Thoughts Milling About

Research In Motion (RIM) had a fantastic idea -- send your email directly to your phone. It introduced Blackberry (BBerry) device as well as an email service. This idea becomes a big business. If you are in Malaysia and using Maxis, you will be paying RM150 monthly for this push mail service. If RIM can do it, so can others. Two companies responded: Nokia and Google. The more people buy BBerry devices, the less sales go to Nokia. The more people subscribe to BBerry email service, the less people will use Google's Gmail. Of course, Nokia wants a chunk of the pie. Nokia has the capability -- it produces mobile device, network equipment and writes programs. It then came up with Nokia E71 device and introduced email.nokia.com service. The service is free for now. So, Nokia responded with hardware and software. Another powerhouse in communication is Google. It came up with Gmail for mobile phones and BBerry device. The software and email service are free. It did not introd...

Seafood lunch in Paris ... ... accompanied by dessert ... ... can't beat lunch at home with nasi putih panas, telur goreng dan kicap. Alhamdulillah.

True, there are a lot of breath-taking monuments in Paris. You might have seen them in person or in pictures. Or you might search for their images using internet right now and admire them. But the garden in the courtyard of the grand masjid of Paris wins as the most peaceful spot in Paris. Alhamdulillah, God granted me the opportunity to visit the masjid for solat asar. The masjid looked plain and humble from outside. Step inside and the most striking feature of the masjid greets you. The garden looks stunning and the roses smell fantastic! Even the journey there was worth chronicling. I took off with the metro from Chateau Landon station and got down at Censier Daubenton. Emerging from the underground, I approached an elderly lady waiting for a bus, wearing a tudung. "Excuse-moi. Ou est la mosquee de Paris?" I asked. The lady enthusiastically gave instructions in French and lucky me she liberally supplemented the mostly incomprehensible words with hand gestures. All I caug...