
15.1. Performance analysis
15.1.1. The performance of a system
15.1.2. Performance parameters
15.2. Performance measurement of actors
15.2.1. Collect mailbox data
15.2.2. Collect processing data
15.3. Improving performance by addressing bottlenecks
15.4. Configure dispatcher
15.4.1. Recognizing thread pool problems
15.4.2. Using multiple instances of dispatchers
15.4.3. Changing thread pool size statically
15.4.4. Using a dynamic thread pool size
15.5. Changing thread releasing
15.5.1. Limitations on thread release settings
15.6. Creating own dispatcher
15.7. Summary
16. Looking ahead
16.1. Akka typed
16.2. Akka streams
16.3. Akka HTTP
16.4. Akka distributed data
16.5. Summary
About the Technology
Akka is a Scala-based toolkit that simplifies developing concurrent distributed applications. Akka uses Actors — independently executing processes that communicate via message passing — as the foundation for fault-tolerant applications where individual actors can fail without crashing everything. Perfect for high-volume applications that need to scale rapidly, Akka is an efficient foundation for event-driven systems that want to scale elastically up and out on demand, both on multi-core processors and across server nodes.
About the book
Akka in Action is a comprehensive tutorial on building message-oriented systems using Akka. The book takes a hands-on approach, where each new concept is followed by an example that shows you how it works, how to implement the code, and how to (unit) test it. You'll learn to test and deploy an actor system and scale it up and out, showing off Akka's fault tolerance. As you move along, you'll explore a message-oriented event-driven application in Akka. You'll also tackle key issues like how to model immutable messages and domain models, and apply patterns like Event Sourcing, and CQRS. The book concludes with practical advice on how to tune and customize a system built with Akka.
What's inside
- Getting concurrency right
- Using Akka in production
- Testing concurrent and distributed applications
- Fault tolerance, supervision, let it crash semantics
- Performance tuning Actor Systems
- Extending Akka
- Clustered actorsystems, running applications in the Cloud
- Patterns for building message oriented systems
About the reader
This book assumes that you're comfortable with Java and Scala. No prior experience with Akka is needed.
About the authors
Raymond Roestenburg is an experienced software craftsman, polyglot programmer, and software architect. He is an active member of the Scala community, an Akka committer, and contributed to the Akka-Camel module. Rob Bakker is an experienced developer focused on concurrent back-end systems and system integration. He has used Scala and Akka in production from version 0.7. Rob Williams is founder of ontometrics, a practice that has been focused on Java solutions that include machine learning. He first used Actor-based programming a decade ago, and found Akka while looking for someone who had given thought to the idea of supervision, and has used it for several projects since.
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Do you believe that the November 22, 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy was the result of shots fired by a lone assassin from the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository?
Or are you one of many who believe it was a conspiracy that involved the highest levels of our government?
The case is not closed regarding what actually happened on that fateful day.
The late President Gerald R. Ford, the last surviving member of the commission admitted that the CIA destroyed pertinent documents, covering up the investigation of the assassination, in a recently published book.
Tim Miller, the book publisher who helped author the text, believes there was a conspiracy and that Ford knew even more than he told his publisher and the world. Ford shares many other breath-taking admissions with the reader in this, his final book, written three years prior to his own death.
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Someone would have squealed by now.
The same people who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, "the mob."
Jackie did it and it served that b@st@rd right for cheating on her.
A consortium of mobsters and the USSR.
Kennedy's sordid life is the main reason that those who obfuscated got away with the confusion.
The left exists because it cannot believe that a communist would kill a democrat.
If Obama were killed by Muslims or a gay in broad daylight, it would all be blamed on conspiracy and government cover-up.
I have a feeling that this will all lead to Bush and Halliburton.
The same secret cabol who got Obama elected.
And JFK was, in fact, one of them.
It all happened a long time ago and the facts are a bit muddled. The only things we can be really sure of are: Obama is a great man, and Michelle has more style than Jackie.
Lyndon Johnson did it.
W Did It
Bobby Kennedy was killed by a Muslim.
Its simple folks.... never visit Dallas in an open convertible when your vice president is from Texas!
I would have cheated on her, too....
Wrong. Senator Arlen Specter was the Staff Attorney for the Warren Commission.
Oswald was involved, but forensics clearly show bullets coming from more than one direction. Russia? Mob? But, most certainly the CIA was involved in the assassination. Kennedy was getting to close to something. It could happen again, the CIA is always going to cover the CIA.
Who killed JFK? The guy who shot him in the head.
When all else fails drag out the ol' standby,"Who Killed JFK?"
They did Bobby too.
Many times the first logical answer ends up being the right one.
Sure they do.
"The late President Gerald R. Ford, the last surviving member of the commission"
Ummm! Arlen Spector is still alive isn't he? YEP!
The same people who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the mob....
I was in Miami 1975-1978 going to college after 6.5 years in USAF.
My wife, daughters and I went next door for a Christmas get together. I met an man in his mid-seventies with black sun glasses on inside the house at night.
Thought it was weird but didn't think much of this until the next week or so.
My neighbor came over and said the FBI had come to her house investigating her father's friends death.
Turns out the guy with the glasses was a government witness to provide a link from the mob to the Kennedy assignation. Sure enough it was in the Miami newspaper that this guy was found floating in a barrel. The picture was the guy I met.
You may consider yourself a dupe.
What????? You mean that the mob lackey Jack Ruby didn't kill Oswald because he felt it was his patriotic duty to do so? :)
George Bush was born on July 6, 1946, that's 761946
John F Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, that's 11221963, when Bush was 17
7+6+1+9+4+6 = 33
1+9+6+3 = 19
And 33/19 = 1.736842105.
Now George Bush was born in 46. 4+6 = 10.
Multiply 1.736842105 by 10, and you get 17.36842105, the EXACT age of George W Bush when JFK was assassinated!
Proving conclusively that Bush killed JFK.
Past JFK traveled into the future to kill himself, thus assuring a place in history as a mythical hero.
You're a FOOL.
To believe it was Oswald alone requires a quantum leap of faith the current president is asking is to have in the Porkulus bill. The real crime in the JFK assassination is in fact the lack of thoroughness in the investigation.
Our government isn't competent enough to pull it off.
The forensics show nothing but those shots fired from the sixth floor of the book depository. Conspiracy theroists are complete imbeciles.
Oswald from the TSB with a Carcano.
It always looked ''suspecious'' to me how quick the FBI is to say only 1 guy was involved. Remember McVey? Also I heard Mike Reagan say he was quite young at the time but from what heard of the grown ups say about it, they thought his father set it up to myrtar him. Later a caller refered to Mikes' comments and he denied saying any such thing. Also if you were writing a novel and had the main character using a Carcano, or being framed with one, your publisher would tell you to change that since readers wouldn't go for it. There were plenty of good commercial weapons availiable, some not too expensive, and you could order one out of Sears or Wards.
Imagine the conspiracy theory if he were killed by a gay muslim with a greenpeace shirt on who was marching in a pro abortion parade in a group of PETA members.
....and Ruby took his dog along to the shooting?
EWWWW, name calling. How brilliant. I suppose you have evidence to the contrary?
Who gives a kennedy? Next up will be carwash Ted....Nature is gonna get him....Justice long overdue.
Really? Why?
Yes, I do.
I think, between Posner and Bugliosi, this question has been answered, hasn't it?
EWWWW, name calling. How brilliant. I suppose you have evidence to the contrary?
Johnny Roselli.
Thanks for making my point.
Baba Bouey, Baba Bouey
Oswald was a patsy who killed Kennedy to cover up the murder of Officer Tippit, the last true Bourbon Dauphin of France, by a Black Hand/Communist/Onassis/Hapsburg/Disney/Masonic/Zoroastrian cabal. The subtle clue provided by the guilt-driven media, who were in on the deal, is that no one ever spells "Tippit" correctly in any of the stories.
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May 24, 2010
By Inga Saffron INQUIRER ARCHITECTURE CRITIC
This is how you build a neighborhood park in an age when Philadelphia no longer bothers funding such urban niceties: First enter a famous cola-maker's online contest to win micro-financing for good ideas. Next, start a Facebook page. Go to Twitter and blast all your friends. Provide the link to the website of said beverage company (Hint: Starts with P). And, since this is Philly, encourage everyone to vote early and vote often. If this shamelessly promotional social-networking scheme works, then maybe, just maybe, East Passyunk will find itself with $50,000 to turn the chaotic intersection at 12th and Watkins Streets into a "pop-up park" by the end of May. But only if you go to the website and start clicking right away on "Reclaim Concrete," says Clint Randall, a freshly minted urban planner who dreamed up the project - www.refresheverything.
Schools' Coke Deal Has Pepsi Challenge Central Bucks Board Members Planned To Just Return The Money From A Previous Agreement. Litigation May Loom.
October 28, 1999
By Evan Halper, INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF
When Coca-Cola offered Central Bucks schools $3.8 million for the right to sell its soft drinks there, school board members did not seem too concerned about the $10,000 check from Pepsi for those same rights that they had already cashed in 1995. The board's plan was to give that money back and sign with Coke. Now a costly lawsuit is looming. And Coca-Cola is threatening to pull out of the deal if the board does not resolve the issue by the end of the year. In a letter sent last week, Pepsi declared it will sue if its agreement with the board - which extends until fall of 2001 - is violated.
In S. Africa, Pepsi Pays For Pullout It Left During Apartheid. Coke Found A Way To Keep A Foot In The Door.
March 26, 1998
By Andrew Maykuth, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
The largest soft-drink bottling plant in southern Africa lies behind a tidy brick wall in the industrial suburb of Germiston, where a sign heralds the headquarters of New Age Beverages Ltd., bottlers of Pepsi-Cola. That's about as close as one can get to a cold Pepsi in South Africa these days. The plant is empty. The equipment was crated up and shipped off to Russia four months ago after New Age Beverages collapsed in a war with rival Coke. It wasn't supposed to end this way. Pepsi was reintroduced to South Africa in 1994 with great fanfare and political correctness.
Homeless Man In Pepsi Truck Causes 2-state Chase The Man Said He Planned To Kill Himself. Police Persuaded Him To Pull Over For A Cigarette. The Chase Lasted An Hour And 40 Minutes.
December 14, 1995
By John Way Jennings and Jeff Gammage, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS This article contains information from The Associated Press
He had the Pepsi. He wanted cigarettes and breakfast. A homeless man took police in two states on a meandering, 100-mile-long chase yesterday morning after driving away with a Pepsi delivery truck that was briefly left unattended in Northeast Philadelphia. The chase ended on the Atlantic City Expressway, near Hammonton, when the man agreed to stop for a cigarette and breakfast. Michael F. Henry, 37, whose last known address was in Bensalem Township, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property, eluding police, speeding and careless driving.
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Clearing the record
May 7, 2016
A story Thursday on a rally against the proposed sugary-drinks tax wrongly stated the location of the Coca-Cola and Pepsi bottling plants that serve Philadelphia. The Coca-Cola and Pepsi plants are both in the city.
Three Council members come out against sugary-drinks tax
May 5, 2016
By Tricia L. Nadolny, Staff Writer
City Council members have been slow to take sides in the fight over Mayor Kenney's proposed sugary-drinks tax. But on Wednesday, some started showing allegiances. Three Council members - Republican Al Taubenberger and Democrats Jannie L. Blackwell and Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez - took the stage at an antitax rally outside City Hall, pledging to vote against the measure. "I am proud of you," Quiñones-Sánchez said, speaking from a stage decorated with a backdrop of sugary beverages.
Bottling king in the thick of soda-tax fight
April 4, 2016
By Tricia L. Nadolny, Staff Writer
In 1990, Harold Honickman was weighing whether to add a new beverage to the lineup at one of his bottling plants. The drink, the brainchild of two New York City window washers and a grocer, was unorthodox, with a glass bottle, a pasteurized product, and an all-natural sales pitch. But Honickman had a good feeling, so he took a chance - on Snapple. "I had a philosophy growing up that I wanted to sell all the liquid that a consumer would put into their stomach," Honickman said.
Philly's soda tax is one more battle for Coke and Pepsi
March 29, 2016
By Joseph N. DiStefano, Staff Writer
AS COCA-COLA and PepsiCo executives work to stop Mayor Kenney's proposed soft-drink tax, they are fighting the latest battle in a war to reduce the share that their products pay in taxes. In the late 1990s, the Coca-Cola Co. paid 36 cents of every dollar it earned as income taxes, its annual financial reports show. But for each of the last 10 years, Coca-Cola's overall tax rate has fallen below 25 percent. The beverage giant accomplished this by shifting plants and earnings to lower-tax countries and by accepting "tax incentive grants" from nations ranging from Brazil to Swaziland, all eager to host Coca-Cola operations, its annual reports show.
John J. Bauman Jr., Pepsi employee, volunteer firefighter
June 5, 2014
By Walter F. Naedele, Inquirer Staff Writer
John J. Bauman Jr., 59, of Lindenwold, a volunteer fireman since he was 16, died of a heart attack on Sunday, June 1, at home. A 1972 graduate of Camden Catholic High School, Mr. Bauman had worked for the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. in Pennsauken since 1978. Mr. Bauman was "first a driver and then in the production department," his wife, Patricia, said in a phone interview. Before going to Pepsi, she said, "he worked for Coca-Cola for a short period. " "I told him, if he worked for Coors or Budweiser, I would have loved him more," she said, with a laugh.
Promises kept
February 4, 2014
It's one thing to fantasize about telling your boss, "Take this job and shove it. " To quit a good-paying gig with no backup plan takes guts. Hilary Beard, of Mounty Airy, did exactly that 17 years ago, after holding down corporate positions at Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and Pepsi. She had no clue what would come next. "I felt like I was just a liar," Beard recalled last week. "I was working for Pepsi, and I didn't drink Pepsi. I just wanted to have integrity. . . . Integrity is when what you think and what you feel and what you do are all in alignment.
Sideshow: Miley's morose as Liam steps out with Eiza Gonzalez
September 22, 2013
The Inquirer Staff
From the breakup desk at People magazine comes word that Miley Cyrus is aghast at the speed with which ex-fiance Liam Hemsworth has sought solace in the arms of another - the other being the comely Mexican singer/actress Eiza Gonzalez , with whom Hemsworth has been observed in lip-to-lip exercises. "She knows Liam has been seeing Eiza and it's been hard for her," A Source close to the 20-year-old singer tells People. "She can't believe he moved on so fast and so publicly.
S. Jerseys Honickman Group expands Pepsi bottling in N.Y.
March 21, 2013
By Mike Armstrong, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Honickman Group, of Pennsauken, will acquire Pepsi-Cola bottling operations on Long Island, N.Y., from another independent bottler, Pepsi Bottling Ventures L.L.C. (PBV). Terms of the transaction, expected to be completed during the second quarter, were not disclosed. Honickman's Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York currently operates in New York City's five boroughs and Westchester County. "Nassau and Suffolk counties provide the requisite scale for us to reinvest significantly in our make-sell-deliver capabilities and partner with PepsiCo to proudly reinvigorate our presence in the greater New York market," said Harold A. Honickman, chairman of the Philadelphia-area's largest soft-drink bottler.
Aramark hires ex-Pepsi exec to succeed Neubauer as CEO
May 9, 2012
By Mike Armstrong, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Aramark Corp., one of Philadelphia's largest companies, has hired a former PepsiCo executive to succeed longtime chief executive Joseph Neubauer. Eric J. Foss joined the privately held food-services and facilities-management giant as its new president and CEO Tuesday. Foss, 53, retired as CEO of Pepsi Beverages Co., a $20 billion division of the soft-drink maker, on Dec. 9. That makes the CEO succession at Aramark something of Pepsi generation phenomenon. The 70-year-old Neubauer had held several senior positions at PepsiCo in the 1970s, including the head of its Wilson Sports Goods division before joining what was then called ARA Services at its chief financial officer in 1979.
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Ex-NFL QB Chris Weinke called Geno Smith a 'Perfect Fit' for the Eagles after Smith's private workout with the team. Would Smith be a good fit as the Eagles' QB?
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- India will become No 1 Test side by the end of the season, says Dhoni
India's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 captain M S Dhoni has backed Virat Kohli to take over as skipper believing that the national team will dominate the Test arena and become the No 1 side at the end of the season. India have a packed schedule ahead especially in the longer format of the game, with the Virat Kohli led-side scheduled to play 13 Test matches at home against New Zealand, England, Australia and Bangladesh. Dhoni, who retired from Test cricket last year, is confident of India's progress and feels that there will be a gap opening up between the top-ranked and the second-ranked teams. More »
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Retiring Sri Lankan all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan has criticised current skipper Angelo Mathews, lamenting that he was "unlucky" not to have the services of a fit Mathews during his time as captain of national side. Dilshan who has scored 5,492 runs in 87 Tests and 10,290 runs in 330 One Day Internationals (ODIs) was captain of the Sri Lankan side from April 2011 to January 2012 during a tumultuous period for the country. Mathews did not bowl in nine of the 20 One Day Internationals (ODIs) under Dilshan, and never delivered more than five overs a match. More »
- Finger break ends Sri Lanka tour for Australia's Marsh
Shaun Marsh will miss the remainder of Australia's tour of Sri Lanka after the top-order batsman broke a finger while fielding during Sunday's third one-day international, the country's cricket board has said. Australia have not called up a replacement for March in the two remaining one-dayers but fellow left-handed batsman Usman Khawaja, already a part of the ODI squad, will come in for the two Twenty20 matches against the same opposition. "Shaun suffered an injury to his left little finger whilst fielding in the match yesterday (Sunday)," Australia team physiotherapist David Beakley said in a statement. More »
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- Meet Blind Athlete Ankur Dhama, One of India's Foremost Medal Hopes at the Rio Paralympics
It is a little known fact that India's first Olympic gold medal in an individual sport was actually won by one of India's para athletes, Devendra Jhajharia. Devendra is an amputee who won the javelin throw event – his world record, set in 2004, is unbeaten even today. The incredible and humbling achievements of such Indian para athletes show us that they are winners not just in sports but also in life. While every sportsperson has a desire to excel, para athletes have a special kind of resilience. Through their performances, they showcase to the world what can be achieved when testing your body to its absolute limits. Through their sporting performances that regularly redefine the boundaries of possibility, para athletes challenge stereotypes and transform attitudes, helping to increase inclusion by breaking down social barriers and discrimination towards people with impairments. Here is the inspiring story of Ankur Dhama, who has been consistently winning medals for the country in Para Championships all over the world. A student of Delhi's St Stephen's college, Dhama competes in Track 11 category for the completely blind and, though he has no use for them, he sometimes wears a snazzy pair of glasses as a style statement! Photo Source Ankur Dhama was born in Baghpat, a small village in Uttar Pradesh, to a family of farmers. He started losing his vision gradually when he was 5 years old and by the time he turned 6, Dhama's eyesight had completely failed. "Doctors said it was due to an injury but I've no idea when that happened. I've been operated upon seven or eight times but my vision can't be restored or even improved," says Dhama. On the suggestion of his doctor, he moved to Delhi and attended JPM Senior Secondary School for the Blind at Lodhi Road. With the encouragement of his sister, a physical education teacher, Dhama took to outdoor sports like a duck to water. He says: "I loved playing cricket and would play the sport all day long with friends. Being the fastest in my group I was often asked to be the runner for the batsman, a role I especially enjoyed, along with fielding." At school too, Dhama was always active in sports. It was here that he first got to hear about the para games for the differently abled from the Indian Blind Sports Association. The Indian Blind Sports Association has been organizing national sports meets for the Blind jointly with Blind Relief Association (BRA) once every two years. Seeing his seniors participate in the event, which brought hundreds of enthusiastic blind sports persons from all over the country together at one place, motivated Dhama to join in as well. Dhama has been running faster and faster ever since he began training in 2006. He first competed internationally while still in school. He won two golds—the first of many—at the World Youth and Student Championships in 2009. He was selected because, at the 2008 Indian Blind Sports Association's National Meet, he won gold and set the junior records for both 400 and 800 metres. He covered them in 1:1 minutes and 2:25 minutes, respectively, breaking previous records of 1:3 minutes and 2:37 minutes. He's become a lot faster since then – at the Para Games competitions at Malaysia (two golds in 800m and 1500m), Dubai (silver in 800m and bronze in 1500m) and Sharjah (gold in 1500m and bronze in 800m). The medal run continued at the 2014 Para Asian games at Incheon. His timings of 4:23 minutes in 1,500m and 2:9 minutes in 800m fetched him bronze and silver medals respectively. Competing for the first time in the 5000m category, he also won his second bronze with a timing of 16:41 minutes. In 2013, he also represented India at the Thailand Football Championship in Bangkok. It was the first time that an Indian para-football 5-a-side team had participated at an international football event. Ankur Dhama was the first person ever to score a goal for India in an international football tournament for the blind. After finishing school with commendable grades, Ankur enrolled in the prestigious St. Stephen's College, while simultaneously pursuing his passion for sport. Talking about his college, Dhama says: "St Stephen's has been very supportive. My applications for attendance waiver and other permissions are cleared. And whenever I've asked for anything—adjustment in meal times or urgent leave, for instance—its been accommodated." But everything has not been smooth running obviously. Hailing from a small farmer's family, it was impossible for Dhama to fund the frequent travel expenses of participating in world events. Failing to find sponsors who would fund his tickets and his stay abroad, Dhama would have been unable to compete at these events if not for his coach, Dronacharya Awardee Satyapal Singh. Singh is the Sports Director at Delhi University's Acharya Narendra Dev College, but he spends his mornings and evenings training para-athletes free of cost at the stadium. Photo Source Says Dhama: "Training under Satyapal sir transformed my sports career. Not only has his training helped me improve my timing, he has paid the expenses for my equipment, diet, travel, and stay in several events out of his own pocket. I wouldn't be winning medals for my country if not for him." As per the rules for blind runners in athletics, para athletes like Dhama are completely dependent on guides while competing. The guide runs alongside holding one end of a rope while the para athlete holds the other. He is not allowed to drag or pull but he helps the para athlete with directions and obstacles. Photo Source For Dhama, factors such as coordination with his guide, sensitising himself to different distances, getting used to equipment, and staying on track are just some of the things that are crucial if he is to win a medal. "I have been lucky to find people, like my coach and guide, who are willing to help me selflessly. The guides, who are national level athletes themselves, don't get the recognition for the win and I can't afford to pay them for their help. They help me out of sheer goodwill and kindness and I thank them immensely for it. In their absence, I would be unable to compete in any event." Talking about the current state of para athletics in India, Dhama feels that there aren't significant facilities for coaching or training. As someone who has been on the inside, he feels that despite consistent good performances, para athletes in India have no financial backing whatsoever. Very rarely do public or private organisations provides them with jobs as compared to able bodied athletes. There is still no official camp for the para-athletes. A 30-day camp is held prior to every international tournament where completely blind runners have close to 20 days to get used to shoddy equipment before competing against the best in the world. On the other hand, able bodied athletes have a camp that lasts for 300 days of the year. Despite infrastructural and financial problems, the Indian para-athletics contingent managed to win six medals at the Incheon Asian Games. "The Sports Authority doesn't understand how big a task it is for a differently-abled athlete to reach the stadium itself, let alone the transportation cost of travelling everyday from home to college and then to training. We will continue to give our 120%, but even if the government gives us their 60%, we will do far better than right now. My parents have always told me that whatever you do, do it with all your heart and that is what I am doing. So despite these hurdles, I will continue to participate in the sport, for myself and my country. But at the same time, I remember to pay attention to my studies as well. At the end of the day, I have to run my house and sports in India doesn't always pay for that." The good news is that Ankur Dhama has recently found a sponsor in the GoSports Foundation, a not-for-profit venture primarily focused on the development of India's best and most promising junior Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Through its scholarship programmes, GoSports Foundation is conducting Coach and Athlete Education programmes and conclaves aimed at improving the sporting ecosystem in India. Abhinav Bindra, Rahul Dravid and Pullela Gopichand are members of the advisory board of GoSports Foundation. You May Also Like: TBI Blogs: This Wheelchair Tennis Player Hopes to Win Gold for India in 2020 Paralympics With the 2016 Rio Para Olympics on the horizon, this year has been extremely important for Dhama. He is looking forward to striking gold at the Para Olympics and is certain that he will make a mark. Promising to give his 100% at the event, Dhama says, "Right now, I am running four hours a day to cover almost 30 kms each day as a part of my endurance training for Rio. I am also consuming a lot of fruits and proteins as instructed by my coach. This time, I have given it my all and feel that I have never been fitter before." Having recently graduated with a degree in History Honours from St Stephen's, the multi-faceted youngster continues to excel in both sports and academics, turning in excellent grades while fulfilling the demands of a career in competitive sports. Truly an inspiration for the entire country, Ankur Dhama has a message for India's aspiring para athletes. "Being a para athlete may be difficult but it is not impossible. Enjoy the challenge, never give up and work extremely hard to train and compete for the country in your chosen sport. After all, what's the fun in doing something that is easy? Also, I think fitness should be an essential part of everyone's life and is especially important for people with disabilities. Not only is sports a terrific way of keeping yourself fit, it instils a sense of confidence in your body. Of late, Indian para athletes have been competing in international competitions in different disciplines and winning medals for India. The future of Indian para-sports looks promising and I hope that our hard work and passion can take us to higher levels of performance, purpose and pride." It takes immense courage to participate in events across the world and Ankur Dhama has time and again overcome all odds to succeed. With just a few days left for the Rio Para Olympics 2016, here's wishing Ankur Dhama all the very best. His next target after Rio? Winning the 5000m World Para Athletics Championship in London next year. Also Read: Why Private Funding of Olympic Athletes Is Positive News for Indian Sports Like this story? Have something to share? Email: email@example.com, or join us on Facebook and Twitter (@thebetterindia). To get positive news on WhatsApp, just send 'Start' to 090 2900 3600 via WhatsApp. More »
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A Springfield man reported by his roommate for possessing child pornography made a plea deal Wednesday that will keep him out of jail.
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He had been facing a felony count of possessing child pornography. Under the plea agreement, prosecutors charged him with three misdemeanor charges of possessing child porn, for which he will receive a suspended sentence of one to five years.
Theroux, who will now have to register as a sex offender, was placed on probation and ordered to complete a treatment program.
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February 24, 2009
In joyful mood....
Well, was back into exercise, although it's just once in a week at the moment but I'm feeling better with each time I go for a run or gym.
Anyway, I just bought myself a Kad Diskaun Pelajar for the KTMB. But I'm sharing with Evon la, so it's like only RM15 per person for a year. And now I'll be traveling at RM7 per trip.
Although it was written discount 40% but for some reasons, the people there kept telling me that the 40% is only for some service. Anyway, 30% discount still seems good to me so I didn't argue.
Here is my Discount Card...
I also am using my 017 again. For those who prefer to call my 017 number, please do so ya!!
I realize that it will be much cheaper for me if I use both my 019 and 017 number. Lately, not much income so need to save a lot of money adi.
Well, yesterday was my Algebra Linear 2 mid sem test. Was quite tough but hopefully I'll still get good results out of it.
The other day was talking to my gf about some of our problems and I realized that the process of growing together is even more meaningful when it comes to accepting one another's weaknesses and of course to learn and grow together in the process.
Well, I guess that's all for now from me....:-)
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February 23, 2009
Another sad story read throughout the week....
A girl in love asked her boyfriend.
Girl: Tell me. Who do you love most in this world?
Boy: You, of course!
Girl: In your heart, what am I to you?
Boy: The boy thought for a moment and looked intently in her eyes and said, "You are my rib. It was said that God saw that Adam was lonely, during his sleep, God took one of Adam's rib and created Eve. Every man has been searching for his missing rib, only when you find the woman of your life, you'll no longer feel the lingering ache in your heart."
After their wedding, the couple had a sweet and happy life for a while.
However, the youthful couple began to drift apart due to the busy schedule of life and the never-ending worries of daily problems, their life became mundane.
All the challenges posed by the harsh realities of life began to gnaw away their dreams and love for each other. The couple began to have more quarrels and each quarrel became more heated.
One day, after the quarrel, the girl ran out of the house. At the opposite side of the road, she shouted, "You don't love me!"
The boy hated her childishness and out of impulse, retorted, "Maybe, it was a mistake for us to be together! You were never my missing rib!"
Suddenly, she turned quiet and stood there for a long while. He regretted what he said but words spoken are like thrown away water, you can never take it back. With tears, she went home to pack her things and was determined in breaking-up.
Before she left the house, "If I'm really not your missing rib, please let me go." She continued, "It is less painful this way. Let us go on our separate ways and search for our own partners."
Five years went by...
He never remarried but he had tried to find out about her life indirectly. She had left the country and back. She had married a foreigner and divorced. He felt anguished that she never waited for him.
In the dark and lonely night, he lit his cigarette and felt the lingering ache in his heart. He couldn't bring himself to admit that he was missing her.
One day, they finally met. At the airport, a place where there were many reunions and good byes. He was going away on a business trip. She was standing there alone, with just the security door separating them. She smiled at him gently.
Boy: How are you?
Girl: I'm fine. How about you? Have you found your missing rib?
Boy: No.
Girl: I'll be flying to New York in the next flight.
Boy: I'll be back in 2 weeks time. Give me a call when you are back. You know my number. Nothing has changed.
With a smile, she turned around and waved good bye.
Good bye...
One week later, he heard of her death. She had perished in New York, in the event that shocked the world.
Midnight, once again, he lit his cigarette. And like before, he felt the lingering ache in his heart. He finally knew. She was the missing rib that he had carelessly broken.
Sometimes, people say things out of moments of fury. Most often than not, the outcome could be disastrous and detrimental. We vent our frustrations 99% at our loved ones. And even though we know that we ought to "think twice and act wisely", it's often easier said than done.
Things happen each day, many of which are beyond our control. Let us treasure every moment and everyone in our lives.
Tomorrow may never come. Give and accept what you have today
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The pain of love
When he regained his confidence, he worked hard day and night, slogging his body and mind just to make something out of himself. Finally with all these hardwork and with the help of friends, this guy had set up his own company...
"You never fail until you stop trying." he always told himself. "I must make it in life!"
One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn't take him long to realise those were his ex-girlfriend's parents. With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to spot him in his luxury sedan. He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same anymore, he had his own company, car, condo, etc. He had made it in life!
Before the guy can realise, the couple was walking towards a cemetary,and he got out of his car and followed them...and he saw his ex-girlfriend, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone... and he saw his precious papercranes in a bottle placed beside her tomb. Her parents saw him. He walked over and asked them why this had happened. They explained, she did not leave for France at all. She was stricken ill with cancer. In her heart, she had believed that he will make it someday, but she did not want her illness to be his obstacle ... therefore she had chosen to leave him.
She had wanted her parents to put his papercranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her again he can take some of those back with him. The guy just wept ...the worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them but knowing you can't have them and will never see them again.
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February 19, 2009
Let God alone be judge!!!
Have you ever heard of the Crusade war?
What was your first respond when the first plane hit the World Trade Center 8 years ago?
How did you feel hearing the pastor preach about Abraham willing to kill his own beloved son, Isaac?
When was the last time that you didn't judge others for at least a day?
Why did you feel unhappy about the girl who wear almost nothing to church?
Which is the right respond, to judge or let God be judge?
The Crusade war started because Christians believing that others should accept Christ and hence force others through war. And if you don't, it's better to die than to live for you...at least that's what they think. September 11 was a tragedy because of some terrorists thinking that they were doing God's will, which eventually cause the pain to thousands. Abraham story was one full of mystery for if a man claim to try to kill his son today as a sacrifice to God, we would no doubt put that man behind bars. Probably we judge people too often that there's not a single day we didn't judge others. We feel unhappy about others when we feel that they violate certain rules that should be obey. We talk about God being the judge but we always judge others ourselves.
I didn't wanna have a conclusion on this post here today because I believe there should be room for others to explore and think about it themselves. Let us not be hypocrites accusing and blaming others while lifting ourselves up. When we said "Deus solus me iudicet", let us also do the same unto others.
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February 17, 2009
Tribute to heroes
I wanna pay my tribute to some heroes in my life:
My family...of course when I talk about heroes, I must first mention my family because throughout every moment of my life, they are there for me.
To me, they are the real heroes that help me through thick and thin.
Thank you for being there for me at all times. And no matter how I messed up at times, you guys are there for me!!
Close friends: I think I need to be more specific here as there are a group of friends that really help to inspire me throughout my life, be it during the time when I was actively involved in church activities or not.
LiangHin. Yup...if you're from Timothy Cell, probably this man has been a figure that help you, encourage you and spend time with you throughout your youth. I'm part of those from Timothy. I just wanna tell you guys that this guy is one person that spend his time teaching me, from the first day I went to church until today.
Special note for you, LiangHin: Those times you spend with me and be there for me....those memories will always be something special. Thanks for choosing to go the extra mile for me!
Aunty Lindy: Thanks for sticking with us and standing through the messiness in "church politics" with us.
Addie: Yo brother, I just wanna say thanks for being honest about your struggles with me. And thanks for the constant contact. Your smses and contact continue to inspire me and help me move on from the disappointment of the organization that betrayed us.
Evon: I just wanna say thanks to you for your consistency in keeping in touch. And really, I wanna say thank you to you for listening to my stories when it was in a mess.
William Liew: Brother, I guess you're one of those that I knew ever since Primary. Not that we were close back then but really, just want you to know that the time spent together in Form 6 has been meaningful to me.
Guo Jian: Hey hope you're doing well in Spore. I just wanna say that I'm glad to have know you in Form 6. The only regret would be that I didn't get to know you earlier. If it weren't for you, I probably won't be enjoying my Form 6 as much as I did now.
Siew Wei: Thanks for the sincerity in being a friend. I guess having you as company is a blessing. You didn't dominate any conversation. You were eager to help and always caring.
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February 15, 2009
But of course this change might also mean a more cruel and heartless KianHin.
However it is, I believe that this change is essential. Because one can't be too emotional over so many things. Sometimes I wonder if I still care for the last, the lost and the least...or has reality force me to put myself and happiness above the right thing to do? I guess only those who know me well can judge me for that. Today I watch the movie Valkyrie.
An excellent movie I would say...A thumbs up for Tom Cruise this time around!!
Col. Claus von Stauffenberg: Only God can judge us now.
Henning Von Tresckow: God promised Abraham that he would not destroy Sodom if he could find ten righteous men... I have a feeling that for Germany it may come down to one.
But of course, the most memorable quotation came from von Stauffenberg: "I'm a soldier, but in serving my country, I have betrayed my conscience. "
I guess probably it's the most appropriate time to talk about all these with Malaysian own politics in disarray to a certain extend. But when we talk about betraying our own conscience due to our loyalty to any subject or any particular constitution be it your country, or your religion, then this movie is for you.
|What ya think?
February 14, 2009
Calculus 2 and Statistic mid sem test over....
It was a rather long week with Statistic and Calculus 2 on the same week. Thank God it's over now. At least some time for me to relax. Well, I didn't really have much time to even blog here. One of the hobby that I will not let go despite of how busy the week may be. Anyway, for the first time in UM, I was part of an activity in my college. It was more like helping my roommate for the Chinese New Year celebration in my college.
Well, I only did it because both my test finish by Thursday. Not that I enjoy it but it was alright. Not too boring la at least. Hehe...
Well, today is Valentine's Day. If you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend, do spend some time together. And if you don't have one, don't be sad because celebration of love will only be more meaningful if it can be done with family, friends and loved ones.
|What ya think?
February 05, 2009
BN rule Perak again....
One of the biggest mistake that Pakatan Rakyat has been doing ever since the election is to look at the issue of defection as something of a norm.
Secondly was when Anwar kept setting new dates to take over the government.
Thirdly, the unity among DAP, PKR and PAS are still in doubt.
And of course, the unqualified group of people that Pakatan Rakyat has been supporting throughout the general election. A postman, a retired army, a clerk...what are there in these group of people that could help the rakyat??
Well, the way Pakatan Rakyat welcome those who choose to walk away from BN is also a sign of "greed of power" more than the concern for the Rakyat. I believe that if Pakatan Rakyat were to win the hearts of the rakyat and be even more successful in the next general election, it is to play an effective Opposition role and stood for Justice and choose not to tolerate with insincere and not opt for ways that could upset the democracy spirit in Malaysia.
Today, when BN choose to take over the government through a way that probably is against the will of the rakyat, it simply means that they have not change from their old ways. While this could be another chance or probably the last chance for BN to prove their worth, it could also be the end of the democratic spirit within the party and among the rakyat, which will turn the rakyat against them. And if this is the case, that is the end of Barisan Nasional.
I am not trying to be bias here by supporting Pakatan Rakyat because I too, like many other citizens of Malaysia, all the more as someone from Ipoh am disappointed with the party ways of embracing defection.
If Pakatan Rakyat indeed sees and feel for Malaysia, then they must stood against it even when the situation might benefit them, not only when it is against them. And in this issue, only a few in Pakatan that manage to maintain their consistency by standing against it. Naming a few would be Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh etc.
Let us not blame the corrupted leaders, but blame us for believing in the wrong candidates.
If Pakatan Rakyat indeed learn anything from this, it is that they cannot simply choose and place a candidate just for the sake of it, but each individual must be responsible and hold their principle strong.
The rakyat has place their trust in Pakatan Rakyat during the General Election and now when BN take over, it is a failure of Pakatan to keep their promises and hence, they must look deep into their own mistakes and undo it. Be a better party for the future of Malaysia.
And if BN were to continue to be in power, then they will need to start looking at a clean, transparent and accountable for their every actions. Something that only DAP has been showing so far, (their leadership in Penang under Lim Guan Eng)
Malaysia's hope for a better future lies not only on this election alone but how we look into the way both parties carry themselves throughout these period of time.
If BN or Pakatan Rakyat were to be the government for the next coming election, they cannot affort to play the same old trick. What goes around comes around. BN will regret for their action today and if Pakatan Rakyat were to respond in a positive manner, it is a thumbs up for them but if not, I see no other alternatives in the country, at least not at the moment.
The hope lies on the hands of the party that can stand strong with a great sense of integrity and not greed for power.
As for now, I wish the best for BN in their imposed leadership on Perak.
And for Nizar, you have been a great leader. If not all of us, at least some of us has seen your effort. In trying to be Hang Jebat at this moment would be foolish. But to walk out of office as someone who has tried his best is an accomplishment.
|What ya think?
Angel sent from Heaven....
I would like to thank people like Evon, Addie, William, Guo Jian, Liang Hin, and those who are more than willing to hear my stories throughout my struggles.
Looking back at my previous blog, I realize how much I have grown and see things clearer. The growing process has never been easy.
This poem was taken from my previous blog:
on Monday, March 12 2007
Strong enough to lose,
Strong enough to be weak,
Such is the paradox of love,
And because of this,
This love, I'll keep in my heart,
Allowing the memory in me to sink in slowly,
And if that day would come,
A new story would be written then...
I now know meaningful and importance my past is to me. Because no matter how time flies and how we move on, we carry with us that memory. And that memory stays in my heart.
Having Yen Leng in my life has been moment where I see so many things from a new perspective. In what most Christian would said: "a childlike attitude".
And I'm not being ignorant about reality but it's about going through mess and shit s with someone who could understand you in a way that people close to you will never be able to do it. She has been my strength and encouragement throughout the time when I am left alone.
Some people asked me, "Why Yen Leng? She's so different from Angeline."
I think the answer is not something that I could share it with plain words. Let's say when you look into the eyes of this girl, you'll see something different. An innocence that you cannot find among intellectuals or even regular folks.
A new story is written and I know my poem speak of the exact truth for I carry with me the past. Because no matter what you do, the past is part of you.
And yet I know that when I look back today, I can laugh about those experiences.
I want to be fair to the girl I love, because I never really posted much about her.
Yen Leng is not the kind of girl who is intellectual. She is emotional and easily hurt by things happening around her. But her sincerity and love towards people around her has been geneuine. I know of so many people talking about God, trying to make a difference in the lives of others or others who might be only concern with their lives. Basically, all types of people. But none speak of an honest love. Be it with me or as a friend.
When I said this, I'm not saying that other friends are hypocrites but her passion towards others and the honesty in her speech, action and lives are outstanding. The first time I felt she is the one for me was during my school days when I tried to teach her in her studies. I knew that it was stupid to waste time teaching her but somehow I felt I have to and I felt it was all worth it.
She isn't the kind of girl who can hide her emotion but she is the kind of girl who will be able to put others above her, even though it means hurting her.
An angel sent from Heaven? I don't know but one thing for sure, I'm convinced and I know I have found the right one for me. I have found the girl I love and the girl that I will protect, no matter what it cause....and if there were times that the past memories reoccured, I know I'm only recalling a lost friendship.
I wonder if I ever gonna let go off my past,
But now that I'm so much in love,
I realize that the memories will always remain as one of my past,
A history that I cannot deny,
And when I look into the present,
I see Yen Leng,
And when I look into the future,
I see her being with me still.
To me, that's love.
|What ya think?
February 04, 2009
University Malaya bus service is a shame...
My disappointment does not just come in a day's event but yesterday it definitely turn me off. I could not accept for the fact that while it was raining heavily, a stupid bus driver could just dropped the students far from their hostels. And all he said was: "U tahu baca kan? Tengok sign board dulu." What the hell...it was raining heavily and expectation of mahasiswa and mahasiswi is to read the sign board. And if that's indeed so important, why don't they use English for their sign board. There are some international students with us at that point.
Anyway, I could only say that even St. Michael's Institution stand on a higher rank in my heart in terms of education and service standard.
|What ya think?
February 02, 2009
There is no point to talk about changes in the realization phase
I was just reading one of my friend's blog and really, I felt a bit of a pity for her and yet I think it comes a point where we cannot talk about changes in terms of realization alone but rather, it needs an active involvement and participation. She was talking about her involvement in so many activities and the lack of time. I believe that most of us will come into this point at certain time in our lives but this was something I heard two years back if I remembered accurately. Anyway, it's a choice that we make that determine how our lives are moving. Some people choose to be involve in so many things that they neglect the very thing that mean so much to them.
We could blame people for the choices we make, but at the end of the day, it was our own responsibility to hold the consequences of our decisions.
At certain time, we all need to be "human" and once in a while, fret and run away from our responsibility, but there will come a time that we must oversee our own "struggles" and start picking up the shits and mess in our lives.
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Part of my story...
Chapter 1: The Ending
The drizzling of the cool night rain had stopped, and in the calm silence of the after-rain, a man was lying motionlessly on the ground at the backstreet. He was probably around the age of 28 and a drunkard that you and I would not even take a glance at. Further down the road was a hawker stall filled with all sorts of noises. From the chattering noise made by the customers to the clanging sounds of pots and crockeries, the night life of Ipoh seem more like a routine for everyone. But every tale has its' beginning and only when we look at the history of an individual that we could fully understand the story. The story of how one man grew to become a drunkard and how busy everyone else could get that so often, many forgot the values and special meaning in this life.
Let me guess. You're wondering how the drunkard lying on the ground with an almost dead posture could have anything to relate to those eating happily in the hawker stall. And how all these could start a tale entitled "Love".
But like I said before, every tale has its' history. Every tale has its' turning point, climax and ending. This story is about the beginning of a story that has already move to its' ending.
Hopefully, it won't bored you too much. Anyway, I decided to name it "Love". Hopefully, I can finish story in time.
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Clifton could soon be part of Grand Junction. However, residents would have to pass a petition first. County officials hope to have that petition in the hands of Clifton residents by the end of the year.
With close to 14,000 residents, Clifton is larger than the city of Fruita and as it grows so does its need for services. To help meet that need the county has proposed several options, annex to Grand Junction, incorporate and form its own city or become a public improvement district.
"Annexation actually gave us a smaller increase in taxes but higher levels of service," says, Kimberly Bullen with Mesa County. Bullen says a little more than half of Clifton is in favor of annexation.
Clifton governance committee member Ron Rowley who helped collect those numbers says they were close. Rowley says, "The data that we got back from the surveys done last year was fifty, fifty." But, when the county said annexation would be cheaper some opinions changed.
Rowley says he's not for or against annexation, he just thinks it's a lost opportunity for Clifton to start a new city. "The city hasn't really even said that they're sure that they would like to annex the area," says, Rowley.
Now a sub committee is working on a petition that would allow property owners to vote in favor of annexation by signing it. Bullen says, "We hope to have a petition to the city of Grand Junction by the end of the year." The petition would be circulated in three area of Clifton starting first in Fruitvale. "I think if the first one is unsuccessful we'd probably have to go back and reevaluate whether or not we feel we could be successful in the other two," says, Bullen.
Ultimately, if the petition passes it still would have one more hurdle to overcome.
"Then it goes to the city and the city makes that decision of whether or not they will annex that proposed area," says, Bullen.
Until then the county hopes to hold public hearings to gather more information and talk with concerned residents in the area.
Law enforcement and infrastructure are listed as some of Clifton's top priorities for services.


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Given the sad state of affairs in the once Golden State, California Republicans ought to be competitive, but the party is rehashing old ideas and not offering voters a new message to counter the failed, self-serving policies of the increasingly radical, Progressive Left that now dominates the Democratic Party and politics in California. There really is no two-party system … [Read more...]
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