Permatang Pauh has spoken for Malaysians!

One thing that can definitely be concluded from the recent PP by-elections is : The people of Malaysia hate the BN govt and the PM even more than 6 months ago!

Why do we hate you more?

1)You and your ministers still continue to take Malaysians as fools. Your ministers continues to make the stupidest(I suppose it goes with their low IQ levels) statements and actually believe that the rakyat at this time and day will believe them!

2)Your budget stinks and there is no benefits whatsoever for the middle class earners. I suppose this is your way of telling the middle class who did not vote for you in the last elections : "This is wat u get for not voting us!" Trust me, judging by the sentiments going around now, you will never get this group's votes again! Period! One more thing, which freaking household has less than RM20 consumption of electricity???

3)Your election strategy and tactics are just a disgrace. You utilise the whole govt machinery and limitless funds trying to win a by-election that you term as unimportant. You go through the lowest ebbs possible to discredit one man who has the balls to stand up against you. When it doesn't go well, u just make them disappear either by C4 or other means possible (Wonder where PI Bala is now). Your shameless use of the media and draconian laws like the ISA, OSA and the Publishing and Printing Acts is just despicable!

4)Your toothless tiger ACA seems to have grown some baby teeth now. They seem to be arresting lower level staff and runners in Puspakom. Today, even a state assemblyman was arrested for allegedly taking a RM2,000 bribe. Bravo! Now that you have caught the little fall guys, what abt going after those who have "prospered" in the PKFZ fiasco, Perwaja Steel mismanagement, Monsoon Cup Yacht Race waste of money, MRR2 highway defects and many more where millions and billions have been lost. For that matter, what happened to the AG report 2007 where screwdrivers were sold for 10 times their price? Once again, stop taking us for idiots! We want you to go after the major culprits, even if they are close to you or related to u Mr PM!

I seriously don see anything changing in the near future with this current bunch of arseholes running our country. I may not be your biggest fan DSAI, but the ppl have put you in the parliament, so go put your words into action!

We are waiting......

What next after Permatang Pauh?

So the big day has arrived! Anwar Ibrahim is expected to be voted back into parliament with a resounding majority. If DSAI wins as expected, what will happen next?

a)Will we finally see the crossovers from BN to enable PR to form the government and DSAI be the PM by Sep 16?

b)Will the BN spin-masters cook up more ridiculous attempts to discredit DSAI like the ridiculous "Pretty Boy" Saiful case?

c)Will Anwar be able to fight-off those ridiculous sodomy charges against him?

And if Anwar loses?

Gosh! Just pack up and leave the country!

Is it worth coming back to work?

The govt has been asking M'sian professionals working overseas to return and serve in our country. They have promised many sweeteners in their attempts to get these pros back. Here is the story of a friend of mine T, a surgeon.

T had been working in London and decided to take up our govt's offer to return. That's when his nightmare started. First it took the health ministry 6 months to decide which hospital to assign him to!

T, being a workaholic, then decided to work longer hours to shorten the waiting list of patients needing operations. To do this, he had to get the hospital staff to work longer hours as well. He could not get anyone to work even when he wanted to fork out his own money to pay them. Their punctuality was another bane to him. Scheduled operations were delayed b'cos staff were not punctual!

Then, the hospital staff started awful rumours abt him which made him even more furious. He is starting to regret the fact that he returned to M'sia.

So, low salaries are not the only reason that our pros are reluctant to return to M'sia. The platform for them to produce their best work has to be there and local staff mentality has to be upgraded to a higher level. If this is not done, we can forget abt more M'sians coming to serve in our country!

Is there a difference?

Been reading quite a bit abt our country's politics and as usual, it is one big circus. Don wan to comment on that but would like to write about whether there has been a noticeable difference in states taken over by the Pakatan Rakyat, things that politicians ARE elected to do!

It has been more than 6 months now since the elections. It might be a short time period but some bloggers have mentioned that there has been a difference in their constituencies. I am staying in Pusat Bandar Puchong and so far I have not noticed any changes. But some in Bangsar and other states have said streets are now cleaner, more basic amenities have been provided and many new projects are in the pipeline. Friends from Penang too have been telling me that the PR reps are more easily accessible than the BN reps. Selangor has free water. So do u think the PR is doing a good job? Personally, I think for the 6 months period, they have been doing a pretty good job.

A good friend of mine has started a drive to get more people to register as voters as he anticipates that there will be a snap election sometime soon(Shd DSAI manage to get BN MPs to crossover). I don't know if that will happen, but if it does, then we shd all practice our democratic rights and let the Powers-To-Be know that the rakyat is not interested in their political mud-slinging and dramas. All we want is equal opportunities and a decent life. So go get registered in any Post Office and wait for the next interesting episode in this drama called "Malaysian politics!"

Plain stupid!

Today, I witnessed something amazingly stupid. I was driving in Puchong headed towards the LDP when I noticed that a motorcycle abt 50m ahead of me going very slowly. A young malay couple was on the bike. All of a sudden this girl jumps off the bike in tears and runs towards the middle of the road, apparently trying to kill herself b'cos she stopped in the middle with her hands held wide. Fortunately, there weren't many cars on the road at the time and those that were, managed to swerve to avoid her. While this was going on, her partner, boyfren or whatever, gets off his bike and chases after her!(Like Tamil filmlah!). He reaches her and manages to pull her back to the side of the road. All the drivers that stopped their cars to witness this, me included, just shook their heads in disbelief and drove on.

So, is she trying to prove a point or just being stupid? As for me, it is resoundingly stupid! Imagine the mess she would have caused. Just wondering, if a driver out there knocks this girl and his car gets damaged, how to claim for damages leh? If I claim from my insurance company, then I lose my NCB. Any experts out there?

Speed and adrenaline!

I had quite an experience last night. Went out for dinner with a friend last nite who had just purchased a brand new spanking BMW Z4 roadster. After dinner, he said, "Wanna take the wheels for a spin?" I said "ok". I did not know that his "spin" was to get on the highway and drive all the way to Tanjung Malim!!!

When we got into the highway via Jalan Duta, he stopped at the side. He lowered the top and I was complaining b'cos hey this is M'sia and u don drive with your top down unless u wan to lose 5 years of your life from pollution! He said, "Relax Bro and hold on tight". Then off we went! He was weaving in and out of traffic and on clear stretches my heart almost dropped as the speedometer touched 240km/h!!! And all this with the roof down! Guess how long it took us to reach Tg Malim? 18 freaking minutes! And the roads were not exactly clear all the way! I think my errrr.....man-defining parts was almost at my throat at times!

The best part was yet to come. When we reached Tg Malim, had a teh tarik and decided to head back, he said, "Bro, here are the keys. Your turn!" Alrite!!!!! Eased into the highway and the machine handled like a dream. Extremely stable due to low centre of gravity and very steering-sensitive. After familiarising meself with the car, I started to accelerate. 140, 150, 160. Don feel a thing! Then 170, 180 and finally 200! I have finally driven 200km/h on a road car! Then went to 220 and decided, alrite boy u've had your moment of fun and it's time to reach home safely. Couldn't do the journey in 18 mins, only 30 mins. Still pretty fast tho!

Yeah, me and the Z4. You and me will be re-united again!

Is it perception or fact?

Why do local companies think that foreigners are better employees? I am sure you have heard of foreigners being employed in being paid triple or quadruple the salary of a local for doing the same job. Are they really that good? Are locals really inferior, esp compared to the "Gwai-Lo"?

One of my previous employers did employ a "Gwai-lo" thinking he could do a much better job. Paid him in USD and provided him w apartment and car as well. Was he really worth it? No way! He was good in his work but I am sure my boss could have found a Malaysian who is just as capable if he was willing to pay a little more than market rate(Still much lower than the amount paid to the Gwai-Lo). My boss kept on singing praises for him and this caused a very tense working environment as the other staff started to distance themselves from Gwai-Lo. Eventually many left. Donno whether he is still there.

My friend who works in ESPN Singapore was also unfortunate as he and abt 20 others(All locals) were laid off b'cos of cost cutting measures. The word was ESPN was spending a bomb on football pundits like Steve McMahon and all the other former footballers they invite as guest pundits. Thus to cut costs, someone had to make way and unfortunately it was the locals. I wonder how much our Shebby Singh gets paid!

Sigh..... Are we really inferior to the "Gwai-Los". I certainly don think so but then why are employers willing to pay so much for foreigners but unwilling to go a little higher for locals? Inferiority Complex? U tell me! The only area which I feel most Gwai-los have advantage over us is their PR skills!