And now for my yearly community service message

It's that time of the year and the deadline is drawing near. You know you have to do it... but you have always dread doing it...

By the time the clock strikes to midnight and the calendar date flips into 1 May 2008, it would be too late.

Yes, you know who you are and you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't already done so... "Oi! Go to the LHDN website and go file in your income tax report already! What are you waiting for?"

Trust me... you'll only need all of 5 minutes to type in the numbers if you have already prepared all the forms, insurance summary, and miscellaneous claims receipts together and have tallied up the digits that you need.

For those of you who have done e-filing last year, you will already have an account identifiable by your NRIC No. That's your login ID. Your password is something that you have already set the previous year but if you can't remember it... just use the "forgot password" feature and pray that you remember what the answer to your selected question was.

For those of you who used the hard copy and snail-mailed or dropped off to an LHDN branch/office... you have the option of doing e-filing or submitting your report the jolly good old way. However, you do need to note that on your hard copy - there is a code for you to key into the e-filing system so that you can create your e-filing account if you choose to do it the modern way.

F1 GP 2008 thus far

Generally, I was disillusioned last year because of the hanky-panky deal allegedly involving some Brits in the F1 industry and the grand plan for Lewis Hamilton that didn't go as planned.

What a horrible debacle it was and I was darned right pissed off for the huge scandal in the 2007 season. It may be patriotic and all to try to put a Brit up as a world champion but that in no way means that the method was right.

So starting from Albert Park (Australia) in March 2008 - it's a new season, and a new slate.

Australia was by no means an interesting race with only 7 cars actually crossing the line. All the other cars fell off one by one due to various incidents. The 1st corner on the Australian race track has without fail taken a few more victims out on the opening lap - its kind of like a tradition. Others fell off because of eventual accidents and mechanical failures... and also simply because the drivers had to start getting used to the "No auto-traction control" rule that has been reintroduced into F1.

By the end of the Sepang (Malaysia) and the Bahrain (Middle East) races, it cannot be denied that the most intimidating challenger that has the potential to steal points from Ferrari and McLaren is the BMW Sauber Petronas team. The BMW team has been consistent in scoring points when any of the Ferrari or McLaren cars fall behind due to various issues. For the team championship... it is now a three-way battle and not just an outright challenge between the 2 main giants who had been dominating the race for the past 2 years.

As long as there are no major scandals coming to surface this year, this would be a real interesting season to follow.

p/s: Oh and as I mentioned in 2007 and perhaps 2006, Nico Rosberg truly is one of the young drivers to watch. He'll probably be up against Lewis Hamilton one day the way Mika Hakkinen was to Michael Schumacher.

OMG it's an update!

For those of you who didn't already know... I'm back in Penang and I am currently doing a temporary job. It's not that easy looking for a good permanent job in Penang if you are not an engineer. Really. It is not. And that's enough of my griping. Next post(s) coming up!

OMG! It's a flood of new posts!