My BELOVED country...

Barely had the issue of the reversal of the PPSMI died down, the nation is once again shocked by the death of a young man with a bright future ahead of him. Many of us are saddened by the death of Teoh Beng Hock. I was very busy last week and did not have the time to read about the mysteries surrounding his death. I only managed to glance at the photos in the newspaper and of course, there were many questions that I would like answered.

I only had the chance to do so early this morning and it is horrifying when I think of all the unimaginable things that have been happening in my beloved country. People get blasted away, deaths happening in supposedly very safe places like the police station, corruption, etc etc etc. You name it and we have it. My God! And it's such a small country compared to all the giants in the world! Unbelievable! Learn more at here and here.

I remember when I was in the primary school, my teachers used to drum into my classmates and I the importance of loving our country and that we were so fortunate to be living in such a peaceful country. So, in my growing up years, I would not hear of people talking bad about the leaders of my beloved country. Such a naive little girl.

But as I ventured into the working world, I started to see the other side of things. I started to learn more about all the things that the people in power had done, the corruption, etc etc and it's like I was looking at a whole new Malaysia and it really saddens me that as the country is being developed, corruption is also developing, but at a faster rate. What is happening? Where is their conscience? Where is the oath that they had taken?

No wonder Malaysia is being called Bolehland where everything is 'boleh'! To the point of taking the lives of innocent people. Memang Malaysia Boleh! I shudder to think what is in store for us and the future generations in the future.

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A Tale from Wonder Land 2

It looks like everything in Wonder School is settled, according to reliable sources. The saga has ended. How is it settled? Well, apparently Number 1 (N1) has been transferred to another school and the principal (P) from the school that she's going to would be coming to Wonder School as principal. Actually P was formerly a senior assistant at Wonder School and was the Board of Directors' (BOD's) choice to replace N1. Fortunately their request was deemed appropriate and finally approved by the authorities.

When Small Fry (SF) and gang heard rumours that P would be coming back to the school, they scrambled to get in touch with her and tell her about everything that was happening in Wonder School. Sigh. Obviously they have not learnt their lesson. Why can't they just let matters be and work together as one for the betterment of the students and school? We wonder what would happen to Wonder School. Will peace and harmony ever be restored?

No matter what, let's just hope that P will use her intelligence and discretion when dealing with things and not easily be swayed by what they have been telling her. Most importantly, she would be fair in dealing with matters pertaining to the students' and teachers' welfare. Only then will there be peace and harmony in Wonder School.

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American Idol

Finally, the American Idol result is out. I know many of us have been waiting for this moment. Some in Malaysia got up early just to watch the show and wait for the result. I couldn't as I was at work. So I only got the results not too long ago on twitter. To be truthful, I'm glad that Kris Allen won. It's not that I do not like Adam Lambert. He's young and good looking. It's just that I don't like all those loud songs that he had been performing. I know many out there would not agree with me but I really dislike rock and heavy metal stuff. They are very noisy and at times I feel that the singers are just screaming and not singing. Sometimes the lyrics of the song are drowned by the noise from the instruments. I know Adam Lambert's fans and rock music fans would not agree but that's only my opinion and I don't deny that I actually like certain slow rock songs by Queen and Scorpion.

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The world today as I see it...

I don't know about others, but I dislike being cheated. You see, last night I was at a shopping mall and there was a roadshow by a few telecommunication companies promoting their wireless broadband services. Besides that, they were also promoting their wireless broadband modems. I have been using a mobile wireless broadband modem for one and a half years now and I find that the service is getting from bad to worse lately. When I'm at home in KL I just can't log on to the internet anymore. I've made a few phone calls and even visited the said telecommunication centre but no one could help me rectify the problem and they couldn't even provide me with a good reason as to why I couldn't surf the internet anymore. The first thing they did when I made the complaint was to check whether I had any outstanding payment. Ridiculous, isn't it? If I had, I wouldn't have been so stupid to waste my precious time queueing up at the centre waiting for my turn only to be told that I had some outstanding payment!!! Since then I have been thinking of changing to another telecommunication company and have been scouting around for some time now. So when I found the modem last night, a supposedly upgraded version of the one I am using now and with a speed doubled it, and after so many sweet promises, I finally signed up for a service which is supposed to be RM50 less than what I am paying now. The salesman even told me that if I found that it was not the upgraded version of the modem I could always return it to them and will be a given a new one. Imagine my disappointment when I found out that it was the older version. Naturally, I went back and requested for a new and upgraded one today. There was actually no problem in getting a replacement, but what made me lost my cool was when he said this, "When you install this, if it is still the non-upgraded one, then you'll have to bring it to the centre to exchange for a new one." I asked him, "Don't you have any way at all to check whether the modem is an upgraded one?" "No!" Can you believe that? Of course, I got really upset and gave him a piece of my mind. I felt so cheated. Imagine, the hassle that I had to go through in driving to the shopping mall and driving round and round looking for a parking bay? And now he is telling me that if that is not the newer version, I would have to drive all the way to the telecommunication centre tomorrow to get a new one and go through all the hassle again. I mean, can't they all be more transparent and more truthful in conducting their business? Why do they need to cheat their customers just for a few hundred ringgit? Don't they know that the truth would be out eventually? Have they no integrity at all just to gain that small sum of money? I don't blame the salesman actually, but his employer because I know he is only taking orders from his employer. All these just made me wonder what is becoming of the world today.

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TGIF

Thank God it's Friday again. Have been looking forward to this day. Finally, I can relax from the chaos at the workplace. Lately, I've been looking forward to holidays and weekends as I cannot stand the political scene at the workplace anymore. Just want to get away from all these and have some peace. I wore black to work today and one of my colleagues asked if I was mourning for what had happened yesterday in Perak at the State Assembly. One Black day. I jokingly said yes. That is one lesson to be learnt. Because of one person's act and decision we see the people of Perak being subjected to such a situation. If only it had been conducted in a different manner, then things would have been much different. A minor decision, no matter how simple or small it is, is able to change the whole life history of someone or a state or country. So, if we are chosen as leaders we should not just think and make decisions for our own benefit but to look at the bigger picture, the workplace in particular or the state or country in general.

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A political scene (2) ...

I am back after a long absence. I have been very busy and just could not find the time to pen my thoughts. Also, lots of things have happened, especially at my workplace, ever since we had a new boss (X) which makes me very disappointed. I am sick and tired of all the charades that's been going on. I do not understand why we who are working in the same department can't work together peacefully. After all, we are all working for one goal. Why must there be two factions in one department? In all these I would say that X is at fault because X is listening to only one party's advice, a party which has their own agenda. After so many incidents, which I thank God did not work out for them, X still can't see that X is being manipulated by them. As a leader, X should be neutral, instead of choosing sides and in this case, the wrong side. They have even named themselves Team A and all the rest Team B. They have accused some of my colleagues of playing politics but they are the ones who are doing that. I don't understand why X can't see all these and put a stop to it. All these have caused rifts among colleagues and I don't find joy anymore in going to work. There's no more peace among colleagues. We have to be very careful with what we say because everything will be recorded as proof to get us into trouble. We can't voice our opinions anymore. But then, I'm praying that things will be back to normal one day and that the peace that we had enjoyed before this be restored and we can have unity once more, by God's grace.

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Being Malaysian

Today is Hari Raya Aidilfitri and it is also a public holiday. A much-awaited one for me. I will have five days off, including Saturday and Sunday. Such a luxury, eh? For this holiday, I have planned to just laze around doing the things that I like - reading, watching tv, surfing the net and most important of all, spending time with Iyan. I'm sure many of those who celebrate Hari Raya held open houses today because this is the tradition and culture that we, Malaysians practise, no matter what race and religion we belong to. Even the Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers held open houses. As usual, we see droves of people thronging these open houses especially the ministers' on this auspicious day. It is not so much for the wide array of food. It is more for the solidarity among friends. Everyone can visit each other without being worried about anything because we live in a peaceful country. We know that we can go out safely and return safely. The same can't be said for some countries where there is violence. I know I would never know how fearful the people in these countries are each time they had to leave their homes to go somewhere. That makes me appreciate this peaceful country more. Ever since young, my siblings and I have been taught not to look at skin colour or race, we all live in Malaysia and we are all Malaysians. Hence, we have learnt to treat everyone the same. We played and laughed together. I remember that my sister would bring her friend of another race home after school and this friend would have lunch with my family. She would stay, take her shower and study at our house. My parents did not treat her differently and I hope that I will be able to emulate that and treat every Malaysian the same. To all my Muslim friends out there, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and have a wonderful weekend.

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