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Sent My Uncle and Cousin For Haj Pilgrimage

It’s been a while since I post some photos. I’ll continue doing that now :)

On Sunday, I went to KL to send my uncle and cousin on their way to Mecca to perform the Haj. It’s one of the pillars of Islam and almost everyone I know that have embarked on the trip tell me it’s one of their most fascinating journeys.

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mTouche-Cartoon Network Tie Up for WAP Portal Offerings for Toonheads

mTouche Technology

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 October 2008 – Fancy having BEN 10, Tom & Jerry and the lovable, all-time favorite Flintstone characters on your mobile interface? MESDAQ-listed mTouche Technology Berhad (“mTouche”) has announced a strategic collaboration which aims to bring fun mobile content to a wider audience – specifically to the young and the young at heart – with Cartoon Network. Mobile phone users can now fully enjoy an exciting experience through this all-new Cartoon Network WAP portal.

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Solutions To The Cyber Security Epidemic: A Panacea Or Placebo?

EC-Council

KUALA LUMPUR, September 29, 2008 – EC-Council, the worlds’ leading e-business and security certification organization, will be hosting the inaugural Asia Pacific (APAC) Roundtable Forum (EC|RF) on “Modern Defenses Against 21st Century Cyber Warfare & Cyber Crime” in conjunction with the H@cker Halted Conference which is to be held in Sunway Convention Centre, Malaysia from November 3 – 6, 2008.

EC|RF, to be held on November 6, 2008, aims to congregate selected invited regional defense forces, information security community and corporations on one platform to discuss and develop pro active responses and defenses’ towards rising cyber warfare, cyber terrorism and cyber crimes.

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Of Inverted Flags And Net Censorship

I haven’t posted anything for over two weeks now. Traditionally, I usually post something about Merdeka or Awal Ramadhan, but this year I skipped writing about them.

Out of the two, I feel particular disconnected from writing about Merdeka. On one side of the fence, there are calls from some bloggers for the Malaysian flag to be hung upside down as a sign that our nation is in distress. What a crock of shit!

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Green IT Conference 2008: IDC Explores The Economy Of Ecology

IDC - Green IT Conference 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, August 7, 2008 – Driven by the realization that climate change is an issue that businesses can, and should, mitigate, both commercial and government organizations are under pressure to ‘go green’. IDC’s research has shown this driver has filtered down into the IT department as organizations question what Green IT can do in this overall ‘Green’ strategy. As CIOs embark on this journey, there is clear evidence that ‘going green’ not only saves the planet, it also makes good business sense. Hence, the IDC event theme, The Economy of Ecology.

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