Did you miss me ?

Hi there, did you miss me ? I'm still alive and kicking. Have'nt been blogging since May, I think, due to the unfortunate 'demise' of my former pc. Now, I have me a new one which my son Shahman DIYed. So many things to catch up with. Keep in touch. Will be back very soon.

Lina's a law student

Last Sunday, 7th June 2009, my one and only daughter Lina Masturah formally became a student of the Multimedia University, Melaka branch. She signed up for the two-year Law (foundation) course. Since the MMU hostel facilities are undergoing renovation works, this batch of freshies are being put up at the Melaka Water City resort in Bukit Katil, about 7 km away from the main campus in Ayer Keroh. This accomodation puts all the other hostels to shame. Six students to a two-room apartment with air-cond, kitchen, clean bathroom, comfortable beds, tv with Astro and wi-fi is available too. And most importantly, bus transport is provided at scheduled times for students to commute to and from campus to hostel and vice versa. Lina and her friends will be staying there for the whole course year. The 'hostel fees' of RM 850 had to be paid up on the spot. She has made some new friends, I've met them and their folks and looks like very decent people. Lina, if you are reading this, study hard and be friendly with everyone and I pray that you will be successful and happy and will become a great woman one day. We love you.

Baby Season

Its Baby Boom Year for the Dadameah clan. Sha'azim and Ika started off in mid-March with a baby boy, their first, Grandpa Didi's third grandchild. Name is Sha' ixack Zarfanne Dadameah, such an exclusive name. In April, Qholiff & Maheran welcomed their second son Qashif Dadameah . Also Grandpa Ijon's second grandson. Also, in April Ileena Qassim, daughter of cousin Zuveea Dadameah, gave birth to a boy. End of April, Nashriq Dadameah had a baby boy named Ryan Adam Dadameah, his first son and second child. The second grandchild for the late Noor Nikman Dadameah. And hopefully by mid-June or later, my son Firdaus and d.i.l. Zuraida will be presenting us his second son (if the scan was correct) and our second grandson.

POLITIC FREE BLOG

FROM TODAY, I DECLARE THIS BLOG FREE OF POLITICS. I WILL NOT BE COMMENTING OR REPORTING ON ANY THING THAT SMELLS OF POLITICS. I SHALL FOCUS MORE ON OTHER TOPICS, BUT NOT POLITICS. I SHALL HAVE PEACE OF MIND. POLITICS SUCK.

New Cabinet

PM Najib announced his Cabinet of 28 ministers and 40 deputy ministers. As expected, Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as deputy PM. Ministers dropped were Syed Hamid Albar, Azalina Othman, Ong Ka Chuan, Zin Mohamad, Muhamad Taib, Zulhasnan Rafique, and Amirsham Aziz. Six new Senators were sworn in today to join the Cabinet. The full line-up, see here.

Death sentence

C/Insp. Azilah Hadri and Cp Sirul Azhar Umar were sentenced to death for the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu on October 2006. Azilah and Sirul were police officers in the Special Action Unit (Unit Tindakan Khas). Altantuya's ex-lover Razak Baginda, a close associate of Najib Razak, was earlier charged as an accomplice but has been acquitted.

PM Najib's first speech

In his first address to the nation, PM Najib urged Malaysians to help him renew Malaysia with the slogan One Malaysia.People First.Performance Now. With immediate effect, he lifted the temporary ban of Harakah and Suara Keadilan. 13 ISA detainees will be released too, effective immediately. Don't be so thrilled yet folks, that's just sugar coating.

Judicial review

High Court judge Aziz A Rahim allowed Nizar Jamaluddin (PR Perak CM) to apply for a judicial review of the legality of the appointment of Zambry Kader as the CM of Perak. Judge Aziz pronounced that the application filed by Nizar was not frivolous or vexatious . There was a prima facie case to be argued in court. Nizar had not questioned the decision made by Sultan Azlan Shah but only the legality of the appointment of Zambry as Perak CM. Nizar had contended that he was the lawful CM under the Perak constitution because he had advised the sultan to dissolve the state assembly, not resigned from the post and neither was a no confidence vote passed against him. Nizar also called for Zambry to show under which law the CM appointed by Barisan Nasional became the legal CM.