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the day 7 more days to go...

as you could see people i have switched off most of my profile pics for earth hour on march 28. get ready here!

i would like to take this opportunity to urge everyone to support earth hour 2009— that's 7 more days to go people!... nothing to loose just by switching off the lights for an hour at 8.30pm :~)

of disobeying the rules...

i hate it so much when i happily found a parking spot, but eventually when i was about to park there and then i saw a motorcycle or two in between the parking lines :( so this was what happened a while ago when i brought mama to the pasar tani—

i had to park the car a bit off-set though. earlier there was a motorcycle next to it. i thought that i would have the above pic as a proved if whoever wanna questioned me hah! and guess what people... the owner of the motorcycle was an indian policeman walawei... haluuu... either you are a police or not, you still have to follow the rules for others good sakes occay?!!...

alrighto people, i am gonna get ready to attend a wedding in ipoh in a short while. see ya!

the day julie got married!...

i accompanied cousin sarah to her friend from primary school, julie's akad nikah (solemnisation). we just got into the car when suddenly sarah remembered that she forgot to bring her camera. then when i was about to tell her that i always have my camera with me... she already said, "i know... chor never leaves home without her camera no matter what!" hah! and yes thanks to me, we managed to capture some pics for her —

well in fact we went to study at the same school actually. we knew julie's twin sisters as well, who are my senior of one year. besides that their mother was also a teacher in our school... kewl huh?!!...

to julie, i just would like to say this— "some love lasts a lifetime. true love lasts forever."

"i'm a musicon celebrity thanks to maxis broadband"

have you ever been stopped by a stranger on the street who asked you 'hey, aren't you that actor in that movie about...?' have you ever wondered if you look like a particular celebrity? well, now is your chance to find out!

you can use 'MyHeritage' to automatically determine which celebrities look most similar to the person in a photo that you submit. it does this by using advanced facial recognition technology.

it seems i look most like either beyoncé knowles (83%), vanessa marcil (80%), kristin davis (75%), toni braxton (74%), peta wilson (73%), ciara (72%), camilla belle (71%) and last but not least siti nurhaliza (71%) hah! —

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and i adore the idea of my musician celebrity look-alike as beyoncé, that's so right to go along with the theme for nuffnang music bash 2009! but there's only one thing to come up as beyoncé... i have cut my hair short early this year hmm... well i guess that won't be a problem for me as i shall put a trick to my hair something like this—

what say you people?

and for being like one, i shall also zoom in to maison, jalan yap ah shak, kl in my own ferrari(?) —

owh how i wish ya... life would be so good as such. what when i would be greeted along the red carpet just like a truth celebrity. people started asking for picture takings here and there, autograph signing and what's not plus many more...

let's see whether i will get a pair of invite for the above event, so that i will turn myself to a beyoncé look-alike! besides that they are quite a number of prizes up for grabs i.e. Nokia XpressMusic 5800, iPod touch, sony ps3, zara voucher(s) and many more...

at the meantime people let's enjoy this lovely song—

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more later...

i have just arrived from penang about 3 hours ago. so i guess more updates shall be up very soon...

at the meantime, i would like to thank KNizam for placing me here. "teman terharu sungguh ler mike..." i thought that i am just a humble blogger, no one would ever wanna noticed my blog until that way. yati! you are in as well ler...

on another note, a cousin passed away yesterday. i didn't ever make it a point to go back. was it a sin or not, only He knows of what was it all about. maybe more later then... as for now let me breathe first *phew*

of blogging & law—

i was so lucky enough to get the chance to attend the "blogging & law" conference held this morning by eLawyer at auditorium tun mohd suffian, university malaya's (official website here) faculty of law. i could say that its such an interesting one that no bloggers should missed this. i really gained a lot of knowledge about blogging and its law here in our country.

and look who i met:

with julian hopkins* (who i first met during the nuffnang sharing session in october last year) and kruel74 (i eventually recognized him from his posts on nuffnang's innit; and me being the real kuE, just approached him without any doubts)

*julian is doing some surveys for all malaysian bloggers and everyone who reads malaysian blogs for a PhD in monash university sunway campus. it will only take you 10-15 minutes and, to thank you for your time, you get a chance to win a pair of platinum movie suite tickets (or similar service in a cinema near you). have your say now here or click on the above banner. take note that this will remain open until 10 april 2009.

so back to the conference, for those who were not there, here's something that we bloggers and blog readers should know [i hope that i don't miss anything :) ] —

eLawyer:
• founder: mr eddie law
• established in 2007, first of a kind law portal in malaysia
• law firm can advertise jobs with them
• sell law books by lawyers/students
• first law blog forum
• law resources i.e. legal fees calculator, online law dictionaries etc.
• esolutions for law firm
• legal Q&A for public
• service for searching lawyers


topic 1:
blogging & intellectual property
by mr foong cheng leong, a lawyer and a blogger

• trade marks
• patents
• copyright
• industrial designs
• trade secret

1. main intellectual property is concerning blogs:
   
   • trade marks
     
   • copyright
     
   
   
   
2. trade marks:
   
   • rule of thumb:
     • don't sell counterfeit products
     • don't use trade marks as your domain name i.e. Scoobydoo.co.uk, Shell.de, Veronica.org
     
   
   
   
3. what is copyright?
   
   • exclusive right to make copies
     
   
   
   
4. law relating to copyright:
   
   • act 1987
     
   • applications to other countries regulations 1990
     
   • berne convention
     
   
   
   
5. what works eligible for copyright?
   
   • literary works
     
   • musical works
     
   • artistic works
     
   • films
     
   • sound recordings
     
   • broadcasts
     
   
   
   
6. who owns copyright?
   
   • author
     
   • employer
     
   • person who commissioned the work (sec. 26, 1997)
     
   
   
   
7. powers of copyright owner:
   
   • reproduction in any material form
     
   • communication to the public
     
   • performance to public
     
   • distribution— sale and other transfer of ownership
     
   • communication rental
     
   
   
   
8. durations of copyright: 50 years
   
   
9. blogging and copyright law
   — priciples of law are about the same with normal websites
   
   
10. copyright infringement
    examples of what amounts to copyright infringement:
    • posting pics, articles or videos belonging to someone else without consent
    • hosting BitTorrent files i.e. the pirate bay
    
    
11. hotlinking:
    
    • is the use of linked object, often an image, from one site to a web page belonging to a site-linking to other people's sites
      
    • is it infringing?
      
    
    
    
12. framing:
    
    • allows the viewer screen to split into multiple independently scrollable sections which may contain text, images or other frames
      
    • is it infringing?
      
    
    
    
13. defence:
    
    • no knowledge is not a defence
      
    • fair dealing (sec. 13(2) of copyright act 1987):
      *acts for purposes of:
      • non-profit research
      • private study
      • criticism
      • review; or
      • reporting of current events
      *what is fair dealing?
      
    
    
    
14. repercussions— civil action in court:
    
    • injunction
      
    • damages
      
    • legal cost
      
    
    
    
15. what do you do (infringing):
    
    • immediate removal
      
    • don't admit liability
      
    • negotiate for settlement/ignore the threat :)
      
    
    
    
16. conclusion:
    
    • to use or not to use
      
    • give due credit to author or owner
      

topic 2:
blogging & defamation law
by en nizam bashir, a malacca lawyer and a blogger

overview (1)
• malaysia— +/- 14.9m internet users in 2007

overview (2)
• fact
• apt to ask:

1. what can bloggers be liable for?
   
   • a number of things:
     — defamation
     — sedition
     — ISA
     — communication and multimedia act (CMA)
     
   
   
   
2. what defences can bloggers put forward?
   bloggers still have a number of rights:
   
   1. federal constitution
      
   2. defences to defamation law:
      — can't injure someone's reputations
      
   3. defences under sedition act:
      — 1948— prior to independence
      — what can be blogged and commented:
      • can point out mistakes made by ruler
      • errors or defects by government
      •
      
   4. defences against ISA
      
   5. defences under the CMA
      

so if you are interested to learn more about the above, take note that official recordings will be distributed at a special price of RM20 (normal price: RM25).

"there is freedom but there must also be responsibility"

links related to this blog post:
• click here for the report by NST
• a big wow to law conference 2009
• blogging and law
• eLawyer conference - be informed!
• blogging and law, a conference by eLawyer.com.my : a report
• report on eLawyer law conference 2009 - blogging & law
• elawyer law conference 2009 @ um

kuE' note:
all this while i made it a practice to just load my own pics here in my blog, unless otherwise stated i.e. movie posters. and after what i have learned today, i will ensure that these will be carried on insya Allah. it certainly won't be a problem for me if i blog without pics what...

to nuffnangers: make sure you all nang! me ya... :P thank you so much!

american breakfast @ 'palast'...

good morning everyone!... i just had a very nice and tasty american breakfast in the comfort of my room. i really lurve it to the bits! o ya... do you think i look like a thai? i asked because the room service guy thought so hah!...

while i had a lovely italian cuisine last night during my appointment. i can't seems to remember the name of the restaurant though, maybe later... or might be any one of you klites know it from this teaser pic—

like i said earlier, the food was marvelous. what when non-malaysians said the same thing... thumbs up! i will try my very best to write some reviews when i have the time :~)

alright then... i gotta go...

'palast'

i am already here in the city centre for two nights. i got is a non-smoking room, fully equipped with wifi facilities unfortunately its chargeable. i will let you all know the rates later then. at the meantime i wanna doze-off for a while. to sum it up, although this is my first time here everything seems to be so fantastic. i have an appointment to attend to in the evening. i guess i do not have to put it here of what is it about. some things are just not easily to be revealed in the blog :)

so for those who are going to the "blogging & law" conference especially you nuffnangers, i'll see you when i see you tomorrow, insya Allah...

the importance of PTA

i was at puteri's school (also my school) earlier for its PTA's annual general meeting (AGM). guess what i have been selected as one of the committee members (again?) for the financial year of 2009/10.

it seems as if this year is just zipping by and for many of you parents, i am sure it is time to form your nominating committee at your child's school as well. i hope that the respond won't be as bad as here. i have stressed out the same thing last year. most people don't bother about this important day at all. i do not know of why is it so hard for them to at least take 1/2 day leave just for this occasion. its actually for the benefits of our own child.

as each new school year begins, new goals are set by all. for school-age children, the goal is to work hard and become better students. for us parents, the goal is to love and support our children so they can become good students now and good citizens tomorrow. we accomplish our goals through daily actions and by being involved in our school. if a student is to get the most out of their school years and build a solid foundation for their life, the student's parent or parents must be involved in some manner. for this solutions PTA offers many ways in which parents can help the school and their student reach goals.

PTA is an organization made up of all parents and teachers of a school. by enrolling your children in school, parents automatically become members of the PTA.

the PTA’s main objective is to enhance the educational environment and learning experience for our children. the PTA supposed to supports the whole school community through the following: coordinating volunteers for activities that support school programmes, organising social activities, setting up support/communication networks, and raising funds to finance PTA activities that support school development. you can be involved in the PTA in many ways.

you may be asking, “why should i join the PTA?”

• you will be able to stay connected with your child’s school.
• the opportunities to meet new parents and share your ideas, concerns, and experiences.
• the opportunity to volunteer and/or joining a committee to help with school events.
• offering ideas on how to improve your child’s school.
• participation in fund raising events that will help purchase needed educational materials.
• be a role model for your child. you are showing your child the importance you place on education.
• the membership fee will be used to contribute to school funds.

remember, with your help via PTA the school can make a better learning environment for your children.

the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

what we did yesterday—

it was a public holiday, for prophet muhammad's birthday (maulidur rasul). get the updates of the nations' celebrations here

i slept like a sleeping beauty, woke up late, so no morning walks for me. well maybe it was still not too late but i prefer to go early in the morning while its still dark duh!...

we didn't do anything actually. we just opt to wind down by jalan-jalan in kinta city. we reached there just on time for a simple lunch at mcD as requested by megat. then i was so damn happy when kay called a little while later after lunch. only He knows of how excited we were since its been quite some time we didn't really meet up for a chat and coffee or something.

after some window shopping, we decided to stop at big apple (official website here) for some coffee and donuts.

each of us got a plain donut each for our beverages. but megat and i got an extra each of the alien and choreo donuts respectively hehee... tell me of who doesn't lurve oreo right? ;)

+/- 31 years and still going...

besides kay and i missing each other, we also have some small business talk to do. well i guess i will blog about it once everything is owh-kay... :~)

so how did you people spend your long weekend? care to share with me? ;)

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the sleeping beauty it is...

i was right about the 'sleeping beauty' thingy, that i really slept like one... believe it or not i had just awoke hence i won't go for my morning walks, as its kinda late already! wtf :P blame it on the body shop's quiet night soothing shower cream... hah! i guess it's true. so it didn't happened once like this, but many times before too. now you know that if i wanna pamper myself DIY way, that's one of the product i used.

i had a really nice and warm shower last night, lathered myself with the product... lovely! i felt so good... even i was already dz when i was typing my last blog post for yesterday... and i doze off there and then with my dell next to me right after i published it! *glurp*

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the day we celebrated boo's birthday...

i just had a nice warm shower lathered with the body shop's quiet night soothing shower cream; ahh!!!... so blissful. for sure i'll sleep like a sleeping beauty tonight... hah!

by the way, i had just arrived home from ipoh a while ago to celebrate my lil' cousin boo's 3rd birthday—

how time flies so damn fast huh?!!... it was like only recently we saw boo's baby pic here in this blog. and now... look at how cute and beautiful of her, just like her mommy! and on last 30th january, oyeen had another lil' girl joined them, sara jasmine.

we had a wonderful time at the party although its just a small and simple one, which was held at oyeen's family place. it was fantastic! all of the kids and adults alike had a blast. it was super fun. boo loves to see her cousins, so she was ecstatic, as well! :o)

i love to go to birthday parties. this is a wonderful opportunity to meet family and friends that we seldom meet.

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this song is my favourite. they sound so sweet together ♥

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of physical exercise...

i have just came back from my morning routines. normally i do that during weekends (both saturday and sunday) only. but now i decided to do it daily with effective yesterday. owh... how i feel so good and refreshing... i also joined a group of ladies for line dance at the tepi sungei, after my walks at the bukit residen. well i found out that they actually meet everyday except sunday.

when i was walking up the hills today, i walked by a nyonya (old chinese lady) with bicycle. i greeted her. the nyonya smiled and asked, "lu jalan solang saja ka? (you walked alone only?)". i nodded. doing my exercises alone is really not a big deal for me. i saw some ladies especially malays who went with friends, but they seems to gossip more than doing their exercises. what's up with that?

in some occasions, people would quoted me: "dah slim pun, nak slim lagik?". walaweiii... its not the matter of wanting to be slim or not occay?!!... i wanna lead myself to a healthy life... that's the most important thing... blerk!

i started doing this kind of exercises myself seriously on the first weekends of this year. then recently i thought its better for me to do it everyday instead. the hardest part of an exercise routine is getting started. once you've established a regular pattern of exercise, you'll find yourself following it. so, how do you get started? well, first of all, consult your doctor. your doctor can recommend the specific kinds of exercise for your own individual needs. generally, however, these guidelines should get you going. pssttt... i didn't get any advice from any doctor :)

first of all, exercise will only become a habit if it's fun! pick something you will enjoy doing. if you like being with a group of people, try a team sport like basketball or soccer. you don't have to be a super athlete. anyone can exercise. social activities like dancing and mall-walking are also good. if you're more of a loner, try bicycling or swimming.

don't kid yourself. be honest about what you realistically think you can do. if you have always hated to climb stairs, step aerobics probably isn't for you. maybe a walk around the neighborhood would be more pleasant. many people today are walking toward fitness.

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