Justice taken in by the cleaner

Driza faces a substantial prison term

In London, it was revealed that 60-year-old immigration tribunal judge Mohammed Ilyias Khan had an affair with his 37-year-old Brazilian cleaner Roselane Driza from South Norwood, south London.

Justice Ilyias Khan said he was a fool to embark on an affair with his Brazilian cleaner as he had become "a complete and total puppy to her." He told the Old Bailey on Thursday he had started a relationship with Ms Driza after she stopped being his cleaner.

The court was told he found it hard to get Ms Driza to leave and that she continued to live at his flat rent-free, the court heard. She was still at Ilyias Khan's flat when she was arrested on 25 October 2005.

Asked by Frances Oldham QC, defending, why he was still sleeping with her in 2005, Ilyias Khan said it was because he did not want her to pursue her threats. Ms Driza had taken two videos of him having sex with other women and threatened to send them to his "boss", Lord Falconer, the court heard.

Mrs Oldham said: "Your motive of being friendly with the defendant was entirely for your own selfish reasons.

"You were using her as a cheap housekeeper with whom you were able to enjoy sex."

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Too little, too late?

Pope Benedict XVI has expressed "deep respect" for Islam

Text of Pope's speech

The following is the text of Pope Benedict XVI's speech to Muslim envoys, in which the pontiff tried to defuse tensions between the Catholic Church and Islam over comments he made earlier this month in southern Germany.

"I am pleased to welcome you to this gathering that I wanted to arrange in order to strengthen the bonds of friendship and solidarity between the Holy See and Muslim communities throughout the world.

I thank Cardinal Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, for the words that he has just addressed to me, and I thank all of you for responding to my invitation.

The circumstances which have given rise to our gathering are well known. I have already had occasion to dwell upon them in the course of the past week.

In this particular context, I should like to reiterate today all the esteem and the profound respect that I have for Muslim believers, calling to mind the words of the Second Vatican Council which for the Catholic Church are the Magna Carta of Muslim-Christian dialogue:

"The Church looks upon Muslims with respect. They worship the one God living and subsistent, merciful and almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, who has spoken to humanity and to whose decrees, even the hidden ones, they seek to submit themselves whole-heartedly, just as Abraham, to whom the Islamic faith readily relates itself, submitted to God" (Declaration Nostra Aetate, 3).

Placing myself firmly within this perspective, I have had occasion, since the very beginning of my pontificate, to express my wish to continue establishing bridges of friendship with the adherents of all religions, showing particular appreciation for the growth of dialogue between Muslims and Christians (cf. Address to the Delegates of Other Churches and Ecclesial Communities and of Other Religious Traditions, 25 April 2005).

As I underlined at Cologne last year, "Inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue between Christians and Muslims cannot be reduced to an optional extra.

"It is, in fact, a vital necessity, on which in large measure our future depends" (Meeting with Representatives of Some Muslim Communities, Cologne, 20 August 2005).

In a world marked by relativism and too often excluding the transcendence and universality of reason, we are in great need of an authentic dialogue between religions and between cultures, capable of assisting us, in a spirit of fruitful co-operation, to overcome all the tensions together.

Continuing, then, the work undertaken by my predecessor, Pope John Paul II, I sincerely pray that the relations of trust which have developed between Christians and Muslims over several years, will not only continue, but will develop further in a spirit of sincere and respectful dialogue, based on ever more authentic reciprocal knowledge which, with joy, recognises the religious values that we have in common and, with loyalty, respects the differences.

Inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue is a necessity for building together this world of peace and fraternity ardently desired by all people of good will.

In this area, our contemporaries expect from us an eloquent witness to show all people the value of the religious dimension of life.

Likewise, faithful to the teachings of their own religious traditions, Christians and Muslims must learn to work together, as indeed they already do in many common undertakings, in order to guard against all forms of intolerance and to oppose all manifestations of violence; as for us, religious authorities and political leaders, we must guide and encourage them in this direction.

Indeed, "although considerable dissensions and enmities between Christians and Muslims may have arisen in the course of the centuries, the Council urges all parties that, forgetting past things, they train themselves towards sincere mutual understanding and together maintain and promote social justice and moral values as well as peace and freedom for all people" (Declaration, Nostra Aetate, 3).

The lessons of the past must therefore help us to seek paths of reconciliation, in order to live with respect for the identity and freedom of each individual, with a view to fruitful co-operation in the service of all humanity.

As Pope John Paul II said in his memorable speech to young people at Casablanca in Morocco: "Respect and dialogue require reciprocity in all spheres, especially in that which concerns basic freedoms, more particularly religious freedom. They favour peace and agreement between peoples" (no. 5).

Dear friends, I am profoundly convinced that in the current world situation it is imperative that Christians and Muslims engage with one another in order to address the numerous challenges that present themselves to humanity, especially those concerning the defence and promotion of the dignity of the human person and of the rights ensuing from that dignity.

When threats mount up against people and against peace, by recognising the central character of the human person and by working with perseverance to see that human life is always respected, Christians and Muslims manifest their obedience to the Creator, who wishes all people to live in the dignity that he has bestowed upon them.

Dear friends, I pray with my whole heart that the merciful God will guide our steps along the paths of an ever more authentic mutual understanding.

At this time when for Muslims the spiritual journey of the month of Ramadan is beginning, I address to all of them my cordial good wishes, praying that the Almighty may grant them serene and peaceful lives. May the God of peace fill you with the abundance of his blessings, together with the communities that you represent."

Indonesian ambassador Bambang Prayitno said he was surprised that there was no direct dialogue at the meeting. In the space of just half an hour, the pontiff made a brief speech to envoys before greeting them individually, but there was no general discussion.

He pointed out that the Pope had not referred directly to the speech which sparked the controversy. Muslim leaders had been demanding an unequivocal apology from the Pope for his words.

"We had hoped that there would have been a dialogue, but that was not the case," Bambang Prayitno said.

"There was no dialogue between the Pope and the guests... In general, we were actually a bit surprised that the meeting was a short one and [ended] just like that."

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Crazy black mama

Tiffany Hall, left, has been charged with killing friend
Jimella Tunstall (right) and abducting her unborn child

A post-mortem examination showed Tunstall's womb had been cut open with scissors - possibly after she had been knocked unconscious - and that she bled to death.

The children's bodies remained undiscovered for days

Hall also admitted to Police that she has drowned Tunstall's three children before stuffing them in the family's washer and dryer, where they were found a week later.

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Paki-bashing 2006-style

Paki-bashing used to be a favourite past-time for yobbos and lager louts during my student days in the UK. Now, the game has taken on new heights, as well as a new victim.

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Planning to study in Russia?

What colour is your skin?

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The Perelman Enigma

Photos of the reclusive genius are rare

Without doubt a mathematical genius, Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman aka Grisha Perelman is also the ultimate unsung anti-hero.

In 1981, Dr Richard Hamilton of Columbia devised a method, known as the Ricci flow, to investigate the shapes of spaces. Dr Shing-Tung Yau of Harvard was enthusiastic that this method might finally crack the Poincaré conjecture. He began working with Dr Hamilton and urging others to work on it, with little success.

Then, in 2003, a Russian mathematician, Grigori Perelman, sketched a way to jump a roadblock that had stymied Dr Hamilton and to prove the hallowed theorem as well as a more general one proposed by the Cornell mathematician William Thurston. Dr Perelman promptly disappeared, leaving his colleagues to connect the dots.

Having solved the famous Poincaré conjecture, posed in 1904 and regarded as one of the most important and difficult open problems in mathematics, Perelman has refused to accept one of the discipline's top awards, the prestigious Fields Medal, which was awarded to him on August 22, 2006. A week later a drawing in The New Yorker showed Dr Shing-Tung Yau trying to grab the Fields Medal from the neck of Dr Perelman.

Apparently, Perelman is currently jobless, living with his mother in St Petersburg, and subsisting on her modest pension. His friends are said to have stated that he currently finds mathematics a painful topic to discuss; some even say that he has abandoned mathematics entirely.

He has stated that he is disappointed with mathematics' ethical standards, in particular of Fields medalist Shing-Tung Yau's effort to downplay his role in the proof and up-play the work of Huai-Dong Cao of Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and Xi-Ping Zhu of Sun Yat-sen University in China.

In a speech in June 2006 during the string theory conference, Dr Yau said, ?In Perelman?s work, many key ideas of the proofs are sketched or outlined, but complete details of the proofs are often missing,? adding that the Cao-Zhu paper had filled some of these in with new arguments.

This annoyed many mathematicians, who felt that Dr Yau had slighted Dr Perelman. Other teams who were finishing their own connect-the-dots proofs said they had found no gaps in Dr Perelman?s work. ?There was no mystery they suddenly resolved,? said John Morgan of Columbia, who was working with Gang Tian of Princeton on a proof.

On his Web site, doctoryau.com, Dr Yau has posted a 12-page letter showing what he and his lawyer say are errors in the New Yorker article. The New Yorker has said it stands by its reporting.

Perelman has said that "I can't say I'm outraged. Other people do worse. Of course, there are many mathematicians who are more or less honest. But almost all of them are conformists. They are more or less honest, but they tolerate those who are not honest. It is not people who break ethical standards who are regarded as aliens. It is people like me who are isolated."

This led him to quit professional mathematics. He has said that "As long as I was not conspicuous, I had a choice. Either to make some ugly thing" (a fuss about the mathematics community's lack of integrity) "or, if I didn't do this kind of thing, to be treated as a pet. Now, when I become a very conspicuous person, I cannot stay a pet and say nothing. That is why I had to quit."

Professor Marcus du Sautoy of Oxford University has said that "He has sort of alienated himself from the maths community. He has become disillusioned with mathematics, which is quite sad. He's not interested in money. The big prize for him is proving his theorem."

In a new twist, a flaw has been discovered in the Cao-Zhu paper. One of the arguments that the authors used to fill in Dr Perelman?s proof is identical to one posted on the Internet in June 2003 by Bruce Kleiner, of Yale, and John Lott, of the University of Michigan, who had been trying to explicate Dr Perelman?s work.

In an erratum to run in The Asian Journal of Mathematics, Dr Cao and Dr Zhu acknowledge the mistake, saying they had forgotten that they studied and incorporated that material into their notes three years ago.

In an e-mail message, Dr Yau said the incident was ?unfortunate? but reaffirmed his decision to expedite the paper?s publication. ?Even after the correction, the paper provides many important new details and clarifications of Hamilton and Perelman?s proof of the Poincaré and Thurston conjectures.?

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Forming a Toastmasters Club in Salak Tinggi!

From: Richard Chong ritchierc@yahoo.com
To: azlanadnan@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:37:35 -0000

Dearest members of the Azlan Adnan, CTM, MA Fan Club,

Greetings from District 51 Toastmasters, which covers Toastmasters clubs in Brunei, Indonesia & Malaysia.

Toastmasters International is a non-profit organisation that provides training within a club meeting where members learn the art of public speaking, presentation skills, and overcome their fear of speaking before an audience as well as providing us the leadership skills that we needed in our daily working lives.

I am in the midst of forming a Toastmasters Club for all the people living in Kota Warisan, Dengkil, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and Nilai among others within this coming month of September 2006. The venue will be most likely in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi.

In a typical Toastmasters meeting, members learn to speak off the cuff, giving speeches as well as receiving feedback and evaluations. In a club meeting, there is no right and wrong, but it is the members, the more experience members that will guide you to the best they could. We learn best in a fun environment where every member's ultimate goal is to improve themselves.

We need around 20-35 members to jump-start the formation of this club with minimum investment in monetary terms but great benefit for self-development.

Anyone interested please write to ritchierc@yahoo.com to register and receive updates.

Basically, one need only pay a one-time new registration fee of approximately RM75/- and six months dues in advance around RM105/- and roughly RM23/- for the chartering fee of a club (one-time payment)

If you have always been thinking of improving your presentation or communication skills, then do not look further, do not procrastinate, write to us to book a spot in this exciting journey.

Meanwhile please browse Toastmasters International website at www.toastmasters.org for more information.

Thank you for your time and please help to spread this around to your friends whom you think will greatly benefit from this club.

Richard Chong - Advanced Toastmasters Bronze/Competent Leader

District 51 - Serving Toastmasters in Brunei, Indonesia & Malaysia.

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August Newsletter ~ Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan

Table of Contents

In this issue:
1) TM Rakan Niaga
2) Office Space for Rent at Airport City Business Centre
3) Residential Properties for Sale/Rent in Kota Warisan
4) Astana Dugang Country Resort
5) Zero-Tolerance Policy on Smoking
6) Website Design and Thesis Editing
7) Photocopy Centre Launched
8) New TM 1number Contact Number

1) TM Rakan Niaga
Azlan bin Adnan (1535438-P) has been appointed a Telekom Malaysia Business Partner and you may now apply for TM Retail's Consumer and Business Products such as Fixed Line, CDMA phone (Mobile 03- number), Streamyx, Centrex, 1number, and etc. at the:

Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Wisma Azlan, 6 Jalan Airport City 2
Airport City Business Centre (next to Salak Tinggi Station)
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG
Contact: 1-700-80-POST

For more details, click:
http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/08/tm-rakan-niaga.html
http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/08/get-your-mobile-03-number-now.html
http://www.tm.com.my/1number


2) Office Space for Rent at Airport City Business Centre
Kota Warisan, 43900 SEPANG

One-minute walking distance from Salak Tinggi Station for KLIA Transit ERL trains.

33-1 Jalan Airport City 1
First Floor, above CRIBZ Cafe, same row as Zilita Laundry and Nafaroma Corner
24-hour Restaurant, 1,400 sq ft, RM600/month

2, 2-1 and 2-2 Jalan Airport City 2
Three-storey corner shopoffice lot
Ground floor, next to Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan, 1,700 sq ft, RM3,000/month
First floor, next to Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan, 2,400 sq ft, RM2,000/month
Second floor, next to Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan, 2,400 sq ft, RM1,000/month

6-2 Jalan Airport City 2
Second floor, above Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan, 1,400 sq ft, extra windows
added, very breezy, no need for air-cond, RM500/month

18 and 18-1 Jalan Airport City 2
is already tenanted by Sinetec Power Solution Sdn Bhd wef September 1, 2006
Same row as Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Ground Floor, 1,200 sq ft, RM1,000/month
First Floor, 1,400 sq ft, RM500/month

20 and 20-1 Jalan Airport City 2
Same row as Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Ground Floor, 1,200 sq ft, RM1,000/month
First Floor, 1,400 sq ft, RM500/month

26 and 26-1 Jalan Airport City 2
Same row as Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Ground Floor, 1,200 sq ft, RM1,000/month
First Floor, 1,400 sq ft, RM500/month

56 and 56-1 Jalan Airport City 2
Same row as Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Ground Floor, 1,200 sq ft, RM1,000/month
First Floor, 1,400 sq ft, RM500/month

Contact 019-28-AZLAN, 019-28-29526 to view

For more details, click:
http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/07/office-space-for-rent.html


3) Residential Properties for Sale/Rent in Kota Warisan
Single-storey terrace house for rent
4 Jalan Warisan Megah 1/7
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG

Thirty-seconds' walking distance from primary school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kota Warisan. Two-minutes' walking distance from shops and restaurants. Five-minutes' walking distance from Airport City Business Centre. Eight-minutes' walking distance from Salak Tinggi Station for KLIA Transit ERL trains.
Rent: only RM450/month (not negotiable)

Also available is a double-storey terrace house at 12 Jalan Warisan Megah 1/1.
Rent: only RM650/month (negotiable)

Also available is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom cornerlot 3rd floor Prima apartment wih extra windows.
Rent: only RM500/month (negotiable)

Contact 019-28-AZLAN, 019-28-29526 to view

For more details, click:
http://www.myspace.com/villa_impian
http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/08/single-storey-terrace-house-for-rent.html
http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/08/single-storey-semi-detached-house-for.html
http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/07/double-storey-terrace-house-for-rent.html


4) Astana Dugang Country Resort
Azlan bin Adnan (1535438-P) has been appointed Sales Agent for KLIA by the Astana Dugang Country Resort.

For more details, click:
http://www.geocities.com/astana_dugang_country_resort
http://www.geocities.com/astana_dugang_country_resort/location.html
http://www.geocities.com/astana_dugang_country_resort/enquiries.html


5) Zero-Tolerance Policy on Smoking
We have a zero-tolerance policy on smoking. Cancer sticks are not sold at the Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan. Tobacco addicts are kindly requested get your daily nicotine fix elsewhere.

We forbid the smoking of tobacco (cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarellos or whatever else you wish to call those cancer-sticks) on our premises. If you wish to poison your wife and children in the comfort of your own home, that is your business.

Adult smokers are kindly requested to extinguish their cigarettes before entering the premises. And no, we do NOT enjoy picking up your cigarette butts from our floor or five-foot way, so please do that yourself or set a good example to your children by using the wastebasket provided.

Smokers under 18 or in school uniform will be detained and handed over to the police. (Your mother can bail you out after you have spent a night in the Police lock-up in your underwear.)

Ladies, smoking is so not kewl. Have you kissed an ashtray before? Right.

For more details, click:
http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/07/on-smoking.html


6) Website Design
Azlan bin Adnan (1535438-P) now provides basic website design and thesis editing. Some recent websites designed include:
http://www.geocities.com/astana_dugang_country_resort
http://www.myspace.com/astana_dugang
http://www.geocities.com/malaysian_oral_implant_assn/
http://www.geocities.com/nafaroma_corner/
http://www.geocities.com/zilita_enterprise/
http://www.geocities.com/pos_mini_kota_warisan/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pos_Mini_Kota_Warisan/
http://www.geocities.com/airport_city_business_centre/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Airport_City_Business_Centre_Kota_Warisan/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mansion_for_sale

Contact 1-700-80-POST for a quotation.


7) Photocopy Centre Launched
We have acquired a Canon GP225 digital photocopier with fax and laser printing facilities and therefore can now offer photocopying services, send and receive fax services, and laser printing services. We use branded Double A A4 paper of the highest quality. For A3, we use branded Indah Kiat paper as we are unable to get supplies of A3 paper from Double A.


8) New TM 1number Contact Number
Our new TM 1number contact number is:
1-700-80-POST
1-700-80-7678
You can use this number to contact us from TM Fixed line and Celcom from within Malaysia by fax, sms or voice. If you are calling from Maxis, DiGi or from overseas, please use:
+603-8731 3800 (CDMA Phone)
+603-8706 3800 (TM Fixed Line)
+603-8706 3808 (Office Hours Fax)
+603-8706 3803 (After Hours Fax)
+6019-28-AZLAN (Celcom Mobile)
+6019-28-29526 (Celcom Mobile)

1number is a new service by Telekom Malaysia that helps you manage your numbers by using a single number that automatically re-routes your voice calls, smses and faxes to pre-designated numbers. For more info, click:
http://218.208.33.197/Index/
http://www.tm.com.my/1number

--
Azlan Adnan, CTM, MA International Business and Management

Exclusive Sales Agent, Astana Dugang Country Resort
Ketua Pos, Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Real Estate Negotiator, SK Brothers Realty E(1)0283/2
Business Partner, TM Retail, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (128740-P)
Project Director, LHK Renovation & Construction (1573289-K)
Authorised Insurance Agent (Producer Code: 85-083128-000)
American Home Assurance Company Malaysia (991951-W)

Azlan bin Adnan (001535438-P)
Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Wisma Azlan
6 Jalan Airport City 2
Airport City Business Centre
Kota Warisan (Salak Tinggi ERL Station)
43900 SEPANG
HP: 019-28-AZLAN
HP: 019-28-29526
Tel: 03-8706 3800
Fax: 03-8706 3808 (Office Hours) 03-8706 3803 (After Hours)
Subscribe to our Newsletter: pos_mini_kota_warisan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Websites:
www.geocities.com/astana_dugang
www.geocities.com/pos_mini_kota_warisan
www.geocities.com/airport_city_business_centre

Astana Dugang Country Resort

(Click to enlarge)

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TM Rakan Niaga

Azlan bin Adnan (1535438-P) has been appointed a Telekom Malaysia Business Partner and you may now apply for TM Retail's Consumer and Business Products at the:

Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Wisma Azlan, 6 Jalan Airport City 2
Airport City Business Centre (next to Salak Tinggi Station)
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG
Contact: 1-700-80-POST

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Single-storey terrace house for rent

4 Jalan Warisan Megah 1/7
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG

Thirty-seconds' walking distance from primary school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kota Warisan. Two-minutes' walking distance from shops and restaurants. Five-minutes' walking distance from Airport City Business Centre. Eight-minutes' walking distance from Salak Tinggi Station for KLIA Transit ERL trains.
Rent: only RM450/month (not negotiable)

Also available is a double-storey terrace house at 12 Jalan Warisan Megah 1/1.
Rent: only RM650/month (negotiable)

Also available is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom cornerlot 3rd floor Prima apartment wih extra windows.
Rent: only RM500/month (negotiable)

Contact 019-28-AZLAN, 019-28-29526 to view

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Get your Mobile 03- number now!

CDMA phone
Homeline Wireless Service is a wireless service offered by TM, where customers can enjoy voice, fax and internet/data applications with a better quality of service (CDMA is the underlying technology on which 3G was built). It provides an alternative service to normal Homeline/Businessline telephony.

Call Charges
Call Charges are as per the normal PSTN tariff structure.

TM offers an option to select your preferred type of Mobile Wireless phone set (choice of 3 models in the photo above). Only the Huawei C506 supports fax and internet/data applications. The Huawei C2205 and Motorola W150i both only support voice and SMS.

No rental is charged for the Mobile Wireless phone set and customers are required to purchase the mobile phone set from TMpoint.

If you live in Kota Warisan or Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, your CDMA phone number with start with 03-8731 XXXX and not 03-8706 XXXX. This is because Salak Tinggi is a border town (with 06-) and you may get inadvertant access through the Nilai transmitter (for which you will be charged 06- outstation rates). To resolve this issue, you wll be given a Semenyih or Dengkil number starting with 03-8731 XXXX. This will force your phone to use the Dengkil transmitter, and not the Nilai transmitter, thus giving you a lower rate when making calls to 03- numbers.

Undocumented Benefits
Get two CDMA phones registered in the same exchange, i.e. 03-8731 XXXX, and give one handset to a person living outstation, say studying at UMS or Unimas. You can then make calls to each other and be charged local call rates!

You may now apply for TM Retail's Consumer and Business Products at the:

Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Wisma Azlan, 6 Jalan Airport City 2
Airport City Business Centre (next to Salak Tinggi Station)
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG
Contact: 1-700-80-POST

Fine Print
1) You can't receive sms from or send sms to 012, 014, 016 and 017 numbers for the time being as DiGi and Maxis haven't implemented support for CDMA, even though they have already signed MOUs with TM (can only begrudgingly give token support to competitor, ma!). Word has it that Maxis will implement CDMA support in September 2006 ~ Watch this space!
2) You have to pay RM10 stamp duty upfront.
3) You have to sign up for a one-year contract, minimum.
4) You no longer can get a Nokia CDMA phone. This is because their contract wasn't renewed as TM wants Nokia to focus on Celcom. Tough shit, I know.

Anyway, if you have a look at the CDMA call rates, you will realise CDMA will kill all existing mobile phone service providers with their really, really cheap rates (same as your existing landline, ma!).

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Single-storey semi-detached house for sale

2 Jalan Warisan Permai 2/6
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG

Corner lot with extra land. Total land area 60 ft by 80 ft. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 utility room, living/dining room, kitchen. Recently refurbished and repainted. Ready tenant available ~ kindergarten operator ~ for successful purchaser. Ideal for long-term investment.
Only RM300,000 or nearest offer secures.

ALL SOLD IN 2006 SO PLEASE STOP BOTHERING ME! ESPECIALLY THAT STUPID BUGGER 019-312 7535 WHO KEEPS TEXTING ME AFTER MIDNIGHT. EFFING IDIOT!

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Double-storey terrace house for rent

12 Jalan Warisan Megah 1/1
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG

Two-minutes' walking distance from primary school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kota Warisan. Three-minutes' walking distance from shops and restaurants. Four-minutes' walking distance from Airport City Business Centre. Five-minutes' walking distance from Salak Tinggi Station for KLIA Transit ERL trains.
Rent: only RM650/month

Also available is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom cornerlot 3rd floor Prima apartment wih extra windows.
Rent: only RM450/month

Contact 019-28-AZLAN, 019-28-29526 to view

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Office Space for Rent

at Airport City Business Centre
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG

One-minute walking distance from Salak Tinggi Station for KLIA Transit ERL trains.

33-1 Jalan Airport City 1
First Floor, above CRIBZ Cafe, same row as Zilita Laundry and Nafaroma Corner 24-hour Restaurant, 1,400 sq ft, RM600/month

2, 2-1 and 2-2 Jalan Airport City 2
Three-storey corner shopoffice lot
Ground floor, next to Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan, 1,700 sq ft, RM3,000/month
First floor, next to Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan, 2,400 sq ft, RM2,000/month
Second floor, next to Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan, 2,400 sq ft, RM1,000/month

6-2 Jalan Airport City 2
Second floor, above Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan, 1,400 sq ft, extra windows added, very breezy, no need for air-cond, RM500/month

18 and 18-1 Jalan Airport City 2
is already tenanted by Sinetec Power Solution Sdn Bhd wef September 1, 2006
Same row as Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Ground Floor, 1,200 sq ft, RM1,000/month
First Floor, 1,400 sq ft, RM500/month

20 and 20-1 Jalan Airport City 2
Same row as Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Ground Floor, 1,200 sq ft, RM1,000/month
First Floor, 1,400 sq ft, RM500/month

26 and 26-1 Jalan Airport City 2
Same row as Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Ground Floor, 1,200 sq ft, RM1,000/month
First Floor, 1,400 sq ft, RM500/month

56 and 56-1 Jalan Airport City 2
Same row as Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
Ground Floor, 1,200 sq ft, RM1,000/month
First Floor, 1,400 sq ft, RM500/month

Contact 019-28-AZLAN, 019-28-29526 to view

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On Smoking

ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY

We have a zero-tolerance policy on smoking. Cancer sticks are not sold here. Tobacco addicts are kindly requested get your daily nicotine fix elsewhere.

We forbid the smoking of tobacco (cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarellos or whatever else you wish to call those cancer-sticks) on our premises. If you wish to poison your wife and children in the comfort of your own home, that is your business.

Adult smokers are kindly requested to extinguish their cigarettes before entering the premises. And no, we do NOT enjoy picking up your cigarette butts from our floor, so please do that yourself or set a good example to your children by using the wastebasket provided.

Smokers under 18 or in school uniform will be detained and handed over to the police. (Your mother can bail you out after you have spent a night in the Police lock-up in your underwear.)

Ladies, smoking is so not kewl. Have you kissed an ashtray before? Right.

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NUR ALIA AZRI

July 7, 2006

To Whom It May Concern:

TESTIMONIAL FOR MISS NUR ALIA AZRI
NRIC 860115-56-6072

Miss Nur Alia Azri was an intern at my Mini Post Office, stationery shop, insurance agency and real estate agency for about three weeks from June 12 to July 7, 2006. In that time, she has proven to be an invaluable asset to my various businesses. She possesses an innate sense of duty and responsibility far beyond her tender years, no doubt nurtured by the fact that she is the eldest of five siblings.

She has an affable, sunny disposition, with a cheerful smile and ready humour, which I initially mistook for playfulness and audacity. She is honest and completely trustworthy. I have entrusted her with thousands of ringgit as well as the Post Office keys and not once had she betrayed my implicit faith in her.

A student possessing high cognitive needs, she relished the challenge of taking the Pre-Contract Examinations for Insurance Agents. When the 5-day course to prepare her for these examinations was cancelled at the last minute, she decided to go ahead to take these examinations through self-study, devouring the 25-chapter textbook in as many days. Needless to say, she passed Parts A, B and C.

A fast learner, Alia is a pleasure to teach. As a former academic, my management style is not to use my employees to merely get work done, but to develop my employees through giving them work. Also, I stretch them so that they may discover new talents and abilities within themselves. Alia has taken every challenge thrown at her in her stride; not once has she grumbled or moaned when asked to come in early, work late or take on added responsibility. She has cleaned toilets, swept and mopped floors, cleaned windows, picked up litter and dead leaves, done gardening, made tea, distributed fliers, paid bills, kept simple accounts, answered telephones (within three rings!) and etc. She has taken minutes for the Airport City Business Centre Business Owners Association breakfast meetings twice and even translated the minutes to Bahasa Melayu as well as translated an official 12-page Pos Malaysia legal contract from Bahasa Melayu to English. She has even climbed onto my office roof to retrieve a pair of gloves.

Clearly, she is not one to shirk responsibility. You will never hear her utter "That is not my job." Her sense of responsibility is such that "if a task needs to be done, someone has to do it. If I can do it, then, consider it done."

In the final analysis, when it comes to what really matters, despite her youth and demure outward appearance, Alia is someone who possesses that rare inner strength ~ deep inside, right down to the core, she is tough as nails.

I can recommend her for any position her heart desires without the slightest reservation ~ for I know she will rise to the challenge.

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www.couching.com got zapped!

Update: Friday, June 30, 2006 6 pm - Eastern Time CouchSurfing Community, Thank you for your continued support during this difficult period. Both the moral support and offers of technical help have been incredibly inspiring. We are currently exploring options as to what actions to take next. One way or another, the energy and spirit of CouchSurfing will certainly live on. How that takes shape is yet unknown. Please bear with us while we continue to take stock of the possibilities at hand. You can keep up with the process in CS Chat at http://chat.couchsurfing.com or through bulletin boards now set up at http://couchsurfing.hyperboards.com. Also, we understand that this catastrophe is affecting a large portion of the membership who is currently traveling as well as those with CS driven travel itineraries later this summer. To address these needs, we have set up a series of "CouchSurfing Refugee" bulletin boards there as well. While we continue to sort things out, please have patience and know that there are many smart and concerned people working hard to assess the situation and decide on the best course of action. It's been a very emotional time for all of you and all of the core people of CS. We want to thank you for your warm and touching emails. You give us the strength to get through these difficult times. Thanks again, The CouchSurfing Team Casey, Seb, Leo, Dan, Heather, Nathalie, Dani, Rico, Aldo, Jesse, Konstantinos (Promitheus), Gretelle, Duke, Jim     Dear CouchSurfers, Two days ago CouchSurfing experienced what could be described as the perfect storm. The database administrators we hired made two critical mistakes. First, we had a major, avoidable hard drive crash. Secondly, the incremental back-ups weren't executed in the correct manner, and twelve of our most important data files didn't survive. I have been working non-stop trying to repair the data, but as difficult as it is for me to say, it has become clear that certain essential pieces are not recoverable. This crash happened at a particularly vulnerable time, in a transition between two back-up methods. If the crash had happened a week ago, or next week, we would have had a different outcome. It is with a heavy heart that I face the truth of this situation. CouchSurfing as we knew it doesn't exist anymore. We've had an amazing two and a half years. Members write "CouchSurfing has changed my life" and I know what they mean, it has certainly changed mine and I am eternally grateful. My vision transformed. CouchSurfing was born out of a dream I had to meet the most interesting people in world and experience their cultures, and it grew into a living, thriving family of almost a hundred thousand. This community has blossomed in beautiful ways I hadn't even anticipated. It was no longer about what I got to experience, but rather, what genuine, heartfelt good this community can offer the world. We have all opened not only our homes, but also our hearts, our lives. In sharing important moments, deep and meaningful connections have crossed oceans, continents and cultures. I saw in CS, in you, the power to change not only they way we travel, but change the world itself. Thank you, CouchSurfers. You have shown me more than I could have even known. Your generosity and spirit is a gift to humanity. I have devoted the last three years of my life to CouchSurfing. I have literally poured every cent I have into the site. I've sacrificed my health, my time, and my own ability to travel and meet people. In many ways I've put my life and wanderlust on hold to build this network. I'm not complaining; it's been a fantastic ride. As devastating as it is to consider, it looks like the ride is over. Life is continuously changing, evolving, dying and being reborn. After a fire, the earth is replenished; after a storm, the air is cleared. It feels to me like this loss of CouchSurfing is how it's meant to be. This crash is like a sign from the universe. Too many random factors aligned to make it as damaging as it is, and though I've tried everything I can and engaged the best and brightest database managers, there's just no way to get it back. In many respects it's heartbreaking, but at the same time, what we've built together is not dead, it lives on in each of us. It lives in the connections we've fostered and the culture we've created. I want us all to take this CouchSurfing spirit and continue the mission out in the world. We've all experienced this common vision and the potential it has to transform the way people relate to each other. Now it is time for all of us to not bury the dream, but rather nurture it's growth in our own ways, in new explorations and ventures. We all own a piece of the CouchSurfing flame, it's up to us to keep the fire going and light the world. So let's do it, let's light the world! What will you do with your flame? Goodnight, CouchSurfing. May our flames burn bright. I love you, Casey If you wish to send your thoughts, encouragement or positive messages, contact us at shunyata@couchsurfing.com

 

 

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AHA MALAYSIA BRINGS BUS CRASH VICTIMS HOME

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8, 2006 - American Home Assurance Company, Malaysia Branch (AHA), a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is directly involved in coordinating the medical care, evacuation and repatriation of victims of the recent bus crash in Shaanxi, China. Eleven of the 17 Malaysian tourists involved in the accident were covered under the "AIG Assist" travel insurance policy provided by AHA.

Of the 11 insured, six have been evacuated by charter aircraft, with logistics handled by AHA's medical and assistance services partner, International SOS. One AHA client is under medical supervision in China and is to be evacuated as soon as medically feasible. The remains of the four victims that perished as a result of the accident are in the process of being repatriated to Malaysia.

The estimated cost of the special medical aircraft charter is approximately RM1 million (USD$300,000). The evacuation and repatriation costs of all those insured under AIG Assist will be completely covered by their policies. The average travel insurance policy cost for those evacuated was RM100 (US$27).

The Chief Executive Officer of AHA Malaysia, Mr. Brad Bennett said: "Our heartfelt condolences go out to those who have suffered as a result of this unfortunate event. With our service partner, International SOS, we will do our utmost to ensure that our clients are properly cared for and given the best possible support."

AIG Assist is the leading travel insurance product in Malaysia and across Asia, trusted by over 1 million travelers annually.

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American Home Assurance Company established a branch operation in Malaysia (AHA) in 1953 to offer general insurance products. Over the years, the company grew rapidly and today has a network of 13 branch offices throughout the country.

AHA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group Inc. (AIG).

American International Group, Inc. (AIG), world leaders in insurance and financial services, is the leading international insurance organization with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In the United States, AIG companies are the largest underwriters of commercial and industrial insurance and AIG American General is a top-ranked life insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of retirement services, financial services and asset management around the world. AIG?s financial services businesses include aircraft leasing, financial products, trading and market making. AIG?s growing global consumer finance business is led in the United States by American General Finance. AIG also has one of the largest U.S. retirement services businesses through AIG SunAmerica and AIG VALIC, and is a leader in asset management for the individual and institutional markets, with specialized investment management capabilities in equities, fixed income, alternative investments and real estate. AIG's common stock is listed in the U.S. on the New York Stock Exchange as well as the stock exchanges in London, Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo.

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Issued by American Home Assurance Company Malaysia Branch.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Rob Coldman
Tel : 65-63197703
Email : Rob.Coldman@aig.com

To get an AIG Assist travel insurance policy, please contact:
Azlan Adnan
Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
6 Jalan Airport City 2
Airport City Business Centre
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG
Tel : 60-19-28-AZLAN
Tel : 60-19-28-29526
Tel : 60-3-8706 3800
Email : azlan.aig@gmail.com

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Picture Postcard Project

Dear Readers

I am writing this blog post to ask for a little help. I run the mini post office in Kota Warisan and at the moment I have a little project going where I am decorating it with postcards from all over the world.

I want to use beautiful postcards from around the world to make a montage to cover a whole wall of my post office. So far I have already 16 and I wonder if I could trouble you to ask you to send me a picture postcard from your location.

It would be great if they depict local landmarks, scenery or famous things. You can also send them from places you visit on your travels.

The address to send it to is:

Pos Mini Kota Warisan
6 Jalan Airport City 2
Airport City Business Centre
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG
Malaysia

In return, if you give me your address, I'd be most happy to send you one from Malaysia.

thank you in advance

warm regards

Azlan Adnan

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