Happy Tuesday . Well , today I wish to talk about this person . His name is Matthew , of whom he is fondly known as Matt . I get to know Matt since my high school days . Back then , we met for the first time in FORM 1 . I still remember being seated next to him in the class . He was a very quiet , unassuming but extraordinally brilliant in geography and history . It was like he got all the knowledge in his hand . But , he was rather average in calculation and science and he had to depend on me whenever he had any trouble in Maths and Science .
Since then , our friendship had strengthened from time to time until at one point of time , we were infamously teased by our classmates as the " gay couple " . But , it did not bother us at all . In fact , many , especially girls were having a crush on Matt ( he looks like Taylor Lautner ) but could not get near him because he will always be with me all the time . Both of us trusted each other and did not hide any secret from each other .
However , as both of us reached the age 16 , Matt started to change . He is no longer the cheerful , energetic Matt I know . He started to befriend a drug pusher , who happened to be the head prefect , Jay . At first , the guard offered him some ecstasy pills as free sample . Once he got hooked up , Jay started to charge him . Each time he get his " refills " , RM20 had changed hand . To cut short the story , both Jay and Matt were caught red handed while doing their " transaction " at the school ' s recycle store . They were caught on tape by CCTV . The next day , they were suspended from school and later were kicked out of school . Their whereabouts were and still a mystery to this day .
The main point here is about making choice . You see , Matt could have just stayed with me and avoid Jay . It's simple but yet , Matt went to try that escstacy stuff and got himself hooked to it . He became an addict and a complete LOSER . He brought disgrace to his family and his best friend , that is me . Just one wrong option and he loses everything . Poor man .
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Monday 13 August 2012
FREEDOM
Nobody like to be caged like a bird . Even birds like to be able to fly freely into the sky without no one telling it what to do . Freedom is a valuable asset . It takes a lot of effort to get to it and even greater effort is needed to maintain it . Freedom is like a girlfriend . If today you can keep her in the relationship , the next moment might be your last time seeing her .
In Malaysia , eventhough Islam is proclaimed as an offical religion and all Malays are considered as Muslim under the Federal Constituition , the freedom for the non - Malays to practise their respective religion is cemented as the basic structure of the Constituition and the Government had gone to great length to preserve this status . In fact , the government had granted land titles for churches , temples , mosques , even synagogues . From time to time , they also provide financial assistance for the religious committes to conduct their mosque , church and temple activities .
However , I ' m not here to preach just about religious freedom . I wanted to talk about political freedom . You see , under the Federal Constituition and civil based which were based on the British module , all of Malaysian citizens were granted freedom of speech . In fact , the recent amendment of Peaceful Assembly Act allowed the citizens to hold peace assembly in a specific place that is reserved for that purpose . However , the recent demonstration which occured about 3 months had seen the demonstrators being violent and tried to breach the blockade made by FRU and security agencies in order to be at Dataran Merdeka when the police had stated that Dataran Merdeka shall not be used for assemblies any other than national occasions . Instead , the police had provided a stadium for the assembly to go on , only to be rejected by the organisers . The blatant disregard of police 's order not to assemble near Dataran Merdeka showed that the organiser had abused their freedom and displayed a sense of disrespect for the Law .
Moreover , I had came across numerous blogs , whether its pro - government or pro-oppositions , who tried to slid each other's throats by posting super - imposed photos , derogatory remarks against their opponents and some even exposed sexually explicit videos in which the authenticites are questionable .
To both government and opposition sides , please remember that the SUPREME LAW , Federal Constituition had given an ample space for you to practise your freedom of speech as long as it does not compromise the nation' s security and harmony of the country . To some of you who still try to commit "menangguk di air keruh " act , my advise is that you better stop doing it . It won't bring any good effect to anyone . In fact , you are painting an ugly colour to the value of democracy which are practised in Malaysia .
To those Malaysian who are reading this post , I sincerely hoped that you will put some thought to this issue . Now , just remember that all of us are equal by the LAW just like all of us are equal in front of Him , THE SUPREME LORD . Support the right cause , not the wrong one .
In Malaysia , eventhough Islam is proclaimed as an offical religion and all Malays are considered as Muslim under the Federal Constituition , the freedom for the non - Malays to practise their respective religion is cemented as the basic structure of the Constituition and the Government had gone to great length to preserve this status . In fact , the government had granted land titles for churches , temples , mosques , even synagogues . From time to time , they also provide financial assistance for the religious committes to conduct their mosque , church and temple activities .
However , I ' m not here to preach just about religious freedom . I wanted to talk about political freedom . You see , under the Federal Constituition and civil based which were based on the British module , all of Malaysian citizens were granted freedom of speech . In fact , the recent amendment of Peaceful Assembly Act allowed the citizens to hold peace assembly in a specific place that is reserved for that purpose . However , the recent demonstration which occured about 3 months had seen the demonstrators being violent and tried to breach the blockade made by FRU and security agencies in order to be at Dataran Merdeka when the police had stated that Dataran Merdeka shall not be used for assemblies any other than national occasions . Instead , the police had provided a stadium for the assembly to go on , only to be rejected by the organisers . The blatant disregard of police 's order not to assemble near Dataran Merdeka showed that the organiser had abused their freedom and displayed a sense of disrespect for the Law .
Moreover , I had came across numerous blogs , whether its pro - government or pro-oppositions , who tried to slid each other's throats by posting super - imposed photos , derogatory remarks against their opponents and some even exposed sexually explicit videos in which the authenticites are questionable .
To both government and opposition sides , please remember that the SUPREME LAW , Federal Constituition had given an ample space for you to practise your freedom of speech as long as it does not compromise the nation' s security and harmony of the country . To some of you who still try to commit "menangguk di air keruh " act , my advise is that you better stop doing it . It won't bring any good effect to anyone . In fact , you are painting an ugly colour to the value of democracy which are practised in Malaysia .
To those Malaysian who are reading this post , I sincerely hoped that you will put some thought to this issue . Now , just remember that all of us are equal by the LAW just like all of us are equal in front of Him , THE SUPREME LORD . Support the right cause , not the wrong one .
Sunday 12 August 2012
FUNDING
Everyone tend to be extra cautious when it comes to funding . This is because their choice of funding will determine what kind of outcome or product will they get . In conlusion , funding plays a very important part in our life
What does funding means ? Funding is an act of providing resources , mainly resources such as money , effort , time and humanpower in order to support a particular investment , infrastructure or an organisation . In terms of the whole nation , the most important decision that any government must perform is the funding issue . As we all know , the government revenue is based on the amount of taxes , royalties and other legal sorce of incomes . The total amount of money collected must go into an account known as the NATIONAL CONSOLIDATED FUND . Then , the Ministry of Commerce and the National Bank will draft the national spending plan for the country , let say its TENTH MALAYSIA PLAN . They will then distribute the revenue into every sector acording to their importance , some will also be used to pay the nation 's debt to the World Bank and the rest will be stored for emergency .
Prudential financial management is the most important criteria of any type of funding , be it the government , organisation and families . For the government , they need to inject a lot of money into the health , infrastructure , defense and education sector . The failure to inject money especially into health and education sector will result in the people being unable to get first rate healthcare and education at subsidised price , therefore resulting in mass decline in health and literacy level of the mass . When this happened , the real purpose of the government which is to serve the people had been defeated .
In term of organisations , big companies need to carry out consistent funding activities in order to raise capital for their commercial projects in their respective field , be it property , plantation or mining sector , just to say a few . The failure to raise enough capital will result in their project , especially the one offered by the government , will result in the project being taken over by another private company . As a result , that particular company will suffer from financial losses and their corporate reputation might be at stake .
The same goes to families and individuals . They must invest their money into education , healthcare , food and shelter . For those who are recently married , raise some money to buy a decent home , at least an apartment or flats because shelter is a basic need for everyone . The failure to spend money on any of the sector mentioned above will result in their quality of family lifestyle being compromised .
What does funding means ? Funding is an act of providing resources , mainly resources such as money , effort , time and humanpower in order to support a particular investment , infrastructure or an organisation . In terms of the whole nation , the most important decision that any government must perform is the funding issue . As we all know , the government revenue is based on the amount of taxes , royalties and other legal sorce of incomes . The total amount of money collected must go into an account known as the NATIONAL CONSOLIDATED FUND . Then , the Ministry of Commerce and the National Bank will draft the national spending plan for the country , let say its TENTH MALAYSIA PLAN . They will then distribute the revenue into every sector acording to their importance , some will also be used to pay the nation 's debt to the World Bank and the rest will be stored for emergency .
Prudential financial management is the most important criteria of any type of funding , be it the government , organisation and families . For the government , they need to inject a lot of money into the health , infrastructure , defense and education sector . The failure to inject money especially into health and education sector will result in the people being unable to get first rate healthcare and education at subsidised price , therefore resulting in mass decline in health and literacy level of the mass . When this happened , the real purpose of the government which is to serve the people had been defeated .
In term of organisations , big companies need to carry out consistent funding activities in order to raise capital for their commercial projects in their respective field , be it property , plantation or mining sector , just to say a few . The failure to raise enough capital will result in their project , especially the one offered by the government , will result in the project being taken over by another private company . As a result , that particular company will suffer from financial losses and their corporate reputation might be at stake .
The same goes to families and individuals . They must invest their money into education , healthcare , food and shelter . For those who are recently married , raise some money to buy a decent home , at least an apartment or flats because shelter is a basic need for everyone . The failure to spend money on any of the sector mentioned above will result in their quality of family lifestyle being compromised .
Saturday 11 August 2012
NOTHING IS FREE
Every mentally sane human like it when people are giving something for free to them . These free items could include services , goods or anything that comes without any hidden charges . I had just read an article regarding this " free " issue and I had to admit , HE is absolutely right .
Let me give you an example . When a cordial drink bottle is included with a free gift , say a decorative glass , what will people do ? They will rush to buy as many cordial drink as possible , willing to sacrifice their hard earned money on the item . The question is , who is the WINNER and who is the LOSER ? The WINNER is the company and the supermarket and the LOSER is the customers . WHY ? It is simple . Actually that decorative glass only cost a penny to made , thanks to cheap labour and low operational cost . When the company can cut their production cost , normally they will put a higher price for the free item , say it's RM5 when it actually cost only RM0.50 to made . Let say the cordial cost RM7 , add with free item , maybe they will go on sale for RM12 . Now , all they have to say to the customer is , " If you buy our RM12 cordial drinks , you will get to collect a decorative glass . Collect all 6 designs and you can get one entry into the lucky draw .
Now , I think I am making everything clearer now . The company is " robbing " your wallet while the supermarket gets to " squeeze " you out . Now , who is the WINNER now ? HAHAHA
The second scenario is about education . You see , all of us wants to get a good , high paying job . Now , for that to happen , you must go to college and get a degree . The college part is where your whole life can turn upside down . If you go to a college simply because that college has free transport , free food , free concert and so on and so forth , it will not bring you any good . What if the college degree is not recognized ? Most people are not willing to invest in good colleges like Sunway , Taylor 's and Curtin . Yes , their fees are expensive and maybe your family cant afford it or maybe you did not get any scholarship . But in my opinion , if you can study and graduate from any of these colleges with flying colours , you are opening your world to endless possibilities and chances . Employers will find you , maybe they will pay back more or equal amount of money you have invested earlier.
Now , don't you think that paying a small fortune to get something that will make your life better is a wise decision ? Just remember , nobody is going to give their hard earned expertise and product for free . You got to pay for it .
Now , where is my free coupons?
Let me give you an example . When a cordial drink bottle is included with a free gift , say a decorative glass , what will people do ? They will rush to buy as many cordial drink as possible , willing to sacrifice their hard earned money on the item . The question is , who is the WINNER and who is the LOSER ? The WINNER is the company and the supermarket and the LOSER is the customers . WHY ? It is simple . Actually that decorative glass only cost a penny to made , thanks to cheap labour and low operational cost . When the company can cut their production cost , normally they will put a higher price for the free item , say it's RM5 when it actually cost only RM0.50 to made . Let say the cordial cost RM7 , add with free item , maybe they will go on sale for RM12 . Now , all they have to say to the customer is , " If you buy our RM12 cordial drinks , you will get to collect a decorative glass . Collect all 6 designs and you can get one entry into the lucky draw .
Now , I think I am making everything clearer now . The company is " robbing " your wallet while the supermarket gets to " squeeze " you out . Now , who is the WINNER now ? HAHAHA
The second scenario is about education . You see , all of us wants to get a good , high paying job . Now , for that to happen , you must go to college and get a degree . The college part is where your whole life can turn upside down . If you go to a college simply because that college has free transport , free food , free concert and so on and so forth , it will not bring you any good . What if the college degree is not recognized ? Most people are not willing to invest in good colleges like Sunway , Taylor 's and Curtin . Yes , their fees are expensive and maybe your family cant afford it or maybe you did not get any scholarship . But in my opinion , if you can study and graduate from any of these colleges with flying colours , you are opening your world to endless possibilities and chances . Employers will find you , maybe they will pay back more or equal amount of money you have invested earlier.
Now , don't you think that paying a small fortune to get something that will make your life better is a wise decision ? Just remember , nobody is going to give their hard earned expertise and product for free . You got to pay for it .
Now , where is my free coupons?
Friday 10 August 2012
HOLY BOOKS
I still remember the first time I was holding and actually reading the Buddha holy chant , mantras and sutras . That was way back in 2007 , when I was 15 . At first , i could not fathom the purpose of chants , mantras and sutras until my dad gave me a book which is the English version of the same book . It was thinner and the author was primarily focusing on mantras such as IMINA which corresponds to Al - Fatihah and Yassin verse in the Holy Koran . IMINA is chanted for the departed souls in which the devotees hope that the souls will gain merits in the afterlife . I was told by my dad that Buddha's word collection regarding mantras and sutras were huge and what I ' m currently reading is just a small part of it . I have always loved the Jataka tales , of how Angulimala , the finger cutter were subdued by Buddha's humble and charismatic aura .
But at this moment , I do not want to talk about just my religion , Buddhism . As a curious young man , I have always been interested in studying and comparing all religions , particularly Islam , Christianity and Judaism . Now , from what I had observed , all religions promoted peace , understanding and harmony among the human race . I have not been able to study Koran and Torah in depth , but from what I know , both Koran and Torah believes in the same prophets and also believe in the Judgement Day . As for Bible , well I have to admit , I had two copies of it . The first copy is an e-book in full English , which I have downloaded it into my smartphone . The second one , is a bilingual Thai - English version book of Holy Bible , which was a gift from my uncle .
Holy Bible is basically divided into Old Testament and New Testament . My favourite parts of the Bible was the Genesis in which describe the creation of the world by GOD in seven days in which HE finishes His job on Sunday , the seventh day . Another part is the Matthew which describe the life of Lord Jesus and his endeavors in spreading the word of God . In the other word , reading Bible is like reading history books about prophets .
Basically , this is what I can summarise about Bible . Holy Bible has a very thick content of stories and it would take some time to finish it . Maybe in the future , when I had finished reading Bible , maybe I will read Koran , Torah , Bhagavad Gita and Tripitaka in my free time and make my own , unbiased interpretation of these major religion .
The whole idea for the study and comparison of major religions is to make me a person who understand the justification and differences in practise and lifestyle of these religions . It also enables me to understand why some people have to pray at certain times in a day and the specific diet practice in which they must obey as a devotees . Since I have friend and compatriots who adhere to their respective religion , thus it is important for me to actually about their belief to accept it in full respect and tolerance .
But at this moment , I do not want to talk about just my religion , Buddhism . As a curious young man , I have always been interested in studying and comparing all religions , particularly Islam , Christianity and Judaism . Now , from what I had observed , all religions promoted peace , understanding and harmony among the human race . I have not been able to study Koran and Torah in depth , but from what I know , both Koran and Torah believes in the same prophets and also believe in the Judgement Day . As for Bible , well I have to admit , I had two copies of it . The first copy is an e-book in full English , which I have downloaded it into my smartphone . The second one , is a bilingual Thai - English version book of Holy Bible , which was a gift from my uncle .
Holy Bible is basically divided into Old Testament and New Testament . My favourite parts of the Bible was the Genesis in which describe the creation of the world by GOD in seven days in which HE finishes His job on Sunday , the seventh day . Another part is the Matthew which describe the life of Lord Jesus and his endeavors in spreading the word of God . In the other word , reading Bible is like reading history books about prophets .
Basically , this is what I can summarise about Bible . Holy Bible has a very thick content of stories and it would take some time to finish it . Maybe in the future , when I had finished reading Bible , maybe I will read Koran , Torah , Bhagavad Gita and Tripitaka in my free time and make my own , unbiased interpretation of these major religion .
The whole idea for the study and comparison of major religions is to make me a person who understand the justification and differences in practise and lifestyle of these religions . It also enables me to understand why some people have to pray at certain times in a day and the specific diet practice in which they must obey as a devotees . Since I have friend and compatriots who adhere to their respective religion , thus it is important for me to actually about their belief to accept it in full respect and tolerance .
Tuesday 7 August 2012
UNTITLED
I chose the title " UNTITLED " because I think that is the best way to describe my stand on this issue . Then Adam Levine said , " Hey , man , what's the issue ? ." Then I said , " Just go and play your lead guitar thing . I will tell you later . "
What is the issue here ? The main issue here is that I had came across some FB pages and groups which try to create hatred toward Muslim and non - Muslims . There is a page which claimed that Islam is a disease . It really broke my heart to watch this mindless admin posting articles which were meant to spread Islamophobia . Hmm , I just have one thing to say to this admin , " Go and get yourself a life . You should listen some Maroon 5 songs instead of wasting your time on FB. Social network is not for the sick guy .
The same goes to the Muslims . If there is any " bad apples " among the good hearted Muslims who try to insult other religions or belief be it Buddhism , Christianity , Hinduism , etcetra , please try to advise these people to stop because there is nothing good about it . For the non - Muslims , please try and respect the Muslims . I had many good Muslim friends and I believe there are more out there . My parents , teachers and friends had quoted me that there are only three type of people in this world
THE GOOD , THE BAD , AND THE UGLY . This is the quote in which I will upheld to my last breath.
As I was writing this post , Adam Levine suddenly came online on Skype , showing his PEACE sign to me . Thank you , man . I know you are the PEACE guy .
By the way , anyone like Maroon 5 ?
What is the issue here ? The main issue here is that I had came across some FB pages and groups which try to create hatred toward Muslim and non - Muslims . There is a page which claimed that Islam is a disease . It really broke my heart to watch this mindless admin posting articles which were meant to spread Islamophobia . Hmm , I just have one thing to say to this admin , " Go and get yourself a life . You should listen some Maroon 5 songs instead of wasting your time on FB. Social network is not for the sick guy .
The same goes to the Muslims . If there is any " bad apples " among the good hearted Muslims who try to insult other religions or belief be it Buddhism , Christianity , Hinduism , etcetra , please try to advise these people to stop because there is nothing good about it . For the non - Muslims , please try and respect the Muslims . I had many good Muslim friends and I believe there are more out there . My parents , teachers and friends had quoted me that there are only three type of people in this world
THE GOOD , THE BAD , AND THE UGLY . This is the quote in which I will upheld to my last breath.
As I was writing this post , Adam Levine suddenly came online on Skype , showing his PEACE sign to me . Thank you , man . I know you are the PEACE guy .
By the way , anyone like Maroon 5 ?
MALAYSIAN COURTESY
Happy Tuesday . Well , its a wet day here in my place .Rain had just stopped and i can see rainbow from my balcony . Anyway , have you ever experienced looking at some bad habits coomonly practised by the Malaysian 's " bad apples " . I say " bad apples " because Malaysia is a heaven of "good apples ", but recently , we have been tainted by " bad apples " syndrome.
Personally , I am a regular user of public transportation such as bus , ferry , etc and I have seen enough of these " bad apples " . The most common thing that these people did was to throw their packets of sweets indiscriminately on the floor . Some ugly users went to the extent of throwing their bus tickets out of the window , not knowing that the bus conductor will conduct inspection for their ticket later . Secondly . some of these crooks , in particular the wayward youths will scribble nasty languages on the back of the bus seats , as though the bus is their scribbling ground .
Apart from that , when I am using the pedestrian crossing , some of the bike riders will purposely ram their motorbike just to make me to walk faster to the other side .This is a bad habit , you know ! You don't own the street . Respect the pedestrian . Another thing that I noticed when I am waiting at the bus stop was the place was treated like an advertisement banner . I can see tons of flyers pasted on the wall , mostly offering treatment for sexual diseases , lottery lucky numbers , etcera .
The most embarassing of all is how some people behaved themselves in the bus . I had seen a couple passionately rubbing each other in a very seductive manner . I have also seen one man kissing another man without being sensible to the Malaysian passengers . If you want to do your " project '' , do it in your own backyard . Shall I continue ? The sight of youngsters not giving their seats to ladies , pregnant , older people is fairly a common sight besides reserving an extra seat for their belongings instead for the passangers .
In conclusion , I believe that these group of people should learn to be more courteous . Respect each other . Do not treat unto others the way we do not want to be treated . They should turn over a new leaf .
THE END
Personally , I am a regular user of public transportation such as bus , ferry , etc and I have seen enough of these " bad apples " . The most common thing that these people did was to throw their packets of sweets indiscriminately on the floor . Some ugly users went to the extent of throwing their bus tickets out of the window , not knowing that the bus conductor will conduct inspection for their ticket later . Secondly . some of these crooks , in particular the wayward youths will scribble nasty languages on the back of the bus seats , as though the bus is their scribbling ground .
Apart from that , when I am using the pedestrian crossing , some of the bike riders will purposely ram their motorbike just to make me to walk faster to the other side .This is a bad habit , you know ! You don't own the street . Respect the pedestrian . Another thing that I noticed when I am waiting at the bus stop was the place was treated like an advertisement banner . I can see tons of flyers pasted on the wall , mostly offering treatment for sexual diseases , lottery lucky numbers , etcera .
The most embarassing of all is how some people behaved themselves in the bus . I had seen a couple passionately rubbing each other in a very seductive manner . I have also seen one man kissing another man without being sensible to the Malaysian passengers . If you want to do your " project '' , do it in your own backyard . Shall I continue ? The sight of youngsters not giving their seats to ladies , pregnant , older people is fairly a common sight besides reserving an extra seat for their belongings instead for the passangers .
In conclusion , I believe that these group of people should learn to be more courteous . Respect each other . Do not treat unto others the way we do not want to be treated . They should turn over a new leaf .
THE END
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