Curiosity, Thoughts and Whatever...
I'm not a regular blogger just occasionally wanna share some thoughts and ideas to the rest of the world. Hope you like what you see and written.....:))
Kids
Published Monday, March 26, 2007 by SaiRay.
If you don't have them you want them. If you have them, you hate them. An analogy of cold and hot water. Most people don't like cold nor hot water. Everybody want to drink a glass of warm water. Therefore how to obtain an equilibrium of this yin and yang in our everyday life ?
Just take my kids for example. Don't get me wrong. They are actually good kids. However, my elder son is a little bit wee playful. Once he is in his "SHIOK" mode, he is unstoppable, uncontrollable and unpredictable. Yeah, he's a bit of all that. Just very difficult to make decision or not sure how to really teach him. Tried many ways. Firstly, explain to him the problem and the consequences. If you do like this you might hit something or break something and therefore the broken glasses will cut you. That is painful and blood will be oozing out and etc. Hmmmm.....he was cool about it. Not very frighten nor very apprehensive of what I was telling him. Usually he will just run around non stop and when I ask him to stop for awhile cause I want to tell him something..........he will just ignore me and continue with his play. He wasn't like this before. I notice this only started after my 2nd son was born. Before that he had no one to play with and therefore was a bit bored. Now he always run around and play with his little brother non-stop. Whatever he does, the small one will just follow.
When this happen, I will be the one who keep nagging and telling them what to do. I feel so tired and so exhausted finding oneself keep repeating the same word again and again every night. Then I wonder are all this my pay time cause of my truancy and disobedient when I was younger ? I wasn't a a very obedient son and I was definite as naughty as both of them. I have a few hunch and a few glimpse of myself acting the way my kids act now.
Deja Vu
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Read an interesting article in Bernama this afternoon. Its funny how we always thought US is always oppressing the rest of the world and nobody dare to stand up against it. Well, not anymore cause it seem China had been compiling US human rights record violation for the 8th year now. Its funny and its ..............like the saying goes, serve back the same medicine to the same doctor. Doctor are human too and it can't be right all the time either. So what goes around will come around. However, not sure what the US official response are if there is any at all.
China Issues US Human Rights Record
BEIJING, March 8 (Bernama) -- China issued on Thursday the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2006 in response to the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2006 issued by the US Department of State on Tuesday, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
Released by the Information Office of China's State Council, the Chinese report lists a multitude of cases to show the human rights situation in the United States and its violation of human rights in other countries.
"As in previous years, the State Department pointed the finger at human rights conditions in more than 190 countries and regions, including China, but avoided touching on the human rights situation in the United States," the document says.
By publishing the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2006, the document says it aims to "help people have a better understanding of the situation in the United States and promote the international cause of human rights".
Relying on its strong military power, the United States has trespassed on the sovereignty of other countries and violated human rights in other countries, the document says.
A large number of innocent Iraqi civilians have died in the war launched by the United States in 2003.
The document says the United States has a flagrant record of violating the Geneva Convention in systematically abusing prisoners during the Iraqi War and the War in Afghanistan.
On February 15, 2006, Australia's SBS TV aired more than 10 pictures and video clips taken at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison; the images included: a man's throat was cut off, left forearm of a man was left with burns and shrapnel wounds, a blood-stained interrogation room, and a seemingly insane man's body covered with his own feces.
Even in the United States, people's life, property and personal security are not duly protected, the document says.
It quoted a report by the U.S. Justice Department on Sept. 10, 2006 as saying that there were 5.2 million violent crimes in the United States in 2005, up 2.5 percent from the previous year, the highest rate in 15 years.
Statistics released by the department in 2006 showed that in 2005 American residents age 12 or above experienced 23 million crimes; for every 1,000 persons age 12 or older, there occurred 1 rape or sexual assault, 1 assault with injury, and 3 robberies.
In the United States, human rights violations committed by law enforcement and judicial departments are also common. Following the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other government agencies have referred 6,472 individuals to prosecutors on terrorism-related charges.
The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University says nearly three-quarters of terrorism suspects seized by the United States in the five years following the September 11 attacks have not even made it to trial because of lack of evidence against them.
In 64 percent of the cases, federal prosecutors decided that they were not worth prosecuting, while an additional nine percent were either dismissed by judges or the individuals were found not guilty, according to a report by the AFP on September 4, 2006.
The document says the United States has lorded it over other countries by condemning their human rights practices while ignoring its own problems, which exposes double standard and hegemonies in the field of human rights.
By publishing the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2006, the document says it aims to "help the world people have a better understanding of the situation in the United States and promote the international cause of human rights".
This is the eighth consecutive year that China has issued human rights record of the United States in answer to the U.S. State Department annual report.
Review and Interesting Site
Published by SaiRay.
Interesting map of PJ area. An alternative if you don't have GoogleMaps installed in your PC or like in my case, there was a problem with the PC video card and etc. Do check it out.
Found another interesting site where great reviews on freeware for network support and etc
1. DHCP Probe
4. Argus
5. Zenoss Core
6. Tera Term
I am still searching for a software that can detect PC that is "stealing" my wireless line. Are there any such software at all ?
Short Notes
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Early in the morning today I got a message from wifey that her good friend M's father had just pass away. Heard from wifey that M father felt from a lorry.....or was it a truck. I know that the parents stayed in USJ area and hence are quite well to do. Anyway they are from a humble family background. The first thing I thought when I saw the message was ..........61.......still so young and it could hit anybody, especially my parents. They are old but to me they are still young and as ever vibrant and healthy. I am more worry than ever now. I feel I am very old already cause not sure what the future lies ahead and what is waiting for me.
Check it out
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Chk this out
Very accurate wor....
是一个十分有趣的心理测验，而且非常简单准确。
要评估自己的性格，请看看以下的图
片，并选出你最喜爱的一张。
这些图片是科学家跟一位心理学家一
起合作的成果，并且经过历时几年的
全球性测试，他们收到这个研究的响
应之后，再小心地调较各个图片的颜
色及形状，然后再次进行测试，直至
他们得到这些非常成功的图片，这些
图片代表了九种不同的性格。
据称这是全球最准确的性格测试。希
望你喜欢这个测 验！
快来看看你们的性格如何吧。测试图
片如下，最好在5秒钟内选出你喜欢
的图片，不要犹豫!
附件此主题相关图片
答案：
1.无忧无虑，顽皮，愉快的人
你喜欢自由自在，无拘无束的生活。
你的座右铭是：生命只能活一次，因此你尽量享受每一刻。
你好奇心旺盛，对新事物抱有开放的态度；你向往改变，讨厌束缚。
你觉得身边的环境都不断在变，而且经常为你带来惊喜。
2. 独立，前卫，不受拘束
你追求自由及不受拘束，自我的生活。
你的工作及消闲活动都与艺术有关。
你对于自由的渴求有时候会使你做出令人出人意表的事。
你的生活方式极具个人色彩；你永远不会盲目追逐潮流。
相反地，你会根据自己的意思和信念去生活，就算是逆流而上也在所不惜。
3. 时常自我反省,敏感的思想家
你对于自己及四周的环境能够比一般人控制得更好更彻底。
你讨厌表面化及肤浅的东西；你宁愿独自一人也不愿跟别人闲谈，但你跟朋友的关
系
却非常深入，这令你的心境保持和谐安逸。
你不介意长时间独自一人，而且绝少会觉得沉闷。
4. 务实，头脑清醒，和谐
你作风自然，喜欢简单的东西。
人们欣赏你脚踏实地，他们觉得你稳重，值得信赖。
你能够给予身边的人安全感，你给人一种亲切，温暖的感觉。
你对于俗气的，花花绿绿的东西都不屑一顾，对时装潮流抱着怀疑的态度；
对于你来说，衣服必须是实用及大方得体的。
5. 专业，实事求事，自信
你掌管自己的生活，你相信自己的能力多于相信命运的安排。
你以实际，简单的方式去解决问题。
你对日常生活中所遇到的事物抱有现实的睇法，并且能够应付自如。
人们知道你可担重任，因此都放心把大量工作交给你处理。
你那坚强的意志使你时刻都充满信心。
未达到自己的目标之前，你绝不罢休。
6. 温和，谨慎，无攻击性
你生性随和，但处事谨慎。
你很容易认识朋友，但同时享受你的私人时间及独立生活。
有时候，你会从人群中抽身而出，一个人静静地思考生活的意义，并自娱一番。
你需要个人的空间，因此有时会隐匿于美梦当中，但你并不是一个爱孤独的人。
你跟自己及这个世界都能够和陆共处，而你对现状亦非常满意。
7. 具分析力，可靠，自信
你对事物的灵敏度令你可以发现到旁人忽略了的东西。
这些就是你的宝石，你喜欢发掘这些美好的东西。
你的教养对于你的生活有很特别的影响。
你有自己高雅独特的一套，无视任何时装潮流。
你的理想生活是优雅而愉快的，而你亦希望跟你接触的人们都是高雅而有教养的。
8. 浪漫，爱幻想，情绪化
你是一个感性的人。你拒绝只从一个严肃，理智的角度去理解事物。
你的感觉亦十分重要。事实上，你觉得人生必需要有梦想才叫活得充实。
你不接受那些轻视浪漫主义及被理智牵着鼻子走的人；
而且不会让任何事物影响到你那丰富的感情及情绪。
9. 精力充沛，好动，外向
你不介意冒险，特别喜欢有趣的，多元化的工作。
相比之下，例行公事及惯例会令你没精打采。
你最兴奋的是可以积极参与任何比赛活动，因为这样你就可以在众人面前大显身手
了。
Chaos, Gen X & Y, Pride and the Honorable
Published Sunday, March 25, 2007 by SaiRay.
The company that I have been working in is currently going through some PMS. Why ? Cause the whole place especially their HR system is in a mess. This is just not from me only but from other staff own words. Lately there has been a few cases of staff resigning only to come back after a few month or more than a year. I find this antics amusing and baffling especially for HR concern. Are we a shopping centre where we can come in and go anytime at anyone whim and fancy. Doesn't a big corporation as ours have any pride, rules or procedure to be adhere to. To add salt to the wound, many of them had previously resign to go to our competitor and in fact had pass on their knowledge and system to them. To have quit and go to a competitor and quit again to come back to the same company is like child's play. Are we to trust them since we are an R&D company which pride itself as having the best procedural, standard and information security management control in the world. I am still at a lost. The fact and keyword was he worked for a competitor. If he wasn't working for a competitor then I feel they still have some creditability and responsibility.
Another point I want to raise is on their personality........maturity and IQ. Do they ever think properly before submitting a resignation letter or they just follow where the money trait is ? Its funny how today's new generation of younger kids think, do or lived. There's no more honour ability, responsibility and pride in them any more. Money is doing all the talking. Just follow the money !!!!!
Unless I have taken all this wrongly and looking at this optimistically ...........this might be a case of "The Departed" whereby his previous superior had sent him to work for the competitor as an undercover.........hahaha........the greatest joke of all.
Another point I want to raise is on their personality........maturity and IQ. Do they ever think properly before submitting a resignation letter or they just follow where the money trait is ? Its funny how today's new generation of younger kids think, do or lived. There's no more honour ability, responsibility and pride in them any more. Money is doing all the talking. Just follow the money !!!!!
Unless I have taken all this wrongly and looking at this optimistically ...........this might be a case of "The Departed" whereby his previous superior had sent him to work for the competitor as an undercover.........hahaha........the greatest joke of all.
2.5" Hard disk in Low Yat
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Recently.......or to be precise a month ago, I had bought a 2.5" 120GB hard disk at Low Yat for RM 315. Here's a writeup or a little bit on it for you and my own reference. Btw, the name of the shop is PC ZONE Computer Trading (M) SDN BHD.
Toilet
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Keep toilets clean or lose your licence, businesses told. Read the article here.
Did you read the headline above ? As soon as I had finished reading it, I thought .....crap. Let me tell you my very own experience. My family and I was out on a trip to Low Yat during the CNY as I had wanted to get a 2.5" Hitachi hard disk. I had search and did my homework and found that the best price I could get for that specification I wanted was from Low Yat........
Therefore, during the trip, my missus and my kids wanted to go to the toilet. My wifey and I was stun when the entrance fee for toilet in Low Yat is RM 0.50. I mean when has toilet prices also gone up to RM 0.50. The last I know was RM 2.00 for KLCC exclusive toilet and etc but for this normal ordinary toilet we were required to pay RM 0.50. Hmm......well its only RM 0.50 ...so I gave the money and ask wifey and my mom to go in first.
Later when they came out, my wife was very piss off. She went to the lady manning the counter and told her that she shouldn't collect any money at all cause the ladies toilet was filthy and in deplorable state. I understand her emotion then. If it was me I would had piss off too.....0.50cent to get you into a filthy toilet. Most probably the cleaners were lazy and prefer to sit on their butt whole day at the counter collecting money. Just what on earth kind of standard are they using to fixed the toilet fee at 0.50cent ? During the entire episode as I was standing outside the toilet waiting for wifey, I notice that many man and woman just walk in and out of the toilet without paying. Not sure whether they are the retail or sales people working in the building itself. Some doesn't look like it at all with their tie and slack and coat and etc.
I told my wifey not to be mad at them........its useless and pointless to get mad at them. What kind of reaction do you expect to hear from them. They are just cleaners with ........most if not no education or basic mentality at all. Foreign woman from neighbouring country especially are worst. Its really pointless to get mad at them. A waste of energy, brain cell and breath to talk to them. Worst was we are a little bit civilize and hence to make a scene or have a roll with them would only make us look like them......uncivilised and ........can't find the right word. I don't want to sound too arrogant or obnoxious. You get what I mean.
My family then decided to leave the place as it was beginning to get very pack. Huge crowd was hunting for bargain. We went next door of Low Yat .............Melia Hotel if not mistaken. We went into the toilet...........walk around and enjoy the CNY atmosphere. The best part was, the toilet use was free.........clean.........and right just next door to Low Yat. So there you go. Tell me why Low Yat is charging such an exorbitant fees for the use of their "SUPER DUPER FILTHY" toilet ?
Stupidity
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Yeah that's what I want to talk about today. Just what is stupid. Its define as lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind in the English/oxford dictionary.
Anyway, there is the perception I am getting frequently at this point of time that it pays to be stupid. It isn't good nor is it smart to be smart. Stupid can bring the benefit of don't know anything, stress free and above all care less and think less. On the other hand being smart mean being trying to know more and getting piss off or over burn for absorbing and thinking too much. Thinking too much will work the brain into overdrive and hence causes stress and raises health risk.
Therefore its good to be stupid for once in awhile. Just take for example in our daily working life ! When you boss ask you to do some stuff......you can plead ignorant and stupidity and tells him in the face, sorry I don't know how to do it. Yeah, why need to feel embarrass and uncomfortable. We are not doing anything illegal nor committing any crime. We are just plain dumb and stupid.
My close friend, Doc Y felt the same way too about his work, the system and etc. He and others are smart fellow. Very smart and he has his own plan and future. His work as a doc is just passing time. I mean yeah he's dedicated and responsible and etc towards his patient. Nevertheless, you must have some ambition or hidden inner feeling to want more. However, in the place where we all live and breath there's no equality and no transparency. I always wonder why he gave up his ambition and his talent to pursue to further his education of becoming a specialist. Now I know. Instead he's putting more focus and his time to making more money in the stock market. He's trying to be a Doc Remisier. Ha....you heard me right. He's smart right but to others and his superior he might just be another Doc in the ward but behind the curtain is a aggressive investor who is raking in thousand and thousand of dollar from the market.
He's very discipline and he has his method. Every morning he would wake up early to study the market and then set his buy/sell target using his online trading. Of course trading online has its risk and benefit but since he's not much of a speculator and with his huge cash reserve..........its not a problem. In fact I agreed with most of his analysis and his view on the market condition and future but nevertheless I do not have such a huge cash reserve at my disposal. Therefore I am unable to follow his lead.
Hopefully I can built up my reserve again in time before the next bull run and ride on the wave.
National & Chinese School
Published Tuesday, March 20, 2007 by SaiRay.
I want to discuss about the above issue. Read it in many places and heard many stories on it to. Just which school is the best and in producing the best human being in the real world ? I mean I feel national and Chinese type school have their own individual pros and cons. I think there is just no comparison. But what if I still want to compare apple to apple and to find out once and for all.
Conclusion / Summary
| National Type | Chinese Type |
| Flexible and vibrant (outgoing). | Rigid kids. |
| Always try to stand out. | Follow instruction and obedient. |
| Disrespectful to elders due to westernize philosophy. | Respect for elders. |
| Arrogant. | Humble |
| Less stressful and pressure. Hence relax. | Very stressful and tiring. |
| Open minded and aggressive. | Narrow minded and recursive. |
| Mother tongue or family language - English | Mother tongue or family language - Mandarin |
| Good in science. | Good in math's. |
| Sociable | Introvert |
| Wide knowledge of global issue | Knowledge confine to interest only |
| Excellent English | Excellent mandarin |
| Blunt | Sensitive |
| Adventurous | Not too adventurous |
| Lazy | Bookworm |
| Lazy and care less teacher and head of school | Money minded teachers and head of school |
| No punishment unless very very truant | Kids cane frequently by teacher for no books and etc |
| Having a global mind | Individual mind |
| Very adventurous and sporting | Un-adventurous |
| Strong principle | Selfish |
| Strong team spirit | No team spirit |
| Initiative | Passive |
I give up. I think there's no winner here cause each has their own merit and demerit. It just a matter of which you prefer at the end of the day. However, I notice that national school has more merit than demerit. Nevertheless, I feel the competitiveness and some good values imparted by the parents itself could play a major influence...........hence ...........Chinese school have the upper edge here.
Famous Blogger
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I was reading an interesting article during the weekend on this famous blogger interviewing a young successful entrepreneur. The blogger was jacking him up and etc but I was fine with it but a little bit on the fake side. I felt he didn't tell the whole stories and wasn't being honest about it. Come on la......that successful entrepreneur was famous and successful because he had his family help. He was from a well to do family and his dad own a boutique or something in one of the major hotel in the golden triangle area. His family was in the rich and famous circle and hence has all the contact and networking to push his kid up the ladder. I mean I can find lots of good photographer around and most of them are slogging it out for years. Most of the "photojournalism" the name he so happily coin........are fyi working freelance or not for profit. In others words most of them are making a decent living. But this entrepreneur is world famous......he 's only 29, married and loaded.
Yeah, he works hard and etc....so are the rest of the 80% of the society. I have no doubt about that but the interview never once highlighted his family background and the "help" either financially or politically he got indirectly or directly. So like I always said, never trust what you read in the main media and also the blog. They might me telling you the truth but not the whole truth. Sorry I don't want to name names or put any link over here. Just my piece of 2 cents thought.
Deplorable Gov Hospital
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A group of friend of mine were out during the weekend talking cock. You know la guys just love to talked cock from small tiny stuff till national issues and policy, Its in the trait of all men. Anyway, as we were talking on the subject of contractors, hospital and warranty and etc, Dr.Y told me he isn't surprised. The hospital he is working in is in deplorable state though the hospital is just less than 5 yrs old.
The ceiling fell off in his A&E room and what the contractor did was re-installed back with new ceiling. However, according to my friend there is a leak/drip in the water pipe system which make the ceiling weak and hence fall off. The contractor is not finding the cause of the ceiling damage but instead just replaced it every few months. This had been going on since day 1.
He gave many example and highlighted many new areas which is falling apart. With this we all weren't surprised that Ampang Hospital wasn't stable and its condition falling apart. Fungus infection and etc are just a normal thing in every new hospital nowadays. Further to that the contractor gave a warranty coverage of only 2 yrs. Therefore, there will try to stretch and do some minor counter-measure, plaster and etc to drag and drag till the warranty period expire. If he wasn't mistaken he told us that most of the problematic hospital are built by a major top construction company and usually split according to area during the award by the G. This so called famous and well known construction company has many project in India building highway, bridges and utilities.
This is the most notable "Malaysia Boleh" spirit where everything can be done but at a far lower quality and shorter schedule.
EPF Part 2
Published Tuesday, March 13, 2007 by SaiRay.
The other day I read about MAS selling off their MAS training centre in Kelana Jaya for RM 147million to EPF. I don't get it. If you had read the article properly you will notice that Idris Jala are leasing the training centre back from EPF for a sum of RM 8.9million a year. According to the report, MAS is leasing the centre for 5 yrs with the option to extend to another 5 yrs. That works out to
RM 8.9million X 5 yrs = RM 44.5million
Hence, assuming MAS will most likely be leasing for a total of 10yrs......then the amount will come to RM 89million. I am not sure whether that's a good deal or not for EPF or MAS itself. There's a great potential for the land over in Kelana Jaya. I think the place is a gold mine in another few years time. There's a lake, many condo, public park and a big grand mosque. However, I have doubt on the land status of MAS training centre cause as far as I know, all the land in the area belongs to PKNS and its all leasehold.
Another point I figure is on how EPF are going to manage all this huge investment in 2007. I am keeping my finger cross this year dividend is not going to be anything more than the current ~5% we are getting. Just wish for the best.
DIY Site
Published Monday, March 12, 2007 by SaiRay.
While I was surfing found a very good site teaching you how to create short cuts and customising and improving your Gmail. Here's the link here.
Another good DIY site
specially like this USB powered LED torch light. Its simple and the parts are easily available.
EPF
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I guess by now its an open secret that EPF had finally won the bid to buy up RHB bank and etc. What I want to know is this a conflict of interest. As far as I know EPF own many other banking shares. So with this is there a conflict of interest ? Most probably EPF had substantial ownership in B.Pertanian and other halal bank as well.
EPF is a Malaysian public pension fun. It has billions and billions of fund and money under its arm. In other words Malaysian public are the shareholders of EPF and it is answerable to the public. EPF is an investment arm of the government and since 2000 we had been getting meagre yearly dividend of around 5% only. Therefore the question is does investing into RHB make a good sound return ? I don't feel its right. Instinct and history tells me pension fund are never good at running banks. If I am not mistaken BSN was a government run bank and now see what happen to it. It is just not professionally run cause there's too many cronies and nepotism going around in there.
Further to all that what happen if RHB make a loss and in consecutive years to come ? What would EPF contingencies plan be ? Did EPF take into account all the worst case scenario and make a complete account audit into RHB ? Well, I believe RHB is a good bank but my doubt lies with whether EPF can successfully manage it just like any other successful business entity. In my honest opinion EPF just had too many external variable which can influence a good decision from being made. There are
1. Government - politically
2. Interest in other sector - very diversify portfolio
3. Many bosses
FTA
Published Thursday, March 08, 2007 by SaiRay.
Did you read the below headline ? I thought it was crap. Does it means previously the Nation wasn't first in priority ? I thought its common sense and comes with the shoulder responsibility of any G to negotiate in the best interest of their individual nation. Not ? Meaning negotiation previously are for individual personal priority and gains !!!
It's totally not making sense at all. Where is this country heading to ? Just to re-cap and point out that Japan FTA had been signed not too long ago with some pretty quick negotiation and also no public feedback or discussion at all. As what I understand, mango trade for CBU cars and etc. I believe Japan is smart and not to negotiate a trade agreement that only benefit us. Therefore assuming that Jap got a good deal......then where does that leave us ? Can we all see the fine print on the FTA deal or it is under official secret act and therefore confidential ? Taken the shine off the gloss......
"Nation comes first in FTA talks, says PM"
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the government would always safeguard the nation's interest in its negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States.Contacted by Bernama today, he said the matter was discussed at length and in detail by the Cabinet today and the matter would again be discussed at next week's Cabinet meeting.
"The government fully understands the thinking and concerns of the people on this matter. I would like to assure that the nation's interest will always be safeguarded and would not be sacrificed in any way," he said.
Some quarters had expressed concerns that the FTA with the United States would only benefit the Americans.
A total of 18 issues are being negotiated with the United States in the FTA and they include industrial goods, textiles and clothing, Customs procedures, intellectual property rights, agriculture, financial services, telecommunications, the environment and investment.
The two countries have held various rounds of negotiations in the last one year with the latest in Kota Kinabalu last month.
Malaysia has taken the stand that there is no time frame for the conclusion of the FTA negotiations but the United States hopes that the FTA could be sealed by July this year.
-- BERNAMA --
Puzzling News
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I had read about an article a few days ago regarding this young little girl being sexually abuse by his teacher or something. The article was relating the ordeal and her experience from a third party view. She had a hell of a time being harass and interrogated by the policewoman. You have to go and read the full story yourself over here.
My question is.....what the hell are those cop doing. I mean I know they are dirty and etc but to treat a sexually harass girl that way......is it right ? What is more puzzling about the whole episode and the subsequent days ahead was that there was no response nor any sign of the case being follow-up. That's not very like the news media. Usually when there is something going on or some tragic news and etc........we can expect lots of response both from the politician, NGO and etc through the news media. So my only guess is that there is a news blackout on this sensitive issue and furthermore it involves a big shot son. Another surprises to me was the case didn't happen in some kampung or suburban but right here in the klang valley.....in subang jaya.
What is happening to our cop ? Where is that ICMPC thing that this AAB had promised and that the A-G is looking into it. It has been a year now and still no news. Where is that 'Standard Procedure Code' that was promised so that no nude squatting and misuse and abuse of power on innocent public. Not a single thing is being done with this government. It is really a half-past government as claim by Tun M.
Here's the story from TheStar.
Here's the story from TheStar.
Where is the compassion for a traumatised teen?
THE policewoman was apparently harsh and abusive in the way she investigated the case of a 13-year-old student who claimed that a coach had molested her at a swimming pool.
“Do you know where the person lives?” the officer is said to have asked.
When the reply was a simple “no’’, the officer apparently shot back angrily: “How am I supposed to arrest the person if you don’t know where he lives?”
The victim’s older sister told me that she had a tough time protecting the young girl from more trauma. The older girl was at a loss as to what to do.
She said the officer did not brief them on the investigations procedure, but that after a few more questions, the latter called the school and gave instructions for the coach to report to the police station.
Upon hearing this, the victim apparently shrank back in fear and cried while the older sister protested the move, asking for the “confrontation’’ to be called off.
Because this was denied the siblings sought my advice.
I went to the police station and saw that the older sister looked frustrated, and the younger one, bewildered.
Not knowing the proper procedures myself, I decided to remain calm and quiet, urging the older sister to do the same – advice I received from my friends.
We tried to negotiate for a one-way mirror identification, but instead got scolded by the officer for suggesting it.
“Don’t you know we have nothing against this man?’’ the officer told the younger sister.
“You have no marks on you, no traces of semen and all that. If he doesn’t admit to the crime, we cannot detain him.
“We need him to see you so he will know you are the victim and not some other victim that he could have molested.
“And if you don’t identify him, he could turn around and sue you and sue me!”
As I continued advising the older sister, we heard the officer complaining loudly to her colleagues that “the case would not hold in court because the girl was uncooperative.’’
Then we heard her say: “How? This is the son of Datuk (followed by a name that we could not catch) and he has filed a report saying this is all slander.”
I told the older sister to ask the officer to call the coach and set a time for the meeting.
We waited for about two hours and the younger sister was getting tired and restless.
Meanwhile, the officer then handed a report that she had written to the sisters, suggesting that they both read and sign it.
This done, we left the room and decided to wait outside. I took the opportunity to seek legal advice from my friends.
We were told to wait a little longer as the coach was on his way to the station.
However, half an hour later we were told to go home as the coach might not come at all.
He was apparently making conflicting statements about his whereabouts.
The ordeal lasted some three hours for me, but for the sisters, it was much longer.
The siblings had first lodged a police report at 1pm at the Bandar Sunway police station before they were instructed to see an investigating officer at the Subang Jaya district police headquarters at 3.30pm.
What angers me is the way the police officer conducted the entire investigation.
The 13-year-old’s feelings were not taken into account.
I am not trying to determine whether a crime has been committed, but child protection laws state that a child’s interests must come first.
And yet, here’s a case where I witnessed that even the people concerned with supporting her do not seem to be aware of this.
Crisis
Published Wednesday, March 07, 2007 by SaiRay.
I had been bottling up many many things for months now. I was busy renovating a new house and spend many time running around making sure the indon workers are doing their work, the stuff that I bought are ok, making sure installer are putting things nicely, tiling of the floor and design of the house according to what my wife and I wanted. It was just hectic and tiring. On many occasion I had wanted to give up but somehow I manages to pull myself up and tell myself there will be light at the end of the tunnel. It was during this turbulence times that I had many many quarrel before renovation, during construction and after completed. The bust up was so huge that my wife went lunatic. For me whatever quarrel there is, we men will forget about it the next day. But somehow woman think in a different way. She was like a crazy woman. I was scared that she had lost her mind and couldn't get her back ........it was real scary. Never though woman can be so scorn. I knew she had bad temper occasionally especially during her PMS but ...............she went too far.
Firstly, we quarrel on the issue of time management. I was of the opinion and she was too that we make a total commitment to have the house finish as quickly as possible. Hence we need to go and scout around for the best deal in town for tiles, bathroom accessories, kitchen and etc............I was already all tied up with another house of mine when the tenant was moving out and we had to terminate the agreement earlier than specify. Hence, I need to inspect the house, get back all the keys and pay off all the utility bills. I told her to spend whatever time she has or available (after work) or take a day or 2 off to go around shopping. I thought woman love shopping. But no, she took leave and stay at home taking care of our kids. I understand that she is the responsible type and didn't want to put my kids with my parents too much. However, we are not playing or taking the time off for self indulgence. I had already laid the bricks and in fact mention it to my parents to help us out more during this difficult period. My parents was very much understanding. However, she didn't listen to me. She did it her way. I was piss off.
Secondly, during the renovation which was done by many people and supervise by her cousin (and partly me too), I took many days off and time out during office hour just so that I can confirm a few issue with her cousin and etc. My commitment was very strong. I was not too happy with time out I took though I wasn't doing anything wrong cause all my other colleague are worst off than me. I felt myself should be more responsible. I was never the kind to overtake things for granted. Nevertheless, on some occasion I wasn't quite able to take a day off and hence hoping that she can help out. However, when she did take a day off she never utilises the time efficiently and instead at the end of the day spend half the day going home to cook and feed my kids. I wasn't too happy with the situation. I was piss off too. We were running out of time and yet so many things needed to be purchase and arrange. Do you think this is consider serious commitment ? I was working my socks off for the family target. Moving into a new house and us all to call our own home. Was really disappointed.
Thirdly, by the time her cousin and mom was working on the house to re-lay all the tiles, I had high hope that she will get more involve. This is because she can have more say than I do with regard to her parents and cousin. I don't feel appropriate to give instruction or give some negative comment on their workmanship and etc. Her cousin wasn't that reliable either cause had on many occasion mis-calculated on the tiles quantity, specification and design wise. I needed her support and help. Help and support wasn't that forthcoming cause I felt she too was hesitant. I was changing and trying to give her more responsibility hoping that she get back her confidence. Confidence that she said was losing and disappearing in her life. I was disappointed again.
I think I am a rational and logical person but women aren't all the same. No matter how you try to tell them or convince them. She will just say you are the possessive type, not trusting her type and treating her like a maid. What am I suppose to do when she looks old, unattractive and only knows how to .......do the things she like. I mean my wife is good, she cooks, do the laundry.....help out the house.....independent and financially capable but there are times which she get on my nerve. Like I tell her not to clean the house today, rest and we do it tomorrow......she never listen. Ask her not to cook for a big party.......she wants to do it.........and got everyone schedule haywire and end of the day tired and not feeling well. Ask her not to cook at home.....just take away so that can spend some time recuperating and play with the kids and etc......she doesn't listen at all. Ask her not to go out.....stay at home to rest........she want to go out. Ask her not to do this and that.....cause I really love her and don't want to see her suffer but yet she doesn't want to listen.
I ask her whether we should really consider and give a thought on hiring permanent maid to enlighten everyone chores and at the same time help with the house and my parents ? She said no......blah blah blah........... I am damn piss and fuc^&%&* up. I don't know what she wants !! I can see the stress, the strain and all the time limited stuff......yet when I try to make improvement....she doesn't appreciate. Worst of all I can't find the time to really communicate with her. I miss the times when we had wild and spontaneous sex every where in the house. I miss the times when I feel connected with her while making love on the floor. I miss her sense of touch and her sensual feminine. She had loss all her feminine side of character and womanhood.
If only she could listen and be patience. My parents had already been complaining her to me on how she teaches my elder son to read and write. She's just a tough nut head that she can be very fierce. She only knows 1 method and that's scolding and screaming. My mom had been complaining for awhile now and I always ignore her but then my dad who doesn't care much about how I do my things is complaining. There must be a real concern on her teaching method. I am so tired. As if everything need me to settle. I have a tough time balancing the financial sheet of my houses, credit card bills, utilities and etc. I need a break. I really do. I don't know how long I can cope with all this. I am just so tired.
I don't make decision alone and I always consult her on many matters. I like differing opinion as it offers suggestion from a different angle of perspective. What am I doing wrong ? Perhaps its the saying that once there is a leak there will always be a leak. Everybody had been more than sensitive now. Little stuff had been twisted to bigger issue. Small issue had been blown out of proportion. I want to do something about it but I know there's no quick fixes. Hopefully time will heal the wound. I will be spending less time at home and more time in the office from next month onwards. There's some truth to what my cousin was telling me yesterday. If you spend less time at home your kids will miss you more and tend to be more discipline and listen to you more. It hit me.......perhaps what the Japanese culture had been practicing for century were right. The Japanese husband spend less time at home so less quarrel with the wife and therefore could maintain a platonic relationship with the family. When situation get too tense its all because all sides are trying to fight to win some issues and making a point. So if you aren't at home, you can't quarrel with your wife and hence less tense atmosphere. I just hate the feeling of going home and meeting a robot. She doesn't look at you. She just glances you for awhile and then do her own stuff and then continue this till she goes to bed and at a blink of an eye, she falls asleep soundly. That is how my day ends. Dull, tasteless and predictable.
Firstly, we quarrel on the issue of time management. I was of the opinion and she was too that we make a total commitment to have the house finish as quickly as possible. Hence we need to go and scout around for the best deal in town for tiles, bathroom accessories, kitchen and etc............I was already all tied up with another house of mine when the tenant was moving out and we had to terminate the agreement earlier than specify. Hence, I need to inspect the house, get back all the keys and pay off all the utility bills. I told her to spend whatever time she has or available (after work) or take a day or 2 off to go around shopping. I thought woman love shopping. But no, she took leave and stay at home taking care of our kids. I understand that she is the responsible type and didn't want to put my kids with my parents too much. However, we are not playing or taking the time off for self indulgence. I had already laid the bricks and in fact mention it to my parents to help us out more during this difficult period. My parents was very much understanding. However, she didn't listen to me. She did it her way. I was piss off.
Secondly, during the renovation which was done by many people and supervise by her cousin (and partly me too), I took many days off and time out during office hour just so that I can confirm a few issue with her cousin and etc. My commitment was very strong. I was not too happy with time out I took though I wasn't doing anything wrong cause all my other colleague are worst off than me. I felt myself should be more responsible. I was never the kind to overtake things for granted. Nevertheless, on some occasion I wasn't quite able to take a day off and hence hoping that she can help out. However, when she did take a day off she never utilises the time efficiently and instead at the end of the day spend half the day going home to cook and feed my kids. I wasn't too happy with the situation. I was piss off too. We were running out of time and yet so many things needed to be purchase and arrange. Do you think this is consider serious commitment ? I was working my socks off for the family target. Moving into a new house and us all to call our own home. Was really disappointed.
Thirdly, by the time her cousin and mom was working on the house to re-lay all the tiles, I had high hope that she will get more involve. This is because she can have more say than I do with regard to her parents and cousin. I don't feel appropriate to give instruction or give some negative comment on their workmanship and etc. Her cousin wasn't that reliable either cause had on many occasion mis-calculated on the tiles quantity, specification and design wise. I needed her support and help. Help and support wasn't that forthcoming cause I felt she too was hesitant. I was changing and trying to give her more responsibility hoping that she get back her confidence. Confidence that she said was losing and disappearing in her life. I was disappointed again.
I think I am a rational and logical person but women aren't all the same. No matter how you try to tell them or convince them. She will just say you are the possessive type, not trusting her type and treating her like a maid. What am I suppose to do when she looks old, unattractive and only knows how to .......do the things she like. I mean my wife is good, she cooks, do the laundry.....help out the house.....independent and financially capable but there are times which she get on my nerve. Like I tell her not to clean the house today, rest and we do it tomorrow......she never listen. Ask her not to cook for a big party.......she wants to do it.........and got everyone schedule haywire and end of the day tired and not feeling well. Ask her not to cook at home.....just take away so that can spend some time recuperating and play with the kids and etc......she doesn't listen at all. Ask her not to go out.....stay at home to rest........she want to go out. Ask her not to do this and that.....cause I really love her and don't want to see her suffer but yet she doesn't want to listen.
I ask her whether we should really consider and give a thought on hiring permanent maid to enlighten everyone chores and at the same time help with the house and my parents ? She said no......blah blah blah........... I am damn piss and fuc^&%&* up. I don't know what she wants !! I can see the stress, the strain and all the time limited stuff......yet when I try to make improvement....she doesn't appreciate. Worst of all I can't find the time to really communicate with her. I miss the times when we had wild and spontaneous sex every where in the house. I miss the times when I feel connected with her while making love on the floor. I miss her sense of touch and her sensual feminine. She had loss all her feminine side of character and womanhood.
If only she could listen and be patience. My parents had already been complaining her to me on how she teaches my elder son to read and write. She's just a tough nut head that she can be very fierce. She only knows 1 method and that's scolding and screaming. My mom had been complaining for awhile now and I always ignore her but then my dad who doesn't care much about how I do my things is complaining. There must be a real concern on her teaching method. I am so tired. As if everything need me to settle. I have a tough time balancing the financial sheet of my houses, credit card bills, utilities and etc. I need a break. I really do. I don't know how long I can cope with all this. I am just so tired.
I don't make decision alone and I always consult her on many matters. I like differing opinion as it offers suggestion from a different angle of perspective. What am I doing wrong ? Perhaps its the saying that once there is a leak there will always be a leak. Everybody had been more than sensitive now. Little stuff had been twisted to bigger issue. Small issue had been blown out of proportion. I want to do something about it but I know there's no quick fixes. Hopefully time will heal the wound. I will be spending less time at home and more time in the office from next month onwards. There's some truth to what my cousin was telling me yesterday. If you spend less time at home your kids will miss you more and tend to be more discipline and listen to you more. It hit me.......perhaps what the Japanese culture had been practicing for century were right. The Japanese husband spend less time at home so less quarrel with the wife and therefore could maintain a platonic relationship with the family. When situation get too tense its all because all sides are trying to fight to win some issues and making a point. So if you aren't at home, you can't quarrel with your wife and hence less tense atmosphere. I just hate the feeling of going home and meeting a robot. She doesn't look at you. She just glances you for awhile and then do her own stuff and then continue this till she goes to bed and at a blink of an eye, she falls asleep soundly. That is how my day ends. Dull, tasteless and predictable.
Work
Published Sunday, March 04, 2007 by SaiRay.
Had a tough day in the office for the past few weeks. I got a feeling that my local boss is up to no good. He has something up his sleeve. Most probably he's trying to cut me off or something cause by now there is still no call for a group meeting to delegate the work and assignment. The rest of the other group had been assign with job and model in charge. Since I had gotten a new engineer 2 yrs ago and had been training him with all that I know, I think he's trying to deal directly with him and therefore cutting me off and hoping that I die a bored fly. However, he doesn't know me well enough. I don't drop dead without a fight. The tougher the challenge is the better I become. I thrive on those challengers and pressure.
Since he is probably using those isolate tactic to get rid of me, I will just follow the flow and plead ignorant. I am fine with the situation and don't feel too bad about it. I have plenty of space and breath to pick up where I left off a few years ago. I can now spend more time to learn programming languages and etc. I have more time to figure and prioritise my life. I can do many many things. However, I don't think he can keep up these isolate tactic for too long cause else its much more beneficial to me than him. I anticipate him to try to shift me to another section or pushing all those dirty and tedious and minor stuff to me.
He had held a private meeting with another 2 member of our group and had delegated the new S18/24 series model to them. Though both the above model are only minor modification cause it is based from E18/24 series. Therefore job scope wise and model is not as heavy as when I took on 55 models in 2005 and 35 models in 2006. Sometimes I really don't understand the company strategies and direction. All the top management are just followers and getting their direction from Japan. How on earn are those Jap going to make a wise decision when they don't really understand the market locally and globally. What they know and familiar is are with the local Japanese market but they can't assume Japanese market are the same as the rest of the world. I am really baffled ?
I believe my company should go for
1. sourcing new revenue/product and business opportunity and market
2. cost reduction for all product, process and increase efficiency
Emphasis should be prioritise according to above arrangement cause I feel sourcing of new revenue generation is utmost important with the current competitive market. We are called a leader in our business but the strategies are not new and innovative. Its conservative and outdated. We can't compete apple to apple on cost forever and keep sourcing for price reduction on components and parts. There will come a saturation point and then what do we do ? Asking for ridiculous costing some more and then head chopping for scapegoat ? Its predicable and amusing to see this kind of antics. We need to invent, create a new total product to be a leader where we can set the pace and obtain bigger and better profit margin. I can't divert too much detail here but I don't think these kind of information are good ideas or special. Its so common and its freaking clear.
Likewise I am disappointed that such a big MNC are occasionally manage by cows and dogs. They are there just because its was their time, seniority and luck (jackass jack up and kissing ass). Not because they are capable, leadership and knowledge. It's just plain pathetic and nonsense. It so obvious and written up in the stars. Even blind people can sense it. So what's the point if you are at the top of your class, first class honours, leader in so so club, active in sports and etc..........none of that make a difference if you are born behind the line. Take that from me. Living in reality in the real world.
Mamak Discussion
Published Friday, March 02, 2007 by SaiRay.
Doc Y
Doc V
Engineer S
Engineer C
We were talking about our current share market outlook and on the whole Malaysian economy. A day earlier, AAB gave lots of positive outlook and was bragging about hitting all time high with KLSE index. My friend Doc Y is a regular retail investor. He has been studying all the lower liner stock and blue chip. All of a sudden he told me he is getting worry with the current situation. He observed that all the lower liner stock worth RM 0.50 had been climbing up drastically all of a sudden. The volume it was traded had taken him by surprised and we concluded that it wasn't any major retail investor flocking into the scene but a syndicate playing and making up the market. Just how on earth retail investor can snap up such a high volume of shares ?
To make matter worse was the fact that all local papers had been giving out all the good news and not reporting the actual fact. The positive outlook and all those trade value has been hype up. Obviously the papers had been playing to the Government tune. Just how on earn do you explain why suddenly YTL-e shares, Patimas, Iris had all shot up. Its just preposterous.Those stock hadn't been moving actively for the past few month. Rumours has it that WIMAX are going to be awarded to YTL-e. That's just 1 of 3 licences up for grab.
As for DIGI, we figure Telenor should just sell off their entire stake and cabut.....run as fast as it could. At more that RM 17.xx per shares Telenor would had make a very handsome profit and get back more that it had invested. The G is not going to be very friendly to investor and tell them..hey sure you can keep all ~69% shares.......don't bother to offload ~20%. Just look at their fail 3G licence application and the subsequent opera play being made. Can you imagine !! The whole industry was expecting DIGI to win the 3G license hands down but no........it was given to a non-mobile company without whatsoever proven success record. Its really a laughing stock to me. The real question for Telenor is can they accept 49% ownership without a controlling voice. The G is definitely want a say in the telecommunication industry. After all, Mr.Tycoon Ananda Krishnan invited AAB to be on his yacht and so called given him the Cobra as a present. You just don't give a million dollar yacht to someone without expecting a favour to be return, right ?
Engineer S raise a very interesting point. Since there is a syndicate acting on behalf of someone or parties shoving up the KLSE index, can we expect the GE to be call soon ? When is GE going to be held ? Common sense tell us that in order to win and have big majority everybody needs to be happy. G will make sure the majority of the people are happy and with good sentiment around. Only then will AAB call for a GE. Parliament would need to be dissolve and the GE machinery activated with at least a month long campaigning. However, we agreed that GE needed lots of money and so most probably the component parties will sell off lots of shares and in this way raise the capital for election. Therefore KLSE will be experiencing some see saw effect soon.
According to Doc Y, money politic in Sabah during election is very obvious and real. Some of the indigenous people are getting between RM 100 - 200 to vote for them. I don't believe this unless I seen it with my own eyes and with prove but I don't think my good friend will lie to me either. All this politic and GE is really dark and evil. Don't think a Mr.Nice guy can last in Mal politic for long. Its difficult cause we only have limited democracy. Its funny !! Funny that we are still backdated and old with primitive thinking. You want to win, win it with grace and dignity. That to me is the greatest democracy.
CNY Gathering
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Had a mini CNY gathering at my aunt's place yesterday. She was holding it as a farewell gathering to my bro who's leaving for London this weekend. Was a small gathering where only a few close relative staying nearby was invited. Sometimes all this gathering is kind of tiring and dull. If you have too much of it then a bored situation might arises.
Nevertheless, something interesting came out of it. Had a good long chat with my "rich" cousin. I was asking him why he left May Plastic as I thought he was having a good time over there. He was traveling around the world most of the time and playing golf and drinking etc. He told me there was a dispute and the company try to cut him off when he manages to pull a big project in. The whole project value was about 100 million and with a 2% cut he would have pocketed 2 million out of it. However, when the deal was on the verge of being finalize he ask the boss to put in writing and work out the commission he ought to get. This by then was what you call typical china men style reaction. The boss was evasive and was trying hard not to pay him that 2 million. My cousin could have just sit there and do nothing for the rest of next 5 years with the commission. However, sensing that the owner was trying to play some tricks and etc, he decided to leave for better greener pasture.
The hard part to swallow was most probably the fact that the boss was my cousin father friend. So it was a family known friend and my cousin got the job because of his father connection. In fact most of my relatives, cousin job was obtain by close relationship of my uncle with all his associate at the top. Versatile paper, Iris, May Plastic and etc are all my uncle associate while he was at the top of his career. It's really funny. My observation was if what my cousin was telling the truth then he could had make 1-2 million easily. But then there is always 2 side to a coin. I am not too sure what his ex-employer would had said. However, what surprises me is that when he was the marketing guy for the company what was he paid ? All his traveling around the world with full lodging, accommodation and entertainment are covered by the company. The important question was where on earth can you find an employee traveling around the world under his whim and fancy without any pay back. Though most of the time he told me those trip are with his boss and the boss daughter. So perhaps the boss felt he had use lots of money and expenditure and etc and therefore need to make some cut. However, whatever was the case my cousin does deserve a small cut out of the 100 million business he brought in. Nevertheless, you know la....all typical china men company always are greedy and senseless and occasionally notorious.
China men company just don't appreciate human capital and talent. What they only know is money and profit. But before making money and profit we need talent and good sales people. They are the one who bring in all the business. A little bit disappointed for my cousin. Don't think he was too happy either. However life goes on.
Nevertheless, something interesting came out of it. Had a good long chat with my "rich" cousin. I was asking him why he left May Plastic as I thought he was having a good time over there. He was traveling around the world most of the time and playing golf and drinking etc. He told me there was a dispute and the company try to cut him off when he manages to pull a big project in. The whole project value was about 100 million and with a 2% cut he would have pocketed 2 million out of it. However, when the deal was on the verge of being finalize he ask the boss to put in writing and work out the commission he ought to get. This by then was what you call typical china men style reaction. The boss was evasive and was trying hard not to pay him that 2 million. My cousin could have just sit there and do nothing for the rest of next 5 years with the commission. However, sensing that the owner was trying to play some tricks and etc, he decided to leave for better greener pasture.
The hard part to swallow was most probably the fact that the boss was my cousin father friend. So it was a family known friend and my cousin got the job because of his father connection. In fact most of my relatives, cousin job was obtain by close relationship of my uncle with all his associate at the top. Versatile paper, Iris, May Plastic and etc are all my uncle associate while he was at the top of his career. It's really funny. My observation was if what my cousin was telling the truth then he could had make 1-2 million easily. But then there is always 2 side to a coin. I am not too sure what his ex-employer would had said. However, what surprises me is that when he was the marketing guy for the company what was he paid ? All his traveling around the world with full lodging, accommodation and entertainment are covered by the company. The important question was where on earth can you find an employee traveling around the world under his whim and fancy without any pay back. Though most of the time he told me those trip are with his boss and the boss daughter. So perhaps the boss felt he had use lots of money and expenditure and etc and therefore need to make some cut. However, whatever was the case my cousin does deserve a small cut out of the 100 million business he brought in. Nevertheless, you know la....all typical china men company always are greedy and senseless and occasionally notorious.
China men company just don't appreciate human capital and talent. What they only know is money and profit. But before making money and profit we need talent and good sales people. They are the one who bring in all the business. A little bit disappointed for my cousin. Don't think he was too happy either. However life goes on.
Life in 2007
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Its been awhile....more than awhile since I last wrote here. Was kind of busy with a few projects and hectic schedule. Anyway, what I want to talk about today is life cycle again. Perhaps I had mention or talk about this briefly before. Its scary as we grow older. Kind of deja vu. When we are kids, we are truant and bad and will try our very best to make life hell for our parents. Then we got married, have kids and we are now the copy cat genetically of our parents. We nag, scold and cane them and it just got me thinking that what the hell are we doing. When the kids are all gown up, we are left alone to live in a big empty house. Its kind of scary to think of the whole picture. It really is. Life is a never ending story. Human are never satisfy and emotion are the keys to many many issues. Just how do we deal with it. Truth is I am not too sure cause I myself had been observing and am still figuring it out. Scenario 1: When there is a big family living in a single house, its happy and merry. However, disaster and quarrel is not too far off either. Nevertheless, when everyone moved out and finally left 2 old folks at home, quiet seem to be their best companion. What do 2 old age man and woman do at home especially at night ? Its eerie and its scary to me. I have no idea how to help them. I want to do something about it but not sure how. We can't moved back. Scenario 2: I read something interesting from Kickdefella the other day about unplugging the life support system and terminating the suffering of a loved ones. Its scary and it got me into flashback mode. My aunt, my grandfather and also people that I have known. It got me observing that pulling the plug seem normal and sound like the best options for many people. On one hand, we don't want our love ones to suffer yet on the other we want them to survive and pull out a miracle. But does miracle always exist especially if our medical industry seem outdated, bureaucratic and monetary conscious ? Life is really tough and difficult and we are only beginning the early stage of our journey. There is still a long way to go. I'm not too sure whether I can survive and handle all this on my own or not.
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