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.
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I... think... that... as much as I don't particularly like having my country being called a 3WC, I don't exactly see how having the Twin Towers and Maxis makes us that special. I mean, the Burj Dubai now exists, and the KL Tower looks like a floppy lollipop next to it. The LRT system is far from complicated; it disappoints me greatly.
All the large-scale development only happens in KL, hardly any of it even branches out to Selangor (unless 1U counts). I mean, I suppose we're getting there, but we're getting there really slowly. I say Malaysia needs to pick up pace and move about 50 times faster.
A lot of the lack of "moral" values you mentioned come about because of the state the country's people are in. Many of these people come from poor families and live hard lives and don't have time for things like slowing down to put their good manners on display. I don't think PJ people are that much more polite anyway. (and I'm saying this as a person who's lived in PJ almost all her life)
My point is that if we have hardcore poverty on a large scale, other countries would not be a slightest bit interested in investing in such a country.
The fact that the Twin Towers still stand represents that we're not in a 3WC or anyhow going down to that standard. It's the mentality that makes us look as if we are.
Moral values also comes from cultures and traditions. What make you think that by being poor, you can't be polite and considerate? Have forgotten what chinese traditions has taught us?
The article is so informative.
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