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With the UMNO elections drawing to a close, we have seen an astonishing discovery.

This time, for certain, the legacy left behind by our first prime minister is complete. Tunku Abdul RAHMAN forged a spell that lasted for the life of Malaysia so far, in terms of government administration.

It was RAHMAN that left us knowing that Najib would be prime minister. As if reacting to our predictions, the previous UMNO General Assembly voted him as Deputy President. With Abdullah Badawi announcing that he will not defend his post in this assembly, Najib will complete the RAHMAN spell.

If you still don't understand the theory of RAHMAN, here it goes.

R - Rahman

A - Abdul Razak

H - Hussein Onn

M - Mahathir

A - Abdullah

N - Najib

How coincidental! As you can see, the names (or fragments of the names) of our prime ministers make up the word RAHMAN. Najib's initial N will finish off the word RAHMAN as the sixth prime minister of Malaysia.

And there RAHMAN ends. Period.

After Najib's reign, where would Malaysia go? The RAHMAN hex ends right there. Does it mean there will be no more Malaysia?

Or maybe, the recently voted-in Deputy President of UMNO, Muhyiddin Yassin - will take over? Muhyiddin's initial Y of Yassin will probably make a fine addition to RAHMAN. It will become RAHMANY - rhymes with HARMONY.

This is a rare case of such and it must be passed on from generation to generation. Cheers! and goodbye Pak Lah... we'll miss you.

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Windows 7 will probably revolutionise the computing universe. Though it's still early in development process, Windows 7  has already added the touch-screen features into their user-interface feature list.

If they're thinking of going Star Wars, I'll be backing them. A quote from Jo Fan: it's an oversized iPhone running on Windows!

It's so similar to Vista...

As Windows 7 edges towards release, around October 2009 (finally... a successor to the awful Vista), we can only hope the long-awaited multitouch function will be good. Or else, we wouldn't want out fingerprints imprinted all over the screen.

Windows 7's user-interface is rather more Vista-like than anything else. They look so similar, when I first saw a screenshot of Windows 7 Beta I thought it was Vista. I'd love to try out the Beta to get a clue on what's hot in Windows Se7en.

In this video below, it seems the reaction time after clicking on something or dragging a window is fast. Unlike most touch-screen monitors you see around airports, malls or anywhere, Windows 7 apparently speeds up the reaction time.

A big question in mind - how is this going to affect gaming? Are we going to shoot down enemies by jabbing our fingers at them on the screen? If the fight gets intense, you might make a hole in your screen. But for the case of RTS games, the touch-screen might come in handy. The mouse might get ruled out of trend as business PC users will no longer need them.

I think Microsoft is rushing to recover the losses they went through with the indigestion of Vista. Through this mess, Microsoft is trying to recapture their lost fame by incorporating the features of an iPhone with a PC.

Windows, to me, is still better suited than Apple's OS X. So, I hope Microsoft will do a fine job here in rectifying the remnants of Vista to the new touch-screen-capable Seven.

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Yet again, another game review. Mirror's Edge is another EA masterpiece. If you're thinking Mirror's Edge is a boring game involving jumping and running only, you are wrong. It's a whole new and different experience like no other.

The game features a city (more like a megalopolis) full of splendid architectural marvels. The huge buildings loom the somewhat impressive landscape and gives YOU the power to jump around the city while accomplishing your missions. You are basically a runner, and in this case, runners steal information away from prying eyes. You will end up having to escape from police force.

A quote from Timothy Goh: Mirror's Edge makes you vomit out your past eight meals.

Well said. The exhilirating running and jumping amidst a large city is an experience so different from other games. Especially when the cops are on your tail. The adrenaline and mixed emotions will bring about a unique atmosphere. Things get even more dramatic when you end up leaping a series of leaps and jumps as some runner cops are pursuing you throughout the city.

Your character, Faith, is however extremely vulnerable to gunfire. Don't try to pick on multiple cops during the game, you are sure to fall prey to their weapons. Pick them one by one, disarm them and use the groovy new weapon to take down the rest of the cops.

There are quite a number of  disadvantages in the gameplay. Sometimes the series of jumping puzzles might break down the momentum during running and makes the player frustrated. This often happens, leaving you thinking how to get past hurdle after hurdle. You'll be seeing red, both figuratively and literally. It leaves you fuzzy and confused.

All in all, Mirror's Edge is a game to behold for its uniqueness and exciting gameplay. Run hard.

I give it a 8.2 out of 10.

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Finally, my very own mejournals blog is officially launched!

Mejournals utilises a local Malaysian server which makes connections (from Malaysia) blazing fast. And, from a blogger client migrating to Wordpress, I guess Wordpress definitely has functions aplenty as well as a couple of new features: pages, plugins, fully customisable media, plenty of settings to play around with and themes like no other.

Looking back... actually I still find Blogger more user friendly. But I'll adapt to Wordpress pretty soon.

Look at this! After using command prompt to ping mejournals.com, it turns out, it only took 11ms. Now, I have to admit I have never seen that type of lightning fast connection speeds from my computer.

So here, with my words, it's the official lauch of kai.mejournals.com!

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Has something really gone wrong with English for science and maths? So far as I've experienced, the new application of English is good for the nation's success in the future.

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