New Custom at JB

On Tuesday, the 16th of December 2008, the new Custom & Immigration Quarantine Complex (Bangunan Sultan Iskandar) began operations in Johor Bahru. As one of the thousands of Malaysians who commutes to work in Singapore daily, I was a firsthand witness to the new system.
Overall, I must say that I am impressed by the facilities of the CIQ Complex - and more so by the security and verification measures that the old customs system sorely lacked.
However, I have one very serious gripe that I hope the CIQ Complex management will immediately seek to rectify.
Once a bus passenger clears the passport check, the next process is to head back down to the bus waiting area to try and catch a bus. On a workday morning, this step is literally a descent into madness.
If any reader has ever taken a bus from Malaysia to Singapore at the old customs complex, they'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Just like always, the bus crowd becomes a literal rabid mob!
There is no concept of cutting queue, because there is no such thing as a queue. Pushing, shoving and elbowing are the rule. Manners and gentility are the suicidal exception.
Four to eight people will simultaneously try to force their way into the bus door from every direction. One either joins the gladiatorial mob, or misses the bus. And the next one after that. And the next one, and the next one.
It doesn't matter in what order you arrive at the bus waiting area - the only criteria that count are brute strength and a willingness to trample your own civility into the asphalt.
Not only is this chaotic, uncomfortable, highly inefficient, and an environment where might makes right and the meek do not inherit the bus seat. It is also mortally dangerous, as the surging crowd spills far out onto the road, forcing the buses to carefully inch past the thronging bodies and making things even slower.
There are no markings demarcating official queue lines. There are no guidelines for safe and orderly boarding. Even the old customs complex had metal bars to attempt to form an orderly bus queue (but which were usually ignored anyway).
At least with the old customs complex, you could avoid becoming one of the uncivilized bus barbarians by simply walking across the one kilometre of the Johor-Singapore Causeway.
But now a journey on foot down the 'Great CIQ Mountain' and then across the Causeway takes at least twice the time and sweaty effort. (Yes, I've timed it.) It is a daunting odyssey, what more if you also had to walk up to the CIQ Complex!
And I say this as an adult, whole in body and wearing comfortable flat-soled shoes. Imagine the conundrum faced by the old, infirm, young children, and wearers of high heels.
Therefore, on behalf of every single Malaysian and foreigner who will ever pass through the CIQ Complex in the countless decades to come, I sincerely, pleadingly and beseechingly request that the CIQ Complex management take immediate measures to rectify this highly embarrassing situation with the bus queues.
First, clearly demarcate the queuing lines for each bus waiting area. Second, put up plenty of notices forcefully stating the strict requirement for orderly queues. Third, assign enough dedicated staff to ensure people obey these rules. Fourth, impose harsh punishment for queue-jumpers and give staff full and official authority to reprimand offenders.
Sad and shameful though it may be, the only way many Malaysians will act civilized is if they are forced to by strict rule of law, backed up with debilitating punishment for disobedience.
I sincerely hope that these concrete measures will be carried out as soon as possible. For at current, every visitor and tourist who passes through the CIQ Complex is left with the impression that Malaysia is a nation with First World facilities but a truly Third World mentality.

Thought of the day

There were 2 athletes (A and B) running 100m race. The Coach son (B) never won the race even once even after 10 race.

The Coach comes with this excellent idea. Being the son of the Coach, special privileges was given to B. B start point of the race was moved to 30 meter in front of A.
This time they ran again, and B won again and again. BRAVO!

Next year both A and B ran in the Olympics competing at International level. No priveleges given to anyone in the Olympics. A came second last and B the last.

Why they lose?
A - Training with incompetent B, he lose the opportunity for improvement
B - In all the race he won earlier , he never competed fairly.
Who are the eventual losers? Its both A and B.

Whom to blame : The Coach

One Week by Senator Barack Obama

One week. After decades of broken politics in Washington, eight years of failed policies from George Bush, and twenty-one months of a campaign that has taken us from the rocky coast of Maine to the sunshine of California, we are one week away from change in America. In one week, you can turn the page on policies that have put the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street. In one week, you can choose policies that invest in our middle-class, create new jobs, and grow this economy from the bottom-up so that everyone has a chance to succeed; from the CEO to the secretary and the janitor; from the factory owner to the men and women who work on its floor. In one week, you can put an end to the politics that would divide a nation just to win an election; that tries to pit region against region, city against town, Republican against Democrat; that asks us to fear at a time when we need hope. In one week, at this defining moment in history, you can give this country the change we need.

We began this journey in the depths of winter nearly two years ago, on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Back then, we didn’t have much money or many endorsements. We weren’t given much of a chance by the polls or the pundits, and we knew how steep our climb would be. But I also knew this. I knew that the size of our challenges had outgrown the smallness of our politics. I believed that Democrats and Republicans and Americans of every political stripe were hungry for new ideas, new leadership, and a new kind of politics – one that favors common sense over ideology; one that focuses on those values and ideals we hold in common as Americans. Most of all, I believed in your ability to make change happen. I knew that the American people were a decent, generous people who are willing to work hard and sacrifice for future generations. And I was convinced that when we come together, our voices are more powerful than the most entrenched lobbyists, or the most vicious political attacks, or the full force of a status quo in Washington that wants to keep things just the way they are.

Twenty-one months later, my faith in the American people has been vindicated. That’s how we’ve come so far and so close – because of you. That’s how we’ll change this country – with your help. And that’s why we can’t afford to slow down, sit back, or let up for one day, one minute, or one second in this last week. Not now. Not when so much is at stake. We are in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. 760,000 workers have lost their jobs this year. Businesses and families can’t get credit. Home values are falling. Pensions are disappearing. Wages are lower than they’ve been in a decade, at a time when the cost of health care and college have never been higher. It’s getting harder and harder to make the mortgage, or fill up your gas tank, or even keep the electricity on at the end of the month. At a moment like this, the last thing we can afford is four more years of the tired, old theory that says we should give more to billionaires and big corporations and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. The last thing we can afford is four more years where no one in Washington is watching anyone on Wall Street because politicians and lobbyists killed common-sense regulations. Those are the theories that got us into this mess. They haven’t worked, and it’s time for change. That’s why I’m running for President of the United States.

Now, Senator McCain has served this country honorably. And he can point to a few moments over the past eight years where he has broken from George Bush – on torture, for example. He deserves credit for that. But when it comes to the economy – when it comes to the central issue of this election – the plain truth is that John McCain has stood with this President every step of the way. Voting for the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy that he once opposed. Voting for the Bush budgets that spent us into debt. Calling for less regulation twenty-one times just this year. Those are the facts. And now, after twenty-one months and three debates, Senator McCain still has not been able to tell the American people a single major thing he’d do differently from George Bush when it comes to the economy. Senator McCain says that we can’t spend the next four years waiting for our luck to change, but you understand that the biggest gamble we can take is embracing the same old Bush-McCain policies that have failed us for the last eight years. It’s not change when John McCain wants to give a $700,000 tax cut to the average Fortune 500 CEO. It’s not change when he wants to give $200 billion to the biggest corporations or $4 billion to the oil companies or $300 billion to the same Wall Street banks that got us into this mess. It’s not change when he comes up with a tax plan that doesn’t give a penny of relief to more than 100 million middle-class Americans. That’s not change. Look – we’ve tried it John McCain’s way. We’ve tried it George Bush’s way. Deep down, Senator McCain knows that, which is why his campaign said that “if we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.” That’s why he’s spending these last weeks calling me every name in the book. Because that’s how you play the game in Washington. If you can’t beat your opponent’s ideas, you distort those ideas and maybe make some up. If you don’t have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run away from. You make a big election about small things. Ohio, we are here to say “Not this time. Not this year. Not when so much is at stake.”

Senator McCain might be worried about losing an election, but I’m worried about Americans who are losing their homes, and their jobs, and their life savings. I can take one more week of John McCain’s attacks, but this country can’t take four more years of the same old politics and the same failed policies. It’s time for something new. The question in this election is not “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” We know the answer to that. The real question is, “Will this country be better off four years from now?” I know these are difficult times for America. But I also know that we have faced difficult times before. The American story has never been about things coming easy – it’s been about rising to the moment when the moment was hard. It’s about seeing the highest mountaintop from the deepest of valleys. It’s about rejecting fear and division for unity of purpose. That’s how we’ve overcome war and depression. That’s how we’ve won great struggles for civil rights and women’s rights and worker’s rights. And that’s how we’ll emerge from this crisis stronger and more prosperous than we were before – as one nation; as one people. Remember, we still have the most talented, most productive workers of any country on Earth. We’re still home to innovation and technology, colleges and universities that are the envy of the world. Some of the biggest ideas in history have come from our small businesses and our research facilities. So there’s no reason we can’t make this century another American century. We just need a new direction. We need a new politics. Now, I don’t believe that government can or should try to solve all our problems. I know you don’t either. But I do believe that government should do that which we cannot do for ourselves – protect us from harm and provide a decent education for our children; invest in new roads and new science and technology. It should reward drive and innovation and growth in the free market, but it should also make sure businesses live up to their responsibility to create American jobs, and look out for American workers, and play by the rules of the road. It should ensure a shot at success not only for those with money and power and influence, but for every single American who’s willing to work. That’s how we create not just more millionaires, but more middle-class families. That’s how we make sure businesses have customers that can afford their products and services. That’s how we’ve always grown the American economy – from the bottom-up. John McCain calls this socialism. I call it opportunity, and there is nothing more American than that. Understand, if we want get through this crisis, we need to get beyond the old ideological debates and divides between left and right. We don’t need bigger government or smaller government. We need a better government – a more competent government – a government that upholds the values we hold in common as Americans. We don’t have to choose between allowing our financial system to collapse and spending billions of taxpayer dollars to bail out Wall Street banks.

As President, I will ensure that the financial rescue plan helps stop foreclosures and protects your money instead of enriching CEOs. And I will put in place the common-sense regulations I’ve been calling for throughout this campaign so that Wall Street can never cause a crisis like this again. That’s the change we need. The choice in this election isn’t between tax cuts and no tax cuts. It’s about whether you believe we should only reward wealth, or whether we should also reward the work and workers who create it. I will give a tax break to 95% of Americans who work every day and get taxes taken out of their paychecks every week. I’ll eliminate income taxes for seniors making under $50,000 and give homeowners and working parents more of a break. And I’ll help pay for this by asking the folks who are making more than $250,000 a year to go back to the tax rate they were paying in the 1990s. No matter what Senator McCain may claim, here are the facts – if you make under $250,000, you will not see your taxes increase by a single dime – not your income taxes, not your payroll taxes, not your capital gains taxes. Nothing. Because the last thing we should do in this economy is raise taxes on the middle-class. When it comes to jobs, the choice in this election is not between putting up a wall around America or allowing every job to disappear overseas. The truth is, we won’t be able to bring back every job that we’ve lost, but that doesn’t mean we should follow John McCain’s plan to keep giving tax breaks to corporations that send American jobs overseas. I will end those breaks as President, and I will give American businesses a $3,000 tax credit for every job they create right here in the United States of America. I’ll eliminate capital gains taxes for small businesses and start-up companies that are the engine of job creation in this country. We’ll create two million new jobs by rebuilding our crumbling roads, and bridges, and schools, and by laying broadband lines to reach every corner of the country. And I will invest $15 billion a year in renewable sources of energy to create five million new energy jobs over the next decade – jobs that pay well and can’t be outsourced; jobs building solar panels and wind turbines and a new electricity grid; jobs building the fuel-efficient cars of tomorrow, not in Japan or South Korea but here in the United States of America; jobs that will help us eliminate the oil we import from the Middle East in ten years and help save the planet in the bargain. That’s how America can lead again. When it comes to health care, we don’t have to choose between a government-run health care system and the unaffordable one we have now. If you already have health insurance, the only thing that will change under my plan is that we will lower premiums. If you don’t have health insurance, you’ll be able to get the same kind of health insurance that Members of Congress get for themselves. We’ll invest in preventative care and new technology to finally lower the cost of health care for families, businesses, and the entire economy. And as someone who watched his own mother spend the final months of her life arguing with insurance companies because they claimed her cancer was a pre-existing condition and didn’t want to pay for treatment, I will stop insurance companies from discriminating against those who are sick and need care most. When it comes to giving every child a world-class education so they can compete in this global economy for the jobs of the 21st century, the choice is not between more money and more reform – because our schools need both.

As President, I will invest in early childhood education, recruit an army of new teachers, pay them more, and give them more support. But I will also demand higher standards and more accountability from our teachers and our schools. And I will make a deal with every American who has the drive and the will but not the money to go to college: if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford your tuition. You invest in America, America will invest in you, and together, we will move this country forward. And when it comes to keeping this country safe, we don’t have to choose between retreating from the world and fighting a war without end in Iraq. It’s time to stop spending $10 billion a month in Iraq while the Iraqi government sits on a huge surplus. As President, I will end this war by asking the Iraqi government to step up, and finally finish the fight against bin Laden and the al Qaeda terrorists who attacked us on 9/11. I will never hesitate to defend this nation, but I will only send our troops into harm's way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home. I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, and I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future. I won’t stand here and pretend that any of this will be easy – especially now. The cost of this economic crisis, and the cost of the war in Iraq, means that Washington will have to tighten its belt and put off spending on things we can afford to do without. On this, there is no other choice. As President, I will go through the federal budget, line-by-line, ending programs that we don’t need and making the ones we do need work better and cost less. But as I’ve said from the day we began this journey all those months ago, the change we need isn’t just about new programs and policies. It’s about a new politics – a politics that calls on our better angels instead of encouraging our worst instincts; one that reminds us of the obligations we have to ourselves and one another. Part of the reason this economic crisis occurred is because we have been living through an era of profound irresponsibility. On Wall Street, easy money and an ethic of “what’s good for me is good enough” blinded greedy executives to the danger in the decisions they were making. On Main Street, lenders tricked people into buying homes they couldn’t afford. Some folks knew they couldn’t afford those houses and bought them anyway.

In Washington, politicians spent money they didn’t have and allowed lobbyists to set the agenda. They scored political points instead of solving our problems, and even after the greatest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor, all we were asked to do by our President was to go out and shop. That is why what we have lost in these last eight years cannot be measured by lost wages or bigger trade deficits alone. What has also been lost is the idea that in this American story, each of us has a role to play. Each of us has a responsibility to work hard and look after ourselves and our families, and each of us has a responsibility to our fellow citizens. That’s what’s been lost these last eight years – our sense of common purpose; of higher purpose. And that’s what we need to restore right now. Yes, government must lead the way on energy independence, but each of us must do our part to make our homes and our businesses more efficient. Yes, we must provide more ladders to success for young men who fall into lives of crime and despair. But all of us must do our part as parents to turn off the television and read to our children and take responsibility for providing the love and guidance they need. Yes, we can argue and debate our positions passionately, but at this defining moment, all of us must summon the strength and grace to bridge our differences and unite in common effort – black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; Democrat and Republican, young and old, rich and poor, gay and straight, disabled or not.

In this election, we cannot afford the same political games and tactics that are being used to pit us against one another and make us afraid of one another. The stakes are too high to divide us by class and region and background; by who we are or what we believe. Because despite what our opponents may claim, there are no real or fake parts of this country. There is no city or town that is more pro-America than anywhere else – we are one nation, all of us proud, all of us patriots. There are patriots who supported this war in Iraq and patriots who opposed it; patriots who believe in Democratic policies and those who believe in Republican policies. The men and women who serve in our battlefields may be Democrats and Republicans and Independents, but they have fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag. They have not served a Red America or a Blue America – they have served the United States of America. It won’t be easy, Ohio. It won’t be quick. But you and I know that it is time to come together and change this country. Some of you may be cynical and fed up with politics. A lot of you may be disappointed and even angry with your leaders. You have every right to be. But despite all of this, I ask of you what has been asked of Americans throughout our history. I ask you to believe – not just in my ability to bring about change, but in yours. I know this change is possible. Because I have seen it over the last twenty-one months. Because in this campaign, I have had the privilege to witness what is best in America. I’ve seen it in lines of voters that stretched around schools and churches; in the young people who cast their ballot for the first time, and those not so young folks who got involved again after a very long time. I’ve seen it in the workers who would rather cut back their hours than see their friends lose their jobs; in the neighbors who take a stranger in when the floodwaters rise; in the soldiers who re-enlist after losing a limb. I’ve seen it in the faces of the men and women I’ve met at countless rallies and town halls across the country, men and women who speak of their struggles but also of their hopes and dreams. I still remember the email that a woman named Robyn sent me after I met her in Ft. Lauderdale. Sometime after our event, her son nearly went into cardiac arrest, and was diagnosed with a heart condition that could only be treated with a procedure that cost tens of thousands of dollars. Her insurance company refused to pay, and their family just didn’t have that kind of money. In her email, Robyn wrote, “I ask only this of you – on the days where you feel so tired you can’t think of uttering another word to the people, think of us. When those who oppose you have you down, reach deep and fight back harder.” Ohio, that’s what hope is – that thing inside us that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that something better is waiting around the bend; that insists there are better days ahead. If we’re willing to work for it. If we’re willing to shed our fears and our doubts. If we’re willing to reach deep down inside ourselves when we’re tired and come back fighting harder. Hope! That’s what kept some of our parents and grandparents going when times were tough. What led them to say, “Maybe I can’t go to college, but if I save a little bit each week my child can; maybe I can’t have my own business but if I work really hard my child can open one of her own.” It’s what led immigrants from distant lands to come to these shores against great odds and carve a new life for their families in America; what led those who couldn’t vote to march and organize and stand for freedom; that led them to cry out, “It may look dark tonight, but if I hold on to hope, tomorrow will be brighter.” That’s what this election is about. That is the choice we face right now. Don’t believe for a second this election is over. Don’t think for a minute that power concedes. We have to work like our future depends on it in this last week, because it does.

In one week, we can choose an economy that rewards work and creates new jobs and fuels prosperity from the bottom-up. In one week, we can choose to invest in health care for our families, and education for our kids, and renewable energy for our future. In one week, we can choose hope over fear, unity over division, the promise of change over the power of the status quo. In one week, we can come together as one nation, and one people, and once more choose our better history. That’s what’s at stake. That’s what we’re fighting for. And if in this last week, you will knock on some doors for me, and make some calls for me, and talk to your neighbors, and convince your friends; if you will stand with me, and fight with me, and give me your vote, then I promise you this – we will not just win Ohio, we will not just win this election, but together, we will change this country and we will change the world. Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless America

What a Crap

Nowaday, it’s getting tiresome if you have been following Malaysia’s politics. Failed in 16 Sep takeover, talk cock, handover of power, buying of helicopters, sms controversial, tabung azan and the newest, newspaper instigating killing.
Can you believe it? A newspaper in Malaysia’s actually publish an article bout a Chinese politician being murdered and it mirrors to the Theresa Kok’s case. I am sure, some idiots might just read the article, thinking of ‘Mempertahankan agama dan bangsa, go and try it out.
Come on, nobody is doing anything about this F##King Newspaper? Anyway, nothing will happened to it as it is one of the ‘Mainstream’. Talk bout racism. The Guy who came out to shout racism, merely being suspended by his Party. The reporter who reported the fact of this guy, being threw into jail (with the excuse of protecting her), a blogger got jailed for nothing, a politician get jailed because of a lie by another politician and a newspaper, and when the politician tried to sue the newspaper, the newspaper instigate murder.
Well Done Malaysia, Keep it on…..

Crazy Life!!

Damn it!! What's happening? I am damn lost. How to settle this problem? No way out, I assume. Unless if I take the 'last step'!!! We will see to it later.

I have been following a famous blogger in Singapore, 'Sia Sueh', recently. She talked a lot bout everything, things she likes and things that she don't likes. And I found it pretty annoying on her post bout KL and her post bout foreign workers in Singapore.

Let's talk about KL first. In her post, she kept on complaining bout her trips to KL and how she dislikes it, how rude the people are, how unsystematic in KL. Shit, if you don't like it, don't go, it's as simple as that. If you ask the KL people, they also dislike Singapore, bout how 'polite' Singaporean are, how 'systematic' Singapore is being. But they never complain. I found it good in KL and I love it being the way it is. It is so freeeeeee in KL. You'll feel like a bird, flying around without constraint. In singapore? You are being tied. No freedom. You want freedom? You move out of it!!!!

Now, bout her post bout foreign workers. Bitch, u are damn lucky being borne in Singapore. And ur parents are not poor people. Do you know that, these people came to Singapore selling their lands, borrowing money from Ah long?!!! And it will take them at least 2 -3 years to repay the loan. Due to my previous job, i get to know a lot of foreign workers, and I enjoyed being friends with them. You sure get to learn a lot from these people. And I experienced seeing some of them, dying in Singapore, killed themselves, accidents......

New HR Policy!!!

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2008
NEW OFFICE POLICY
Dress Code:
1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to
your salary.
2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a
Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially
and therefore do not need a raise.
3) If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your
money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and
therefore you do not need a raise.
4) If you dress just right, you are right where you need
to be and therefore you do not need a raise.
Sick Days:
We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof
of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.
Personal Days:
Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year.
They are called Saturdays & Sundays.
Bereavement Leave:
This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing
you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every
effort should be made to have non-employees attend the
funeral arrangements in your place. In rare cases where
employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be
scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to
allow you to work through your lunch hour and
subsequently leave one hour early.
Bathroom Breaks:
Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet.
There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the
stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will
sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall
door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your
second offense, your picture will be posted on the
company bulletin board under the 'Chronic Offenders'
category. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be
sectioned under the company's mental health policy.
Lunch Break:
* Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need
to eat more, so that they can look healthy.
* Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a
balanced meal to maintain their average figure.
* Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's
all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.
Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here
to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore,
all questions, comments, concerns, complaints,
frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations,
allegations, accusations, contemplations, c onsternation
and input should be directed elsewhere.
The Management
Pass this on to all who are still employed!

Falling Sick

I really made a mess out of myself. Pun intended to take MC tomorrow (integrity lost), however, today really fall sick. Got a meeting at 3 later with AMEX. Shit, I am going to pass that virus to everyone in the room later, so it's 'Public Holiday' tomorrow for all of you guys.

Tonite got 3 million toto, intended to get a few pieces for 'us'.

Who knows? I might turn out to be a millionaire tomorrow.

Then all my $$ problems will vanish....

SHit...................................

BEING A MOTHER

After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to
Take another woman out to dinner and a movie.
She said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman
Loves you and would love to spend some time with you.'
* * *
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit
Was my MOTHER, who has been alone for 20 years,
But the demands of my work and my two boys had
Made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
* * *
That night I called to invite her to go out for
Dinner and a movie.
* * *
'What's wrong, aren't you well,' she asked?
* * *
My mother is the type of woman who suspects that
A late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
* * *
'I thought it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,
' I responded. 'Just the two of us.'
She thought about it for a moment, and then Said, 'I would like that very
much.'
* * *
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick
Her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at
Her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be
Nervous about our date. She waited in the door. She had
Curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had
Worn to celebrate her last birthday on November 19th.
* * *
She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an
Angel's'. 'I told my friends that I was going to
Go out with my son, and they were impressed,' she
Said, as she got into that new white van. 'They can't
Wait to hear about our date'.
* * *
We went to a restaurant that, although not
Elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took
My arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat
Down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only
Read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted
My eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring
At me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. 'It was I
Who used to have to read the menu when you were
Small,' she said. 'Then it's time that you relax and
Let me return the favor,' I responded.
* * *
During the dinner, we had an agreeable
Conversation- -nothing extraordinary but catching up on
Recent events of each other's life. We talked so much
That we missed the movie.
* * *
As we arrived at her house later, she said, 'I'll
Go out with you again, but only if you let me
Invite you.' I agreed.
* * *
'How was your dinner date ?' asked my wife when
I got home. 'Very nice. Much more so than I could have
Imagined,' I answered.
* * *
A few days later, my mother died of a massive
Heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't
Have a chance to do anything for her.

* * *
Some time later, I received an envelope with a
Copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place
Mother and I had dined. An attached note said:
'I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I
Could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two
Plates - one for you and the other for your wife.
You will never know what that night meant for
Me. I love you, son.'
* * *
At that moment, I understood the importance
Of saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU' and to give our
Loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life
Is more important than your family. Give them the
Time they Des erve, because these things cannot be put
Off till 'some other time.'

* * *
Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get
Back to normal after you've had a baby.... Somebody
Doesn't know that once you're a mother, 'normal' is history.
* * *
Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by
Instinct . Somebody never took a three-year-old
Shopping.
* * *
Somebody said being a mother is boring ....somebody never rode in a car
driven by a
Teenager with a driver's permit.

* * *
Somebody said if you're a 'good' mother,
Your child will 'turn out good'....
Somebody thinks a child comes with
Directions and a guarantee.
* * *
Somebody said you don't need an education to be
A mother.... Somebody never helped a fourth grader
With his math.
* * *
Somebody said you can 't love the s econd child as
Much as you love the first .... somebody doesn't
have two children.
* * *
Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother
is labor and delivery....
somebody never watched her 'baby' get on the bus
for the first day of kindergarten .
or on a plane headed for military 'boot camp.'
* * *
Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after
her child gets married....somebody doesn't know that
marriage adds a new son or daughter-in- law to a
mother's heartstrings.
* * I love this xxxxxx*
Somebody said a mother's job is done when her
last child leaves home....somebody never had
grandchildren.
* * *
Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so
you don't need to tell her.... somebody isn't a
mother.
This isn't just about being a mother; it's about
appreciating the people in your life while you have them....no matter who that person is.

How we used to be proud to be a Malaysian - Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah

'Tunku Yes, Sukarno No'

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 - Some 45 years ago, the formation of Malaysia took some time and Tunku Abdul Rahman stayed the deadline past Merdeka Day 1963 to allow United Nations to finish its survey of responses in Borneo.Singapore had already declared Independence from Britain on Aug 31, 1963 and had placed itself in trusteeship ahead of the formation of Malaysia. TIME magazine, in a dispatch dated Sept 6, 1963, reported this:In steamy, palm-shaded Kuching, capital of Sarawak, the day's biggest excitement is the firing of the 8pm cannon on the lawn of government house. "What a dull place," said a United Nations official. "I don't know how we're going to survive three weeks here." At the insistence of Indonesia's President Sukarno, an eight-member UN team is present to "ascertain" whether Sarawak and North Borneo really want to join the Federation of Malaysia, which Sukarno bitterly opposes. As the UN ascertainers began to sample opinions around Sarawak, they were nearly stoned, not bored, to death.

In the Chinese-dominated town of Sibu, the Red-infiltrated Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) staged a demonstration that turned into a 90-minute, stone-throwing riot. Only after police fired warning shots to disperse the mob could the UN team sit down - amidst broken glass in a Methodist schoolhouse - to interview local councilors. In Miri, Sarawak's oil-refining centre, 3,000 Chinese-SUPPorted youths, wielding stones and bottles, screamed anti-Malaysia slogans until the police opened fire, wounding two, and tear gas forced them to scatter.Such outbursts will slightly delay but not derail the formation of Malaysia, originally scheduled for Aug 31. In last summer's general elections, voters in both Sarawak and North Borneo decisively defeated anti-federation parties. Although Indonesia's shadow looms large, the Borneo people know they have nothing to gain from Djakarta but economic chaos and demagoguery.

Malayan Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman and British Colonial Secretary Duncan Sandys, who hastily flew to the scene, last week set Sept 16 as the new birth date for the federation - two days after the UN mission's findings will be made public. Both are sure that the UN will find a clear majority in favour of Malaysia, but they insist that the federation will come into being regardless of the report. The British last week also turned over internal self-government to Borneo and Sarawak.In a wrangle over details with the British, Indonesia failed to send observers to the UN mission, thus giving Sukarno an excuse to question the UN findings later. But faced with British determination to defend Malaysia by force, if necessary, Sukarno said: "If the Borneo peoples agree to join Malaysia, we will have to bow our heads and obey." But, added Sukarno, in an unbowed postscript: "Indonesia maintains its opposition to Malaysia."

An Indonesian guerrilla campaign against Borneo and Sarawak may well continue, since Djakarta always needs a foreign diversion to draw attention from domestic difficulties. In Indonesian Borneo, which adjoins Sarawak, Sukarno has set up guerrilla camps along 200 miles of border, and is training 1,000 Red-lining Chinese from Sarawak, following the guidelines of Indonesian Defense Minister General Abdul Haris Nasution, an expert on guerrilla warfare who has written his own book on the subject. Bands of his guerrillas pushed across the border to raid Dyak villages, clashed with patrols of British-led Gurkhas and Sarawak police. In a fire fight ten miles inside Sarawak, the Indonesians killed a British lieutenant and wounded several Gurkhas before being routed with heavy losses. Meanwhile, British officers are studying Nasution's book for clues to stop further Indonesian incursions.

So far, Indonesian terrorist attacks have only served to create a surge of pro-Malaysia feeling in Borneo and Sarawak. Almost nightly, the Indonesian embassy in North Borneo is plastered with slogans reading "Tunku Yes, Sukarno No." Although his people stopped head-hunting years ago, one Dyak chief told the UN fact finders that "if any more Indonesian bandits come into our territory, they may lose their heads." - TIME

I Salute you

You must be one of the few politicians that I really respect, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. For what you have did, I salute you....

Malaysia Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 - Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, the de facto Law Minister, has tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister, a day after criticising the use of the Internal Security Act (ISA) to arrest three individuals last Friday.

Tu Lan

I have actually wanted to post this since last week, but since there are more twist in Malaysia for the whole last weekend, I thought I might just add it in as well..

Tulan, this is one word that I effectively learnt from Singaporean. When u felt annoyed, angry, frustrated, you can just say it loud, Tulan!!!!!

Tulan!!!When I came over for the interview, he promised that I'll got lot to learn at here.. I have actually turn down another offer to come over here. An offer with a better pay. And how regret I am now.. Doing PURELY administration works, data entry sort of work. Damn waste.. Still, luckily the pay is not a data entry clerk pay. Then still add in a lot of data entry works for me.. New project! New opportunity to learn. MY COCK!!! Another data entry work. Damn Tulan.. When I told my gf I'll be leaving early for work every morning, she asked me what it's for. When I told her this, she said,' You are doing data entry now??' Damn paiseh.....

If my planning go accordingly, I'll be leaving pretty soon. That's my ultimate goal. Bonus? Don't care lar, i'll be making more money!!!!

Australia's media said it!!!Our Gov are 'Pain in the ***"

Thought of the day

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet.
He held up a sign which said: 'I am blind, please help.'
There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by.
He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat.
He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words.
He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up.
A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were.
The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, 'Were you the one who changed my sign this morning?
What did you write?'
The man said, 'I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.'
What he had written was: 'Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it.'

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind.
But the first sign simply said the boy was blind.
The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?
Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.
Invite others towards good with wisdom.
Live life with no excuse and love with no regrets.
When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile.
Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

Great men say, 'Life has to be an incessant process of repair and reconstruction, of discarding evil and developing goodne ss .... In the journey of life, if you want to travel without fear, you must have the ticket of a good conscience.'
The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling...
And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

Politicians

What can you expect from a typical politician? We should all know that these are the people who like to play politics to their benefits. Extremist, yes, that's the suitable word to describe them. Care less about their people.

The latest outburst in Malaysia about Ahmad Ismail is just another sample of extremist politician. Some people said he is stupid to play up this issue, but my opinion is that this guy is damn smart. He is sure by now, getting more and more supports and attentions. I bet, in the next UMNO election, he will sure goes up in rank. That's his actual motif, I suspect. Now, all these bullshits of pushing the blames to the media of playing with his speech. Damn you!! Najib was there. He sure heard all that Ahmad Ismail said. That's why he came out and apologise. He didn't apologised because he read it from the newspaper. He apologised because he heard it!! I suspect, if this issue is to go on, May 13 might become a reality once again. Then, where Malaysia will go? Investors?

I guess, we are still not in the right mindset of Independent....

Wastage

Last weekend, we went back to Malaysia to have a look at our newly born god daughter. She's so cute, so small. Oh my god, they are with the same batch with us during our university days and now they are having baby. Must really admit that I have really 'olding'. Hehe, I am still in my 20s lar...

In the way up using the North South Highway, I noticed one thing that most of you must be wondering everytime you guys are using the highway. You see, when you go through the toll booth, surely there is a staff there collecting money. Did you ever wonder, can't we just replaced all these with machines? Why can't everyone just use Touch and Go. Why must we waste these payroll for these people doing nothing? It's really a wastage especially those that are issuing tickets. Why can't they just use a machine (those that you will always see at the carpark), just press a button and the ticket come out. Dude, just as simple as that. Waste the payroll, then complaint not making money and then request for toll increament.. Silly...

A man's worst Nightmare

After a long night of making love, Danny rolled over, pulled out a cigarette from his jeans and searched for his lighter.Unable to find it, he asked Sheila if she had one at hand."There might be some matches in the top drawer," she replied.
He opened the drawer of the bedside table and found a box of matches sitting neatly on top of a framed picture of another man.Naturally, the guy began to worry. "Is this your husband?" he inquired nervously."No, silly," she replied, snuggling up to him."Your boyfriend then?" he asked. "No, not at all," she said, nibbling away at his ear."Well, who is he then?" demanded the bewildered guy.
Calmly, Sheila replied, "That's me before the operation."

Shit!!!

Damn!!! Shit!!! Whatever.....

I am really feeling lost right now. Poor health, poor money management, wrong step in career.....

What the f*ck am I doing now? Nothing seems to be right... I have to cool down for a moment and really think of what I want and sort it out. Otherwise, it's really wasting time.

I have been to the CENTRE yesterday, but really don't know what am I doing there. Wanted to pull out but due to some reasons, I just can't. Have to hold on for a while. Until it's over, then I swear I will pull out. It is actually hindering my movement. Nothing to lost anyway... Just a few friends...

Lost in Transition

First of all, to all the visitor of this blog, hope that you'll forgive me for my low command in English and try to bear on it. What to do, born a Malaysian (you know lar, Malaysian are supposed to be good in Bahasa). Guess I need to catch up on improving my English as I am currently working in Singapore (you know lar, poor english in Singapore, and you might end up holding a bowl along the street).

Okay, firstly, a short introduction on myself. Not too handsome, not too ugly, not too fat, not too tall, not too tall, not too thin, not too clever, not too stupid. Conclusion, I m just a man.

My inspiration of starting this blog came after reading the posting on Love & Horny Horny. I'll try to link to him afterall later.

Read on, I'll try to blog as regular as possible.