This just in!!

Breaking news
msnbc.com and NBC News
updated 7:52 a.m. ET April 29, 2009

Texas toddler is first swine flu death in U.S.

WASHINGTON - Officials confirmed the death of a 23-month-old child in Texas from the new strain of swine flu on Wednesday, the first fatality from the condition reported outside Mexico.

Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, confirmed the fatality during an interview with NBC News.

Besser told NBC's TODAY show that he didn't believe "this indicates any change in the strain of the flu."

Sixty-six infections had been reported in the United States before the report of the toddler's death in Texas.

"Even though we've been expecting this, it is very, very sad," Besser added. "As a pediatrician and a parent, my heart goes out to the family."

Besser said authorities essentially are still "trying to learn more about this strain of the flu."

"It's very important that people take their concern and channel it into action," Besser said, adding that "it is crucial that people understand what they need to do if symptoms appear.

The world has no vaccine to prevent infection but U.S. health officials aim to have a key ingredient for one ready in early May, the big step that vaccine manufacturers are awaiting.

But even if the World Health Organization ordered up emergency vaccine supplies — and that decision hasn't been made yet — it would take at least two more months to produce the initial shots needed for human safety testing.

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It was just this morning that we performed our presentation on the 'News Flash Of The Month' It was a splendour achievement. Amalina is the brain behind the powerpoint presentation. She'd done a great job. Also to the main announcers and the the rest of the speakers. O'Yeah-Not forgetting the guitar players. I also fulfilled my role..on giving a speech about Bobby Chinn's presence in Brunei. A few people from other classes approached me..Saying i'd done a great job with my speaking. I'd taunted..But when people gives you a 'hats-off' we should exchange them with reverence.

The presentation did persuade me. -Alot!! You could be educated by watching the news itself. And that, it explains the 'breaking-news' article above. Received it from my MSN acount. Felt appropriate that i share it here.

I'll be back-Stay tune for more updates :D

Danish in the box

''You came along, Just like a song''
-Cant smile without you, Barry Manillow.


It was just 3 years ago when he was brought into this world.
Raised, Guided..and be fed..
Now..He's learning all that he can about life, at his point of age.

Happy 3rd birthday my lil' man :D
May Allah bless you.
We wish you all the happiness in life.
And have a le mieux 3rd birthday!

Link

P/S: Sorry for not posting this any sooner.
Since you're celebrating your second birthday with us here..
I thought i should give it a go!!

Motivate Yourself

''Wake up everyone..How can you sleep at a time like this, unless the dreamer is the real you''

-Make it mine, Jason Mraz.

So i created this whole 'motive' to start a great day via a great morning..Well its actually for myself..But finally i convinced myself to compose it to a post and share it here :D

Chiefly, My focus will be on the morning..Because a great start in the morning leads to a splendour fulfiling day.

Where to start?-The moment you opened you eyes after a good night slumber. Which is..In the morning ofcourse. Its appropriate that you sleep early in the night before cause you'll find it easy to wake up early the next morning. Even if you do woke up early, but prior the night before you slept late..Dont even think to have a fresh start in the morning. Likewise; If you're a heavy sleeper and you've setted an alarm BUT you kept pressing the snooze button until a good 20 minutes had passed by..You realized you are late..And dont ever try to sleep again. For instance; You setted your alarm for 5:30Am but you snoozed it until 5:50Am, You woke up but you opted yourself to continue sleeping again until 6 just cause you are left with a few minutes till that particular time, Do the math people! My point is: Just wake up whenever you opened your eyes, literally.

I dont know if you guys ever skipped shower in the morning? But for me, Morning shower is compulsory..Under my own rules ofcourse. But i am never gonna skip my morning shower. Regardless-Im late or not. Here's a solution (Re: Sleepy heads) Try devoid that sleepiness in you by turning off the water heater and use the usual cold water instead for showering. You'll realize it will only take a few minutes compared with a hot/warm shower. Trust me. Another inevitable thing in the morning is: Brushing your teeth! Hell if you dont.

After a good ol' morning shower, have breakfast. Oh please, Some people have the habit of skipping breakfast. Mom will sue me if she's reading this, Cause i was a breakfast skipper some time before..Hahaa..But seriously avoiding breakfast just leads you to a morning starvation and lethargation. Means: Lack of energy. Try not to eat those fatty/oily/fast-foody foods for breakfast cause you'll end up having stomach aches. Try oatmeals, breads/toasts, porridges, cornflakes or even fruits. Yikes- I almost sounded like my dietition..Haaa'

If you feel that you have much time ahead of you until you're going out for school/work..Whatever you do..Dont start thinking for a power nap on the couch or even turning on the TV! It'll just hinder you! What i recommend is: The radio. Yes-Turn on the radio instead. Listen to some musics. Hear those Dj's speaking. Yeah-its a great form of entertainment. Better yet if your all alone in the house, turn the volume loud until you can hear it almost everywhere you go!! Then again-Spend a few times to the outside. Feel the open air. Bring a cup of hot chocolate/coffee..Take a sip of your drink as you register your whole surroundings. Sometimes i also brought my camera along..Catching the sunrise.

If you have any works/chores..Its appropriate to finish them all on the day before..Cause if you're doing them in the mornings..It'll just impede you and make you late. Dressing up neat, in casses of working or schooling. -Inevitable! Some people, well..you know those kinds that lacks hygine. Sure..They have their shirts, trouses and shoes on..But the way they are..Their hairs? Dont even get me started. Well..If you're those kinds that spents prolong times making/fixing your hair like moi' here..set your time people.

Lastly, Never ever ever groan!! Its typical, Sometimes people groan because its monday. Everybody hates Mondays because Mondays are always the first day after the weekends! Regardless to that statistic..Put those groanings aside. Shut your mouth for a while. Because if you started groaning in the morning (Haa..that rhymes)..You'll find it hard to stop until the end of the day. In a situation like this, we need therapists. To avoid this, try saying something nice and adequate to yourself, to your day. Try thinking of the positive things that you always confronted during the day as opposed to thinking negative.

Well i think that is all that i can share..I didnt even realize this 'motive' i composed here could be so lengthy. This is just the morning..Wait till i make another motive about the rest of the day. Hahaa..Dont count on it. But as said above, A great start in the morning leads to a splendour fulfiling day :D

Le Mieux!

Teachers For Life

''Hope dangles on a string, Like slow spinning redemption..Winding in, winding out, The shine of it has caught my eye''

-Vindicated, Dashboard Confessional.

I had an encounter with my old kidnergarden teacher a few days ago. We met at Bobby Chinn's live show at KB. So i took the advantage to greet her. From the looks of her face, i could tell, she was suprised. But then again i was the one who got really perplexed when she said ''How are you, Waly?'' Frankly, i thought she didnt know who i was at the first place. I mean come on-its been what? 10 years!! And seldomly i could see her after i gratuated to primary 1 as she retired not longer then.

Now thats what i call -Teachers' for life!!

So we started this conversation, talking bout how life's been lately. She said i've grown up. She barely recognized me but she did. Then she exploited a few jokes saying how'd if Bobby Chinn made ambuyat :P For an old timer, she still got the groove!

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Furthermore..

Since i think this post isnt entertaining enough..Here's a trailer of the new upcoming movie: Starring Zac Efron; 17 again.

P/S: In case you are still confounded who my Kidnergarden teacher is..Its Cikgu Malai. Heard she has some relations with our DJ Jenny..hmm..?

Hitler's Mustache

I dont really know what got into us this afternoon..when the whole class starts singing a birthday song to Hitler!

Adolf Hitler; the man who started World World 2 and caused death to billions of people. Yet..we still sang him a birthday song. Well it is Hitler's birthday today. But 10 more days after today, is when the real party starts. As this 30th is also a historical day because its Hitler's Deathday, also the day when Hitler shot himself. Heyy-im good. I dont even have to look in my history book for this one :P

You guys are waiting for me right? Waiting for me to write something like 'Happy Birthday Hitler' Pyuck. Singing him a birthday song is already bad enough for me.haa'

Okayy-I dont know if you guys remember this picture? That i posted earlier October last year.

A picture of me and the ol' Hitler himself.
Madam Tussauds, London. 2008.

I cant really find the original picture..Because i edited this one..
And it looks a little crummy.

Oh yeah, Hitler looked good in this picture 'cause i recommended him to use hair spary before taking a picture with me :P

Be back with more updates.

A Connoisseur and Comedian

So i talked alot of unnecessary things in my previous post. Saying that i was going inactive and all (Re: 'I want to have days of, off blogging') Yeah-that one.

Reason why i cant impede myself on going inactive agian: Cause i want to post some of the pictures of celebrity chef Bobby Chinn in his live cooking show in KB yesterday. In which i attended ofcourse.

Okay-Im sure some of you are still confounded with Bobby's presence in Brunei even though you've heard it a thousand times already in the radio.

For those of you who dont even have the slightest of clue who Bobby Chinn is: Well, he's a celebrity chef that has been almost everywhere around the world trying all sorts of cuisine and gourmets. He has opened his own restaurants in various places. And he's one of those Chinese-Egyptians kind of people.

Now the fact that he's in Brunei just makest those details better :P

He keeps punning about other celebrity chefs. And it always involves Jamie Oliver. Haha

He also banters at the the same time saying how friendly muslims' in Brunei are. :D And then mentioning 'bout how he dated this French girl once. Haaaa.

Bobby and his assistant-Mohammed (Well that's how Bobby pronounce it)

Once there was this crowd with those SLR cameras apperaing suddenly. Then Bobby said 'You just missed him. Jamie Oliver already left a few minutes ago' he cracked me up!!

Honestly; Bobby isnt much of a celebrity chef to me..As one will always be my chef idol: Gordan Ramsey. Bobby is much more of a comedian..hahaa'

The best thing about his show was that i dont even have to squeeze myself into crowds just to get a perfect picture of him. I can stand anywhere. Not like he has a personal bodyguard and all.

Okay-Those pictures are the least i can do to make you guys know more about Bobby Chinn. Better yet-I recorded a video of his live show. I'll see if i can post it here in my blog.

And dont forget to watch his show in channel AFC. Although i dont really know what the show's name is. Hahaa.

P/S: Just pretend my previous post never existed. -Yeah?

Ease Up!!

Jourbon bloggers of the 21st century..
Notice how i have no hesitation in writting the word? Now i know some of you might think i mispelled Jourbon with Bonjour. And for those of you who doesnt have the slightest of clue what im talking 'bout here, well-let me hit you with the french dictionary: Jourbon is a french word, denoting a greet. But get this-The French pronounce 'em the other way around-Bonjour. But the spelling will always remain as jourbon. Cool fact right? :P

Okay-Time for the real points.
Its been a while since i posted my last entry, which is...a few weeks ago?

So just to let you know..Im going Inactive again. Yes i know, the word is so medieval when it comes from my own writing. Cause you've probably seen me a thousand times mentioning the word in my blog. haa'

But its not because of Hiatus this time.

Reason-Cause i want to have days of, OFF-BLOGGING.
Make that, somewhat-A solaceful holiday.

I know i already have those days before, when my updates are lacking. But before doesnt count. It starts from today and onwards. And it aint just gonna be days..Trust me on this one :P

But..As usual..Like i said everytime before going inactive:

I'll be back :D

Until then, my song-of-the-day:

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Good-Bye.

Burning Up!

Brunei is heating up! And I mean that, literally.

Im sure most of you have experienced the aversion hot weather that Brunei is facing. Everyday! Yes, day after day, it feels like the sun is giving complete adversities to the people here in Brunei. Well, make that the World!!

I used to remember the old times, which was a few years back when Brunei was leisurely windy and cool at the same time even though the sun is shining oh-so remorselessly in the sky..Well take that and versus it with today's Today!! You could see a big difference. You could feel the wind but the heat is resistant through-out the day. The hottest part would be in the afternoon..Where the sun is shining so brightly in the middle of the sky. Talking about when its a school day. Walking out of the school when school dismisses is already exhausting. I'd rather stay in the class with the cool airconditioner running than walking under the midevil sun.

Im sorry, but i get easily irritated by the heat! Do you know it also causes effects to our skin? Like it makes you wanna scratch your skin like crazy because of itchiness. Urgh! Moreover if you're staying under the sun for a very long time, and when you got back home and mirror yourself and found out that you are facing a change of colour on your skin like when its getting slightly darker than usual. Well, truth be told; that was my case. Back in those days when i still attend ugama classes ..Where we have to spent hours sitting in a class that only counts on the wind that passes through the open windows and the heat, as i said resistant, it only makes ourselves wet. No airconditioner if thats what your asking (Not that im really complaining about this) But counting only on the fans..it just makes you stress as it reluctantly making its rotation around and around. AAAHHHH....

I cant stop imagining what would happen to the world in the future..As technology is getting intellectual..and factories will increase and so links to the pollution it will release..and causes Global Warming which, exploits the heating up temperature..And as you can see..I have just crafted a cycle how global warming happened (Re: The whole 'what would happen to the world in the future' thingy) Just so you dont have to get busy hitting the science book looking for what Global Warming actually meant..hahaa ..OMG-I almost sounded like my teacher. Yikes!!

Okay enough said..I gotta sign-off as i have chores to do. Chores? I know right..Its really hard to believe..Since the maid is not comming until a few more weeks i gotta land my hands on the sink: Dishwashing!!

Signing out.
Have a Le Mieux day :D

p/s: To avoid those skin effects (Re: Sccratch your skin like crazy) use Sunscreen. Yeah?