Mr Borg comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
"I have great news: I'm a month overdue.
I think we're going to have a baby!
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell nybody."
The next day, Mrs Borg receives a telephone call from Enemalta Corporation (Electric Company) because the electricity bill has not been paid
"Am I speaking to Mrs Borg?"
"Yes....... speaking"
Enemalta guy, "You're a month overdue, you know!"
"How do YOU know?" stammers the young woman.
"Well, ma'am, it's in our files!" says the Enemalta guy.
"What are you saying? It's in your files...... HOW????? "
"Yes ............. We have a system of finding out who's overdue"
ýÿGOD!!!!!......... This is too much.........."
Madam, I am sorry...... I am following orders..... I have to inform you are overdue"
"I know that ....... let me talk to my husband about this tonight.....he will speak to our company tomorrow"
That night, she tells her husband about the visit, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Enemalta office in Marsa the next morning.
"What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? What business is that of yours?" the husband shouts.
"Just calm down," says the lady at the reception at Enemalta, "it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us."
"PAY you? and if I refuse?"
"Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off."
"And what would my wife do then?" the husband asks.
"I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle."
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Malaysians still not reading enough, says Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Although Malaysia has among the highest literacy rates in South-East Asia, Malaysians prefer light reading material like newspapers and magazines to books.
According to literacy statistics, out of 85% of Malaysians who read regularly, 77% of them prefer newspapers, 3% read magazines, 3% read books and 1.6% read comics.
“If we were to compare with American citizens, 53% of them read fiction and 43% of them read non-fiction books.
“Malaysians are more inclined to read light material while citizens from developed countries read books,” Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said at the launch of the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair 2009 at the Putra World Trade Centre yesterday.
The text of his speech was read out by Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The UN Development Programme’s 2007/2008 report said the literacy rate of Malaysians, at 93.2%, was behind developed countries like Japan, Britain, the United States, Australia and Germany, which have literacy rates of 99%.
“We still have room for improvement in terms of increasing the literacy rate to 99% by 2020 and the quality of material that we read. Parents play an important role in nurturing the reading habit among their children.
“Students should read more books, not just revision books or textbooks for examinations,” he said.
The organiser of the book fair has targeted 2.5 million visitors this year. Last year, 2.2 million people visited the book fair compared with 700,000 in 2006.
Muyhiddin also said that more bookstores should be opened in the country. Currently, 45% of bookstores are in the Klang Valley, 20% in Penang and Perak, while Johor has 10%.
Book fair organiser Datuk Ivan Hoe said Malaysians thought twice about spending money on books but not on food.“They forget that books are intellectual food,” he said
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Dear readers,
Have we ever ask ourself wether are we reading enough or at least begin to develop passion of reading. Is it asking too much if i may say just spend one hour of our time on reading rather than gossiping at kopitiam? Computer games; ah that's how my supervisors spent their free time!
According to literacy statistics, out of 85% of Malaysians who read regularly, 77% of them prefer newspapers, 3% read magazines, 3% read books and 1.6% read comics.
“If we were to compare with American citizens, 53% of them read fiction and 43% of them read non-fiction books.
“Malaysians are more inclined to read light material while citizens from developed countries read books,” Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said at the launch of the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair 2009 at the Putra World Trade Centre yesterday.
The text of his speech was read out by Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The UN Development Programme’s 2007/2008 report said the literacy rate of Malaysians, at 93.2%, was behind developed countries like Japan, Britain, the United States, Australia and Germany, which have literacy rates of 99%.
“We still have room for improvement in terms of increasing the literacy rate to 99% by 2020 and the quality of material that we read. Parents play an important role in nurturing the reading habit among their children.
“Students should read more books, not just revision books or textbooks for examinations,” he said.
The organiser of the book fair has targeted 2.5 million visitors this year. Last year, 2.2 million people visited the book fair compared with 700,000 in 2006.
Muyhiddin also said that more bookstores should be opened in the country. Currently, 45% of bookstores are in the Klang Valley, 20% in Penang and Perak, while Johor has 10%.
Book fair organiser Datuk Ivan Hoe said Malaysians thought twice about spending money on books but not on food.“They forget that books are intellectual food,” he said
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Dear readers,
Have we ever ask ourself wether are we reading enough or at least begin to develop passion of reading. Is it asking too much if i may say just spend one hour of our time on reading rather than gossiping at kopitiam? Computer games; ah that's how my supervisors spent their free time!
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