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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Resolutions 2009 For All
We will stay loyal to our King and Country
We will read but not to believe everything published in the internet
We will not believe all the words uttered by the politicians
We will tolerate and embrace all other religions
We will not be self-centered and will let others to have their say
We will face bad news squarely
We will learn to laugh at ourselves
We will practise a healthy lifestyle
We will stay in touch with our friends
We will believe in God and love our families always
By Bob
We will read but not to believe everything published in the internet
We will not believe all the words uttered by the politicians
We will tolerate and embrace all other religions
We will not be self-centered and will let others to have their say
We will face bad news squarely
We will learn to laugh at ourselves
We will practise a healthy lifestyle
We will stay in touch with our friends
We will believe in God and love our families always
By Bob
Everybody is talking...........
By Bob Yong on 15th December 2008
Prime Minister said it was possible for Malaysia to have a non- Malay leader.
Kelantan Umno Liaison Chief, Anuar Musa said Malaysians “should not get carried away with Obama” ( a black man being elected as US President.)
Indonesia recently passed a Bill that would make ethnic and racial discrimination series crimes.
Some leaders of Malaysia are still saying that sensitive issues are not to be discussed openly. Why are these issues so sensitive that we need to sweep them under the carpets? Are we behaving like Ostrich?
What are the concepts of Ketuanan Melayu and Social Contact and how are these come about?
Everybody is proud of “Malaysia Boleh”. Why then is a particular Malaysian if he is capable and qualified, tak boleh jadi leader of this country?
When citizens of Malaysia think as Malaysians, talk as Malaysians and act as Malaysians, there will be no more sensitive issues left to talk about.
Everybody is talking but I can’t hear a word what they are saying!
Prime Minister said it was possible for Malaysia to have a non- Malay leader.
Kelantan Umno Liaison Chief, Anuar Musa said Malaysians “should not get carried away with Obama” ( a black man being elected as US President.)
Indonesia recently passed a Bill that would make ethnic and racial discrimination series crimes.
Some leaders of Malaysia are still saying that sensitive issues are not to be discussed openly. Why are these issues so sensitive that we need to sweep them under the carpets? Are we behaving like Ostrich?
What are the concepts of Ketuanan Melayu and Social Contact and how are these come about?
Everybody is proud of “Malaysia Boleh”. Why then is a particular Malaysian if he is capable and qualified, tak boleh jadi leader of this country?
When citizens of Malaysia think as Malaysians, talk as Malaysians and act as Malaysians, there will be no more sensitive issues left to talk about.
Everybody is talking but I can’t hear a word what they are saying!
Dreams of My Father
Dreams of My Father
The US 2008 Election fever is on. Each of the presidential candidates is the author of one book. Barack Obama has written a book, “Dreams of My Father” and John McCain’s book is titled “Faith of My Father”
But, Bob Nobody has written a story told by his father during his young days, and another story about mothers.
Perhaps these two presidential hopeful should write stories about their mothers as well.
I must admit that I have not read the books written by Obama and McCain, but it would be interesting to know whether any of the readers had.
The Black vs. the Oldest
Since Unite States of America is the “Police” of the world, the US presidential election has always created a lot of interest around us. I have been following their campaigns closely.
Today all Americans shall decide who would be the next President.
Irrespective who he is, I am going to Gasing Hill to talk to the birds and bees while the rest of the world can wait for the result.
Let’s bet. I predict the Black will beat the White and Obama is on his way to the White House. Will he repaint the White House black as soon as he moves in?
Change it is
Obama’s winning of the US presidential election prompted me to write a few lines.
Obama, the son of an emigrant father became the 44th President-elect of USA on 4th November 2008. This was a historical event which saw USA, after more than 125 years, having a first black president. Well, he is not totally black because his mother is a white woman. It was a dream came true for the minority groups.
Why is USA so strong and powerful? It is simply because its citizens of all racial origins can make the changes the country needs.
What do the country needs? Choose the best available person for the nation’s chief executive regardless of race and belief.
At the local political science, our PM, Abdullah Badawi says, it is possible for a person from a minority group to become the prime minister of Malaysia.
So, how do we go from here? Think about what Martin Luther King, the black civil right activist said before he was assassinated.
This was what he said. “……judge not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character”.
The US 2008 Election fever is on. Each of the presidential candidates is the author of one book. Barack Obama has written a book, “Dreams of My Father” and John McCain’s book is titled “Faith of My Father”
But, Bob Nobody has written a story told by his father during his young days, and another story about mothers.
Perhaps these two presidential hopeful should write stories about their mothers as well.
I must admit that I have not read the books written by Obama and McCain, but it would be interesting to know whether any of the readers had.
The Black vs. the Oldest
Since Unite States of America is the “Police” of the world, the US presidential election has always created a lot of interest around us. I have been following their campaigns closely.
Today all Americans shall decide who would be the next President.
Irrespective who he is, I am going to Gasing Hill to talk to the birds and bees while the rest of the world can wait for the result.
Let’s bet. I predict the Black will beat the White and Obama is on his way to the White House. Will he repaint the White House black as soon as he moves in?
Change it is
Obama’s winning of the US presidential election prompted me to write a few lines.
Obama, the son of an emigrant father became the 44th President-elect of USA on 4th November 2008. This was a historical event which saw USA, after more than 125 years, having a first black president. Well, he is not totally black because his mother is a white woman. It was a dream came true for the minority groups.
Why is USA so strong and powerful? It is simply because its citizens of all racial origins can make the changes the country needs.
What do the country needs? Choose the best available person for the nation’s chief executive regardless of race and belief.
At the local political science, our PM, Abdullah Badawi says, it is possible for a person from a minority group to become the prime minister of Malaysia.
So, how do we go from here? Think about what Martin Luther King, the black civil right activist said before he was assassinated.
This was what he said. “……judge not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character”.
The songkok
By Bob Yong
15th June 2008
Wearing the songkok, whether it is at the private or public functions has nothing to do with the race or religion of the wearer. For the assemblymen, wearing the songkok besides showing a mark of respect to the Sultan is also a way to demonstrate unity among Malaysians, especially those elected to hold high offices in the government.
We are what we are. Any outfit we daunt does not change the color of our skin or betray the religion we embrace. It is hypocritical to believe that the attire and headgear one wears will make the difference in you. Neither does any fashionable outfit can change your ethnic group you belong to.
When one speaks English language, it does not make you English. Similarly, wearing saree does not make you an Indian. It will be a shame only if you forget your roots. Any outfit and headgear we wear is a matter of individual choice, comfort, convenience, necessity and perhaps adaptability in a country we live in.
Newspaper reported that a Malay father sends out Chinese-style invitation cards to his Chinese guests for the occasion of his daughter’s wedding. Most commendable is the married couple who are Malay would take their wedding photos wearing traditional costume of the Chinese, Indian, Korean and Japanese.
Are there better ways to call ourselves Malaysians?
15th June 2008
Wearing the songkok, whether it is at the private or public functions has nothing to do with the race or religion of the wearer. For the assemblymen, wearing the songkok besides showing a mark of respect to the Sultan is also a way to demonstrate unity among Malaysians, especially those elected to hold high offices in the government.
We are what we are. Any outfit we daunt does not change the color of our skin or betray the religion we embrace. It is hypocritical to believe that the attire and headgear one wears will make the difference in you. Neither does any fashionable outfit can change your ethnic group you belong to.
When one speaks English language, it does not make you English. Similarly, wearing saree does not make you an Indian. It will be a shame only if you forget your roots. Any outfit and headgear we wear is a matter of individual choice, comfort, convenience, necessity and perhaps adaptability in a country we live in.
Newspaper reported that a Malay father sends out Chinese-style invitation cards to his Chinese guests for the occasion of his daughter’s wedding. Most commendable is the married couple who are Malay would take their wedding photos wearing traditional costume of the Chinese, Indian, Korean and Japanese.
Are there better ways to call ourselves Malaysians?
Petronas goes bust by 2018?
By Bob Yong
12th June 2008
Petronas made a profit of RM570 billion, out of which, the government received RM335.7 billion. It will go burst within 10 years if the profit payout continues, said its President and CEO, Tan Sri Hassan Marican, as reported in the media.
This man is talking rubbish. He does not understand what profit is. I am no accountant but I know 3(income) minus 2(outgo) equals to 1(profit). He is talking about 2 and we are looking at 1.
Profit arises when the income exceeds the outgo. All expenses including R&D, cost of drilling and exploration works, salary and many other expenses are taken into account before profit is ascertained. Profit drops when expenditures go up, assuming the revenue stays the same. Understandably, profit will drop due to many reasons. The glaring truth is that Petronas’s accounts and profits are never made transparent. Money spends on many unnecessary projects are already the talk of the town.
Bloggers said this.
Quote: Terengganu earned an estimated RM30 billion. Sabah and Sarawak have also earned an estimated RM30 billion.
Petronas paid the government an estimated RM1 trillion by way of corporate tax. Furthermore, Petronas did not pay Terengganu, Sabah, Sarawak, or the federal government an estimated RM900 billion by way of corporate tax.
Petroleum Development Act 1974 requires Petronas to make its accounts public. Petronas' accounts are not published and are not tabled before Parliament. Unquote.
Demonstrators asked the government this.
Where has the money gone?
The government has not satisfactorily explained to the rakyat on the tremendous petrol price hike. What the minister-in-charge has done was pulling wool over the rakyat’s eyes, saying something like changing our lifestyle, cutting ministers’ entertainment expenses and no big cars for ministers, etc. Not only the rakyat are not able to see the picture painted so far, the people running the government are equally blurred.
12th June 2008
Petronas made a profit of RM570 billion, out of which, the government received RM335.7 billion. It will go burst within 10 years if the profit payout continues, said its President and CEO, Tan Sri Hassan Marican, as reported in the media.
This man is talking rubbish. He does not understand what profit is. I am no accountant but I know 3(income) minus 2(outgo) equals to 1(profit). He is talking about 2 and we are looking at 1.
Profit arises when the income exceeds the outgo. All expenses including R&D, cost of drilling and exploration works, salary and many other expenses are taken into account before profit is ascertained. Profit drops when expenditures go up, assuming the revenue stays the same. Understandably, profit will drop due to many reasons. The glaring truth is that Petronas’s accounts and profits are never made transparent. Money spends on many unnecessary projects are already the talk of the town.
Bloggers said this.
Quote: Terengganu earned an estimated RM30 billion. Sabah and Sarawak have also earned an estimated RM30 billion.
Petronas paid the government an estimated RM1 trillion by way of corporate tax. Furthermore, Petronas did not pay Terengganu, Sabah, Sarawak, or the federal government an estimated RM900 billion by way of corporate tax.
Petroleum Development Act 1974 requires Petronas to make its accounts public. Petronas' accounts are not published and are not tabled before Parliament. Unquote.
Demonstrators asked the government this.
Where has the money gone?
The government has not satisfactorily explained to the rakyat on the tremendous petrol price hike. What the minister-in-charge has done was pulling wool over the rakyat’s eyes, saying something like changing our lifestyle, cutting ministers’ entertainment expenses and no big cars for ministers, etc. Not only the rakyat are not able to see the picture painted so far, the people running the government are equally blurred.
Father's day
By Bob Yong
15th June 2008
On mother’s day, I wrote a story on how we took our mothers for granted. We only realized we missed them when they were no longer with us.
On this father’s day, I have another story to tell.
This story was repeatedly told to me by my father when I was young.
“There was a grand-father, a father and a son living in a remote part of China. They were poor farmers having little or no formal education at all. But being brought up in a traditional way, they knew about Chinese value such as filial piety, a culture which was passed down from generations to generations.
The grand-father being old was invalid and must be dutifully looked after and this caused financial problems and difficulties to the father and son.
One day the father told the son that the grand-father must be put away in the jungle. The son said nothing. The father put the grand-father in a basket and with the help of the son carried the grand-father to a place far away from home and left him to die.
The father wanted to dump the grand-father together with the basket and the pole which was used to carry the basket with the grand-father in it. The son said the basket and the pole needed to be taken back home. Father wanted to know why. The son explained that the basket and the pole can be reused when it is time for him and his son to carry the father (who will then become an invalid grand-father) to the same place as they just did.”
On Father’s day, have you ever thought of these:-
1) Most fathers are stubborn and won’t ask anyone for help. Getting lost while driving to a destination is not uncommon. Perhaps buying him a GPS unit may help.
2) Since the fuel price hike, filling up the petrol tank of your father’s car is also a good idea.
Remember this. Regardless of your relationship with your father, you’ll miss him when he is gone from your life.
15th June 2008
On mother’s day, I wrote a story on how we took our mothers for granted. We only realized we missed them when they were no longer with us.
On this father’s day, I have another story to tell.
This story was repeatedly told to me by my father when I was young.
“There was a grand-father, a father and a son living in a remote part of China. They were poor farmers having little or no formal education at all. But being brought up in a traditional way, they knew about Chinese value such as filial piety, a culture which was passed down from generations to generations.
The grand-father being old was invalid and must be dutifully looked after and this caused financial problems and difficulties to the father and son.
One day the father told the son that the grand-father must be put away in the jungle. The son said nothing. The father put the grand-father in a basket and with the help of the son carried the grand-father to a place far away from home and left him to die.
The father wanted to dump the grand-father together with the basket and the pole which was used to carry the basket with the grand-father in it. The son said the basket and the pole needed to be taken back home. Father wanted to know why. The son explained that the basket and the pole can be reused when it is time for him and his son to carry the father (who will then become an invalid grand-father) to the same place as they just did.”
On Father’s day, have you ever thought of these:-
1) Most fathers are stubborn and won’t ask anyone for help. Getting lost while driving to a destination is not uncommon. Perhaps buying him a GPS unit may help.
2) Since the fuel price hike, filling up the petrol tank of your father’s car is also a good idea.
Remember this. Regardless of your relationship with your father, you’ll miss him when he is gone from your life.
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