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As you can see, I only have three weeks left before my final exam starts. This would be my last exam as a university student. Monday 19th May 2008 - Statistics & Econometrics Wednesday 21st May 2008 - Human Resource Management Friday 23rd May 2008 - Financial Management Tuesday 27th May 2008 - Business Economics Wednesday 28th May 2008 - Business Information Systems Thursday 29th May 2008 - International Marketing "Oh Allah, make useful for me what you have taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me. Oh Allah, I ask you for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers, and those nearest to You. Oh Allah, make my tongue full of your remembrance and my heart with consciousness of You. Oh Allah, You do whatever You wish, and You are my availer and protector and best of aid. Blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his progeny. Oh Allah, I ask you, the one who mentions goodness and actualizes it and commands it, remind me of that which satan ma...

Malaysia Airlines (MH) is going to repaint one of its jumbo jets (registered as 9M-MPD), which is now painted with the Hibiscus livery, into the original MH livery. This simple move would actually save the airline company up to RM900,000 annually. The reason is because according to some sources, the colour red, is the heaviest colour there is and therefore, is expensive to maintain, in terms of fuel usage. The savings mentioned earlier is the savings from not having to carry that red paint. As you might already know, the original MH livery is the normal white upper body and grey lower body with two thin blue and red stripes running in between the white and grey body. I guess the livery would have to go at one time anyway, but I was just hoping that it would go later rather than sooner. I have not even been in any of the hibiscus yet. For your information, there are two Hibiscuses – the 9M-MPD and 9M-MPB. There is also another special livery adorning MH’s Triple Seven – 9M-MRD – with a ...

What do you think about MMT – Mecca Meridian Time? Apparently, during a conference in Qatar, Muslim clerics and scientists are calling for the adoption of time as the point of reference instead of Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT). The reason for this is because geologists have found that lies in prefect alignment with the magnetic north. Mecca, has been the direction all Muslims face when they perform their daily prayers. I applaud them for actually having this kind of studies to enrich the knowledge of the Muslims about science and technology. And this news is a fresh breath to me especially because I am tired of hearing news about extremism among Muslims. However, regarding the call to change from GMT to MMT, I have only one thing to say – if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it. SOURCE: BBC

Should people be allowed to pray on a plane? Yes if they are not going to hinder the flight attendants from doing their job and the safety of the flights are not being compromised. A man got pulled out of a flight in New York because he was praying. Apparently, the flight attendant had asked him to get back to his seat to allow boarding procedures. He, however, decided not to heed the instruction and continued praying. After which, the flight attendant called the airport security and escorted the man out of the plane. Now, before you jump to conclusion that this man is a Muslim, HE IS NOT. He is a Jewish - an Orthodox Jewish to be precise. Personally, I think when you go on an airplane, you should be prepared to follow any instructions given by your flight attendants (reasonable instructions, of course). I am not saying he cannot pray at all because I also think that everyone should have the chance to perform their religious rites (reasonable and acceptable ones). I don't know abou...

Ryan Air had just announced that the company is planning to ground up to 20 aircrafts during the winter traveling season, citing rising operating costs. When I heard this news, I almost could not believe it because as far as I know, airline companies would rather fly an aircraft rather than let it sits idly on the apron. But I guess, the time has finally come that the rising fuel costs make it impossible for airlines to keep flying. As in my previous post on Oasis Hong Kong , a lot of other airline companies have shared the same untimely death. And I cannot possibly imagine what other airlines would fall next. But I do know that at least the so-called national carriers will continue to run even if it makes no economical sense to do so (Alitalia comes to mind). Having said that, I do not think that any airline deserves to die, but since we all live in a free market, I guess sometimes the inevitable could happen. Take Malaysia Airlines for example, had the company not done anything about...

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So, finally I am able to get this new template off the ground. It does look weird doesn't it? Do you like it? I, myself is not even sure whether I like this but I hope I will in the near future. My final exam is coming up pretty soon and I am going to have to work my ass off for that. Not that I haven't been studying for exam, but I wish I could bring up my pace a little bit. Wish me luck YA!!!