The Wholesome Threesome!

Best of Both Worlds!

If one is to choose loneliness, two is to be in love, then three must be the triple harmony of utmost joy.

That is the position of this Thai gentleman with the fortune to marry a pair of pretty twins.

Read how he keep his house in order and on week-ends, a threesome at that. 

It must be seventh heaven for the three of them to be living in wanton abandonment.

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After Mr Wichai (Tao), aged 24, from Songkram, who earns his living by dealing in old goods, got married to gorgeous twins Ms Sirintara and Ms Thipawan 22, he vouched his sincerest 'equal love' for both of them. 

Mr Wichai got married in pompous ceremony to both twins simultaneously.

On being interviewed by the Thai Rath reporters, Mr Wichai declared wholeheartedly, that he didn't see much problem in having to perform tiresome marital duties with two wives.  In the engagement ceremony before the wedding, Mr Wichai successfully offered a dowry ofeight baht of gold and 80,000 baht EACH for his lovely darlings.  Both families celebrated the marriage with joy and were said to be delighted for the threesome.

Mr Wichai told the press that he had been best of friends with his neighbouring twins since they were children. "When I grew older, I would walk past their house each morning and try to decide for myself which one I fancied more, but it was darned impossible - adored BOTH of them - I just couldn't decide, which one of them to chat up....!" 

He went on to say "For three continuous years all three of us would go on dates together, until there was one day when I couldn't stand the frustration any longer and told them I love you and want to marry you BOTH "   The fortunate Mr Wichai, instead of getting a slap in the face, was overjoyed when both girls admitted to having sworn all along, that they wished to marry the same man! " 

It wasn't easy at first, what with the neighbours gossiping, but our family sympathized, understood, and fully supported our mutual love for the one man" the twins said. 

Mr Wichai arranged for his brides to live with him, in his family house after the wedding, and his mother has alread y proudly prepared TWO rooms for the newly-weds. 

Our reporters were just gagging to hear the response to this mouth-watering question "And.... what are the sleeping arrangements Mr Wichai"?   To which he replied modestly with a beaming smile

"Absolutely no problems! For the first three nights of the week, I will sleep with Ms Thipawan and the next three will be spent with Ms Sirintara. As for every Saturday, the three of us will sleep together! " Ms Sirintara finally told the press 

"When my twin and I worked as assistant nurses, we promised each other that we would never leave each others side, and that our future husband would have to either take us both, or leave us" "

Anyway, Mr Wichai is the perfect man - he neither smokes nor drinks!"

The Mandela Memorial

This is fine art.

Great Capture of Mandela's Profile

The Mandela Memorial-steadfast and durable reminder of man's treachery to one another.

USM Reunion Lunch at Kelab PJ

The Group Photo 3 February 2013

A group of alumni members met for lunch at the Kelab PJ to renew their bonds for the alma mater.

At hand were two alumni association members to cover the event as well as the New Straits Times.

Saw Aim,Kee Teck, Yau Kok and Param

While waiting for the other attendees to turn up, those who came earlier mingled around to trade stories of old.

James,Gim Ooi, Lee Kiang,Chee Kiang  and Rajan Moses

After brief opening remarks by Bala, lunch commenced.

Jalil,Yau Kok, Rajendaran and Gim Ooi

By 2.00 p.m., we all stepped out to have a group photo taken.

Louis Vincent, and Francis Khor

I met many people who I have not seen for ages such ad Kee Teck, Saw Aim, Jimmy Fok, James Seow, industrial  court judge Rajendran, Mangai, Leela and Meenaloshini.

With Leela Thevi Ramadass

There was Louis Vincent which I have not seen since my teaching days at Likas in Sabah and Francis Khor who is now a PR in Montana.

Jenny, Mangai, Leela and Meena

Well, it will be another year when we meet up again.

Kee Teck, Saw Aim and Richard

Here are some of the photos of the reunion.

The Group Once More

One for the Road-Kee Teck, Saw Aim, Gim Ooi and Yau Kok

With Siddharta Raja Kumaran

Opening Remarks by  Gentle Bala

Yeoh with Lee Kiang and Chee Kiang

Home-going?

Sweet Farewells and to another year

Love and the Fatal Folly of Anna

An Unsalvagable Romance

In 19th Century Russia of Leo Tolstoy, values of family holds strong.

There is little place for romantic love once you are married, with child and married to a high-ranking officer of the Russian apparatchik.

Paying a high price for extra-marital romance

When Anna Karenina played by Kiera Knightley, decided to abandon societal values for a dashing man in uniform, she had her moments. While she caused a tumultuous upheaval in the life of her family particularly to Alexei Karenin played by Jude Law with the patience of Job, she will have to sacrifice almost everything for a few fleeting moments of sensual love.

While she dies under the wheels of a train, Lord Vronsky whom she had a dalliance with, just moved on with  other beauties on his arm.

Jude Law as Gentle Karenin

The message rings true. Know what you want. Experiment on the social dating scene. Have a fling or two before marriage and once you have settled down, sacrifice to the boredom of everyday living sans the sexual romance you once had.

The message-to go against that will be fatal.

RAM-Into the Looking Glass

Mirror,Mirror

As usual, we have the optimists and then the doomsayers.

What will 2013 be like  after the year is over?

Will there be disastrous world events with butterfly effects on our economy? Will the impending elections paralyze investment?

This is RAM Berhad through its looking glass.

The economy is expected to grow by 5.3% year-on-year in 2013 before accelerating to 5.8% next year on robust domestic demand and the gradual revival of external environment.

Domestic fiscal policy is  expected to remain accommodative as the implementation of key projects related to the Economic Transformation Programme  to pick up speed during the year.

Medium-term growth projection for the country ismaintained a 5.5% to 6% , supported by a stable expansion of the underlying factors of production.

As for domestic private consumption, it is anticipated to chart healthy growth due to favourable labour-market conditions instrumentally aided by a slew of Government initiatives and handouts.

RAM expects  that with an  improved business environment and relatively accommodative interest rates, private investment will expand further.

RAM is expectant that global conditions will gradually recover this year as policymakers in systemically important economies adopt an accommodative stance in an attempt to combat their respective structural deficiencies.

Malaysia’s export performance is expected to improve, in line with the revival of certain advanced economies. Similarly, import growth will likely be sustained by the resilient domestic economy, so they predict.

RAM foresee a fiscal policy that remains supportive of economic activity while the growth of public expenditure should moderate to meet the Government’s longer-term fiscal-consolidation objectives.

RAM notes the larger role of the “public-private partnership” method of financing in funding various development projects.

According to RAM's economists,“Conversely, the nation’s current-account surplus is expected to narrow as the acceleration of domestic investment closes the private sector’s saving-investment gap and increases imports."

They added that domestic monetary and financial conditions will remain relatively stable this year while inflation would likely increase at a modest pace due to healthy domestic demand conditions.

As such RAM sees  inflation to be moderate in the short term, with certain recently implemented policies  exerting some longer-term upward price pressures, The foresee the central bank  likely to adjust upwards the benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points this year from 3%.

[I have yet to see BNM in such a mode for a long time! Mostly it played 'chicken'.]

RAM opines that the ringgit might be more volatile in the short term due to global risk aversion but would retain considerable upside potential because of the currency’s strong fundamentals.

Meanwhile, they expect the global economy to expand by 3.5% this year largely due to growth from the emerging economies, with advanced economies expected to continue with their fiscal consolidation.

RAM's caveat:  They assume minimal occurrence of and impact from negative demand shocks in the advanced economies, along with limited disruption to global trade and supply of essential commodities.” 

Finally, this rating agency expects the US economy to accelerate to a pre-crisis growth pace of 2.5%, Europe to stagnate due to the enforcement of the European Fiscal Compact, which would improve the short-term sustainability of public finances  at the expense of immediate economic growth, and 8.1% growth in China from intra-regional trade even as global economic weakness weighed on the country’s economic expansion.

Do you believe RAM?

I think like most rating agency, they tread the middle path with all provisos and caveats right to the hilt!

The Death and Death of MCA in Johore

The Short Good-bye

With the recent Ponggol by-election win in Singapore by the Opposition in the city state, can we expect also such a turning in the  hinterland state of neighbouring Malaysia?

At the current moment, less than 40 days from the potential dissolution of the Johore State Assembly, there are no strong indicators that MCA has done anything that is substantive and significant to change the perception of the Chinese people in Johore. The best scenario is confirmed death to the party. No coroner is required

Why so?

The current crop of leaders such as the MCA President and his son as well as the other leaders in Johor continues to play second fiddle to the goliathic juggernaut brother, the ride-roughshod-over-you UMNO which continues to treat the sterile MCA as a good for nothing party except to take away potential UMNO seats. The best thing, these MCA leaders can do---continue to appear unperturbed, moribund and in hibernation mode;obviously oblivious to Chinese issues and its urgent resolution.

As long at the Chinese itch is not scratched, MCA will lose almost every seat it cares to stand.

The battle is set. The only thing to happen soon is engagement... and the resultant bloody nose for MCA.

There will be no Roland nor a horn for Roland to blow for quick rescue!

As a party without any great surviving leaders nor any promising second-echelon replacement, its bye-bye MCA.

Will you rest ten thousand years. 

Bridesmaids-On the Side of Female Melodrama

The Bridesmaids and their own exploits

The is a really a hen-party of a movie.

A maid of honour and a bridesmaid competed in one up-manship to plan a wedding of their friend, Lilian.

Beginning with  the hilarity of an engagement party that really went uncomfortable when Helen (Rose Byrne) competed with Annie Walker (Kristin Wiig) to show their close friendship with the Lilian, it went into  high note with the group literally crapping at a dress selection event due to food poisoning, then it soared to a  high drama unfolding on a flight with Annie going cuckoo and finally, Annie causing a rampage at a bachelorette party.

Rose by any other name....

While most part of the movie of predictable and lack zing, there were some smart dialogue.

Smart  Aussie Charm

The persona played by Kristin Wiig as the unfortunate lass in love and Rose Byrne  as the unsatiated wife in social disguise were brilliantly played.

It is great to see the vivacious Rose playing a softer role and a comical one at that.

Some dull moments but generally  good fare.