rambai oh rambai...

sebenarnyer ni citer 2 minggu lepas.. br now nak menaip hehe... amik pic beria tp maleh nk menaip.. hari ni mood tak bagus.. kenapa?? handphone ni la... buat pasal masa2 kritikal... dh la budget xbyk.. masa ni lah nak rosak... xblh ON langsung, nsb baik hp lama ada... byk plak info dlm hp rosak ni... no hp kawan2 xsumer ada dlm hp lama ni... hmm hampeh la... tgh hari ni baru nk g kedai repair.. duit lg waaa...

sdh sdh... aku type ni nk citer psl buah rambai.. korang tahu kan buah rambai ni mcm mn.. jgn jd mcm ank buah aku yg skolah s'pore tu, ckp pokok ciku hahaha... mengong btl... so 2 minggu lepas aku balik kg , tgk mak aku demam.. mak aku suruh aku tgk pokok rambai tepi umah tu. wah gilerrrr lah... lebat nyer buah dia... apalagi amik camera mula la amik pic... ank buah aku yg lain pn join memanjat... ada 2 batang pokok yg blakang umah ni... 2 2 pokok buah lebat.. mcm tak tahu nk amik yg mn satu.. okap la tu... nk panjat tinggi2 tak berani, so guna tangga jer.. ini pun br skit tapi dpt 5 plastik besar....

aku rasa sekarang ni pun buah rambai masih byk lg kt umah... sapa la rajin nk amik... abg2 & kakak aku kalau balik kg, baru la amik... tapi kalau ada sesapa yg nk dtg mkn kt kg... aku ok jerrr... Puasa pun dh nak dekat, dlm next week mesti abg2 & kakak2 aku balik kg... so tak la membazir buah2 tu jatuh ke tanah... durian & rambutan dh abih... so lps ni aku citer benda lain plak...

utk warih2 yg terrer

aku dapek forward email dr kengkawan kek opis ni ha... golak2 aku baco bondo ni...

Menguji yang anda benar benar anak jati Negeri Sembilan

1. N9 ado ompek undang, yg mano botul ?
( ) sg.. ujong, rembau, jelobu, johol
( ) seremban, rembau, bahau, kualo pilah
( ) sg. ujong, kualo pilah, rembau, jelobu
( ) seremban, kualo pilah, jelobu, tampin

2. susunan ketua adat N9 dari kocik sampai bosar
( ) menteri besar, buapak, lembago, undang, yamtuan
( ) penghulu, lembago, undang, menteri besar, yamtuan
( ) buapak, menteri besar, undang, yamtuan
( ) buapak, lembago, undang, yamtuan

3. ibu negeri N9
( )sepang
( )seremban
( )sungai ujong
( )rembau

4. ayat mana betul menggunakan perkataan "ghoman"
( ) ghoman bulu tongkuk den lalu dopan kubur tuh...
( ) cubo cormin ghoman tuh sikit...
( ) nak lontur buloh, kono ghoman lam sungai dulu...
( ) apo ghoman nak jadi den tak kisah... den ondak yo

5. bukit apo yang menghubungkan paroi dongan sri menanti
( )bukit timah
( )bukit putus
( )bukit tanggo
( )bukit omeh

6. tompek bernamo "Pantai" terlotak kek mano ?
( ) jln antaro rembau ngan senawang
( ) jln antaro kualo pilah ngan sri menanti
( ) jln antaro rasah dan pok dek sen
( ) jln antaro paroi dan bukit tanggo

7. apo makno "cenekel"
( ) aksi mencungkil lubang kecik
( ) main tipu
( ) aksi merotan
( ) cangkul batas

8. makno "hongeh"
( ) terlalu konyang
( ) terlalu suko
( ) terlalu ponek
( ) terlalu sodap

9. apo makno "pembongak"
( ) kaki tipu
( ) orang yg bongkak
( ) kaki curi
( ) kaki pancing

10. Dari seremban sebelum sampai Sri Menanti, kito akan lalu satu tompek air terjun... apo namo ey ?
( ) Ulu Bondol
( ) Jeram Toi
( ) Air Terjun Klawang
( ) Jeram Besu

11.. Berikut pernah jadi menteri besar N9 : Isa Samad, Rais Yatim, Mohamad Hassan, Isa Bakar
( ) 4 betul
( ) 2 betul 2 salah
( ) 1 betul 3 salah
( ) 3 betul 1 salah

12. Laluan kajang seremban, kita akan lalu sebuah pekan kecil iaitu
( ) nilai dan sepang
( ) mantin dan longgeng
( ) pajam dan mambau
( ) bongek dan klawang

13. tompek yang popular kek pok den sen
( ) toluk komang
( ) salak tinggi
( ) toluk tinggi
( ) pantai klebang

14. kuala klawang dalam daerah mano ?
( ) rembau
( ) jelobu
( ) kualo linggi
( ) kualo pilah

15. semuo adolah tompek kek sempadan N9... yg mano satu bukan
( ) simpang ompek
( ) lubuk cino
( ) bongek
( ) tampin

16. apo makno "hongap"
( ) dengkur
( ) hinggap
( ) nafas
( ) gatal

17. Wisma apo yg paling glamour kek seremban sekitar awal tahun 90 an
( ) wisma emas
( ) wisma MPS
( ) wisma punca emas
( ) wisma dagang emas

18. Kg senaling kualo pilah terkonal dengan apo ?
( ) taik lombu yg banyak (den ghaso yg ni la...dh lamo tk ikut jln ni.....banyak piuk api)
( ) perusahaan telur itik
( ) tanaman buah nago
( ) pusat pemprosesan baja taik ayam

19. klau masak lomak cili api... bahan apo yg ponting skali
( ) lado api, bawang, kunyit, air
( ) lado api, kunyit, soghai, santan
( ) lado api, kunyit, halio, santan, limau purut
( ) lado api, daun kunyit, santan, sengkuang

20. namo salah satu undang N9 yg menanda tangani perjanji kemerdekaan malaysia
( ) Tengku Adnan Mansor - Tengku Besar Tampin
( ) Dato Lela Maharaja Hj Ipap
( ) Dato Paduka Demang Lebar Daun Hj Isap
( ) Dato' Kelana Kamaruddin kacha (Den agak yo)

21. stesen keretapi lama di bongek terletak di
( ) congkau (Ni pun den main agak yo)
( ) penajih
( ) miku
( ) tiroi

22. apo makno "menyanggau"
( ) lidah kelat kelat makan nenas
( ) memikat burung
( ) mengacau dodol
( ) pijar-pijar terkena lada (menyonggau ko?)

23. apo makno "menghungap"
( ) lari tercungap cungap
( ) menhendap ayam hutan
( ) penat kekenyangan
( ) menerkam makanan

24. apo makno "hunggeh"
( ) keadaan tersengih mcm kerang busuk
( ) proses mencabut ubi kayu
( ) teknik mengumpil daun pintu
( ) teknik menggigit buah jambu batu

25. tali air tepi sawah merujuk kepada
( ) lombok
( ) lompak
( ) bonda
( ) bendong

26. apo dah jadi kek tapak lamo stadium seremban
( ) Taman Botani
( ) Bangunan TNB Baru
( ) Term ina l One
( ) Seremban Parade

27. ayat mano yang botul pasal ghemah
( ) ghemah ghemah jugak, hutang den bilo nak bayar
( ) elok lah sikit makan tuh jgn sampai bersepah ghemah
( ) bawak keto tu biar ber-ghemah sikit
( ) apo yg ghemah ghemah kek luar tuh... suruh dio sonyap

28. apa makno "okap"
( ) otai
( ) tamak
( ) cekap
( ) lembab

29. apo makno "bosolumak"
( ) kusam
( ) suara lunak
( ) comot
( ) berlemak

30. ado satu skolah bersebolahan taman tasik seremban... skolah apo tuh ?
( ) SM Saint Paul
( ) SM King george V
( ) SM Convernt
( ) SM Seremban

31. Ado satu fast food dokek taman tasik seremban, dokek dongan bangunan TM
( ) ANW
( ) McD
( ) KFC
( ) Burger King

32. Dopan pagar utama istano yamtuan kek seremban ado satu round about, dopan tuh ado satu bangunan putih.... tompek apo tuh
( ) pejabat agama
( ) perpustakaan
( ) rumah MB
( ) balai polis

33. Ayat berikut, yg mano satu botul utk perkataan "ontok"
( ) sumo kojo den kono ontok-ontok, biar lah dio plak yg buek
( ) tak leh duduk diam, cuba lah ontok-ontok sikit...
( ) lopeh bakar lomang, ekau ontok-ontok lah lomang tu sikit
( ) ontok-ontok nie sodap klau makan paneh paneh

34. Sapo namo MB N9 skarang
( ) Isa Bakar
( ) Isa Samad
( ) Mat Hassan
( ) Rais Yatim

35. Nama yamtuan N9 yang baru
( ) Tengku Mukhriz
( ) Tengku Antah
( ) Tengku Jaafar
( ) Tengku Imran

The Climb - Miley Cyrus

I can almost see it,
That dream I'm dreamin'
But theres a voice inside my head sayin'
You'll never reach it

Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep tryin'
Gotta keep my head held high
Theres always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a up-hill battle
Sometimes i'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about whats waiting on the other side
Its the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But, No, I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember Most, yeah
Just gotta keep goin'

And, I, I got to be Strong
Just Keep pushing, on
'Cause theres always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a up-hill battle
Sometimes i'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about whats waiting on the other side
Its The Climb Yeah

Keep on movin'
Keep climbin'
Keep the faith baby
Its all about
Its all about
The climb
Keep the faith, keep the faith woah ....

http://www.mtv.com/videos/miley-cyrus/348983/the-climb.jhtml

sedih :(

waaaaaa..... sedih xdpt jumpa sum1... bila pk rs mcm bodoh pn ada... yer la bkn sng nk dpt jemputan mcm tu... bila dh dpt aku blh plak xg jumpa dia... sum1 ajk dtg tp dgn syarat tetttttttt... bab syarat tu yg aku failed.... aku mn ada kawan selain kwn "..... " , bkn xde tp sumer bz... so dgn sdh nyer aku duk lepak ngadap laptop dr pg... lgpn mak aku ada kat sini... ishhhh tension aku... kalau xde syarat CONFIRM aku dh dtg... waaaaa so mood pn xbgs... pengajaran nyer... g blajar drive keta... then bila dh blh drive xperlu ssh kn org lain... ltk la syarat apa pun... aku ok... bongok btl...

benarkah kanser darah itu leukemia??

ini artikel yg aku amik dari http://www.cancer.org.my

kenapa aku citer pasal kanser darah ni, ank buah aku yg masuk spital last week... doktor inform dia mungkin ada kanser darah... hmm now 3 minggu kena stay kat spital utk rawatan lbh lanjut... kena tggu btl ke ada kanser... hmmm baru jer 15thn... thn ni nak amik PMR plak... hope xde apa2 penyakit yg berbahaya....

Leukemia

Pengenalan
Ruangan ini telah disediakan untuk membantu anda memahami lebih mendalam lagi tentang leukemia. Terdapat beberapa bentuk leukemia, oleh itu kadang-kala, di dalam maklumat ini kita berbicara tentang 'penyakit leukemia' secara keseluruhan. Leukemia merupakan penghasilan sel-sel darah yang tidak teratur yang boleh terjadi pada semua orang tidak mengira peringkat umur.

Ramai orang berasa terkejut dan bimbang apabila mereka diberitahu bahawa mereka menghidapi leukemia dan kami faham perasaan mereka. Maklumat yang berikut bertujuan untuk membantu anda memahami diagnosis dan rawatan penyakit ini. Kami juga memasukkan maklumat tentang perkhidmatan-perkhidmatan sokongan yang ada disediakan.
Kami tidak dapat menasihati anda tentang rawatan yang paling baik buat anda. Anda perlu berbincang tentang perkara ini dengan doktor anda. Walau bagaimanapun, kami berharap maklumat ini dapat menjawab beberapa pertanyaan anda dan membantu anda di dalam memikirkan soalan-soalan yang anda ingin ajukan kepada doktor anda.

Apakah kanser? Kanser merupakan penyakit pada sel-sel tubuh. Tubuh kita sentiasa menghasilkan sel-sel baru: untuk membolehkan kita membesar, menggantikan tisu-tisu yang lama, atau untuk memulihkan sel-sel yang rosak selepas luka. Lazimnya, sel-sel membesar dan membahagi dengan cara yang teratur. Walau bagaimanapun, gen yang rosak akan menyebabkan sel-sel ini bertindak secara abnormal. Mereka mungkin membesar membentuk suatu gumpalan yang dipanggil tumor.

Tumor mungkin benigna (tidak berkanser) atau malignan (berkanser). Tumor benigna tidak merebak ke luar batasan normal mereka ke bahagian lain tubuh. Tumor malignan terdiri daripada sel-sel berkanser. Jika sel-sel ini tidak dirawat, mereka mungkin merebak melepasi batasan normal ke dalam tisu-tisu di sekitarnya.

Jika sel-sel kanser merebak melepas batasan normal, maka tumor itu malignan, iaitu, ia merupakan kanser.

Kadang-kala sel-sel berpisah daripada kanser asal (primer) dan merebak ke organ-organ lain. Apabila sel-sel ini sampai ke suatu tempat yang baru, mereka mungkin akan terus membesar dan membentuk tumor yang lain di situ. Ini dipanggil kanser sekunder atau metatesis.

Di dalam sesetengah kanser, sel-sel darah tubuh yang membahagi secara abnormal. Kanser-kanser ini dipanggil leukemia, mieloma dan limfoma.
Darah Darah dipamkan ke sekeliling tubuh di dalam sistem peredaran. Darah membekalkan makanan, oksigen, hormon-hormon dan bahan-bahan kimia lain kepada keseluruhan sel tubuh. Ia juga membantu mengalir keluar bahan-bahan sisa dan penting di dalam melawan jangkitan.
Darah terdiri daripada cecair yang jernih dipanggil plasma dan tiga jenis sel: sel darah merah, platelet dan sel darah putih.

Kesemua sel darah datang daripada sel yang sama jenis yang dikenali sebagai sel-sel batang. Sebelum ini, sel-sel ini berkembang menjadi sama ada sel mieloid atau sel limfoid.
Sel-sel mieloid termasuk semua sel darah merah, platelet dan sel darah putih yang dikenali sebagai granulosit dan monosit.

Sel-sel limfoid termasuk semua sel darah putih yang lain yang dikenali sebagai limfosit.
Sel-sel darah merah mengumpul oksigen daripada paru-paru anda dan membawanya ke seluruh bahagian tubuh. Jika anda tidak mempunyai sel darah merah yang mencukupi, anda mengalami anemia. Anemia boleh menjadikan anda kelihatan pucat, menyebabkan pening kepala dan membuatkan anda berasa letih, pening-pening dan cepat marah.

Platelet diperlukan untuk membantu darah anda membeku ketika mendapat luka. Penurunan jumlah platelet mungkin menyebabkan perdarahan yang lama atau mudah lebam.
Sel-sel darah putih memainkan peranan penting di dalam mempertahankan tubuh daripada jangkitan. Pengurangan sel-sel darah putih meningkatkan risiko anda mendapat jangkitan.
Sel-sel darah dihasilkan di dalam sum sum tulang iaitu bahagian seperti span di dalam bahagian tengah tulang.

Apabila badan kita sihat, jumlah sel-sel merah, sel-sel putih dan platelet-platelet di dalam darah adalah seimbang. Penyakit-penyakit sel-sel darah seperti leukemia boleh menyebabkan ketidakseimbangan berlaku.

LeukemiaLeukemia merupakan kanser sel-sel yang membentuk darah. Leukemia menyebabkan jumlah-jumlah sel darah putih yang belum matang dihasilkan.
Sel-sel abnormal ini dipanggil blas leukemia, tidak boleh menjalankan fungsi-fungsi normal sel-sel darah putih. Mereka terkumpul di dalam sum sum tulang dan melimpah ke dalam darah dan mungkin merebak ke dalam organ-organ seperti hati, limpa, paru-paru dan buah pinggang. Kadang-kala, sel-sel ini juga mungkin merebak masuk ke dalam cecair di sekeliling otak dan saraf tunjang.

Oleh kerana terlalu banyak sel-sel darah putih yang terkumpul di dalam sum sum tulang, sum sum tulang tidak dapat menghasilkan sel-sel darah merah, sel-sel darah putih dan platelet yang mencukupi.

Jenis-jenis LeukemiaLeukemia terjadi di dalam beberapa bentuk. Sesetengah bentuk timbul serta-merta dan berkembang dengan cepat di dalam masa beberapa hari atau beberapa minggu sahaja: ini merupakan leukemia akut. Yang lainnya pula tidak nyata dan berkembang dengan kadar yang perlahan di dalam masa beberapa bulan atau beberapa tahun: ini merupakan leukemia kronik.

Penyakit-penyakit leukemia dinamakan mengikut jenis-jenis sel darah putih yang terlibat. Leukemia mieloid ialah leukemia yang melibatkan granulosit-granulosit; leukemia limfoid melibatkan limfosit-limfosit.

Leukemia Limfoid Akut (Acute Lymphoid Leukaemia (ALL)) Leukemia limfoid akut lebih lazim pada kanak-kanak dan merupakan peratusan yang kecil sahaja di kalangan leukemia orang dewasa.

Ia menjejaskan limfosit-limfosit yang belum matang. Limfosit yang normal bertanggungjawab melawan jangkitan: apabila bakteria atau virus menyerang tubuh, limfosit bertindak balas dengan menghasilkan antibodi atau sel-sel pembunuh limfosit yang khas. Apabila anda menghidapi leukemia limfoid akut, limfosit tidak dapat berfungsi dengan betul dan anda mungkin mendapat jangkitan yang serius. Tambahan pula, penyakit ini menyebabkan banyak limfosit yang abnormal dihasilkan, yang menghimpit sel-sel darah merah dan platelet yang normal.

Leukemia Limfoid Kronik (Chronic Lymphoid Leukaemia (CLL))Leukemia ini juga menjejaskan limfosit-limfosit, tetapi berkembang dengan lebih perlahan daripada leukemia limfoid akut.
Penyakit ini menyerang orang dewasa tetapi tidak dikesan pada kanak-kanak.
Penyakit ini berkembang dengan lebih perlahan, oleh itu sel-sel normal tidak terhimpit dan ditolah keluar dengan cepatnya berbanding dengan leukemia limfoid akut. Jika anda menghidapi leukemia limfoid kronik, anda mungkin tidak mengalami sebarang gejala sehinggalah peringkat-peringkat lanjut penyakit ini.

Leukemia Mieloid Akut (Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML))Leukemia ini biasanya menyerang orang dewasa, tetapi boleh terjadi pada kanak-kanak dan remaja.
Leukemia mieloid akut terutamanya menjejaskan sel-sel mieloid yang dikenali sebagai granulosit. Penyakit ini menghasilkan sel-sel mieloid yang masih muda di dalam jumlah yang berlebihan dan menyebabkan kekurangan sel-sel mieloid yang matang. Sel-sel mieloid yang muda ini boleh menyekat salur-salur darah.

Leukemia Mieloid Kronik (Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML))Leukemia mieloid kronik boleh terjadi pada semua peringkat umur tetapi paling jarang dikesan pada usia di bawah 20 tahun. Ia menghalang sel-sel mieloid daripada berfungsi dengan betul. Ia berlaku di dalam dua peringkat: pertama, berlakunya pembahagian sel-sel abnormal secara perlahan. Kemudian, ia boleh dengan cepatnya berubah ke peringkat akut.

SATU - ct nurhaliza

test amik pic kat skrin... ni ms mula masuk blm penuh lg..

sesi autograf dgn CT.... tgk la brapa ramai yg kerumun, aku amik pic dr jauh jer..

malu... berani tjk tiket jer hehehhe..

30.06.09 - AKU BUKAN PEMINAT CT !!! ini ‘satu’ fakta… tapi tak pelik kan kalau aku g tgk konsert CT… selama ni pun aku mmg layannn lagu2 CT... mmg dh lama niat aku nak bawa my sis g tgk konsert CT.. so bila ada jer news psl konsert SATU ct nurhaliza... aku cpt2 la beli tiket... walaupun aku tak minat CT… walaupun aku byr harga tiket yg mahal… heheheh xper2 blh gk aku layannn lagu2 CT… lgpun aku masuk istana budaya bila ada tearter jerrr… nk tggu FF buat event kt IB… xtahu la bila plak… kira CT bertuah la dpt buat konsert kt IB.. mcm anuar zain jg la...( waaaaa aku xg konsert anuar.. tiket dh abis) 1 benda yg aku puji CT ni… selama dia dlm industri dh mcm2 dugaan yg dia terima tapi di ttp maintain kan… gelaran diva no 1 tp dia ttp layan peminat dia… perangai2 yg xok tu, biasa la manusia tapi dia pandai jaga hati fans dia… sbb yg aku tahu peminat dia ttp setia menyokong dia… kdg2 artis Malaysia ni br popular skit, dh bsr kepala.. dh rasa jd diva no 2 opppss… yg penting jaga hati peminat… tahu hargai usaha2 peminat.

So berbalik pada konsert SATU... aku rasa IB ni xsesuai sgt la jd tmpt konsert sbb kita akn jd penonton nasyid.... masuk jer dewan tu, dh rasa formal... xblh nak jerit2 , nak nyanyi sama2... tak blh feel konsert.... yg penting tak blh nk ambil gambar... tension jerrr... kalau blh, aku rasa dh berpuluh2 gambar CT yg aku ambil.... tapi aku snap jg pic ct masa akhir2 persembahan... syg la muncung camera tu dh cukup panjang utk fokus ct tp xblh amik pic... nsb baik la CT.... kalau anuar zain yg dpn mata? Lg la tension xblh nk amik pic...

Konsert 2 jam lbh ni mmg best.... Ct nyanyi sumer lagu2 yg pemes… tp ada lg lagu2 yg dia tak sempat nyanyi…. Pada yg tgk konsert ni.. korang tahu la kn mcm mn best nyer konsert ni… vocal ct mmg tak blh di pertikaikan lg… duduk dlm dewan tu… dgr vocal & sound system yg best… mmg la sumer best… n aku bygkn kalau la konsert anuar zain, lagi la feeling abis…waaaaa xdpt tgk konsert anuar…. Yg tgl tiket harga rm200… rm250.. ada sesapa yg nak sponsor tak hehhehe…

Ok la… dr td asyik puji CT… nnt org2 yg tak mnt CT… sakit hati plak… ala aku pun bukan fans ct…. tp aku layannn lagu2 ct… TAPI KAN aku peminat anuar tapi aku xg konsert anuar pun waaaaa…

alamak lupa nk citer.... TQ to my sis yg beli kn hadiah.. konon2 hadiah bday thn dpn hahhaa so lps ni amik pic, xperlu dkt2 lg.. dr jauh pn dh blh fokus hehehe

Michael Jackson, 'King of Pop,' dead at 50

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/michael-jackson-king-of-pop-dead-at-50/24346?nc

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who reigned over the music world like no other, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.

Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.
"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother Jermaine said. Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.

Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.

His 1982 album "Thriller" — which included the blockbuster hits "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" — is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.

At the time of his death, Jackson was rehearsing hard for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13.

As word of his death spread, MTV switched its programming to play videos from Jackson's heyday. Radio stations began playing marathons of his hits. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital. In New York's Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.

"No joke. King of Pop is no more. Wow," Michael Harris, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend had sent him. "It's like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died."

The public first knew him as a boy in the late 1960s, when he was the precocious, spinning lead singer of the Jackson 5, the singing group he formed with his four older brothers out of Gary, Ind. Among their No. 1 hits were "I Want You Back," "ABC" and "I'll Be There."

He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his backward-gliding moonwalk, his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched singing, punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight, military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks, as was his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.
"For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don't have the words," said Quincy Jones, who produced "Thriller." "He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I've lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him."

Jackson ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music's biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie, and Jackson's death immediately evoked comparisons to that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977.

As years went by, Jackson became an increasingly freakish figure — a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a breathy, girlish voice. He often wore a germ mask while traveling, kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions, and surrounded himself with children at his Neverland ranch, a storybook playland filled with toys, rides and animals. The tabloids dubbed him "Wacko Jacko."

"It seemed to me that his internal essence was at war with the norms of the world. It's as if he was trying to defy gravity," said Michael Levine, a Hollywood publicist who represented Jackson in the early 1990s. He called Jackson a "disciple of P.T. Barnum" and said the star appeared fragile at the time but was "much more cunning and shrewd about the industry than anyone knew."

Jackson caused a furor in 2002 when he playfully dangled his infant son, Prince Michael II, over a hotel balcony in Berlin while a throng of fans watched from below.

In 2005, he was cleared of charges he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Neverland in 2003. He had been accused of plying the boy with alcohol and groping him, and of engaging in strange and inappropriate behavior with other children.

The case followed years of rumors about Jackson and young boys. In a TV documentary, he acknowledged sharing his bed with children, a practice he described as sweet and not at all sexual.

Despite the acquittal, the lurid allegations that came out in court took a fearsome toll on his career and image, and he fell into serious financial trouble.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary. He was 4 years old when he began singing with his brothers — Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito — in the Jackson 5. After his early success with bubblegum soul, he struck out on his own, generating innovative, explosive, unstoppable music.

The album "Thriller" alone mixed the dark, serpentine bass and drums and synthesizer approach of "Billie Jean," the grinding Eddie Van Halen solo on "Beat It," and the hiccups and falsettos on "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."

The peak may have come in 1983, when Motown celebrated its 25th anniversary with an all-star televised concert and Jackson moonwalked off with the show, joining his brothers for a medley of old hits and then leaving them behind with a pointing, crouching, high-kicking, splay-footed, crotch-grabbing run through "Billie Jean."

The audience stood and roared. Jackson raised his fist.
By then he had cemented his place in pop culture. He got the plum Scarecrow role in the 1978 movie musical "The Wiz," a pop-R&B version of "The Wizard of Oz," that starred Diana Ross as Dorothy.

During production of a 1984 Pepsi commercial, Jackson's scalp sustains burns when an explosion sets his hair on fire.
He had strong follow-up albums with 1987's "Bad" and 1991's "Dangerous," but his career began to collapse in 1993 after he was accused of molesting a boy who often stayed at his home. The singer denied any wrongdoing, reached a settlement with the boy's family, reported to be $20 million, and criminal charges were never filed.

Jackson's expressed anger over the allegations on the 1995 album "HIStory," which sold more than 2.4 million copies, but by then, the popularity of Jackson's music was clearly waning, even as public fascination with his increasingly erratic behavior was growing.

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Billboard magazine editorial director Bill Werde said Jackson's star power was unmatched. "The world just lost the biggest pop star in history, no matter how you cut it," Werde said. "He's literally the king of pop."

Jackson's 13 No. 1 one hits on the Billboard charts put him behind only Presley, the Beatles and Mariah Carey, Werde said.
"He was on the eve of potentially redeeming his career a little bit," he said. "People might have started to think of him again in a different light."
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Associated Press Writers Derrik J. Lang, Solvej Schou and Thomas Watkins in Los Angeles and Virginia Byrne, Hillel Italie, Nekesa Mumbi Moody and Jocelyn Noveck in New York contributed to this report.