The major floods is still around and affecting the people of Australia, primarily in the state of Queensland and Brisbane. The damage this flood has caused is believed to cause the government up to 30 billion dollars. Up to now, there have been at least 17 confirmed deaths. In nearby Murphys Creek, a church service at the local pub was held for survivors to grieve and remember their lost friends and family. "Words really cannot express what the people of the Lockyer Valley are feeling at the moment," local parliament representative Scott Buchholz said after the service. They "are emotionally fragile yet display a bravery that is remarkable."
The police, firemen and rescue teams have been working their hardest and are under a lot of pressure trying to save so many lives. "People I hope will understand the pressure that the police are working under in these sorts of circumstances and be patient. They are working as hard as they can to be in a position to allow people back into Grantham as quickly as possible." Queensland state Premier Anna Bligh commented on the hard work the rescue teams are putting in.
This news about the major flood in Australia is not just affecting the people of Australia but also the whole world. Such a big and disastrous thing will inevitably affect all of us whether we like it or not. Therefore, if there is any way at all we are able to help, we should.
Weekly News - Week 1 (Local)
Datuk Lee Chong Wei has just won his seventh championship title on the 23rd of January 2011 at the Proton Siri Super Malaysian Open Championship finals against Taufik Hidayat.
His victory over Taufik at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil did not take out a lot of Chong Wei, as he managed to win two straight sets (21-8, 21-17) in just 37 minutes.
During the first set, Chong Wei kept playing at the net which caused Taufik to make many mistakes, which resulted in an easy win for Chong Wei, who allowed Taufik to only score eight points. During the second set, Taufik fought as hard as he could and put up more of a fight but did not get any mercy from Chong Wei. The finals ended with a score of 21-17.
During a post-game interview, Chong Wei said that knowing his former coach, Misbun Sidek, was there supporting him really gave him the motivation he needed to win that game. Having his first finals game without his former coach being there at the sideline put him under a lot of pressure. However, despite not being the national badminton coach of Malaysia anymore, Misbun Sidek still went up to Chong Wei to congratulate him and told him that he did very well and played his hardest.
Chong Wei is planning to grab at least three more championships which are coming up. Among those are Korean Super Series Premier Championship, All England, and the BWF World Championship.
This is really big news for us Malaysians to know that Chong Wei, a Malaysian, has won yet another championship. this just proves that we are just as talented and hardworking as any other country in the world. Just like the slogan, we should all remember that no matter what, 'Malaysia Boleh!'
His victory over Taufik at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil did not take out a lot of Chong Wei, as he managed to win two straight sets (21-8, 21-17) in just 37 minutes.
During the first set, Chong Wei kept playing at the net which caused Taufik to make many mistakes, which resulted in an easy win for Chong Wei, who allowed Taufik to only score eight points. During the second set, Taufik fought as hard as he could and put up more of a fight but did not get any mercy from Chong Wei. The finals ended with a score of 21-17.
During a post-game interview, Chong Wei said that knowing his former coach, Misbun Sidek, was there supporting him really gave him the motivation he needed to win that game. Having his first finals game without his former coach being there at the sideline put him under a lot of pressure. However, despite not being the national badminton coach of Malaysia anymore, Misbun Sidek still went up to Chong Wei to congratulate him and told him that he did very well and played his hardest.
Chong Wei is planning to grab at least three more championships which are coming up. Among those are Korean Super Series Premier Championship, All England, and the BWF World Championship.
This is really big news for us Malaysians to know that Chong Wei, a Malaysian, has won yet another championship. this just proves that we are just as talented and hardworking as any other country in the world. Just like the slogan, we should all remember that no matter what, 'Malaysia Boleh!'
Self-portrait - Me as a Consumer of Information
When I hear my parents talking about politics to other ‘older’ people, I’d normally just listen but usually be doing my own things at the same time. And that information is normally forgotten in about half an hour. Ever since I was young news and information about our government never really interested me. I never understood what was so interesting about grown up old men ‘leading’ our country. Up till now, any news about politics that reaches my ear exits the other almost immediately. So far, the news about politics I found interesting was the murder case of Altantuya Shaaribu and Teoh Beng Hock. To sum myself up as a consumer of information of politics: I don’t really care about what is happening in our government system (except for exciting news like murder and death) as long as I am able to live my life with my family like any normal family would.
When I was younger, my parents were the ones controlling most of the information coming into my mind. For example, they would tell me to close my eyes or get out of the room when an ‘inappropriate’ scene pops up in a movie. I also was not allowed to have anything to do with violent games or movies, because of the fear that I may end up being a psychotic maniacal serial killer that my parents had. Aside from that, I was not even allowed to watch Pokemon, which really bummed me out! The news and information that reached my eyes and ears were very limited, which probably is one of the reasons for my lack of interest in what’s happening around me.
As I grew older, my parents loosened up bit by bit, slowly but surely. They never really said anything when a man and woman kissed in a movie scene, they let me play the computer game ‘Worms’, and were finally cool with letting me watch Pokemon! As I matured, they have tried pushing the idea of reading the newspaper daily into my head. They keep saying that it is important for someone to be up to date with the current happenings around us. Even until now, they have been constantly telling me to read the newspaper, saying that it is important for a Mass Communication student to have excellent general knowledge. Sadly, the habit of reading the newspaper daily has not gotten to me yet, but I do keep consciously try to look for the daily newspaper to at least get a glance at the local news headlines.
Now that I am already in college and turning 19 this year, I have almost total freedom to choose what I want to see or hear. I am able to access almost any information I want to because my parents are at the stage where they understand “He’s old enough”.
When I was younger, my parents were the ones controlling most of the information coming into my mind. For example, they would tell me to close my eyes or get out of the room when an ‘inappropriate’ scene pops up in a movie. I also was not allowed to have anything to do with violent games or movies, because of the fear that I may end up being a psychotic maniacal serial killer that my parents had. Aside from that, I was not even allowed to watch Pokemon, which really bummed me out! The news and information that reached my eyes and ears were very limited, which probably is one of the reasons for my lack of interest in what’s happening around me.
As I grew older, my parents loosened up bit by bit, slowly but surely. They never really said anything when a man and woman kissed in a movie scene, they let me play the computer game ‘Worms’, and were finally cool with letting me watch Pokemon! As I matured, they have tried pushing the idea of reading the newspaper daily into my head. They keep saying that it is important for someone to be up to date with the current happenings around us. Even until now, they have been constantly telling me to read the newspaper, saying that it is important for a Mass Communication student to have excellent general knowledge. Sadly, the habit of reading the newspaper daily has not gotten to me yet, but I do keep consciously try to look for the daily newspaper to at least get a glance at the local news headlines.
Now that I am already in college and turning 19 this year, I have almost total freedom to choose what I want to see or hear. I am able to access almost any information I want to because my parents are at the stage where they understand “He’s old enough”.
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