Been really busy recently, with activities from insurance meetings (and getting coaxed into joining by them GRO, oops, GSMs), bass lessons (commencing this Wednesday), Toastmasters (this Thursday) and even thinking of dropping by Sarah's cell group on a more regular basis on Friday nights. Add to this Crossroadz, worship practices, Hooked on Christmas practices, badminton and jogging and I'm booked day in, day out. Even dinner would have to be planned earlier ahead, sigh*
Work has been progressing great as feedback from customers has been really good. Probably due to my background in the F&B industry with Chili's no doubt. Even found myself getting lost in Salak South, Cheras and the likes. A testimony? I forgot I left my laptop at a coffeeshop until 20 minutes later! Praise God it's still there! (and those stall owners were keeping a eye on it lest someone else runs away with it. Where could you find such honest people around? Amazing huh?)
Before I forget, I would like to praise God for that exam, as even though I wasn't to sure about how to go about a certain question, I was very certain of the answers to put in. And I never felt so, how do I say it, assured before. It must have been due to all the prayers that were going about.
George Best passed away recently, while frittering away his money and talents on women, cars and booze. While walking past my gates home, I heard my neighbor, the 70 over years old Mr. Marsh celebrating his grandchild's birthday and then it reminded me about passage of rites.
And like the once macho Mr. Marsh (he was a lifeguard), we too someday would have to go through the very same passage of rites, the aging of skin, the whitening of hair and the heartbreak of seeing each and everyone we hold dear pass us by into another place.
Passage of rites, we might not feel it now that we're still young, vibrant and perhaps handsome (like *ehem, who else lar?), but when will we stop and look at our lives and see whether we're making an impact, or are we just following life as life dictates? And I'm amazed to see that live passes us by so fast, that in a blink of an eye, we start to have squeaky bones and the likes.
Guess that's it. Waiting for the paycheque to come in this month. Till then, God Bless!
First of all, are we (the non-malays, that is) really to believe that the government will abolish or tone down the New Economic Policy in the near future? We must be realistic, if you have the right to buy a property at a discount and have scholarships for your children, would you let go of these rights?
ReplyDeleteWith Chinese population dwindling in Malaysia, what needs to be done depends on the Chinese themselves.
There is nothing wrong with the brain drain. In fact, we should encourage our children to move to Singapore, Taiwan, China etc. if we disagree with Malaysian government policies that are based on race and religion.
When it comes to the matter of the dwindling number of Chinese Malaysians, we should talk about quality, not quantity.
We should resolve why the Chinese-Malaysian population is reducing. Official figures have more than one million Chinese Malaysians emigrating over the past 25 years. Why did they emigrate? I am sure the government knows.
Straight A students can't get scholarships or university places. Nothing new, it is been that way for the past 35 years. Nowadays, even enlightened malay Malaysians are speaking up on this injustice. The MCA and Gerakan? Busy making money from private colleges.
What is so great about having TAR College or Utar which took more than 35 years of begging? Why should it be so difficult to set up an independent university when we have scores of public ones?
While we push young talented people away, other countries notably Singapore, the US and Australia welcome them with open arms.
Is it logical that we drive away our young talented ones and then invite retired Mat Sallehs to live here and exploit our low-cost of living?
Singapore's success in particular owes much to these ex-Malaysians or their descendants including Hon Sui Sen, Goh Keng Swee, Goh Chok Tong, just to name a few.
About 30 percent of top management in both Singapore's government and corporate sector are ex-Malaysians. We export them so that Singapore can compete with, and then whack us.
Korea and Taiwan, both way behind us in the 70s and 80s are now way ahead. Thailand is breathing down our necks.
Sadly, there is just no integrity in the nation's leadership.
congrats leo koo!
ReplyDeletewhy suddenly got that comment in this posting one? hahahah
oversee : ho-hum, okays ;) I do think it's unrelated though
ReplyDeletedaniel : Thanks dude! ;)
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou paasssssedddddddddd :D:D:D:D:D
CONGRATS!!!
So happy for you!
*grin*
"The Malay Dilemma" revealing the weaknesses of malays. But did they do something to amend their weaknesses using the correct way, like work harder, compete equally etc?
ReplyDeleteThey did with the fastest way, implementing unfair policies. How many of you all will agree that the policies are not benefiting the malays?
From the economy to the education system and to the society, all policies were meant to "close" their mind and body.
In Pak Lah announce that NEP will stay, as long as the gap between the poor and the rich exists. In a free economy, this will always be the case. How can the gap be narrowed if they do not work hard?
Just ask any economists how an economy works.
Let's assume that they are trying to perform transferring wealth to the poor in this way, it would be better to practice socialism or communism, where everything belongs to the country and no personal assets are allowed.
After 35 years of NEP, how has it benefited the country as a whole?
No one benefited in the end except those in power.
Congrates Leo! So happy for you dude!
ReplyDeleteRichard Burns frittered his life away on women, cars, and booze? Have you something against him? He was fighting a battle with brain cancer, and a former world rally champion. How is that frittering one's life away on women, cars and booze? Your statement is not only misleading, it is totally untrue and insulting.
ReplyDeleteAh!!!! Finally you passed!!!!
ReplyDelete*bakar mercun lor*
And why har got so many lengthy, not related comments in your blog one?
NEP lar GDP lar... pelik lar these people, and I tok only Nick Lim writes loooooong comment...
i think there's something wrong with your comment box... even kevin tang is posting something unrelated here
ReplyDeleteyea, I think so too. Hmmmm
ReplyDeleteKevin (Tang) was taking offence over this statement
ReplyDelete"George Best passed away recently, while frittering away his money and talents on women, cars and booze. While walking past my gates home, I heard my neighbor, the 70 over years old Mr. Marsh celebrating his grandchild's birthday and then it reminded me about passage of rites."
Personally I agree with Kevin, statements like this is inappropriate (but what do i know?)
oops /|\ = martianunlimited
ReplyDeleteAh, Kevin and Nick. It was a statement that George Best made (do check soccernet as it's there ;) )
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