Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Dec 10, 2009, 3:12 am
In a land where he makes the rules, he gets what he wants. The longest Chief Minister of Sarawak (since 1981), Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud, is also the state Planning and Resource Managemen...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Dec 9, 2009, 8:06 pm
About a century or two ago, the Pope decided that all the Chinese had to leave Italy .. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Chinese community. So the Pope made a deal. He would have a religious ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Dec 9, 2009, 7:39 am
Once upon a time, in a faraway island lived a nasty, overbearing and oppressive lord in a medieval village. He was nothing much to look at and had the deepest, most grotesque and repulsive pockmarks ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Dec 8, 2009, 10:15 pm
A young and beautiful woman gets into the elevator, smelling like expensive perfume. She turns to an old woman in the corner and says arrogantly, "Giorgio Beverly Hills, $100 an ounce!" Another you...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Dec 8, 2009, 4:00 pm
Cherish things while you still have them, before they're gone, and you realize how precious they really are. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. Everything in l...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Dec 8, 2009, 1:40 pm
A couple of my loved ones including my better half, son and dearest Angela have all told me to "Go get a life beyond the laptop" and I am pleased to say that I started my get-fitter-get slimmer progra...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Dec 8, 2009, 2:08 am
My last visit to Singapore was in May 2008 when I went there to visit my childhood friend and to get my older boy an electric violin. We had a gala time reminiscing, shopping and sightseeing. While mo...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Dec 7, 2009, 8:40 pm
Once upon a time, a wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home near a junior high school. He spent the first few weeks of his retirement in peace and contentment. Then a new school year be...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Dec 7, 2009, 8:00 pm
One day a mother died. And on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of her bedroom, the daughter was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more. No more hugs, no m...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Dec 7, 2009, 3:30 pm
A baby boomer is a person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II baby boom. People born before 1946 were called The Silent generation. The term "baby boomer" is sometimes used in a cult...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Dec 6, 2009, 11:58 pm
Do you still read the news in MSM? I would not be surprised if your response is a firm 'NO' because many news reports do nothing positive for our sanity or blood pressure when we come face-to-...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Dec 6, 2009, 4:00 pm
A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago . They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner. In their rush...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Dec 6, 2009, 3:30 pm
It is Monday and some of you have to be at work after a relaxing weekend. Here's a selection of jokes to jumpstart your Monday and bring many smiles to your face. Many thanks to Angela for sending...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Dec 5, 2009, 7:39 pm
People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you win false frien...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Dec 3, 2009, 4:00 pm
Once upon a time it was announced that the devil was going out of business and would sell all his equipment to those who were willing to pay the price. On the big day of the sale, all his tools were ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Dec 1, 2009, 7:00 pm
I received the following post from Angela and would like to share it with you this morning because of its many beautiful lessons. Thanks, Angela, for sharing. Please pass it on if you find it useful. ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 30, 2009, 7:37 pm
Believe in yourself. Be brave...but it's ok to be afraid sometimes Study hard Give lots of kisses Laugh often Don't be overly concerned with your weight, it's just a number Always try...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 29, 2009, 3:08 pm
Atira was watching the TV show 20/20 in her living room in Seattle. The show was about a Nun, in Egypt, that was dedicating her retirement years to the garbage-dump-city in CAIRO. Atira has an Egypti...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 27, 2009, 2:00 pm
Don't ever be reluctant to show your feelings when you're happy, give in to it. When you're not, live with it. Don't ever be afraid to try to make things better you might be surprised...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 26, 2009, 7:28 pm
Eid al-Adha "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is a holiday celebrated by Muslims (including the Druze) worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obed...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 21, 2009, 4:20 am
Recently, I met up with an old friend whom I had not seen for more than a quarter of a century. Older now with a paunch, single and committed to his career, he shared with me his many overseas experie...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 20, 2009, 7:20 am
This post is dedicated to all my blog readers and friends who have been with me in this blog. Thank you for showing me the meaning of friendship. You'll always be in my heart. -------------------...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 20, 2009, 12:05 am
Yesterday, a girlfriend sent me a link to this site featuring a discussion on Love, Survival and Forgiveness with Liz Murray by Ellie Weiser. Those of you with satellite tv subscriptions would probabl...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 19, 2009, 8:45 pm
An elderly lady wrote this letter to her bank. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in The Times and this newspaper thanks him most sincerely. Thanks to Freddie who sent me ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 19, 2009, 4:00 pm
Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart fro...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 19, 2009, 1:34 am
Of late, I have been wondering about the greatness of some leaders to remind myself that all is not lost in the brave pursuit for a renewed, revived and reformed Malaysia. With the dearth of genuine l...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 19, 2009, 12:34 am
Four men were bragging about how smart their cats were. The first man was an Engineer, the second man was an Accountant, the third man was a Chemist and the fourth man was a Government Employee. To sh...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 18, 2009, 9:10 pm
Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree, each with ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds. We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few more tr...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 18, 2009, 8:00 pm
Jet lag had taken its uncompromising toll and I awoke from my slumber around noon. Hunger and thirst are just as uncompromising and it was not without haste that the room service menu was scanned and ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 18, 2009, 1:30 pm
The winds of change are blowing in Malaysia, as the government is taking on an ambitious agenda of structural reform. The objective is to climb up the income ladder and join the league of high-income ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 17, 2009, 11:45 pm
Under normal circumstances, anyone would be so elated if our country gains international recognition for national achievements. However, the following announcement must have made many of us cringe in ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 17, 2009, 8:16 pm
A minister dies and, resplendent in his clerical collar and colorful robes, waits in line at the Pearly Gates. Just ahead of him is a guy dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket, and jeans...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 17, 2009, 4:00 pm
The woman in your life...The power of a "She"in our lives is well brought out in this article. Tomorrow you may get a working woman, but you should marry her with these facts as well. Here is a girl...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 17, 2009, 3:45 am
This evening, I nearly fell off my seat when I read this report posted in Bernama today at THIS LINK. According to the article: Risda chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik today suggested that Pr...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 16, 2009, 8:45 pm
... along with handshakes and half-hearted assurances that all would well, and reminders that the company operated an excellent scheme of remuneration for widows and dependents ... ,is sufficient for...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 14, 2009, 10:20 pm
The 21st century has seen many changes in the way we communicate both as individuals and as a collective unit in society. We now live in an era of speed where we want news before it even becomes news ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 14, 2009, 4:00 pm
Georgia, a friend of my wife's, was recently divorced and trying to raise her two sons when the Gulf War broke out. She heard about soldiers in the service who had no family and needed pen pals. L...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 13, 2009, 8:30 pm
According to Malaysian laws for national elections, a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections. The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 13, 2009, 4:00 pm
There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Everyday after work the man would come home and play with the little boy. He would always spend all of his extra time playing with the lit...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 13, 2009, 12:50 pm
In the wee hours of the morning,I was greatly surprised when I received an e-mail from my son. I reckon this was the second time he had sent me an e-mail so happily I clicked to read and it was a one-...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 12, 2009, 9:50 pm
Two guys are hitting the links at their local golf and country club. Luckily, it's a beautiful day, and there's hardly anyone on the course, so they've been breezing through the holes. Up ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 12, 2009, 4:05 pm
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer, and he started on his journey. W...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 12, 2009, 2:54 pm
I went on my first date with my husband on August 11th, 1977 - more than 32 years ago. It was a wet Friday evening and I prayed that the rain would stop while waiting for him to pick me up with his Ya...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 12, 2009, 5:14 am
It is very difficult to be real in a cruel world. In fact, it involves conscious, courageous effort to be sincere and to let people know who we are. I have always found it a painful challenge to recog...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 11, 2009, 6:28 pm
Did you know that a total of 973 tear gas canisters costing RM89,000 were used to disperse the anti-Internal Security Act (ISA) illegal demonstrations on August 1st this year? Are you surprised that ...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 11, 2009, 4:00 pm
When you've trusted God and walked his way, When you've felt his hand lead you day by day, But your steps now take you another way..... Start Over When you've made your plans and they'...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 11, 2009, 6:30 am
As many of you know, I am a baby-boomer born in the 1960's. I loved my childhood and I grew up with Cliff Richard, The Beatles, Elvis, Nat King Cole, The Black and White Minstrel Show, Andy Willia...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 10, 2009, 9:15 pm
Cinderella was now 75 years old. After a fulfilling life with the now dead Prince, she happily sat upon her rocking chair, watching the world go by from her front porch, with a cat called Alan for co...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on MASTERWORDSMITH@WRITERS.INC. - Nov 10, 2009, 4:00 pm
Standing for what you believe in, Regardless of the odds against you, and the pressure that tears at your resistance, ... means courage. Keeping a smile on your face, When inside you feel like dying,...
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Masterwordsmith K. posted an article on masterwordsmith-unplugged - Nov 10, 2009, 11:15 am
Newly launched Free Malaysia Today carried an article on PKR won't lose sleep over RPK's warning which reinforced my suspicion that this party is heading for troubled waters. I find it absolu...
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