Wednesday, November 28, 2007

小舅

下午收到妹的短讯说小舅意外身亡。消息有点儿愕然,马上给家通了电话。妈强装镇静但仍可以听出微微颤抖的声音。小舅身染恶习,屡劝不听不改逐渐心灰意冷。虽骂这没出息让他自生自灭,姐弟情毕竟还有余温的。

我和小舅之间没什么沟通,偶尔只在碰面时打个招呼。只记得小时在他房里翻读龙虎门,因为爸妈认为这是不良书刊不给我买。当时王小龙还健在、石黑龙初练成金钟罩第八层、王小虎的毒龙钻令人闻风丧胆。

小舅没家室,身后事将由阿姨们筹办。接下来的几天妈的情绪肯定会很低落。人去了,一切憎恶也该烟消云散了。半百、一事无成,小舅对家庭对国家没什么建树,却不能不提他对患上老年痴呆症的外婆临终前几年的悉心照顾。一宗意外结束了残弱的生命。对他,对身边的人,是残忍或是怜悯?

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Next Project

This project, insyalah, will be accomplishing by mid of next year. Gradually we (all freelancers) are starting to extend the tentacles to inquire about new job. Some new projects are under bidding stage in Asia and Africa, all located in less developed countries.

If choices are available, Africa would be my preference provided that the social and political aspects of the country are stable. I like genuine traditional black African cultures. Love to travel and explore this mysterious continent to experience the culture shock (I always recommend friends to visit
Ethiopia for this reason).

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Planeta Payner Disco

Went to the newly opened disco in this small town yesterday. Nicht schlecht! At least this one looks like a proper disco with dancing pool. We just enjoyed watching the skin-tight ladies shaking their bon-bon with the deafening beat and rhythm. Young people like to show off, dressing up trendily and posing stylishly, but acting childishly (just recalled my silliness 20 years ago!)

The admission is unbelievable expensive - EUR 1 per person (haha…) I paid EUR 10 for a bottle of wine and a glass of Ouzo. Pretty cheap eh?! Most of the youngsters have only a bottle of coke or a glass of vodka to quench their thirst throughout the night. We were hoping some foxy ladies walking pass and ask, "Can you buy me a drink?" Guess I wouldn't let them down… but this dream didn't come true.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Shits

The work permit is expiring in 2 days, the renewal process is on going. Same stupidity like last year! Sick with the bureaucratic system. Shit!

Climate condition is getting worse, snowing, raining… disturbing our site activities, progress is down. Shit!

Head office implements stricter cash control to this project, affecting our on-going operation. This fxxking decision gives me headache. Shit!

Cartoon

Extracted from webpage MalaysiaKini.

The author is teasing the cowardice of the Prime Minister and Nazri in this case of facing people's power challenge. Unbelievable, the words "pondan" (sissy), "bodoh" (stupid) are blaring out from our dearest politicians.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

BERSIH rally


The BERSIH rally was successfully executed yesterday despite some clashes due to forceful disperse by the anti-riot police squad. It was quite a peaceful procession somehow. The memorandum called for free and just elections was handed over to the King. As instructed by the National Security Division, all local mainstream media have had information blocked, but don’t forget the public can retrieve the news through many other channels. Webpage Malaysiakini has some reports and photos of this petition assembly.

The Prime Minister condemned the stubbornness of the opposition parties, and their attempt to drag the royalty into the politics. Warned that this attempt will jeopardize the stability of the country by all means. He announced, "I DON’T LIKE TO BE CHALLENGED!"

Our dear ruling party vows to lead Malaysia into developed country, but they want all citizens to be their puppets. The International Trade Minister said our continue support to the ruling party is the only way to keep Malaysia economy growing. I decipher she means hers and her cronies' wallet too.

Led by the former deputy PM, Anwar Ibrahim, together with the leaders of main opposition parties, the rally may mark a revolutionary history on Malaysian people's power. Anwar was ousted by Dr.Mahathir during his term, and is now seen as the most challenging opposition figure to the government.

Just would like to advise our PM, the politics' policies are not fair in the eyes of the public. Do chain your dogs tight and shut their barking! This rally gathered 40,000 people, the next would not be less.

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Freedom of Information

A mass assembly for electoral reformation has been called on by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) on Saturday. The police has yet refused to issue the gathering permit. Meanwhile all the mainstream media have been instructed by National Security Division not to publish any relevant news. Expecting the anti-riot unit would forcefully disperse the gathering, as happened previously.

I think Malaysia is retreating backwards instead of moving ahead. Politicians are installing any defensive measures to protect their own interests. If the present racism politics expanding, I would probably think of migrating to other country some day.

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Euthanasia

Euthanasia is a practice of killing someone painlessly in order to stop their suffering when they are dying or incredible illness.

An article on the newspaper says there are two voluntary euthanasia groups ('Exit' and 'Dignitas') in Switzerland assisting people to die painlessly. The patients wish to take their own lives must have expressed a persistent wish to die, be of sound mind, suffer from an incurable disease and carry out the final act themselves.

I do support to legitimize this practice. When one is suffering serious illness which would not be cured, and/ or the illness might cause permanent disability to live like ordinary people, and/ or etch permanent mental depressions and confidence damage… urging one to depart from this world, but too coward to commit suicide through the "common practice" (sorry to use this word), euthanasia is the choice.

I don't know what religion says about committing suicide, equivalent to crime, I guess. Nothing is absolutely right or wrong, it is relativity. Every person is unique, not one philosophy fits all otherwise we wouldn't have so many wars in the history.

p/s: Those suffering lovesick or love ache and stupidly seeking to end their life emotionally will not be entertained. Pls consult Armin Meiwes.

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Oil (1)

The present income from oil export contributes a significant portion to Malaysia economy, it is predicted that the oil deposit in the country will be depleting in 10 years. Petronas, the government own oil company is aggressively investing in new oil fields abroad.

The oil price has soared to record high USD 96 lately, good news to oil rich countries. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, Iran and Kuwait are among the countries gaining huge benefits from oil export. Without this natural deposit, what would these countries be… probably poorer than African Continent. The desert is too harsh for agriculture and living. (Yet the people treat foreign workers as second class human being, especially Saudi Arabia. What the hell they think they are more superior then the others?)

The escalating oil price has pressured inflation hiking, inducing price acceleration on broad range of basic commodities, but the salary increment is never proportion to it. The grassroots level would be severely hit.

This is all money business and political games. Lots of hedge funds are investing / speculating on any business which could generate huge fortune overnight disregarding their social responsibility and conscience, a weakness of capitalism. It could easily destroy a developing economy of poor countries. The rich-and-poor gap would be stretching farther apart. Properly this is how the rich to enjoy their dominance.

Free economy must be curbed on basic commodities trading, strict regulations have to be applied, and speculations have to be punished. The risk of continuous oil price hiking would trigger domino effect to global economy. What is the reaction of OPEC lately to stabilize the oil price? I hear nothing…

Therefore it's desperate needful to source alternative substitution for oil.