Thoughts 'n' Feelings

The Rise of the....Dead

2009-09-10T22:01:00.001+08:00

Hmmm..Do you think i should revive my blog? LoL

The Second State

2008-11-13T07:03:00.002+08:00

I can't imagine what is going to happen to America for the coming 10 years.

Right now two states have been declared gay and lesbian states. The recent one is Connecticut.

The lawyers who banned this state from same sex marriage in year 2004, now cleared the state and allowed same sex marriage!!

Ergh!

What Happens Next?

2008-11-05T20:45:00.002+08:00

After the victory of Obama, immediate effects take place.

Abortion bans lose. Ban on abortion defeated.

That's why i don't support Obama.

Why Not Obama?

2008-11-05T18:36:00.004+08:00

Well the election is finally over. And unfortunately, as predicted, Barack Obama did win the election.

From the beginning i have not supported Obama. Just by simple reasoning from his policies, you will know that his policies are not of God's policies.

We don't have to go too deep to understand how good or bad the candidates were. Just look at their policies.

There is no need to go into too many policies. Just by taking two would do.

1) Obama approves same sex marriage.
2) Obama approves abortion.

These two policies which i saw when he was running to be candidate against Hilary Clinton have got me set my eyes off Obama. These two policies are all against God's will! Not counting the liberal jurisdiction that Obama will implement if he is elected President, which i will further learn about. Just these two policies can suggest whether or not he is God's chosen one.

Now the Republican Party has been labelled as a party who has failed the Americans. But one thing i need to remind. I can say that their plans and policies for that great nation have been according to God's will.

There must be a reason why God chose Bush to be President, and President for two terms! Not many Presidents in the history of America have won two terms. One thing i am assured of, is that Bush has been a devout born-again Christian. Although there were mistakes that he has made, but who doesn't make mistakes.

But the most important thing in politics, in my opinion, is the spiritual level of one politician. We are not sure of whether Obama is a true Christian, which he claims. But there were many articles that suggest otherwise.

I hope i am all wrong about Obama. I really hope i am wrong. What i want to see is a strong America that trusts in the God Almighty, and to follow His ways.

But what has happened stays happened. We can't change the election results. But one thing we need to do, is to keep praying hard for the America.

I'm hoping that Obama will change to be a Godly President. I really hope, leaning to a slight chance, that he can change.

A Day to Decide

2008-11-05T00:30:00.002+08:00

I wish i do not have to worry for the US Presidential election.

But i have no choice when the result now shows the otherwise of what i wish for.

I'm praying that John McCain will win the election. I'm hoping that the Americans will realize what they are in for.

From the beginning i have always rooted for McCain. Not a single moment i would go for Obama. Not a single moment.

Oh Lord please save your country America.

God save the president.

"I Will Not Be Corrupt"

2008-10-18T00:12:00.003+08:00

The MCA Presidential election has been on quite a journey. Both Datuk Chua Jui Meng and Dato' Ong Tee Keat do have great manifestos to bring about change and brighter future for MCA, Chinese, and the nation.

Manifestos will still be manifestos and will remain a piece of trash talk if fruitfulness and productivity do not come about. We want to see results. What you claim you will do will only be seen after and if you do them.

But in this election, i brush off the manifestos aside. What we should look into is the character of potential presidents. In this case, i support Datuk Chua Jui Meng.

The main reason is he is a born again Christian. Back then while he was still a minister, he wasn't a strong Christian. Until he was sacked as Health Minister, he stopped politics for 3 years. During those 3 years, i thank God that God has shown Himself once again to him and has changed him. Right now he is a tough character. A person more like God, and has guaranteed to be God-fearing in his MCA leadership.

Nobody has ever done anything like him: Standing in front of the public, with his right hand lifted, and proclaim that "I will not be corrupt!".

Tell me, it takes a man and guts to swear that in front of the public. That is the leadership we long for in this 21th century. Someone who has integrity, courage, and most importantly, the fear of God.

We are lacking people like Datuk Chua. That is why i fully support him as MCA President. May God continue to bless his endeavours.

Carefree!

2008-10-16T00:14:00.003+08:00

Well, petrol prices decreased to RM 2.20. Not good enough for us. But grateful for the action.

Other than that, i've just started by final semester of the degree course. I really thank God for seeing me through my 3 years of studies at higher education. Studying in university is not easy, yet it is a privilege and i thank God for that.

I've enjoyed my 3 years of studies. Great friends and great experiences have i gained. Now, the step forward is the hard part.

Seeing the global problem, especially in the financial sectors, worries and anxieties arise. What a way to graduate! Graduating when the world economy is slumping! What a way to enter to the market!

Countries are now very pessimistic about hiring fresh graduates. Even my wish to work in Singapore is shattered when hearing news that Singapore is now in recession and will soon retrench a lot of Malaysians.

What makes things worse is that analysts forecast that year 2009 will be a more terrible situation! My goodness! I'm entering the market in 2009 and they're telling us that 2009 will be worse.

But you know what, i have always had faith in God. It's not that i am a carefree person, not worrying and thinking about things, but my faith in the Lord allows me to be care-less.

It doesn't matter if the global economy and market are rolling downhills. But i have faith that my future doesn't depend on the economy nor the market, but my future depends on the Almighty God!

It's not the world that holds my hope, it is God that holds my hope. And the best thing is, my God holds the world!!

So seeing myself graduating, after a hard-fought 3-year journey in university, i am truly grateful to God. Really, it was His grace and mercy that enabled me to complete my journey. While i look forward to entering the market, i all the more look forward to seeing what God can do in times of global difficulties like what is happening now.

In God I Trust!

Lower The Prices!

2008-10-11T01:47:00.004+08:00

Woohoo! I'm happy that the oil price is now USD 76 per barrel.

Does it mean we will get back our RM 2.00 per liter petrol? I remember it was still RM 2.00 per liter when the oil price was USD 78 per barrel.

What if the oil price drops again? Will we get cheaper petrol price? Or the government will still decrease the price by 10cents? If so, then we're being cheated!

We want our RM 2.00 per litre back! If not cheaper!

Outstanding Person

2008-10-02T23:30:00.003+08:00

Hari Raya is a special festival for the Malays to celebrate new year. A celebration that should be filled with fun, bonding, and forgiveness among families, relatives, and friends.

The streets of KL are so clear and empty, and everywhere is filled with immigrants! Mostly Bangla people, Indons, and some ASEAN countries people.

Different leaders also conveyed their Hari Raya greetings. And most of them wish to see a more united Malaysia, without racial and cultural prejudices. People like Najib, Samy Vellu, Ka Ting, Anwar, Karpal Singh, and Guan Eng all wished a more united nation.

But this stuntman, not only conveyed a Hari Raya greeting, plus he added that the government abolish ISA and free the Hindrafs and Raja Petra.

This stuntman is Lim Kit Siang. Everybody wished good stuff, this fellow, even during Hari Raya, still wanted to talk about politics and free people.

I salute you lah bro. Not afraid of what people think of him - his annoyance and irritation.

Good job stuntman!

Where Is Our Promised 15cents?

2008-09-24T21:31:00.004+08:00

Today the Government announced a decrease of 10cents for the fuel price.

Hooray for that!...but wait!

I remember the government promised that they would reduce 15cents if the crude oil price remains low, or at least maintain. I remember the promise was made when the crude oil price was USD 108 per barrel.

Since then, the crude oil price has been going down, and most of the time stayed below the 100 dollars mark. Right now, at this time, the crude oil price is USD 105.43 per barrel. It's now below the USD 108 mark!

So why did we only get 10cents decrease? And not the 15cents? I am grateful for the decrease, i am really.

But i am just disgusted that the government promised something and could not deliver. 5 cents can make alot of difference.

A Better Tomorrow?

2008-09-18T11:27:00.003+08:00

Sorry for this post, but i have to say this, that i am sad to see many financial companies, especially in the U.S. are having trouble.

Lehman Brothers has filed for bankruptcy, while American International Group (AIG), also faces financial difficulties and is taken over by the Federal Reserves.

AIG is the Group that sponsored Manchester United. But looks like Man Utd are still doing business as usual, no negative effect on them.

But i want to say this, we are seeing one of the worst financial slumps in history. Lehman Brothers and AIG are both great and big financial and insurance companies respectively. AIG is the biggest insurance group in the world, and Lehman Brothers is one of the big investment institutions.

It's sad to see the downfall of the world economy. We as futures of this world, are to enter our future seeing all these results. It will somehow affect our confidence, making us wonder what worse thing can happen to our future, career, children, and children's careers.

Hope to see a better future. It sounds ironic, because we all know the world is going to get worse, with the end time nears. But, we can still hope, we can.

Arresting The Wrong People Perhaps?

2008-09-13T11:00:00.003+08:00

It's funny how bias and how unfair this nation and the government has become.

Teresa Kok and Tan Hoon Cheng were alleged to have caused "racial disharmony".

The one thing i really don't understand is how can a reporter, Tan Hoon Cheng, who was merely reporting on the news of Datuk Ahmad Ismail, be arrested? I agree with that Datuk Ong Tee Keat said. If Tan Hoon Cheng is to be arrested, let alone the starter of the racial disharmony, Datuk Ahmad Ismail.

Shouldn't he be arrested all the more? Just because he is a Division Head, and one of UMNO's members, doesn't mean he could get away with any arrest. The police only said they would arrest him, but nothing has happened.

Teresa Kok is also the MP, also one of DAP's members, and she is arrested for causing racial conflict. With no concrete proof.

Actually, both Tan Hoon Cheng and Teresa Kok have not caused big disharmony in this nation. I wasn't even aware of what Tan Hoon Cheng was reporting. But one thing i know, the whole nation knows abt the racist remark by Datuk Ahmad Ismail, and yet he was not arrested under ISA!

Where art thou justice? Where art thou?

I shall not comment too much on this kind of issue. Or else some of you will see me in papers being arrested under ISA also. But i really can't hide my feelings, there is little, or no hope for this country. May God intervene.

911 Memorial

2008-09-11T15:29:00.005+08:00

Can we have a 1-minute silence to remember those who lived great, and died 7 years ago.

*1 minute passed*

Imagine it was a normal day. You went to work, thinking it was just another work-loaded hectic day. You stepped into the office about 9am and started doing your work, or at least started off with a cup of coffee at the coffee room.

Out of a sudden, you heard a *BANG!*. The whole building was shaking. People screaming. And you looked down, you saw smoke coming out from the floors under you.

It was one fine day, 7 years ago, when people thought it was just another working day. Little did they know they would end up, well, either in hell or in heaven minutes after two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, and also the Pentagon in Washington.

The wickedness of the Al-Qaeda stunned the whole world. That incident changed the world, at least it changed the America. People became more religious. Churches became packed a few Sundays after the incident. Suddenly everybody cherished and treasured their families and loved ones even more.

A total of 2998 people died in both the locations of attacks. Close to 6500 people got injured. A few more missing. But millions and millions of hearts were mourning.

These kinds of incidents will happen even more. When the end time draws nearer, wickedness of people grows stronger. What are you going to do about it? What happens if something like that happens to you? Are you ready to go?

Today we remember those who lost their loved ones, those who braved themselves to save thousands of lives, and especially those who witnessed the incidents and have yet to know the Saviour of the world.

"Even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me."

Psalm 23:4

Good News About Oil Price!

2008-09-09T22:29:00.002+08:00

Good news!!

As of today, 9 September 2008, the price for oil is now USD 101.81 per barrel!

If this continues. our petrol price in Malaysia will become RM 2.40! Pray pray pray!

But surprisingly gold price is also dropping constantly, with current price at USD 782.

Funny, the demand for these two commodities are dropping. hmmmm

Rich getting richer, Poor getting poorer

2008-09-08T01:33:00.002+08:00

You must have heard a saying that goes : the rich get richer, the poor get poorer.

It firstly applied to the business world, then society. And now, that phrase applies to the football world as well.

Take-overs are now becoming very popular in the world of football. Liverpool, Chelsea, Man Utd, and many more football clubs have very rich owners. Billionaires are now more interested at football take-overs.

The recent purchase of Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) has made things worse in football. Billionaire owners are willing to spend millions and millions of Euros to buy players from around the world. The worse part is sometimes players don't worth that much.

The rich clubs like Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool, Real Madrid, can buy players they want. They are able to offer high prices for their targeted players. But with the addition of Manchester City, i'm assuming that things can become worse.

There will be inflation in football. Players will now demand more, in wages and transfer fees. The rich clubs can afford, but what about the poor clubs?

The market in football is now more expensive. The poor clubs cannot afford, because good players now are demanding higher. Even the clubs are demanding higher prices. With good players at the clubs, they have higher chances of winning competitions, getting advertisements, commercials, and many more. As a result, they are also getting money from there, which will make the club even richer.

So directly or indirectly, the rich are oppressing the poor. The rich clubs get richer, the poor clubs get poorer.

So, now football is also like that, what's next? I wonder....

Ungratefulness

2008-09-04T21:02:00.003+08:00

The (racist) comment by Datuk Ahmad Ismail towards the non-Malays has created anger among the non-Malays. The worse part is, he doesn't want to apologize.

To me personally, i wasn't very much affected by it. These comments have been said over and over again by different groups of Malays.

Perhaps what they should do is to go back and look at history. It doesn't matter who step foot in this land first. But the effort poured out to protect this land is what that matters. By right this country belongs to the Orang Asli, who are now living in the forest. Malays are originally from Indonesia. So there shouldn't be matter of who came to Malaysia first.

Before our Independence, different races of Malay, Chinese, Indian, worked together to fight for independence for this country. Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Tan Cheng Lock, and Tun Sambathan, just to name a few.

Different races have worked hard, and have died to fight for independence. I don't think the Malays alone could have done it without the help of everyone is this country. So why boast about your so-called "ownership" of this land?

Today we can see that our nation is developing, fast and rapid. I dare to say that a large percentage of this development comes from the effort of Chinese and Indians. Look at the companies and you would know. Look at the top 10 richest man in Malaysia and you would know. How many Malays are in the list? Generally none!

Chinese and Indians have contributed to economical growth of this nation alot! Malaysia wouldn't be Malaysia today without everyone. If the government were to take away the special right (hak keistimewaan) of Malays, i guarantee you all the Malays would fall!

So there shouldn't be any racist remarks, or even thoughts. Malays should be grateful to have a peaceful and harmony nation to live in, despite the races. We need each other to build this nation. Without us, where would you be right now?

Why These Happen?

2008-09-02T20:57:00.003+08:00

Wow, i almost couldn't recognize my blog. It was left stagnant for so long. But it's ok, i took time out of my revision for my finals to say something that is relevant, and applies to almost every aspect of the world issues.

Inflation is a hot topic these days. US economy downturn is a hot topic these days. National crises are definitely hot topics for most countries in the world.

Prices are going up. Food price, oil price, let's just say, everything is going up! Shortage of food and water in many countries is happening.

Professional economists and analysts are trying to put up theories of why all these are happening. Demand and supply is certainly one of the most concrete reasons behind these issues. People are coming out with reasons and complicated analysis of why are all these happening.

There's no need to put up complicated theories. There's only one reason behind : GREED

People just want more supplies for themselves. China is keeping all the oil for itself and thus increased the demand for it, that's why oil price is now USD 108 per barrel, as compared to USD 78 two years ago.

People are fighting to become the economic power and thus neglecting their environmental responsibilities of protecting this beautiful earth that God has created. As a result - climate change has caused disasters of bigger sizes, and the inability for crops to be produced effectively. Thus increasing the shortage of food, and food prices.

We can go on and on discussing the different issues happening today. Political instability, economical underperfomance, and social issues do not need complicated theories to explain why they happen.

The reason is GREED.

Day 1: Palace of the Golden Horses

2008-07-27T23:27:00.008+08:00

Finally, i got to see Chelsea players face-to-face!

Here are the updates: Joel, Salby, and myself reached Palace of the Golden Horses at 6.30pm! We were so gung ho. Didn't want to lose out any nice strategic location to meet the players.

However, we were told that Chelsea players would arrive at 7.15pm. But they reached at 8pm!

No problem. In the end we really came! Everyone was busy taking pictures and getting autographs. Situation was exciting! However, we couldn't get any signature, because the players had to go straight up to their rooms. But...i've got some pictures! Here they go.

Chelsea coach : Luiz Felipe Scolari

Michael Essien (My favourite midfielder)

John Terry (Chelsea captain)

Andriy Shevchenko

Michael Ballack

Scott Sinclair

Ricardo Carvalho (My favourite defender)

Deco

Florent Malouda (white t-shirt), and Ashley Cole (white t-shirt behind the blue)

Petr Cech, best goalkeeper in the world (white t-shirt)

Frank Lampard, everybody's favourite (white t-shirt)

That evening was really exciting! The wait was long, but in the end it was worthwhile. My first time getting to see them face-to-face. There were a few more pictures taken, but not so clear. So didn't post up. These are the few quality ones. More than sufficient! hehe

3 more days!

2008-07-27T01:14:00.003+08:00

It's down to 3 days! Chelsea will be playing in 3 days' time!

But to me, my day starts tomorrow. Where i will be greeting them and meeting them at their hotel. They would be staying at Palace of the Golden Horses for their tour in Malaysia.

For members of Chelsea Supporters Club, privileges are given to members to greet them at their hotel. Yes only for members.

That's the time where we try to get their autographs and pictures. Hopefully i'm able to get some personal pictures with some of my favourite players.

So to me, my day starts tomorrow! All the way until Tuesday. Looking forward to the best days of my year.

By the way, they will be touching down at 6.30pm at KLIA (Sunday). So if you are gung ho about Chelsea you can catch them at KLIA at 6.30pm on Sunday, which is actually today, since it has passed midnight. But i'm writing as if it's on Saturday night. haha

5 - Michael Essien

2008-07-24T23:48:00.003+08:00

Michael Essien, one of Chelsea's midfield heroes!

The number 5 of Chelsea is, i would say, the best midfielder in the last season. Compared to Ballack and Lampard, or even Joe Cole, Essien stood out the best.

Scoring critical goals and providing precious chances, Essien is the midfield engine for now. He is also one of my Chelsea favourites. Can't wait to see him play.

From Ghana, he was bought from Lyon by Jose Mourinho, and has since been an important player to the Chelsea squad.

With only 5 feet 10 (that's about my height), he is stronger than a 6 foot giant. He has recently extended his contract to another 5 years with Chelsea. That shows how committed he is and how serious he is to stay with Chelsea.

May he continue to flourish!

On the other hand, this evening was the Chelsea Fan Club meeting and briefing. We were given the training pass, and the tickets. Free gifts were given such as posters, mugs and lucky draws. Joel Wong was lucky to be drawn to meet with two Chelsea players at Pavillion on Monday! Lucky boy!

But i have to say that the training pass is really nice. Very professional and classy. It will really make you feel special!

6 - Ricardo Carvalho

2008-07-23T20:29:00.003+08:00

6 days more to go!

The number 6 in Chelsea is something special. It is my favourite defender's jersey number - Ricardo Carvalho.

Ricky Carvalho, Portugese, is one rock solid defender. He can read the game well, intercept like nobody's business, and eventhough he's only 6 foot, he can win headers in the air. Everytime with Ricky playing in defence, i feel very secured. I know with him playing, Chelsea will have a defence fortress with less chance for the opponents to break in.

He was a Champions League winner with FC Porto, under the guidance of charismatic coach Jose Mourinho. He was brought to Chelsea FC when Jose Mourinho came over to the Bridge. It is no wonder why Jose Mourinho now wants to take him to Inter Milan, because his defending performance is uncomparable.

I really love this guy. Although he is now 30 years old, but i really hope he stays in Chelsea FC until the end of his football career. I really can't find any better defender than this guy.

No wonder even John Terry has to give way to this guy.

7-day Journey with Chelsea FC

2008-07-22T20:44:00.005+08:00

This post will kick start my 7-day countdown to Chelsea vs Malaysia.

On the 29th of July 2008, Malaysian Football team will face one of the most feared football clubs in the world in a friendly match.

As a privileged member of the Chelsea Supporters Club of Malaysia, i am given the chance to be with them all 3 days in Malaysia. I will be greeting them at their hotel on Sunday when they arrive in Malaysia, that is where the meet-the-fans session will be. Monday will be their training day, which i also have the privilege to see them train, and to witness for myself how they can be the great Chelsea they are now, which obviously our Malaysian team cannot be. Learning from their training session would really benefit me.

Tuesday would be the friendly match at Shah Alam Stadium, starting at 8.45pm.

From today onwards, we will embark together the 7-day Chelsea journey, where i will post different posts about Chelsea, pictures that i will take with them (hopefully), and different activities. Stay tune!

We'll keep the Blue Flag flying high!

Physical Changes

2008-07-20T14:13:00.005+08:00

Some people get physical changes when they change their environment. For example, when you live in Malaysia long enough, and you suddenly move to another foreign country, especially in the West, you get fatter.

Some people grow fat because they are old enough to grow fat. When you reach a certain age your body grows......side ways!

This is a perfect example: (Right) My friend Benjamin before leaving for Dallas

NOW!

After 6 months in the States (The date is fake), look at his fats! He's lucky i couldn't get his whole body picture, otherwise it becomes more obvious!

When he comes back, which is soon, we will then see more clearly how fat he has grown.

Snippets

2008-07-17T15:39:00.004+08:00

When i logged into my blog, i found some spider webs around. It has been left untouched for few days/weeks. I better keep in touch with my blog, otherwise i will forget what blogging is.

Just some snippets of some things.

1) I was watching the debate between Anwar and Shabery, and i thought Anwar did very well. Although he could make a promise to decrease the petrol price by at least 50cents if the Pakatan Rakyat forms the government, but talking is one thing, doing it is another. With the current oil price situation, i'm not sure he could do as much as he talks.

But i do credit him for giving strong arguments. Some things he said did make sense. How he presented himself convinced me why he is so charismatic to his supporters. Even i was almost attracted to support him. But i'm still holding back my support. Sometimes it's better to look at things independently without bias, this gives you good judgment and better understanding.

I also thought Dato' Shabery did well. Although he was clearly supporting the petrol price hike, but for a newbie like him, to debate against a giant politician like Anwar, is really not a walk in the park. However, being a consumer, and greatly affected by the price hike, i would still stand on the opinion that the price should not be increased so dramatically. Not easy for us to take it.

2) Two of nation's most influential people were detained. One is again, Dato Seri Anwar, who was "caught" to give his statement to the police, and another King Petra (LOL), who accused of Najib being the man behind the death of Altantuya. When you're in trouble, and you know who brought you trouble, the best thing is to shut their mouth. Raja Petra and Anwar were forced to shut their mouth for posting too much threat on the government. Anwar was on the verge of challenging the government to an election, and Raja Petra was on the verge of exposing more information about Altantuya. In the end both were brought into trouble.

3) One of the reasons why prices increase is the demand and supply. Petroleum is not a renewable resource, and the supply of it is getting less. However, the demand for petrol keeps increasing. Part of the increase of demand is the demand from China. China keeps the petroleum to themselves, with the hope that when petroleum really finishes, they have the advantage to sell to the world at a much higher price. This is smart in a way, but wicked in another way. It may not be wrong or illegal, but certainly not ethical. Right now we're already suffering, but China will bring more sufferings when we have to buy petrol from them at a much higher price.

Many things are happening, and what's worse is that, these things are not bringing benefit to people. But i really hope somebody will come out with the solution to give better life to us, probably inventing a car that runs on water!

Hoohaa and Hooray

2008-07-05T10:13:00.007+08:00

In the first statutory declaration, Mr. Najib-accuser, Balasubramaniam said Najib was involved in the murder of Altantuya. The next day, Mr. Bala declared that his first statement was false. Come on, we're not small kids anymore Bala, how much did Najib pay you?

Sigh. I'm quite sick of the cashflow going around people's accounts in Malaysian politics. Maybe i should go accuse Najib too and get some pocket money from him, then i belanja you all makan ok?

Nah, screw the politics of Malaysia. Let's go to some fun part of the news.

Maya Karin is finally getting married!! Woohoo!! wait, why am i so happy? It's not me getting married to her.

Maya is one of Malaysia's most gorgeous celebrities.

However, while everybody is happy celebrating Maya's wedding, somebody is crying in the toilet. Him:

Oops, wrong picture. I mean, HIM! :

Maya and Khairy were once alleged to have some closed-door relationship. To a point it was a big breaking news in Malaysia. I'm sure he's having his saddest day in his life. He might probably stage a protest in Kampung Baru.

This guy is always ghairah, i mean semangat about protests on the streets. He loves to protest. But this time i think he probably won't do that to protest Maya's wedding, because his father-in-law always tells people that want to protest:

Polis your head la! Don't know how much you paid the policemen already, using money from the people! Idiot you!

I'm Disappointed

2008-07-01T13:29:00.003+08:00

Politics is an evil place. People deceive you, set you up, and crush your political career with wickedness.

I've been troubled by the new sodomy case of Anwar Ibrahim. This week he was supposed to challenge the BN on a new post, and 4 BN members are jumping over to the opposition. Guess what? This week he was alleged of sodomy.

In politics, especially nowadays, people set you up. This is not the first case. Remember the Chua Soi Lek case? People set him up just to kill his political career.

I have two thoughts on the Anwar case:

Number 1:
It can be the work of the BN, especially the leaders of BN, who set up Anwar on this allegation. Knowing that Anwar is going to challenge them, they paid that UNITEN guy, Mohd Saiful to put Anwar back in trouble and in jail. With this, the most influential guy in the opposition is down.

Number 2:
It could also be the work of Anwar himself. I was thinking, how in the world could Wan Azizah get the pictures of the Mohd. Saiful posing with some ministers? It might be a photoshop, or some sort. Think about this, if Anwar set up himself, he was just merely getting sympathy from the people. With all blame put on the BN, the people would think that BN is such bad and wicked government. The hearts of the people would then turn to the opposition.

Right now everything is very unclear. Only those who did it know what is the real truth. Definitely God knows everything. I'm just disappointed at how and what our politics in Malaysia has turned into. Setting up people, accusing people, paying people to hurt other people. These things have been happening long before, and are happening everywhere. But i feel that it has become more serious, and it is now over the line.

Like i said previously, the politics in Malaysia can only go one way: WORSE!

Now it is shown. I'm expecting more cases to come up. I'm expecting worse things to happen.

Where Are We Heading?

2008-06-20T11:13:00.006+08:00

The SAPP news have been on headlines these few days. This bunch of people have voiced their lack of confidence in the leadership of our dear(not) Prime Minister, which is also the BN head.

These people have lost their trust in the leadership of BN, but they did not lose trust in BN. It is clear that it's a leadership problem. Not the party.

But is our PM deaf? Or is he being stubborn and ego? Or...maybe his (idiotic) son-in-law keeps pressing him not the step down?

Nobody knows how our PM feels or thinks. Not even Najib. Politics in Malaysia has become worse. Everything is confidential. There is no transparency. Malaysian politics previously was already bad, but now it's worse. Transparency is not found in the Malaysian dictionary anymore.

But why is our PM not getting the message? People are losing trust in him. You too, are losing trust in him. But our PM has alot of self-confidence. He thinks he only needs to trust himself.

STEP DOWN!!

However, we can actually do a little bit of analysis of future Malaysian politics here. At current status, if our PM steps down, Najib is most likely to take the helm. Now, look further. If Najib steps down, who would take the helm of leadership? Many possibilities, such as Muhyiddin Yassin, Hishammuddin, or maybe the ever-hated Khairy. (Like i said from what we can see at current situation).

Evaluate yourself, are these men capable? Do you trust their character? Hishammuddin and Khairy are bad enough currently. Imagine if they are the Prime Ministers.

In the last days, the hearts of men will grow more evil. I do believe the leadership of Malaysia can go worse than before. This is the highest probability of direction that we are heading: WORSE.

Let's hope that God will raise people of caliber and integrity to lead Malaysia. He may not be Chinese nor Indian, but at least a man who is fair and just to all races.

P/S: Again, from the current point of view, Mukhriz Mahathir looks good for me. Maybe it's his father's stereotype in my mind. LOL

Fuel Price Hike Lesson

2008-06-20T09:51:00.003+08:00

The fuel price hike has indeed taught me to be a better person. *WHAT*

I've learned to be more economical. I've learned not to waste. I've learned how to save more.

Previously i took for granted because i drive a diesel car. Although it doesn't consume as much as petrol, but the price was much cheaper than petrol. But now with the increase of RM 1 and just slightly RM 0.12 cheaper than petrol, i can't help but to save it.

Every bad thing can happen for a good reason. At least the fuel price hike has taught me something new, something that makes me better.

However, although i agree that the move to increase the fuel price is right, but i feel the timing is wrong. We're only a developing country. Our standard of living cannot match up to the cost of living now. Salaries are still considered quite low in Malaysia. Income per capita isn't that high either.

People are feeling the pain because some people can barely afford themselves, but the fuel price hike will add salt to their wound.

Like i said previously, it doesn't matter if fuel price had to be increased, but to the extent of RM 2.70 is too much.

Today Matters

2008-06-13T14:25:00.004+08:00

You know, in life we always make alot of decisions. In a day we are stressed up because we make so many decisions, and sometimes these decisions don't help us.

Sometimes we create things to worry about. Sometimes we are stressed because we make decisions and think things that we shouldn't even think about. Some people always feel their days are miserable, and everyday is a bad day for them.

I was browsing through my uni's library shelves, and to my surprise there was a book written by John C. Maxwell. The book is called "Today Matters".

In that book, John described why many people do not succeed. The reason is people live their everyday lives in the wrong way. We sometimes bring pressure and stress upon ourselves, when we shouldn't even be worried about that.

He reshuffled our lives and came up with 12 things that we only have to decide in our entire lives. Only 12 things we need to think about, and he called it the Daily Dozen:

1) Attitude : Choose and display the right attitudes daily
2) Priorities : Determine and act on important priorities daily
3) Health : Know and follow healthy guidelines daily
4) Family : Communicate with and care for my family daily
5) Thinking : Practice and develop good thinking daily
6) Commitment : Make and keep proper commitments daily
7) Finances : Make and properly manage money daily
8) Faith : Deepen and live out my faith daily
9) Relationships : Initiate and invest in solid relationships daily
10) Generosity : Plan for and model generosity daily
11) Values : Embrace and practice good values daily
12) Growth : Seek and experience improvement daily

These are the only things that we should be thinking and doing. Our lives are categorized into these 12 categories. These are not the things that we should add to our worries. But these are just the defragmentation of life. Our lives should be reshuffled, and the outcome is the Daily Dozen.

Notice that the keyword in every category is DAILY. The reason is we can't do anything about yesterday, because it is gone. Neither can we do anything about tomorrow, because it has yet to come, and for some people their tomorrows may never come. So the rationale behind this is, today matters. Do your best today. Live out the full potential of today.

You might not get all those 12 in a day. You can divide it. Choose which categories that you lack most, and start initiating them first.

I love John C. Maxwell's books. They are great books that teach us how to live our lives right and proper. Success doesn't come in a flick of your finger. Success comes from what you did yesterday. So start today, and live your everyday with great purpose and determination. Success will be determined by what you do TODAY.

New Kid on the Board

2008-06-12T10:03:00.003+08:00

Introducing new Chelsea manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari!

This former Brazillian national team coach has helped Brazil win many trophies. Currently managing Portugal, his team has been doing well also.

However....

He has no experience managing at club level. This is something i'm worried about. Managing country and club are two different things

But with the qualities that Scolari has, i'm positive he will do well for Chelsea Football Club!

Welcome the new Blues boss!!

Inflation

2008-06-05T22:48:00.002+08:00

The government announced previously that our country's inflation rate is 3%.

I beg to differ!

Just take a simple example. Let's look at your daily wan tan mee price. Previously one plate of wan tan mee was selling at RM 3.50. Now, it is sold at RM 4! That's a 14% increase!

Previously, my mixed/economy rice was average RM 3.30. Now that fella charges me RM 3.60. That's almost 10% increase!

Previously one plate of carbonara that i used to eat was RM 9.90. Now it is RM 12.90! That's an enormous 30% increase!

So just simple calculations on our daily simply things can tell us the inflation rate. There was a report showing that the actual inflation rate of our country is actually 15%.

But why did our government say that our inflation rate is 3%? One reason is our FDI's are decreasing. They want more foreign investors, and also domestic investors to come in.

Wait until these FDI's find out that our inflation rate is actually around 14%, then kantoi lah our government!

Petrol Craze

2008-06-04T22:51:00.003+08:00

Thank God i'm driving a diesel car. I got to pump my diesel in less than 30 minutes!

The petrol price has been increased. Increased greatly!

To consumers, this is something bad. Living cost is now higher, while salaries and pays are still the same.

However, i think it's fair that the government reduced the subsidies of petrol. The government has incurred billions and billions of ringgit on petrol subsidies. If they didn't reduce it, the cost might go up to almost RM 60 billion!

I think we as Malaysian citizens should put our feet in the government's shoes. If Malaysia keeps giving so much subsidies, sooner or later we're going to be like the America. Debts will be piling up.

Therefore, in my opinion, the action taken by the government is somewhat reasonable. We have the responsibility to help ease the financial cashflow of our country. Oil price of USD 128 is crazy! How in the world is our country going to survive for the long run.

So stop complaining! Dont' just think of yourselves. Think for your country!

But...at least put RM 2.50 also nevermind la.

No Time for Slackness

2008-05-30T10:56:00.002+08:00

You have to agree with me, that these days the world is more demanding than ever. It requires perfection, not good. Everything has become more competitive and once you slack, you're gone.

Look at the world of football. Managers these days are sacked like nobody's business. In the older days, you seldom heard of managers being sacked. But these days, managers are sacked even if they have won championships.

For example the recent Inter Milan boss, Roberto Mancini. I don't see any reason why he should be sacked, as he has won the Italian title.

It doesn't matter what you have done for your employer, as long as you don't win ALL trophies, you're prepared to be sacked.

Competition has also been more fierce than ever. You can be replaced in just a flick of an eye. If you're not doing good enough work, someone may be waiting for your exit. In this case, someone better like Jose Mourinho could be waiting for Mancini's exit, even if he won the Italian title.

The world has become so demanding and competition is so fierce. One degree is never enough for a person now. At least two then only you can put a foot in the battle.

So buck up and gear up. There is no time for slackness.

Love What You Do; Love Work

2008-05-24T00:27:00.003+08:00

I'm starting my second last semester soon. Ya, it seems kinda fast. I still remember when i was so worried about my PMR. But with just a blink of eye, i'm finishing my degree. Time flies, it just feels like i just finished my PMR.

I'm finishing end of this year, if everything goes well. By that i mean if my exams are all fine, no failures. By next year i'll enter the working world! I'm quite excited about it, wait, i mean i'm very excited about it.

Many people don't like to enter into the working world. People say working is stressful, no freedom, boring, tiring etc. The reason why people are thinking that way is because they have been brainwashed since young.

Not many people are excited about work. But thank God i love to work. I'm excited about entering the working world. The reason is this, you have to change your mindset to love work. As Donald Trump puts it, "you have to do what you love, or you'll gonna be miserable".

I find it true. If you do what you love, you'll do it as sport, you'll do it as fun stuff. You will enjoy doing what you love to do. If you change your mindset and keep telling yourself that you love working, you will get excited about work.

I thank God for Donald Trump. Reading his books has really given me much inspiration and much knowledge. He has helped me change my mentality about work and career. This is the same thing that i want to do.

Love what you do. Be excited about it. Fall in love with it. Even if it's your work. If you really don't like what you do, then go do something else that you love to do. It can be your work, or whatever. If you love what you do, you'll do it well, you'll do it great, and most of all, you'll have fun doing it.

Therefore, i'm excited about going into the working world. I look at working world differently from most people. I hope you'll do the same.

Try Again

2008-05-22T12:28:00.006+08:00

Who said you can be Champions when you entered the finals the first time? Not all clubs can. Most clubs can't. It is just normal.

But one thing you must know, is that we gave the Champions a hell of a hard time winning. Till a point we even almost won the league, if not for a missed-captain-penalty. But hey, nobody is more painful than John Terry himself.

You really can't blame anyone for the loss. Man Utd can tell you that Chelsea deserved to be winners too. Both teams were equal. Just that one club had a little bit more luck than the other.

But it was all an exciting final. One of the best Champions League finals ever! One of Jose Mourinho's legacies: "the chin-up", don't ever give up!!

Because everything has good and bad....the good part is:

I'm an OFFICIAL Chelsea Supporter of Malaysia!!

That tells you i'm with Chelsea FC for the long run. Our blood is BLUE, and we will leave you never! We'll keep the BLUE flag flying high!!

CHELSEA!! CHELSEA!! CHELSEA!! CHELSEA!!

Losing Bright Workforce

2008-05-14T12:03:00.004+08:00

This is not the first time that something like this has happened.

I had friends who got very good results, yet they were not given scholarships or acceptance to any universities etc.

This girl got 10 A1's for her last year's SPM, and found that her scholarship was rejected! This scholarship so-called gives guarantees to those who got 9A's and above. Furthermore, her matriculation application was also rejected!

I really don't know what's happening with our government and their stupid quota system. 60% entry or scholarships must be given to bumiputras or something like that?

That's a very wrong strategy! You're taking in lousy students to perform lousily and to contribute lousily to the society or nation!

Smart students from the Chinese and the Indian community who are not given the chance for scholarship are going to overseas to study. Take for example Singapore. Many Chinese friends whom i know are studying in Singapore, and they are very very bright students!

They plan to work in Singapore after they graduate. So, many potential smarties are lost. Malaysia fails to retain bright workforce here.

Do you get what i'm trying to say? When a smart student goes overseas to study, most of the time he/she will continue working there. His/her contribution, which is so beneficial, will benefit the country there, not Malaysia anymore!

While in Malaysia, our brainless government keeps giving scholarships to bumiputras who are not even performing well. When they graduate, nobody is going to be benefited. Our country will keep moving backwards, it already is starting to do so anyway.

Where is your so-called "fairness" and "justice" to ALL Malaysians? I don't care about your bumiputras being the largest population or your "special treatment", what i'm saying is our government's policy is not benefiting this country. We're losing smart workforces!

Quite fed up with this kind of news. Losing smart students to countries overseas!

Tak Nak!

2008-05-12T01:40:00.002+08:00

Remember the anti-smoking effort implemented by our Ministry of Health?

Now, a new effort has been created by the Ministry of Joshua Cheah:

Setiap sokongan membawa padah!

Truly A Blessed Nation

2008-05-08T12:13:00.003+08:00

One small country has made it quite big in the Western Asia area. Its name is Israel. Surprisingly Israel, with a size of around 7 million people, has been growing dramatically in its economy. Posted a 5% increase in annual economic growth, this is almost compatible to Malaysia!

What surprises me more than other countries is that, Israel who is being oppressed constantly by the neighbouring countries, can still grow in their own domestic country. Wars are constantly hitting Israel, almost the whole world is against Israel, many countries have stopped their relations with Israel. But Israel is still growing and is eye-ing to expand to the global economy.

This is truly a blessed nation. Blessed with a great friend like the U.S., who has been constantly protecting Israel and helping them, Israel is really under a good hand of God.

Many economists say that Israel will have a hard time expanding to the global markets. I believe what they said is true. Due to the constant pressuring of the world against Israel, they might find it challenging to expand.

However, what i also believe is that, God will continue to be faithful to His chosen country. Nobody will be able to stop Israel from fulfilling what God has in store. I am also hoping God will bless the U.S. to continue to be strong so that Israel will be well taken care of.

The Pursuit of Happyness

2008-05-05T22:40:00.005+08:00

There are many types of movies around these days. But watch this show, you will never regret.

It's called The Pursuit of Happyness. This movie came out quite a while ago but this is one show that i will keep watching. Listen to me now.

This movie is based on a true story of how a man in the 1980's, went broke, bankrupt, pennyless, and literally, everything-less.

His friends left him, his wife left him, people looked down on him. He was so broke until there was one time his bank account left USD 21.33. Plus he had to support his son.

This movie shows how his life was. Even though he was broke, no friends, no support, no place to stay, he persevered. He didn't give up. He went all over the place to make a living, at the same time doing an internship in Dean Witter Brokerage.

He worked 3 times harder than other people who were fighting for the job in the Dean Witter's. He didn't give up, being positive about everything, finally after all the hardships and hardwork, he was the only one who was offered the job of being a stock broker in the firm. That was what he called the pursuit of happiness. He later started his own investment company, and became a multi-millionaire.

I can't help but to cry watching this movie. How encouraging and how touching. You've got to watch this show to understand what i said.

There's one thing that i will never forget what he said, and this is one thing that i want to say to everybody as well:

"Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it"

New Monkey Came to the Limelight!

2008-05-04T23:22:00.003+08:00

I remember Khairy Jamaluddin saying that bloggers are "monkeys". I find it so funny.

He doesn't know that if ALL monkeys are to pee on him, he would die of drowning!

Guess who just came to the world of monkey recently?

Tun Dr. Mahathir!! LOL

Welcome to the blogosphere! This is one blog that i would read everyday.

Unfair Football?

2008-05-04T21:15:00.004+08:00

This is so unfair. Alan Curbishley (manager of West Ham United) wanted Manchester United to win the Premier League.

Where is justice and fairness in football?

What's the outcome?

Man Utd won 4-1, with first goal from 3 minutes into the game. Some more such a fake goal!

So unfair you Alan Rubbishley!! Purposely lose so Man Utd can win.

2008-05-01T13:38:00.003+08:00

Finally, The Blues, has gone to, the Champions League finals!

The journey wasn't easy. No journey is meant to be easy. In life, as long as you have the hunger and the dedication, you can make history.

Today, Chelsea FC have set the history.

Avram Grant has also set the history by doing what Jose Mourinho could not. (But i still want Jose)

Good luck Chelsea in the finals. May your hunger for victory spur you on.

So cheer us on thru' the sun and rain, cos Chelsea Chelsea is our name!

Anyway, after the second leg semi finals, Joel and i went to eat bak kut teh in Sri Petaling at 5am. 5am my friend!! Who in the blue world would eat bak kut teh at 5am? Crazy fellas. Before eating we toured around Sri Petaling shouting and singing Chelsea FC to everyone, yes everyone. Including an Ah Pek who was doing morning walk.

This kinda thing can only do with an old friend like Joel. Cheers fellow Blues!

Gratitude

2008-04-23T01:33:00.002+08:00

You know what?

Be thankful for who you are, how you are, and what you have.

Life if too short to live in ungratefulness.

Quotes from a Genius

2008-04-19T23:14:00.007+08:00

Quotes from one of the geniuses in this world:

"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up "

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.”

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

- Thomas Edison -

Now you know why he was one of the greatest scientists and geniuses? Not his brain, it was his mentality. *go figure that out*

Tribute to the Living Legends

2008-04-18T14:52:00.015+08:00

I want to take this time to pay tribute to some of the legends that i grew up watching. These are the people that have made it big in their different arenas. These are the people that have brought something really special, to a certain extent, no one else can bring, no one else can compare.

I grew up watching them.

1) Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player ever in the history of mankind. Even until now nobody can be compared to this all-rounder in basketball. You name it: defence, offence, skills, styles, personality, he has it all. The one that i watched the most when i was growing up. Michael Jordan, nobody like him!

Love the way he dunked in the Slam-Dunk Championship. His-Airness, Air Jordan!!

He has won 6 NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls, of which he also won 6 MVP's, Most Valuable Player Award.

This is one man that i would clone, if i'm able to. Wonder why David Beckham wears number 23 jersey? This is the answer.

2) Finally, The Rock , has come back, to Thoughts N Feelings!! This is a legend in the history of wrestling. This guy is one heck of an entertainer. No doubt he is the most electrifying man in sports and entertainment. The Rock, The Great One, People's Champ, Brahma Bull, plus he was the youngest wrestler to ever win the WWF Championship.

Everytime when his music turns on, you can't help but to get goosebumps. Everytime when he speaks, no doubt you'll laugh till your jaw drops! Salute this Great One. He recently made it into the World Wrestling Hall of Fame in March 2008.

If you smellllllalalalalalalalalalalauuu, what The Rock, is cooking!!!

3) Eric Cantona, was also someone that i watched a lot when i was young. Oh well, although he was a Man Utd player (booooo), but he was really great. One of the top scorers of Man Utd, he could dribble the ball so easily and so comfortably in the penalty box as though there was no defender.

Although i am no Man Utd fan, but when i was young i used to love watching this guy play. He is one of the greats.

In Sg. Wang there's this shop called Cantona 7. Not sure if it's still there. They tailor-make clothes and pants. Cantona 7.

4) Tun Dr. Mahathir, one of Malaysia's greatest history makers. Called the "Bapa Pembangunan", Father of Development, he has turned a "Malaysia-who?", to a country that is well-known to corners of this world.

The one who saw Malaysia as a developed country by year 2020, he opened the path for us to march into that vision.

Hidup Dr. Mahathir!!

These are the people that i grew up watching. The legends of their own arenas. Today i remember them and pay tribute for what they have brought to their own arenas. They are the ones that i wish they could come back to their own arenas again.

The living legends!!

Stubbornly Hope

2008-04-15T21:35:00.002+08:00

Sometimes in our minds we know that something is impossible to happen. But we keep telling ourselves it is possible! In our minds we know there is no more hope and chance, but we are just stubborn and keep telling ourselves there is hope, there is hope.

I'm telling myself too : There is hope, there is hope!!

I will not concede the Premier League title to Man Utd yet!!!

Funny Stuff

2008-04-11T23:10:00.002+08:00

The past few days there have been hot news about our former PM Tun Dr. Mahathir interfering the ACA in their investigations of a senior officer. There was a witness to testify about that incident, and he was the man doing the investigation.

But today, the case was closed!!

It's funny how politics work. Dr. M was so zealous at criticising our government for the past few days. Then the allegation came, then he was silent and disappeared a little, then now his case was closed.

Wonder what was he doing between the allegation and the closing of the case.

What do you think? *hint hint* You know , i know lah

Speak Up More! We Need You!

2008-04-02T20:46:00.001+08:00

Dr. M wants Abdullah and Najib out.

"Hidup Dr. M!!"

Dr. M wants Khairy out.

"Hidup hidup Dr. M!!"

You have my full support!

Plan To Fail?

2008-03-31T19:19:00.003+08:00

You always see this everywhere. "It's okay to plan to fail, but don't fail to plan"

To me, this statement is crap! Both are also not good. The former is a negative mentality, while the latter is totally a miserable loser.

To plan to fail, to me, means your planning is terrible. Nobody wants to come out with a plan that fails. If possible, everyone wants to plan something that is perfect, at least successful. You can't argue with that, even you too want a plan that is successful. If your plan is going to fail, you might as well don't plan. I think that kind of mentality is way too negative.

I'm actually a believer in negativity. To certain extent, we people should be a little negative over some issues or problems. The reason is, you need to prepare a plan B. Negativity keeps your guard up. If you're so positive about something, then IF it fails, you're gonna hit a wall directly without a helmet.

Being negative is okay, but not too negative. To me personally, always keep a 8:2 ratio of positivity vs negativity. We can't run away from being positive, everyone needs to be. However, just a little negativity can keep our guards up against failures if they occur, and go for a plan B.

So, "It's okay to plan with guards up, but don't fail to plan"

Dream and Dreamer

2008-03-30T21:13:00.002+08:00

God-given dreams and passion will last long. God-given dreams and passion will not fade away, but will only grow stronger within us as time passes. Dreams from God are true dreams because they do not destroy us.

Satan is smart. He knows he can't destroy the dream that God has given us. Satan cannot take away those God-given dreams.

Satan is smart. Since he can't destroy the dream, he destroys the dreamer. Sins, iniquities, transgressions, depression, hurt, discouragement etc., are just a few ways that he can use to destroy us.

Do not allow satan to destroy the dream, neither allow him to destroy the dreamer.

Kick his butt off!!!

Recession Trend

2008-03-21T12:07:00.004+08:00

I've been following a lot about the world economy these few days. Many news have been reporting of a coming recession this year or end of this decade.

There were sayings that it is seasonal and recession comes every 10 years. I'm sure many remember the 1997 recession that hit the world so badly. Don't forget there was also a recession in 1987 back then, and another slight recession in 1977.

So the trend is, recession comes every 10 years, or to be more accurate, comes every end of a decade.

This is what economists speculate. They seem very convincing. So let's wait and see whether it's true.

Overdo Something Good = Bad

2008-03-20T15:38:00.004+08:00

Everything has good and bad. Although i'm not a Taoist, but i think what they believe in is true. You know the Taoism Yin-Yang thing?

Organizations these days strive to have competitive edge over one another. The most common way they do is customer service. Customers want good service, but beware of its pitfall if you overemphasize it.

I have this organization who calls me almost every single week to check if i'm doing okay. Sometimes few times a week. I know customer service is very important to them, but not to a point where i'm so fed up and frustrated at their random calls!

Customers want organizations to be reached whenever they want. But customers don't want organizations to bug them every single week. Therefore, what people think is good, like customer service, can turn out to be a bad thing if proper research or planning are not done properly.

I was so fed up and angry until i didn't want to pick up their calls anymore!! And was gonna beat the crap out of him if i see that guy again!

p/s: feel like scolding them and ask them to get away from me!! (Not wanting to use inappropriate words...LoL)

Leaders

2008-03-13T21:44:00.004+08:00

Leadership is so important that, if you succeed, people look up to you. If you fail, people reject you.

Datuk Chua Jui Meng said to Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting "The people have rejected you, it was almost a total rejection. Please reconsider your decision not to step down"

Although there were a few people who still support Datuk Seri Ong, but what i'm trying to say is the perception that people have towards a leader. Whether party leader, corporate leader, or even a small group leader.

A failure of an organization is linked towards the leadership of the leader.That is the perception of people. To a certain extent, it relates to the leadership.

I respect the gentleman-ship of Dr. Koh Tsu Koon for taking the responsibility of the failure of the party by stepping down. Some will argue that it wasn't really his fault, but that's not my point. My point is the boldness and the courage to take responsibility by stepping down. This i respect him. Yes only this. I don't respect what he has done, he was just a puppet used by UMNO to do what they wanted.

Leaders are responsible when something fails. People love you if you succeed, and people despise you if you fail. Can't run away from that fact. Leadership takes courage. To a certain extent, leaders are born. Like i said, to a certain extent.

Our Voices Heard

2008-03-09T08:18:00.004+08:00

Few surprises this time around.

Thought some veterans would continue their seats. While Dr. Koh could get support from the people. But...

NO !!!!

Perak gone, Selangor gone, Kedah gone, and Penang also gone! Kelantan no need to say lah, it's PAS' strong territory

Few more surprises, Datuk Seri Shahrizat lost to a new brat! I guess her father had a great influence on the decision.

While Datuk Seri S. Semi-Valued lost too. Well, since your birthday was on the election day (8 March), come we give you a great birthday present : no need to work!!! Best present he can ever get!

So i'm quite happy with the election, to a certain extent. The Barisan did not win 2/3 majority Parliament seats. Which means they can't make decisions on their own. Good! I'm happy about it. At least now they can't abuse they power that much, and hope the oppositions will help us control them a little.

However, there might be some developments being halted. But i don't mind Malaysia being slow a little bit for 4 or 5 years. At least now the federal government need to search themselves.

Hope the federal government will take this result and really examine themselves. Think man think! You're not as good as you think!

Deprived San Siro

2008-03-06T13:09:00.002+08:00

I don't usually write about football on my blog..

But i really have to say this...

I'm gonna miss AC Milan in the Champions League *sob*

Hate you Arsenal! Hate you!

Forza Milan!!!

It's Near, Very Near

2008-03-01T01:05:00.002+08:00

These days, GLC's like Tenaga Nasional and PLUS have been showing the developments of our country on tv. As if we don't know for what purpose. Our government has been using the media to promote all "good" things they have done for this nation. You'll see those advertisements if you watch tv some time.

I don't deny the fact that Barisan has really done a lot for this nation, i mean really a lot. Where would we be if it wasn't for Barisan? How could we enjoy the education we have now? I salute the efforts given by our government.

However, what i feel frustrated about is, where are the advertisements about our opposition? It's true they haven't done much for our nation, because they haven't been our government. But at least i expect some things to appear on tv. Where are they?

Have they been restricted by our government? Has our government abused the power of the media? Isn't that called unfairness?

I really think our opposition side in this nation isn't strong enough. Not strong enough to rule over our government. Take for example the candidate of DAP in Batu Gajah. She's just a young brat, with no experience, no qualification, no determination. What about Anwar's daughter? Still a fresh blood, who would vote for her?

I'm not against the opposition or anything. I would really love to see what great things they would do if they were elected government. But what i'm sad to see is that, there still isn't any conviction from the opposition that they can do a good job governing this country. Our opposition is too weak, and our government now is becoming stronger after all the "abuses".

Oh justice, where art thou? Let's hope that God would establish the government that is righteous in His sight. But i have no doubt that the Barisan would win. But i hope corrupted officers and selfish ministers would not be brought into the cabinet. Specifically Khairy Jamaluddin and Hishammuddin. May your wickedness be brought to an end by the power of God. Then you will know that there's no other God but Jehovah!!!

Flashback

2008-02-17T00:06:00.003+08:00

21 years of life have gone. I just can't believe how did i get to this age. Really, it's a miracle. This shows my time is not up. God still has things that He wants me to do.

Have you ever wondered why you are at your age? The reason is because God still has work for you to do. If your work on earth is done, then it's time for you to leave this earth. Otherwise, you still have work to do.

I'm thankful to God for watching over me and brought me through my ups and downs. As i reached 22 years old....now, i reflect on my life, and all i can say is i'm grateful to God.

Parents, friends, and loved ones have come in, brought me joy and happiness, and some even left scars. But those are just life. And they thought me more things.

So i dedicate my birthday to the One Almighty. May He grant me the desires of my heart, and may i grant Him the desires of His heart too.

It's Near

2008-02-14T13:03:00.002+08:00

So, the GE falls on the 8th of March 2008. No GE is not General Electrics, it's General Election.

I was a little troubled at how our GE is managed. Just 2 days ago our dear Prime Minister said that the Parliament will not be dissolved anytime soon, and there will be more Cabinet meetings to come. And yesterday our PM announced that our Parliament was dissolved. I don't feel quite nice with that dishonesty there. You may argue it's politics, and it's a strategy to win the GE.

How about this? Why did our PM keep it so secretly the day of GE? There were many press conferences and interviews that requested the date of GE, and our dear PM kept saying it's soon without giving any form of hint.

Again you can argue it's a strategy. But to me, that is an unfair strategy. Being a democratic country, and fairness has been on the lips of our fellow politicians, is this the action taken correctly? If you claim to have a fair country, then let the opposition parties compete fairly with the current government. Give them equal time to hold ceramahs and conferences to the public. And not keeping everything all by yourself.

Just a while ago i was watching the live broadcast of an interview with our Chairman of SPR. One reporter asked about the BERSIH demonstrations. All he did was to ignore the question and moved on to another question. Well you and i know that the BERSIH was about some sort of problems in our election system, and that fellow Chairman could not give any answer to that. Something must be wrong. Wonder what could that be....

Time to Bond

2008-02-09T20:24:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year is a great time to celebrate reunions and spend time with relatives, especially those that we don't see often during the year.

When i was younger i loved CNY for the sake of play-time and fire crackers. But as i grow older i see beyond those : relationship bonding.

On the first day of CNY, my mom and i traveled down south to Muar, Johor to meet up with my grandma and relatives. I started the journey at around 11.15am. After one and a half hours....

If you can see, we haven't passed KLIA!!! What was supposed to be a 15-minute drive along the PLUS highway was 1 and a half hours for me! Such terrible jam. And after two hours....

With the 2-hour journey i could have reached Muar. But it took me 2 hours just to get to Seremban, not even half the journey. So the whole journey took me 4 hours. My butt and my whole body was so pain. You try it next time if you drive 4 hours non-stop. LoL

CNY was well spent with my family and relatives. Here are some of the pictures taken.

My cousins : a few not in the picture, and a few more have come to this earth.

This is 2 years old. Naughty, but very cute.

This is 5 months old. You can't stop carrying him, or he cries. LoL

A few of Grandma's wonderful grandchildren.

Especially this one. *wink*

Me with Fann Wong, the Singaporean artiste and model. Nah, she's just my cousin. haha

You're always inspired to eat when you're with my uncles. See their sizes, and how they eat roasted pork, especially the one at the right. They are my eating kaki's.

I can say my CNY was well spent, except that the first night my cousins and i went to CC to play CS. But i still cherished every moment spent with my relatives, especially my Singapore cousins (the girls that you saw in the pics, except "Fann Wong"). They've grown so much prettier than the last time i saw them, which was 2 years ago. haha.

CNY is a great time for relationship bonding and creating new relationships. I look forward to the next CNY, i really do.

Start To Finish

2008-02-06T15:21:00.000+08:00

Many have used the New Year occasion to form resolutions - to change habit, to be better, to start a band new life etc. Wonder how many have failed since then? I have.

I watched a movie, and one of the scripts said : "Every passing minute is a new beginning"

I wanted to change, and to start a new life, a life that is much better than last year. But looks like i have to work harder. I'm sure many feel the same. It seems like what's ahead of us is such a tough and difficult job to do.

It seems that what you want, is a long journey. It's going to take a lot of effort. When you think how hard you need to do, you lose spirit. You procrastinate, and you fail.

But what we need is to really start doing something. Many of us fail because we are afraid to start the effort. If you don't start, you won't finish. Whether your assignments, projects, revisions, or work. The first step to succeed is to take the first step.

Once you've put your first step in, you'll find that things are not really that bad. Your body and mind have adjusted to the stress level and the pressure. It'll be better if you LOVE what you do. Things become easy, and you find that you're almost done. You're reaching your goal, your finishing line.

Once you've taken the first step, you've run the journey, you've reached the finish line, you can look back and be grateful that you've taken the first step. You feel a sense of satisfaction and success.

Therefore, you and me need to really take the first step if we want something done. Whether it's to change your old life, or to finish a task. For me, i am both. I need a fresh start, and to get some things done.

So, let's be brave and don't procrastinate in taking the first step. Remember, if you don't start, you won't finish.

Why Gong Xi Fa Cai?

2008-02-02T12:55:00.000+08:00

Why do Chinese like to say Gong Xi Fa Cai during Chinese New Year?

Gong Xi Fa Cai, when translated to English, means, "Congratulations for you've prospered".

Obviously prosperity here means monetary increase, you know lah, Chinese people, everything also money.

Some people say Gong Xi Fa Cai when they receive angpau's. What if they person that gave the angpau did not actually prosper, but made a huge loss before CNY? Some people give angpau out of obligation.

So if you say Gong Xi Fa Cai to everybody, you might actually hurt some people who did not 'fa cai'. Ouch! Imagine the hurt.

During Chinese New Year also kena hurt. Imagine the level of self-esteem, will shoot down like 1987 and 1997 economy crisis.

So i don't say Gong Xi Fa Cai during Chinese New Year. Just say simple things like Happy New Year, or Thank You (with a smile) when people give me angpau. Simple rite? Won't hurt anyone.

How Much Should BN Win?

2008-01-31T20:53:00.001+08:00

So, election is just around the corner. The government can just anytime announce the day of election.

From what i think, Barisan Nasional is still the best to be elected government. They have the expertise, the experience, and the ability to bring this nation higher. Imagine if Nik Aziz, Lim Kit Siang, or Anwar Ibrahim rule. Not sure if Malaysia will still progress, or go into a state of chaos.

However, just as much as i think BN is the best, i still wouldn't want them to win with a big margin. They have been over confident with themselves. Over confident of winning the 2/3 majority. When you see this confidence, you know that when they have power, they will misuse or abuse it. They will think they're the best and will never be defeated. Thus, they do whatever that is for their benefit (secretly of course).

So in my heart i just want the BN to win 51% of the election. Yes, just 51%. Not anything more than that, if possible. This is called check-and-balance. If they're in the state of 51%, they know they better be working harder, and doing better work. Any mistake would cost them a loss. This is how we, the people, can be the driving force of the government. If they are just at the border of governance, the rakyat can certain enjoy better things than what we have now.

51%...just 51% would do. I hope.

Careless Cole

2008-01-27T23:43:00.000+08:00

Getting drunk with another girl is a never-to-do thing after you get married. The same applies to girls.

Feel sorry for Ashley, who in his carelessness, brought calamity on his marriage.

Treasure your loved ones.

Science and Technology

2008-01-24T22:08:00.000+08:00

Science and technology is so advanced that it went beyond humans' imaginations. Over the past decade, science and technology has allowed mankind to choose the sex or gender of our babies. Is that for real? Yes it is. It is practical now.

Some arguments in favor with sex selection is that there needs to be a family balance. Couples choosing the genders of their babies claim that they need to balance their families. If you have daughters and no son, then you would want to have a son, thus "balancing" your family.

Second argument is that couples want to avoid genetically transmitted diseases, such as hemophiliacs. This disease can be avoided if you select the other gender. Therefore family quality is improved.

Third argument, which i think is silly, is that some families prefer males over females. Well i won't deny some people or countries are like that. This practice began down the history road.

Couples who have done sex selection using science and technology claimed that they did not destroy any live. Neither did they harm any life. Instead, they created a new life.

This situation is debatable. But whatever it is, i believe let's not fall away from the biblical principles.

God created man in His image. God gave special functions and roles to each of us even when we were in our mothers' wombs. While not forgetting both man and woman have equal access to God. For there is no favoritism. Life, in God's eyes, is futile. And He determines the direction of our lives, yes even getting a baby, whether male or female. God knows everyone even before we were created.

If God intends you to have a female, and you want a male, so you rely on science and technology to select the gender that you want. Isn't that disobedience in a way?

It doesn't matter how advance science and technology can go. It somehow doesn't mean any benefit to us if it can "thwart" God's plans for us, like selecting the gender of our fetus. Science and technology is not necessarily all good, it depends. For example this case.

War Against Terrorism

2008-01-16T17:22:00.000+08:00

Some people say George W. Bush is a war criminal. Some people say he's the king of terrorism. Some, or many don't agree with his decisions on war on terrorism.

I think the decision to send troops into Afghanistan and Iraq is one of the best decisions he has made. You can have your own point on that.

But this is what i think about his decision. Sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq would bring a message to the terrorist : "Hey, we don't take nonsense!!". Instead of waiting and defending from terrorist attacks at home, sending your troops to the terrorist territory is a better choice. Some say "attack is the best defence". Fighting against terrorists will give them a message that they don't take crap. And it's better not to play around with the world's biggest power. At the same time making the terrorist reconsider their decisions when trying to attack the U.S. again.

Of course, war can end innocent lives. But it can be a great way to bring a message that they don't take it lightly. Negotiating with terrorist is just a waste of time. They won't listen to you.

But if the war on Iraq could be handled with a little more systematic i think the U.S. could have had all their troops back from work by now.

So my assumption is this. Once Bush has stepped down after great 8 years of work, there'll be another terrorist attack on the U.S.. So it doesn't matter whether Mike Huckabee, or Romney, or Rooney, or Hillary Duff, or Ballack Osama becomes the President, be sure that he or she is prepared to face the attack. And my advice is this : Don't let the terrorists think you're a coward!!

In-security Guard?

2008-01-10T20:14:00.000+08:00

I'm starting to wonder are security guards really needed in banks?

Recently i heard a news that a bank got robbed. And the security guard was shot. Well it wasn't the first time bank robbery happened.

For goodness sake! What's the use of security guard when robbers are still gonna rob the bank anyway? Might as well don't hire a security and avoid one life being lost.

Or maybe hire more security guards and place them all over the bank. But banks are very conscious of cost. I dunno lah!

Maybe create a ceiling submachine gun and hire a guard to operate it behind closed doors. LoL

US Presidential Election

2008-01-05T01:55:00.000+08:00

So the US Presidential election is coming near. Barack Obama won in Iowa ahead of John Edwards and Hillary Clinton. I think it was a tight fight between them.

There are many candidates such as the ones mentioned above, plus Mike Huckabee. It's hard for us to keep in touch with every news concerning the election and the policies that these different soon-to-be US Presidents intend to implement. At least i tried to keep in touch with the news, but failed miserably.

I do believe that every government is established by God above, whether or not we say they are good governments or bad ones. If you ask me whether Saddam Hussein was also established by God? I would say yes. God would use his wickedness to fulfill the plans He has for this world.

What about my good friend Bush? He was definitely established by God too. His opponent John Kerry was set to win the election, but in the end Bush turned out to win his second term again. If Bush didn't become the President, there might not be wars or rumours of wars, as mentioned in the Bible. So now you believe every government is established by God?

So whoever wins in the coming US Presidential election is someone established by God too. I would vote for the one whose principles are Godly principles. Many candidates say they are Christians, but i would not believe that because doing and saying are completely two different things. Let God search their hearts. May America get a President of God's desire.

Farewell Datuk C.

2008-01-04T13:08:00.000+08:00

So Datuk Chua has finally resigned from all political posts. I would it's a loss to see him leave, but on the other hand i think it's an appropriate action. Datuk is a man who is responsible and dare to lift up, and put down.

Datuk himself said he did not make the tape. So this makes me think that it was either the lady in the tape who purposely made it, or other people who wanted Datuk to step down made it.

You know all the incidents like the BERSIH and HINDRAF demonstrations, and now the sex tape, happened at the very end of last year to impact the coming general election. Why in the world did the BERSIH and HINDRAF only demonstrated end of last year? And why the sex tape only came out beginning of this year or end of last year, when it was made few months back? There is a purpose for this.

When you are a politician everyone is watching you. When you are aggressive and difficult, people will do whatever they can to bring you down, yes even if it takes them beyond the line. So if you want to be a politician, you better be careful with your actions and everything you do.

But above all i wish Datuk Chua all the best in his retirement years. Maybe he could find something that he likes doing. And 110% all the best to the next Health Minister, hope you can break the curse, if you can.

The Curse of Ministry of Health?

2008-01-01T20:33:00.001+08:00

Not sure if you have watched the news or heard about a sex DVD featuring one of our nation's politicians.

But Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek has confessed that he was the man in the sex tape. That really disappointed me.

So far Datuk Seri has done quite a good job as Health Minister of Malaysia. I kind of liked him being the Health Minister as he is a doctor and...he has done a not-bad job. But too bad his character did not match his work performance, as i thought it should be.

I guess there is a curse in the position of Health Minister in Malaysia. Every Health Minister did not serve the post for more than 5 years. Except for Dato' Chua Jui Meng, who served for 9 years. But the rest of the previous Ministers only served not more than 5 years and they either got sacked after that, or something happened that made them resigned.

I also kinda guessed that Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek would not have this job for more than 5 years. And i think i guessed it right this time. But we'll see what is his decision after this. He might continue or he might not.

Pray that our political stability will be blessed by the Lord.

New Year, New Beginning

2008-01-01T14:24:00.000+08:00

I was thinking about my years yesterday night before i slept, and flashing back throughout my 21...oops i mean 22 years of life.

Can't believe i'm now 22 years old. I never really had this feeling that i'm old, until yesterday.

Have you ever thought of how you were when you were in primary or secondary school or even during pre-school? Have you ever compared yourself between the old times and the present time?

I was laughing at myself thinking how silly i was during the 3-tier schooling life. From kindergarten until secondary school. Laughing at the silly things i did and how i would change the circumstances with my present mentality or maturity. But i laughed in such a manner not to disgrace, but i was laughing with a sense of gratitude.

A sense of gratitude thinking that the differences between younger days and present show that there is progress and there is growth. Whether mentality or any sort. Imagine if there is no growth we might now still be acting like the way we did when we were much younger.

So i thank God for growth. 22 years of life have been fun, with alot of hard times only to help me be better.

I don't really have new year resolutions like some people, because i know i can't keep them. LoL. But my resolution is always the same every year : that is to do my best everyday of the year.

What i'm looking forward in 2008 is basically very normal. I don't expect anything special in 2008. But the biggest hope is that i can finish my final year smoothly, because there are very tough subjects that i have to face. Why did God create exams in schools? LoL.

I have one more year before i decide what i want to do at the start of my career life. Oh Lord help me.

I end with a blessing to all my family and friends, wishing them a great year 2008. I always believe every year can be better, because with God, the best things are always ahead of us, no matter what circumstances we go through.

+vity

2007-12-30T22:08:00.000+08:00

At some point in time we face certain changes. Sometimes good sometimes not so good. Circumstances like seeing a friend leave, experiencing a failure etc. You can name it yourself.

But i'm always encouraged by the saying that goes : " You can choose to go through hard times either with a positive state, or a negative state". Which goes to tell you that : "Hey! With sadness and self pity, or with confidence and optimism, you can still go through hard times". So why not choose positivity when we go through hard times? Isn't it better? Besides, positivity can heal you faster than negativity.

So always be positive. I know it's hard. But...try, ok?

Respectable Footballer

2007-12-20T11:31:00.000+08:00

I don't usually write about football stuff here. But one incident happened made me not just to think about it but to write it.

New FIFA World Player of the Year, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, or better known as Kaka, is one exceptional footballer.

Previous winners of this glamorous award such as Zidane, Cannavaro, Ronaldo, or Ronaldinho, are still great footballers and have earned my respect. But for Kaka, i can't help but to give him a double salute.

I was watching the FIFA Gala Award Ceremony, and saw how Kaka won the award. I listened to his short less-than-one-minute speech and i felt really amazed. Kaka said nothing but - " I only dreamed of playing for Sao Paolo and play just one international game, but the Bible says God does things more than our expectation, and that is what happened to me". That's it! So what did he say in this short speech? - I am just a nothing but God is my everything.

Kaka's dream was just a sand in God's eyes. Instead, God gave Kaka every football award under the sun : World Cup, Champions League, Serie A titles, Club World Championship, European Player of the Year, FIFA World Player of the Year, and many more.

I can see that what Kaka did was just 3 things. In his heart the priorities in sequence are : God, Family, Football. That's all. No parties, no clubbing, no advertisement or public glory can interest him. He only focuses on technical skills and not advertising skills like Beckham (who can't play any football nuts). He plays simple football such as simple passes, simple dribbles, and shots. Unlike other footballers who want special skills and tricks.

Kaka is one exceptional footballer on and off the pitch. The future evangelist is the footballer that i respect the most. More than Shevchenko or Ronaldinho.

Bravo Kaka!!

Good, Bad, Ugly?

2007-12-07T22:50:00.000+08:00

People these days are very good at marketing.

I was at the PC Fair, just walking around looking for laptop with my dad. There were so many people and that place was crowded.

But what was amazing was that, most promoters put on very very sexy clothings, and they actually could attract some customers. Some even wore just a short tube and very tight shorts.

You can argue that it was a terrible thing to do. But let me remind you that it was an effective way of getting customers to you. Most of the customers actually responded to them, and they were "busy" promoting their products (PC stuff lah!!).

So is that a good thing to do? Let me remind you again, it was an effective way that those people used to do great promotions.

The verdict is yours. Ethical or unethical, you have your own answer.

2007-11-22T09:59:00.000+08:00

Went to watch Beowulf yesterday night. Boy, it was fantastic! Except that it was all graphics and animations. If they were real people, i don't think they would be able to do all those 'unrealistic' stunts.

However, what i didn't like about that movie was, there were Christian elements included in the movie, which were used in vain. For example, the defamation of Jesus Christ that was unable to help the people of the village, and also using of the "cross" to protect themselves from the evil one in the movie, which obviously didn't work for them.

I don't understand why would people keep using Jesus Christ and include Him in their movies. And most of the time it was used in vain. There are so many "gods" such as Buddha, Siva, etc, but why is Jesus Christ always used in movies?

I believe these people do know that Jesus has the power to cast out the devil, but i think they don't know it is not by physical cross or whatever sort that Jesus casts out devils. It is by the heavenly authority that devils are cast out.

Just in case producers didn't know, using of the Name in vain is a sin. I don't mind if movie producers use the Name of Jesus in the movie, but if they use it incorrectly, then they have to pay the price.

AIDS

2007-11-17T23:58:00.000+08:00

One of the subjects i'm taking for this semester is International Marketing. I've learnt alot of things from this subject. I prefer subjects like this rather than subjects that are dead, such as human resource or accounts.

In one of the class sessions, we learnt something about Africa. Africa is a country filled with AIDS victims. That is one place that you want to be extra careful when you go travelling there. What i've learnt about it was: Why are there so many AIDS victims in Africa?

Firstly, can't deny it, sex. Many parts in Africa have prostitutes that offer...free sex!! Men in Africa can pick any girls they want to have sex with, and some, for free! Imagine the value that girls have there in Africa, basically nothing. And how sinful this can become. No reason why AIDS is not a number one killer in Africa.

Secondly, hospitals in some parts of Africa, are dirty! Doctors do not burn or change the needles when injecting. They use used needles to treat different patients. That's why some rich people would take flights to go other places in Africa to see a doctor.

A victim with AIDS

This picture scared the daylight out of me when i first saw it.

Children with AIDS. Poor thing.

Mother and child with AIDS

I can't figure out if this is a woman or a man. But anyhow, a victim with AIDS.

I'm not sure how Africa can help themselves with this problem. I'm not even sure how the world can help Africa in this. But my heart was deeply sad, and a sense of compassion that overwhelmed me, when i heard about this in class.

As much as i would say God bless Malaysia, so will i say, God bless Africa.

Misinterpreted?

2007-11-14T11:26:00.000+08:00

It's funny what blog can do to you. I'm starting to get the feel out of it. LoL

Look at the comments that i got from my previous post.

Whether peaceful or not, demonstration can still bring lots of disadvantages to the nation. There was a tremendous lack of security that shadowed our nation. I understand we have the freedom to do so in our democratic country. But what benefits do we get from demonstration?

In order to disperse the crowd, there was violence. Police hitting people. People got injured. The government may say they dispersed the crowd in a polite way. *yeah right* So what benefit do you get?

We all know that Al-Jazeera exaggerated our condition here. Yes it can be their fault. But that's what other people see us from outside. Did we give a good image to the world outside?

Like i mentioned, if the bad outweighs the good, then no point doing it.

Rioting

2007-11-10T23:23:00.000+08:00

From my own opinion, the intention was there, but the action was wrong.

I have to admit, there is no perfect government, no perfect country, and to be smaller in scope, there is no perfect system in this world.

Whether or not what these people claimed was true about our election system, only God knows. But to show demonstration is such a stupid and unreasonable act.

I know they wanted to show something and to prove something in our political system, but the way to do it was wrong. Just like our dear friend Wee Meng Chee with his Negarakuku song. What he said was true, but he did it in a wrong way.

There are many ways to object our government policy. But not to the extent of creating havoc and causing massive traffic jam and giving trouble to innocent people. Let alone this kind of action would disgrace our Malaysian name.

So what is my stand on the recent riot? Okay maybe i would give credit for their intention, maybe there REALLY WAS a problem in our government and election system. But i would not comment on that. So i would sum it up by saying : doing right thing, the wrong way.

However, riot can be beneficial. It creates an alarm to our current government that somebody is watching their actions. This makes them careful and put on their guard at all times. Otherwise power abuse would happen.

So everything has good and bad. But if the bad outweighs the good, then better not lah.

Brain Matters

2007-11-06T21:10:00.000+08:00

Pause. Trying to take a break. Sticking my head out of the water filled with presentations, assignments, and tests.

Short semesters are terrible. Everything is double-paced. Hardwork must also be doubled. The hard part is, hardwork doesn't speed up easily. So how? Now struggling lo.

We've probably heard this many times, and i heard my lecturer said this again: We humans are using only 10% of our brain capabilities.

Which means..if we are to segmentize our brains..we only use where the red circle is

Crazy ah! Now we're only using 10% also we get tired easily. I mean mentally tired. How to use 90%? Oklah, how to use 50%?!

I wonder whether one day we all will have a brain detector. Where everyday we can measure how many percentage of brain capabilities we have used. Like that we can make progress each day. Sounds good eh? Scientist wanabe's, take note of this!

So ya, that's my proposal. Please someone create a mobile brain usage detector so we can all...use our brains more... *w00t*

Increasing of Prices

2007-10-26T22:51:00.000+08:00

Sigh. Prices are going up nowadays. At first was the petrol, then came noodles and breads, and now....electricity!!!

I was wondering what would it be like when i have my own family and job and parents to take care of next time. Prices are going up and things are getting more expensive each day. My generation and the generations to come are going to face alot of financial difficulties. Inflations will happen more, and value of money becomes smaller. Let alone the oil and gas reserves in Malaysia can last up to 10 years only, according to a research.

The cost of living in the future is going to be skyrocketed. Prices are all going up, BUT salaries are still the same. Isn't this funny?

I just hope that God will create good technologies in the future to help solve the increasing cost of living. Maybe alternatives to petrol, food, and electricity *wOOt* can be produced.

What will happen when there really aren't enough resources that we can use in the future? This is one thing we can hold on to very close to ourselves...that God is our provision.

Loss

2007-10-24T11:41:00.000+08:00

It's not that i respect Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong alot, i don't really look up to him. Okay maybe for his hardwork from zero, and turned this nation into a well-known tourism destination. Mainly from his development of Genting Highlands, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong was no stranger to the casino world.

But, as i was reading The Sun newspaper (because it's free), i came across this sentence from him, taken from his autobiography called My Story. He told his wife earlier in his development days of Genting Highlands, that he met a landslide during his trip to the hill. He was almost dead, and went to hell. In hell, he was told that his work in this world was not finished, and was sent back to earth to finish his work.

I've been hearing news that people went to heaven and were told by God that their work was not finished. But this was my first time hearing news that people went to hell and were sent back to earth to finish their work.

So i was wondering, what great task that Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong was given by the devil, until he was sent back to earth from hell. Later i found out, he was developing Genting Highlands when that incident happened, and that was to develop casinos. The devil was actually happy that the deceased was helping him develop casinos, until the devil was happy to send him back to the earth.

Secondly, i was greatly hit by his statement earlier. He knew he was going to hell, he knew what hell was going to be like for him, yet he didn't regret his religion or belief. Maybe he was not exposed much to the truth of heaven and hell, or there was a Saviour waiting for him.

All in all, his death was a great loss to our nation. But i believe he was a greater loss to the Kingdom of Heaven.

Relationsss..

2007-10-18T12:48:00.000+08:00

Staying in Sg. Long really gives me the inconvenience of not being able to go online often. Thus i won't be able to update my blog regularly.

Thank God for free time that i can come online to post something.

Recently i haven't been able to sleep very soundly. Been thinking alot about...my friends.

I don't know why but as i grow older, i tend to appreciate relationships alot. I'm talking about general relationships like family and friends. From young, i've been a person that trully treasures friendship. I take friendships very very seriously. I never ever want to lose a friend, or even allow a friendship to be shaken.

I suppose that's what we go through in our human cycle. Our maturity rises and we have the tendency to think differently from younger mindset.

Right now, i love to spend time, quality time, with friends and family. I don't mind buying them a drink or doing something with them that would help bond our relationships. I would love to tell them how much i appreciate them and treasure every moment and every length of relationship.

Firstly, is of course my family. Then comes my extended families like Andrea Chew, Wong Ju Yi, Pui Kuan, Pei Yoong etc. Not forgetting ALL my friends.

I encourage everyone to treasure what they have right now, which is more important than any material satisfaction. God is a relationship-oriented God. Let us all also treasure our horizontal relationships. It is not the material or fantasies that we want to see with us at our death bed next time, but it is our relationship that we want to have the last glimpse before we leave this earth.

Gambling Kills!

2007-10-12T22:01:00.000+08:00

I went up to Genting Highland today. Wanted to have some chill and fun. Then i decided to pay the casino a little visit, just to see what and how a casino is like.

Instead of being amazed at the luxurious surroundings (first time being in a casino), i was shocked to see tens of thousands of people indulging themselves in an addiction that will cost not only their money, but their families and also their lives!

Thousands upon thousands of people were gambling like never before. I was deeply troubled to see that they didn't even know what gambling would bring. Of course you can argue it's an addiction, they can't help it. But they would have at least been exposed to some sort of knowledge that gambling kills! As a chinese saying that goes : "10 games 9 losses".

I was walking around from table to table to see the people there. It was so crowded and packed! I really wanted to stand on a gambling table and shout: "Gambling is not good!!". But i chicken out.

I just couldn't feel at ease. These people were putting their rice bowls at stake. They were putting themselves and their families in danger. It's going to be worse if their addictions deepen.

I came out of the casino feeling sad and disappointed. I vowed to God that i would never ever open a casino business, eventhough this business is very, very profitable.

Parents Oh Parents

2007-10-11T21:24:00.000+08:00

Do you agree with me that parents these days aren't doing well in communicating with their children? Almost every child experiences some sort of family miscommunication.

It feels really terrible when children fight with their parents. Most of the time for some wrong reason. I'm not sure about others, but for me, my mom is the one that always misunderstands me and some sparkle would come out of that.

It's not that i don't love my parents, i love them more than i love any other things except God. But somehow in their eyes i'm not always a good boy. What's the reason? Because they don't really know the real boy that is within me.

I pray my parents, and the parents of this world will take time to understand and communicate with their children more.

Take Action

2007-10-10T18:10:00.000+08:00

Holidays don't really suit me i found out. Before holidays i planned so many things i wanted to do, but in the end i didn't get to do them! *bleh*

Planning is a big part of our everyday lives. But planning is not the most important thing i believe. The execution or the action of the planning is the most important thing.

Too many people fall at the execution part, because too many people just can't get their butts off the comfort zone and start doing something. So what can make people put action to their planning?

Something needs to be the driving force within, and that driving force varies from one person to another.

What's your driving force for action?

H.O.P.E

2007-10-02T02:56:00.000+08:00

It feels so difficult not being able to be together with the person you like.

It feels so difficult when what you wish to accomplish is just a dream for you.

It feels so difficult when you do not have the key to everything.

But what can we do? There's nothing....

....only HOPE...

because...

He Owns Permanently Everything

Meaningful Quote

2007-09-26T18:02:00.001+08:00

"To love deeply in one direction,
makes us more loving in all others"

~Anne-Sophie Swetchine~

Farewell, Special One

2007-09-20T19:47:00.000+08:00

After 4 years....not one year without a trophy. What else do you ask for? Just because of no Champions League trophy? Can't you give him some time? All you care about is your dividends and trophies...Mr. Abramovich? You think Alex Ferguson got his European trophy when he first came in? So does Rafa Benitez? and Arsene Wenger? You think Carlo Ancelotti got his European trophy when he first came in as AC Milan manager? Get real..and get a life!

The Chelsea moment.

They used to be great friends. Walking together around the pitch, sharing jokes and laughters.

Until one day,

Roman : I'm getting Shevchenko and Ballack into the team.

Jose : Shevchenko and Ballack?? No way! They're good players, but not suitable for Chelsea's play. Oh no no way!

Roman : Yes, i am the boss. You play them and fit them wherever they can. And start winning the Uefa Champions League!

That matter got Jose "Special One" Mourinho unsettled. Everyday he endured migraine thinking of how to fit Shevchenko and Ballack into the team. Later on, he became frustrated and has since then been pressured by his boss, Roman Abramovich. They never talked, never looked eye to eye, and never smiled at each other. Until 20/9/2007, Roman Abramovich became the Donald Trump, Chelsea version. "Jose, you're fired!!"

Jose Mourinho is one of the few managers, to be exact, the ONLY manager that i salute and respect highly. No other managers that i would respect highly like i respect Jose. Roman Abramovich certainly doesn't know nuts about football! If EPL or Chelsea was a computer game, i would control Jose Mourinho...

First, turn Jose into a karate mode

Use his secret weapon, nah just a gun, aim at Roman's head, and *bang!*

Then give Roman a nice punch in the face

Spit water at Roman's stinking head

and then end my move with a final slap in the face.

As the Street Fighter game would go,

"Jose! You win! Perfect!"

I will miss you badly, Jose Mourinho.

Your departure is more shocking than former Japanese Prime Minister, Abe's departure.

On Eagle's Wings

2007-09-18T23:43:00.000+08:00

If you know me well enough, you'd know that my favourite animal is the eagle. Unlike other people who prefer dogs, cats, fish, i prefer something strong, fierce, and mighty. Hence, the eagle.

The eagle is called "The King of the Skies". No other birds are like this bird of prey. Not even the vultures.

Why do i like the eagle? Everytime when i look at the eagle, it gives me strength and courage. There's a reason for this. During turbulance or any storm, all birds would basically go to their hiding place. But not the eagle.

What would an eagle do in times of storm? The eagle would spread out its wings, and soar steadily. The eagle would face the storm with endurance and courage. Have you seen the eagle soar, with its wings wide open? That's how it would soar even in times of turbulance and storms.

The next thing is the eagle's vision. The eagle's eyesight can see a small fish in the water even when flying 100 feet up the sky. An eagle can see far, beyond every animal could see. This great vision reminds me of how we should live. We should set a vision for our lives. To live a life with purpose. As we can see beyond the years, we live with a hope, and of course a trust in the Lord.

Therefore, these are the reasons why i love the eagle. It encourages me to soar with wings wide open in times of storms, and never back down. Besides, it helps me create a vision for my life, to live my life with a purpose, and to hold on to a hope that will never cease.

Therefore when you're in trouble or difficulties, think of the eagles. Soar like them, firmly and steadily.

Songs of Motivation

2007-09-17T21:06:00.000+08:00

Do you have a song that accompanies you through your hard times? It's good to have songs that will help you and encourage you when you're in difficulties or any sort of challenges. Everytime when you're stressed up or finding yourself facing a big problem, or when your heart is troubled because of the big issues you're going through, sit down, relax, and just listen to the songs. Well for me, two songs always accompany me when i'm finding myself in hardships or challenges. These songs will never fail to lift me up whether spiritually or emotionally. They are:

1) My Hope, from Hillsong Australia, with the chorus that goes:

My hope is in the Name of the Lord
Where my help comes from
You're my strength, my song
My trust is in the Name of the Lord
I will sing your praise
You are faithful

2) Still, from Hillsong Australia, with the chorus that goes:

When the ocean rise and thunders roar
I will soar with you above the storm
Father You are King over the flood
I will be still, know You are God

These two songs are my encouragement to help me face my mountains and oceans. They give me strength and confidence to face anything, yes anything. Because there's nothing my God cannot do.

Coming up next....a post on Eagles

Greatest Role Model

2007-09-14T11:53:00.001+08:00

These days there are less and less role models for people, especially the young generation, to look up to. No matter how great or successful a person can be, you and i know, no one is perfect.

But i have a friend who is great in everything he does. Let me tell you the qualities. He is a great:

1) Businessman - He multiplied 5 breads and 2 fish and was able to feed the 5000 people
2) Doctor - He healed the sick, blind, crippled etc.
3) Engineer - He builds and was a carpenter for 30 years
4) Lawyer - He argued and the teachers of the law kept silent and couldn't answer him back
5) Lecturer - He spoke and everyone listened
6) Tour guide - He led more than 12 people around Middle East everyday
7) Sportsman - He walked from town to town everyday. Not even a marathon champion can do that.
8) Psychologist - He knows what you're thinking even if you don't say it
9) Singer - He never failed to sing songs of praise and never failed to celebrate the passover feast
10) Politician - Everyone favoured him until the local government felt threatened.

This is just a little glimpse of my best friend here. I can go all the way down the page. You want to find a role model? Get to know this guy. He knows me well. If you want to know him too, let me know, or give me a call at 017-2053982. Oh he just called me, he said he wants to know you too. Don't wait!

The World Mourned..some still mourning.

2007-09-11T20:03:00.000+08:00

6 years ago today, i remember i was revising for my PMR. That time was about 10 pm plus. And out of the sudden my parents began making noises. I was curious and went down to see what happened. But as i saw the tv, i was shocked to see :

*America Under Attack!*

My heart dropped like never before as i saw one of the twin towers in New York City, called the World Trade Centre, on fire. People were running here and there. I could even see people in the building yelling for help. Not long later, another plane came and... *crash!!*

I couldn't believe my eyes. That was one of the deadliest attacks i've ever seen. Later on, both buildings came tumbling down. That was the end of the lives of 3000 or more people. Not counting attacks at the Pentagon in Washington.

Until now i still remember that incident. But the worst part is, the man behind those attacks is still hiding in the cave.

Shut up son of Laden! I pray that one day i will see Mr. Bush the Genius standing on stage like this:

Serves you right!!

A New First Lady of Opposite Gender

2007-09-07T23:55:00.000+08:00

There were some people who were discussing what would they call a lady president's husband since the presidents of the United States have mostly been men. They used to call the wife of a president "First Lady". So what would they call the next president's husband? If the president is a lady.

But Hillary Clinton appears calm to face the terrorists.

But still, what would the people call her husband, Bill Clinton? A former president of the United States.

Huh???

And from then on..the people start chanting "Ah Biu" "Ah Biu" "Ah Biu" wherever he goes.

Leaked Questions

2007-09-05T23:11:00.000+08:00

Recently there has been a big hoo-haa on UPSR's questions being leaked. Well it's not the first time questions are being leaked though. During my time of PMR and SPM, questions were also leaked. But how come government only take action this year?

Luckily during my time it wasn't that terrible. Otherwise i would've got worse results. Mostly were the tuition teachers who leaked the questions. And i think tuition centres aren't offering reasonable salaries to the teachers that's why they leaked the questions to get extra earnings.

So government, if you want to solve the case, go to the tuition centres first. Trust me.

All The Best, Dr. M

2007-09-04T13:08:00.000+08:00

Just want to take some time out to wish our former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir, all the best as he goes through the coronary bypass operation.

This man is one of the great world leaders that i admire. Admire his vision and his ability to draw Malaysia into the world map.

With the chief doctor performing the operation (the same doctor that performed heart operation for my dad), i'm sure God will also grant him the wisdom to make this operation a success.

God bless you Dr. M and may you have a speedy recovery.

Malaysiaku

2007-08-31T00:15:00.000+08:00

Malaysia has finally walked through half a century of independence journey. Just want to pay tribute to my motherland. Malaysia is considered one of the fastest growing nations in the world. Due to great leaders and great unity, despite the races, Malaysia has survived "on her own".

If you ask me whether i'm satisfied living in Malaysia, i have to say no. There are some things that i'm not happy with the nation, and i'm sure many people feel the same. But all in all, this is still my country and God has placed me here for a reason.

Look at the world today. Earthquakes, wars, riots, and divisions all happening in different parts of the world. But Malaysia is still safe and people are just great living together. These two elements are what other countries are searching for, yet here in Malaysia we have them. God has certainly blessed this nation, because His people pray.

My greatest hope is that Malaysia will continue to be safe and peaceful, free from violence and destructions, whether natural or man-made. And also hope that our government will rule diligently and wisely, not forsaking the greatest contributors of the country's economy. You know who i mean.

So Dear God, bless Malaysia.

Slapping Robbers

2007-08-18T00:06:00.000+08:00

Kena robbed, somemore want to kena slap. What kind of robbery.

Robbers : Freeze! We don't want to hurt your life, we just want money.

Woman : *shakes in fear* oh...oh...ok take whatever you want. *tears flowing down*

Robbers : You have any jewellery?

Woman : There, in the drawer. Take all you want, don't kill me.

Robbers : *takes everything* haha,i'm rich babe!!

Woman : Sir, can you leave me some money please? I need to buy some food, very hungry leh. Just RM60 would do.

Robbers : Who in the world do you think i am? I'm here to take your money, not give you money!!

*SLAP SLAP SLAP* Ouch!

Sued For His Patriotism

2007-08-17T23:49:00.000+08:00

This news has been going on for quite a while. Everyone is talking about it. Have you seen the video? I guess someone re-posted it on YouTube.

Now this guy, he is very creative. Gotta give him credits for his ability to sing as well. To be honest, i sort of agree what he said in the video. However, the way he expressed his thoughts was a little...foolish. Malaysia is a democratic country, and yes freedom is a part...a small part of what we practice. But to that extent of freedom of speech as practiced by our dear brother Wee was a little too much to take.

But his apology was accepted. Nonetheless our government will still take legal action against him. Let's see where this will lead us.

Lesson in a Day

2007-08-09T13:18:00.000+08:00

It's really amazing how God can change us, and what God can do in our lives. Sometimes even changing from someone you're not, into someone you are. Sometimes God changes you from not being good at one thing, and then helping you become good or learn something new in just one day.

I was given a task. I need to complete it in 2 days. Now i won't mention what's that, of course something to do with business. I was really hopeless and frustrated because i wasn't good at doing that.

Here comes the most important part: Forgetting that you're not good at doing something, and let God do it for you. Afterall, God is the best businessman in the world.

So the results of trusting God? I managed to complete that task in just one day!

Learnt a good experience.

What In the World....?

2007-08-03T22:52:00.000+08:00

Tang Lai Meng, a former student of UTAR Bdr. Sg. Long, was found raped and murdered.

I just can't explain how sad and upset i was when i heard about this news. At the back of my mind i was thinking "What in the world is happening to this earth?".

To be honest, cruelty and wickedness are bound to happen, and they are bound to happen more in the future. I was reminded of the scripture when i was praying to God when i heard the news, of the increase of wickedness due to come.

Matthew 24:12, "Because of the increase of wickedness....". There's no way for the world to be a better place. God has indeed said all these things will happen. They will.

What kind of world are we living in? Wicked and more wicked. The only reason of all the evil happening in this world is because...JESUS IS COMING!!

Although i'm very clear of the reason of the increase of wickedness, yet in my heart i still feel saddened and upset of the evil that people are doing. There's no better way of concluding all these than to say.....

.......THIS WORLD NEEDS JESUS!!

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2007-07-31T21:51:00.000+08:00

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