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	<title>My Longkang &#187; Current Issues</title>
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	<description>Don’t let anyone hold any part of your life hostage. Your life is YOUR destiny and no one has the power to judge.</description>
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		<title>Poem on aging</title>
		<link>http://www.mylongkang.com/2010/03/04/poem-on-aging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this poem on the net and it touched me enormously. Most of my readers are &#8216;young&#8217; so they might not have seen life from the angle pictured in the Aging poem. One day the moment will come when we least expect it. From elderly people But it is not a pleasant prospect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop profiling people according to race please, thank you</title>
		<link>http://www.mylongkang.com/2009/12/18/stop-profiling-people-according-to-race-please/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mylongkang.com/2009/12/18/stop-profiling-people-according-to-race-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bengbeng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw this when I was surfing the net yesterday. An insurance agent was recounting her ordeal in the country. I think her main problem is that she is female and she is from China. On the other hand hand, we don&#8217;t expect Caucasians tourists to be treated like her in this country. A few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sibu folks hard hit by hike in fuel price and inflation</title>
		<link>http://www.mylongkang.com/2008/06/08/sibu-folks-hard-hit-by-hike-in-fuel-price-and-inflation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bengbeng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was invited out by friends last night for a drink. Instead of the usual Rest and Relax ( R&#038;R ) or Green Pub we met at a coffee shop near Dewan Suarah and had some Chinese tea. It was husbands and fathers night. Every body was married and had children and was deeply worried. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burma junta &#8216;seals cyclone zone&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.mylongkang.com/2008/05/14/burma-junta-seals-cyclone-zone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 13:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bengbeng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am totally stunned as the dimensions of the human suffering unfold in Burma as its military junta steadfastly refuses to accept or is unable to accept the scale of the tragedy within its own borders. Aid agencies say supplies are urgently needed in affected areas. In response to appeals from the international community to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penang is a terrible place to visit-a reply to comments</title>
		<link>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/11/11/penang-is-a-terrible-place-to-visit-a-reply-to-comments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/11/11/penang-is-a-terrible-place-to-visit-a-reply-to-comments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bengbeng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received this comment from Saewei. I have read her blog and she is a charming person. This obviously is an issue close to her heart so she commented on this post. I will try to reply her comments as best as I can. Her comment: in plain text. my reply in italics For God’s [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>FAM ( Football Association of Malaysia ) faces some soul searching</title>
		<link>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/07/20/fam-football-association-of-malaysia-faces-some-soul-searching/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/07/20/fam-football-association-of-malaysia-faces-some-soul-searching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bengbeng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the recent stint in the Asian cup, the national team conceded 12 goals in a total of three matches. China bt M&#8217;sia 5-1, Iran bt M&#8217;sia 2-0, Uzbekistan 5-0. Many reflect on the glory days in the past where Mokhtar Dahari, Soh Chin Aun etc were keeping the fans excited and cheering the national [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>The haze is back in Sibu</title>
		<link>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/07/05/the-haze-is-back-in-sibu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/07/05/the-haze-is-back-in-sibu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bengbeng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took some pics this morning but I didn&#8217;t bring my card reader. The haze is back. We were having supper at Muhibbah food court last night and i heard all kinds of anecdotes about it. 1.My teenage son is finally close to me and my wife. He comes and sleeps in our room.(air conditioned [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sibu public reactions to pay raise for civil servants</title>
		<link>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/05/21/sibu-public-reactions-to-pay-raise-for-civil-servants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/05/21/sibu-public-reactions-to-pay-raise-for-civil-servants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 12:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bengbeng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Star BBC A sunset pic I took this evening. All the government servants of Malaysia will be rejoicing today. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced today that effective 1 July, government servants will get a pay raise of between 7.5% and 35%. The cost of living allowance will also be increased by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1.2 million Malaysian civil servants heave a collective sigh of frustration</title>
		<link>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/05/05/12-million-malaysian-civil-servants-heave-a-collective-sigh-of-frustration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/05/05/12-million-malaysian-civil-servants-heave-a-collective-sigh-of-frustration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 05:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bengbeng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DPM, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is quoted to have said that the government has yet to decide on Cuepacs request for a pay rise for civil servants. After all the hype in the press by Cuepacs of possible good news to be announced on Labour Day and then the end of this month, the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Blogger Ahirudin Attan files statement of defence</title>
		<link>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/05/05/blogger-ahirudin-attan-files-statement-of-defence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mylongkang.com/2007/05/05/blogger-ahirudin-attan-files-statement-of-defence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 18:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bengbeng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been following the suit brought by New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd and four others against Blogger Ahirudin Attan with deep concern. Statement of defence was filed yesterday by Blogger Ahirudin Attan. Ahirudin Attan is a former Malay Mail editor. In his statement of defence, he denied the articles in his blog were [...]]]></description>
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