30 impressive social media stats!

Unbelievable. 1 in 8 Americans that got married last year met through social media! It won't be long for Malaysia as well!

KL and JB among most expensive Asian cities

SINGAPORE: Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru and George Town are among the cities which are gaining reputation as the most expensive ones in Asia.

An ECA International survey on the 50 most expensive Asian cities ranked Kuala Lumpur at number 38, Johor Baru (40th) and George Town (42nd).

Globally, Kuala Lumpur is placed 210th, Johor Baru (216th) and George Town (218th).

According to ECA, strong currencies were pushing up the cost of living in Asian locations.

Tokyo, it said, remained the most expensive city in Asia due to the appreciation of the yen against other major currencies.

Others are Beijing (ranked 5th), Shanghai (6th), Hong Kong (7th) and Singapore (10th).

ECA regional director for Asia Lee Quane said the strengthening of Asian currencies was the factor which contributed to the region being more expensive for visitors than it was a year ago.

The cost of living survey is carried out by ECA bi-annually by comparing a basket of commonly purchased consumer goods and services in 370 locations worldwide. — Bernama

Wow, so expensive one!

Ulama group: Abolish English for two subjects

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ulama Association has handed a memorandum to the Keeper of the Ruler’s Seal Tan Sri Engku Ibrahim Engku Ngah seeking for the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English to be abolished.

Its secretary Mohd Azmi Abd Hamid said teaching the subjects in English threatened the position of the national language.

“The argument that it is necessary to continue the policy to check the decline in the standard of English among students is not acceptable.”

He said to make English a must-pass subject for the SPM certificate would only discriminate students in rural areas, who were generally weak in the language.

“It will not be a problem for students who are good in English but what will happen to those who are weak in the language?” he asked.

It is difficult to make of what it is when Ulama also meddle with the issue. It is now becoming harder to draw the line of whether this is a racial issue, or a religious one. The fact that the Ministry was meddling for quite some time before making it's final decision also did not help matters

We found the culprit!

Case closed!

Susan Boyle being assessed under Mental Health Act

Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle has been taken to a private London clinic with exhaustion.

A woman was taken voluntarily by ambulance to a clinic, police said.

Officers were called to a London hotel on Sunday at 1800 BST to doctors assessing a woman under the Mental Health Act, Scotland Yard said.

Haiyo! Exhaustion also have to go to Priory ah? Maybe they need to station more psychiatrist at the finishing line of the next London Marathon.