Buying A Vietnamese Wife

We all know that people purchase pets, but we forget that it has been a long practice for men to also "purchase" brides. These days, the growing trend among Malaysian and Singaporean men are Vietnamese brides.

Some apparently believe in the myth that Vietnamese women possess a mysterious tribal lust that makes them bedroom dynamos. Most of the men who seek to purchase Vietnamese wives expect their wives to behave like geishas.

In Singapore, a teenage virgin Vietnamese bride can be purchased on-the-spot for RM25,000. There are reports of 18 year old Vietnamese girls sold to late 30 year old Singaporean men. Some of these men went to the matchmaking agency to choose a bride together with their moms.

What’s worse, the girls were made to visit a clinic to get a "certificate of fitness" verifying their virginity before the transaction is completed.

Well, some reports claim that it is possible to purchase a virgin Vietnamese bride for as little as RM10,000. I suspect the quality of the "merchandise" is a major factor in the price disparity.

Last month there was a news report that a 47 year old Malaysian man "returned" his 22 year old Vietnamese wife to the matchmaking agency 17 days after their wedding.

The man, who purchased his Vietnamese wife for RM13,800 demanded a refund because he complained, among other things, that he could not communicate with her as she could only speak Vietnamese. It was not reported, however, why didn't he know this prior to purchasing her and only found out that she was not multilingual 17 days after their wedding. I read that some matchmaking agencies offer a "trial period" where if the customer is not satisfied with his wife, a replacement cant be arranged, minus a small "administrative fee".

Anyway, coming back to the original story, the matchmaking agency was not pleased with the man's antics as they do not operate like a departmental store which has a money back guarantee policy. On hindsight, he should have bought his wife with his credit card, then he'd be able to claim a charge back for "faulty goods".

It is not known if, in future, "hire purchase" terms or "installment plans" can be arranged with matchmaking agencies to purchase brides, thus making them more affordable to the masses.

However, to some men, despite the price and social stigma attached to investing in a Vietnamese wife, they believe that in the long run this will prove to be more cost effective compared to marrying a local woman.

Caveat: If you want to buy a wife, pay by credit card or arrange for an installment plan to protect yourself.

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Fireflies In Kuala Selangor To See Its End ?

News reports say that there would be no longer any fireflies in Kuala Selangor in a few months because of land clearing which has ruined its habitat.

The fireflies, locally called kelip kelip, have been under constant treat from the construction of the Sungai Selangor Dam to waste pollution and now, the complete destruction of its breeding habitat.

The entire firefly population in Kampung Kuantan and Kampung Bukit Belimbing in Kuala Selangor has already seen significant reduction in recent years.

A boatman who grew up in the area observed that there has been a huge decline in the beetle population in the past 2 years. He recalls when almost all the trees would be lit with fireflies - just like the lights on Christmas trees. But now, he says, one can hardly see a tree with as many fireflies. The tourists visiting Kuala Selangor helps him earn RM500 a month for a 3 hour job every night ferrying them to watch the flashing beetles.

There are 31 boatmen at Kuala Selangor firefly sanctuary earning a living in one of the Selangor’s unique tourist attractions.

Once this tourist attraction is gone, so will the spin-offs from firefly watching tours. This include seafood restaurants and homestay programmes that commercially support the local community.

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Making Money From Your Hobby

Some of the best home based business success stories are from people who have turned their hobbies into lucrative businesses. There are many different hobbies that can translate into a successful home-based business - handicrafts, photography, cooking, baking, writing, customising cars and motorcycles and the list in inexhaustible.

In the clip above, May Gan talks about how she turned her passion for baking into a home based business.

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Do you still believe in Astrology ? Read this.

I know, I know what you guys are thinking ...don't make any judgments yet. Let me explain myself. I admit, I'm not an expert in this fortune telling thing, so I'm in no position to make judgments about it, but there are questions that need answering...

According to Wikipedia, Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs in which knowledge of the relative positions of celestial bodies and related details is used in understanding, interpreting, and organizing information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters. A practitioner of astrology is called an astrologer. Numerous traditions and applications employing astrological concepts have arisen since its earliest recorded beginnings in the 2nd millennium BC. It has played a role in the shaping of culture, early astronomy, and other disciplines throughout history.

Wikipedia also states that the history of astrology was first found in a developed form among the ancient Babylonians and directly or indirectly through the Babylonians, it spread to other nations.

Ok, from the above, we know 2 things:

1. Astrology is about studying of "celestial bodies" - study of stars, planets, etc in relation to personality, human affairs etc.

2. The study of astrology has its beginnings in the 2nd millennium BC - the period from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age. Thats a damn long time ago.

BUT

The following is what history tells us:

In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus published a new theory stating the earth revolves around the sun. Copernicus died before he could prove his theory.

Galileo made a telescope in 1608 based on sketchy descriptions of the telescope, invented in the Netherlands in the same year. With his telescope, Galileo made observations of "celestial bodies" and confirmed Nicolaus Copernicus theory that the earth revolves around the sun.

Before Galileo, people believed the earth was the center of the universe and the sun revolved around the earth.

So the whole concept of astrology cannot be sustained because:

1. As astrology has its beginnings in the 2nd millennium BC, it is based on the belief that the sun goes round the earth - now we know this is bullshit.

2. How did the people before Galileo study the "celestial bodies" ? - they did not have telescopes. The first telescope was only made and used in 1608.

3. In astrology, a horoscope is a chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon and the 9 planets etc in relations to a person's birth. But before the year 1781 people only knew the existence of the sun, the moon and 6 planets:

Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn

The other 3 planets were discovered later:

Uranus 1781

Neptune 1846

Pluto 1930

How did the astrologers make their calculations ? on what basis ? They must have very sharp eyes to see the planets and stars without a telescope. :)

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Kuala Lumpur in the 60s.

Kuala Lumpur in 1961. My, its so very much smaller than Klang today. Its just like a very small town in Malaysia.

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