We found ourselves too tired or else too lazy to cook our dinner last evening. So we had "ta pau" 2 packets of our favorite - "Tiong Kok Sharkfin" (fried meehoon naming in an accredited way by Hokkianese) to fill our stomaches as dinner.
Usually the package's covering is an old newspaper pieced with an inner layer of plastic paper in which this kind of food is wrapped. And it has been my habit to read the wrapping paper simultaneously while taking my Tiong Kok Sharkfin.
Although the news are outdated, sometimes they're just quite entertaining. And this evening was not the exceptional. Hence I found this piece of news dated 02/10/06 fanciful and interested - The story about the critique made by Dato Cheah of Penang Kheh Association against the DCM of Penang, Dato Haji Abdul Rashid bin Abdullah, over the issue of bending the history of Penang.
According to the critique, Abdul Rashid had has in one occasion days before cited irrespectively that the founder of Penang was not the Captain Francis Light (1740-1794), but it was Dato Kanaden (name is assumed as it's since I don't know "mat sooi" he is) who had come to Penang earlier than Light. Cheah uncompromisingly argued that if the perspective of who-is-who the first comer would be entitled as the founder, were to be taken into consideration. Then how about his 3 named ancestors, who had been landed into Penang 4 years prior to the arrival of Kanaden!
"Kanasai!" My noesis of history which was learnt some 40 years ago, has been tought back to teacher already. But what is still I can remember is, Penang was found by Light. Right? And also I can remember there are Light Street, Beach Street, Pitt Street & Chulia Street in Penang.
Perhaps one day, Light Street will be called as Kanaden Street!
Actually, it's none of my business of whether the founder of Penang was Kanaden, Kanasai, Brown or Black. Therefore as usual, as soon as I've had finished enjoying the reading, my delicious Tiong Kok Sharkfin do finish simultaneously. So it has energized me for the enthusiasm to bring up this little news to share with you!
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I took this picture while I was taking a short puff at the corridor outside my workplace this noon. My first glimpse on this scene was blissful. These three different colors of cattle were getting together in perfect harmony with a common objective of "cari makan" freely at the large green green grass of field.Resource for living is their most important goal. There is no social malaise inside their circle; protectionism which is sometimes necessary in trade, is not required to be practical between them; no brutal attacks or arguments. So, do they require apologies?
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I signed up the so called Merdeka Plan with TM on 16-09-05 when I received a brochure of invitation.
Yesterday, I was much surprised to receive a greeting postcard from the TM, saying that I was the No. 1 of their Merdeka Plan customer.
Wait a minute, Hat Chew! It sounds like they're trying to say that I was one of their No. 1 Merdeka Plan customers in the first sentence. But the third sentence then emphasized that being their "top customer" (singular). I think I'm No. 1 kuah!
The greeting message came together with a reward as follow - "Greetings! Thank you for being our number one Medeka Plan customer. We hope that you've enjoyed its benefits and will continue to do so. As our top customer, we believe that you deserve only the best from us. That's why, we've added more value to your Merdeka Plan and are pleased to announce that it now comes with extra talk-time minutes. FREE! Your new Merdeka Plan: 580 local call minutes + 120 national call minutes = 700 talk-time minutes. It's our own way of saying THANK YOU for you continued loyalty. So until our next reward, enjoy and happy talking! Warm regards from TM."
It has been a great job done by TM's customer relation department and is much encouraging.
Thank you TM for the reward! It certainly was nice to be remembered and especially nice to receive more talk-time during this 49th Merdeka!
Yesterday, I was much surprised to receive a greeting postcard from the TM, saying that I was the No. 1 of their Merdeka Plan customer.
Wait a minute, Hat Chew! It sounds like they're trying to say that I was one of their No. 1 Merdeka Plan customers in the first sentence. But the third sentence then emphasized that being their "top customer" (singular). I think I'm No. 1 kuah!
The greeting message came together with a reward as follow - "Greetings! Thank you for being our number one Medeka Plan customer. We hope that you've enjoyed its benefits and will continue to do so. As our top customer, we believe that you deserve only the best from us. That's why, we've added more value to your Merdeka Plan and are pleased to announce that it now comes with extra talk-time minutes. FREE! Your new Merdeka Plan: 580 local call minutes + 120 national call minutes = 700 talk-time minutes. It's our own way of saying THANK YOU for you continued loyalty. So until our next reward, enjoy and happy talking! Warm regards from TM."
It has been a great job done by TM's customer relation department and is much encouraging.
Thank you TM for the reward! It certainly was nice to be remembered and especially nice to receive more talk-time during this 49th Merdeka!
