MIC to set up hotlines: Is this a joke?

Like the "Aduan LPKP" kind of hotline? Jika Kenderaan Ini Dipandu Secara Merbahaya, Sila Buat Aduan Di....
(refer to The Star story here)

I suppose the mandors now realise they have to listen to their coolies. Sometimes. For so long these idiots have been living in cloud cuckoo land (with apologies to Aristophanes), with their Mercs and gangsta life (with gangsta bodyguards to boot!), and all the bling bling, suddenly they grace us with their divine presence? Has Vishnu taken on a new Avatar? Don't think so.

Pinjam RM1000, Dapat RM1000!
Perhaps the most ingenious method of Ah Long advertisement (that I've come across) is that of using a reproduction of a half of RM50 (albeit with the text "SPECIMEN" written in the smallest of letters) on one side and the Ah Long ad on the other. These are then deliberately strewn on the "kaki lima". What would a hot blooded, All-Malaysian, brota or sista to do?

This "Hotline" is almost that, in my opinion. Its devoid of innovation, thats for sure, but it sure will attract a lot of attention! Nombor Aduan LPKP, who hasn't seen that? The blind, of course! Has anyone used it? Has it made any difference to:

1. the way Malaysians drive?
2. the number of accidents?
3. the horrendous nature of road deaths?
4. the length of traffic jams just to gawk at the people trying to change their tyres?
5. the amount of money (adjusted for inflation and taxes) you have to fork out to the "officer"?
6. the way the Bas Ekpress driver takes the hairpin turn near Bukit Berapit (that would have Fernando Alonso go "Wow!")?

"Asked if all these measures were due to the Hindraf protest last Sunday, he said MIC had always submitted a report to the Prime Minister every six months." Sure, sure. I'd be impressed if they update their website every six months! (Don't fool me now, I have the screen capture of the MIC website with me, which I took about six seconds ago!)


Perhaps MIC should place the hotline numbers at the rear of their Mercs "Nombor Aduan MIC". Don't forget to put "Specimen" mark on it though!

HINDRAF RULES, OK!

HINDRAF RULES, OK!

You Talking To Me?

Wanna be healthy? Do Yoga!

Navagraha, the decimal system and the concept of zero...

I've always wondered the significance of circumambulating the Navagraha (Pradakshina). And why Nava - graha (Nine - Realms)? Almost all temples have them, but most people I talk to give mythological explanations, which I am skeptical of, since I believe the sages had other more deep scientific reasoning behind it.

Another thing that had always been a mystery to me (and I am sure to most people) is the symbol "0" for zero.

We know the zero is an invention of the Hindus, forming part of the decimal numbering system, but what was the evolution of the symbol?

The first clue for me came from this video from Rebecca Newburn

Now consider this: One pradakshina is passing through 9 grahas right? How do you graphically represent one circle? "0"! Now comes the best part - one pradashina is 9 grahas, what happens if you pass the next graha? 1 graha past 0, right? 10! To check - if you go round three times, you pass (literally) 27 grahas right? Plus 3 more grahas - 3 grahas past 0, right? 30!

So 40 grahas is actually 4 grahas past the end of the circle (0) four times (which is 4 X 9 plus 4 more grahas). More importantly, in the Vedic Math usage, any and each number can be contained within the Navagrahas.

In Ms Newburns video, we actually see the usage of this containment. I have used this effectively in my lectures. One example is here.

Now there are other secrets of the Navagraha that I wish to explore...

The Hindu Concept of the Beginning and End of the Universe...

I am speechless! This is the link to Carl Sagan (!!) talking about Hinduism and the evolution of the universe (s!).

I did a little more research and found that the Hindu concept is the basis of the current scientific thinking on the universe creation and dissolution. This is from MSNBC, Neil Turok of Cambridge and Paul Steinhard of Princeton.

"...Balslev began the exchange by noting that, in Hindu tradition, the universe was “beginningless” — and that even such an eternal universe was dependent upon the sustaining power of the divine..."

Wow!

Post Blood Donation...

Rested for 24 hours after the donation. I didn't feel any particular effect due to the donation, although the record book indicates 450 cc were taken. Today I did some asanas, and I don't any particular pain or tiredness.

Feels pretty good really!

Donated Blood Today...

Went to Hospital Tunku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang for blood donation today. Had a quick test, though BP was not to my liking, probably due to me walking there (130/90). Last week it was 128/78.

Anyway, this is a Dharma and needs to be done.