1) My wish is that one day that Malaysia will qualify for World Cup (football/soccer)...at the same time I am saying to myself "yeah dream on bro!!"
2) I want my kids to be professional sportmen/women...like my daughter - professional golfer (and they wear decent clothes, not like tennis, soccer, hockey players). As for my two sons, they can choose from this list - F1, European football, tennis, golf, etc, the ones that are lucrative and we can follow them when they are on world tour!! If they do not favour any of them, the next best thing to do is to be doctors, all of them and they must master one extra language other than Malay and English like Chinese, Arabic and French
3) FDI into Malaysia has gone down and keep going down.
4) Malaysia's ranking in hockey has gone down too. In 2003, we are 10th in the world, now we are 15th!! Come on!!!
5) Why investing in real estate in Malaysia (especially in KL, Selangor, JB and Penang) is not so hot like in Singapore, HK, India (Mumbai!), etc...is it because too much cheap lands, too many 'corridors', not too many people being crammed in the cities, not many can afford more than 500k properties, rigid and strict land regulations?
6) Che Det said that other cars except Proton and Perodua are expensive due to the government's policy to stop petrol-guzzling cars from coming into Malaysia and cheap cars will clog the roads in no time...I almost 'tertelan' ayam kampung!! Yeah right...as if Malaysia is so enviromentally friendly and Perdana does not guzzle so much petrol or Toyota Vios or Honda City 'eat' so much petrol...just admit it...they are just reasons, sedikit sebanyak all these policy dicipta ini menolong (mengikut pintu belakang or indirectly cakap orang putih) sangat Proton and Perodua!
7) I miss Malaysia so much it hurts
8) I have not finished preping my next witness...aarrgghhhh!!
9) I have to strategize on my next move on Malaysian share market especially when RM is going up (vs. US$)
10)You really can make money in Africa. Just look at China on how they 'dump' their goods (be it quality or not) in Africa!!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Malays are Chinese?!!
I have been living in Arusha@Kilimanjaro for almost 5 years!!
Never once I have been called "hey Malay boy or man or Malaysian!".
The locals here are of the opinion that there are four types of people only in the world. The first - the Africans, the second - Muzungu (White people), the third - Indians and the last one - Chinese.
So either you are from Malaysia, Japan, Korea (N or S), Myanmar, Fiji, Kazaksthan, etc...you are Chinese or Mchina!!
I have been telling them, more than million times - No I am not chinese. They just laughed at me!! They said "look at this chinese...he is trying to be someone else".
So guys if you come here...dont be surprise.
Never once I have been called "hey Malay boy or man or Malaysian!".
The locals here are of the opinion that there are four types of people only in the world. The first - the Africans, the second - Muzungu (White people), the third - Indians and the last one - Chinese.
So either you are from Malaysia, Japan, Korea (N or S), Myanmar, Fiji, Kazaksthan, etc...you are Chinese or Mchina!!
I have been telling them, more than million times - No I am not chinese. They just laughed at me!! They said "look at this chinese...he is trying to be someone else".
So guys if you come here...dont be surprise.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Toyota
I think the issues with Toyota had been blown out of propotion.
Many people (especially the rivals) are jealous of Toyota's success. This is all about jelousy and/or greed and/or domination!
If you have read the books on Toyota you will be amazed how 'perfect' they are in every ways.
As Toyota said, it was initially a 'quality' problem rather than 'safety' problem. I believe them. Many many countries have somehow made Toyota as their national car.
There were no proof that there were accidents caused by this so called 'safety' problem.
I have used Hyundai, Proton, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mercedes and Range Rover..I must tell you that the best car I ever had is Toyota.
Toyota just made a profit of almost US2 billion. Because of this, they have to spend hundred of millions just to recall and 'fix' the problem.
BUT one thing for sure, when they explained the so called problem, they did not ever hide a single thing.
Anyhow, I will keep my fingers crossed and hope that Toyota will 'survive'. I just cant imagine a world without Toyota!!
Many people (especially the rivals) are jealous of Toyota's success. This is all about jelousy and/or greed and/or domination!
If you have read the books on Toyota you will be amazed how 'perfect' they are in every ways.
As Toyota said, it was initially a 'quality' problem rather than 'safety' problem. I believe them. Many many countries have somehow made Toyota as their national car.
There were no proof that there were accidents caused by this so called 'safety' problem.
I have used Hyundai, Proton, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mercedes and Range Rover..I must tell you that the best car I ever had is Toyota.
Toyota just made a profit of almost US2 billion. Because of this, they have to spend hundred of millions just to recall and 'fix' the problem.
BUT one thing for sure, when they explained the so called problem, they did not ever hide a single thing.
Anyhow, I will keep my fingers crossed and hope that Toyota will 'survive'. I just cant imagine a world without Toyota!!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Oh...Penatnya!
Perbicaraan sudah mula sejak 25 Januari. Kami senaraikan 13 saksi untuk sesi kali ni.
Kami jangkakan kami sudah masuk ke tahap saksi ke-4. Tapi saksi ke-2 masih disoal balas.
Oh tidak...
Peguambela tertuduh pulak asyik menjawab je ngan Hakim2...sampai kena warning. Lepas tu dengan selambanya dia cakap ada unsur2 judicial bias pulak...
Esok nak jumpa saksi...proses 'preping'. Kena prepare saksi2. kalu tidak, ada yang mencarut dalam mahkamah...ya la, mana idaknya...kebanyakan saksi2 adalah survivors genocide.
Dan yang paling seram, ada jugak saksi2 kami adalah pembunuh2...this is what we called 'shaking hands with the devils'!!
Kena lah dengar kedua-dua pihak...yang kena dan yang buat...baru la nampak cantik kes...
kadang2 ngeri jugak cerita depa...'oh saya bunuh 9 orang je...1 makcik ni dan yang lain tu budak2 je'...'lepas kami bunuh depa...kami makan jantung depa mentah2 supaya hantunya tak dtg ganggu!' atau 'kami guna parang je'
naik bulu roma dibuatnya.
Kami jangkakan kami sudah masuk ke tahap saksi ke-4. Tapi saksi ke-2 masih disoal balas.
Oh tidak...
Peguambela tertuduh pulak asyik menjawab je ngan Hakim2...sampai kena warning. Lepas tu dengan selambanya dia cakap ada unsur2 judicial bias pulak...
Esok nak jumpa saksi...proses 'preping'. Kena prepare saksi2. kalu tidak, ada yang mencarut dalam mahkamah...ya la, mana idaknya...kebanyakan saksi2 adalah survivors genocide.
Dan yang paling seram, ada jugak saksi2 kami adalah pembunuh2...this is what we called 'shaking hands with the devils'!!
Kena lah dengar kedua-dua pihak...yang kena dan yang buat...baru la nampak cantik kes...
kadang2 ngeri jugak cerita depa...'oh saya bunuh 9 orang je...1 makcik ni dan yang lain tu budak2 je'...'lepas kami bunuh depa...kami makan jantung depa mentah2 supaya hantunya tak dtg ganggu!' atau 'kami guna parang je'
naik bulu roma dibuatnya.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Why can't 4.39 million register to vote?
Recent Malaysian news reported that around 4.39 million eligible Malaysians are yet to register as voters with Election Commission (EC)!! 65% of them are Malays and East Malaysians!! I really dont understand why people just ignored totally their most fundamental rights.In every 4-5 years, you...yeah you have the right to determine who is going to 'rule' yourself, your family, your friends, etc etc for the next 4-5 years.
BUT I must say that EC should be more 'active'...I know they set up booth all over Malaysia, make press statements one after another urging people to register, working closely with party politics to get eligible persons to register...
The best thing is I think for now is to educate people through the mass media (tv, print media, e-advertisement, etc)...not just during the election season BUT every day, every week, every month, every year starting from today...tell the people why you should register and tell them the consequence if they fail to do that. They should be more creative in enticing people to come to them...they should even think of letting people to register through their laptops...hey if you can let people pay their fines through the website or handle their bankings through maybank2u/cimb clicks/etc, why not? Do you notice that the people themselves found ways that makes life easier like smart tunnel, plus highway, proton cars (!!), lrt, klinik bergerak, etc...so I am very sure that you (EC) can find a simpler way that can let the people, without much fuss, to register to vote...MALAYSIA BOLEH, remember?
Talking about promoting or advertisement, it reminds me about McD...their products are being eaten by people all over the world every second yet they spent billions of dollars year after year to advertise themselves and their products over and over again...do you know why...that is their way to 'educate' people...they want to put in your head that if you are thinking of food, McD products should be the first one you should think of!!...you must be saying that you cannot compare Malaysia with a giant like McD...well you are entitled to your opinion BUT at least consider.
Talking about voting...my issue now is WHY Malaysian Government did not ever set up election booths in every Malaysian embassies that we have all over the world when there was an election? Why deny my right and the others to vote? What are you afraid of? Cost? Are you afraid that the Malaysians that have migrated to Australia, NZ, Canada, US, UK, Europe will vote the opposition? Or you are afraid to be accused of rigging the vote (like the accusations you are facing in the case of postal vote)?
I can assure you (EC or BN or even the opposition)...there are more than 300,000 Malaysians (including the Malaysian government servant working in embassies) that are living outisde Malaysia who would love to be given the opportunity to exercise their most fundamental right...and if your strategy is right, you will gain the most out of it...trust me. But make sure your strategy is fair and legal.
Hey, there were many candidates who lost by 10 votes, 100 votes or just less than 1000 votes...so just think about it.
I think I have said enough. In other words, nak seribu daya, tak nak seribu dalih.
BUT I must say that EC should be more 'active'...I know they set up booth all over Malaysia, make press statements one after another urging people to register, working closely with party politics to get eligible persons to register...
The best thing is I think for now is to educate people through the mass media (tv, print media, e-advertisement, etc)...not just during the election season BUT every day, every week, every month, every year starting from today...tell the people why you should register and tell them the consequence if they fail to do that. They should be more creative in enticing people to come to them...they should even think of letting people to register through their laptops...hey if you can let people pay their fines through the website or handle their bankings through maybank2u/cimb clicks/etc, why not? Do you notice that the people themselves found ways that makes life easier like smart tunnel, plus highway, proton cars (!!), lrt, klinik bergerak, etc...so I am very sure that you (EC) can find a simpler way that can let the people, without much fuss, to register to vote...MALAYSIA BOLEH, remember?
Talking about promoting or advertisement, it reminds me about McD...their products are being eaten by people all over the world every second yet they spent billions of dollars year after year to advertise themselves and their products over and over again...do you know why...that is their way to 'educate' people...they want to put in your head that if you are thinking of food, McD products should be the first one you should think of!!...you must be saying that you cannot compare Malaysia with a giant like McD...well you are entitled to your opinion BUT at least consider.
Talking about voting...my issue now is WHY Malaysian Government did not ever set up election booths in every Malaysian embassies that we have all over the world when there was an election? Why deny my right and the others to vote? What are you afraid of? Cost? Are you afraid that the Malaysians that have migrated to Australia, NZ, Canada, US, UK, Europe will vote the opposition? Or you are afraid to be accused of rigging the vote (like the accusations you are facing in the case of postal vote)?
I can assure you (EC or BN or even the opposition)...there are more than 300,000 Malaysians (including the Malaysian government servant working in embassies) that are living outisde Malaysia who would love to be given the opportunity to exercise their most fundamental right...and if your strategy is right, you will gain the most out of it...trust me. But make sure your strategy is fair and legal.
Hey, there were many candidates who lost by 10 votes, 100 votes or just less than 1000 votes...so just think about it.
I think I have said enough. In other words, nak seribu daya, tak nak seribu dalih.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Anak2 sudah besar...
dan bapaknya sudah banyak uban!! dan rambut2nya sudah gugur hingga kalau disandarkan kepalanya ke dinding, terasa amat sejuk dibahagian atas tengah kepala!! Oh tidak!
Kata satu Ustaz, bila sudah ada uban, maknanya maut sudah hampir!! Dan kami berserah kepada-Nya.Dan seorang lagi ustaz kata...kalau kita umur 40, sebenarnya ikut kalendar islam, kita sebenarnya umur 42/43. Ini adalah kerana tahun Islam lebih pendek dari tahun sekular ni...
Berbalik kepada tajuk sebenar...cepat sungguh masa berlalu. tadi anak ke-2 kami...Haris sambut harilahir ke-7! macam semalam rasanya baru kami tukar lampin nya...macam kelmarin rasanya kami menyuapkan dia makan nasi telur kegemaran dia...jadi bapak2 dan mak2...mari kita mengingatkan diri kita semua...nikmatilah dengan sebenar-benarnya masa bersama dengan anak2 kita...kerna mereka cepat membesar dan bila mereka sudah besar, susah kita hendak peluk cium mereka, susah kita hendak geletek mereka lagi, susah kita dukung dia. Ringkasnya dan mungkin kita susah nak menunjukkan mereka itu jantung hati kita lagi!
ye la...bebudak sekarang (bukan semua)...tak suka kita temankan depa pergi beli-belah atau hantar mereka ke sekolah...malu katanya...sebab nampak depa anak manja!! Alah, kalau depa sakit, sapa yang depa sebut, mak, ayah dan Allah! gerenti...
Untuk menyambut harijadi anak kami yang ke-7, isteri ku seperti biasa telah berlelah buat kek sendiri dan inilah hasilnya -
,
Kata satu Ustaz, bila sudah ada uban, maknanya maut sudah hampir!! Dan kami berserah kepada-Nya.Dan seorang lagi ustaz kata...kalau kita umur 40, sebenarnya ikut kalendar islam, kita sebenarnya umur 42/43. Ini adalah kerana tahun Islam lebih pendek dari tahun sekular ni...
Berbalik kepada tajuk sebenar...cepat sungguh masa berlalu. tadi anak ke-2 kami...Haris sambut harilahir ke-7! macam semalam rasanya baru kami tukar lampin nya...macam kelmarin rasanya kami menyuapkan dia makan nasi telur kegemaran dia...jadi bapak2 dan mak2...mari kita mengingatkan diri kita semua...nikmatilah dengan sebenar-benarnya masa bersama dengan anak2 kita...kerna mereka cepat membesar dan bila mereka sudah besar, susah kita hendak peluk cium mereka, susah kita hendak geletek mereka lagi, susah kita dukung dia. Ringkasnya dan mungkin kita susah nak menunjukkan mereka itu jantung hati kita lagi!
ye la...bebudak sekarang (bukan semua)...tak suka kita temankan depa pergi beli-belah atau hantar mereka ke sekolah...malu katanya...sebab nampak depa anak manja!! Alah, kalau depa sakit, sapa yang depa sebut, mak, ayah dan Allah! gerenti...
Untuk menyambut harijadi anak kami yang ke-7, isteri ku seperti biasa telah berlelah buat kek sendiri dan inilah hasilnya -
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
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