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Good Governance

Hi!

Recent chats with grown ups have made me thought about this post. [so this is what they talk about... =P ]

Yeah, so...

oh yeah, before I start, let me do a little commercial, yeah?

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okay, let us continue, shall we?

Good governance. What do you understand by this term? [I know! I know! Malaysian Studies got teach...yada yada yada] okay, i know there's a formal education about this, but I'm just gonna give my point of view.

To me, good governance is not just about giving out goodies during election period. Nor is it about sweet talking and empty promises. A government is one that cares for the people. One that shapes the future of the country with the people in mind. Decisions may not necessary be popular, but one has to stick with it for the people's future.

Talk about shaping the future.. Malaysia was a pioneer during our early independence years.. Economy was good. Sports was excellent. In the ASEAN region, we were sort of the leader in almost everything. But now...

Look at Singapore. Look at Thailand. We are losing out. And soon, we'll have to look at Philippines too. At the rate we're going, we're gonna have to join out Indonesian counterparts soon.

Our buying power is going down the drain. The Ringgit has lost its value. Look at Singaporeans feasting and shopping in Johor during the weekends. We were once an equal. Another simple example if you notice on the radio is the traffic reports. In the mornings, the Causeway would be jam where? Towards Singapore of course. Because Malaysians are working there for much more luxurious pay. And money is going out.

So, how can the government ask for our support? When our quality of life is deteriorating relative to our neighbours! We are regressing! Then why is the same party continuing their rule in Malaysia? Because the opposition is not even at par with them, that's why! It's like a monopoly [Malaysia's favourite past time]. No competitors good enough to offer them a fight.

This is sad. And they are wondering why brain drain happens. Because people who are smart enough and capable enough will get out of here ASAP. It's not that they do not love Malaysia, is that they can't find enough reasons to. When asked why you love Malaysia? It's always the food, food and food and sometimes the people[so not true - are we polite? nah~].

And those who feels patriotic enough to stay here, trying to change the landscape of Malaysia ends up feeling frustrated and disappointed. That's because there's nothing we can do. You try going into Parliament as a representative. As an independent, you don't stand a chance to change the policies[cause you are obviously outnumbered]. As a member of a party, you can't go against the leaders of your party[you'll get fired and silenced for doing so].

So, how? Migrate lor~ Though I'm hopeful that someday[the sooner the better], Malaysia will change for the better. Be matured enough to make policies that benefit all Malaysian[not cronies] and have a strong vision and principle for Malaysia's future. This has to begin with the people's mentality. People who has the right mentality to lead so that people with the right mentality can vote you in. Right now, it's like a dead end, no choice situation.

Note: I am not condemning any party, nor am I supporting any. And I hope everyone will do the same. Don't just listen from one side of a story, cause there's always two. Cause what I noticed are two extremes; for the gov and for the opp. The gov has helped the people, no doubt, but they are far from the best. The opposition has their way of thinking too, but what has they done for the people? Empty promises.

Governing myself,
Loo Han

Grow Up

Hello there!

Recently, there has been an uproar in Indonesia over a Malaysian tourism video, where a pendet dance was featured in it. The pendet dance is a traditional Balinese dance. The origin? I don't know, but that's not the point is it?

I believe there isn't much of an issue anyway. The Malaysian government was not responsible for airing the commercial. Discovery TV was. And they had apologised to both countries here. Even though the Malaysian government isn't responsible, we also offered our apologies to cool down the situation.

So why are the Indonesians so upset about this matter? Threatening to "sweep out" Malaysians in Indonesia? This definitely sours the diplomatic tie. Hey, come on la.. It was just a mistake made by DISCOVERY TV. If anyone were to be blamed, they are. It was a mistake, like I said. And they had apologised.

Besides, the Malaysian government didn't even defend that the dance belonged to Malaysians. Heck, who cares? I've never even heard of it, never seen it, never practised it...so it's not even in the Malaysian culture. Why was it in the commercial? Who knows? If foreigners were to come to Malaysia just because of the dance, they would obviously have googled first. A simple search would tell them that the dance is Balinese, not Malaysian.

The message here is: Grow Up! Don't be so sensitive over small issues like this. I know it's not right to claim ownership of something that isn't ours. And Malaysians aren't claiming so. We apologised. Discovery TV apologised. And now is your turn for the excessive, fanatic reactions.

Disclaimer: I do not intend to provoke any party whatsoever. Just my 2 sens view. Take it or leave it.

Growing up,
Loo Han

PigeoNet

Hi! =)

Just wanted to share something I found on Endgadget:

Pigeon transmits data faster than leading South African internet provider

by Thomas Ricker posted Sep 10th 2009 at 7:45AM

Here's a sure-fire way to get noticed: take an overly trite expression and apply it literally to your complaint. Case in point: Unlimited IT, so exasperated by South Africa's leading supplier of slow internet connectivity that it pitted a Telkom ADSL line against a real-live homing pigeon in a 60-mile data transmission race. The pigeon arrived with the 4GB memory stick in just over an hour with another hour required to load the data onto the computer. As for Telkom? Well, after 2 hours it had barely reached 4%. Point made.

I wonder what about streamyx..

ciao~

E-Roo-Ma

Hello!

Just a short sharing session.. If you've noticed, I've been super obsessed with Yiruma's River Flows In You. And still am.. But thanks to a friend of mine, I'm obsessed with his other songs as well.. okay, maybe not obsessed, but have a preference towards..

Some of the good ones:
River Flows In You
Kiss The Rain
Maybe
It's Your Day

Signing Out~
Moony Rainy

P.S. I ♥ RX8

I Wanna

Hey!

Long time since I last updated.. But an update is still an update, right? K, I was very busy catching up with my studies since our Mid-Sem exam is upon us. In fact, just finished Maths this morning and flew(did I say flew? I meant drive) back to malacca with David (Tai)..

Let's see whassup?... hmm... 2nd Lad Project was a total failure. More time, more effort, more shit. We we supposed to design something made from only newspaper and glue to protect a hard-boiled egg from a 2.5m fall. Everything was well... All the test runs were perfect... But just on that day... in the bloody lab, it failed. Twice! F. No comment.

Well, so yeah.. studied Maths the rest of the week. Then Friday, I went for PSA field trip...to Monash. WTF right? Nestle got kicked out to be replaced by Monash Air-Conditioning Unit... Up side was.. it's only 1 hour.. so went in to the chiller...cooling tower... come out with deaf ears..~

oh yeah...on tuesday, I had my second guitar lesson with MMC.. good news is, they're doing this every week from now on.. [YAY!] I learned a new song.. it's called good riddance by green day. It's a real great song and easy to learn.. I can play and sing to it after a couple of days of practice..(not to mention the guilty consiousness)..now I want to learn Taylor Swift's songs.. One thing though.. Anyone have any tips on how to learn the sturmmings? There's like no system to tell you how...

okay...so yeah..that's all for now.. PSA looming around the corner..

Song: AAR - I Wanna
Green day - good riddance

P.S. Anyone has Cash Flow 101? The board game by Robert Kiyosaki? I wanna borrow =)

So Lonely Alone

Hello everyone!

This post is a very special post to me. Cause it's my first attempt at songwriting and also playing the guitar.. Hope you guys like it. Constrictive criticism is very much appreciated! =)



Song : Justin Bieber - One Time (have I recommended this already? My bad.. it's a good song..Justin's the next big thing)