Friday 25 May 2012
WWW 1 car plate no. fetches RM520,000
Vehicle registration number WWW 1 created a record by receiving a RM520,000 bid - the highest ever for a vehicle registration number, surpassing the previous record for MCA 1 which was sold at RM300,100.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the WWW series also made another record with 13 successful bids worth than RM100,000 each with three of them above RM300,000.
He said the most number of bidders was for WWW 333, by 84 persons.
"Overall, all premium, attractive and popular numbers including running numbers which have sentimental value or meaning to the bidders, have been booked," he said in a statement Thursday.
He said 18,243 applications with bidding value worth RM64,225,838.51 were received during the 15-day bidding period from April 30 and a sum of RM11.3 million in revenue was collected from the bidders, which was 10 times the amount collected from other series sold before this.
Kong said a total of 4,908 numbers in the WWW series were booked while the balance of 5,091 will be running numbers when the WWW series registration opens.
He said the full results of the WWW registration number series would be displayed through the RTD portal (www.jpj.gov.my) this Monday and the official letter on the bidding results would be issued from June 6 2012. Source: Bernama
Online babes provide delivery services, a listening ear
Tao Girls is a Taobao platform that has been running for a few years.
Originally an April's Fool joke, the e-commerce company is considering running a model-as-courier service.
Online angels on the main site Taobao already run more than 3,000 services ranging from friendly chats to technical assistance.
For an additional fee, customers can choose a model to deliver their goods to their homes.
According to online reports, over 40,000 young women have set up "modelling kiosks" on Tao Girls. Source: asiaone
China's first blind backpacker
Cao Shengkang is perhaps China's first blind backpacker to have traveled abroad alone.
The 35-year-old has just completed his 19-day tour of Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
"Although I can't see, I am able to visualise the beautiful sceneries based on the descriptions of others around me.
"I'm also able to enjoy the food and drinks. I really had fun," said Cao, who lost his eyesight in a car accident when he was eight.
Cao learned massage to make a living. He opened his own massage stores in 2007 but shut down the business last year and went to Sanya in Hainan province to learn how to sail.
He had hoped to sail around the world but had to give up the idea because of his disability, and after finding out how expensive and unrealistic it is for him.
Cao decided to tour the few Southeast Asian countries first because of their proximity to China and the lower cost. He spent about 4,000 yuan (RM1,995) on his tour.
But it wasn't all smooth.
"The key is to be brave and just ask people," he said.
Cao remembered the first time he had to buy food on his own. With no one to ask, he used his sense of smell to find a food stall.
Language was another major barrier. He only speaks Mandarin and knew only a few English words, so he had to use body language until he had to unbuckle his pants to signal that he was looking for a toilet.
He met some good Samaritans on the way. In Chiang Mai of Thailand, he got acquainted with a group of Chinese tourists, who brought him to a supermarket and treated him to dinner.
When he left for Bangkok, they gave him the phone number of a Thai woman who speaks Mandarin, so that he could call if he needed translation.
Cao also met another kind soul, a Thai backpacker, who sent him to a bus station, bought him a ticket and some food.
"The man touched my eyes, gave me a hug and said 'God will protect you'. I was touched by his kindness," Cao recalled.
In Cambodia, he met a Belgian man who spoke Chinese. The warmhearted man not only helped Cao with his daily needs but also accompanied him around the city.
He also gave Cao some English notes, such as "help me to book a room" and "help me to go back to China", so that Cao could show these to others when necessary.
"I want to express my gratitude to those who helped me throughout my journey," he said. - China Daily
Dad rapes sick daughter
A farmer dragged his sick daughter into an abandoned house and raped her instead of taking the 16-year-old to hospital.
The incident in Sabah's northern Pitas district happened when the 38-year-old man was headed to the hospital with his daughter and 11-year-old son riding pillion on a motorcycle.
On the way, the man stopped by an abandoned house, Kota Marudu OCPD Deputy Supt Isa Yusof said.
The father left the boy on the motorcycle by the roadside and dragged the girl, who was having a high fever, into the house and raped her.
He then threatened the girl not to reveal the matter to anyone, saying he would kill her and the rest of the family.
Police have launched a manhunt for the farmer, who is believed to have escaped into the jungle near his village. Source: DailyChilli
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