Not a beggar

When I was small, my mom would always tell me that a man should always learn to admit defeat and mistake, learn from these lessons, reinforce himself and come back to compete again. And so far, I believe that is a belief I put up as my #1 principle of life. She also reminded me to not beg for anything especially respect and sympathy from people if I ever get defeated, just to get my way through. This is because such way is not a passsage to victory as someone who begs does not earn and deserve it.

And funnily, when I flip the chinese daily that my dad reads everyday, I keep seeing a defeated person who defeats himself trying to give warning about the future of MCA and said he is just asking for a second chance. Well the chance comes every 3 years in MCA when all members will elect a new president and new line of excos will follow suit. Come on! He did what is wrong to his family and tarnished his own image.

Yes, the same story will go on...."it is my private life.....ppl shouldn't spy on me.....I am a normal guy.....blah blah blah....."

But to ordinary people like me, and especially those with family and kids (not like me), I don't think I am ready to have such a person as a party representative who I will vote for. All due to morality issue. A man, after a mistake, has to know how wrong is his doing, and amend it, and not just come out everyday asking (or begging) for second chance. Take the 3 years period to prove himself, earn back the respect he deserves by changing his attitude (and not appearing on the video again for the second time) and just work his way up again.

A person who sits high up shouldn't think that he will forever stays up there!

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More funny things happened in Malaysia

1) Just because an ex-PM got out of the party, he has no right to question or comment on the current government. Our Tun has been spearheading Malaysia for more than 20 years and doing a far better job, and after he retired, he becomes nothing but an ordinary citizen? Come on!

2) Petrol goes up everything goes up within two days. When petrol goes down, we need to wait SIX bloody-hell months for everything to go down.

3) After so many news on how girls got cheated by their so-called bf to take their nude photos, there are still people doing it.

4) A wise move by DPM to visit Brickfields.

5) Datukship for Shah Rukh Khan? Although I am a fan, but I think Ang Lee deserves it more.

6) PR surrendered.

My respect

Angin Yang Berlalu
(Khas untuk Tun Dr. Mahathir sempena persaraan Tun)



Sayup-sayup bermula

Tiupan angin selembut sutera

Menyusup ke nadi-nadi Malaysia

Lembutnya adalah cinta

Sejuknya adalah sedar.




Saban hari

Angin ini melilit dunia

Deruannya menyapa segala umat

Seruannya menggegar masyarakat

Dan tiada padah ia menyongsong kemajuan

Bangkitlah Malaysia yang kerdil

Dengan KLCC, dua puncak yang mencakar langit

Dengan KLIA yang menggabung benua

Dengan Putrajaya yang mentadbir negara

Dengan Proton yang mencipta kereta

Dengan MSC yang menjalin jaringan digital

Dengan Sepang F1 yang melumba dunia

Dan dalam masa dan waktu

Pengembaraannya menjadi daun-daun sejarah yang baru

Detik-detik yang letih tanpa pilu.




Sayup-sayup berakhir

Pengembaraan yang berpanjang 22 tahun

Angin sudah puas mengerah bakti

Songsongannya sudah berpahat di hati

Tibalah masa ia berhenti dan menyaksi.










Nukilan hati

Rymond Wong Teck Chiow

Sekolah Sri Cempaka Cheras

30/10/2003

Famine 30 at HICT

Two days of no-rest, but everything is worth it! I am glad to emcee for all of you!

#3 Disgusting things sure happened in Malaysia

I am someone who practice my religion quietly and silently, and at most of the time, I prayed to God to save earth and the unfortunate people around the world. But lately, I pray extra miles: asking God to save Malaysia instead.

I am practically and realistically disgusted by the series of events happened after March election. And recently, I am not sure whether I am being sensitive or what, racial sentiments seemed to be the latest politic games.

Like what I read from a blog, I would have totally agree with one of the replies that any clever Malaysians with brain (and not pig-brain, NOT PIG BRAIN) will not support any of the existing political parties. And I certainly won't vote now.

It is sickening.

While they are continuing to fight, jobs are not done. Our economy is totally ignored and left in a blunder.

God, please save us!

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New English Words I Learned Yesterday

Interesting session as I finally realized that my pronunciation isn't correct afterall. People! Learn up!

Ringgit = linggit
Diploma = dipoma
Degree = degee
Complete = compete
Program = pogam
Right? = lite?
You = beau
Thousand = thou-and
Because = becuss
Three = thee
Affordable - afflolable
Enroll = en-dough
Register = legister
Together = toge-duh!
Status = state-tus
With = wit
April = Ap-ler
Proceed = poceed
October = o-tiu-ber
Hundred = hunled
Register - degister
Accountancy = accountaling
Different = diffent
Project = pojet
Subscription = subscliption
Fifteen = fee-teen
Provider = po-vi-ler
Principle = pin-siple
Student = stulent
Usually = u-sure-ly

Back to school?

Now, how interesting my life can be as assistant marketing manager of HICT. I enjoyed spending my time, giving motivation talks to students in schools, and I really love every single moment of it. But of course, having to speak to a bunch of 200 plus students is never easy. So I have to learn to ignore, and being ignorant is something not good! hmmm....But hey, I am not gonna make my life miserable becoz of some students who didn't appreciate the advise.

This Thursday gonna be a big day for me, as I am finally going to step back into my high school, SMSSAAS, Section 2, Shah Alam, after 11 years of no-show in the compound. Will my teachers still be there? Will they still remember me? I obviously think they will not be able to recognize me. I am going to laminate the 'sajak' I wrote for all my teachers during my last year in SMSSAAS, and give it to the current headmistress.

I hope the students will be as good as my batch, which I doubt. Hahaha....Wongtc and gang are alwez da best! One big achievement: my batch has the best result in the school and district history and also the most number of students who passed SPM 'Moral' and 'Sejarah' with A. Gegegege....

Down to memory lane! I missed my high school days and frenz.

Annoying Things Do Happen in Malaysia

#1 Another infamous sodomy case.

#2 People pushing Petronas workers, not knowing that these people are not the ones responsible for the increase in petrol price. These bullies didn't even know about oil speculation, just like currency, and by not knowing, they thought they know everything.

#3 People gathering in Kelana Jaya Stadium to stage protest against petrol price hike, well....err....they protest in CARNIVAL STYLE. So it is peaceful as there are hawkers selling burgers and drinks, and artistes performing. And one of them even showed his underwear during performance. Cheapskate! Why not stage protest in front of the embassies instead?

#4 Computer breakdown at KLSE when the share market is going down down down.

#5 Malaysians are FINALLY faddup with the political war. Of course. Our economy is going down, share market also going down, then necessities price going up, and petrol going even UPPER...oops...HIGHER! So who is doing their job? BN is busy countering attacks and PR is busy attacking. At the end, the poor people like us-lah who have to do our job and make sure we stay alive-lor.

#6 Where is justice?

Funny things happen in Malaysia

#1 The Government calculated that the people didn't pay for RM0.78 increase on the petrol price after they get the reimbursement. It is some sort like about RM0.23 increase. Bu tone question: why didn't the governemtn directly use the RM625 reimbursement as subsidy, but instead get the peopl into trouble to go to the post office, queue up and fill up form for reimbursement?

#2 The Gabungan Badan NGO Malaysia Yang Menyokong Perdana Menteri is going to rally for PM on 12 July in Putrajaya, and estimated 20000 people will attend the rally and show support for PM. Why the rally? Is it approved?

#3 Kedah Menteri Besar called for a project to log Kedah and he said RM16million will be earned from the "NATURE KILLING" activity, and he felt proud of it. Someone please lecture him on saving Mother Nature.

#4 Selangor PR government is in trouble over corruption lawsuit.

#5 Singapore is a small island with very good infrastructure and public transport. Their MRT covers most parts of the island and the buses are easily accessed from every corner of the island. Now they postpone the Penang Monorail project and the island bus services are like snails on arrival and departure, and a road maniac on the journey. Ish!

#6 I support Dr M and his brain!

back from KK, down with gastric

Just came back from KK...but was on medical leave for two days due to gastric. Dunno how I got the gastric thingy, maybe due to the fact that I was alone at the education fair in KK and had no time for lunch for two days.

Sigh!

since everyone is doing this

You are The Sun

Happiness, Content, Joy.

The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.

Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.

The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon's Diana. A positive card, it promises you your day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. You have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

I have no life anymore

An increase of 78 cents on petrol all around Malaysia; from the original RM1.92 per litre to the new RM2.70 per litre, is putting all Malaysians from all walks of life jumping from their seats. I wouldn't said that it is not right to increase the petrol price and removing the subsidy, but such drastic and sudden increase will result in negative impacts towards the country economy, with the decrease of near 30 points in KLSE yesterday.

And how about the feeling and life of the people?

First we see a price increase in rice, which hiked up all food price, and now we are thrown to face such high increase in petrol price. What is the trend here? Are the government out of money to spend? Are we going bankrupt? Is there a motive or agenda behind all these? To make people feel that we cannot afford to have a change in government or leadership under such strenous time? I wouldn't want to speculate because there are so many possibilities.

But one thing for sure, a lot of people will suffer especially families that earn just enough but now have to be taken to task to cope with at least RM100-200 increase in petrol spending. And that's on petrol alone.

We all know there is going to be a superb chain reaction.

Petrol price increase = everything increase.

So we are not going to only spend more on petrol, but on daily expenses as well.

Thank you Pak Lah.

Weekender!

A very comfortable weekender instead! Been a long time since I have so much time to watch 2 movies in a day at Sunway Pyramid. I watched Long Khong 2 and Someone Behind You today, and both are ghost/horror movies.

And there is a charity drive in Sunway too. But I just couldn't dare myself to sit there and get my hair cut by those trainees in A Cut Above Academy. No one can mess up my hair.

Then I walked into Popular, and gosh, bought a book for RM17. It is "GuanXi: The Art of Relationships".

Bandar Mahkota and blocks

Funny things do happen in Malaysia. First I read about a home where all the clothes washed will start to worn and tear within days and the family have to spend to buy new clothes every two to three months. Then I read about this news about Grand Saga putting up concrete blocks to block off a road in Bandar Mahkota, and a bloody fight between some hooligans (I wonder where they come from) and the residents who tried to take away the blocks.

I would like to be a resident there as I can foresee a legal case to be filed against the company, the present government and the perbandaran. If the residents win, they get compensation. Oooo....money does matter to me much nowadays.

And really funny things do happen in Malaysia.

And oh, they are no longer subsidying RapidKL, and I wonder why there is a subsidy at first place. It should be a healthy competition between all bus companies. Eventually I thought there is a company who one to try out being a low-cost bus transportation company, but at the end, nah....subsidy.

Why I Hate Politics

Why I hate politics?

I have been asked by some people to join political parties and make myself loyal to certain group of people, so that I can so-called share my ideas. But till now, I am almost certain I will never join any political parties, and now I am very certain. No matter it is BN or PR, I don't think I will want to join any one of them. I rather stay free as an observer and share my critics here in my blog and with my friends, and make myself a good citizen. hmmm....maybe not that good.

The recent disputes, between the government and the opposition, or within parties (ahhem...like UMNO) shuold give us, the good Malaysians, a clear picture who our group of MPs is and how ugly politics can be.

Instead of moving Malaysia forward, all of them (and I mean all of them) have destabilize our country. The biggest contributor, of course, would be the internal UMNO conflicts (or has it become external as our beloved Tun Dr. Mahathir quitted?). Being the so-called representative of the major ethnic group, and a party who has leads us all to development for the past 50 years, the leadership has now been questioned, by all ethnic groups including the Malays. Please do not give the reason that the Chinese and Indian have become more demanding. They have always been demanding since many many years ago, and even during Tun Mahathir's period as Prime Minister, they have demanded a lot of things, but why they have become more and more demanding now? SImple reason: Tun Mahathir is one a great leader who has in his way, brought us development and good life. Penang Bridge, Proton, KLCC, Sepang circuit, has all opened up a new dimension to Malaysia.

UMNO has weakened as their internal conflicts have become a little uncontrolable. The dispute published in all media has not been favourable to the political stability in Malaysia. And we all know that if this continues, there goes our economy and foreign investments.

And the Opposition is not doing much either.

Their agenda is to form the federal government. But the strategy they are using is not helping Malaysia now either. Keeping mum on certain issues and then stick a knife into certain issues are not the way to help Malaysia poltical scene. If they are clever, come up with solutions now, and the Malaysians will vote for them.

But now, where is the promise to bring down the price of necessity? Where are the development promised in the five states?

At the end, I find that politics is too dirty for a small young Malaysian like me. It is sickening to see these great actors and actresses who can get nominated for Oscar for their real life acting skill.

Come on. Everyone remembers the crying scene when Tun Mahathir announced his retirement. And now, they growled, gnawed and munched on Tun's statements.

As I have replied in Tun's blog, we don't care now what has happened in the past, as Tun has bring us far more stability and development.

What we care now is petrol price is shooting skyhigh, and even rice has keep all Malaysians pocket dry.

Tell me BN and PR: WHAT ARE YOU ALL GOING TO DO TO AMEND ALL THESE?

**VOMIT**

Holiday....erm....now back to work.

Wesak Day is a holiday. And a busy day.

So, I spent a few hours moongate-ing online; something that I have done for the past 10 years. Moongate or now called Materia Magica is a online text-based game, and a very famous one too. It has developed for the past 10 years and being a true believer, I am still playing the game.

Visara is my most powerful character so far, only at level 120; halfway of being a Archon. She is a fey; a creature from another plane that feeds on blood. Fey is a faerie and the biggest enemy to the sidhe; another faerie tribe in the Faerie Plane. Visara is now a valkyrie. Standing at 954hp, she is one ultimate fighter as she is capable of leeching the opponent and attack with four hits at one time.

And yesterday, she finally hit level 120, and she will camp at this level doing quests to gain more practices and quest points. I will have to work hard to bring my other characters to level 60 so I can send them to search for tourms for Visara.

Happy Teacher's Day

16 May, a day for all teachers.

My salutation and respect to all teachers around the world; for their dedication and sacrifice for tomorrow's leaders.

Joke of Da Day

Someone told me yesterday that I am 23 year-old.

Nature's Wrath

It is a tragedy!

First the cyclone in Myanmar, and now the earthquake in China. In the period of two weeks, two tragedies had happened and left thousands of people stranded homeless, lost their beloved family members, their belongings and assets, and most of all, love!

My prayers to all the victims of these tragedies and may these horrible experience will not occur again to haunt mankind.

Love our mother nature! Stop her anger!

Heritage vs Trend vs Changes

It caught my attention when I was flipping through the newspaper while I ate my bowl of spicy curry mee today morning. "We stand by our laws" - Many of our laws inherited from colonial days (The Star, page N23, 14 May 2008). And at the bottom of this news, on the same page, "Suhakam to focus on civil political rights".

Since 1957, 51 years ago, Malaysia gained a victory to end the British colonial, and all our forefathers and parents were shouting Merdeka that shook the then Malaya. 16 September 1963, our beautiful country was given a name "Malaysia"; a name that we all Malaysian are proud of till today. We inherit this spirit of Malaysia, and I believe all of us, in some way or another, are doing our best to be united under Jalur Gemilang, as we are all against violence, and we all love peace.

While we inherit this Malaysia spirit, we witnessed the change in our country; mindset, development, human rights, elections, laws and regulations etc. Believe it or not, most of the changes are trend-set, whether we are influenced by the globalization wave or to cope with the current trend in the mega environment. And it is impossible for a country to not to develop and change its policies; in Malaysia context, 50 plus years ago. and 50 plus years later.

The Malaysians have changed, and so it speaks in the 2008 election.

What caught my attention is the fact that reading this article, I have no choice but to remain surprised, by looking at the fact that our beautiful country has developed so much, with skyscrapers and LRT and world-class highways, but never have it been changes and development in term of mindset and willingness to change (or maybe only applicable to certain group of people).

The Malaysians have changed, and so are the expectations, and so it speaks in the 2008 election.

Or maybe, it will be simpler to say:

Malaysians WANT CHANGES.

Kiasi Malaysian (Intro)

God has blessed a simple human like me to be able to write, but then HE also gives me something I may or may not like: a BLOG!

Being an ordinary and simple Malaysian, I would dare or may not be dare enough (cyber police anyone) to share my thoughts on whatever-lah...kay-poh like me, we talk about everything.

How should I start?

Hot topic of da year: post-election - where Malaysia heading?

Wait...can I talk on this issue? **stress**

2008 general election creates a history as the opposition took 5 states, and people have voted and spoke their mind. Multiple issues have made kiasi people like me also dare to speak our thoughts. And I am not goinginto these issues. Old story-liao. Let us fast forward to hot news (berita terkini). PARLIAMENT SESSION!

Live telecast of the first parliament session was a joke, and even our young boys and girls in high school agreed. We finally see for ourselves for the first time, the mysteriously and legendary "big foot" and a huge "big monkey" that is a MP, and a party bigshot. Come on! We Malaysian can do better than this. We don't pay income tax to run kindergarten in the Parliament. Okay, okay. Let's get back to reality!

Malaysians had vote for a change, and we want to see changes in a lot of things. Politics, economics, Bangsa Malaysia, equality, public services, transportation, low inflation etc. So far, we saw a little moving on, but we got an even bigger dose about backstabbing, calling for this to step down, and another to "stand up". How about the very uncivilized, uneducated, no-brain remark about our disabled people? Come on. We Malaysian don't need such inconsiderate leader. Kick him out! And good still, he made a follow-up remark on this issue. God bless!

But truly, where are we heading? The opposition (whom is not opposition in five states) has started on the right foot, but one thing they need to show now, apart from the transparency and humble attitude, is how they are going to work on a common ground, and how all the party leaders can work together and not displaying a certain figure whom speaks out as though he is the best leader Malaysian should have.

We Malaysian love peace and harmony. That's why I am kiasi.