From what i comprehend of this essential skill in life, it amuses me and my brother at moments when individuals are not aware of what it really means to sharpen your social skills.
Do you measure by the number of contacts in your circle?
The amount of time spent with different groups of people?
Or, perhaps, being occupied with activities all the time?
I would like to draw your attention to a more narrow perspective. To a simple conversation. In my objective of having good social skills in a conversation is simple :
- Able to listen, decipher, consider and then respond accordingly.
- Able to share your fair share of experiences and point of view with proper consideration of the other party's feelings.
- To establish good contact or improved relationship with the person by the end of the day.
However, over and over again, it never cease to occur that all these simple objectives will be swept away with individuals suffering from several social sickness symptoms.
1. SAS (Short Attention Span) : Unable to focus and establish proper dialogues with an individual or a group of individuals in an appropriate manner.
Allow me to illustrate.
John : Hey, Allen! Would like to ask about yesterday's assignment.
Allen : Yeah, sure, go ahead.
John : Alright. About page 48, you know where it requires to express our . .
(Maria cuts in abruptly)
Maria : Allen! How are you!? I heard that you were going to participate in the event this friday!
Allen : Oh you heard? Yeah, I'll be there, it's going to be really fun ... (continues)
Just imagine how would John feel ? o.o' Just a moment ago, he was trying to establish a proper dialogue with Allen but Maria just had to interrupt the contact and prioritize her social need. Allen on the serious note, is suffering from SAS. He obviously knew that John was talking to him earlier but he couldn't ask Maria to give him a moment to reply to John.
2. "I Shall Speak Whenever I Like."
This disease comes in various ways; the concept is the same at the end of the day. They just can't help it, they need to be heard, they need to speak, more importantly, they can't just listen. It's different when you hear, and when you Actually Listen. Listening requires more mental energy, focus and attention. You can't decipher information by just hearing them, you need to listen and grasp what the other person is actually SAYING.
Sounds easier than it looks huh?
The problem usually lies with the fact that the individual isn't interested to listen to begin with. He/She just want to be heard. Not hidden away from the "noise". They either speak LOUDER, insist on the same point in different ways or exactly the same sentence, end up talking to themselves or share their "wise" point of view at every possible opportunity. Thing is, that's not going to make you look sociable, it only makes it look the exact opposite.
I like this quote from Bleach (anime), where Aizen Sousuke said this,
"It's different when you admire someone than actually understanding that someone."
Something like that .. But anyhow, the point is, if you're looking for some to admire you and think, " He/She's the bomb!" That isn't actually socializing, that's just a temporary hype and amazement which people would just move on knowing that you're actually no one unique or extraordinary. People are actually seeking to understand and to be understood. It's a mutual understanding.
- End of Part 1 -
Monday, December 22, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Education and Ethics.
Working in Berjaya Times Square isn't the ideal place for a conducive environment in terms of providing service based jobs.
Perhaps, not for me.
For PJ peeps, it's a close up and personal observation of the other "side" of Malaysians.
Where the community spits, utter vulgar language and draws out their cigarette bud wherever they like. Of course, over the years, the numbers of "them" has decreased but still, it's a plain ugly sight when they exhibit their immoral codes and values.
Is it just education or ethics? Or both?
The simplest things in everyday life, giving way when someone wishes to cut to the other lane when you're driving, queuing up for your turn when you're trying to buy a ticket, pressing the open button at the lift when someone is trying to enter before the lift door closes ..
There was a survey conducted here in Malaysia by foreigners, listing us as the world's top 5 rudest countries. Sure, there may be some flaws and loopholes in the survey but still, it shows Malaysia's moral codes and conducts. And for crying out loud, we're not a 3rd world country, we're a developing country. There's a huge difference in classifying ourselves and thinking that "It's okay lah." and continue doing what you've been doing.
The LRT system alone is so complicated, a 3rd world nation can't afford to hire foreign engineers and architects to construct something like that. Don't mention the Petronas Twin towers or Maxis for instance, these sort of industries wouldn't exist if have hardcore poverty on a LARGE scale.
The community has their fair share of responsibility to educate and install proper values and ethics into the minds of their children. However, from a bigger picture, it's the government that governs the people of the country. And the government needs a change.
So please, manipulate your education and VALUES, if you have any (I pray that you do), and make a change.
Thanks for your time.
God bless.
Perhaps, not for me.
For PJ peeps, it's a close up and personal observation of the other "side" of Malaysians.
Where the community spits, utter vulgar language and draws out their cigarette bud wherever they like. Of course, over the years, the numbers of "them" has decreased but still, it's a plain ugly sight when they exhibit their immoral codes and values.
Is it just education or ethics? Or both?
The simplest things in everyday life, giving way when someone wishes to cut to the other lane when you're driving, queuing up for your turn when you're trying to buy a ticket, pressing the open button at the lift when someone is trying to enter before the lift door closes ..
There was a survey conducted here in Malaysia by foreigners, listing us as the world's top 5 rudest countries. Sure, there may be some flaws and loopholes in the survey but still, it shows Malaysia's moral codes and conducts. And for crying out loud, we're not a 3rd world country, we're a developing country. There's a huge difference in classifying ourselves and thinking that "It's okay lah." and continue doing what you've been doing.
The LRT system alone is so complicated, a 3rd world nation can't afford to hire foreign engineers and architects to construct something like that. Don't mention the Petronas Twin towers or Maxis for instance, these sort of industries wouldn't exist if have hardcore poverty on a LARGE scale.
The community has their fair share of responsibility to educate and install proper values and ethics into the minds of their children. However, from a bigger picture, it's the government that governs the people of the country. And the government needs a change.
So please, manipulate your education and VALUES, if you have any (I pray that you do), and make a change.
Thanks for your time.
God bless.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Parents.
In 20 years of my life, I've never seen so much pain in someone before.
I really thanked my brother for being there for me and cared for me with all his heart. What i'm doing right now, hardly match up for the things he's done for me, but I would still proceed with it.
There are many type of parents in this globe that we live in.
Not too long ago, I read an article from The Star, mentioning that parents do not have a course or a guide to qualify them as parents. Gary mentioned that there should be institution to guide parents on how to be a good parent. Probably we should be one too.
In life, before we actually want to guide someone, mentor, teach or be a role model to wrap it all, we must question ourselves, how much do our life values, belief and principles weigh against the world? Or in fact, do we have any of those?
Do we have a personal deep philosophy of life that we hold strongly to and would want others to look at life the same way you do?
If we can hardly take good care of ourselves, to know that we're matured enough, emotionally stable enough, how can we even guide or influence others?
It's true that life is a never ending, learning journey. But there is a point in life where you come to a stable sense of reasoning, of having your personal values and belief and would want to live life to it's fullest.
There is a difference in being a parent and a guardian. A parent would pour love on to their child, guide them to understand life and understand them in every possible way. To be there for them when they're hurt and to protect them from danger. To get to know their potential life partner, to see whether he/she suits your child (considering the fact that if you really know your child well) and then show support in all ways possible.
Sometimes, it amazes me that certain individuals can be so numb and hard headed that they just don't know why are they even living life for.
I just need prayers for them right now.
God bless.
I really thanked my brother for being there for me and cared for me with all his heart. What i'm doing right now, hardly match up for the things he's done for me, but I would still proceed with it.
There are many type of parents in this globe that we live in.
Not too long ago, I read an article from The Star, mentioning that parents do not have a course or a guide to qualify them as parents. Gary mentioned that there should be institution to guide parents on how to be a good parent. Probably we should be one too.
In life, before we actually want to guide someone, mentor, teach or be a role model to wrap it all, we must question ourselves, how much do our life values, belief and principles weigh against the world? Or in fact, do we have any of those?
Do we have a personal deep philosophy of life that we hold strongly to and would want others to look at life the same way you do?
If we can hardly take good care of ourselves, to know that we're matured enough, emotionally stable enough, how can we even guide or influence others?
It's true that life is a never ending, learning journey. But there is a point in life where you come to a stable sense of reasoning, of having your personal values and belief and would want to live life to it's fullest.
There is a difference in being a parent and a guardian. A parent would pour love on to their child, guide them to understand life and understand them in every possible way. To be there for them when they're hurt and to protect them from danger. To get to know their potential life partner, to see whether he/she suits your child (considering the fact that if you really know your child well) and then show support in all ways possible.
Sometimes, it amazes me that certain individuals can be so numb and hard headed that they just don't know why are they even living life for.
I just need prayers for them right now.
God bless.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wong Fu Publicity.
Just love their videos. Really inspiring and mind provoking. Please do take a look at their other videos too :)
http://www.youtube.com/user/WongFuProductions?ob=1
They have traveled far and they'll keep going on. Please do check out their really old ones too, you'll feel the major difference.
Thanks for your time.
Cheers, God bless.
http://www.youtube.com/user/WongFuProductions?ob=1
They have traveled far and they'll keep going on. Please do check out their really old ones too, you'll feel the major difference.
Thanks for your time.
Cheers, God bless.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Does James Bond with you?
It's been a while back since I watched it. I'll give it a 7/10.
DON'T WORRY, i won't reveal anything here. Since the last time I spent so much time writing a movie review, my traffic decreased instead of increasing. Will consider that a "life lesson" learned.
Tribute time!
Sean Connery (1962-1971)
Dr. No 1962, From Russia with Love 1963, Goldfinger 1964, Thunderball 1965, You Only Live Twice 1967, Diamonds Are Forever 1971.
My mum really loves him, lol.
George Lazenby (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969
Roger Moore (1973-1985)
Live and Let Die 1973, The Man with the Golden Gun 1974, The Spy Who Loved Me 1977, Moonraker 1979, For Your Eyes Only 1981, Octopussy 1983, A View to Kill 1985.
Timothy Dalton (1987-1989)
The Living Daylights 1987, Licence to Kill 1989
Pierce Brosnan (1995-2002) Finally! Mamma mia!
lol. Just can't help it.
GoldenEye 1995, Tomorrow Never Dies 1997, The World Is Not Enough 1999, Die Another Day 2002
Daniel Craig (2006-Present)
Casino Royale 2006, Quantum of Solace 2008.
Frankly speaking, I really enjoy Craig's bond, although I've never seen the earlier ones before. Yet if compared to Pierce's, Craig's bond appeals to me more.
More realistic, vulnerable and logical in many ways.
However, for Quantum, it's rather short for a bond movie. The final showdown was quite a letdown as alot of anticipation was built.
Oh and just for your information, the total amount of budget for all the bond movies is $1,098,000,000.
But in return of all that investment, is $11,615,711,960.
Would really want to watch the old ones now, it'll be fascinating.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
DON'T WORRY, i won't reveal anything here. Since the last time I spent so much time writing a movie review, my traffic decreased instead of increasing. Will consider that a "life lesson" learned.
Tribute time!
Sean Connery (1962-1971)
Dr. No 1962, From Russia with Love 1963, Goldfinger 1964, Thunderball 1965, You Only Live Twice 1967, Diamonds Are Forever 1971.My mum really loves him, lol.
George Lazenby (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969
Roger Moore (1973-1985)
Live and Let Die 1973, The Man with the Golden Gun 1974, The Spy Who Loved Me 1977, Moonraker 1979, For Your Eyes Only 1981, Octopussy 1983, A View to Kill 1985.Timothy Dalton (1987-1989)
The Living Daylights 1987, Licence to Kill 1989Pierce Brosnan (1995-2002) Finally! Mamma mia!
lol. Just can't help it.
GoldenEye 1995, Tomorrow Never Dies 1997, The World Is Not Enough 1999, Die Another Day 2002
Daniel Craig (2006-Present)
Casino Royale 2006, Quantum of Solace 2008.
Frankly speaking, I really enjoy Craig's bond, although I've never seen the earlier ones before. Yet if compared to Pierce's, Craig's bond appeals to me more.
More realistic, vulnerable and logical in many ways.
However, for Quantum, it's rather short for a bond movie. The final showdown was quite a letdown as alot of anticipation was built.
Oh and just for your information, the total amount of budget for all the bond movies is $1,098,000,000.
But in return of all that investment, is $11,615,711,960.
Would really want to watch the old ones now, it'll be fascinating.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Quantum of Solace!
The long awaited double zero seven. Watching it tomorrow! :D
Enjoyed the first one by Daniel Craig, predicting that it'll be the same for this one.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
"Wow".
Ever since my mum was introduced to the internet, she started cultivating some interest in the activities offered there.
And the activities I meant was ..
Well downloading really old songs (which adds an interesting variety to the winamp) and checking her e-mails on a really consistent basis.
But there's one more thing she really enjoys doing too, forwarding them.
So she always forwards e-mails to anyone she knows and that includes me too, frankly speaking, I don't really read forwarded mails, unless the header of the e-mail is too captivating to be missed.
Which then leads to my random behavior of giving the e-mail to be read .. or not to be read.
Apparently, I made a wise decision by doing so today.
Last year, when Kai xian came back, we had a meal at pizza hut. One of the customers made a really interesting tower at the salad bar that it caught our attention immediately. We were joking that he must be an architech who can't stop his passion even when it comes to food. Maximizing the profit he can earn by the concept offered by pizza hut and so on. We took pictures of it by requesting their permission when he's done and we were really impressed.
But guess what, the e-mail my mum forwarded to me .. is 10 time more imba(imbalance) than what we witnessed that night,
Behold, the power of CHONG GUO REN (Citizens of China)!
Foundation.
Level 1
Preparing level 2.
We're just getting started here ..
Slowly rising . .
Most people would be really proud by time they reached this level .. but no, he ain't stopping here..
Gung hooooooooo!
There you go, the final touch.
Can feed up to 10 freaking people .. okay not freaking but imbaaaaaaaaaa........
So while i was really fascinated by those pictures with my head thinking, "wow".. "wow".."Wow".."WOW".....
And then, there's one more picture that really killed it all
"KDJOPA()*@#)+_)+_)+_ADMLWMNIQOWNDIOQWND)_#(*&*(_!!_@)+_!@"
Yeah, that's what went through my mind.
And proudly in the e-mail, it was writen there, "THE PAGODA". lol
See the challenge? One and a half of the knife's height! So for starters, I'm going to attempt to be at least be at the tip of knife's height. Who want to join me on this quest?
And the activities I meant was ..
Well downloading really old songs (which adds an interesting variety to the winamp) and checking her e-mails on a really consistent basis.
But there's one more thing she really enjoys doing too, forwarding them.
So she always forwards e-mails to anyone she knows and that includes me too, frankly speaking, I don't really read forwarded mails, unless the header of the e-mail is too captivating to be missed.
Which then leads to my random behavior of giving the e-mail to be read .. or not to be read.
Apparently, I made a wise decision by doing so today.
Last year, when Kai xian came back, we had a meal at pizza hut. One of the customers made a really interesting tower at the salad bar that it caught our attention immediately. We were joking that he must be an architech who can't stop his passion even when it comes to food. Maximizing the profit he can earn by the concept offered by pizza hut and so on. We took pictures of it by requesting their permission when he's done and we were really impressed.
But guess what, the e-mail my mum forwarded to me .. is 10 time more imba(imbalance) than what we witnessed that night,
Behold, the power of CHONG GUO REN (Citizens of China)!
Foundation.
Level 1
Preparing level 2.
We're just getting started here ..
Slowly rising . .
Most people would be really proud by time they reached this level .. but no, he ain't stopping here..
Gung hooooooooo!
There you go, the final touch.
Can feed up to 10 freaking people .. okay not freaking but imbaaaaaaaaaa........
So while i was really fascinated by those pictures with my head thinking, "wow".. "wow".."Wow".."WOW".....And then, there's one more picture that really killed it all
"KDJOPA()*@#)+_)+_)+_ADMLWMNIQOWNDIOQWND)_#(*&*(_!!_@)+_!@"
Yeah, that's what went through my mind.
And proudly in the e-mail, it was writen there, "THE PAGODA". lol
See the challenge? One and a half of the knife's height! So for starters, I'm going to attempt to be at least be at the tip of knife's height. Who want to join me on this quest?
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
When Times are hard
Remember when your parents tell you tales of how hard they went through when they're young? "Exceptional for those parents are taukehs of gold shops and so on"
Well, for one, shirts and pants that I bought from petaling street.. say almost 3-4 years back? i'm still wearing them. They're getting torn and even my best piece has a hole in it now. Cost of living is getting higher, thanks alot Govt.. :D
But in this times .. isn't the worse yet.
KAI XIAN IS COMING BACK!
It's like suddenly the government is rising the petrol to RM100.00 per litre. (although i don't drive)
It's like going to the prom 8 times in a week. (interesting huh?)
It's like a random stranger walks to you and say "Can borrow RM500? Return you tommorow".
Jokes aside, glad that he's coming back, a VERY logical childhood friend who won't fail to provide a ball of fun :)
Right Jane? lol.
I tried to find kai xian's picture on friendster, it showed 3 females. All 3 in malaysia and all 3 complicated.
OH WAIT, found one at my profile :D
Priceless la this photo plus jane's expression summore :D
Well, for one, shirts and pants that I bought from petaling street.. say almost 3-4 years back? i'm still wearing them. They're getting torn and even my best piece has a hole in it now. Cost of living is getting higher, thanks alot Govt.. :D
But in this times .. isn't the worse yet.
KAI XIAN IS COMING BACK!
It's like suddenly the government is rising the petrol to RM100.00 per litre. (although i don't drive)
It's like going to the prom 8 times in a week. (interesting huh?)
It's like a random stranger walks to you and say "Can borrow RM500? Return you tommorow".
Jokes aside, glad that he's coming back, a VERY logical childhood friend who won't fail to provide a ball of fun :)
Right Jane? lol.
I tried to find kai xian's picture on friendster, it showed 3 females. All 3 in malaysia and all 3 complicated.
OH WAIT, found one at my profile :D
Priceless la this photo plus jane's expression summore :D
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Ignorance and Ignoring.
It was too compelling. I had to write it all out to express what's running on my mind.
I believe certain individuals would say that politics are for older people. Certain would say politics are dirty, and they rather stay out of it. Certain would say their simplicity of mind cannot grasp the complexity of politics, so they rather save their effort and time from understanding politics.
I understand that my blog's coverage is insignificant. But still, I would like to abide in my principles.
What I'm trying to express, is my frustration and disappointment in Malaysia's youth.
Just a few months back, during the March Election 2008, my lecturer questioned the class in KDU, mass comm course, people who communicate with the masses, his question was this,
"When you have your rights to vote, would you take the effort to register and practise your rights?"
None put up their hands.
The other day while I was working, my colleagues were having a short talk about politics and they were arguing about which flag represents which party. One of them at my age couldn't even be sure whether the "japanese" looking flag was PKR or PAS.
And I strongly believe, many don't understand what NEP is all about. Or about Permatang Pauh.. maybe perhaps about Ahmad Ismail.
I may not be a politic analyst, but I don't have to be one to do research and understand the importance and seriousness of politics in this land.
Sept 16th, Anwar's self imposed date of overthrowing the current ruling Government and NONE of my contacts on MSN is even a little concerned about it. Well, except for Ean and my gf. I doubt the excuse of ISA would come and arrest is the reason they did not mention anything.
Is it ignorance? Or simply the fact that they couldn't be bothered?
We're talking about possibilities of riots and fights. We're talking about possibilities that there could be drastic actions taken to restrict the movement of the opposition which could result in locking us away at home. We're talking about the nation's economy instability which leads to less job opportunities.
I plea that the likes of me, the Intellectuals, blessed with rich education, do your role. Many who suffer in poverty are oppressed and are not given the equal opportunity to be educated, it's comprehensive if they succumb to corruption and ignorance. But we who are blessed with education but chose to use it for personal gain, is truly unforgivable.
I dare say to those who choose to escape and refuse to face the hard times in our very own country, I can't help but to lose my respect to you as a friend, as a proud citizen of Malaysia. So many individuals sacrificed and gave their all to make this country harmonious and strong and by running away, you've put their effort into the depths of abyss.
Don't forget, we ARE the leaders of tomorrow. What we do and think influences the next generation which equates the future of this country. It is all gain to know about your country's politics and all lost if you don't. In the bigger picture, that is.
If this message of mine did awaken you, and you would like to start to make a change for Malaysia, for starters,
Did you know Tun Mahathir has a blog?
www.chedet.com
I'm not implying that you should support his views but at least consider his opinions as he was our previous Prime Minister.
Get updated with the opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim as the big news of him attempting to overthrow the Government.
www.anwaribrahimblog.com
The media.
www.malaysiakini.com
www.thestar.com.my
That mykad of yours in your wallet/purse verifies your citizenship in Malaysia. Start learning to appreciate it. There are many who long to have an identity in a country and would risk their lives to get one.
I apologize if this message's tone is aggresive or offensive. I do not have intentions of mocking or insulting anyone at all. But I do look forward to anyone who wishes to share their thoughts and views about the current political scene.
Thanks for your time, really do.
Oh and yes , spread the word.
God bless this country.
I believe certain individuals would say that politics are for older people. Certain would say politics are dirty, and they rather stay out of it. Certain would say their simplicity of mind cannot grasp the complexity of politics, so they rather save their effort and time from understanding politics.
I understand that my blog's coverage is insignificant. But still, I would like to abide in my principles.
What I'm trying to express, is my frustration and disappointment in Malaysia's youth.
Just a few months back, during the March Election 2008, my lecturer questioned the class in KDU, mass comm course, people who communicate with the masses, his question was this,
"When you have your rights to vote, would you take the effort to register and practise your rights?"
None put up their hands.
The other day while I was working, my colleagues were having a short talk about politics and they were arguing about which flag represents which party. One of them at my age couldn't even be sure whether the "japanese" looking flag was PKR or PAS.
And I strongly believe, many don't understand what NEP is all about. Or about Permatang Pauh.. maybe perhaps about Ahmad Ismail.
I may not be a politic analyst, but I don't have to be one to do research and understand the importance and seriousness of politics in this land.
Sept 16th, Anwar's self imposed date of overthrowing the current ruling Government and NONE of my contacts on MSN is even a little concerned about it. Well, except for Ean and my gf. I doubt the excuse of ISA would come and arrest is the reason they did not mention anything.
Is it ignorance? Or simply the fact that they couldn't be bothered?
We're talking about possibilities of riots and fights. We're talking about possibilities that there could be drastic actions taken to restrict the movement of the opposition which could result in locking us away at home. We're talking about the nation's economy instability which leads to less job opportunities.
I plea that the likes of me, the Intellectuals, blessed with rich education, do your role. Many who suffer in poverty are oppressed and are not given the equal opportunity to be educated, it's comprehensive if they succumb to corruption and ignorance. But we who are blessed with education but chose to use it for personal gain, is truly unforgivable.
I dare say to those who choose to escape and refuse to face the hard times in our very own country, I can't help but to lose my respect to you as a friend, as a proud citizen of Malaysia. So many individuals sacrificed and gave their all to make this country harmonious and strong and by running away, you've put their effort into the depths of abyss.
Don't forget, we ARE the leaders of tomorrow. What we do and think influences the next generation which equates the future of this country. It is all gain to know about your country's politics and all lost if you don't. In the bigger picture, that is.
If this message of mine did awaken you, and you would like to start to make a change for Malaysia, for starters,
Did you know Tun Mahathir has a blog?
www.chedet.com
I'm not implying that you should support his views but at least consider his opinions as he was our previous Prime Minister.
Get updated with the opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim as the big news of him attempting to overthrow the Government.
www.anwaribrahimblog.com
The media.
www.malaysiakini.com
www.thestar.com.my
That mykad of yours in your wallet/purse verifies your citizenship in Malaysia. Start learning to appreciate it. There are many who long to have an identity in a country and would risk their lives to get one.
I apologize if this message's tone is aggresive or offensive. I do not have intentions of mocking or insulting anyone at all. But I do look forward to anyone who wishes to share their thoughts and views about the current political scene.
Thanks for your time, really do.
Oh and yes , spread the word.
God bless this country.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Coming to an end?
Malaysians Go to Taiwan Amid Strife
From New York Times
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Malaysian ruling party flew more than a third of government lawmakers to Taiwan on Monday in a hastily arranged trip, ostensibly to study farming techniques.
But the trip was widely interpreted as a desperate government effort to try to stop lawmakers from shifting their support to Anwar Ibrahim.
Mr. Anwar, the country’s most prominent opposition figure, won re-election to Parliament last month after a 10-year absence and needs 30 more seats to oust the current government and form his own. His National Justice Party is openly wooing members of the ruling coalition.
Salehuddin Hashim, the National Justice secretary general, called the trip a “kidnapping” meant to protect the coalition, Barisan National, or National Front, which has ruled Malaysia for 51 years but is fracturing.
“This has obviously nothing to do with agriculture,” Mr. Salehuddin said. “It’s a very clear sign of the anxieties and insecurities inside Barisan.”
Top officials have dismissed the challenge by the opposition as unrealistic. But they have also publicly asked government lawmakers to sign pledges of allegiance to the ruling coalition.
Officials insisted Monday that the weeklong trip by about 50 members of Parliament was strictly for study purposes.
“We are going to Taiwan to study about agriculture,” Bung Mokhtar Radin, a member of Parliament from the eastern state of Sabah, told Reuters. “There’s nothing political about this trip.”
But Tricia Yeoh, director of the Center for Public Policy Studies, a Malaysian research group, said the trip would give Barisan officials an opportunity to try to dissuade potential defectors. “The Barisan government is really grasping at straws,” she said.
It's interesting to read both Tun's blog and Anwar's blog about the current political scene. Wonder why we don't have a Badawi's blog. That way at least we know roughly what's on our PM's mind, to be confident and proud to be under his leadership.
6 days left. Let's see what happens.
http://anwaribrahimblog.com/
www.chedet.com
Thanks for your time.
God bless this country, cheers.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Piecing things together
I was supposed to defame JPJ, William's driving agency, APPIT college and ..several others.
But i'm going to defame Adverlets today!
Nuffnang came with the check already, after 10 years but Adverlets is no where to be seen . .
I almost seem to forget the fact that they are coming.
Manage to form a full team now, trying to work things out.
Did a minor operation on my ingrown toe nail and yes, it's the 4th time already. Praying it'll recover as soon as it can.
And Ean! Genting is a must!
But i'm going to defame Adverlets today!
Nuffnang came with the check already, after 10 years but Adverlets is no where to be seen . .
I almost seem to forget the fact that they are coming.
Manage to form a full team now, trying to work things out.
Did a minor operation on my ingrown toe nail and yes, it's the 4th time already. Praying it'll recover as soon as it can.
And Ean! Genting is a must!
Monday, July 14, 2008
A&W horrible language proficiency
I'm writing this post regarding the branch at 1-Utama.
As written earlier, I shall resume my Ripple Effect Series.
It's such a shame that in other countries, fast food restaurants are known for having standards such as their quality of food and services.
As consumers, one of the most vital aspect in a F&B business is communication. Restaurants need to communicate with us as consumers to know what we want devour for the day. Otherwise, we might as well go to 7-11 and grab a maggi mee hot cup.
(couldn't go too near to snap a direct shot of their faces)
It's forgivable if the employee at the counter is new and has difficulty coping with the orders of the consumer.
It's forgivable if the neighbouring employee is also new and couldn't help much to understand what the consumer is trying to order.
BUT, it's not forgivable if every single employee in the branch cannot understand what you're trying to order. What worse, the manager is not at his/her position to ensure that everything is going according to what a consumer expect to experience in a restaurant - a decent customer service.
You speak to them in english, they speak to you back in malay.
"Hi, i'm dining in."
"Oh okay. You nak order set mana?"
You can seriously try to insist them on speaking english, but to no avail.
" I would like to order a mozza burger set."
"You nak regular atau large?"
Frustrating as it is, if that's not bad enough, what happened to me and my gf was that the portion they gave us was ridiculously little. At least, not according to how much we paid for.
"Can you adjust the portion of the fries? It's too little."
"Apa? You nak order extra fries?"
"No, I'm requesting that you add more fries because it's too little. It's not what I paid for."
They would start putting their fingers on the machine, preparing to key in "one more regular fries".
It's frustrating enough that you cannot communicate with a toddler and want the toddler to cooperate with you on certain requests.
But it's a catastrophe to not able to communicate what you want to an ADULT on SIMPLE requests.
I urge my readers, please take that bold step to make a change. If they do not get you what you want, DON'T LET THEM compromise your requests!
Insist they you want to see the manager or someone who can actually understand english. Make sure you get what you paid for. Stop having that mindset of "It's malaysia lah, what to do.. nothing can be done about it.."
It's due to this mindset that our customer service in Malaysia is never improving but always deteriorating.
Thanks for your time, please do continue to tune in my series.
God bless, cheers.
As written earlier, I shall resume my Ripple Effect Series.
It's such a shame that in other countries, fast food restaurants are known for having standards such as their quality of food and services.
As consumers, one of the most vital aspect in a F&B business is communication. Restaurants need to communicate with us as consumers to know what we want devour for the day. Otherwise, we might as well go to 7-11 and grab a maggi mee hot cup.
(couldn't go too near to snap a direct shot of their faces)It's forgivable if the employee at the counter is new and has difficulty coping with the orders of the consumer.
It's forgivable if the neighbouring employee is also new and couldn't help much to understand what the consumer is trying to order.
BUT, it's not forgivable if every single employee in the branch cannot understand what you're trying to order. What worse, the manager is not at his/her position to ensure that everything is going according to what a consumer expect to experience in a restaurant - a decent customer service.
You speak to them in english, they speak to you back in malay.
"Hi, i'm dining in."
"Oh okay. You nak order set mana?"
You can seriously try to insist them on speaking english, but to no avail.
" I would like to order a mozza burger set."
"You nak regular atau large?"
Frustrating as it is, if that's not bad enough, what happened to me and my gf was that the portion they gave us was ridiculously little. At least, not according to how much we paid for.
"Can you adjust the portion of the fries? It's too little."
"Apa? You nak order extra fries?"
"No, I'm requesting that you add more fries because it's too little. It's not what I paid for."
They would start putting their fingers on the machine, preparing to key in "one more regular fries".
It's frustrating enough that you cannot communicate with a toddler and want the toddler to cooperate with you on certain requests.
But it's a catastrophe to not able to communicate what you want to an ADULT on SIMPLE requests.
I urge my readers, please take that bold step to make a change. If they do not get you what you want, DON'T LET THEM compromise your requests!
Insist they you want to see the manager or someone who can actually understand english. Make sure you get what you paid for. Stop having that mindset of "It's malaysia lah, what to do.. nothing can be done about it.."
It's due to this mindset that our customer service in Malaysia is never improving but always deteriorating.
Thanks for your time, please do continue to tune in my series.
God bless, cheers.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Absurdity.
Parliament: Cyber cafes to close by midnight soon
By NG CHENG YEE
KUALA LUMPUR: All Internet and cyber cafes will have to close by midnight daily when new guidelines to control theses businesses are enforced soon, said Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin.
He said operators of such cafes would also banned from using tinted glasses in their premises under the new rules.
“Operators must ensure that their shops can be see through from the outside,” he said, adding that this was to ensure that no illegal activities were carried out in the premises.
He said operators of Internet cafes would also only be allowed to operate from the ground floor buildings, adding that the new guidelines would be issued to all local authorities soon.
“Under the revised rules, those below 12 years old must be accompanied by their parents or guardian and they will only allowed to stay in such centres until 10pm,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby Monday.
He said the guidelines had been drawn up and were ready to be enforced at anytime but did not state when the enforcement would begin.
Hamzah said Internet cafes, which offered Internet facilities, and cyber cafes, where food and beverages were also allowed to be sold, would be banned from providing gaming activities, gambling, pornography and music and publications with negative elements.
“Both cigarettes and alcohol will also be prohibited from being sold or consumed at these premises,” he said.
Hamzah said operators would also be required to keep a book to record the entry and departure time of their patrons.
He said it had been found that some students had played truant by changing their uniforms and visiting Internet and cyber cafes during school hours.
“We will also issue warning to operators who allow students, who skip classes, in to their centres as this had been getting out of hand lately,” he said.
Hamzah said local authorities would blacklist those who did not comply with the guidelines.
“Their names will be sent to all local authorities and they will not be allowed to open such business again in any part of the country,” he said.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/7/nation/20080707162759&sec=nation
The most absurd part about the entire article is this,
"would be banned from providing gaming activities, gambling, pornography and music and publications with negative elements."
Why?
It's indicating that, games like Counter Strike, CoD4 and DotA is prohibited in Cyber Cafes. That's weird, didn't I just posted about ESWC 2008?
Might as well ban all imports of games and music with "negative elements"?
I hope what Gary said about the Government going lenient with their ruling takes place as usual.
"It's only temporary."
The time, energy and money spent on this could be put on MUCH better use such as trying to lower down the crime rates around the country.
Poking their noses into the gaming community isn't something I'll tolerate. Ridiculous ruling equals no votes for the current party. I know this is something repeated over and over again, but I'll ensure that gamers will have their say heard loud and clear.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
By NG CHENG YEE
KUALA LUMPUR: All Internet and cyber cafes will have to close by midnight daily when new guidelines to control theses businesses are enforced soon, said Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin.
He said operators of such cafes would also banned from using tinted glasses in their premises under the new rules.
“Operators must ensure that their shops can be see through from the outside,” he said, adding that this was to ensure that no illegal activities were carried out in the premises.
He said operators of Internet cafes would also only be allowed to operate from the ground floor buildings, adding that the new guidelines would be issued to all local authorities soon.
“Under the revised rules, those below 12 years old must be accompanied by their parents or guardian and they will only allowed to stay in such centres until 10pm,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby Monday.
He said the guidelines had been drawn up and were ready to be enforced at anytime but did not state when the enforcement would begin.
Hamzah said Internet cafes, which offered Internet facilities, and cyber cafes, where food and beverages were also allowed to be sold, would be banned from providing gaming activities, gambling, pornography and music and publications with negative elements.
“Both cigarettes and alcohol will also be prohibited from being sold or consumed at these premises,” he said.
Hamzah said operators would also be required to keep a book to record the entry and departure time of their patrons.
He said it had been found that some students had played truant by changing their uniforms and visiting Internet and cyber cafes during school hours.
“We will also issue warning to operators who allow students, who skip classes, in to their centres as this had been getting out of hand lately,” he said.
Hamzah said local authorities would blacklist those who did not comply with the guidelines.
“Their names will be sent to all local authorities and they will not be allowed to open such business again in any part of the country,” he said.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/7/nation/20080707162759&sec=nation
The most absurd part about the entire article is this,
"would be banned from providing gaming activities, gambling, pornography and music and publications with negative elements."
Why?
It's indicating that, games like Counter Strike, CoD4 and DotA is prohibited in Cyber Cafes. That's weird, didn't I just posted about ESWC 2008?
Might as well ban all imports of games and music with "negative elements"?
I hope what Gary said about the Government going lenient with their ruling takes place as usual.
"It's only temporary."
The time, energy and money spent on this could be put on MUCH better use such as trying to lower down the crime rates around the country.
Poking their noses into the gaming community isn't something I'll tolerate. Ridiculous ruling equals no votes for the current party. I know this is something repeated over and over again, but I'll ensure that gamers will have their say heard loud and clear.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
ESWC 2008 Malaysia
Going to sidetrack on the Ripple Effect Series, as for the last 3 days, I've been attending the ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup) 2008 of Malaysia in 1 Utama near the Oval.
Games such as Warcraft III, The Frozen Throne (TFT), DotA (Defense of the Ancients) and Counter Strike (CS) were held there. Sadly, for the spectators, it's a whole lot of standing up with your legs in order to get a decent view of the players gaming.
Numerous occasions, cameras was pointed at me and so I assume that my face would appears somewhere in the media. In fact, they interviewed me on my opinion about the entire event. Mostly positive remarks, only one negative remark which they would most probably erase/crop off from the interview video.
"Actually, about the tables where the gamers are gaming. I mean, look at it, it's not leveled compared to neighbouring table. It would be hard for him to move his mouse. (I showed it with my hand gesture that it's hard to move around)"
The cameraman looked at me, and suddenly he actually move the camera's view to wherever I pointed earlier. That was really unexpected.
Through it all, it was really worth the 3 days trip there.
1. Picked a few good stuffs as in interesting tactics and skills from good matches played.
2. Able to know the current level of Malaysia's best. Or at least according to ESWC.
3. FREEBIES.
3 Webcams (not all are shown at the picture) which me, Li Her(my gf) and Gary got.
1 Digital Cam which noob Jin Min doesn't want and gave it to me.
1 MP3 which Gary found on the floor.(And mind you, it's brand new. Still in the package)
1 Warcraft III BattleChest for answering a freebie giving out session. (ORIGINAL SOFTWARE FTW)
That would make a total worth of around .. Almost RM300 I'd say.
Oh, and KS (KingSurf) defended their reigning title of Malaysia's No.1 DotA clan. Personal congratulations to them. They'll be representing Malaysia for the Grand Finals in San Jose, California, USA in August. All the best!
Thanks for your time and stay tune for the Ripple Effect Series.
God bless, cheers.
Games such as Warcraft III, The Frozen Throne (TFT), DotA (Defense of the Ancients) and Counter Strike (CS) were held there. Sadly, for the spectators, it's a whole lot of standing up with your legs in order to get a decent view of the players gaming.
Numerous occasions, cameras was pointed at me and so I assume that my face would appears somewhere in the media. In fact, they interviewed me on my opinion about the entire event. Mostly positive remarks, only one negative remark which they would most probably erase/crop off from the interview video.
"Actually, about the tables where the gamers are gaming. I mean, look at it, it's not leveled compared to neighbouring table. It would be hard for him to move his mouse. (I showed it with my hand gesture that it's hard to move around)"
The cameraman looked at me, and suddenly he actually move the camera's view to wherever I pointed earlier. That was really unexpected.
Through it all, it was really worth the 3 days trip there.
1. Picked a few good stuffs as in interesting tactics and skills from good matches played.
2. Able to know the current level of Malaysia's best. Or at least according to ESWC.
3. FREEBIES.
3 Webcams (not all are shown at the picture) which me, Li Her(my gf) and Gary got.
1 Digital Cam which noob Jin Min doesn't want and gave it to me.
1 MP3 which Gary found on the floor.(And mind you, it's brand new. Still in the package)
1 Warcraft III BattleChest for answering a freebie giving out session. (ORIGINAL SOFTWARE FTW)
That would make a total worth of around .. Almost RM300 I'd say.
Oh, and KS (KingSurf) defended their reigning title of Malaysia's No.1 DotA clan. Personal congratulations to them. They'll be representing Malaysia for the Grand Finals in San Jose, California, USA in August. All the best!
Thanks for your time and stay tune for the Ripple Effect Series.
God bless, cheers.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Ripple Effect Series.
From today onwards, I'm beginning my Ripple effect Series.
My current topics in the line are,
- A&W horrible language proficiency
- Ever eternal GSC service
- Taxi and JPJ
- Rapid KL vs Metro Bus
- Ray Kroc's Legacy Trampled Upon
For every topic posted, there will be a 3 or 4 days gap in between, to ensure my readers who might not be informed that I've updated may still be in tune with my series.
The motive of this Ripple Effect Series is this - For every action we make, there is a ripple effect.
Every time you tell others that our Government will never change, you're reinforcing the mindset of the public that the Government will NEVER change.
Every time you bribe a police officer, you're encouraging the other police officers to succumb to corruption as well.
Just a few illustrations on what I'm trying to convey.
If any of you have any interesting topics which you want to me blog about, please do let me know. I'll see what I can do.
It's time to get back the service and respect we deserve.
Time to end this nonsense.
Thanks for your time.
God bless.
My current topics in the line are,
- A&W horrible language proficiency
- Ever eternal GSC service
- Taxi and JPJ
- Rapid KL vs Metro Bus
- Ray Kroc's Legacy Trampled Upon
For every topic posted, there will be a 3 or 4 days gap in between, to ensure my readers who might not be informed that I've updated may still be in tune with my series.
The motive of this Ripple Effect Series is this - For every action we make, there is a ripple effect.
Every time you tell others that our Government will never change, you're reinforcing the mindset of the public that the Government will NEVER change.
Every time you bribe a police officer, you're encouraging the other police officers to succumb to corruption as well.
Just a few illustrations on what I'm trying to convey.
If any of you have any interesting topics which you want to me blog about, please do let me know. I'll see what I can do.
It's time to get back the service and respect we deserve.
Time to end this nonsense.
Thanks for your time.
God bless.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Updates.
I'm unsure whether my absence is felt.. but I'll still let my readers know what happened lately.
For those who actually take a close look on what me and Gary have been working on, we're still working on the fundamentals of the business.
After all, being the pioneer have it tougher when it comes to trials and errors.
Meanwhile, I managed to upgrade my video editing skills. Not a drastic one, but sufficient enough to notice the difference of quality compared to the previous videos I've made.
We're searching for a steady crew to work with. To share the same vision as we do and willing to give it all to achieve great heights.
Especially those who are familiar in the IT aspect. Web designing, Flash and so on.
Oh and yes, a large appetite for gaming too.
Until then.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
For those who actually take a close look on what me and Gary have been working on, we're still working on the fundamentals of the business.
After all, being the pioneer have it tougher when it comes to trials and errors.
Meanwhile, I managed to upgrade my video editing skills. Not a drastic one, but sufficient enough to notice the difference of quality compared to the previous videos I've made.
We're searching for a steady crew to work with. To share the same vision as we do and willing to give it all to achieve great heights.
Especially those who are familiar in the IT aspect. Web designing, Flash and so on.
Oh and yes, a large appetite for gaming too.
Until then.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Filler Post
Just some videos showed by Gary to me. Hope it'll be an eye opener.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Don't let guilt corrupt
Tears were shed and the "test of relationship" was canceled.
We made apologies to each other over the silly things we said and thought of during the period of silence.
I was only to realize the reason I could not utter "I love you" whole heartedly was simply the reason of guilt in my heart. The guilt of hiding very important to her.
I won't reveal it here, it's rather personal :)
But thank you to those who shared their concern for us and we're back together better than ever.
And by the way, Ean, you're a strong person, I admire that.
Our prayers to your family.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
We made apologies to each other over the silly things we said and thought of during the period of silence.
I was only to realize the reason I could not utter "I love you" whole heartedly was simply the reason of guilt in my heart. The guilt of hiding very important to her.
I won't reveal it here, it's rather personal :)
But thank you to those who shared their concern for us and we're back together better than ever.
And by the way, Ean, you're a strong person, I admire that.
Our prayers to your family.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
A little revisit
The casting wasn't much.
But if compared to the previous 2 ads, this was a little simple. They only ask me to introduce myself and present a few facial expressions.
And then, I decided to walk home. The location was at Jalan17/22, so it would take around 20 minutes walk back.
However, on the way back, I decided to do a detour.
I wanted to have a good look at my primary school, SRJK (C) Damansara.
After everything that happened, they're still fighting to reopen the school. Meanwhile, looking back at the days of my primary school, everything haven't change much at the neighbourhood nearby. The only thing that changed is the scenery they have to view on a daily basis. All the sky scrappers which was erected just a kilometer away became the background of the neighbourhood itself.
Didn't take the pictures down though. Should had done so.
This is where I used to wait for my bus.
The front gate section.
I do plan to sneak in and really take a proper tour around my primary school. This short tour doesn't reveal much.
Do pray for me that I get the opportunity to cast for KCF's TVC. Then you'll be able to see me on television!
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
But if compared to the previous 2 ads, this was a little simple. They only ask me to introduce myself and present a few facial expressions.
And then, I decided to walk home. The location was at Jalan17/22, so it would take around 20 minutes walk back.
However, on the way back, I decided to do a detour.
I wanted to have a good look at my primary school, SRJK (C) Damansara.
After everything that happened, they're still fighting to reopen the school. Meanwhile, looking back at the days of my primary school, everything haven't change much at the neighbourhood nearby. The only thing that changed is the scenery they have to view on a daily basis. All the sky scrappers which was erected just a kilometer away became the background of the neighbourhood itself.
Didn't take the pictures down though. Should had done so.
This is where I used to wait for my bus.
The front gate section.
I do plan to sneak in and really take a proper tour around my primary school. This short tour doesn't reveal much.
Do pray for me that I get the opportunity to cast for KCF's TVC. Then you'll be able to see me on television!
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Test of Relationship
To all my readers.
I'm declaring that from 11 June 2008 onwards, there will be a 3 months non-communication with my girl friend. It would officially end, on September 11, 2008.
The objective of this is to put our relationship to the test. Side reasons are that I would also want to clear some confusions and doubt about myself.
Do not misinterpret. We're still together, as a couple.
As a promise to each other, we would do quiet time on a daily basis and would not miss service on sundays for the Holy Communion. We pray and hope to receive directions and the wisdom to decide from God as well.
Meanwhile, I got a casting from KFC. Pray that this would be an opportunity to earn some good money.
So I decided to, well, make sure that I look more presentable on the camera.
I followed her last few advices, especially regarding on cosmetics. She would spend literally hours on checking forums updating herself about cosmetics coming from Taiwan.
She gave me this product to remove stubborn black heads. It was aim at your nose, but she gave me a specific advice to do on the entire face.. so I did.
It does prove to be effective in certain ways.
The problem with that treatment is that my hair gets glued to it.
Anyhow, would let you all know about my experience on casting. Actually tried for Mcdonald's Prosperity Burger and Vanilla Coke. Both failed.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
I'm declaring that from 11 June 2008 onwards, there will be a 3 months non-communication with my girl friend. It would officially end, on September 11, 2008.
The objective of this is to put our relationship to the test. Side reasons are that I would also want to clear some confusions and doubt about myself.
Do not misinterpret. We're still together, as a couple.
As a promise to each other, we would do quiet time on a daily basis and would not miss service on sundays for the Holy Communion. We pray and hope to receive directions and the wisdom to decide from God as well.
Meanwhile, I got a casting from KFC. Pray that this would be an opportunity to earn some good money.
So I decided to, well, make sure that I look more presentable on the camera.
I followed her last few advices, especially regarding on cosmetics. She would spend literally hours on checking forums updating herself about cosmetics coming from Taiwan.
She gave me this product to remove stubborn black heads. It was aim at your nose, but she gave me a specific advice to do on the entire face.. so I did.
It does prove to be effective in certain ways.
The problem with that treatment is that my hair gets glued to it.
Anyhow, would let you all know about my experience on casting. Actually tried for Mcdonald's Prosperity Burger and Vanilla Coke. Both failed.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Jesus Christ
Quoting from The Pleasures of God by John Piper.
In Jesus Christ, he says, meet infinite highness and infinite condescension; infinite justice and infinite grace; infinite glory and lowest humility; infinite majesty and transcendent meekness; deepest reverence towards God and equality with God; worthiness of good and the greatest patience under the suffering of evil; a great spirit of obedience and supreme dominion over heaven and earth; absolute sovereignty and perfect resignation; self-sufficiency and an entire trust and reliance on God.
"The Excellency of Christ, Jonathan Edwards".
In Jesus Christ, he says, meet infinite highness and infinite condescension; infinite justice and infinite grace; infinite glory and lowest humility; infinite majesty and transcendent meekness; deepest reverence towards God and equality with God; worthiness of good and the greatest patience under the suffering of evil; a great spirit of obedience and supreme dominion over heaven and earth; absolute sovereignty and perfect resignation; self-sufficiency and an entire trust and reliance on God.
"The Excellency of Christ, Jonathan Edwards".
Monday, June 9, 2008
Petrol Hike
A sudden leap from RM1.90 to RM2.70 (not accurate).
And by August, it would be RM4.00. That would approximately cost a Proton Wira owner to pay RM150 to pump full tank of fuel.
Speculations were made.
Some say that this is how politicians get back at the public. Some say it would be the inefficiency of the Government.
Some say this would do good in the bigger picture.
It would always be an undeniable fact that petrol, would eventually deplete. It is utterly inevitable.
It is also undeniable that Malaysians generally have a high tendency in taking things for granted. In this case, it is petroleum.
Enough for the introduction, time for the main issues.
1.Transportation is universal. It has a vicious chain reaction to everything.
2.Cost of living has increased, it's either you save more or earn more.
3.It is predicted that traffic would decrease tremendously by August.
4.Owners of the petroleum business would have to channel their capital to other industries.
5.People would travel less, which includes air flights.
6.The Government claims to set the subsidy on other sectors. Let's hope it would be a wise move.
7.Last highlight, it's a great wake up call, from God Himself.
Earlier today, I was conversing with my cousin's boyfriend. He's a car enthusiast. And true enough, the passion remains burning to continue investing into his interest. Individuals like him, gets it the most when events like this occurs. The car industry will never be the same.
I do agree with what my friend mentioned. We need to churn income from other nations. We need to continue encourage the mindset of "Earn more, spend more" and not "Save more, spend less".
Oh and yes, perhaps the bicycle industry here might actually have a great pool of business.
Ean, let's open a business to Zheng their bicycles eh?
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Monday, June 2, 2008
WAH! RM5 Million Online Draw!?
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458
This Email is to inform you that your email address emerged a winneron our online Draw (#1290), which was played on the Saturday May 03 2008.Your email was among the six lucky winners that won you the sum of 803,201 British Pounds Sterling
For further Information about your Winnings,contact our Lottery Fiduciary Agent Sir Bill Stone with the following contact Address.
Name;Sir Bill Stone(Esq)E-mail Address:- claims_secdept_billstone@hotmail.com
OR
claims_secdept_billstone4@hotmail.com
Telphone Number: +447045706318
Website : http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
How often do you get this type of E-mails?
Counts.. 800k Pounds.. RM5million. Jackpot?
Did some investigation .. and this is what I found,
# This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate
with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Quoted from "http://www.419scam.org/emails/2007-09/22/01203547.271.htm"
Well all those points make total sense so.. It's a scam and spam.
Right after this e-mail, I got another one, from Queen Elizabeth!
"You won $500,000.00 contact Mr.Carry Winter onqueenelizabethfoundation101@yahoo.comwith your name, address,occupation,nationality and phone number to fileyour claim."
If that's not bad enough, occasionally I received e-mails on asking my interest in purchasing marijuanas.
Now my E-mail is more complexed than it already is. Used to tell people that my E-mail has a long story behind it,
"What's your e-mail?"
"um, it's .. hito .. kiri .. kael@hotmail.com"
"Huh..!?"
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458
This Email is to inform you that your email address emerged a winneron our online Draw (#1290), which was played on the Saturday May 03 2008.Your email was among the six lucky winners that won you the sum of 803,201 British Pounds Sterling
For further Information about your Winnings,contact our Lottery Fiduciary Agent Sir Bill Stone with the following contact Address.
Name;Sir Bill Stone(Esq)E-mail Address:- claims_secdept_billstone@hotmail.com
OR
claims_secdept_billstone4@hotmail.com
Telphone Number: +447045706318
Website : http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/results.do
How often do you get this type of E-mails?
Counts.. 800k Pounds.. RM5million. Jackpot?
Did some investigation .. and this is what I found,
# This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate
with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Quoted from "http://www.419scam.org/emails/2007-09/22/01203547.271.htm"
Well all those points make total sense so.. It's a scam and spam.
Right after this e-mail, I got another one, from Queen Elizabeth!
"You won $500,000.00 contact Mr.Carry Winter onqueenelizabethfoundation101@yahoo.comwith your name, address,occupation,nationality and phone number to fileyour claim."
If that's not bad enough, occasionally I received e-mails on asking my interest in purchasing marijuanas.
Now my E-mail is more complexed than it already is. Used to tell people that my E-mail has a long story behind it,
"What's your e-mail?"
"um, it's .. hito .. kiri .. kael@hotmail.com"
"Huh..!?"
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Friday, May 30, 2008
E-Games, Shaping the Future.
Imagine this, you've come up with a new sport, drafting up the rules and regulations and how it should be played.
You've invested hundred thousands into the industry and response from the public is enormous. Players from all over the world are embracing it with open arms.
Everything was going on a smooth sail for years, until suddenly, the Authorities decided to shut down your business entirely, including all your outlets supplying any services related to this sport.
How would you, and your players feel about this?
Quoting from, http://www.usj.com.my/bulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=22139,
"Anyone here owns any EntertaimentOutlets,Cyber Cafe, Massage parlours,Foot Reflexlogy Centers
Well i use to own 3-4 Cyber Cafes and the moment we rented a Shop The 1st thing on our mind was applying to get the licence! I would like to share My painful and sad experinces here! We got Raided,Saman and Worst We been bully! (We only offer Online Games and Lan Games Strictly NO GAMBLING)
We applied, waited and until we closes shop Licence still tak keluar!!!
I m not sure about others licences and i ll guess its the same huh! Look at Subang area NO pubs licences,Foot Reflexlogy has been issue out! Subang Mentari Area Worst!!!! Pub are everywhere without Licence but still running!
What I m trying to point out is UNLESS U know somebody to protect u Or u slowly Die....Just my 2 cents
Suggestion to the Subang New MP and MBSJ: PLEASE...
Update The RAKYAT :
1. Have a better Meeting Rooms with Business owner whom about to Apply some sort of Licences! Train Officers to answer our problems on new outlet business
2. List out quartely Which and What Businness is currently Not allow to have in our Subang Area
3.Do we have to really wait for any Licence Example Coffee Shops or Restaurant and Pub for 6Months to be approve???Please Wake Up And We beg U to proceess it ASAP as most of the new business had paid the Advance rental,Agreement Sign and renovation only needs 1 Months MAX
4.During The critical period When the licence is Not out Yet Business are very prom to get saman from POLICE,MPPJ,MPSJ,DBKL and even Jabatan Imigresyen(for thoese are applying for Overseas Workers(waitress,Cooks)"
For the past few weeks, the E-Games community has been attacked and invaded. The sudden actions from the authorities sent out mysterious and suspicious motives among gamers.
It started out with Damansara Jaya, and then Subang Jaya got totally wiped out. Not a single cyber cafe was spared at that area.
The Authorities do not comprehend the seriousness of this matter. This is a huge stumbling block to the progress and future of E-Gaming, IN Malaysia.
Just to share some interesting information with my readers,
Did you know :-
There are currently 2 renowned tournaments in Malaysia,
WCG (World Cyber Games) and SMM (Sendi Mutiara Multimedia).
SMM is offering a grand total of RM150,000 cold hard cash to winners of the competitions.
The world's renowned competition ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup) is offering a total grand prize of USD300,000 *That's 1 Million Ringgit, mind you*
Just base on this few observations, the world is slowly yet surely setting their eyes on E-Gaming and how it would shape the future.
I plea to those who are gamers at heart, you play not because you're addicted, you play because you passion burns for the game.
Parents always shed negative light on E-Gaming. Nothing but a waste of time?
In every sport, there is always the good sides and bad sides. Basketball and soccer has their own good and bad sides. Snooker and Golf has their own good and bad sides. So is it fair for individuals to just focus on the bad sides of E-Gaming and ignore the good sides?
Gone are the days where gangsters and tai kors lingering around cyber cafes. Trust me on that, I've been there for almost 5 years now. What are parents to tell us something that we know of crystal clearly while they are at somewhere else instead of the cyber cafe? If they want to judge, please come by for a few days and have a good look, do you see drug addicts and gang fights occurring at cyber cafes?
I wish to represent on the behalf of all gamers in Malaysia to the Authorities, do you want to create a conducive environment for gamers to grow or become a stumbling block to our growth? On the global scale, we Malaysians are trying hard to reach up the international standard of gaming and all this isn't helping a single bit.
Would continue to touch on this topic over the next few posts.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
You've invested hundred thousands into the industry and response from the public is enormous. Players from all over the world are embracing it with open arms.
Everything was going on a smooth sail for years, until suddenly, the Authorities decided to shut down your business entirely, including all your outlets supplying any services related to this sport.
How would you, and your players feel about this?
Quoting from, http://www.usj.com.my/bulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=22139,
"Anyone here owns any EntertaimentOutlets,Cyber Cafe, Massage parlours,Foot Reflexlogy Centers
Well i use to own 3-4 Cyber Cafes and the moment we rented a Shop The 1st thing on our mind was applying to get the licence! I would like to share My painful and sad experinces here! We got Raided,Saman and Worst We been bully! (We only offer Online Games and Lan Games Strictly NO GAMBLING)
We applied, waited and until we closes shop Licence still tak keluar!!!
I m not sure about others licences and i ll guess its the same huh! Look at Subang area NO pubs licences,Foot Reflexlogy has been issue out! Subang Mentari Area Worst!!!! Pub are everywhere without Licence but still running!
What I m trying to point out is UNLESS U know somebody to protect u Or u slowly Die....Just my 2 cents
Suggestion to the Subang New MP and MBSJ: PLEASE...
Update The RAKYAT :
1. Have a better Meeting Rooms with Business owner whom about to Apply some sort of Licences! Train Officers to answer our problems on new outlet business
2. List out quartely Which and What Businness is currently Not allow to have in our Subang Area
3.Do we have to really wait for any Licence Example Coffee Shops or Restaurant and Pub for 6Months to be approve???Please Wake Up And We beg U to proceess it ASAP as most of the new business had paid the Advance rental,Agreement Sign and renovation only needs 1 Months MAX
4.During The critical period When the licence is Not out Yet Business are very prom to get saman from POLICE,MPPJ,MPSJ,DBKL and even Jabatan Imigresyen(for thoese are applying for Overseas Workers(waitress,Cooks)"
For the past few weeks, the E-Games community has been attacked and invaded. The sudden actions from the authorities sent out mysterious and suspicious motives among gamers.
It started out with Damansara Jaya, and then Subang Jaya got totally wiped out. Not a single cyber cafe was spared at that area.
The Authorities do not comprehend the seriousness of this matter. This is a huge stumbling block to the progress and future of E-Gaming, IN Malaysia.
Just to share some interesting information with my readers,
Did you know :-
There are currently 2 renowned tournaments in Malaysia,
WCG (World Cyber Games) and SMM (Sendi Mutiara Multimedia).
SMM is offering a grand total of RM150,000 cold hard cash to winners of the competitions.
The world's renowned competition ESWC (Electronic Sports World Cup) is offering a total grand prize of USD300,000 *That's 1 Million Ringgit, mind you*
Just base on this few observations, the world is slowly yet surely setting their eyes on E-Gaming and how it would shape the future.
I plea to those who are gamers at heart, you play not because you're addicted, you play because you passion burns for the game.
Parents always shed negative light on E-Gaming. Nothing but a waste of time?
In every sport, there is always the good sides and bad sides. Basketball and soccer has their own good and bad sides. Snooker and Golf has their own good and bad sides. So is it fair for individuals to just focus on the bad sides of E-Gaming and ignore the good sides?
Gone are the days where gangsters and tai kors lingering around cyber cafes. Trust me on that, I've been there for almost 5 years now. What are parents to tell us something that we know of crystal clearly while they are at somewhere else instead of the cyber cafe? If they want to judge, please come by for a few days and have a good look, do you see drug addicts and gang fights occurring at cyber cafes?
I wish to represent on the behalf of all gamers in Malaysia to the Authorities, do you want to create a conducive environment for gamers to grow or become a stumbling block to our growth? On the global scale, we Malaysians are trying hard to reach up the international standard of gaming and all this isn't helping a single bit.
Would continue to touch on this topic over the next few posts.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Parenting #02
Which parent likes to admit they have weaknesses?
Which parent doesn't want to display the "ideal" role model of being a good citizen and being that successful person in life?
It's okay for them to interrogate you and present all your weaknesses and negative traits but it's not okay for us to point out theirs?
Gary always emphasize to me the importance of "mutual understanding".
Be it pampering you with a silver spoon or giving you an endless period of torment, if there's no mutual understanding, true communication cannot take place.
I read an article quite some time back. It was mentioning about parents who does not have some sort of institute or school to teach them what a standard parent should be. They do not have a manual that falls from the sky which guides them what a parent should do and should not do. But for those who are not believers of Christianity, isn't life's like that?
Individuals learn through experiences and knowledge obtained in life. But every individual have their own unique perspectives and thoughts. What may seem precious and valuable to you might not be the same for the other.
Certain parents ensures that their children takes over their ambition due to the fact that they could not achieve it themselves. But we are exposed to the content of the media that creates an awareness that children shouldn't be chasing your dreams, they should be chasing theirs. Furthermore, they need every aspect of support they can get from the parents - be it emotionally or financially.
Of course, I've heard a fair share of stories and tales from other friends of parents who upset them but they also show their weaknesses and ask their children to forgive and understand them. From what I see, it's an initiative.
Which parent doesn't want to display the "ideal" role model of being a good citizen and being that successful person in life?
It's okay for them to interrogate you and present all your weaknesses and negative traits but it's not okay for us to point out theirs?
Gary always emphasize to me the importance of "mutual understanding".
Be it pampering you with a silver spoon or giving you an endless period of torment, if there's no mutual understanding, true communication cannot take place.
I read an article quite some time back. It was mentioning about parents who does not have some sort of institute or school to teach them what a standard parent should be. They do not have a manual that falls from the sky which guides them what a parent should do and should not do. But for those who are not believers of Christianity, isn't life's like that?
Individuals learn through experiences and knowledge obtained in life. But every individual have their own unique perspectives and thoughts. What may seem precious and valuable to you might not be the same for the other.
Certain parents ensures that their children takes over their ambition due to the fact that they could not achieve it themselves. But we are exposed to the content of the media that creates an awareness that children shouldn't be chasing your dreams, they should be chasing theirs. Furthermore, they need every aspect of support they can get from the parents - be it emotionally or financially.
Of course, I've heard a fair share of stories and tales from other friends of parents who upset them but they also show their weaknesses and ask their children to forgive and understand them. From what I see, it's an initiative.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Parenting #01
Host of the party:"What time you've got to make a move to home?"
Guest:"It has to be before 11p.m. Any later than that and i'm screwed."
Host:"Ah, okays. By the way, will Andrew be able to make it today?"
Guest:"As usual, his parents don't let him come out. Don't have to invite him anymore la.. don't say party, normal simple outing also like end of the world to their parents."
Host:"True.. but I heard that he curi curi climbs out of the house and lie big time to his parents if he were to get caught. Susahlah, his parents."
If this discussion was held back when I was 15 or 16, by all means, I can still comprehend.
Thing is, discussions like these are still occurring around me today.
Would a parent calling you up to find out where their son/daughter went while you're 20 years old seems rather exaggerated to you, or it happens to you all the time?
People say, the key issue about parenting is - Trust.
Once the child breaks it, even while very young, the parents find it hard to buy their words. On a personal aspect, I broke that trust. I lied to go to cyber cafe when I was only 13, but everyone else was going and it was so much fun going there. Ever since I became a Christian, through God's guidance, I managed to heal that crack of trust between me and my parents.
It took me time, but it did earn their trust. To let them know what sort of friends I'm mixing with and the activities that I do. It's far from drinking, smoking or taking drugs. Everything else was least of their concern.
After 17, the word "curfew" don't exist anymore in my vocabulary. But it's until I meet certain friends who bring up that word, I was appalled.
"You've got to be kidding me, curfew?"
Guest:"It has to be before 11p.m. Any later than that and i'm screwed."
Host:"Ah, okays. By the way, will Andrew be able to make it today?"
Guest:"As usual, his parents don't let him come out. Don't have to invite him anymore la.. don't say party, normal simple outing also like end of the world to their parents."
Host:"True.. but I heard that he curi curi climbs out of the house and lie big time to his parents if he were to get caught. Susahlah, his parents."
If this discussion was held back when I was 15 or 16, by all means, I can still comprehend.
Thing is, discussions like these are still occurring around me today.
Would a parent calling you up to find out where their son/daughter went while you're 20 years old seems rather exaggerated to you, or it happens to you all the time?
People say, the key issue about parenting is - Trust.
Once the child breaks it, even while very young, the parents find it hard to buy their words. On a personal aspect, I broke that trust. I lied to go to cyber cafe when I was only 13, but everyone else was going and it was so much fun going there. Ever since I became a Christian, through God's guidance, I managed to heal that crack of trust between me and my parents.
It took me time, but it did earn their trust. To let them know what sort of friends I'm mixing with and the activities that I do. It's far from drinking, smoking or taking drugs. Everything else was least of their concern.
After 17, the word "curfew" don't exist anymore in my vocabulary. But it's until I meet certain friends who bring up that word, I was appalled.
"You've got to be kidding me, curfew?"
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Filler Post
The weather ...
is so hot .. you can literally see mirages in your living room.
is so hot .. the minute you sweat, it becomes salt immediately.
is so hot .. until genting, becomes a lowland.
First the extreme pouring of rain .. and now the extreme merciless heat.
is so hot .. you can literally see mirages in your living room.
is so hot .. the minute you sweat, it becomes salt immediately.
is so hot .. until genting, becomes a lowland.
First the extreme pouring of rain .. and now the extreme merciless heat.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Updates.
For the past 3 days, i watched Prince Caspian twice.
And after watching it twice, it still hasn't portray the epic feeling compared to L.O.T.R. I haven't read the book yet, by C.S Lewis.
About writing a full review on it, i think i'll reserve my energy on that. After discovering that my readers are frightened after reading my "warning", I'll just let them be the judge for themselves.
Oh and yes, for those who really wants to know the song title for the second last song at the end of the movie, you can find it at my juke box, the first song that is being played. "The Call" by Regina Spektor.
And I must mention this, my gf has the tendency to over react to element of surprises. The scene where Prince Caspian and Peter clashed at the first time in the woods, the sound effects was so overwhelming, she flung her handso hard in the intention to wrap her arms around me that it knocked the starbucks she bought earlier into the cinema which was placed at the drink holder spilled all over me.
I practically smelled like starbucks throughout the movie until i got home..
On the business aspect, me and gary decided to divert our focus into an industry that we truly feel passionate about.
We're planning to change not only the local scene but the whole world's perspective towards the gaming industry. I'm still trying to be inspired for the logo of the company while working on a few things about the idea.
And i've made my first video with camcorder. Thing is, I can't seem to upload it to Youtube. 400mb is the entire size of the video.. It's about the tournament held in Tbun, COD4 (Call of Duty 4) was the game.
That'll be it for now.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
And after watching it twice, it still hasn't portray the epic feeling compared to L.O.T.R. I haven't read the book yet, by C.S Lewis.
About writing a full review on it, i think i'll reserve my energy on that. After discovering that my readers are frightened after reading my "warning", I'll just let them be the judge for themselves.
Oh and yes, for those who really wants to know the song title for the second last song at the end of the movie, you can find it at my juke box, the first song that is being played. "The Call" by Regina Spektor.
And I must mention this, my gf has the tendency to over react to element of surprises. The scene where Prince Caspian and Peter clashed at the first time in the woods, the sound effects was so overwhelming, she flung her hand
I practically smelled like starbucks throughout the movie until i got home..
On the business aspect, me and gary decided to divert our focus into an industry that we truly feel passionate about.
We're planning to change not only the local scene but the whole world's perspective towards the gaming industry. I'm still trying to be inspired for the logo of the company while working on a few things about the idea.
And i've made my first video with camcorder. Thing is, I can't seem to upload it to Youtube. 400mb is the entire size of the video.. It's about the tournament held in Tbun, COD4 (Call of Duty 4) was the game.
That'll be it for now.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Blog Upgrade?
Did some upgrades to the blog.. May it enhance the reading experience for my readers(hopefully not otherwise).
Next post will be coming up soon. I appreciate your patience and diligence.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Next post will be coming up soon. I appreciate your patience and diligence.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
How much it takes to amuse you?
"Daryl, that's really really subjective .. Everyone has their own interests in different fields,"
My point is, the "degree" of any interest or any field.
Would this amuse you?
Or this?
Movies like this?
Or this?
Cars like this?
Or this?
If you relate to all the comparisons above to wealth issues, how about the following comparisons,
Biscuits like this?
Or .. this?
Affordable clothes like this? (No, i'm not related to him.)
Or this..?
A haircut from an Indian barber?
Or at a decent saloon? (And yes, he's not my friend either.)
It can be very surprising to sometimes discover, the degree of excitement and thrill for others to
be amused. What really influence the overall factor of the audience amusement degree bar?
It's all subject to discussion. Please share your thoughts.
Thanks for your time.
God bless, cheers.
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