Magnum4D 28-2-2009

Sorry for the late upload and hope everybody have a wealthy evening.

Magnum4D 25-2-2009

Previous draw is bad and only manage to have one consolation prize but the BEST is all the numbers are there and just the arragement is wrong for the podium prizes. Let's pray for a better day ahead.

FREE F1 ticket for GRAB

Anybody want FREE F1 ticket for the 2009 F1 Grandpix in Sepang F1 Circuit ? I want !!!!! I want it badly but the only way i know is to pump petrol at the Petronas Petrol station and hope i can win one of the 194 pairs of Grandstand tickets.

If anybody know any other way to get or win F1 2009 ticket, please let me know and i will be happy to share with you.

Magnum4D 22-2-2009

Luck had been better since changing to a new Magnum logo and hope today will be better. Good Luck.

Magnum4D 21-2-2009

Previous draw is BAD so i change to a new Magnum logo and hope it will bring me more luck. Good luck my friends.

Magnum4D 18-2-2009

Not a good day last draw although strike a Special Prize, 0204 but have a couple of near missed. Hopefully this time the number will come up to the podium.

Magnum4D 15-2-2009

Valentine day is not lucky for me to strike number. All kena MAKAN. Hopefully today will be a better day. Let's pray that we strike BIG BIG today.

Magnum4D 14-2-2009

Did anybody strike on the previous draw ? The number is 1521 Special Prize. I was so happy while watching the Magnum Live Draw. This number is in the 13 numbers Special Prize slots in which 3 of them will be in the podium. Too bad it didn't jump up there. Anyway, it is still a consolation.
I hope this coming Valentine Day is a luck day for me. Let's wish everybody luck.

Magnum4d 11-2-2009

This is my chart for today 11-2-2009 Magnum draw. Just choose one digit per column.

eg.

column 1 you choose 3

column 2 you choose 4

column 3 you choose 2

column 4 you choose 3

Therefore, the number to buy is 3423. You buy straight and no need to pow it.

You can download this excel file. It is my previous prediction chart. Sorry i cannot reveal too much and also the formula.

http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/2277180_fd4pz/magnum4dpastrecord.xls]magnum4dpastrecord.xls

FUN: Superman Quiz

SUPERMAN

This is how Superman fly on the older comic book and movie

They are flying with one hand.

This is how Superman fly on the newer comic book or movie.

Question : Why the older Superman fly with one hand and the new Superman fly with two hands ?

Anwer will be publish soon. Please left your answer at the chat box and see who can get it right.

Thaipusam

Thaipusam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம்) is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). It is also referred to as Thaipooyam or Thaippooyam in the Malayalam language.

Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (spear) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaipusam

Kavadi Attam is a dance performed by the devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the Tamil God of War.[1] It is often performed during the festival of Thaipusam and emphasizes debt bondage. The Kavadi itself is a physical burden through which the devotees implore for help from the God Murugan.[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaipusam http://www.journeymalaysia.com/MCUL_thaipusam.htm

Generally people take a vow to offer a kavadi to the Lord for purpose of tiding over or averting a great calamity. For instance, if the devotee's son is laid up with a fatal disease, he would pray to Shanmuga to grant the boy a lease of life in return for which the devotee would take a vow to dedicate a kavadi to Him. Though this might on the face of it appear mercenary, a moment's reflection will reveal that it contains in it the seed of love for God. The worldly object is achieved: and the devotee offers the kavadi. After the ceremony is over, he gets so much intoxicated with love of God that his inner spiritual chamber is opened. This too ultimately leads to Para Bhakti - Supreme devotion.

A million turn up for Thaipusam at Batu Caves
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/2/9/nation/3224563&sec=nation

Extracted from the Star Online

GOMBAK: Despite the scorching sun, more than a million people have thronged the temple in Batu Caves since Saturday to celebrate Thaipusam. The rituals were performed as acts of penance and to offer thanks to Lord Muruga, to fulfil vows and to repent for past sins. Chants of “Vel! Vel!” and the rhythm of traditional drums followed the kavadi bearers. Thaipusam marks the birth of Lord Muruga, the youngest son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.

Thousands of devotees carried brightly-decorated ornate frames known as kavadi, some decorated with peacock feathers and garlands. Others carried milk pots. The temple took a carnival-like atmosphere with stalls selling traditional Indian food and drinks, framed copper images of Hindu deities, religious literature and music discs.

Thaipusam Festival 2008

This is the video of Thaipusam celebration that i discover in the YouTube. This is the video of last year (2008) celebration. For those who do not know what and how Thaipusam is celebrated, this video will enlight you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEfsLf2LUGk

You can find more related video in YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk6WZZU_Ee8

Video is on the top right corner. Enjoy the Malaysian culture.

元宵節 Chinese Valentine Day

元宵節 is the fifteen day of Chinese New Year or the last day of Chinese New Year celebration. It is also the Chinese Valentine Day. Year 2009 falls on the Feb 9, 2009. There are many events and celebration on that day but the most notable for me is the Chinese Valentine Day.       Normally at night, all these single guys and ladies with gather at certain places which is organised by some local bodies. It can be at the beach or lakes.   They will throw the mandarin orange and banana and then..... all rush to NET the banana or mandarin orange to find their destine live partner. This is a healthy event and how many people ends up to be husband and wife, nobody knows the statistic.

For all those that are single, there will write their name and phone number on mandarin orange but later become the single ladies writes on the mandarin orange and the single guys write on the banana. You can try your luck this year if you are still single. For those who had married, please do not participle in the throwing and netting process but you can participle by being the camera man or camera woman for your "single love one".

Update : Feb 9, 2009. Extracted from theStar Online, a local English Newpaper

TONIGHT, the Chinese community around the country will be celebrating Chap Goh Meh, and one of the highlights of the night will be the tossing of mandarin oranges.

Chap Goh Meh, which means “the fifteenth night” in the Hokkien dialect, marks the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration.

While the Chap Goh Meh celebration may not have started with the Hokkiens, the community nevertheless regards it as an important event to celebrate.

Hokkien Association of Malaysia president Tan Sri Tee Hock Seng said this tradition should not be forgotten as it was traced back to one’s Chinese roots.

“The younger generation today is not aware of how important Chap Goh Meh was, when we used to celebrate it with our grandparents,” Tee said.

He recalled his home being decorated with lights and lanterns hung along the balcony. The night was celebrated much like the eve of Chinese New Year, with relatives gathering for dinner. A home-made dessert of tang yuen ­– sweet glutinous rice dumplings in a sweet soup –would be served to all.

“After the feast with our families, my friends and I would visit one another’s houses to celebrate but I didn’t participate in the tossing of oranges as it wasn’t a popular activity back then,” said Tee.

Prayers were also offered to the ancestors while some burnt firecrackers to signify a “send-off” to the New Year.

The Baba-Nonyas, especially in Penang, still observe practices like dressing up in their traditional costumes, with the womenfolk in their elaborate kebaya, participating in Dondang Sayang and savouring Pengat, a sweet dessert featuring colourful sweet potato, yam and banana in rich creamy coconut milk.

However, many among the younger generation know of the celebration only as the night to toss mandarin oranges into the sea.

This tradition, which originated in Penang, was an occasion for unmarried women to leave the confines of their homes to toss the oranges in the hope that the fruits would be picked up by eligible young men who would be their future spouses.

There is a new twist to the practice these days, with women writing their phone numbers and e-mail addresses on the oranges.

However, these days, mandarin oranges are not tossed in a desperate search for love but merely for the fun of getting to know new friends and participating in this much-loved ritual that is synonymous with the Chinese Valentine’s Day, as Chap Goh Meh is often referred to.

And, men now toss bananas with messages written on them, too!

Those who had joined in the fun last year said they simply enjoyed the carnival-like atmosphere at parks like Taman Jaya in Petaling Jaya and Taman Tasik Permaisuri in Cheras.

“We went to the Taman Jaya lake with a bag of oranges on which we had scribbled our numbers, and to my surprise, a guy called me the next day,
“We became friends over the phone but neither of us made the initiative to meet up,” said Ellie Low, 30.

Meanwhile, Tan Mei Lui, 25, was attracted by various contests and mini-concerts held in the parks.

“I remember there were people singing, orange eating contests, as well as prizes for the men who picked up the most number of oranges,” she said.

Eggs stand on 立春

Bad Astronomy: Only on the day of the Vernal (spring) Equinox, can you stand a raw egg on its end. How it works: This has to be one of the silliest misconceptions around, and it never seems to die. Every year, without fail, some TV station broadcasts a news segment showing local schoolchildren standing eggs on end on the first day of spring. Usually, the newscaster will make some vague mention about how this works, but it is rarely specific, and never holds up to too much scrutiny. We'll talk about one typical reason given in a moment, but first, let's look at it from an astronomical angle: what is special about the Spring (also called the Vernal) Equinox that makes it different from any other time of the year?

Good astronomy: If you can stand a raw egg on end, it has nothing to do with the Equinox. http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/egg_spin.html#badegg http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/FAQ/others/c_faq_others_35.htm

Anybody tried yesterday ? Having fun doing it ?

立春 First Day of Spring

立春

立春 in english means first day of spring. There are many customs for this day but i am not very familiar with it. The only thing i know about 立春 is that it is the day where eggs can stand.

This year 2009 立春 got 2 versions. One version is on Feb 3, 2009 and the other one is on Feb 4, 2009. Most Chinese calendar says it fall on the Feb 4, 2009 at 0.50am. I follow the majority.

My previous understanding is that eggs can only stand at the specific time but after a few years, i found out that egg can stand on the whole day.


Above is an egg stand on the floor.





Egg stand on tables.

You should try this and make it a family affair. Share this wonderful experience with the young one and let's have fun together.