在制造结婚请柬的时候，老公从网上找来了两个双喜字，一个红色，一个黑色。黑色
的那个比较漂亮，他说会把它变成红色。过了一会变色不成功，他烦了，问我不如
直接用黑色算了。我反应式的说好，待真正反应过来后我说不行，一定得红色。他
很懊恼。过后我们采用那个红色的双喜。
想了想，幸好及时反应过来，不然妈妈收到这个黑色请柬会不会吓一跳？还没看过
黑色双喜的请柬呢，原来我还是很传统的。
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恭喜喔！希望看到更多你的故事 :)
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In Malaysia, apes abound not only in our jungles, but in our universities, schools, and other institutions. This mentality is so well rewarded that even academics like professors are joining the crowd.
"Cemerlang, gemilang dan terbilang" will remain a slogan if we do not encourage critical thinking but instead we reward people who only know how to "suck up" to their bosses.
So we all have a choice: we can be either a people who subscribe to "bodek", that is just be apes, or those who are open and critical, can emulate what is the best, and relevant for their own advancement and the nation. In short, be a leatherback turtle or just a "katak bawah tempurung"!
This episode clearly indicates that decision making in this country at the highest level are not made based on principles but on personalities.
If the decision-making process had been based on sound principles, it would outlive any change of administration. And it is disgusting that we have a spineless cabinet that blindly rubber stamps any decision made by the top man whoever that may be.
50 years is enough for crook government! Are we still need crook politicians?
Until and unless we have cabinet members capable of exhibiting the level of independence of thought, we will have to treat all so-called "cabinet decisions or approvals" with a large dose of skepticism and scorn.
And it is wistful thinking to believe we can achieve "first world mentality" when our "leaders" behave no better than "third world lackeys".
The true examples of rotten apples are the Barisan ministers and cabinet members. They simply uneducated and do not have principles, when Mahathir planned to built half crooked bridge, they unanimously agreed because he was the prime minister there. And now when Pak Lah said that we cannot build the bridge, they agreed too because he is the current prime minister. What kind of idiots we have in the cabinet!
The previous administration grossly lacks foresight, and they are shallow and narrow in their minds. A planner and dreamer will eventually achieve his/her plan and dream. Which one would you bet on to achieve results? Is the previous administration a planner or dreamer?
The damage has been done. Time to do damage control. We must move on. Let us pray that all have learned a valuable lesson from this issue. Those truly responsible if they have any conscience will live with this in their mind forever, and they know that will have to face their creator someday.
I am writing today because I feel disgusted by the national education system in Malaysia, when I read about a news article reporting that more than 40% of the top scorers of the national exams SPM were denied a scholarship to further their studies overseas.
All of them were Chinese. Reason for rejection is unknown. Certainly it is unfair to blame everything unjust in Malaysia on racism. But I cannot be helped and think that racism is the only explanation that I could cite for this blatantly biased situation.
Many of those rejected top students filed an appeal and some managed to get what they deserved, while others could only sigh in frustration and continue crying out loud, and grabbing more attention in the national media.
Malaysia and Singapore have been competing against each other for years. It does not take a PhD to tell which country is making better progress over the other. While Singapore is aggressively building up its talent pool and making quiet efforts while 'paddling fiercely under the water', the Malaysia government is complacent enough to allow brain drain and declare to the world that it aspires to turn itself into a knowledge-based economy concurrently.
It seems to me that the Malaysian leaders do not understand that the simplest idea is often the best solution.
In my opinion, this simplest idea is to capture the right people and nurture them into the leaders of tomorrow for the country. Unfortunately, politics and money have blinded the very people who are behind the nation's education system.
We Malaysians don't have a competitive, fair and transparent education system. We Malaysians don't have a government committing its full support for the nation's deserving bright people. We Malaysians don't have a Malaysia for Malaysians.
Now, what is the next best thing to do when the country that you love and respect denies you an opportunity to make contributions? I say, have love and respect for yourself and move to a place where talents are well-appreciated.
I would weep and at the same time say goodbye.
One of the main reasons FDI falling is the fat lady and her ministry have totally lost their focus.
The world main sources of FDI are North America, EU and East Asian countries like Taiwan, Singapore, Korea and Japan.
Instead of making more FDI promotions in such countries, our fat lady choose Sudan, Nigeria, Kenya, Latin America and the Central America instead.
I hate to say that the way this Malaysia country is moving, it will become another Argentina or Venezuela. There will be a very clear class distinction of the rich and poor, of well educated and not so well educated.
Argentina used to be the top 10 nations in the early 20th centuries. Their elitist government focuses only on higher education and neglected the lower level education.
Whereas Japan, Korea and Taiwan came out from the bottom by emphasising education from ground up.
While we are arguing how to set the quota for bumis and non-bumis in our higher institution, our kids at primary and secondary are rotting away providing poor intake to the tertiary level.
Our public institutions of higher learning suffer from a policy which sets different pre-university standards for the different communities, effectively continuing the old quota system.
Public funds, most of which have been contributed by taxpayers, mainly by Chinese businesses and individuals, should therefore not be used without re-thinking about the approach. I recommend a more performance-based or incentive type system.
There are various ways of helping the malays. The present approaches which have been used since 1970s have proven to be dysfunctional and wasteful.
How about self-help? The malays must learn to stand on their own feet, the sooner the better. Why not use that Singapore which allows the community to develop itself with matching financial help from the government?
In this way, malay dignity and self-esteem can be restored. Over-dependence on a government has actually weakened the malays.
The real objective should have been to improve the capability and capacity of the malays to participate in the economy.
Yet, at the same time, no one should be blind to the failures and abuse of the NEP.
A culture of dependence and subsidy has fostered a continuous belief that malays can only survive in an increasingly challenging world by government handouts and preference.
Those in the majority should take into consideration the interests of the minority for a harmonious atmosphere to prevail.
I believe the majority of the malays in this country is also embarrassed by the current situation and wish to put in place some remedies for the aggrieved minority. This would work towards a truly harmonious multi-cultural, multi-racial and multi-religious Malaysian community.
The country needs to move forward. At the moment, beneath the issue of improving the fortunes of the malays, a lot of abuse has been committed by a small group of elites while the real capability of ordinary Malaysians have been largely ignored.
But the failure of the status quo will be borne by all Malaysians.
The government must take more pains to stop the brain drain and to attract experts such as scientists to Malaysia. How do we change the mindset that only pays lip service to talents?
We desperately need brain to do research. There has been brain drain in the country, especially after 1970s. During Mahathir premiership, I had heard certain ministers replying to questions in parliament on brain drain, especially in the 1980s last century. They derogated those professionals and scientists who left the country, saying 'good riddance'. Since the 1990s, many leaders have shown some interest in the matter.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. Brain drain has been going on from time immemorial. Countries that receive the most brain do better. Hence, Malaysia has to take pains to overcome the lip service, feudal and mediocrity mentality.
Malaysia is a multi-racial country and in future, all countries will be multi-racial. For Malaysia to accept a few foreign scientists, it will not change the composition of the population in this country much.
Today, Silicon Valley is full of Chinese, Indians, Pakistanis and even Arabs.
Besides attracting foreign experts, keeping and luring back Malaysian experts should be a priority. There are many factors that attract these people. Hitherto, the government incentives are not so attractive.
I think it is simple, Malaysians (the malays) think with emotions not brains. As long as they don't use brains but emotions, we will never progress!
Look at it, you can't even have a ground to speak on racial issues without people getting emotional and wanting to fight, I guess that probably the best outcome of the NEP!
How stupid can someone to think feeding fish to a man is going to guarantee his future? You mean our past leaders were so stupid not know that only by teaching him how to fish, and allowing him to fish on rough seas by himself, will he be successful in life?
Look at Singapore, not that the government don't care, but the policy is simple, you have to compete with anyone around you, not only fellow Singaporeans but also outsiders!
And that gives you a truly intelligent society!
Look at Malaysia, when a minister condemn a dumb ass company like Proton to buck up, you get thousands of idiots in the floor chanting "Hidup Proton"……….now you tell me, is that emotion, intelligence or stupidity!
Australia, Singapore and UK, the main beneficiaries of our rejected (but bright) students, may have laughed privately about our higher education policies for the last few decades - Why would a country invests 12 years of primary, secondary education in their citizens, only to deprive them for the opportunity of a tertiary education?
The policy of overemphasis of non-science courses at our public universities may have caused the shortage of scientific talent in the country, as well as creating a huge number of unemployable graduates.
No wonder Singapore is very happy with the gain. Thailand too is applauding our policy. Simply it is holding our Malaysia progress to developed status. Hence, Thailand is quietly but surely overtaking us in all fields. They are already in nano-tech.
Malaysia? Umno Youth busy waving the keris frightening the non-malays and would be investors away.
Singapore is friendly to expatriates working there. They treat those experts well. Also they allow them to make decisions. But back here Malaysia, the experts have to take instructions from half-baked scientists who know almost nothing.
Look at USA. The citizens be they black, brown or white, they are really proud of their country.
A quick glance of their policy will reveal the answer. In Malaysia, for a Chinese or Indian to be promoted to chief clerk is almost an impossible dream.
Blame it on the government and Umno.
Singapore facing a difference situation if compared to Malaysia. Singapore government cannot simply put a malay to hold a high post in order to fill the quota.
Singapore not like Malaysia where they can simply fill a incompetence malay in government company like Proton, MAS and etc……….If those parasite race failed, Malaysia government will ask the non-malays to clean up the mess!
Why Malaysia can afford this even though losing out so much of money? It is because we got so many resources to feed the malay pig if compared to Singapore which is got nothing!
That is why so many malays cannot survive in oversea because they need the government tongkat all the time!
I refer to the article - The Chinese are the biggest taxpayers.
Mahathir disclosure about the Chinese being the biggest taxpayers did console me to some extent. He has spoken what the Chinese dare not speak in public even though we knew all along the fact that the Chinese are a major contributing force to the building of our Malaysia nation.
Be it in the nation's commerce, economy, education, industry, achievements and well-beings and all other aspects, the Chinese have always been a driving force and a strong supporter of the government of the day.
This announcement is of great significance. It makes you wonder about how much money the rich natives of the soil actually contribute to the nation which they call their own.
A minister was robbed of RM350000, an ex-minister was caught with lots of loose change many years back. A captain of the industry got lots of money from the sale of his shares to the government.
Do all these rich people pay enough tax? Many beneficiaries of Mara scholarships don't pay back the loans. Do they pay taxes? They are the middle-class backbone of the sons of the soil. They consist 60 percent of the population. They form 90 percent of the civil service drawing quite good pay. Do they pay enough taxes?
The Chinese work their backs off to support the nation that they love so that the government can implement projects that benefit the nation. The Chinese do enough to support the nation and the government. They walk the talk. Some others only talk.
But who cares? If 'Chinese are the biggest taxpayers' comment was uttered by someone from the Chinese community, such a person will surely be condemned as being insensitive, racist and unpatriotic by certain malay politicians. He might be asked to go back to his country of origin (even though he was born in Malaysia).
Now, Mahathir has taken the words out of the Chinese mouth and confirmed the contribution made by them all these years. The malay politicians who have always accused the Chinese of being greedy, selfish and unpatriotic should shut up from now on.
Sometimes, majority does not mean right. Majority may not lead better. Majority may not bring good. Hence, if Umno strongmen can humbly admit the facts and remove the stumbling blocks, believe me, Malaysia can do much, much better than what we are today.
Yes, which Islamic country in the world today is strong in science technology, R&D, literature, etc?
The answer is a big NONE!
Drop Islam and malays would be a better race!
Many countries have tried to develop an IT industry much earlier, and with more and better resources and better government than us Malaysia, and have not succeeded.
The chance of us succeeding given our handicaps was never good and will never be good. It begins with poor politics, then poor government, then poor education, and then poor business environment (e.g. small market).
What is remarkable to me is that some people have managed to make good money and build companies despite our problems - Mobif, Jobstreet, Green Packet, etc. These people proof that the government is more in the way for developing the industry than helping it.
In fact, the government would do better to get out of the way rather actually have any sort of grand plan like MSC. The real only way the government can help is by having open competitive bidding in government procurement of IT and putting competent people in charge of that.
Nothing else they do would really mean anything much. I would argue all the spending on grand projects, computer labs, computer courses etc, amount to basically waste.
There is no hope of the MSC really succeeding, but we can still benefit from better IT and that perhaps is, would be better because at least it means less waste.
The truth is there - it is no real strategy. MSC was never a great idea - it was an opportunity for government spending more than anything else and as Bill Gates told us very politely, it would not work because of that.
A couple of years ago, there was this idea of attracting Malaysians overseas to come back to run Malaysia GLCs. Among my extensive overseas network of business and personal associates abroad, they discussed it and unanimously shot down the idea.
The reason? Quote: "Smart people can't stand inconsistencies in fact they rely on it. Malaysia politics make things too inconsistent to do the kind of work they do."
You want to know why they will never attract the best in public service? At one time, we all agreed what the future of Malaysia was and will always be - secular, rule of law, multiracial, meritocracy. Today, even among those in power, there is no agreement on these basic things.
Why would the best people subject themselves to these inconsistencies? Maybe naivety but how long will that last and how many?
For every one brain that comes in, fifty brains will leave the country. With the affirmative policies in place, do not talk about attracting the brain. For decades, Malaysia was losing its best peoples to developed countries and taking rejects from developing countries.
Please forget about bring back those lost brains, while we can keep those bright students now and love them and care for them!
First, the government and country has to figure out what it want to be first before it can really retain the best, otherwise we are merely exploiting those who do not have better choices elsewhere.
I still remember of my junior wanted to serve in our Malaysia air force and he was able to design war fighters, but instead he was not retained, he headed south Singapore and he was happily married down there, has a happy family and no way back!
People with the best brains inadvertently mean they know how to think. Therefore they are wise enough not to choose Malaysia as their destination, as it could spell disaster to their reputation as we work differently. Singapore will still be the ideal landing point of such calibre people.
Malaysia will forever be suffering from a massive "brain drain" so long as the Umno-led government keeps in place the malay agenda. To forego the agenda is too costly sacrifice which the Umno malays cannot make. A clear symptom of an inferiority complex.
当两个陌生人因爱而结合，就是说你们已经接受对方的优点，包容对方的缺点。
有些事情，理论上是对的，但实际上应该互相迁就，互相包容。我相信你们也有如此向往，所以这是你们的开始，来路方长，好好努力创造你们的未来！
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