I read with great interest this morning about the ways various people, states and govts are using to combat rising oil prices in the world.
The state of Utah in the US has issued an order that all state govt agencies will only work 4-day weeks. This is to allow saving on electricity and employee's gasoline expenses. Employees will now work 10 hr days and get Fridays off. This trial is for a year and if successful will be implemented fully. Other states in the US are closely monitoring this event to see if it is feasible.
I started to wonder if it will work in M'sia. After 5 minutes thot, I concluded, NO WAY! Why? These are my reasons(the funny side of it) :
a)The govt employees(GE) will now treat Thursdays as Fridays and work 3 and a half days only.
b)The GE's will now decide to all go shopping on Fridays and make the jams even worse, just like if there is a public holiday in S'gor and all Selangoreans will throng the shopping centres in KL.
c)The GE's will now have another reason to be inefficient on Mondays. Phrases like, "Aiyo dah rest 3 hari, susah nak start kerja baliklah. susah nak start enjin" will be commonly heard. As opposed to before, "Cuti sabtu, ahad tak cukuplah. Baru nak rilek, dah kena start kerja! Boring lah"
Haha....Anyone care to add?
Friday, July 4, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The Big Picture!
We have been swamped with news of Anwar everyday in the media for the past week. Every blog I visited seems to be commenting on this issue too. That's why I have refrained from writing abt it here cos it seems like an overdose. However, i have been writing in other blogs what I think abt this whole issue and have received many a stinging rebuke abt it. Here's what I think :
1) There are 2 schools of thot abt who is the puppetmaster here. For me, if it is Anwar, then I think his greed for power and international recognition knows no bounds. Is this what we want in a leader to steer us out of the current economic struggles of our country? If Bodohwi or Najib is behind this, it shows the rakyat's decision to kick them out on Mar 8 is correct. They are inept, self-serving, greedy, crony-centred, arrogant and stupid as well! So the question is : Who is capable of running this country? I have no freakin idea!!!
2) Me questioning the credibility of Anwar doesn't mean that I m a BN supporter. I am just exercising my rights as a citizen to ensure that the best man is elected to govern. In this case, Anwar is not even an elected rep yet! I am 100% sure that the current crop of leaders are uselesss and shd be removed en bloc. Never before has the country been in such a mess(except May 13) and the rakyat is suffering.
3) I am all for giving an opportunity to Pakatan to govern states and the country, if at all it materialises. Take away Anwar(shd anything happen to him), who in the Pakatan has the ability to run the country? Kit Siang? Azmin? Nik Aziz? I don think so. This is where my concern lies.
4) My biggest concern at the moment is all this is throwing a mask over other issues affecting the country. Rising prices, postponement of so called, "Non-people centric" projects like the Penang monorail and PORR(Still baffles me), the Altantuya murder case(In which our dear old Najib and wife has surprisingly not hit back as hard as I thot they wld at RPK) etc.
Our political situation is all like a big circus! It is shameful and has got me angry, disgusted, dissapointed(understatement), ashamed and at times tearful. When are they going to make me proud as a Malaysian. I hope I have that chance in my lifetime.
1) There are 2 schools of thot abt who is the puppetmaster here. For me, if it is Anwar, then I think his greed for power and international recognition knows no bounds. Is this what we want in a leader to steer us out of the current economic struggles of our country? If Bodohwi or Najib is behind this, it shows the rakyat's decision to kick them out on Mar 8 is correct. They are inept, self-serving, greedy, crony-centred, arrogant and stupid as well! So the question is : Who is capable of running this country? I have no freakin idea!!!
2) Me questioning the credibility of Anwar doesn't mean that I m a BN supporter. I am just exercising my rights as a citizen to ensure that the best man is elected to govern. In this case, Anwar is not even an elected rep yet! I am 100% sure that the current crop of leaders are uselesss and shd be removed en bloc. Never before has the country been in such a mess(except May 13) and the rakyat is suffering.
3) I am all for giving an opportunity to Pakatan to govern states and the country, if at all it materialises. Take away Anwar(shd anything happen to him), who in the Pakatan has the ability to run the country? Kit Siang? Azmin? Nik Aziz? I don think so. This is where my concern lies.
4) My biggest concern at the moment is all this is throwing a mask over other issues affecting the country. Rising prices, postponement of so called, "Non-people centric" projects like the Penang monorail and PORR(Still baffles me), the Altantuya murder case(In which our dear old Najib and wife has surprisingly not hit back as hard as I thot they wld at RPK) etc.
Our political situation is all like a big circus! It is shameful and has got me angry, disgusted, dissapointed(understatement), ashamed and at times tearful. When are they going to make me proud as a Malaysian. I hope I have that chance in my lifetime.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
New word in dictionary!
Received this e-mail today :
There are possible plans underway to apply to the Oxford and Webster to include a new word for their 2009
dictionary:
badawi [baa-daa-wee] (noun):
To start something full of promise but end in disappointment, failure and/or disaster.
Eg:
'I'm trusting you to perform this task well; don't do a badawi, ok?'
'Whatever I do, I will always find a way to badawise it.'
France badawied their Euro 2008 campaign. England pre-badawied theirs, while Italy were guilty of over-badawification.
Haha! Really funny. Shall start using this noun soon!
There are possible plans underway to apply to the Oxford and Webster to include a new word for their 2009
dictionary:
badawi [baa-daa-wee] (noun):
To start something full of promise but end in disappointment, failure and/or disaster.
Eg:
'I'm trusting you to perform this task well; don't do a badawi, ok?'
'Whatever I do, I will always find a way to badawise it.'
France badawied their Euro 2008 campaign. England pre-badawied theirs, while Italy were guilty of over-badawification.
Haha! Really funny. Shall start using this noun soon!
Finally some transfer news for Liverpool!
Well people and success-starved Liverpool fans, there is finally some good news on the transfer front. It is rumoured that Spurs skipper Robbie Keane is on his way to Anfield. I think he would make a good strike partner for Torres and also for Gerrard bombing from midfield. He holds on to the ball well and can also score himself. Am hopeful transfer will happen.
As for Gareth Barry, it seems Aston Villa is now demanding 18mil for him. I say forget it and get someone else. David Villa is valued at only 20mil, Barry at 18m? Villa had better get a reality check!
And Chelsea : As usual, they r trying to buy the whole world again. Deco has joined them. Rumour has it that they are also after Robinho, Ronaldinho, Arshavin and the whole Spanish Euro Team! Surprisingly, the Scum team has been relatively quiet. Must be trying really hard to make Ronaldo stay! My advice, let the spoilt brat leave and make loads of money out of himlah! No player is bigger than the team!
As for Gareth Barry, it seems Aston Villa is now demanding 18mil for him. I say forget it and get someone else. David Villa is valued at only 20mil, Barry at 18m? Villa had better get a reality check!
And Chelsea : As usual, they r trying to buy the whole world again. Deco has joined them. Rumour has it that they are also after Robinho, Ronaldinho, Arshavin and the whole Spanish Euro Team! Surprisingly, the Scum team has been relatively quiet. Must be trying really hard to make Ronaldo stay! My advice, let the spoilt brat leave and make loads of money out of himlah! No player is bigger than the team!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Anything but politics!
I have visited quite a few blogs today and almost 99% of them are writing or commenting on the current political situation in our country. I say enuf of that and let's talk abt some other things.
Genting has been bringing in so-called "International Stars" to perform quite frequently. Engelbert, Air Supply and most recently The Osmonds!!!!! What's wrong with that senario? They are all grandfathers or soon to be! They also brought in stars of the 80's recently like Paul Young, Bananarama and Limahl! They were so out of shape and out of sync that many fans left b4 the end of the concert. Why can't they bring the current superstars? Costs? Strict performing guidelines? Us being perceived as a muslim country by the west? I donno.
I visited a doctor yesterday to get some medicine because I had some allergy attacks. It was all because I was too greedy and ate some prawns that I shouldn't have. Damn! The itch was unbearable! Ok, enuf of that. My question is : Why do all doctors have incomprehensible handwriting? Couldn't read a single word the doc wrote. A doc friend of mine has terrible handwriting as well. Is it a pre-requisite for being a doctor? This has been bugging me for the longest time. Why? Why? Why?
Genting has been bringing in so-called "International Stars" to perform quite frequently. Engelbert, Air Supply and most recently The Osmonds!!!!! What's wrong with that senario? They are all grandfathers or soon to be! They also brought in stars of the 80's recently like Paul Young, Bananarama and Limahl! They were so out of shape and out of sync that many fans left b4 the end of the concert. Why can't they bring the current superstars? Costs? Strict performing guidelines? Us being perceived as a muslim country by the west? I donno.
I visited a doctor yesterday to get some medicine because I had some allergy attacks. It was all because I was too greedy and ate some prawns that I shouldn't have. Damn! The itch was unbearable! Ok, enuf of that. My question is : Why do all doctors have incomprehensible handwriting? Couldn't read a single word the doc wrote. A doc friend of mine has terrible handwriting as well. Is it a pre-requisite for being a doctor? This has been bugging me for the longest time. Why? Why? Why?
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Are they worth it?
I just finished watching "What happens in Vegas" starring Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher. It was quite funny but not s'thing that you are going to remember 2 month's down the line. Then I remembered that I had read somewhere that Cameron Diaz was paid a whopping USD18mil for her starring role in the film. USD18mil!!!!! And all she did was smile that wonderful smile, appear in her undies for a little while and looked pretty! Hey, I know many girls who can and is willing to do that as well for a much lesser fee! You know who you are!!!!
And Ms Diaz is not even the highest paid actress in Tinseltown as Reese Witherspoon is rumoured to be getting USD22mil for her latest film. Actors like Tom Cruise are paid in the region of USD25m per movie. Some people have all the luck!
My question is : Do you think they deserve it? What about athletes like NBA star Lebron James(USD21m per season) or former F1 driver Michael Schumacher(USD80m for 18 races). Do u think they deserve them? I am thinking no. What abt u?
And Ms Diaz is not even the highest paid actress in Tinseltown as Reese Witherspoon is rumoured to be getting USD22mil for her latest film. Actors like Tom Cruise are paid in the region of USD25m per movie. Some people have all the luck!
My question is : Do you think they deserve it? What about athletes like NBA star Lebron James(USD21m per season) or former F1 driver Michael Schumacher(USD80m for 18 races). Do u think they deserve them? I am thinking no. What abt u?
Football supporters!
Korean supporters - Beautiful!
Brazilian supporters - Ooh-La-La!
German supporters - So good!
French supporters - Ma-ma-mia!
ANDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Japanese supporters - Ha! Ha! Ha!
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