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Vamsa muntah lembu in Leyden's Malay Annals (1810)

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There is a country in the land of Andalus 1 named Paralembang 2 , which is at the present denominated Palembang, the raja of which was denominated Damang Lebar Daun 3 who derived his origin from Raja Sholan whose great-grandson he was. In Malay lexicon, Andalas is the name of a tree with good quality wood (sejenis tumbuhan [pokok] yg baik kayunya) The name of its river was Muartatang, into which falls another river named Sungai Malaiur 4 , near the source of which is a mountain named the mountain Si Guntang Maha Meru. There were two young women of Belitung, the one named Mpu, and the other Malini, employed in cultivating rice on this mountain, where they had large and productive rice-grounds. One night they beheld their rice-fields gleaming and glittering like fire. Then said Mpu to Malini, What is that light which is so brilliant? I am frightened to look at it...
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Klang, the emerald malai

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. . . ini orang korang, hanya pada kebetulan nama Raja Chulan dan Chulalongkorn ada bunyi Chola sikit, terus korang sumbat itu diabadikan nama untuk Raja Chola. Mari letak perkara pada tempatnya. Raja Chulan bukan tokoh Tamil, tetapi Raja Sir Chulan ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II Habibullah, bangsawan diraja Perak. Beliau tokoh Melayu yang hidup pada abad ke-20, pernah menjadi pemimpin Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) dan antara pendukung awal UMNO. Nama Chulan di sini ialah transliterasi Melayu daripada sebutan istana Perak, tiada kaitan langsung dengan Chola . Maka bila ada yang menyamakan Raja Chulan dengan Rajendra Chola, itu bukan cuma silap fakta, itu penghinaan terhadap keturunan diraja Melayu sendiri . . . Helmi Effendi (November 5, 2025) . . . bullshit is not the same thing as a lie. To lie, you need to have some respect for the truth. When you lie, you are tryi...
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Potato eugenics

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. . . also I've been thinking a lot about that question that you asked Bill Gates, ‘How do we get rid of poor people as a whole’ . . . and I have an answer/comment regarding that for you . . . When can I call you today to discuss this . . . Barry Josephson to Jeffrey Epstein (February 2011) Years ago, a group of rich potatoes concluded that poor potatoes were poor because they were bad potatoes. This was convenient, because it meant the rich potatoes didn’t have to feel awkward about throwing them away. They called this genetics , despite having learned it from vibes. The rich potatoes then bred exclusively with each other, producing generations of nearly identical potatoes who all agreed with one another and described this as excellence . Anyone who looked different was removed for lowering standards. When a disease arrived, it wiped out 99% of the rich potatoes almost immed...
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Ledakan tottam Tanah-tanah Melayu (1876 - 1941)

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. . . I've never found in my whole life that you could convince someone who doesn't want to work hard to work hard . . . Steve Jobs to Tim Cook, in Chapter 16: Blind Spots, Grudges, and Sharp Elbows, by Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli (2015) Becoming Steve Jobs. Tuan-tuan pimpinan, para perwakilan, para pemerhati sekalian, hari ini kita akan membincangkan satu sejarah yang amat penting. Iaitu bagaimana getah 1 —ya, getah—pernah menjadi macam Bitcoin, tetapi dengan lebih banyak penipuan kolonial. Benih Diperkenalkan, Tetapi Kita Belum Sedar Pada tahun 1876, benih getah dibawa masuk. 2 Tetapi, tuan-tuan, tiada siapa sedar. Tiada siapa memberi perhatian. Seperti Bitcoin pada zaman awal—tiada ceramah, tiada sesi “Jom Celik Getah”. Mereka anggap ia cuma pokok biasa . Begitulah manusia bila tiada kesedaran. ...
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