Here's to wishing everyone who is reading Simply Rojak a very happy and prosperous new year. This year is the Year of the Earth Rat so may the year ahead be a better one than the last. Hopefully there's lots of wealth and an abundance of luck for everyone to share.
And I'm sure those of us who believe would have read their horoscope for the year ahead already. I was born in the year of the monkey and my mum tells me that I will have "siu yan" this year. "Siu yan" as in the person talking bad about me behind my back. So maybe I need to "ta siu yan" (hit "siu yan") later ;p
Anyway, tonight is the 30th and so I hope everyone who is celebrating had a great reunion dinner. I certainly had a very filling one and also a memorable one since it's a long while since the whole family is around for the dinner. Haha...remember when you "lou shang" to "lou" high, high lo! :D
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
And You Are Being Stupid
They need him he says. More like you guys need someone to keep the goodies coming, eh?
It's a shame that younger leaders at MIC cannot be more capable - if there is no one else better than their current president, then perhaps they should all quit right this moment. Because it would mean that the members at MIC are all followers, which then makes MIC = The Samy Vellu Party. Should rename it to TSVP and run the party as such.
This statement by one G. Palanivel clearly shows how MIC has failed and will continue to fail the people that it is supposed to represent. No community should depend wholly on one person, much less on a politician like Samy Vellu - a politician that has passed his time and should have retired a long time ago with some grace intact. Samy Vellu is no Mahathir. That should be a clear indication enough that you lot in MIC should have ousted him long before this coming election.
It's a shame that younger leaders at MIC cannot be more capable - if there is no one else better than their current president, then perhaps they should all quit right this moment. Because it would mean that the members at MIC are all followers, which then makes MIC = The Samy Vellu Party. Should rename it to TSVP and run the party as such.
This statement by one G. Palanivel clearly shows how MIC has failed and will continue to fail the people that it is supposed to represent. No community should depend wholly on one person, much less on a politician like Samy Vellu - a politician that has passed his time and should have retired a long time ago with some grace intact. Samy Vellu is no Mahathir. That should be a clear indication enough that you lot in MIC should have ousted him long before this coming election.
Strike: A Gift for Penangites?
Talk about a new year gift for the Penangites...
Bus drivers on strike
Thousands Stranded As RapidPenang Drivers Strike
Koh Orders RapidPenang To Restore Service
I'm not sure how much these bus drivers are getting and so I can't really comment on whether their request for a RM200 pay rise was a fair one. But to me it all comes down to the need for more money to afford better stuff, isn't it? And again, whose fault is it that our so-called buying power is so damn low? I'm sure that if we could buy more with every ringgit we are now earning, there would be less cases of employees asking for a pay rise every year.
Bus drivers on strike
Thousands Stranded As RapidPenang Drivers Strike
Koh Orders RapidPenang To Restore Service
I'm not sure how much these bus drivers are getting and so I can't really comment on whether their request for a RM200 pay rise was a fair one. But to me it all comes down to the need for more money to afford better stuff, isn't it? And again, whose fault is it that our so-called buying power is so damn low? I'm sure that if we could buy more with every ringgit we are now earning, there would be less cases of employees asking for a pay rise every year.
Monday, February 4, 2008
"Star"-ing MIC
Looks like there are quite a few articles on The Star today on MIC, MIC and more MIC. It ranges from re-engineering, trusts (???), temples, so-called "key issues" (whatever those are) and education. I'm sure they would have squeezed in even more MIC stories if it wasn't because the spin would have been too obvious.
And they say HINDRAF didn't work? Even though MIC is merely putting on a show for us to see, nonetheless the march has garnered the necessary attention. If MIC wants to talk about re-engineering, perhaps their President should step down and let the younger generation to do the re-engineering. MIC doesn't need nor, honestly speaking, want him. Malaysians would certainly like to see the back of that one, with his broken Bahasa Malaysia and all.
Let see what our local newz managed to cook up out of one meeting...
Re-engineer yourself to remain relevant, Najib tells MIC
- Follow what UMNO did? UMNO is still as racist as it ever has been. In fact with the keris waving madman around, it's hard to see what you lot have re-engineered into. And you want those in MIC to follow your example? Maybe they should have started waving the Khanda when you were giving your speech?
Trust Barisan, Indians told
- Yeah...that's why you get temples destroyed without much notice, much less any care. That's why you get HINDRAF on our streets. Whose fault was it that did these things happened? Because the people trusted Barisan.
These are all twisted statistics just to make the government look good. And the reason why there is a higher percentage of poor bumiputra is because of corrupt elites at the top of the food chain pocketing all the benefits meant for the poor. By the time things trickle down, there is nothing left except to maintain the status quo. The poor stays poor and the rich just gets richer.
Najib promises orderly relocation of temples
- Ever heard of a mosque being relocated? Or that it became a big deal to the community? Enough said.
MIC wants Government to intervene in key issues
- Took you long enough to even mention them aloud. These issues were known la...If the government wanted to fix them, they would have done so already. The only reason why they didn't bother is because they just don't care. Not until it starts to affect their votes in the coming election. Wake up mate! Wait...you were always awake...just that you also didn't care la...correct?
Do or die battle for MIC - Read this piece. You think Samy will step down in the coming election? I think the pigs will fly first.
And they say HINDRAF didn't work? Even though MIC is merely putting on a show for us to see, nonetheless the march has garnered the necessary attention. If MIC wants to talk about re-engineering, perhaps their President should step down and let the younger generation to do the re-engineering. MIC doesn't need nor, honestly speaking, want him. Malaysians would certainly like to see the back of that one, with his broken Bahasa Malaysia and all.
Let see what our local newz managed to cook up out of one meeting...
Re-engineer yourself to remain relevant, Najib tells MIC
- Follow what UMNO did? UMNO is still as racist as it ever has been. In fact with the keris waving madman around, it's hard to see what you lot have re-engineered into. And you want those in MIC to follow your example? Maybe they should have started waving the Khanda when you were giving your speech?
Trust Barisan, Indians told
- Yeah...that's why you get temples destroyed without much notice, much less any care. That's why you get HINDRAF on our streets. Whose fault was it that did these things happened? Because the people trusted Barisan.
“The household income of Indians is RM3,215 – more than the national average of RM3,022, while their relative poverty rate stands at 2.9% compared to 8.3% for bumiputras and 0.6% for the Chinese,” he added. [...]Try asking those working in the estates. RM3,215 my foot. If you average those of the richest and those of the poorest, of course you get a bloody average. That does not mean that there are no poor Indian Malaysians. There is a higher percentage of poorer bumiputras because the bumiputras has a larger population. It simply doesn't mean that Indian Malaysians are doing better than the bumiputras.
These are all twisted statistics just to make the government look good. And the reason why there is a higher percentage of poor bumiputra is because of corrupt elites at the top of the food chain pocketing all the benefits meant for the poor. By the time things trickle down, there is nothing left except to maintain the status quo. The poor stays poor and the rich just gets richer.
Najib promises orderly relocation of temples
- Ever heard of a mosque being relocated? Or that it became a big deal to the community? Enough said.
MIC wants Government to intervene in key issues
- Took you long enough to even mention them aloud. These issues were known la...If the government wanted to fix them, they would have done so already. The only reason why they didn't bother is because they just don't care. Not until it starts to affect their votes in the coming election. Wake up mate! Wait...you were always awake...just that you also didn't care la...correct?
Do or die battle for MIC - Read this piece. You think Samy will step down in the coming election? I think the pigs will fly first.
Friday, February 1, 2008
The Week Before CNY
OK...the long and tiring week is at its end. And Chinese New Year is just next week...how time flies. Come to think of it, it's really because CNY is next week that this week is super busy - not just for us here in Malaysia, but for the organization as a whole. Our counterpart in China will be having the whole of next week off - though they will all be working over the weekend, i.e. tomorrow and Sunday. So everyone is trying to get things done, resolve issues, and meet deadlines most of all.
Anyway, I'm glad that the weekend has arrived - can really do with a bit more sleep. I just sent out an email to see if my colleagues are interested in playing some futsal matches against another department - not my idea really. But I have this manager friend who likes to give lots of good ideas, but we end up organizing them lol. Not hard to do, so I didn't mind...just send some emails...book the grounds...shouldn't be too bad ;p
Also, I'm having my first CNY meal today - lunch with a bunch of colleagues and a chance to "lou shang" ;p And then over the weekend, I would need to pack...hehe will be off to Kajang from this coming Tuesday till "cho luk", i.e. Day 6 of CNY - making that almost a week's break. I'm hoping to chill out with some old friends - ex-school mates all - and just eat and gamble...oh and drink ;p And I'm sure once I'm back in Penang, there will be more of those stuff ;p
OK then...that's all for updates. Will hopefully have some pics to upload soon. There were actually plenty of pics taken during my friends wedding last weekend - Church wedding to be precise. But a lot of friends have already uploaded them on their blogs and I'm just too lazy to plot out the event - again, which I attended from morning till the dinner at night. Let's just say it was great and certainly one to be remembered :)
Anyway, I'm glad that the weekend has arrived - can really do with a bit more sleep. I just sent out an email to see if my colleagues are interested in playing some futsal matches against another department - not my idea really. But I have this manager friend who likes to give lots of good ideas, but we end up organizing them lol. Not hard to do, so I didn't mind...just send some emails...book the grounds...shouldn't be too bad ;p
Also, I'm having my first CNY meal today - lunch with a bunch of colleagues and a chance to "lou shang" ;p And then over the weekend, I would need to pack...hehe will be off to Kajang from this coming Tuesday till "cho luk", i.e. Day 6 of CNY - making that almost a week's break. I'm hoping to chill out with some old friends - ex-school mates all - and just eat and gamble...oh and drink ;p And I'm sure once I'm back in Penang, there will be more of those stuff ;p
OK then...that's all for updates. Will hopefully have some pics to upload soon. There were actually plenty of pics taken during my friends wedding last weekend - Church wedding to be precise. But a lot of friends have already uploaded them on their blogs and I'm just too lazy to plot out the event - again, which I attended from morning till the dinner at night. Let's just say it was great and certainly one to be remembered :)
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