It’s out! Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi just announced his new administration, down-sizing his Cabinet from 32 to 27 seats, of which most of them are new faces.

Will this be a better change? Check them out…

2008 Malaysia’s Prime Minister and his ministers.

Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Deputy Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department
Tan Sri Bernard Dompok
Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz
Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim (senator)
Datuk Amirsham Abdul Aziz (senator)
Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department
Datuk Johari Baharom
Dr Mashitah Ibrahim
K. Devamany
Hassan Malik
Finance
Minister – Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Second Finance Minister – Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Deputies – Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Datuk Kong Cho Ha

Defence
Minister – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
Deputy – Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop

Internal Security and Home Affairs
Minister – Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar
Deputies – Datuk Chor Chee Heong, Senator Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh

Housing and Local Government
Minister -Datuk Ong Ka Chuan
Deputies – Datuk Robert Lau , Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin

Works Minister
Minister – Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad
Deputy – Datuk Yong Khoon Seng

Energy, Water and Communications
Minister – Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor
Deputy – Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum

Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Minister – Datuk Mustapa Mohamed
Deputy – Datin Paduka Rohani Abdul Karim

International Trade and Industry
Minister -Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Deputies- Datuk Liew Vui Keong, Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan

Foreign Affairs
Minister – Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim
Deputy – Datuk Seri Tengku Azlan Abu Bakar

Education
Minister – Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein
Deputies – Datuk Wee Ka Siong, Datuk Razali Ismail

Higher Education
Minister – Datuk Khaled Nordin
Deputies – Dr Hou Kok Chung, Datuk Idris Harun
Transport
Minister – Datuk Ong Tee Keat
Deputy – Datuk Anifah Aman

Human Resources
Minister – Datuk S. Subramaniam
Deputy – Datuk Noraini Ahmad

Women, Family and Community Development
Minister – Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen
Deputy – Noriah Kasnon

National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage
Minister – Datuk Shafie Apdal
Deputy – Datuk Teng Boon Soon

Science, Technology and Innovation
Minister – Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili
Deputy – Fadilah Yusof

Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development
Minister – Datuk Noh Omar
Deputy – Datuk Saiffuddin Abdullah

Natural Resources and Environment
Minister – Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas
Deputy – Datuk Abu Ghapur Salleh

Rural and Regional Development
Minister – Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib
Deputy – Tan Sri Joseph Kurup, Joseph Entulu Belaun
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Minister – Datuk Shahrir Samad
Deputy – Jelaing Mersat

Plantation Industries and Commodities
Minister – Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui
Deputy – Senator A. Kohilan

Youth and Sports
Minister – Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaacob
Deputy – Wee Jack Seng

Health
Minister – Datuk Liow Tiong Lai
Deputy – Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad

Information
Minister – Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Deputy- Datuk Tan Lian Hoe

Tourism
Minister – Datuk Azalina Othman
Deputy – Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abu Taib

Federal Territories
Minister – Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique
Deputy – Datuk M. Saravanan

Have you ever seen a twister (tornado) forming here in Malaysia?

I was on the Elite highway yesterday and something in the sky caught my attention. An unusual dark cloud was forming and it appears to be some-what like a formation of a twister! Yea, you heard me right, a twister! At first, I couldn’t believe my eyes but when I pull aside of the road to take a few shots of it, the cloud appears to be twisting downwards. What happened after that came as quite a shocker too. As we (Amy & I) were approaching somewhere near where the cloud is (over Putra Heights), it was pouring heavily, as if a storm had just hit us out of no where. So, could that be a twister? I really don’t know. So far there’s no news about it.

The recent drastic change on global climate is raising much concern especially over the Asian region. The devastating tsunami that hit Indonesi, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand in 2004 is still haunting many of us until today.

I’m lucky to be here in Malaysia as such natural disasters seldom occur here. But then again, how sure are we that we won’t be hit by the next wave of tsunami or the next quake in Sumatra won’t jolt us?

Had a late night, woke up about noon and had lunch. Chill for a couple and hour at home before I head out to vote at 3 PM.

At 3.15 PM, I casted my vote at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil), Jalan Meru and it all took me less than 10 minutes to do so. My mind is clear and I already know who to vote for.

Let’s hope for the best! Good luck, Malaysia!