Da Jiu Online
Last night, over reunion dinner in Penang, we did a video-conferencing with my Da Jiu in Chaozhou city, Guangdung. Technology shrinks the world as we overcome the geographical distance to exchange New Year greetings free of charge.
This is the second year in a roll we had video-link with Da Jiu's family during Chun Jie. The only difference is that our equipments got more sophisticated while China's data connection quality far exceeded ours.
Da Jiu says he saw the rare snow in Hua Nan (South China), less than a score in a hundred years.
Last week, I used a KL-Penang video link-up to hold an off-site press conference. This Saturday, the Chaozhou City TV crew will visit my family in Penang to do another Chun Jie video link-up for TV broadcast in China.
Using technology to the max... Right now, a team is helping me set up a GPS-based application to track profiles of my constituency. Thanks to Garmin, Google Earth, Nokia N95, Mobile Broadband, and a plain notebook with a database, efficiency in resource use is greatly enhanced. Trails can now be plotted to focussed on grey areas that need additional attention.
And thanks to the U.S. Department of Defense for turning off the SA (Selective Availability) in May 2000. The accuracy of civilian GPS receivers is now significantly improved.
The neo-speak is this: Maps are so old-school.
Comments
Jeff,
Glad to know that you are using technology to work things to your advantage. Are the rest of the potential DAP candidates using something similar?
Over here in the US, Barack Obama's campaign has made great use of the internet to solicit online donations, create interest in the man and keep the flock updated of the man's activities on a daily basis. Perhaps, you can lift a page or two out of his playbook.
I know for a fact that in addition to the various Chinese dialects, you are very well versed in Malay and English. In order to garner greater support among the populace, DAP should recruit more candidates like you. Again, quoting Barack's mantra, the younger generation of DAP candidates should frame things in terms of change and how it will improve EVERYONE's standing instead of framing things in terms of race or religion.
Are you and your cohorts ready to leap ahead?
SM
ps. If you are elected as an MP, I hope to see you in the Husam Musa MP mould, someone who was very thorough with the facts and challenged the establishment.
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February 7, 2008 02:37 PM
Happy new year Jeff Ooi
Have been following you in blogsphere for sometime now. First time leaving a message here.
Heard you are contesting in Penang. If you are standing in my area, my vote will go to you. :-)
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February 8, 2008 11:42 AM