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PETALING JAYA: A retiree has hit the jackpot, literally. His massive RM57mil win in Supreme Toto 6/58 game has set a new record for gaming winnings in the country.

The retiree, in his 70s, said it had been hard to keep calm after he learnt of his win from a local daily a day after Wednesday’s draw.

“It was so huge a shock that I almost had a heart attack!” he said, according to a press statement from Sports Toto Malaysia yesterday.

His winning set of numbers are 2, 12, 24, 25, 32 and 33.

The retiree said he had created his winning set of numbers after diligently studying all the numbers that had been drawn before.

He said he enjoyed studying number trends and creating lucky number combinations to bet on, and spent moderate sums on number games in his free time.

Source: The Star, Saturday January 21, 2012

Yeah, like I believe…

Got an envelope in the mail from Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia today. Very discreet looking, no bank logo, no tell tale signs it is from Standard Chartered. It contains a promotional looking pamphlet/brochure with a form to fill in.

Oh, okay, it’s a information leaflet about the new credit card guidelines. How thoughtful of them.

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Kelantan is a state in northern part of Malaysia. Self declared Islamic state, it’s Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat is adamant in implementing Hudud Islamic Law in the state.

Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat

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Things went smoothly after I applied for Unifi, the high speed broadband service by Telekom Malaysia. They called a day after I have submitted my application online. They confirms all the details and sets a date for installation. I was excited and are really looking forward to the day.

I began to do some researching on Unifi. It does not paint a rosy picture and I found reasons not to subscribe to it. The process was like a mission to find the enemy and put a bullet through its head.

Things I do not like about Unifi:

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The Unifi website is down the whole morning. It shows an error page whenever I click the “apply now” link. I am only able to access it in the afternoon, after office hours. It is pretty straight forward, until some parts where it gets very confusing. Outlined below are the step by step guide (sort of) on how to apply Unifi broadband online.

The reward for my effort for applying online (For a limited time only):

1. Free installation charges.
2. Free equipments.
3. Free one month subscription.

Bulls, I only get the free one month subscription for applying online. The others are given free anyway, no matter how I apply. “For a limited time only” is also an ongoing sweetener. It has been like that for as long as I can remember. Better than nothing, I supposed.

Here’s the guide:

Go to Unifi’s website. Click “Apply Now” on the top right corner.

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Unifi is the premium internet broadband service in Malaysia. It finally reached my place. I wanted badly to subscribe to it. Blood sucking price, entry level package at RM149.00 per month (add another 6% government tax). It still is the most reliable and cheapest fixed line broadband.

Excited, I went to their website looking for more info and with the intention of registering for the package. Impressively the site flashes “Video. Internet. Phone. Experience the all-new high speed broadband lifestyle.” After reading through all the mumbo jumbo, I click “Register”

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Malaysia Day is celebrated on the 16th of September every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian Federation in 1963. It signifies the joining together of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore to form Malaysia. Singapore later breaks off and gained sovereignty as the Republic of Singapore (remaining within the Commonwealth) on the 9th of August 1965.

This year 2011, marks a significant change in Malaysia’s history. Greater civil liberties and democratic reforms are announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The historic announcement was his Malaysia Day eve address that was telecast live on national TV.

• The Internal Security Act (ISA) 1960 will be repealed. In its place, two new laws will be enacted to safeguard peace and order the detention period will be reduced and can only be extended by the courts, except in cases involving terrorism.
• Three remaining emergency proclamations to be lifted are Emergency 1969, Emergency 1966 (Sarawak) and Emergency 1977 (Kelantan).
• Banishment Act 1959 will also be repealed.
• The annual licence renewal requirement for newspapers and publications will be replaced with a one-off permit by reviewing the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984.
• Reviewing the Restricted Residence Act 1933.
• Allowing greater freedom to assemble by reviewing Section 27 of the Police Act 1967 by taking into consideration Article 10 of the Federal Constitution which guarantees every citizen with the right to freedom of speech and assembly

Source – The Star Newspaper 16th September 2011

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This just in. Windows 8 unveiled to thousands of software developers. Windows Developer Preview is made available to the public here. You can actually download it and see how it looks like on your computer right now. How cool is that.

Well, for a start, it looks nothing like the windows we are used to. It is optimised for touch screen in an apparent battle set against iPad.

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