边缘

有时候，会感觉到自己好像站在高处的边缘；

有时候，会想跳下去就这样结束一切。

对，我需要一个真正的拥抱。。。

M'sia 19th safest country: Global Peace Index

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been ranked the most peaceful country in South East Asia, the fourth safest in the Asia Pacific behind New Zealand, Japan and Australia, and the 19th safest and peaceful out of 153 countries in the world.

This ranking by the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2011 is the first time that Malaysia has been placed that high since 2007, being one of the six non-European nations making the top 20 list. The other five were Iceland, New Zealand, Japan, Qatar and Australia.

The findings of the fifth edition of the survey by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace were announced at the end of May.

In 2007, Malaysia was ranked 37th and fell to 38th place in 2008 and improved for the next three years from 26 in 2009 to 22nd in 2010 and moving up to 19th in 2011.

The index is composed of 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators of respected sources, which combined internal and external factors ranging from national level of military expenditure to its relations with neighbouring countries and the level of respect for human rights.

These indicators were selected by an international panel of academics, business people, philanthropists and members of peace institutions for a year from March 15, 2010.

The research said Malaysia supplanted Singapore as the highest ranked in 2010 for South-East Asian nation. Singapore ranked second in SEA and 24th overall, followed by Vietnam (30th overall), Laos (32nd overall), Indonesia (68th overall), Thailand (107th overall), Myanmar (133rd overall) and the Philippines (136th overall).

As for developed countries, United Kingdom was ranked at 26th, South Korea (50th), China (80th) and United States of America (82nd).

"Malaysia's growing peacefulness reflected a rise in political stability and improving relations with neighbouring countries, notably Singapore and China," it said.

The top 10 placement were Iceland as the country most at peace, followed by New Zealand, Japan (third), Denmark (fourth), Czech Republic (fifth), Austria (sixth), Finland (seventh), Canada (eighth), Norway (ninth), Slovenia (tenth).

Malaysia fell second behind Qatar in terms of Islamic country where the latter was ranked 12th, and it was the best compared to other middle eastern countries. Second placed in middle east was Kuwait, ranked 29th in the world.

The last 10 countries in the rank was Libya (143rd), followed by Central African Republic, Israel, Pakistan, Russia, Democratic Republic of Congo, North Korea, Afghanistan, Sudan, Iraq and Somalia.

The research said that war-torn Somalia dropped one place to replace Iraq as the country ranked least at peace.

The research also registered overall score increases for several indicators, the largest of which were in the potential for terrorist acts and the likelihood of violent demonstrations.

Political scientist Prof Dr Ahmad Atory Hussain said that Malaysians should recognise such rankings as it was internationally conducted and respected.

"We should target higher. Maybe in 2020 we should already be in the top ten. What worries me is that some quarters here, who are politically frustrated would come up with other ideas like holding street rally and things as such.

"This would bring the ranking down," he told Bernama.

He said from his point of view, Malaysia was internationally respected and noted for peace and harmony and only those negligible number of ungratefuls chose not to recognise that because of their hidden agenda. BERNAMA

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Global Bersih rallies kick off with Melbourne

As the police lock down Kuala Lumpur, Malaysians worldwide are starting their respective rallies in support of Bersih 2.0's call for free and fair elections with up to 30 cities reportedly involved.

In Melbourne, Australia, the crowd at Federation Square has reached 750, reported the latest tweet from the Bersih Oz Twitter page.

The gathering started around 9am local time with around 30 people bearing placards in support of free and fair elections and singing 'Negara Ku'.

By noon the rally was full swing, with Ambiga masks being distributed for the participants to wear. 

“Ambiga masks now being distributed, we are all Ambiga!” reads one tweet.

It is reported that the rally has drawn Australian TV coverage. 

Speakers who have addressed the crowd so far include the member of parliament for Clayton and Sonia Randhawa from the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ).

The rallyers are greeted with friendly police forces.

"The police and Federal Square security greeted us, and commended us for organising a peaceful rally," tweeted one participant.

While in Perth, Australia, 150 Malaysians have reportedly gathered in front of the Malaysian consulate singing, chanting and cheering, and 300 have been reported gathering in Sydney at the Town Hall at around 2pm.

In Adelaide, about 150 people gathered for the city's Bersih event.

Meanwhile in neighbouring New Zealand, a mini rally reportedly kicked off in Christchurch, New Zealand, at the University of Canterbury at around 10.30am local time.

In Seoul, about 30 Malaysians living in South Korea rallied to support a simultaneous protest back home that riot police tried to prevent by firing tear gas and water cannon.

"We demand free and fair elections. Release all detainees," chanted protesters at the Gwanghwamun intersection in the heart of Seoul.

Wearing yellow T-shirts, the protesters, mostly Malaysian students and workers living in the South Korean capital, waved banners and took turns in delivering speeches calling for election reform in Malaysia.

"We strongly condemned the crackdown," Thency Gunasekaran, a spokesperson of Bersih 2.0 Korea, told AFP as the violent events unfolded in Malaysia.

The rally in Seoul was part of a global movement named Bersih ("clean") 2.0.

"The crackdowns that have been happening clearly show that the Malaysian government is very much disregarding very fundamental principles of what a democracy should be," she said.

"They are moving very far away from what a democracy should be."

Elsewhere, rallies in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore (left) and elsewhere are due to start later in the afternoon.

Sources from: http://malaysiakini.com/news/169398

Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

Love this song so x10.... much! TGIF!!!

Hold on

The mistakes that made me learn. The light that lead the way. The hope that kept me trusting. The difficulties that brought me down. The strength that kept me walking. The pain that reminded me I was still alive.

If giving up seems to be another option, hold on. And have a little faith.

I am what i am

不喜欢刻意或做作，凡事跟随自己的心情，一步一步地走着...

就算走到尽头了，我自己会承担。

I am what I am

I do not like to do things deliberately or contrively. I rather follow my heart and feelings, walking step by step......
Even come to an end, I am going to take it.

At least, I still have all of you stay with me......