had a 10 years anniversary lunch with 10 of my best buddy plus their partner. It is surprised to know that we had bear with each other for 10 years. In fact, all of us are still keeping good contact with one another. Getting along with just 1 guy for 10 years is perhaps hard enough, but we actually can have 11 people united as one, you can imagine how much we cherish about this gathering....
it is definitely not easy to arrange a free time especially a number of us have a rather irregular working hours, but we did manage to come out a date (~ 3 months after initiating the idea) that all of us can make it.
We had fun, definitely. but perhaps, the reason we can meet up without missing anyone is because most of us are still in a care free stage....in fact, only 1 out of us have been working more than a year and already formed a family....so it would be interesting to see how it will looks like on my 15th anniversary dinner
i was away for 3 years before i came back to this land once again. And i was told that many of us hardly meet up since i was gone. Things have gone better once again when i got back. I am really greatful that i have become their meeting point. In fact, on my 2nd day of arriving, out of my surprise, all of them let go their work, came back from everywhere around klang valley, just to meet up with me in my house for merely 10min. We had our first photo in 4 years time on my 2nd day of arrival. I was touched, really touched.
Lunch is over, and so is the jovial gathering. but we all know, there are more laughters and tears are waiting for us to gone through together once again.....
So you think you can lead
According to Mr Robert Kiyosaki, we have been receiving only the 'poor dad's teaching' in which shaping us into a group of people that believed in core value that is supposedly wrong..
i've been believing this phrase with some reservation from the very beginning. No doubt our education system hasn't evolve much from olden british system, and at the same time our leaders ironically advice us to constantly update ourselves with the latest development. However, unless he can proved that all those geniuses/leaders that being produced by this system are all born special/hardworking/smart, he cannot said that we are believing in wrong believe.
Dont get me wrong though, it is much regret for myself also to realise how shallow my fellow friend's knowledge/understanding on financial planning. In fact, some friends that are finance major are already falling into a rather sorry state.....
so why do our parents still send kids to ballet classes, piano classes besides those BM, english tutorial classes instead of something more beneficial like social works, or maybe financial or safett awareness classes?
" its for their own good"
" so that they can have more option in future life"
"got side income in future"
all these replies are rather common to hear it from,but now, please do introduce me to a parent that will not go against their children that want to study performing art or music. If they dun believe in it as a career, so why force their children to learn it?
no wonder our leaders always do ironical stuff...its from their parent's believe......thou shall be forgiven......
i've been believing this phrase with some reservation from the very beginning. No doubt our education system hasn't evolve much from olden british system, and at the same time our leaders ironically advice us to constantly update ourselves with the latest development. However, unless he can proved that all those geniuses/leaders that being produced by this system are all born special/hardworking/smart, he cannot said that we are believing in wrong believe.
Dont get me wrong though, it is much regret for myself also to realise how shallow my fellow friend's knowledge/understanding on financial planning. In fact, some friends that are finance major are already falling into a rather sorry state.....
so why do our parents still send kids to ballet classes, piano classes besides those BM, english tutorial classes instead of something more beneficial like social works, or maybe financial or safett awareness classes?
" its for their own good"
" so that they can have more option in future life"
"got side income in future"
all these replies are rather common to hear it from,but now, please do introduce me to a parent that will not go against their children that want to study performing art or music. If they dun believe in it as a career, so why force their children to learn it?
no wonder our leaders always do ironical stuff...its from their parent's believe......thou shall be forgiven......
you who failed to prepare, prepare to fail....
still undergoing training in office. However, training that i am receiving is far more practical than usual. Most of the time it actually required me to take an action and work on it.
i really have to praise my training manager though. It is still hard to believe that i was actually given an embarrassing product, and then i will need to try and sell it to all my colleague. But the most interesting is, this game actually involve all the senior management team, and the higher the rank we approach, more points will be given to us.
life is interesting, interesting life it is......
i really have to praise my training manager though. It is still hard to believe that i was actually given an embarrassing product, and then i will need to try and sell it to all my colleague. But the most interesting is, this game actually involve all the senior management team, and the higher the rank we approach, more points will be given to us.
life is interesting, interesting life it is......
Morning Glory
I am exited every morning as i am another day closer to my self-set mission deadline
He is upset every morning he is another day closer to his final destination
She is grateful every morning as she has survived for another night
We are emotionless every morning as we are aimlessly live through another day
It yawns every morning as it is bored to see the human complaint for another day
Thank you for making us such an interesting creature.....
He is upset every morning he is another day closer to his final destination
She is grateful every morning as she has survived for another night
We are emotionless every morning as we are aimlessly live through another day
It yawns every morning as it is bored to see the human complaint for another day
Thank you for making us such an interesting creature.....
truly madly deeply
i believe all of us that living on our 20's are living in such a different world compare to all the uncle, ahem....brothers that have been around for more than 30 years. there's so many profession, careers that are distinctively different from our textbook definition of 'full time job' that allow us to choose..... 'the road less taken' seemingly expressed out our crave for breakthrough and success. Some succeeded and do many proud while others being laugh for not following the old wise man's word.
I've been working 3 weeks in a company that the textbook would define it as " a career that has job security". Life hasn't change much for me, as i am still under training. Although i am starting to have 'homework' but it is pretty much the same as my university life. i am actually quite keen to have the training over and done with, as i am really anticipated to experience the hard life in the so call 'real world'
there's a Chinese proverb that said: " if you choose not to enter the tiger's cave, you will never catch the cub". Philosophically, if you have not taken it up, how can you talk about letting it go?
there's so many of us worry this and that, avoiding this and that. " because working is scary" " i don't like politics" "study still the best".
i must admit i am fortunate to have the chance to see our life from another corner of the world. Even so, living oversea for 3 years is not as impacting as bagpacking alone for a month. there is so much to experience, so many people to learn from, and so many objects to interact with. I really want to take up everything with my own hand, and then slowly letting it go. I don't envy he that get to see the whole Europe, or driving a Mercedes. I wait for my turn to come, I wait for my turn to come.
I've been working 3 weeks in a company that the textbook would define it as " a career that has job security". Life hasn't change much for me, as i am still under training. Although i am starting to have 'homework' but it is pretty much the same as my university life. i am actually quite keen to have the training over and done with, as i am really anticipated to experience the hard life in the so call 'real world'
there's a Chinese proverb that said: " if you choose not to enter the tiger's cave, you will never catch the cub". Philosophically, if you have not taken it up, how can you talk about letting it go?
there's so many of us worry this and that, avoiding this and that. " because working is scary" " i don't like politics" "study still the best".
i must admit i am fortunate to have the chance to see our life from another corner of the world. Even so, living oversea for 3 years is not as impacting as bagpacking alone for a month. there is so much to experience, so many people to learn from, and so many objects to interact with. I really want to take up everything with my own hand, and then slowly letting it go. I don't envy he that get to see the whole Europe, or driving a Mercedes. I wait for my turn to come, I wait for my turn to come.
OMG
the title catch your eye doesnt it? anyway, i am just amazed n disbelief to realise that my blog has been visited by people (well, that's pretty much me myself, callyn n Jl i believe...) for 1001 times even though its like hardly being updated. i would love to find out who's the fellow that took the precious number 1,000 visitor away from me, as somehow it just felt like my son has just lost his virginity to someone that i would never know the name. But if think carefully, it sounds more logical to have my son (ie the blog) to lose his first time to stranger than losing it to me....okey, its kinda dodgy......
Anyway, i just realise, if i wish to categorize, i have actually 4 groups of friends that are not related to one another. There are people that are overlapping or know someone from the other group, but overall they are pretty much separated. the interesting part is, somehow each group of this people are entering the different phase level of life even though they were all same age. there's one group that they are pretty much still studying, 1 groups that are all working, another group of people that are still fresh into the society, and one more group which are pretty much forgotten how morning smells like without the alcohol breath....and all this differences are not seen within the group, so i am beginning to wonder, do the environment make us friends, or do the friends make the environment?
and my final question for myself is, which group do i belongs to? :)
Anyway, i just realise, if i wish to categorize, i have actually 4 groups of friends that are not related to one another. There are people that are overlapping or know someone from the other group, but overall they are pretty much separated. the interesting part is, somehow each group of this people are entering the different phase level of life even though they were all same age. there's one group that they are pretty much still studying, 1 groups that are all working, another group of people that are still fresh into the society, and one more group which are pretty much forgotten how morning smells like without the alcohol breath....and all this differences are not seen within the group, so i am beginning to wonder, do the environment make us friends, or do the friends make the environment?
and my final question for myself is, which group do i belongs to? :)
meeting people
lately i've been going around quite a bit, and i have also become acquaintance with a few. But, it is to my surprise that they always reply me with a shocking/excited/surprised/doubtful face when i told them that i am a nutritionist. You know, the reaction that your head go backwards by 2cm, the face elongated by 1cm,the distance between your eye brown and your eyes increase by 0.5cm, and the lips either become a small donuts or a big empty hole. so yeah, that's pretty much how people looks like when they asked what was i major in.
Usually sincerely, or insincerely people will ask me if i can help her/him become fit or how to become fit/slim/healthy or whatever it is. Then i will answer yeah, sure, no problem, do keep in touch with me and i will help you to answer your question. So at the moment i am not too sure what i am capable of as a nutritionist, but at the moment t benefits i found its that i have a topic that everyone can easily start a conversation with me, and knowing people are far less awkward , the people are just love to have my number n said that we should keep in touch (although i have yet to receive a call, but really, WHO will call?)
so at the moment i have question in my mind. Will talking about a nutrition will be a good pick up line in pub??is being popular among girls is the extra benefit of studying nutrition??
imagine this, i walk into a pub, saw a girl, n said this: "hi girl, you looks great today. But i am a nutritionist, i can make you looks better. But first, allow me to buy you a cocktail which will be much less fattening that what you are drinking" do you think i will up dancing with the girl or being poured water all over my clothes? i wonder......
Disclaimer: the last paragraph was purely fictional, i have absolutely no intention of hooking girls in pub. In fact, i have no intention of entering any club house in Malaysia, unless the smoking ban is valid here.
Usually sincerely, or insincerely people will ask me if i can help her/him become fit or how to become fit/slim/healthy or whatever it is. Then i will answer yeah, sure, no problem, do keep in touch with me and i will help you to answer your question. So at the moment i am not too sure what i am capable of as a nutritionist, but at the moment t benefits i found its that i have a topic that everyone can easily start a conversation with me, and knowing people are far less awkward , the people are just love to have my number n said that we should keep in touch (although i have yet to receive a call, but really, WHO will call?)
so at the moment i have question in my mind. Will talking about a nutrition will be a good pick up line in pub??is being popular among girls is the extra benefit of studying nutrition??
imagine this, i walk into a pub, saw a girl, n said this: "hi girl, you looks great today. But i am a nutritionist, i can make you looks better. But first, allow me to buy you a cocktail which will be much less fattening that what you are drinking" do you think i will up dancing with the girl or being poured water all over my clothes? i wonder......
Disclaimer: the last paragraph was purely fictional, i have absolutely no intention of hooking girls in pub. In fact, i have no intention of entering any club house in Malaysia, unless the smoking ban is valid here.
tired
i am tired. not physically. i am just tired for being too free. I am not exactly that free to tell the truth, but i do have enough free time to force myself to dig something out to do. i have not watch football for 3 years, so i can easily live without it for the rest of my life. in fact, i have no TV to watch, or EVEN SEEING the tv screen, so yeah, i can easily live without TV for the rest of my life too. I am not addicted to any show or drama, i have no particular interest in watching movie in the cinema. I would LOVE to have a game that make me addicted to me but sadly there is none at the moment. And if not because i am exceptionally free, i realise that i can even live without the existence of the internet....
i am starting to question whether living in such a pro-environment country for the past 3 years do me good or do me harm. .
i need to work to make myself become a normal young man again......
oh ya, believe it or not, i am actually updating my travel diary, just that i am too lazy to upload as it required me to amend the photo into it...it just take up so much time that frustrate me....most likely its beacause i dunno the right way to do it :)
i am starting to question whether living in such a pro-environment country for the past 3 years do me good or do me harm. .
i need to work to make myself become a normal young man again......
oh ya, believe it or not, i am actually updating my travel diary, just that i am too lazy to upload as it required me to amend the photo into it...it just take up so much time that frustrate me....most likely its beacause i dunno the right way to do it :)
kasihan..
at the age of 23, for the first time in my life where i have to choose a path with no guidance or information to be research on, i am lost...
many people have successfully achieved something, or at least, they would have known what's laying down ahead of them. Instead of entering the workforce full of enthusiastic (at least for the first few days), i am sitting in front of my laptop, wondering if there's actually a place for me to place my baby step of my hopeful career.
at first it appears to be full of option that i was spoiled with joy n refuse to put any thoughts into it. Ironically, there's nothing left for me to choose now and i am so so lost that every morning i have to ask myself if i should listen to my gut, or my heart, or my brain, or even my foot to decide on what to do next
i missed being a student. i missed being occupied with assignment because you have to work your ass on something that is insignificant to anyone in this world besides yourself.what so great about tat? you dont have to be responsible to anything but yourself. i always thinking myself as an individual, n yet when it comes to decision making, it amazed me how it might actually affect people around me. there's is no way for me to please everyone around, and the worst thing is to choose between your family and yourself.
should you love yourself more because your body is given by the parent you love, or should you love your parent more because they gave you the soul?
many people have successfully achieved something, or at least, they would have known what's laying down ahead of them. Instead of entering the workforce full of enthusiastic (at least for the first few days), i am sitting in front of my laptop, wondering if there's actually a place for me to place my baby step of my hopeful career.
at first it appears to be full of option that i was spoiled with joy n refuse to put any thoughts into it. Ironically, there's nothing left for me to choose now and i am so so lost that every morning i have to ask myself if i should listen to my gut, or my heart, or my brain, or even my foot to decide on what to do next
i missed being a student. i missed being occupied with assignment because you have to work your ass on something that is insignificant to anyone in this world besides yourself.what so great about tat? you dont have to be responsible to anything but yourself. i always thinking myself as an individual, n yet when it comes to decision making, it amazed me how it might actually affect people around me. there's is no way for me to please everyone around, and the worst thing is to choose between your family and yourself.
should you love yourself more because your body is given by the parent you love, or should you love your parent more because they gave you the soul?
difference taste bud
Have u ever been shocked to know that things that you hated a lot a lot a lot turn out to be super duper popular and worshiped by many commoners and. I felt so gutted and disgusted when that happened to me. Caramel flavour, is a good example of it. My family and i hated caramel flavour a lot ( but we loved coffee with lots of sugar, doesnt make much sense, yes i know), but in New Zealand, also any product that you can imagine of contain caramel flavour. From McDonald's ice cream, Uncle Toby's Muesli Bar to coffee syrups & Candy, all these junks (well, some of the muesli bars are good for health i must admit though...) have caramel flavour to choose from. It's just the matter of time before Colgate deciding to produce a caramel Flavour toothpaste...
According to study, everywhere else in the world, the top 3 ice cream flavours are vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. But in New Zealand, hokey pokey takes out the second spot after vanilla, followed by chocolate. please do not mistaken this hokey pokey with the funny little hokey pokey song/dance perform by the idiotic Elmo. Hokey pokey is a ice cream flavour which is actually a vanilla with lots of caramel crystals embedded in it. i would seriously love to know who the hell gave such a kiddy name to this flavour. But then again, it might be the name that attracted the kids and then become the 2nd most popular ice cream flavour in NZ
The main reason i wrote all this shit is that I CANT BELIEVE THE TWISTED BORING DEPARTED ACTUALLY WON THE OSCAR~! the whole show is such a retard except the brilliant acting of Jack Nicholson. the only 3 words i can remembered from the show are fuck, fuck and fuck. the f word is like the adjective of every single sentence in the show, and the whole story is so twisted from the original. I have never been so proud of HK movie after i finished watching the departed. Mat Saleh, go n watch Infernal Affair, then u would know what kind of movie deserve a Oscar~!
According to study, everywhere else in the world, the top 3 ice cream flavours are vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. But in New Zealand, hokey pokey takes out the second spot after vanilla, followed by chocolate. please do not mistaken this hokey pokey with the funny little hokey pokey song/dance perform by the idiotic Elmo. Hokey pokey is a ice cream flavour which is actually a vanilla with lots of caramel crystals embedded in it. i would seriously love to know who the hell gave such a kiddy name to this flavour. But then again, it might be the name that attracted the kids and then become the 2nd most popular ice cream flavour in NZ
The main reason i wrote all this shit is that I CANT BELIEVE THE TWISTED BORING DEPARTED ACTUALLY WON THE OSCAR~! the whole show is such a retard except the brilliant acting of Jack Nicholson. the only 3 words i can remembered from the show are fuck, fuck and fuck. the f word is like the adjective of every single sentence in the show, and the whole story is so twisted from the original. I have never been so proud of HK movie after i finished watching the departed. Mat Saleh, go n watch Infernal Affair, then u would know what kind of movie deserve a Oscar~!
Greeting
Have u ever pretended to be warm when u met some acquaintances on the street? and you always give each other a good handshake or a hug, then starts your short conversation by some greeting or updating each other current life or even trying to get his/her name as you have totally forgotten about their name?
hypocrisy is the capability that everyone has, its just the matter of how much you are willing to unleash it. Greeting warmly to a person you cant even recall his/her name is a good indication stating tat you have been in this world long enough to have an extended social circle and have lots of acquaintances living around you. Not only that, the way you greet your friend also provides an indication of your age....
at the age of 15, i would asked the acquaintance :" how's study? where did you attend your physic tuition?"
at the age of 18, i would asked the acquaintance: " how's your result? getting any scholarship? where you studying?"
at the age of 22: " how's ur study? when are you graduating?"
age of 23:" how's job hunting?"
and currently, this is how i greet my acquaintance " how's your baby? and your wife doing good?"
its just the matter of time before i start asking my friend which school their children are studying at......
hypocrisy is the capability that everyone has, its just the matter of how much you are willing to unleash it. Greeting warmly to a person you cant even recall his/her name is a good indication stating tat you have been in this world long enough to have an extended social circle and have lots of acquaintances living around you. Not only that, the way you greet your friend also provides an indication of your age....
at the age of 15, i would asked the acquaintance :" how's study? where did you attend your physic tuition?"
at the age of 18, i would asked the acquaintance: " how's your result? getting any scholarship? where you studying?"
at the age of 22: " how's ur study? when are you graduating?"
age of 23:" how's job hunting?"
and currently, this is how i greet my acquaintance " how's your baby? and your wife doing good?"
its just the matter of time before i start asking my friend which school their children are studying at......
Studentville
once again, its THE orientation week. If you are one of those student that experienced orientation that involved dumbass games and bully, you have my sympathy. Here, THE Studentville, celebrate orientation with 3 activities : Drink, Party and Sex.
It may be considered as socially unacceptable in the eastern world, but hey, each society have their own boundary. As you are pointing finger at them saying how disgusting it is, the other 4 fingers of yours are pointing at you back with disgust on how could we eat all kind of exotic animals and paying huge sum of money for the vomits of swallow.
sadly, most of us are too easily label something as bad although it actually means something is 'not my cup of tea'. i learned this theory from my sister friend of mine, when he came down from penang and had a taste of klang Bah Kut Teh. When my sister asked him how does it taste like, he told my sister that the Bah Kut Teh does not suit his taste. My sister then asked him what so bad about the Bah Kut Teh here, then he told my sister:" dont get me wrong, i did not say it is bad, what i am saying is that it does not suit his taste as i'm used to the penang-style Bah Kut Teh. There is a huge difference between this two statement, but most of us are unaware of it"
happy chinese new Year
It may be considered as socially unacceptable in the eastern world, but hey, each society have their own boundary. As you are pointing finger at them saying how disgusting it is, the other 4 fingers of yours are pointing at you back with disgust on how could we eat all kind of exotic animals and paying huge sum of money for the vomits of swallow.
sadly, most of us are too easily label something as bad although it actually means something is 'not my cup of tea'. i learned this theory from my sister friend of mine, when he came down from penang and had a taste of klang Bah Kut Teh. When my sister asked him how does it taste like, he told my sister that the Bah Kut Teh does not suit his taste. My sister then asked him what so bad about the Bah Kut Teh here, then he told my sister:" dont get me wrong, i did not say it is bad, what i am saying is that it does not suit his taste as i'm used to the penang-style Bah Kut Teh. There is a huge difference between this two statement, but most of us are unaware of it"
happy chinese new Year
Chinese New Year
Speaking of tradition, i've been visiting my maternal grandparent on the first day of Chinese New Year for the past 22 years. 22 years is a amazing figure as far as i am concerned. There's so many things could happen in these 22 years and prevented my family from keeping this tradition. But no, we maintained a really good relationship with my extented family, and like my mum said, " We had sign the contract with grandpa, and this is the one n only request that grandpa ever requested to his son n daughter."
My grandpa is a noble and humble man. He love cooking, but love all of us even greater. He was a pig farm that ranked lowly in the society. He lived rather poorly along with 9 sons n daughter. But his believed in education changed everything and bear fruits in 20 years. All my uncles graduated with fancy degree and they are earning heaps n HEAPS~ of money. His vision and father love earned the respect and love from all of us. Non of his son would ever hesitate to bring him around or stay along with them for weeks. Letting ur own dad stay with you might seems to be a reasonable thing to do, but you would be AMAZED by the amount of ridiculous people will never let their parent step a single foot in their properties...
My maternal grandma deceased 2 years ago, and till today,my grandpa still cried when he heard songs that grandma liked. in front of the TV set, there's 2 lay-down chairs that belongs to grandpa and grandma. They used to sit there watch tv together and talk about anything in life. Now grandma had gone, the chair has been left empty. Grandpa reluctant to throw it away, and yet he is always full of tears when he realised there's no one sitting next to him while he was watching tv. currently granpa's eye has been slightly affected due to the crying....talk about the eternal love.....
anyway, this year is my first ever time that celebrated CNY in oversea. To tell the truth, i dont feel weird or homesick at all. Perhaps it's because hardly anyone know/care that it is Chinese New Year, so my brain process it as " no mandarin, no angpo, no gongxi gongxi gong xi ni = not chinese new year"
the interesting is , my town actually had a countdown firework for chinese new year. You might be wondering why do a foreign town had a countdown celeration. Its a rather simple answer: our mayor is a chinese descendent. Happy Chinese Year~
My grandpa is a noble and humble man. He love cooking, but love all of us even greater. He was a pig farm that ranked lowly in the society. He lived rather poorly along with 9 sons n daughter. But his believed in education changed everything and bear fruits in 20 years. All my uncles graduated with fancy degree and they are earning heaps n HEAPS~ of money. His vision and father love earned the respect and love from all of us. Non of his son would ever hesitate to bring him around or stay along with them for weeks. Letting ur own dad stay with you might seems to be a reasonable thing to do, but you would be AMAZED by the amount of ridiculous people will never let their parent step a single foot in their properties...
My maternal grandma deceased 2 years ago, and till today,my grandpa still cried when he heard songs that grandma liked. in front of the TV set, there's 2 lay-down chairs that belongs to grandpa and grandma. They used to sit there watch tv together and talk about anything in life. Now grandma had gone, the chair has been left empty. Grandpa reluctant to throw it away, and yet he is always full of tears when he realised there's no one sitting next to him while he was watching tv. currently granpa's eye has been slightly affected due to the crying....talk about the eternal love.....
anyway, this year is my first ever time that celebrated CNY in oversea. To tell the truth, i dont feel weird or homesick at all. Perhaps it's because hardly anyone know/care that it is Chinese New Year, so my brain process it as " no mandarin, no angpo, no gongxi gongxi gong xi ni = not chinese new year"
the interesting is , my town actually had a countdown firework for chinese new year. You might be wondering why do a foreign town had a countdown celeration. Its a rather simple answer: our mayor is a chinese descendent. Happy Chinese Year~
The love, the pain
Aimlessly living in my current home for more than a month. Have no idea how did i survive the boredom for the past 30 days. But what's more than that, the uncentainty that is surrouding me is really killing me. I can only wait for the layer n layer of red tape to process all my applications. Although i am young, but this is definitely a time wasting procedure. Dear spider, please have mercy on my n stop netting your spider web around me.....
This morning I read an article that is definitely my article of the year. Micheal Backman wrote an interesting critique on Malaysia current situation - While Malaysia fiddles, its opportunities are running dry. things that he mentioned are nothing new to me, but what interested me is the responses received after the article was released. A Malaysian forum that i always read through responded quickly to the article by predicting our top leaders would turn a deaf ear while some ministers will represent the government stating foreigner wil never understand Malaysia situation.
Less than 48 hours, our iron fist lady cum AP Queen responded exactly as what the forum predicted. I congrats my fellow Malaysian's wisdom, and regret for the immaturity of our country leaders. Rafidah is no doubt one of the politician that i adore, but what i admire is her dedication and wisdom, but not her protective behaviour over the country. I dare not said that if she is guilty for all the accusation on various issue, but she is definitely behaving like a mother protecting her criminal son from getting into jail (even though the son have no intention on turning into a new leaf). Nevertheless, it would be hard to determine whether it was her love for the country or the love for her status that make her doing all this.
i used to label American as ignorant as they barely understand anything beyond their massive land. But as i grow older, and have a better perspective on my beloved country, i am ashamed of myself for pointing a finger on people without realising the other 4 fingers were pointing back at me. What i've seen and what i know about the world is incredibly limited and insignificant. i'm glad that i realised it and therefore i can humbly accept critique or even criticism. American might be insane for supporting the war, but they are one of the rare species that enjoy self-criticism over their own people. Self-criticism is a privilage that i believe can be only enjoyed by a society will a high maturity. They will listen to constructive critism and they will jsut laugh at it when its not in sync with their 'core value'.
i wish one day the ministers will try and discuss and understand an article before they label them as outsider that will not understand our issue well. And i wish one day those words can come from a Malaysian instead of an Australian and yet can be discuss openly without a possible ISA waiting for him/her. i wish my love for the country will not be a pain that can never cure.
If only they understand the word 'waste' from the article......
This morning I read an article that is definitely my article of the year. Micheal Backman wrote an interesting critique on Malaysia current situation - While Malaysia fiddles, its opportunities are running dry. things that he mentioned are nothing new to me, but what interested me is the responses received after the article was released. A Malaysian forum that i always read through responded quickly to the article by predicting our top leaders would turn a deaf ear while some ministers will represent the government stating foreigner wil never understand Malaysia situation.
Less than 48 hours, our iron fist lady cum AP Queen responded exactly as what the forum predicted. I congrats my fellow Malaysian's wisdom, and regret for the immaturity of our country leaders. Rafidah is no doubt one of the politician that i adore, but what i admire is her dedication and wisdom, but not her protective behaviour over the country. I dare not said that if she is guilty for all the accusation on various issue, but she is definitely behaving like a mother protecting her criminal son from getting into jail (even though the son have no intention on turning into a new leaf). Nevertheless, it would be hard to determine whether it was her love for the country or the love for her status that make her doing all this.
i used to label American as ignorant as they barely understand anything beyond their massive land. But as i grow older, and have a better perspective on my beloved country, i am ashamed of myself for pointing a finger on people without realising the other 4 fingers were pointing back at me. What i've seen and what i know about the world is incredibly limited and insignificant. i'm glad that i realised it and therefore i can humbly accept critique or even criticism. American might be insane for supporting the war, but they are one of the rare species that enjoy self-criticism over their own people. Self-criticism is a privilage that i believe can be only enjoyed by a society will a high maturity. They will listen to constructive critism and they will jsut laugh at it when its not in sync with their 'core value'.
i wish one day the ministers will try and discuss and understand an article before they label them as outsider that will not understand our issue well. And i wish one day those words can come from a Malaysian instead of an Australian and yet can be discuss openly without a possible ISA waiting for him/her. i wish my love for the country will not be a pain that can never cure.
If only they understand the word 'waste' from the article......
Political Correctness
About a year ago, i was introduced to the concept of 'political correctness', according to oxford dictionary, it is define as the "careful avoidance of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against". A good example would be calling the African American the N word. Or maybe, labeling a person as 'sweet and sour pork' when you were shown a picture of Asian guy. Or even, greeting every single Asian-looking students Konichiwa.
If you are lucky enough to live in a country that the majority of the population has a different skin colour compare to you, then you would know these things are really happening, and yes, i was greeted with Konichiwa god knows how many times.
Political correctness has been a popular topic for the past 2 years. One of the election candidate even use it in his proposed policy. I am not too sure if he was elected, but certainly it is a topic that worth looking into, especially with the fact that i am always at the socially disadvantage side, regardless where i would be living (although someone argued with me that singapore is the only dreamland for us, the yellow-skin group).
Political correctness arises as an issue in NZ due to the mass immigrants that calling this 4-million-population country as their home. Currently there is as much as ~15% of the population are not from the initial European and Maori descendents. 15% is a significant amount of people that can topple a government, and definitely the ruling party will not let it happen. However, being concern about the political correctness is totally different with applying it. A politician that implemented an immigration policy that prohibit Chinese from gaining citizenship, can changed his mind and calling himself a 1/4 Chinese prior the the election. Amazingly he was elected and currently is the Minister of foreign affair. This is definitely politically incorrect. But as the people still greeting me with Konichiwa, i strongly doubt that anyone would give it a damn...
bringing back the spotlight to malaysia, We, the malaysian chinese are not very far off either. Calling the dedicated Indian 'keling' or the Malay 'tee-go' are equally political incorrect. But it was never an issue, because our countryman never think that it is wrong. It never concern the government, because we are living peacefully. As long nothing like13th of May occur, it is fine to discriminate one another. As long as no mainstream media report about racial issues, we will forever be the harmonic society that is 'Truely Asia'
As a multiracial country, it is amazing that how many of us did not understand the culture of other ethnicity group. I was labelled as nuts and radical when i tried to understand Islam teaching. Thank god nobody call me a terrorist when i try to look for a simple translation of Al-Quran. I never like people judging the others base on the category that they belong to. i was in true agony when i heard a comment from a 60-year old Canadian lady that US-affiliated countries should just banned any muslim entering their country. However, a true scar in my mind was caused by comment from a good number of dedicated Christian friend of my. As they were telling me about forgiveness of god, they were happily shouting hooray as the Israeli annihiliating the state of Palestine.Instead of forgiveness, they told me that Israel deserved to give revenge on the betrayer of Palestinian over few incidents. I regret for the shallow understanding of bible of them, and certainly they never do well in their history either. As they idolising the Jews, they were so blinded that he did know that Judaism never acknowledge the existance of Jesus. Neverthelss, ignorant might be a bliss in these issues, as much as i want to change to world, what can i do is nothing but babbling over things that i can never change.
Political correctness will never be introduced to Malaysia, because that would cause our ruling party lost the ability to play their triumpt card - racial issue. i've been always predicting that the descrution of our society would occur near my mid 50s.Many factors lead to my conclusion, but it was the radical mindset of UMNO youth make me believe the destruction will come earlier than that. UMNO youth just sems to be enjoying the feeling of Chinese with no mercy and yet received limited concequences from me. The former leader of UMNO youth, Hissamuddin was once standing on top of the lion statue in front of MCA hall waving Malaysian flag in triumpt, and he still managed to win the election with very small margin. If a son of former great PM could do such thing, things that the youth could do is definitely beyond imaginary
the violent videos were debated heavily not so long ago, but just like any other issues, no significant followup have been made by the ministry. I was in particular interest on the violent issues in UPM. it was not because of the video, but was because of the media conference that held by the Dean of UPM. A group of Malay students were caught on video bullying (i would acually called it a harrassment that is against the law, if there is any) a female trainee journalist. No punishment were given to the group of students, as the Dean said that video only managed to capture a small fraction of incident, as the investigation group know where what was happening.
He was then labelled the incident as 'arguement between students that was inevitable, it was proven by the fact people that were surrounding them were quite relax about it' and the female student was fell down by accident as clearly no student would hurt a lady. Then a journalist argued that it was clearly they were shouting at her. The Dean replied by saying they have seen the video, it was clearly that they were cheering, as the orientation just over, they were relatively high, that's why they were cheering abnormally loud. The journalist not satisfied with the answer, but the Dean continued by saying 'they were cheering and singing Asrama theme song with high spirit, of course it would be loud'. At the end of the conference, the Dean praised the investigation team for solving the problem efficiently and when he was asked if the university would repay for the camera that was broken due to the incident, he smilingly answer that she can always tried and claim it, but it was her who felldown and break it, the university will take it into consideration.
whoever that had watch the video would be definately amazed by the wisdom of the head of local university. Education shaped the future of our country, and this is how they are shaping it. Malaysia boleh!
If you are lucky enough to live in a country that the majority of the population has a different skin colour compare to you, then you would know these things are really happening, and yes, i was greeted with Konichiwa god knows how many times.
Political correctness has been a popular topic for the past 2 years. One of the election candidate even use it in his proposed policy. I am not too sure if he was elected, but certainly it is a topic that worth looking into, especially with the fact that i am always at the socially disadvantage side, regardless where i would be living (although someone argued with me that singapore is the only dreamland for us, the yellow-skin group).
Political correctness arises as an issue in NZ due to the mass immigrants that calling this 4-million-population country as their home. Currently there is as much as ~15% of the population are not from the initial European and Maori descendents. 15% is a significant amount of people that can topple a government, and definitely the ruling party will not let it happen. However, being concern about the political correctness is totally different with applying it. A politician that implemented an immigration policy that prohibit Chinese from gaining citizenship, can changed his mind and calling himself a 1/4 Chinese prior the the election. Amazingly he was elected and currently is the Minister of foreign affair. This is definitely politically incorrect. But as the people still greeting me with Konichiwa, i strongly doubt that anyone would give it a damn...
bringing back the spotlight to malaysia, We, the malaysian chinese are not very far off either. Calling the dedicated Indian 'keling' or the Malay 'tee-go' are equally political incorrect. But it was never an issue, because our countryman never think that it is wrong. It never concern the government, because we are living peacefully. As long nothing like13th of May occur, it is fine to discriminate one another. As long as no mainstream media report about racial issues, we will forever be the harmonic society that is 'Truely Asia'
As a multiracial country, it is amazing that how many of us did not understand the culture of other ethnicity group. I was labelled as nuts and radical when i tried to understand Islam teaching. Thank god nobody call me a terrorist when i try to look for a simple translation of Al-Quran. I never like people judging the others base on the category that they belong to. i was in true agony when i heard a comment from a 60-year old Canadian lady that US-affiliated countries should just banned any muslim entering their country. However, a true scar in my mind was caused by comment from a good number of dedicated Christian friend of my. As they were telling me about forgiveness of god, they were happily shouting hooray as the Israeli annihiliating the state of Palestine.Instead of forgiveness, they told me that Israel deserved to give revenge on the betrayer of Palestinian over few incidents. I regret for the shallow understanding of bible of them, and certainly they never do well in their history either. As they idolising the Jews, they were so blinded that he did know that Judaism never acknowledge the existance of Jesus. Neverthelss, ignorant might be a bliss in these issues, as much as i want to change to world, what can i do is nothing but babbling over things that i can never change.
Political correctness will never be introduced to Malaysia, because that would cause our ruling party lost the ability to play their triumpt card - racial issue. i've been always predicting that the descrution of our society would occur near my mid 50s.Many factors lead to my conclusion, but it was the radical mindset of UMNO youth make me believe the destruction will come earlier than that. UMNO youth just sems to be enjoying the feeling of Chinese with no mercy and yet received limited concequences from me. The former leader of UMNO youth, Hissamuddin was once standing on top of the lion statue in front of MCA hall waving Malaysian flag in triumpt, and he still managed to win the election with very small margin. If a son of former great PM could do such thing, things that the youth could do is definitely beyond imaginary
the violent videos were debated heavily not so long ago, but just like any other issues, no significant followup have been made by the ministry. I was in particular interest on the violent issues in UPM. it was not because of the video, but was because of the media conference that held by the Dean of UPM. A group of Malay students were caught on video bullying (i would acually called it a harrassment that is against the law, if there is any) a female trainee journalist. No punishment were given to the group of students, as the Dean said that video only managed to capture a small fraction of incident, as the investigation group know where what was happening.
He was then labelled the incident as 'arguement between students that was inevitable, it was proven by the fact people that were surrounding them were quite relax about it' and the female student was fell down by accident as clearly no student would hurt a lady. Then a journalist argued that it was clearly they were shouting at her. The Dean replied by saying they have seen the video, it was clearly that they were cheering, as the orientation just over, they were relatively high, that's why they were cheering abnormally loud. The journalist not satisfied with the answer, but the Dean continued by saying 'they were cheering and singing Asrama theme song with high spirit, of course it would be loud'. At the end of the conference, the Dean praised the investigation team for solving the problem efficiently and when he was asked if the university would repay for the camera that was broken due to the incident, he smilingly answer that she can always tried and claim it, but it was her who felldown and break it, the university will take it into consideration.
whoever that had watch the video would be definately amazed by the wisdom of the head of local university. Education shaped the future of our country, and this is how they are shaping it. Malaysia boleh!
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