you are not alone

We will never understand what he endured ... being judged, ridiculed. "Maybe, now, Michael, they will leave you alone." - brother Marlon, choking up.

Earlier he had to be comforted by Jermaine, before he could bravely proceed albeit in a cracking voice...

I could barely take it anymore and this gut-wrenching emotional scene completely shattered me...

"I just wanted to say," Paris began weakly.

"Speak up, sweetheart, speak up," Janet encouraged, sweeping the girl's long hair back. "And get close."

Paris put one hand behind her neck, another on the microphone, and began again.

"Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine," she said, her tiny voice cracking.

Rebbie and Marlon Jackson moved in closer to comfort their niece. She shut her eyes tight.

Then she wrapped her hands - little fingernails painted red _ around the microphone and fought back tears as she continued: "And I just wanted to say I love him - so much."

She collapsed in tears into her aunt's arms.

"It's OK, baby. It's OK," Janet Jackson said as she held Paris close. Prince joined in on the hug.

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But there were also reasons to celebrate on the Memorial Night... reasons to celebrate the life of one Michael Jackson.

Berry Gordy explaining what a great artiste he was...

"He raised the bar, then broke the bar."

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"The more I think about Michael, and talk about Michael, the more I think that 'King of Pop' is not good enough. I think he is simply...

I think he is simply...

the greatest entertainer that ever lived."

Al Sharpton explaining what a great Daddy he was...

"Wasn't nothing strange about your daddy. It was strange what your daddy had to deal with."

The world explaining what a great man he was...

- Singing 'We are the World' -

We will miss you...

chemicals react

Ah blissful love! Hearts flutter. Verbal cords constrict. Faces blush. Conscious heavy breathing. All typical signs. With a flush of serotonin excreted in our brain, those signs are pretty beneficial. In other words, being in a healthy relationship with someone is a healthy thing!

But what happens as two person share this bond?

Simultaneously, the testosterone level of the guy drops while the girl's increase, so that they both share an approximate similar amount of testosterone in their bodies. This renders the guy to be more effeminate in a way that they seem to be loving and caring towards the other. The girl? Vise versa of course. The girl would tend to be more masculine as she is inclined (some choose otherwise) to control her man. So these are the common traits that all loving couples with exhibit. But obviously throughout the course of their relationship, the couple may face their fair share of ups and downs. As long as both parties remain in love, their testo-love value would not deviate much from equilibrium.

What may have instigated or trigger the initial reaction attraction?

According to Dr George Preti, of the Monell Chemical Senses Centre in Philadelphia, it is said that the presence of complex pheromones in the underarm sweat that attracts a girl and even lets her decide if the man is the one for her. In the conducted experiment, the underarm sweat was swabbed on female volunteers' lips, and after about 6 hours, the pheromones had a relaxing effect on them.

Ewww... do the volunteers know about this?? Those brave souls... *salutes them*

They are also responsible for the release of luteinising hormone, which plays an important role in regulating menstruation in women. The chemicals in the underarm sweat may also discourage close relatives from getting attracted to each other because of the presence of part of the human genome called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). It is speculated that women can infer when a man's MHC is different from their own.

The latest findings also suggest that if the active pheromones in male sweat can be isolated they may prove to be the basis of new fertility drugs or relaxant perfumes for girls.

I am not sure about this, although I am keeping an open mind about it, but it's quite disgusting. I have smell myself after a heavy workout before, and I wreaked! Okay.. there may be "good" man's sweat and "bad" man's sweat. But, immediately I want to do is get a nice cool bath. It's difficult to envision colleagues sticking their nose up another fellow colleague's armpits!

I know what you mean, Ballack.

So guys, lay off the deodorants!

Most relaxing job in the world?

And on that stinky and smelly note...

till death do us fart part

random techies

The new Kingston 128GB DataTraveler 200 (DT200) apparently is the world’s largest flash drive in terms of storage capacity.

Better than external hard disk?

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When Ares decided to put a fee into their music-file sharing software, I googled for another which I can use. And WA-LAAH! Featured my CNN, Yahoo!, Bloomberg, etc, is Blubster!!

It's legal as far as it concerns...

BUT... on the downside, I can't seem to get rid of its occasional pop-ups (every 10 minutes or so) and they don't have relatively unknown songs. But Top 40 songs are not a problem.

like Mike

If there were to be a movie about the life of the legendary King of Pop himself...

I really believe this guy can take the role as the lead actor...

Chris Brown

Some might dispute this, but... the man himself Michael Jackson has spoken highly of this fellow.

On celebrating his 50th birthday last year, MJ was quoted to have said: "Some of the younger newer artists - I think Chris Brown is doing wonderful and Justin Timberlake. I really admire what they are doing."

CB himself has claimed he is influenced by Jackson's past - "Me being able to listen to him, and be inspired by his dance and by his music, drives me to be more creative."

Now CB, like countless others, says that he is mourning the loss of one of his biggest inspirations.

"Michael Jackson is the reason why I do music and why I am an entertainer. I am devastated by this great loss, and I will continue to be humbled and inspired by his legacy."

"My prayers are with his family. Michael will be deeply missed, but never forgotten. He's the greatest...the best ever. No one will ever be better."

And he is right... no one will ever be better.

black and white

Michael Joseph Jackson (1958 - 2009)

Life is not the amount of breaths we take,
it's the moments that take our breath away.

You took ours away.

Rest in peace...

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Heart attack vs. cardiac arrest: Reports that Jackson had died of cardiac arrest spurred incredible interest in the difference between that and a heart attack. A heart attack is when a portion of the heart muscle dies due to a blockage of the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. Cardiac arrest is when the heart actually stops beating. This can be caused by several things including medications and can also follow a heart attack if too much of the heart muscle dies.

What is vitiligo?: Though many believed that Jackson bleached his skin, the star actually suffered from vitiligo, a skin disorder that leads to de-pigmentation.

- From Yahoo -

red tide

Hope to see some of this...



and this...



save for Ronaldo and Tevez of course...

But hope to see some new faces!!

I just won a pair of tickets to their training session. Not what I had hope for, I mean I was targeting to win the match tickets. But oh well, better than nothing right?

Anybody wants to go with me?

these are not tweets

Semenyih is Nottingham’s and only Nottingham’s! Not to be shared with UTAR! This town ain’t big enough for both of us. SO…GET LOST!

You know you need to get a new phone when you start to use UHU glue to stick bits and pieces of your phone together.

First day at IJN was tiring but interesting, although there were sporadic periods which I was tempted to slide down the cushioned chair.

SAKIT PERUT! What did I eat, man?!!

Things that make my mouth dry - (1) Karoake-ing (2) Listening to people’s conversation without opening my mouth.

BBQ is a good idea to completely fill your stomach up right after having a hearty dinner.

Books come very cheap at BB Plaza’s MPH – but they are really really old.

Going coffee shops after coffee shops to get a drink is one of the 7 highly effective strange habits of my friends.

KTM can let people wait for two hours for a ride back home.

I love coincidences. They make me happy.