doesn't take a genius to figure it out. but i think this is one of the most common and biggest mistake one can make.
received a message from my dear friend Andrew.
"Dear Friends,
Some of you may know that my brother's dog, Turbo, was brutally murdered 2 weeks ago. 2 masked men armed with parangs came over to my dad's house. One jumped over the fence, grabbed him and passed it to the 2nd armed man standing guard outside. By then, Turbo was barking very loudly and making a lot of noise. The man hit Turbo several times with the butt of his parang to shut him up. He eventually succeeded. We suspect he was beaten to death at this point.
The Malay Mail covered this story which was published on Wednesday, 24 September 2008. You can view it here ---> http://turbovong.blogspot.com
Alvin has also spoken to other reporters. We will update the blog as more newspapers cover the story. The 2 men who murdered Turbo were hired by Vet-Fine (M) Sdn. Bhd. The Sepang Council outsources the catching of stray dogs to this company and pays them RM 145 per dog. They are going around stealing legitimate dogs for the money & ransom. The SPCA has confirmed this. Also, instead of putting the stray dogs to sleep humanely, they put them in a gunny sacks, tie it to a tree and then beat the dogs to death.
As a show of arrogance, they perform this @ the cemetary next to the SPCA. When the SPCA tried to stop them, they were threatened by parang-weilding thugs.
Last financial year, Vet-Fine (M) Sdn. Bhd. declared a turnover of RM 3+ mil. in revenue. Please spread the word around; especially to dog lovers. "
which genius, i wonder, decide to pay RM145 per dog. unless, the true intention is to just get rid of all dogs? why would anybody want to do that? i am sure most of you would be able to figure out the answer to that.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
how crooks walk free, heroes incarcerated...
isn't it funny, how we would allow crooks who steal our money, discriminate against us, play us against each other, mismanage our resources for their own benefit, lead us to a decline, lie to us... walk free?
and isn't it sick how we would just sit by and watch while these same crooks incarcerate our heroes, read the newspapers, whine about it endlessly during mamak sessions, and do little else?
isn't it sad, how we would conveniently forget about this a few weeks later when something more exciting comes up to distract us?
isn't it ironic, how a few years later, we would say to each other, we don't know how things come to this stage?.... how our family would suffer... and where we should migrate to?
and isn't it sick how we would just sit by and watch while these same crooks incarcerate our heroes, read the newspapers, whine about it endlessly during mamak sessions, and do little else?
isn't it sad, how we would conveniently forget about this a few weeks later when something more exciting comes up to distract us?
isn't it ironic, how a few years later, we would say to each other, we don't know how things come to this stage?.... how our family would suffer... and where we should migrate to?
Saturday, September 13, 2008
illusion of harmony
malaysia rights harmony? multiracial illusion wealth disparity real? beneficiaries policies all?? selected supporters logic isa force sensitive understand competitiveness decline long-term trend leaders? newpapers truth?? freedom drain talents unappreciated management rich resources money politics sad
Thursday, September 11, 2008
sensitive issue
a sensitive issue is an issue that one do not wish to understand and also do not wish other people to understand because of the potential change, should the issue to be discussed and resolved.
tho, it's true, sensitive issues should be discussed carefully (ie. think before one speak). it's not true that not discussing it would preserve peace and harmony. it would only preserve a situation that a party is not happy enough, but perhaps not have the courage to bring up; and a situation where one party is happy with, know it's not right or fair, and obviously, would not want to bring up! so, it becomes a "sensitive" issue.
it would be left to simmer, and one day it would boil over.... and the whole house will be burned down. sad... but true.
tho, it's true, sensitive issues should be discussed carefully (ie. think before one speak). it's not true that not discussing it would preserve peace and harmony. it would only preserve a situation that a party is not happy enough, but perhaps not have the courage to bring up; and a situation where one party is happy with, know it's not right or fair, and obviously, would not want to bring up! so, it becomes a "sensitive" issue.
it would be left to simmer, and one day it would boil over.... and the whole house will be burned down. sad... but true.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
what are you doing later?
"what are you doing later?"
i have been getting this question lately... and i find myself answer "dunno... dinner with friends maybe? nothing much really"...
should i be doing something more constructive with all the time i have?
on hindsight, i'm actually quite happy to be able to give that answer. quite different from times when i had so little time i had to plan what i want to do when i am driving/ in the shower/ walking from destination A to B/ eating... a nice change from feeling like i am chasing after the seconds at every moment. and i was always late! (now, not always late... but i suppose a big improvement from before, when it seems that my time is the most precious in the whole wide world!)
also nice to be able to spend time with those who matter. and not just feel guilty about not being able to do so.
nice to not feel that doing nothing is a waste of time. because it is actually quite nice to be able to do nothing at all.
read. it is nice to have some time to read. read stuff that are not must reads.
i have been getting this question lately... and i find myself answer "dunno... dinner with friends maybe? nothing much really"...
should i be doing something more constructive with all the time i have?
on hindsight, i'm actually quite happy to be able to give that answer. quite different from times when i had so little time i had to plan what i want to do when i am driving/ in the shower/ walking from destination A to B/ eating... a nice change from feeling like i am chasing after the seconds at every moment. and i was always late! (now, not always late... but i suppose a big improvement from before, when it seems that my time is the most precious in the whole wide world!)
also nice to be able to spend time with those who matter. and not just feel guilty about not being able to do so.
nice to not feel that doing nothing is a waste of time. because it is actually quite nice to be able to do nothing at all.
read. it is nice to have some time to read. read stuff that are not must reads.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
worth it?
the more money we earn, the better our lives would be. we can afford a big house, maid(s), the car we want, maintain hobbies, eat well, et cetera...
is that true? i suppose to a certain extent. but when do we stop? how much is enough? it's so easy to get use to having more money. so difficult to adjust to having less. how much unhappiness do we tolerate until we say enough is enough? how far do we push ourselves?
i suppose we would wonder why how some ppl do it? earn so much, work so hard, stay so happy, stay so healthy, look so good? do we know of such ppl?
i suppose all those are a little bit difficult to quantify. only we would know if we have earned enough and feel happy enough. i suppose we are the only ones who can define the limits. everybody has a price. i suppose as long as we have not submitted the letter/ argued with our partners/ argued with our bosses/ questioned by the stakeholders/ been fired!, it would mean expectations of both parties are still being met, we are still delivering, money is still too good to be given up.
nobody should be telling you what to give up. because it is your decision to make. but make the decision before something critical is given up eg. your soul! do that, or perhaps manage stakeholder's expectations (lower it!)
what can friends do? i suppose support is essential. understand the that time to meet up would be less. understand that sometimes, work would not allow yam cha, understand that juggling work, family and friends are not easy. create no pressure from this end? that's what friends are for. (alittle bit of whining should be allowed tho! ;) )
is that true? i suppose to a certain extent. but when do we stop? how much is enough? it's so easy to get use to having more money. so difficult to adjust to having less. how much unhappiness do we tolerate until we say enough is enough? how far do we push ourselves?
i suppose we would wonder why how some ppl do it? earn so much, work so hard, stay so happy, stay so healthy, look so good? do we know of such ppl?
i suppose all those are a little bit difficult to quantify. only we would know if we have earned enough and feel happy enough. i suppose we are the only ones who can define the limits. everybody has a price. i suppose as long as we have not submitted the letter/ argued with our partners/ argued with our bosses/ questioned by the stakeholders/ been fired!, it would mean expectations of both parties are still being met, we are still delivering, money is still too good to be given up.
nobody should be telling you what to give up. because it is your decision to make. but make the decision before something critical is given up eg. your soul! do that, or perhaps manage stakeholder's expectations (lower it!)
what can friends do? i suppose support is essential. understand the that time to meet up would be less. understand that sometimes, work would not allow yam cha, understand that juggling work, family and friends are not easy. create no pressure from this end? that's what friends are for. (alittle bit of whining should be allowed tho! ;) )
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