SILENT NOISE

Unlike the proverbial “calm before the storm,” the current increase in political noise is the storm.

The volume increase is a direct result of the lack of attention to that noise. Eventually, the noise will reach its peak volume, become so distorted that it is extremely unpleasant to listen to, and eventually the “amplifiers” will implode. So the noisier it gets, the closer we are to the end of all this thoughtless blather. Until then, it’s going to get louder and much more obnoxious.

Political noise comes in many fashions. There are, of course, public displays of noise such as the contrived “grassroots” events of last summer. Those have now moved indoors. One example was the 2009 Value Voters Summit.

There is also ”silent noise” which can sometimes be dangerous. A few days ago, this was posted on Facebook.

It was one of the Top 100 Facebook Polls. But if the comments are any indication of the poll’s results, the creator may have had a big surprise from the 731 people who responded before Facebook removed it. Here are a few of those comments. The person responsible for this poll is now being sought by the Secret Service and the FBI. This thoughtless blather may also be illegal blather.

Then there is (was) a recent article from John Perry, that even the very conservative Newsmax.com removed from their website.

Fortunately, we have investigative websites that expose these loonies before their words go back into hiding. Here’s some of what Perry wrote:

“There is a remote, although gaining, possibility America’s military will intervene as a last resort to resolve the “Obama problem.” Don’t dismiss it as unrealistic.”

“Military intervention is what Obama’s exponentially accelerating agenda for ‘fundamental change’ toward a Marxist state is inviting upon America. A coup is not an ideal option, but Obama’s radical ideal is not acceptable or reversible.”

Mr. Perry is suggesting the military, whose Commander-In-Chief is President Obama, “take out” the legitimately elected top military chief of our country.

I know many are concerned about our President’s safety and I am certainly one of those people. But I also cannot imagine anyone more in tune with his unique position in life and our country’s history. I have every confidence no harm will come to him or his family. Barack Obama will be our President for two terms and will remain healthy throughout those eight years and well beyond.

Yes, the silent noise is getting louder, and very close to treason.

Sincerely,

 

 

www.MichaelKontras.com

annoyed

ok, actually i’m still in happy mood sebab a) sudah sihat, alhamdulillah and b) nanti malam leh jumpa sayang, yippeeee! but, ada satu perkara been bugging me laa for few months now. i think chics and few fellow bloggers yang saya baca blognya even pernah blogging ala2 hal yang sama. yeahh, it’s about our so called “friends” on facebook. whylaaaa certain people ni suka bagi lawak tak kelakar (trademark wadie ni) or being insensitive bila nak mengomen ek? ko, kalo nak sakitkan ati takyah komen laaa, boleh tak?

case study 1

i put recent pics of malam indonesia 3 on fb. ada mamat ini komen:

yelah banggg, ko jelaaa yang tak pernah gi konsert. ko je laaa yang ahli masjid. ko sangat beriman dan sentiasa solat berjemaah di masjid tak pernah miss! benci laaaa aku orang2 macam ni kan. pehtu ada plak hati nak cakap organizer tanggung dosa sapa miss solat. apsal tanak mention dosa bersentuh2 di khalayak ramai pehtu berhibur2 lagho semua? dah alang2 mention dosa2 ni kan. kasik list laaaaaaaaaaaa panjang skets, huhuhu.

oklah, aku taklaa marah orang nak berdakwah kan. but what irks me the most is the way dia cakap tuh. ko kenapa???? ko aje ke dijamin syurga? ko je ke amalan wajib sunat semua cukup? haduiiiiiiiii. and he is a teacher, mind you. apa punya jenis daaa ini macam pun ada.

case study 2

this mamat adalah ala2 kera sumbang masa kat u. nobody wants to befriend him. since dia budak palapes and 1 of our konco2 kenal/kawan ngan dia, we (the konco) accepted him into our group. groupie laa sangat kan. ahahhahaha. padahal rasanya kami ni konco yang ramai gila orang jaki/dengki/menci. dahhh, ikut kepala sendiri je nak buat apa pun. we joined kelab perpaduan yang ala2 bertentangan dengan pmi :p sangat aktif laa segala kan. tapi takdelaa orang pmi yang anti. ini rakyat2 biasa je anti. kitorang kuat bersembang pun nak anti ke? hoh!

eh lupa citer mamat ni kan. dia basically baikkk. kalau gi kuar pasar malam mesti belikan oleh2 kat 5 orang gundik dia ni, haha. kitorang renggang bila dia kapel ngan bini dia sekarang ni. minah tu jeles kot. he finally found me few months back on fb. i was super excited. until dia menunjukkan belang kepoyoan melampau dia.

lepas jumpa kat fb, we exchanged number and all. so he called me. and tetiba nak mention he’s working at o&g company as project manager ke apa ke jadah ke tah. i was like, huh? adakah perlu nak mengimpress saya dengan memberi statement begitu? hey, i’m surrounded by o&g people laaa! silap orang laa lu, haha. and they are far more decent. tak perlu mention2 apa position dalam company ke apa ke. yang penting aku bleh pow kalau keluar makan >:)

lepas dia poyo2 tuh saya cepat2 mengelak and suruh dia call nob plak. and then i saw some annoying comment in my fb. sudah tak ingat apa dia komen. and saya telah delete sebab mencik, ahahahhahahah.

anyway, ini latest komen dia yang wat saya annoyed:

yelahhh, aku tau aku gemukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. tak perlu aaa buat statement kasik sentap seperti di atas, okehhh!

case study 3

mamat ni (eh, semua mamat je ni, ahahhahahah) plak adalah schoolmate saya. tetttttttttttttt. tetiba berbunyi lak siren kan tak kasik bagi statement banyak2, haha. btw, ini pun saya hairan kenapa sangat laser dan poyo sekarang???

yelahhhh, aku ni bawak kancil buruk je. aku tak mampu beli kereta besar. kereta waja pun tak mampu. pehtu kereta aku dah lama plak tuh kan. orang lain semua bawak kereta cc besar baru berkilat2. sheeeshhh!

case study 4

i don’t even know why she made this comment. asalnya it was on another friend’s walls. itu angah saya itu, memang gemar sangat tanya bila nak kawen. ahahhahaha. as if i have the answer. since she’s my bestfriend (walau pas kawen cam biasa drift away laa kan), saya taklaa nak terasa2 bagai. eh eh, minah ni bukan angah saya tau :p silakan baca komen minah ini:

huwaaaaaaaaaaaa, nanges kan baca komen dia ni. abes tuh saya nak buat apa? nak suruh saya tinggalkan pakwe saya? eh eh suka ati saya aaa kan. and suka ati pakwe saya aa tanak kawen lagik. it’s not as if saya tanya and dia jawablaa tanak kawen lagi tuh, haha. in fact saya tak tanya pon. i’ve made it super clear to him that i’m available – to him. kalo nak pandai2 pinang :p so, kalo lom pinang2, dia lom ready lagillaa tuh. and saya tanak sibuk2 tanya dia, apsal dia tanak kawen2 lagik. ko nak tanyakan ke? nak no tepon pakwe aku tak? huhuhu.

case study 5

ini another minah yang usaha giat mara nak carik customer baru. tengok komen dia. recent sangat ni kejadian ni, haha.

firstly, kita takleh menjamin bleh healthy forever ok. nikmat kesihatan ni Allah yang kasik. alahaiii dik. she’s my junior at school.

and secondly, ada dia tanya saya sakit apa? kalau nak berniaga tuh pun, bawak2 laaa at least PURA-PURA concern ngan bakal customer. ini main terjahh je. sakit jap jiwa saya, ahahhahaha. anyway komen2 lepas tuh buat saya happy balik.

special note buat ayumi, thanks doakan saya sihat! hihi.

ok, cukup dah buat case study hari ni. panjang melampau dah entry. tata!

Sebastián Cuattrin garante presença na Maratona de Canoagem

O canoísta Sebastián Cuattrin confirmou sua participação na Maratona de Canoagem, que será realizada no próximo dia três de outubro. O evento acontecerá em meio a cânions. É a primeira vez que uma prova da modalidade será realizada nesse tipo de cenário.

Cuattrin participou de quatro Olimpíadas e já levou para casa nove medalhas em jogos Pan-americanos. Aos 36 anos, o argentino naturalizado brasileiro começou a remar aos 13 no Brasil. Foi o primeiro canoísta do país a ganhar medalha em uma etapa da Copa do Mundo de Canoagem, em 1998.

A Maratona de Canoagem contará com a presença de atletas de diversos estados do Brasil. Terá largada em Paulo Afonso (BA) e chegada em Canindé de São Francisco (SE). Serão 55 km de percurso pelo Rio São Francisco no percurso da Maratona e 9 km no percurso turismo.

O percurso turismo, além de uma atividade de esporte, será uma opção de lazer. Haverá uma embarcação adequada para as pessoas que estão iniciando na canoagem, a Foca Sit-On-Top, de fácil manobra. O trajeto será o leito do Rio São Francisco, navegando entre as montanhas que dividem o estado da Bahia e Alagoas.

As categorias disponíveis são dupla ou solo, masculino e feminino. Inscrições abertas no http://www.brasilwild.com.br

Dilemmat

Efter att ha varit på Facebook några veckor nu börjar jag sakta men säkert se vissa trender och även förstå lite hur det fungerar. Det är ju rätt så avancerat, med en massa möjligheter och inställningar, så det kan ta sin tid att komma på hur man kan göra som man vill.

Något jag funderat på ett tag är själva “vännerna”. I början är det ganska enkelt, man ansluter sig och letar efter folk man gillar. Problemet kommer när andra ansöker om att bli vän. För varje gång man tar in någon, måste man fundera på vad det innebär. Vissa människor innebär ingenting, men andra kan påverka hur man är i Facebook avsevärt.

I förrgår hade jag ett sådant problem. Såg på högra sidan att jag hade en vänförfrågan. Va kul tänkte jag, undrar vem det kan vara? Så jag kollade och hittade till min stora förvåning en av mina största kunder.

Hmmm… food for thought. Han är verkligen trevlig och jag har alltid gillat honom men… en kund…detta ställer saken på sin spets. Analyserade lite vad som kunde hända. Om jag inte accepterar, kan han bli ledsen, vilket kan påverka mitt dagliga jobb. Not good.

Om jag accepterar, måste jag tänka lite på vad jag skriver i framtiden. Tricky question.

Jag valde att acceptera honom, men därmed sätter jag en liten gräns på mig själv.

Och så funderar jag vidare. Jag har tidigare bjudit in min dotter. Hon är 12, vilket också gör att jag kan sätta gränser på vad jag vill skriva om. Och tvärtom, naturligtvis.

Och så vidare. Desto mer folk jag släpper in, desto fler gränser jag får. Den stora “ytan” jag hade när jag började krymper, sakta men säkert.

Så läste jag en intressant artikel i New York Times. Den gav mig lite nya idéer som är bra att veta.

Social Networking through Facebook

Well it’s official. Nielsen’s Consumer Market research had confirmed that more and more people are spending their time on Facebook. In fact the research company findings show that people spend almost 4x more of their time on Facebook than YouTube and 3x more than Google.

While it’s true that the number may have been pulled up by highly engaging flash games like Texas Holdem Poker (guilty!), this new reality also underlined the current trend that more and more people are into Social Networking.

In business, Social Media has become a mainstay for many online professionals. Having an active online presence in social media sites is one way of getting your personal brands validated on the web. As more and more online consumers conduct research for brands and services before spending on them, ensuring that your business is presented online in the right perspective contributes to the success of your business. Professionals in the reputation management have also started to use social media to establish a verifiable and valid online business for their clients.

Expanding your Professional Online Presence through social networks is an essential business practice. As a Facebook user, I have associated with several gambling sites and groups and personally attest to the benefits it provides to my business networking campaign. While it is tempting to be lulled into time consuming flash games, I tend to fend it off by devoting my time on equally satisfying game of growing my business network.

Well, if you are into Facebook too, you might find it convenient to add me as your friend….

I just created a new Fan Page for Cleopatra’s Palace Casino:
Be Cleopatra’s Palace Casino Fan!

BLIZZARD - Skipräsentation am Brandlhof/Saalfelden

Blizzard 2009/2010

Blizzard

Am Donnerstag den 24.September fand das alljährliche Hervis Strategie Meeting im Brandlhof bei Saalfelden statt. Blizzard trat zum ersten Mal mit dem Konzern Bruder Tecnica auf.

Dank der wirklich gelungenen, trendigen Blizzard Kollektion 09/10 und den genialen Innovationen konnten wir unsere hochqualitativen Ski aus Mittersill mit breiter Brust präsentieren, ohne irgendetwas extra ausschmücken zu müssen. Weiterlesen..
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Typhoon Ondoy Tragedy - for a Filipino on a ridiculously bright sunny day

As Ondoy poured out his wrath on our archipelago, people from all persuasions and class, total strangers, neighbors who were previously nodding acquaintances, businessmen from big corporations to the lowly sari-sari store are generously lending a helping hand to the less fortunate victims of Ondoy, and as my every contact here on facebook are seeking volunteers to facilitate relief for our fellow countrymen who are starving or may be struggling for their lives, gasping a limited amount of air, waiting to be rescued, WE watch the toll rise up to 73 dead and almost 300,000 people severely affected by this tragedy. And as we offer prayers and whatever small help we can give to ease their loss, some people just don’t seem to care, and even, they feel good about what happened.

A former classmate, Ea Acaylar shared with me this snapshot of a comment from a certain JACQUE BERMEJO who posted a status update that undeniably spurred the rage of hundreds of facebook users.

I was dumbfounded the moment I read this, and unknowingly found myself trailing the profile of Ms. Bermejo, feeling so sure of what I am doing. I sent her a message. Here’s the look of the letter.

A bright sunny day to you!

Never in my life have I sent a letter like this but this time around, I can’t contain myself of what I am feeling towards you, Ms. Jacque Bermejo.

73 people died and 300,000 people were severely affected and still counting. I believe now is not the right time for anyone to accommodate any negative energies from SUCH IDIOTIC and BARBARIC thoughts from imbeciles, but I just want to get my message across.

You are obviously a lot older than me, MS. Bermejo, but I cannot seem to understand why such tragedy could ease you with so much relief, being aware of the fact that the people you are referring to is your people. For your info, Ms. Bermejo, I have 2 siblings and a brother-in-law in Dubai and I suppose no matter how nuclear your family may be, I know you know that Filipinos value their relatives, even if they are on the 5th or 6th degree of your lineage. And I wouldn’t doubt that a number of your personal contacts here on facebook are Filipinos as well, who may be in the Philippines right now or with you in Dubai who are dying of worry for the safety of their families here. If you do not have anyone to be worried about here, would you mind keeping your insensitive and rather useless remarks to yourself? People don’t need it, and they most damn definitely don’t deserve it.

Now I start to laugh at how we Filipinos deem you ÖFWs “the modern heroes of the Philippines” because honestly, seeing what you outrageously said about this tragedy, I am wishing you would never set foot on our land ever again, AND that you were never ever born a Filipino.

Good riddance!