My say....
The remarks by the troublesome two again grabs the headlight when Mohamed Aziz and Bung Mokhtar Radin asked for members of different component parties to resign. That they have the cheek to ask presidents of other major component parties smacks right to patronizing and belittling others whom stood with Barisan through thick and thin! Yes Ong Tee Keat and Koh Tsu Koon have their own problems, but tell me who doesn't, especially against the backdrop of crushing defeats in the last election.
Let it be stated that I am no fan of both Ong nor Koh. Thankfully Muhyiddin Yassin managed to step to defused the situation. But if this troublesome two still goes at it time and again, then it really doesn't help anyone, isn't it?
Barisan Nasional's component parties are to be reminded that their leaders preached a non-interference stance but its not being practised by their own followers. The leaders then of the respective parties, namely UMNO, should resigned as well for failing to control their own followers. UMNO stalwarts would jump immediately and blast this writer for writing as such. But please be reminded that it's not very pleasant isn't it, when the favour is returned?
Monday, November 2, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Why Pak Lah's government delivery failed
My say.....
Let's hope Najib's Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan will fare better. Someone sent me this email:
Let's hope Najib's Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan will fare better. Someone sent me this email:
This truly is a real classic
Envelope sent by LHDN (Inland Revenue Board), a True story...
A taxpayer called up the LHDN (Inland Revenue Board) in Terengganu, and asked for Form B. The LHDN clerk who answered the call asked for the address to send the form to. The conversation goes:
LHDN CLERK : Boleh bagi alamat encik? (Can you give me your
address?)
TAXPAYER : Ok, hantar ke Ranhill Worley. (Send to Ranhill Worley)
LHDN CLERK : Apa Ranhill? ...... eja macam mana? (err.... How to spell
Ranhill?)
TAXPAYER : R.. for Rumah... A for Ayam (Chicken).. N for Nangka
(Jackfruit)... H for Holland (country) ... I for itik
(Duck)... L for lain- lain(Others)....'
LHDN CLERK : Ok.. nanti kami hantar ke alamat itu (OK, we will send to
that address..)
After waiting for a week, the form arrived - have a look at the address on the envelope!!!
Malaysia Boleh!!!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Competition or Fair Trade Act up for review
My say...
The Competition or Fair Trade Act is up for review in Parliament. Has the government the will to see it through as this would obviously affect many one-sided or loopsided trade was done. This is not so much the big versus the small, but racial undertone must be removed as well once and for all.
Basically, if we want to survive in a globalized world, we have no choice but to see everyone, irrespective of their race, as an asset to the country. Singapore could do it! Thailand could do it! This writer does not see why his beloved Malaysia cannot! The writing in the wall has been so long there, that is racial or communal favours cannot go on forever. May 1Malaysia take off in this right direction!
For more reading : http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/19fair/Article/index_html
The Competition or Fair Trade Act is up for review in Parliament. Has the government the will to see it through as this would obviously affect many one-sided or loopsided trade was done. This is not so much the big versus the small, but racial undertone must be removed as well once and for all.
Basically, if we want to survive in a globalized world, we have no choice but to see everyone, irrespective of their race, as an asset to the country. Singapore could do it! Thailand could do it! This writer does not see why his beloved Malaysia cannot! The writing in the wall has been so long there, that is racial or communal favours cannot go on forever. May 1Malaysia take off in this right direction!
For more reading : http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/19fair/Article/index_html
Saturday, October 10, 2009
repair, dig up, repair, dig up
My say....
We have seen perfectly good roads and drainage, etc being built, repair or demolished and built again. This whole cycle could repeat itself as many as two times a year for the same road or drainage. To the ignorant, it seems that the government if doing its job of bring in "development". A friend of mine who is in the know with government tender contracts told this writer before that one of the way the government keeps the economy going is to award tenders and what not to a group of contractors usually registered with the Ministry of Finance. The question is: is it marked of cronyism to have tenders pushed out to do repair work that isn't needed in the first place? The more pertinent question is: why all the wastage?
Whilst development is good, what irks this writer is the same contractor would usually tear up the same roads and drainage that is in good working condition and do the repair. Why re-do something that is in perfect condition? Even worse, why repair again something that they just did about six or seven months ago? Shoddy works to be blamed for the second rounds of repairs? There are many more roads and drainage elsewhere that badly needs repair or resurfacing and what have you.
The proper authorities should start hitting the road like Najib Razak and see the actual need, rather than sitting in their posh office and award tenders without proper assessment. This may sound like a wild allegation, but if the Government wants to give money out to contractors, the very least is to make sure certain what they are paying is well worth the value that taxpayers pay their money for and get real "development" in!
We have seen perfectly good roads and drainage, etc being built, repair or demolished and built again. This whole cycle could repeat itself as many as two times a year for the same road or drainage. To the ignorant, it seems that the government if doing its job of bring in "development". A friend of mine who is in the know with government tender contracts told this writer before that one of the way the government keeps the economy going is to award tenders and what not to a group of contractors usually registered with the Ministry of Finance. The question is: is it marked of cronyism to have tenders pushed out to do repair work that isn't needed in the first place? The more pertinent question is: why all the wastage?
Whilst development is good, what irks this writer is the same contractor would usually tear up the same roads and drainage that is in good working condition and do the repair. Why re-do something that is in perfect condition? Even worse, why repair again something that they just did about six or seven months ago? Shoddy works to be blamed for the second rounds of repairs? There are many more roads and drainage elsewhere that badly needs repair or resurfacing and what have you.
The proper authorities should start hitting the road like Najib Razak and see the actual need, rather than sitting in their posh office and award tenders without proper assessment. This may sound like a wild allegation, but if the Government wants to give money out to contractors, the very least is to make sure certain what they are paying is well worth the value that taxpayers pay their money for and get real "development" in!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Possible a wrong post for Yen Yen
My say...
Firstly the controversial admittance of ex-Ferarri technical chief Jean Todt into the circle of Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen's posse. He was appointed ambassador at large and Yen Yen justified it by saying that Todt would open up door which she is unable to, in France at least! Not bad for someone just retired from Ferrari, with first class flight and all expenses paid for accomodation which some say would amount to RM1 million per year against the taxpayers money! Now a recent tourism ambassadorial addition is Jimmy Choo, the renowned Malaysian shoe maker residing in London. Probably this would help Yen Yen get her hands on all the top class shoe makers to visit Malaysia.
But are we missing the mark? Can a minister just appoint wantonly anybody she likes as against doing her job? If she cannot use her ministerial influence to get into contacts with her other peers around the world, it would seem she is not fit to hold the tourism portfolio in the first place. This is afterall, the second biggest revenue earner for the country. From the start, this writer was thinking of giving her her space as she adjusts to her new ministry. It is good that she protected the female tour guides as expected of her since she was still having a case of recency effect from her previous ministry. But is this all she can show for? This is not unexpected of from this foundering minister. What has she currently done now to protect the local tour operators as a whole? What has she done for other travel agencies who are crying out for more intervention as against big internet travel companies trampling and making customers bypassing them? If the travel agencies were to be given a chance like their peers in Thailand or Indonesia, who would still command a lower rates for hotel rooms no matter if the customers walk-in or not, then it would be something! At least that would certainly help as it would give these operators a chance to sell other tour packages and promote Malaysia in the true sense of the word whenever a tourist walks into the agencies for rooms. She should probably start there rather than making advertisements with all mat sallehs actors and actresses as seen recently in their television advertisements. How un-Malaysian like! And she still have the galls to say they do not have enough money to spend! tsk tsk!
If she keeps this up, well, there is one direction that her KPI is going, and its southwards! Much like she eventually heading for her PR home Down Under!
Firstly the controversial admittance of ex-Ferarri technical chief Jean Todt into the circle of Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen's posse. He was appointed ambassador at large and Yen Yen justified it by saying that Todt would open up door which she is unable to, in France at least! Not bad for someone just retired from Ferrari, with first class flight and all expenses paid for accomodation which some say would amount to RM1 million per year against the taxpayers money! Now a recent tourism ambassadorial addition is Jimmy Choo, the renowned Malaysian shoe maker residing in London. Probably this would help Yen Yen get her hands on all the top class shoe makers to visit Malaysia.
But are we missing the mark? Can a minister just appoint wantonly anybody she likes as against doing her job? If she cannot use her ministerial influence to get into contacts with her other peers around the world, it would seem she is not fit to hold the tourism portfolio in the first place. This is afterall, the second biggest revenue earner for the country. From the start, this writer was thinking of giving her her space as she adjusts to her new ministry. It is good that she protected the female tour guides as expected of her since she was still having a case of recency effect from her previous ministry. But is this all she can show for? This is not unexpected of from this foundering minister. What has she currently done now to protect the local tour operators as a whole? What has she done for other travel agencies who are crying out for more intervention as against big internet travel companies trampling and making customers bypassing them? If the travel agencies were to be given a chance like their peers in Thailand or Indonesia, who would still command a lower rates for hotel rooms no matter if the customers walk-in or not, then it would be something! At least that would certainly help as it would give these operators a chance to sell other tour packages and promote Malaysia in the true sense of the word whenever a tourist walks into the agencies for rooms. She should probably start there rather than making advertisements with all mat sallehs actors and actresses as seen recently in their television advertisements. How un-Malaysian like! And she still have the galls to say they do not have enough money to spend! tsk tsk!
If she keeps this up, well, there is one direction that her KPI is going, and its southwards! Much like she eventually heading for her PR home Down Under!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Back to highlight our spoilt taxi drivers
My say....
Now that the Government has given in (again) to the respective bodies that represent the taxi and buses to their demand of increasing their price, lets draw some semblance of give-and-take in the eyes of the rakyat.
Chiefly that comes to mind is that taxi drivers must be made to send passengers at their request to the destination of their choice. Like Singapore, if you don't do it, you lose it: the license I mean. This is one of the many reasons why their public transportation is super-efficient. For too long we see people have to struggle and haggle with these taxis to do their duties. These same perpetrators complained that they cannot make ends meet when in actual fact most of them are just pure lazy or the distance/location does not suit them. Please bear in mind they still have fuel subsidies and NGV convertors in place. It really begs one to ask why they were given the license to operate in the first place?
There are two instances this writer wish to highlight to the Entrepreneur minister who is possibly sleeping on his job! Once, I had to witnesses a mother carrying her child and begged a taxi driver to take her in when rain started to pour. Another instance is when I was nearby Selayang Hospital and saw this elderly couple waiting for taxi. I went into the clinic and after about 40 minutes, the couple are still waiting and waving at taxis to take them. Outrageous! There are many more negative instances highlighted by the mass media about our enfant terribles' attitude, so there is no need to promote them here again! The crux of the matter is, they are getting away no matter if one screams of blue murder! And sadly, nothing is being done by the respective authorities til today!
So how now? These rascals on the road are already getting whatever they demanded. But most of them are not doing their job. Is increasing the number of individual taxis gonna help if they still have the tidak-apa or tidak-peduli attitude? The rakyat needs to know. Why take care of a few thousand drivers when millions among the rakyat are suffering? Over to you, Noh Omar, hit the road more!
Now that the Government has given in (again) to the respective bodies that represent the taxi and buses to their demand of increasing their price, lets draw some semblance of give-and-take in the eyes of the rakyat.
Chiefly that comes to mind is that taxi drivers must be made to send passengers at their request to the destination of their choice. Like Singapore, if you don't do it, you lose it: the license I mean. This is one of the many reasons why their public transportation is super-efficient. For too long we see people have to struggle and haggle with these taxis to do their duties. These same perpetrators complained that they cannot make ends meet when in actual fact most of them are just pure lazy or the distance/location does not suit them. Please bear in mind they still have fuel subsidies and NGV convertors in place. It really begs one to ask why they were given the license to operate in the first place?
There are two instances this writer wish to highlight to the Entrepreneur minister who is possibly sleeping on his job! Once, I had to witnesses a mother carrying her child and begged a taxi driver to take her in when rain started to pour. Another instance is when I was nearby Selayang Hospital and saw this elderly couple waiting for taxi. I went into the clinic and after about 40 minutes, the couple are still waiting and waving at taxis to take them. Outrageous! There are many more negative instances highlighted by the mass media about our enfant terribles' attitude, so there is no need to promote them here again! The crux of the matter is, they are getting away no matter if one screams of blue murder! And sadly, nothing is being done by the respective authorities til today!
So how now? These rascals on the road are already getting whatever they demanded. But most of them are not doing their job. Is increasing the number of individual taxis gonna help if they still have the tidak-apa or tidak-peduli attitude? The rakyat needs to know. Why take care of a few thousand drivers when millions among the rakyat are suffering? Over to you, Noh Omar, hit the road more!
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