BIG MONEY IN DIRTY TOILETS? – MALAYSIAN CONCEPT

LET'S SEE, NO AMOUNT OF TRANING IS GOING TO IMPROVE THIS LOT, FOR SURE !

Whenever we have politicians open their mouth, it is either to cover their misdemeanour, some stupid publicity or worst, some grand scheme to line their pockets in the interest of public.
The local main stream media is never short of these, some sound so irrelevant that I don’t read beyond its captions and paying Rm1.20 per copy for it, is a rip-off most of the time but sometimes these comics do give you great avenue to blog.

Take for instant, our D.S.(a title bestowed) Ong Ka Chuan, Minister for Housing & Local Government Ministry in Malaysia, ran foul with toilets and want to make it compulsory for all food outlets to get their maintenance staff trained by ‘recognised institutions’(presently we don’t have any) to upkeep facilities.
Sound sincere enough, even sound good but compulsory training, by recognised institutions? Some grand scam again? Some of these are actually doing very well and have been lining some people’s pocket quite well, thank you very much. Grand ideas in the interest of public, monopoly and compulsory of course, PUKONSA, FORMEMA, FOREIGN WORKER INSURSANCE, to mention just a few of the big-big money ideas.
I must say they are good, this is what you call wealth creation, unfortunately not to the general public. We have all kinds of money making and compulsory schemes, some deemed illegal by the authority, but nothing beats the legal ones designed by ministers and authorities, it is big-big money and perpetual.

This grand toilet scheme and compulsory ‘contribution’ is not going to improve most of these toilets which are unsalvageable. Nothing is going to improve, the toilets will still be deplorable, the authority will then keep quiet and treated as job done, the 5-star hotels may be have to write off this expense as ‘toilet tax’ and extras on super detergents, recommended(compulsory) by ‘recognised institution’. I understand if the minister may only dine in 5-stars hotel and put on his thinking cap when pee or poop but have a look at common eateries and the stage of their toilets, no super training or cleaning are going to keep most of these toilets clean.
All are not lost, why not come out with a standard architecture plan to be distributed free for these outlets and make compulsory on these minimum standards. Can’t have that, can you? When you have no CONTROL.

IS RTM GOING TO SPOIL MY DAY AGAIN???

I am extremely happy today, wake up very early, there is even a skip to my walk.
Yes, you guess it, Raikkonnen got pole position for the Spainish GP on Saturday qualifying, let’s hope that he wins the race as well today.

Rather disappointed again after reading the papers, what I said before? you can always rely on RTM (Malaysian television network-government controlled) to be joy killer. They are not to screen it live, it is much more important for them to have ‘educational’ programs like news, dialogue, documentary and culture, without fail.

I still don’t get the difference, as all these programs are pre-recorded. Perhaps, they need to censure the GP program before it can be screened, you can’t have Alonso showing his mid-finger to the screen or any driver swearing???

As indicated in today’s program schedule, the replay will start at 11.30pm(Malaysian time). I am still doubtful if they will stick to the schedule, you see, most of the time, the prior or preceding programs can be so long that they ran into the scheduled programs and the effect can be dramatic, you sit in front of the TV, trying to keep yourself awake, waiting the your program to arrive and what do you know, you fell asleep when the program finally is screened.

Perhaps it is the only way to improve their rating, as information Minister always claims, their stations are tops!

Remember the Bahrain GP, about 3 weeks ago, RTM1 was to screen the replay at 12.30am as scheduled in program and what do you know, when I switch on my TV, the race is almost half way through. In another word, if you are to watch RTM TVs and not to miss a single bit, be in front and switch on the program +/- 1/2 hour as indicated (better make it an hour). Talk about efficiency ... WTF .... I shouldn’t have paid my tax so prompt lately. Is RTM going to spoil my day again?

MALAYSIANS ARE SUCH A GULLIBLE LOT

Do you sometimes feel cheated when you had bought a product because of its convincing advertisement.










Without any effort to recall, one such advertisement that comes immediately, is the advertisement on milk product. It made to impress that the milk product will make you the next Einstein, or super athlete. Another advertisement gives you the impression that the toothbrush is recommended by your dentist. Yet another, the product will make your aches disappear almost instantly.








There are rules and regulations as to fair representation of a product, but of late, the enforcement is rather weak and the consumers had been taken advantage.







Now everyone can fly.... a familiar advertisement in red, with prices you can never imagine possible.
Is this advertisement abusing or transgressing advertisement policies and ethics.
What are no advertised are the terms and conditions in small prints and some customers are not even aware of it until they had committed themselves.
In most of it, what are not shown in advertisement, are the hidden cost.
Cost, because the fare is split into various components and only one potion is advertised, and of course, it appears very cheap. If the price is advertised as a package, I wonder how many will give it a second look.


Will people or company behind such unethical advertisements be able to survive in the long run? It appears such practices are doing very well and striving. Malaysians are such a gullible lot.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE ?

When I read local news, usually just take it on its face value, without much further thoughts. However lately, I am somehow troubled by the reporting, could be the environment, global warming?, food I ate or was it just plain stupidity in the news.

Take for instance in the following:


LEE'S ACTION ‘AGAINST BN SPIRIT’

Why can’t the BN work hand in hand with the other political parties for the common good of Malaysians. They had accepted Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, who just wanted to contribute without political negativity, thus whatever he does now is taken without political overtones.




SECOND BRIDGE DELAY DUE TO COST AND DESIGN ISSUES.

All the camouflage that Malaysian economy is vibrant and there shall be no delay in the so called Corridor Projects(if one can really understand).
Get real, billions were blown even before such corridors kicks off. If there is no money, just say so, there is no need to promise a mountain and deliver a mole.


EX-MINISTER HAD NO INTENTION OF OUTRAGING MY MODESTY, SAYS LOUNGE PROMOTER.

Something truly suspicious here, a hotel lounge promoter made a report against a VIP and suddenly withdrew it through a LAWYER.
If she is acting on her own and genuinely offended when she made the report, why did she need a lawyer to withdraw, contradicting her first action. Was she intimidated or threaten to withdraw, very very suspicious indeed. Let us see what will be our AG reaction, is he as smart as we imagine.


THIEVES BEHIND BLACKOUT IN SABAH.

I was personally affected by this incident.
Remember the ‘cry wolf’ story? Well, when the outrage started at around midday, my first curse was on SESB on their inefficiency again.
You see, in Tuaran, where I reside, we have common stoppages, at least once a day but for a few minutes, like power switch over.
When it lasted more than that on Monday(21.04.07), up to 3 hours, my curse went through the roof.
Again, at about 6.30pm on the same day, another power outrage for another 3 hours, luckily my heart is still strong enough to take that.
The following day, at about 10am, power stoppage again, this time I had enough, I called SESB at 15454 for an explanation.
I have to congratulate SESB for having an intelligent and understanding personnel behind the phone at that time, he was patient and kind enough to explain the situation and I cooled down to accept the faith.
Of course, my curse now goes to the metal thieves and it started to make me thinking.
May I suggest that it is about time for the government institutions or anyone for that matter, to ‘fingerprint’ the critical important/supporting metal products to prevent theft, thus end up in scrap pile.
Perhaps with some kind of paint that has harmless radiation and can be easily detected with a detector/counter, like Geiger counter. I am sure there are such paint/products around. Business opportunity for someone? Don't forget me eh? when you make a pile.

FORMULA 1 GP - CATALUNYA CIRCUIT - SPAIN

Another exciting F1 Grand Prix is on the card at Catalunya circuit in Spain this weekend.
Am I excited! yes – after a break of 3 weeks, the weekends had been kind of boring.
From the initial 3 races in Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur and Bahrain, it begins to reveal the dominating teams for this year F1. Ferrari, undoubtedly is still on the top of the pile, followed by Mc claren, and BMW is fast living up to the challenge.

During this break, I had been going through the images of the F1 cars and noticed following trend between the RED & the SILVER car. Interesting!

Above - 2 images of the nose cones as in Melbourne GP

Above - 2 images of nose cones as in Kuala Lumpur GP

Above - 2 images of nose cones as in Bahrain GP

ROYAL TOUCH TO THE OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY – MALAYSIAN LEG

Malaysian leg of the Beijing Olympics Torch run kicked off and ended with royal touches.

Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar, a Malaysian prince of Negeri Sembilan state, one of the 13 states that make up Malaysia, also president of Olympics Council of Malaysia, kicked off the event to roaring cheers of participants and general public.

The torch went through its planned route in a relay through 79 bearers before landed in the hands of HRH Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak state, to light the cauldron.

The torch run was not without incidence, this happened before the ceremony at the starting point in Dataran Merdeka, where a family of three Japanese and a western foreign lady, who were there, trying to disrupt with political issues, were verbally intimidated by a crowd and led off by the authorities. Yes, just 4 of them, some moral consolation? Other than that, we can see joyous crowd and smiling faces.

Having followed the torch run since its tremulous start, especially in cities like London, Paris & San Francisco, naturally I am interested as how the reporting would be in foreign media, particularly CNN.

Now I am truly convinced that the foreign media have ulterior motives, especially CNN, as far as Beijing Olympics is concerned.

Imagine, I can get first hand information in Malaysia and what do I get on replay from CNN, a load of rubbish and half truth.

Monday, the day of the torch run in Malaysia, is a working day, office workers enthusiastically lined the route as the flame passed by and it was fun & joyous moment for all of them. You know what the CNN foreign correspondent showed, part of an empty stadium (STADIUM MERDEKA) that the flame passed through, this is very very naughty, don’t you think! It makes you want to puke at their commentary.

P/S: NOTICE THE SIGN - STADIUM MERDEKA - IN THE LAST PIC.

2008 Kuala Lumpur Olympics Torch Run

Finally, the Olympics Torch had arrived in Kuala Lumpur and the torch relay will happen tomorrow, on 21st April 2008, starting from Dataran Merdeka at 2.25pm and ends at Twin Tower in KLCC.
We, Malaysians are very happy, proud and grateful for this, myself in particular.
I have been following the torch runs since it started in Athens, only a few countries have the opportunity to host this and I cannot wait for it to arrive.
Local news and television channels have carried images of the runs and in Malaysia, there is a feeling that is KL torch run will give us harmonious and joyous feelings.
If this can be a showcase, then let the world know, Malaysia is truly Asian.
The torch runs had its torrid runs of events starting from London to San Francisco, fanned by global news agencies especially CNN but begin to subdue in the third world countries.
In Kuala Lumpur, I hope it will be a joyous event for us, and I condemn those who are bent on disruption. I don’t care what they do elsewhere but don’t spoil our party!



I can’t stand but have this to add to the 'Carrefour boycott' controversies, the arrogant French said Carrefour contributed in billions from its purchase from China. In the same breath, it could have gone bankrupt if not of its competitive products from China.

CNN Journalists are Assassins

Not a day is passed without us being informed with half truth from the main media, be it local or international.

I used to think, international media like CNN & BBC had the integrity & resources that churn out only reliable news, how wrong can we get. It appears your ignorance is often being taken advantage. Through self admission from more conscientious journalists, do reveal the ugly side of the story of Iraq, how this was drum up to justify the American’s course to interfere and what a mess it had turn out to be.
As I read more into the history of Tibet, it begins to dawn on me, why violence in Tibet, remnants of military/terrorist groups.

I used to think, Tibetans are religious, peaceful people, minding only their business. The monks are in holy meditation, major part of the day thus one can only imagine, they have no time for earthy affairs.

History had it that in the 1950s, during the heights of cold wars, Tibetans were used by the west to contain the spread of communism and the Dalai Lama was their pawn, until this day, we still see support groups from the west for him. I can also imagine, his very existence relied on their handouts and made himself a very useful stooge for the west.

China is made of many provinces and many indigenous tribes, with different dialects and culture, Tibet is no exception. Modern china had been able to integrate and assimilate these tribes, it only appears that the separatist Tibetans(mainly of noble & monastery casts) are against assimilation and integration, while majority of those who left behind, formerly downtrodden poor hardcore Tibetans, are more eager to assimilate. It seems that some powerful unseen hands are bent on making China yet another Yugoslavia or Soviet Union.

What has this got to do in Olympics Torch Run

What annoy me daily are the reports on the Olympics flame runs, the reports have nothing to do with Olympics but more on the violence it created, it reported hundreds of thousands of protestors but can only come out with close shots of a few struggling with authority for publicity. I am as clear as mud on what exactly happened in London, Paris, or San Francisco. CNN especially, never had anything good to say on the Olympics and China in particular.

They may as well devote the whole Olympics to the Tibetans separatists.

CNN motives should be questioned, these people are not sincere and do not report the truth. CNN is completely quiet on what happen in Paris to a paralympian Jin Jing, against the spirit of Olympics and I brand them being assassins to the spirit of Olympics. Their true colour is also shown through their comrade Jack Cafferty, in his sweeping statement he distained Chinese as a bunch of goons & thugs and their products are junks.

I have this to say to all the CNN journalists, you are just a bunch of bastards and your mouths are as foul as the skunk’s asshole, to say this you probably insult the skunk.

The pro-tibetan demonstrators perhaps have the right to peaceful demonstrations, must also respect the rights of others to have this joyous occasion in the Olympics torch run, to disrupt others, do not deserve our attention and CNN is condoning to violence, which in retrospect, is their second nature.