"I don't care how you do it....the Minister wants it.....Make THIS Happen..."
Amazing how the words "THIS" and "SHIT" is just a slip of arrangement and how it reflects the undertakings of public office when some event / policy is implemented in a haste......How a simple mistake, a simple slip of the keyboard, a simple oversight or undersight may actually cause SHIT to happen instead.
It is beyond baffling how Ministers are elected to portfolios. How does one decide which elected representative best take office in a Ministry? And while it is not an ideal world (where the relevant Ministry is held by someone of equal qualification), the very least there should be an assessment and/or accountability process whereby an unqualified (professionally) elected representative may be given a spell to prove their capability and if within that period the peers, subordinates or even the people should have a clear voice to present a vote of no confidence to get rid of the aberrant creature before it becomes cancerous.
It would have been more interesting if there were public documents, which give these politicians a fair chance of self assessment and be accountable for the office that they hold.
Perhaps someday there will be a document which may read as such:
"I the undersigned hereby declare that I hold a competency level of ______ (1 to 10) and would require a non-extendable time frame of ______ (6 to 12 months) to achieve a minimum competency level of 8 and I will be responsible and accountable for the actions and inactions of my competency while holding this public office"
Ha.....it's about time we stop the trend of having the "Blind" lead the sighted (both with fore-sight and with insight).
The clip has no relevance to the topic.....just my way of unwinding with home made concoctions...MMmm
Monday, June 27, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
I hate Mondays 6:30am
The anticipation is like a cancer consuming me from within......
Its 2am Monday. I've done whatever lick of work I can over the past 2 days, which is way below what I hoped to achieve. Too many weekend interruptions.....
Moments to drifting off to sleep....a much deserved sleep after yet another long day.....another long weekend and with another long week coming up. I should be asleep 10 minutes ago but I'm not. I should have ignored the world but it the world won't leave me alone. It beckons my attention to draw towards the expected, the unexpected.......this anticipation is killing me softly.......like a cancer from within....
Its 2am Monday. I've done whatever lick of work I can over the past 2 days, which is way below what I hoped to achieve. Too many weekend interruptions.....
Moments to drifting off to sleep....a much deserved sleep after yet another long day.....another long weekend and with another long week coming up. I should be asleep 10 minutes ago but I'm not. I should have ignored the world but it the world won't leave me alone. It beckons my attention to draw towards the expected, the unexpected.......this anticipation is killing me softly.......like a cancer from within....
If I could only lay it out....straighten it......then maybe it won't consume me.
It's Monday......6:30am draws near......
If I wake up later and see my phone flash that red light, which signals a message being left in it..... I'll go berserk.....
Wonder what's worse than "Expect the unexpected" and "Expect the expected"??
That both may strike fearlessly together.....
Monday, June 13, 2011
Corporate (Keparat) Responsibilities
Let's talk about annoying corporate responsibilities or irresponsibilities....
Over the weekend I was at a local shopping mall, correction more like one of the many shopping districts in Kuala Lumpur, which incidentally is the Curve-Ikano(IPC)-E@Curve(or the shopping complex formerly known as Cineleisure Damansara)....
Anyway, what astonished me were the amount of McDonald's in that area!
Now I'm not against McD's as I practically grew up with it.....from the first few outlets located in the then Yow Chuan Plaza (No where to be seen anymore...or more like where DoubleTree by Hilton is sitting), to the one in Sungai Wang Plaza, still there and going strong.... McValue meals started with a coupon system that allowed you to buy it at a steal for only RM 2.99, yes....two ringgit and ninety-nine cents or the equivalent of 1 US Dollar for a burger, fries and soft drink....not to mention the catchy jingle in Cantonese (yee-kau-sap-kau.......yee-kau-sap-kau.....yee-kau-sap-kau.........)
OK.....went a little too far......ANYWAY....
What astonised me was the fact there are 3 outlets in a stretch of 500 meters!!! How I know its 500 meters? Coz GoogleMaps said so and I have proof......But i mean....WTH!!!????
One for the movie goers at E@Curve......
One for the regular folks at The Curve.......
One for those who can't get a carpark and require a drivethrough which is right where the SOLE ORIGINAL McD stood a few years ago......
I mean, already it is not the most healthy of food and there has been a silent protest for how it contributes to social ills, by which I mean obesity and friends.....And there's the dynasty of advertisements that no longer make you wish to eat a burger anymore but you will be having thoughts such as "Gee....that's a COOL cup to have....I gotta eat one of those extra large meals with a sundae......Gotta collect all colours......Each sold separately and on different weeks..... Gee what a cool cup...."
So to make life easier for these consumers....McD's have increased their reach out......No extra charge during deliveries.....24/7 and 365 deliveries (we also deliver on the 366th day once in 4 years ;) )......and if you are in The Curve district.....you don't have to walk to us.....we will build one NEARER to you soon.....
They probably figured it was more profitable to build another outlet than to rent shuttles to ferry people directly to their outlets.....they may have a point come to think of it.....
So when it comes to corporate responsibility......I think it was a wider scope than just whatever McD's have been trying to do via cancer children programs and the occasional recycling drive....... To promote such convenient lifestyle (in a politically correct way) may actually be more irresponsible for an industry that has an end point of cultivating an obese nation.....
............................................................................
That was yesterday....
Today is Monday.....
The day after the weekend.....
It was 7am......
Guess what happened??
Yup......got my infamous SMS....please refer to entry on 7th June for the whole 9 yards of bitching session...
"Fever since yesterday....taking MC today....going to clinic later...."
Fever since yesterday.....you're a blardi doctor......ever heard of paracetamol???!!!!
Same breed of insect that decides Monday is a better day to go to a clinic coz Sunday is a rest day.... shouldn't go to clinic....Would have been a waste if clinic gave MC for Sunday and not the precious Monday..
Come tomorrow......No signs of lethargy......No tell tale signs that someone has been sick......
Like a 8 hour bug (office hour bug....)..... which miraculously disappears even without medication.....
In fact this kind of illness can be cured by just a piece of paper with some magical words written on it....
Come to think of it...sounds like some chinese practice where they write some mumbo jumbo on a piece of paper....burn it and drink the ashes with water....
Maybe come tomorrow I'll burn that fucking MC and make him drink those ashes.....
New motto for today....
Out with the "expect the unexpected".....
"Expect the expected"
Signing off
- A very pissed off Monday working guy who is victimised by magical chinese paper
Over the weekend I was at a local shopping mall, correction more like one of the many shopping districts in Kuala Lumpur, which incidentally is the Curve-Ikano(IPC)-E@Curve(or the shopping complex formerly known as Cineleisure Damansara)....
Anyway, what astonished me were the amount of McDonald's in that area!
Now I'm not against McD's as I practically grew up with it.....from the first few outlets located in the then Yow Chuan Plaza (No where to be seen anymore...or more like where DoubleTree by Hilton is sitting), to the one in Sungai Wang Plaza, still there and going strong.... McValue meals started with a coupon system that allowed you to buy it at a steal for only RM 2.99, yes....two ringgit and ninety-nine cents or the equivalent of 1 US Dollar for a burger, fries and soft drink....not to mention the catchy jingle in Cantonese (yee-kau-sap-kau.......yee-kau-sap-kau.....yee-kau-sap-kau.........)
OK.....went a little too far......ANYWAY....
What astonised me was the fact there are 3 outlets in a stretch of 500 meters!!! How I know its 500 meters? Coz GoogleMaps said so and I have proof......But i mean....WTH!!!????
One for the movie goers at E@Curve......
One for the regular folks at The Curve.......
One for those who can't get a carpark and require a drivethrough which is right where the SOLE ORIGINAL McD stood a few years ago......
I mean, already it is not the most healthy of food and there has been a silent protest for how it contributes to social ills, by which I mean obesity and friends.....And there's the dynasty of advertisements that no longer make you wish to eat a burger anymore but you will be having thoughts such as "Gee....that's a COOL cup to have....I gotta eat one of those extra large meals with a sundae......Gotta collect all colours......Each sold separately and on different weeks..... Gee what a cool cup...."
So to make life easier for these consumers....McD's have increased their reach out......No extra charge during deliveries.....24/7 and 365 deliveries (we also deliver on the 366th day once in 4 years ;) )......and if you are in The Curve district.....you don't have to walk to us.....we will build one NEARER to you soon.....
They probably figured it was more profitable to build another outlet than to rent shuttles to ferry people directly to their outlets.....they may have a point come to think of it.....
So when it comes to corporate responsibility......I think it was a wider scope than just whatever McD's have been trying to do via cancer children programs and the occasional recycling drive....... To promote such convenient lifestyle (in a politically correct way) may actually be more irresponsible for an industry that has an end point of cultivating an obese nation.....
............................................................................
That was yesterday....
Today is Monday.....
The day after the weekend.....
It was 7am......
Guess what happened??
Yup......got my infamous SMS....please refer to entry on 7th June for the whole 9 yards of bitching session...
"Fever since yesterday....taking MC today....going to clinic later...."
Fever since yesterday.....you're a blardi doctor......ever heard of paracetamol???!!!!
Same breed of insect that decides Monday is a better day to go to a clinic coz Sunday is a rest day.... shouldn't go to clinic....Would have been a waste if clinic gave MC for Sunday and not the precious Monday..
Come tomorrow......No signs of lethargy......No tell tale signs that someone has been sick......
Like a 8 hour bug (office hour bug....)..... which miraculously disappears even without medication.....
In fact this kind of illness can be cured by just a piece of paper with some magical words written on it....
Come to think of it...sounds like some chinese practice where they write some mumbo jumbo on a piece of paper....burn it and drink the ashes with water....
Maybe come tomorrow I'll burn that fucking MC and make him drink those ashes.....
New motto for today....
Out with the "expect the unexpected".....
"Expect the expected"
Signing off
- A very pissed off Monday working guy who is victimised by magical chinese paper
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Less Sinful To Consume Pork....
IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!!! At 6 freaking AM i get an SMS.....and mind you this has been going on for almost every fortnight consistently.....
......and the message only has 3 variation
a) "Sorry won't be coming to work.....stomachache.....food poisoning. I'm taking MC"
b) "Sorry won't be coming to work.....my son is not well......I'm taking Emergency Leave"
and
c) "Sorry won't be coming to work.....car trouble. I'm taking Emergency Leave"
And it has become so predictable......that I can almost tell when is the message expected
a) If Thursday is a holiday.....this message will arrive on a Friday morning
b) If Tuesday is a holiday....this message will arrive on Monday morning
and
c) If he has taking Thursday or Thurs+Friday off and have a long weekend....this message will arrive on Monday morning.
And this jackass colleague is a Muslim.....so much for values....... Seems like the only value he has is value for his money and time.
Today was the last straw.....Not only he just messages me at 6am and disturb my sleep, but he does not inform the boss......and not always does he submit his leave form or his medical cert!!! And this has gone on for the past 3 months of my total 5 months life in this department.
Wonder why he bothers earning an "honest living".....when he can live honestly without coming to work and being such an ass.....getting paid for no work done.....getting paid for taking leave......getting paid to have diarrhoea.....getting paid to have his car broken down......
And this is the kind of person who is so bloody worried about what he eats.....MUST have a HALAL sign. Otherwise he will be eating something forbidden or bad...... Screw him...... Taking home a dishonest wage. Feeding his family with unworthy earnings. Feeding his sons with food bought from wages which can be deemed as good as being Haram...... He might as well just feed them pork and dine with wine till he gets blissfully drunk....
Yes I am pissed off.....
Good thing there's the Act 711 - The WhistleBlower Act 2010.......
......and the message only has 3 variation
a) "Sorry won't be coming to work.....stomachache.....food poisoning. I'm taking MC"
b) "Sorry won't be coming to work.....my son is not well......I'm taking Emergency Leave"
and
c) "Sorry won't be coming to work.....car trouble. I'm taking Emergency Leave"
And it has become so predictable......that I can almost tell when is the message expected
a) If Thursday is a holiday.....this message will arrive on a Friday morning
b) If Tuesday is a holiday....this message will arrive on Monday morning
and
c) If he has taking Thursday or Thurs+Friday off and have a long weekend....this message will arrive on Monday morning.
IT IS BLOODY ANNOYING!!!!!
And this jackass colleague is a Muslim.....so much for values....... Seems like the only value he has is value for his money and time.
Today was the last straw.....Not only he just messages me at 6am and disturb my sleep, but he does not inform the boss......and not always does he submit his leave form or his medical cert!!! And this has gone on for the past 3 months of my total 5 months life in this department.
Wonder why he bothers earning an "honest living".....when he can live honestly without coming to work and being such an ass.....getting paid for no work done.....getting paid for taking leave......getting paid to have diarrhoea.....getting paid to have his car broken down......
And this is the kind of person who is so bloody worried about what he eats.....MUST have a HALAL sign. Otherwise he will be eating something forbidden or bad...... Screw him...... Taking home a dishonest wage. Feeding his family with unworthy earnings. Feeding his sons with food bought from wages which can be deemed as good as being Haram...... He might as well just feed them pork and dine with wine till he gets blissfully drunk....
Yes I am pissed off.....
Good thing there's the Act 711 - The WhistleBlower Act 2010.......
Friday, June 3, 2011
Don't Smile....please
Don't you just hate paparazzi.....??
I don't know about you but I get very annoyed with paparazzi like photography. And usually it occurs at weddings, especially if it is a high profile wedding or event. Worse yet at weddings I reckon because guests are invited to grace the event and the purpose of friends and family commune as one is to bear witness to the matrimonial union of the very people they care about.
The anticipation of seeing the couple walk down the aisle.... The excitement of seeing them all groomed for that one very important day..... The silent hope of being the one taking the best shot of them with your camera......
And then it happens....
An army of amateur photographers swarm into your line of sight. Disregard that you can't even see the procession much less snap a photo. Disregard the presence of any protocols. Disregard if the stage was actually meant for just the bride and groom.... These "mercenaries" would make their way into the thick of an event... Probably imagining themselves in Afghanistan and cut their way through any crowd or obstacle....just so that they can snap.....wait..... 6 to 10 shots of one scene... Wait.....thats not all.... After everyshot with their ultra expensive dSLR they MUST review it on their LCD before they snap the remaining shots....
So when the bride smiles.....the process goes as such
SNAP....review.....SNAP......review......SNAP.....review.......SNAP.....review......SNAP.........review......SNAP...review.....SNAP....review.... Oh the bride stopped smiling.... The groom is smiling now.....SNAP.....review....
You get the freaking picture
So during the last wedding i was invited to attend.... I was asked why I didn't go to the front of the stage to snap the bride and groom.....
Well, with so many photographers....i doubt anything i snap would be able to top them. Might as well shoot the scenes that no one cares..... Capture the moment when it is not called for.
After all, isn't photography all about capturing the moment..... Not just posing for the moment?
I don't know about you but I get very annoyed with paparazzi like photography. And usually it occurs at weddings, especially if it is a high profile wedding or event. Worse yet at weddings I reckon because guests are invited to grace the event and the purpose of friends and family commune as one is to bear witness to the matrimonial union of the very people they care about.
The anticipation of seeing the couple walk down the aisle.... The excitement of seeing them all groomed for that one very important day..... The silent hope of being the one taking the best shot of them with your camera......
And then it happens....
An army of amateur photographers swarm into your line of sight. Disregard that you can't even see the procession much less snap a photo. Disregard the presence of any protocols. Disregard if the stage was actually meant for just the bride and groom.... These "mercenaries" would make their way into the thick of an event... Probably imagining themselves in Afghanistan and cut their way through any crowd or obstacle....just so that they can snap.....wait..... 6 to 10 shots of one scene... Wait.....thats not all.... After everyshot with their ultra expensive dSLR they MUST review it on their LCD before they snap the remaining shots....
So when the bride smiles.....the process goes as such
SNAP....review.....SNAP......review......SNAP.....review.......SNAP.....review......SNAP.........review......SNAP...review.....SNAP....review.... Oh the bride stopped smiling.... The groom is smiling now.....SNAP.....review....
You get the freaking picture
So during the last wedding i was invited to attend.... I was asked why I didn't go to the front of the stage to snap the bride and groom.....
Well, with so many photographers....i doubt anything i snap would be able to top them. Might as well shoot the scenes that no one cares..... Capture the moment when it is not called for.
After all, isn't photography all about capturing the moment..... Not just posing for the moment?
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| Not paparazzi yet.....babyrazzi |
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| Anxious looker |
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| No hate between the two |
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| smile smile.... |
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| Gotcha you little twerp..... So unsightly to share the stage with this dude equipped with his knapsack |
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| Almost like having it shoved in your face |
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| Fair and lovely emerging from a mountain.. .....this is paparazzi being paparazzied.... ....imagine the gossip columnist can write on the glowing matter.... |
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