Tuesday, April 01, 2014

flip flop

All right good night become Good night Malaysian three seven zero!


Cant the authorities get it right the first time. It is just a simple sign off communication between the pilot and the communication tower. Earlier the authorities said the last communication message from the pilot was  "all right good night".

Now the authorities are changing their account of the critical last communication to "Good night Malaysian three seven zero."

What is the fate of this nation if the authorities can't even decipher such a simple message without bungling up!

Most Likely MH 370 communications disabled deliberately


Of all the theories on the disappearance of MH370 the most plausible is the one given by the Bruce Rodger, president of Aero Consulting Experts who is also a pilot with a major commercial airline.
He takes us inside the cockpit and gives a very thorough explanation as to why Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 failed to respond or communicate, either to the communications towers or even to other airplanes. 

He thinks it is just next to impossible for a sophisticated plane such as a Boeing 777 to not to have any back up in case of a communication failure. 

"When Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared, I initially thought a sudden catastrophic event had taken place. The pilots didn’t have time to make a mayday call and something terrible happened that led to the Boeing 777 going down — fast.
Now, the information available points to an ominous series of events."
If someone wanted to make an airplane disappear it would have to be out of the range of air traffic control. Then they would disable the ACARS system and the transponder.
The airplane would be silenced — no one would know where it was.

That appears to be what happened here.
Here’s a breakdown of the key systems inside the cockpit that were disabled, though there are conflicting reports about the order in which they were turned off.
The Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System, called ACARS, allows the pilots and air traffic control to be in constant contact.
It’s like an online chat room for pilots to communicate with a destination airport, the airline, dispatch, the manufacturer and any other relevant parties. It’s very fast and efficient.
ACARS also communicates engine and aircraft health automatically. If something unusual happens — for example the engine is hotter than normal, or oil pressure is high — someone on the ground sees it and notifies the plane.
Here’s a key detail: ACARS does not have an on-off switch.
The only way to disable it is by pulling a circuit breaker in the cockpit. There are hundreds of circuit breakers in the cockpit of a 777 that correspond to every electrical device in the plane — from the coffee pot to the sockets on passenger seats. To find that particular circuit breaker one would have to be a 777 pilot or an expert trained in that particular model of aircraft.
The other device that was disabled on the flight — reportedly 14 minutes after ACARS was turned off — was the transponder.;
he transponder provides a wealth of data regarding exact aircraft positioning, airspeed and altitude to air traffic control. The system, which is very precise, is activated before taxiing or takeoff and remains on throughout the flight.

Only a Boeing 777 pilot or an expert trained in that particular model would know where to find a particular circut breaker in the cockpit.

If a pilot disables the transponder — which can easily be turned on and off — all the air traffic controller will see is a radar blip. That’s roughly the same amount of data a controller received tracking flights during World War II.
It’s notable that the last communication from the cockpit came as the pilots were passing from Malaysian airspace into Vietnamese airspace.
In this case the countries’ radar coverage likely didn’t overlap. So if the pilots failed to check in, turned off the transponder and pulled the circuit breaker to the ACARS, the airplane would be completely off the grid — taken off the air, so to speak.
Think man think. Why until today not one shred of hard evidence have emerged. It is all speculation. And We assume the plane went down in the Indian Ocean.



Friday, January 24, 2014

Treasure what you have


Needs and wants


A few days ago my lawyer acquaintance called me out for a drink. we went down to a Chinese shop and he ordered a stout and i just stuck to a hot Chinese tea which was invigorating on a chilly night. We talked about many things but he kept coming back to his personal problems. His financial set backs and blah blah blah. Another person was sitting quietly at out table, we actually sat at his table because the place was packed. He was merely waiting for his ta pau. Finally he got up when his food arrived and we saw that he was handicapped. His legs were too thin to hold him up and he laboured in his strides. We gathered that he worked at an insurance company and has three children to feed. My acquaintance  casually asked him how was he managing his life and family with his condition. He smiled before saying something which struck me and my friend as something worth sharing with you people. He said: I am already born into this world in this condition and I have no choice but to live." He said it not out of hatred for those who are normal or anger. That, I told me friend is something for him to chew on. You see so many people are really ungrateful, not thankful for what they have. My friend has half a million ringgit in insurance money due to mature in a few years time. He drives a sonata and has a renovated terrace house in Pandan Jaya. He is complaining that life is not good enough for him. Like him there are so many people who are lamenting not because they lack what they need but because they cannot get what they want.

Monday, October 07, 2013

Temple Killing

Why slain Ambank founder went to temple for land deal meeting?

The real motive behind the killing of Arab Malaysian Development Bank founder Hussain Ahmad, 75,can only be established if police can manage to nab the person who had hired hitman Koong Swee Kwan now charged and under police custody.We all know that Hussain went to the Kuan Yin Chinese temple at No. 4 Lorong Ceylon on July 29 witth his wife to discuss a land deal when both of them were shot as they were leaving the temple grounds.According to sources the meeting took place at the temple because the land belonged to the bank. It was on lease to the temple and it is learnt that the lease had expired or nearing expiry. One version has it that the banker insisted on getting back the land while another theory has it that the banker refused to sell it to an interested party he had agreed earlier to. Another theory says Hussain met with a datuk businessman over the purchase of a three-storey shop lot in Jalan Berangan belonging to the temple. The police must question the temple committee members or any body who had been acting on its behalf. Surely the meeting would not have taken place in the temple grounds without the temple committee knowing.In the incident his wife Chong Mei Kuen, 49, was injured after they were shot at close range.

The man nicknamed "Four Eyes" by police was charged at the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's court murder. The 44-year-old car possessor was arrested more than a week ago after being on the run for two months, was also slapped with another count of attempted murder against Hussain's wife, Chong.

Koong, from Cheras, was nabbed by police in Taman Larut Tin, Taiping on September 23.It was reported that Koong, said to be a hired hitman, had shaved his moustache and sideburns to avoid being recognised.It was reported yesterday that police were hunting the suspect who hired the hitman.Police had also detained a taxi driver who allegedly drove the gunman to Lorong Ceylon.In August, taxi driver Chew Siang Chee, 45, was charged with the possession of a semi-automatic .9mm Walther pistol and bullets.City CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah had said the suspect was a 53-year-old businessman who had left for Australia after the murder. He is believed to be still abroad.Hussain founded the Arab-Malaysian Development Bank in 1975 through his holding company Arab Investments for Asia Kuwait. - October 2, 2013. In the 70s, Malaysian Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Abd. Rahman Hashim was  shot dead by communists subversive elements near Tun Perak and Jalan Raja Street.


Friday, September 13, 2013

Muslim maids abused

Well done Tony Pua for defending Muslim women who wish to wear the tudung and hitting out against employers who refuse to hire them because of religious reasons.
More politicians should take the lead and fight for things that really matter to the masses. Discrimination is one of them. It is good that a DAP leader has spoken out against such practices by employers who I am sure are Chinese. 
Not that I am biased or what but a large number of them just resent anything Malay or Islam. If they have their way they would corrupt the Muslims into eating pork as well. I am not exaggerating. Look at Indonesian Muslim women working at Chinese eateries serving pork. Not only do they serve put also help with the cutting and chopping of the pork meat. They don't give a rat's ass about their religious sensitivity. 
And at Chinese home these women are made to take their dogs for a walk and help the poor bastards ease themselves  where ever it is convenient including next to someone else's house or they playground itself. And don't forget about the weekly bath for their dogs which these poor maids too are to do.
Coming back to Pua's attack on  employers who refuse to hire tudung-clad Muslim women, the outburst echoes similar calls by other government leaders when a job seeker wrote in her face book about employers giving her the cold shoulder for wearing the tudung.
Mira Kamil, a Muslim woman who was reportedly rejected several times during her job hunt at a mall here.
Mira's story first came to light when she posted a complaint on her Facebook page on September 2, claiming she had been turned away by at least four retail stores because she wears a tudung, a headscarf worn by Muslim women for religious reasons.
The post immediately went viral and as of Tuesday had been shared by a total of 8,824 netizens on Facebook.Malay daily Harian Metro later sent one of its tudung-clad reporters out on an undercover assignment to prove Mira's claims.
On Sept 11, the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry said that the public should report any incidents of discrimination against tudung-clad women in the job hiring process.Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim, the minister heading the ministry, warned that companies that engage in such discrimination would face stern action.
Rohani also pointed to Article 8 of the Federal Constitution, which states there should be no discrimination against citizens.

Monday, September 09, 2013

be grateful for what you have


Yesterday my lawyer friend called me out for a drink. we went down to a chinese shop and he ordered a stout and i just stuck to a hot chinese tea which was invigorating on a chilly night. We talked about many things but he kept coming back to his personal problems. His financial set backs and blah blah blah. Another person was sitting quietly at out table, you see we actually sat at his table because the place was packed. He was merely waiting for his ta pau. Finally he got up when his food arrived and we saw that he was handicapped. His legs were too thin to hold him up and he laboured in his strides. We gathered that he works at an insurance company and has three children to feed. My friend casually asked him how was he managing his life and family with his condition. He smiled before saying something which struck me and my friend as something worth sharing with you people. He said: I am already born into this world in this condition and I have no choice but to live." He said it not out of hatred for those who are normal or anger. That, I told me friend is something for him to chew on. You see so many people are really ungrateful, not thankful for what they have. My friend has half a million ringgit in insurance money due to mature in a few years time. He drives a sonata and has a renovated terrace house in pandan jaya. He is complaining that life is not good enough for him. Like him there are so many people who are lamenting not because they lack what they need but because they cannot get what they want. The episode brings to mind what Gandhi je once said: "For the needy something is enough for the greedy nothing is enough."

Sunday, September 08, 2013

Concert Cancellation Silly

Many don't buy the government explanation for cancelling the Lamb of God concert. Just because the heavy metal band's name invokes religious sentiments is not enough reason for the authorities to cancel the show. The group after all is not a Christian group as the name might suggest. Besides contrary to popular belief, they are not an anti-Christian band either. 
They changed their original name, 'Burn the Priest' because of the way people interpreted their name to mean that they are a satanic band or anti-Christ. The name Lamb of God was supposed to be their maiden album when they were called “Burn the Priest” but because of the backlash back home they instead decided to adopt the name, giving up Burn the Priest.
Now the group seems to have landed in another controversy far from their home because of its new name. Back home the Christians took offence at “Burn the Priest” now the Muslims seems uncomfortable with Lamb of God!
The government made the decision to cancel their performance in Kuala Lumpur after the Islamic religious department  (Jakim) expressed reservations saying their lyrics contain verses from the. Holy Quran. So what! Just because there is some Quranic verses in their songs does it mean the Muslims who go and watch the performance are going to be offended? Besides a vast number of Muslims who go and watch such performances know very little what Quranic verses mean. They just rely on the Ulamas to interpret the meaning.
Since we are here on this topic ;et is look at the significance of the phrase Lamb of God. In the old testament, the Jews used to sacrifice pure white lamb for god. But since Catholics believe that Jesus died for the sins of mankind thus becoming the Lamb of God
Just as a lamb is the of spring of a father and mother, so Christ is called The Lamb of God because he is the literal son of God and a heavenly mother. The Lamb of God is also a name for the Savior used by John the Baptist and others (John 1:29). It has reference to Jesus being a sacrifice for thhe sins of mankind. Cf. 1 Cor. 5:7; 1 Pet. 1:19.
So since Jesus is the Lamb (son of God) he cannot be God!


Wednesday, January 16, 2013

respondent stonewalled..

murmurs:
respondent stonewalled

The legal fraternity awai...
: respondent stonewalled The legal fraternity awaits eagerly the written judgment of the Court of Appeal which overturned the High Co...

respondent stonewalled



The legal fraternity awaits eagerly the written judgment of the Court of Appeal which overturned the High Court ruling that the National Land Finance Cooperative Society was liable in a land development project.

Eagerly, simply because from the outset it looked very much an open and shut case wherein the key defence witnesses listed in the witness list failed to testify or rebut corroborated evidence given by the claimant.

Surprisingly the Appeal Court dismissed the evidence given in court by the prime witness for the claimant, Westingmont Sdn Bhd saying the evidence was simply hearsay.

Legal experts think that the appeal court was wrong not only in dismissing the evidence as hearsay but also in interfering with the findings of the trial judge.

The appeal court is not a forum to settle dispute. That was already done by the lower court. Its prime function is to determine if the trial judge exercised his powers with his jurisdiction, and or to deliberate points of law.

By dismissing a key witness’ evidence the appeal court has not only usurped the powers of the trial judge who was a better person to decide after spending considerable time weighing both sides of the argument.


In dismissing a piece of unchallenged evidence the appeal court has opened the floodgates.

This may give aggrieved parties consideration for further appeal to challenge this unprecedented ruling.

Had the appeal court judges probed further they could have understood why the trial judge admitted the claimant’s statement as evidence.

The trial judge Datuk Abdul Aziz went on to invoke Sec 114G of the Evidence Act to admit a crucial piece of evidence against the defendant, given by the claimant’s witness, which was not disputed at all

In short all the statements of Gopala Krishnan, the key witness for Westingmont against the key witness for NLFCS Tan Sri Somasudran, the executive chairman of NLFCS went unchallenged simply because the latter did not come to court to defence himself.

Though there were other witnesses not listed in the defence witness list came to the rescue of Somasundram but these witnesses’  evidence were not corroborated.

If the defence had a solid case they would have not hesitated to produce Somasundram. Not that he was away fighting a war or cannot be contacted. He was there at anyone’s disposal, in his cozy office in Tun Sambantan Building

Facing a daunting task the defence threw a red herring when they listed Somasundran as a witness in the witness list and deliberately or otherwise failed to produce him, thus denying the claimant a chance at putting him on the stand.

Some say the claimant could have tried a different approach by hauling Somasundran to court by way of subpoena.

But inorder to do this the defence counsel must notify the court and the plaintiff’s counsel that they would not be calling Somasundran who was listed in their witness list.

 It is learnt from the plaintiff’s lawyers that the defence neither notified the court or the plaintiff’s counsel.

Now it should be asked if it was utterly necessary for the plaintiff to subpeona a defence key witness when the latter could turn hostile?

Thus it is common sense that an evidence under oath be accepted and its authenticity remains until proven otherwise, shifting the evidential burden from the plaintiff to the defendant.

It is surprising that during the submission the appeal court asked the respondent’s counsel why they did not call Somasundran. The court should have known better that the burden is on the appellant to call their witnesses who were listed in the witness list at the start the trial in the high court.

Besides, any evidence made in court must be taken seriously by the judges as the person giving the evidence is under oath and dismissing evidence without solid reasons can be taken as not honouring court proceeding.

The appeal court also contended that the respondent had not requested “enough” for a piece of document which was supposedly in the possession of the appellant.

There are two points to consider here. One is the word “enough” which is very subjective. So to tell one that he or she has not done enough one ought to define what “enough” in that context is.

 The other is the appellant’s claim that the respondent did not request for the title to a piece of land which the respondent was supposed to develop.

That claim is ambiguous and steeped in half truth as the one making the claim must first have that piece of document in their possession.

By making such a claim they imply that the title was in their possession and that the respondent had not asked for it.

Now for argument sake say the respondent had asked for it. Were the appellant in a position to handover the document?  This was a clever way of misleading the appeal court which probably did not go through thoroughly the notes of evidence.

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