When I Was Young

Even after his death, much remains to be settled for Michael Jackson.

1. His estates: Battle looms over Michael Jackson estate
2. His autopsy report: Jackson autopsy reports released next week: coroner
   
3. And still looking for clues to what caused his death: Police search Vegas home of Jackson doctor
   

When the clouds settle, what will we see?

And if this is true, what is the underlying reason? Conspiracy with the business benefactors?

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Doc regularly drugged singer to sleep: Official

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's personal doctor gave him a powerful anaesthetic through an intravenous drip to help him sleep, and the authorities believe the drug caused the pop singer's death, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

The official said Jackson regularly received the anaesthetic propofol - commonly known by the brand name Diprivan - and relied on it like an alarm clock.

A doctor would administer it when Jackson went to sleep, then stop the IV drip when the singer wanted to wake up.

Michael Jackson's physician Dr Conrad Murray

On June 25, the day Jackson died, Dr Conrad Murray (picture) gave him the drug through an IV sometime after midnight, the official said. Dr Murray later tried to revive the singer when he was found unconscious in his bedroom.

However, according to the doctor's lawyer, Mr Edward Chernoff, Dr Murray "didn't prescribe or administer anything that should have killed Michael Jackson".

When asked about the law enforcement official's statements he said: "We will not be commenting on rumours, innuendo or unnamed sources."

Toxicology reports are still pending, but investigators are working under the theory that propofol caused Jackson's heart to stop, the official said.

Jackson is believed to have been using the drug for about two years, and investigators are trying to determine how many other doctors administered it, the official added.

Using propofol to sleep exceeds the drug's intended purpose. The drug can depress breathing and lower heart rates and blood pressure. Because of the risks, propofol is supposed to be administered only in medical settings by trained personnel.

Dr Murray, 51, has been identified in court papers as the subject of a manslaughter investigation, and authorities last week raided his office and a storage unit in Houston.

The police say Dr Murray is cooperating and have not labelled him a suspect.

Dr Murray became Jackson's personal physician in May and was to accompany him to London for a series of concerts starting in July.

Meanwhile, the official also provided a glimpse into how the pop star was living in the weeks before he died, describing the room in which Jackson slept in his rented Beverly Hills mansion as outfitted with oxygen tanks and an IV drip.

Another of his bedrooms was in shambles, with clothes and other items strewn about and handwritten notes stuck on the walls. One read: "Children are sweet and innocent".

Police also found propofol and other drugs in the home. AP

From TODAY, World – Wednesday, 29-Jul-2009

Just like the others, I am speechless about this news story…

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Woman who ate newborn's brain, innards charged

SAN ANTONIO - The scene was so gruesome investigators could barely speak: A three-week-old boy lay dismembered in the bedroom of a single-storey house, three of his tiny toes chewed off, his face torn away, his head severed and his brains ripped out.

"At this particular scene you could have heard a pin drop," San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said on Monday. "No one was speaking. It was about as sombre as it could have been."

Officers called to the home early on Sunday found the boy's mother Otty Sanchez sitting on the couch with a self-inflicted wound to her chest and her throat partially slashed, screaming "I killed my baby! I killed my baby!" police said.

She told the officers that the devil made her do it.

Sanchez, 33, apparently ate the child's brain and some other body parts before stabbing herself, Mr McManus said. "It's too heinous for me to describe it any further," he added.

Sanchez is charged with capital murder in the death of her son, Scott Wesley Buccholtz-Sanchez (picture). She was treated on Monday at a hospital, and is being held on US$1 million ($1.4 million) bail.

The slaying occurred a week after the child's father moved out, Mr McManus said. Sanchez's sister and her sister's two children, aged 5 and 7, were in the house, but were not harmed.

The police said Sanchez did not have an attorney, and they declined to identify family members.

No one answered the door on Monday at Sanchez's home, where the blinds were shut.

Neighbour Luis Yanez said everyone on the street was appalled by the news. "Why would you do that to your baby? It brings chills to you. They can't defend themselves," he said.

Sanchez's aunt, Gloria Sanchez, said her niece had been "in and out" of a psychiatric ward but did not say where she was treated or why. She said a hospital called several months ago to check up on her.

"Otty didn't mean to do that. She was not in her right mind," said Ms Gloria.

Investigators are looking into Sanchez's mental health history to see if there was anything "significant", and whether postnatal difficulties could have contributed to the attack, McManus said.

Post-natal depression and psychosis have been cited as contributing factors in several other cases in Texas in recent years in which mothers killed their children.

Andrea Yates drowned her five children in her Houston-area home in 2001, saying she believed Satan was inside her and trying to save them from hell. Her attorneys said she had been suffering from severe post-natal psychosis, and the jury found Yates not guilty by reason of insanity in 2006. AP

From TODAY, World – Wednesday, 29-Jul-2009

Just like an inquisition, Michael Jackson family members are looking at angles more than one on his death. Could it be manslaughter? Read that news story here.

I was almost joking on this, but could it be true? Finally Michael Jackson is a real 'thriller'… but only in the movies.

A movie made from his footages? Read that news story here.

And how about human trafficking? Immigration officials in Malaysia are the latest to get 'whacked' for being involved in human trafficking activities. Read that news story here.

For those who will buy into this 'movie', it shows Michael Jackson in his rehearsals for the supposed 'This Is It' concert that would eventually 'close the curtains' on his pop-concert career.

And while the curtain closed prematurely, they may still make something of the video footages taken during his rehearsals.

Will it be a substantial series of spliced on video footages?

Who can tell? A short take here, a short take there, all nicely put together – it could be Michael Jackson's final video.

Not to wax longer, read the news story here.

And for all the boxing fanatics and enthusiasts out there, Pacquiao is set to fight with another boxer, Cotto, in November. That'll be held in Vegas, so keep watching the news.

For the recent story, read it here.

Recently, two bombs exploding, one in Marriott, and one in Ritz Carlton, both in Indonesia. They say that they have identified the suicide bomber, or one of them, and to make sure, they wanted the parents tested for DNA to confirm. Or is it to prove them right or wrong?

Whatever, that is now the headliner. Read the recent news story here.

I don't find this funny, or amusing even just a bit…

I was really waiting for the reply from the prince, and it has come, with a big bang, worth 105m ringgit worth of a defamation suit against the runaway wife and her mother.

What can I say? A common citizen like me can't even imagine of a half-a-million bucks under my name here on earth… what's with a 'measly' 105m ringgit?

Anyway, the summary of the news story is here.

Now I'm waiting for Aug 2, for the continuation, if not the final, of the Pinot vs Prince story.

I was following the news on Michael Jackson, his sudden death, the world's reaction, and ripples of reaction that followed after, shooting up sales of MJ's various products, a look at his estates, his properties, his debts, not to mention the facts and mysteries surrounding his death… then his will.

His father was not even mentioned anywhere in the will, but that doesn't change their relationship.

La Toya, Michael Jackson's elder sister, tells of a 'murder', or as she tells, 'killing' of MJ for his money.

Then it was the father's turn to speak. Notwithstanding he and Michael's relationship, which is known that they are not in good terms, which may have made MJ not to include him in his will, when he spoke about his son, you can see the heart of a father.

That is what I was waiting for.

A father's heart – despite everything else, takes precedence.

Read the news story below:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/442222/1/.html

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/entertainment/5723554/jackson-wasnt-ready-for-comeback-dad/

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/837110/jackson-wasnt-ready-for-comeback-dad

http://www.skynews.com.au/showbiz/article.aspx?id=352149

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MichaelJackson/story?page=1&id=8067482

A tragic accident indeed, and no amount of money will compensate for the loss…

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BANGKOK - A 14-year-old British boy was found dead on Friday at the Pattaya water park in Thailand after he became trapped in a pumping system while looking for his lost goggles at the bottom of a whirlpool.

Members of his family told of their horror as staff at the tourist attraction refused to listen to their pleas for help.

Nathan's father, Mr Jim Clark, a tunnel engineer, had dived in to try and save him after Nathan's elder brother Rhys, 15, raised the alarm, but he could find no trace of his son.

Said Mr Clark: "The guards did nothing for 30 minutes. They would not believe what had happened. When I finally forced them to do something they (engineers) went to the pump room, opened a hatch, and my son's body came out."

A local lifeguard believed the boy might have removed the cover to the pump room himself, reported The Nation.

The park has offered compensation to Nathan's family.

The Guardian

From TODAY, World – Tuesday, 14-Jul-2009

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This is a recovering post, a late one, that is.

Anyway, long time ago, many years back, when La Toya Jackson grabbed the limelight, it was again on a very controversial issue: she wrote a book.

And just what is so controversial about that book?

It was supposed to be a book about the Jackson family secrets.

Back then, I was thinking to myself, why become famous at the expense of your family.

That is past. Now she again grabbed the limelight:

Accusing some greedy handgers-on of 'killing' his brother Michael Jackson for his money.

How true is that?

Anyway, read the news story here.

And one more thing that adds to the already surmounting mysteries surrounding his death: Michael Jackson's burial place is unknown. Well, at least, to the public. I say that is to safeguard his casket, his resting place, and anything that can be deemed 'valuable and can be traded with' by would-be looters – that is, if his tomb is found out.

As they say, some things are better left unknown, untouched…

Read that story here.

And while the death certificate does not specifically say the reason for his death, there is a report that says Michael Jackson's body, not simply his arm, is 'riddled' with needle marks… indicating use of (strong) drugs.

Would that have caused his death? Overdose? Who knows?

Find that report here.

Michael Jackson's death remains a mystery, and even more, in that his death certificate is also ambiguous on the reason for his death.

The story is found here.

South Koreans are still conservative, especially when it comes to dressing up. And that means your miniskirt cannot go up so high, or your cleavage cannot go down so low, that your innards show to the world around you.

If you are that kind of person who is conservative, you may be comfortable working with these guys.

Read their story here.

A late post, but as they say, he was worth more in death than when alive.

It is even projected that sales of his products would continue on for months.

A record-breaker?

On the sidewalks, here is one news story of having a higher sale on Michael Jackson items.

Is sex a game to you? Has it become a commodity to be acquired, traded, or even gambled with? And what's worse than perpetrators from those supposed to be protectors?

Australia gets hits this time. See the news story here.

While the funeral of Michael Jackson looms, the management of MJ's estates was transferred over to two business associates. A bit of a long story, but read it here. That includes some 1.5million hopefuls not being able to make it to MJ's funeral service.