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Jo

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About Me

I'm a very independent person, but at the same time, friends and family are very important to me.
Welcome to my world...

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My Interests

friends, interesting people, soccer (Man U foreva!), NFL, NBA, other sports, traveling, allergy medication, Islam, video games, finance and accounting, politics, movies, live music, Asterix, lifting weights, jogging, swimming, tasty food (love spicy!)

I'd like to meet:

Other people on MySpace. New friends & old. Also, people who are interested in going to concerts.If you're a BAND/MUSICIAN that's not in my friend list, please don't bother adding or messaging me, because you will be rejected regardless of how much you think I'll like your songs.

Music:

Radiohead, Jamie Cullum, Santana, Muse, Bob Marley, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Morcheeba, Oasis, Incubus, Killers, Gorillaz and much more

Movies:

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Head-On, I Heart Huckabees, City of God, Spanglish, Lost in Translation, Braveheart, Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels, Layer Cake, Kill Bill, LOTR, Shawshank Redemption, the Star Wars series, 12 Monkeys, and many more

Television:

Da Ali G Show, Stranded with Cash Peters, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Globe Trekker, Not Your Average Travel Guide, (as you can see, I'm a travel channel junkie),Daily Show with John Stewart, any world news, news, NBA, NFL, wildlife documentaries, documentaries about different cultures, Survivor, Amazing Race, Chappelle Show, the Black Adder series, the Fawlty Towers Series.

Books:

The Kite Runner, Harry Potter, LOTR, Alchemist, Life of Pi, National Geographic, BusinessWeek, Time, WSJ, Newsweek, anything written by Fareed Zakaria

My Blog

Asias melting pot marks 50 years

Asia's melting pot marks 50 years ..Smvb--> ..>..> ..> ..Smv...
Posted by Jo on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:17:00 PST

Greenhouse Simplicities

Samuelson: Greenhouse Simplicities By Robert J. SamuelsonNewsweekAug. 20-27, 2007 issue - We in the news business often enlist in moral crusades. Global warming is among the latest. Unfortunately, sel...
Posted by Jo on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:35:00 PST

Islam in America

Islam in America: A Special Report Muslim Americans are one of this country's greatest strengths. But they're vulnerable as never before.By Lisa MillerNewsweekJuly 30, 2007 issue - Fareed Siddiq is a ...
Posted by Jo on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:33:00 PST

How to Restore America's Place in the World

Great article by Fareed Zakaria:-Zakaria: How to Restore America's Place in the World What the world needs is an open, confident America.By Fareed ZakariaNewsweekJune 11, 2007 issue - In the fall of 1...
Posted by Jo on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:03:00 PST

The Democrats' Trade Troubles

Great article in Newsweek:-Fareed Zakaria: The Democrats' Trade Troubles For the past 50 years America has outsourced manufacturing jobsand yet the economy and personal income have kept growing robus...
Posted by Jo on Wed, 16 May 2007 07:53:00 PST

Festival Kelantan di PBB terima sambutan luar biasa

the article below is about a kelantanese festival recently at the UN in New York. mmm, I wish I could've been there to eat some of the food nasi dagang, satay, kuih, roti canai, mmm, my mouth is wate...
Posted by Jo on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:34:00 PST

stuffed myself

   damn, totally stuffed myself yesterday at the cherry blossom festival. i ate a teriyaki burger, some garlic fries, curry fish balls, imanagawa something, mini burgers, corn. geez. the ter...
Posted by Jo on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:07:00 PST

Real Directions

Travelling directions you should try.... 1 - Go to Google. 2 - Click on 'Maps'. 3 - Click on 'Get Directions'. 4 - Put in 'New York, New York' to 'Paris, France'. 5 - Read line 23. ...
Posted by Jo on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:54:00 PST

Malaysia Transforms Rules for Finance Under Islam

Malaysia Transforms Rules For Finance Under Islam In a Lesson to Arabs, Asian Bankers Mix Religion, Modernity By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV April 4, 2007; Page A1 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Six years ago, a...
Posted by Jo on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:44:00 PST

The Perfect Place

Interesting article about retiring overseas:-The Perfect Place By STEVE MOLLMAN March 30, 2007 If there were a better place to spend their retirement years, Harold and Mary Richards would have foun...
Posted by Jo on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:40:00 PST