pandaboy’s blog of amusing stuff…

I just got my first free contact lenses two days ago from Soflens. It’s not too bad, but quite a hassle to put it on and slightly uncomfortable. Maybe this is because it’s my first time wearing a contact lense.

For Malaysians
To get your free contact lense trial pack from Soflens, pay a visit to their website below. They are having roadshows at various places at the moment. In addition to the free trial pack, you’ll stand a chance to enter their contest and win prizes too. Visit their website to find out how you can get your free pack and where they are having their roadshows.

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I took a look at the condition outside of my house, and to my horror, the haze was really really bad. I mean, really serious type of bad. This haze is the worse than the one Malaysia had few years ago due to the same reason, forest burning in Indonesia. But I’m wondering why, the media aren’t reporting the haze situation like the way they did few years ago, and there aren’t any steps taken by the government (like declaring emergency school holidays, etc) at all. Are they putting our lives at risk just to save our country’s income from tourism?

Below are some excerpts of news reports about the haze:

Forest fires in Indonesia’s Sumatra province covered Malaysia’s main city Kuala Lumpur and 32 other towns Tuesday with a smoky haze that reduced visibility to as low as one kilometer (half a mile).

The Department of Environment said air quality in an area in central Perak state was “unhealthy,” and it downgraded air quality in 32 other areas nationwide, including Kuala Lumpur, from “good” to “moderate.”

Source: MongaBay.com

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Why inconsiderate smokers deserve to die?

Firstly, they smoke in public places like restaurants and supermarkets. It’s ok if they want to smoke, but why can’t they smoke elsewhere where no one is around? Why must they smoke in public, where innocent children, pregnant women, old citizens and etc are around them. You smokers like that, if you want to die early, go die yourself. Don’t pull innocent non-smokers along with you to your grave. I once heard that second hand smoke is more dangerous than smoking cigarette directly (something to do with the cigarette filter?). I guess that explains the reason why some people who smoke die at old age but a lot of non-smokers who stayed with smokers die at early ages?

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Today, I added this new section to my blog of amusing stuff. Yes, it’s a category for ugly people. Ugly in this context, does not mean “not good looking”, it means people with bad attitude and do stupid stuffs.

To start off this segment, today I met 3 ugly buggers in Malaysia. They were supposed to clean the air-conds of the house next door, but instead, they flirted threw stones and splashed water to my dog. Below are the photos of them, not too clear though(click image to enlarge).

Two of the buggers but they didn’t look like they were the one who threw the stones.

I think this was the person who threw the stone to my dog. He stared at me when I was standing outside with my dog.

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From BBC News:

China has abandoned its currency’s peg to the dollar and revalued the yuan by 2.2%. It now buys more US dollars than before.

With China both one of the world’s largest exporters of manufactured goods and one of the largest importers of raw materials, the move’s economic impact will be felt worldwide.

BBC News published a Q&A report on this matter rather in detailed. Click here for more.

On the other hand, Malaysian Ringgit was unpegged against US dollar as well. It does sound coincident with the unpegging of China Yuan.

Bank Negara Malaysia announces today that the exchange rate of the ringgit with immediate effect will be allowed to operate in a managed float, with its value being determined by economic fundamentals. Bank Negara Malaysia will monitor the exchange rate against a currency basket to ensure that the exchange rate remains close to its fair value. Promoting stability of the exchange rate continues to be a primary objective of policy.

Read the press statement from Bank Negara Malaysia here.

Fellow bloggers are among the earliest to post about this before I read the news online. They are: politics 101, __earth, lone, Norzu, cccp and Sabri.

Seems like blogs are good sources of updated news these days..