tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44142868002997091622024-03-06T13:59:13.171+07:00KongKorPenang, Malaysia is my hometown and the Hokkien dialect is widely spoken among Malaysian of ethnic Chinese. "Kongkor" in Penang Hokkien literally means 'telling or talking about something or stories’.
In this blog, I ‘kongkor’ about Malaysia, Indonesia, Sports/Other Interest, F&B and other miscellaneous stuffs that I happened to come across. It will basically be my opinion piece of which I enjoy sharing and connecting with other people.KongKorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828339707001541316noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-37843462942411284592010-12-22T15:15:00.001+07:002010-12-22T15:16:28.314+07:00Season greetings and welcoming 2011Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-80308110159711448552010-09-24T11:56:00.000+07:002010-09-24T11:56:49.244+07:00F1 Singapore Night RaceThe one and only night race in the 2010 F1 calender for round 15 of 19 races begins today at the Singtel Singapore Grand Prix. What's new this weekend is the new livery that will be spotted on the circuit is not any of the F1teams but on the safety cars with the announcement of the new engagement details by Allianz. Check it out here for full details.
As it is in any F1 race, the momentum picks Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-41859481121662135322010-09-09T15:48:00.001+07:002010-09-09T15:49:53.051+07:00Selamat Hari Raya Idul FitriWishing all Muslims, friends and blog visitors alike, Selamat Idul Fitri.
And to those who are traveling to their hometown, have a safe journey.
Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-42418560188775835022010-08-27T14:51:00.001+07:002010-08-27T14:52:55.469+07:00Round 13 - F1 action is back this weekend, Aug 29, 2010After 4 weeks break from the roar of the F1 engines, we're back again this weekend for the 2010 F1 Belgian Grand Prix.
It will be yet another exciting race with new developments in terms of technical upgrades for the cars given the long break. On the title chase, both the drivers championship and constructor's title are still in early days to tell with the new point scoring system introduced Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-41117283857544892202010-08-27T10:17:00.000+07:002010-08-27T10:17:30.982+07:00Putting it in accounting terms - Balance sheet of lifeA friend emailed this to me and I thought it might as well be shared. Some may have read it before but due credit is given to whoever wrote this.
BALANCE SHEET OF LIFE
Our Birth is our Opening Balance!
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-76220910091600588902010-08-23T20:57:00.000+07:002010-08-23T20:57:54.671+07:00Zaid Ibrahim - CHANGEI am most impressed with this speech from Zaid Ibrahim and became a fan of his the minute he walk his talk during his time in Pak Lah's administration.
As Malaysian, reading the political news and development in Malaysia is actually very energy consuming. So much so that after reading, one would feel a sense of helplessness without any recourse given the abuses, the absurdity of how the various Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-67854688031950567132010-08-12T17:00:00.003+07:002010-08-12T17:14:25.822+07:003rd. force watch! this is a darn good idea from Haris IbrahimEnabling the people to choose their candidates for an MP post is absolutely a brilliant idea. Reading the walk through from the link to the clip below, I now have a clear idea what this all about.
1) It enable the people to select the right candidate instead of political parties to represent them in parliament. Afterall, they are supposed to be the law makers and whenever they vote to pass aKongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-6252278392200797302010-07-31T13:07:00.003+07:002010-07-31T13:16:24.062+07:00F1 Hungary GP weekendThe Budapest GP is set to be another thrilling and exciting race. Looking at the performance of the cars in the practice runs on Friday, it looks like Red Bull and Ferrari will be competing for pole in qualifying today and podium tomorrow.
It was not so lucky for McLaren Mercedes and Mercedes Petronas teams as they struggled for pace. And this is a window of opportunity for Red Bull and FerrariKongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-24400019174838307282010-07-26T17:16:00.002+07:002010-07-26T17:18:35.861+07:00Ferrari is Back! but fined $100K Finally, Ferrari is back with a 1 and 2 podium finished at the 2010 F1 Germany GP. It was a remarkable drive by Massa leading the race from the start overtaking both Vettel and Alonso in lap 1 before the first turn until lap 49. Follow the in-depth race analysis in the clip below.Only after 11 races, the red prancing horse are now showing more pace in their cars to otherwise a Red Bull and KongKorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06828339707001541316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-80710520628255103662010-07-25T17:36:00.000+07:002010-07-25T17:36:47.469+07:00Personal interest for this blogIn one of my earlier posting on what to do with this blog when I opened a Wordpress account, I was undecided whether to close or maintain this blog. After much self deliberation, I have finally decided to keep this blog to 'kongkor' about personal interest and thoughts.
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And finally all F1 fans especially Ferrari fans have something to rejoice as the pace of the red prancing horse are now back in the front row with both the drivers in the top 3 line-up for the race today. Alonso on P2 and Massa on Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-31107467800482008062010-07-17T10:15:00.002+07:002010-07-22T21:51:36.539+07:00Not new but clever advertisingAlthough this execution is not new, but the idea of using it with a product and in this case a fixed deposit account, one can see movement and it is used in relations to the interest earn over time.What better way to describe something visually that is fix, but the longer you stare, it moves slowly and gradually as depicted in the 3 print ads below. Simple as it may seems, you have to put 1Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-57096054789302037832010-07-09T14:31:00.001+07:002010-07-09T14:31:31.298+07:00Great work from Publicis, Indonesia This is one of the best work I've seen in Indonesia so far using the outdoor media. If I could vividly recall, there were so much brouhaha over the A-Mild billboard using glow-in-the-dark ink a few years back at Jl Asia Afrika. But this, I must say is compelling without having to even mention anything about the brand or product with no HARD SELL copy. The idea is simple but most relevant with Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-29952363510840344642010-07-08T11:56:00.001+07:002010-07-08T11:56:07.644+07:00Round 10 - Great Britain GP at Silverstone Fairuz is now given an opportunity to drive the Lotus F1 this weekend. I am not too sure how this Malaysian will fare in his first drive in an F1 car but I am not too optimistic either. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:04B23DC8-AF4C-4EE7-8C06-4EBB4E3CEE77:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from www.f1fanatic.co.ukFauzy to drive Lotus at Silverstone 5 July 2010 by Keith Collantine Lotus reserve driver Fairuz Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-83484869080216781262010-06-27T08:04:00.002+07:002010-06-27T08:17:47.374+07:00F1 - European GP @ ValenciaRound 9 of the 2010 F1 calender and so far, the analysis sounds interesting from what seems to be rated as a 'not-so-interesting race circuit' and practice runs until the qualifying yesterday.
Some facts about the race for 2010 FORMULA 1 TELEFÓNICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE
Race Date: 27 Jun 2010
Circuit Name: Valencia Street Circuit
Number of Laps: 57
Circuit Length: 5.419 km
Race Distance: Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-52333982399537559932010-06-25T11:51:00.001+07:002010-06-25T11:51:29.570+07:00Police Gangsterism of the Penan Bumiputra I read with sadness that the Penan in Sarawak are being abused by the police and the timber tycoons. Isn't the Penan bumiputera of the land in Sarawak? And guess what, the Malaysian police are now playing the judge and the jury by way of gangsterism. Whatever it is, this is their ancestral land and the Penans have their rights to the way of life they have been told for generations before there Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-14141771595067871952010-06-22T10:10:00.001+07:002010-06-22T10:10:40.175+07:00Brand Owners Beware BP is an international brand and when the brand owners think that they are big and ignore the warning signs and did nothing, disaster will strike. And when it did, it came gushing just like the oil spill at Deepwater Horizon.How would the PR agency for BP counter the bad press and manage this crisis at hand? What will be their next move to engage the swelling anti-movement? What policies will beKongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-4973581764306238452010-06-20T12:37:00.001+07:002010-06-20T12:37:32.992+07:00Amnesty International The visual in this ad says it all without having to try too hard to get the point across. Strong visuals, nice photography and excellent execution. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:8E60AF22-F2AA-4FFC-86F1-21CBF1A7333D:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from www.ibelieveinadv.com“In Sudan, Nigeria, Uganda, Myanmar, Iran and Saudi Arabia children are still being executed. Join the fight at amnesty.org.tr”Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-51622108457981499492010-06-19T11:07:00.001+07:002010-06-19T11:07:29.425+07:00What's on the NEM? A supposedly growth plan for the nation that has all the rhetoric but where is the substance?The 'rent seeking' culture is perhaps too entrenched and within the system and it seems that this has become a 'right' for those who are well connected.Where to next, Malaysia? <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:74B82388-5859-4392-AAB1-759551C72045:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from english.cpiasia.netWhere is the Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-39855517128184507862010-06-17T10:01:00.001+07:002010-06-17T10:01:19.792+07:00iPhone 4 Pre Orders Numbers When Apple and AT&T open the pre-orders, both their systems were down due to the overwhelming demand with a whopping 600K plus units sold. Now that you've managed to booked the iPhone4, you will have to wait until July 14th for the shipment. Comes launch day, there will be a lot of disappointed die-hard Apple supporters yearning to get their hands on the devise.While this is all playing out Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-26521935612476416522010-06-16T18:42:00.001+07:002010-06-16T18:42:58.833+07:00iPhone 4 - it's HOT Such a hot item, pre-orders sold out before it even hit the stores. I wonder will it be as hot as the iPad? <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:F39DEBF4-2C32-4F40-9E9E-B8E4FA47E150:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from mashable.comiPhone 4 Pre-Orders Sold Out?Yesterday was both a very good and a very bad day for Apple and AT&T. The iPhone 4 became available for pre-order, but Apple and AT&T’s servers were so Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-80183080148613168512010-06-14T10:46:00.003+07:002010-06-14T11:04:48.270+07:00FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2010 ResultsIt's another McLaren 1 and 2 finished. Great drive by Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. Alonso did good too only to lose out a place from the starting grid to finished 3rd after he was held back by a back marker on the 56th lap where Button seize the opportunity to claim the No2 spot.
It was also a celebration for the Force India team with both drivers securing the top 10 points qualifier Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-41325554935784386872010-06-12T16:13:00.002+07:002010-06-12T16:19:57.837+07:00Unbeleiveable Sex - Myth or Truth?It's just so weird, man marrying a cow, when I read this article here in The Jakarta Globe that urges me to share on my blog. This happened in Bali, the island of Gods.
The whole village was out in full force to witness the marriage ceremony where a18 year old was caught having a very unnatural sex act with the cow. The cow as a symbol in Hindu Bali is supposed to be a holy animal and is a big Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-13651741534526441032010-06-08T09:31:00.001+07:002010-06-08T09:31:07.926+07:00Fifa World Cup Live over the Internet Good news for football fans all over the world. Clipmark below are the link to watch the World Cup live over the internet just in case your local free to air TV channels cannot afford to pay for the satellite up-link for the telecast live. <!-- BEGIN_CLIP_CONTENT ID:91CC67F8-222C-451B-A84C-070D3E2EE739:0 CLIPMARKS.COM -->clipped from mashable.com3 Ways to Watch the 2010 World CupSoccer fanatics Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414286800299709162.post-7938581952045287492010-06-04T10:14:00.001+07:002010-06-04T10:14:01.350+07:00Finding a job via Facebook Will this be a real challenge for the head-hunting companies around the world? Firstly, there is http://www.LnkedIn.com and now this http://www.SimplyHired.com.Facebook being the world's most "populous nation", if ever it is one, then this job finding site will give the head hunters a run for their money. There are endless opportunities in the world of social media as long as the idea is Kongkorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05359836250440568111noreply@blogger.com0