tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post2914835038109841600..comments2024-03-14T19:25:05.015+08:00Comments on SAKMONGKOL AK47: Waiting for the rainAriff Sabrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134536173557859031noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-48392464911545733512010-10-12T11:26:12.278+08:002010-10-12T11:26:12.278+08:00Dear Walla,
what can I say, except THANK YOU for c...Dear Walla,<br />what can I say, except THANK YOU for coming back!!<br />But not just for a visit please!<br />I, like many of us, still need you to show us the way forward. Don't doubt for a moment, you have been our alter ego (if I can be so brave to say so), you have been able to put in so many right words the depths of our thoughts, dreams, frustrations, anger and hopes.<br />Please don&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-14427440103411219122010-10-11T14:52:28.910+08:002010-10-11T14:52:28.910+08:00Dear Dato'
My daughter prefers to work and liv...Dear Dato'<br />My daughter prefers to work and live abroad. And it's NOT about money! <br />Among the reasons are MERITOCRACY and ZERO CRONYSM and quality of life. But the most important aspect is that her employers have compassion and they are not even Muslims. They treat her as a human being and this gives her dignity. They care for her so she cares for them and does her best for themmohamed bin halimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-51788801801894992862010-10-11T14:36:13.461+08:002010-10-11T14:36:13.461+08:00Dear Dato'
My daughter prefers to work abroad,...Dear Dato'<br />My daughter prefers to work abroad, and IT'S NOT because of the MONEY! <br />Among the reasons are MERITOCRACY and NO CRONYISM and the quality of life. She got her job because she had the right qualification and experience, she didn't have to drop names to get it and I didn't have to be a Dato' or support the ruling political party for her to get the job. But mo ha limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066212594965551696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-75185519001595099222010-10-11T11:54:14.978+08:002010-10-11T11:54:14.978+08:00Dato'
I think PM is spot on the problems face...Dato'<br /><br />I think PM is spot on the problems faced in Malaysia.<br /><br />The cloud is gathering and the thunder is sounding loud and clear.<br /><br />Can the rain maker creates the right conditions to turn it into rain ?<br /><br />Currently the less than conducive conditions are much to be desired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-48096007216625385842010-10-11T08:28:05.507+08:002010-10-11T08:28:05.507+08:00Najib's way of doing things differently will l...Najib's way of doing things differently will lead to his downfall. His advisors are just not fit to do the works. Or the people in EPU are useless. <br /><br />Just dont see how the TC will works. The ecosystem is not encouraging. If the foreign talent are so good get them to replace his stupid advisorsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-87495851804034933782010-10-11T08:17:22.716+08:002010-10-11T08:17:22.716+08:00personnaly, I dont see how this talent corp will w...personnaly, I dont see how this talent corp will works. the brain gain has failed not because those people not coming but this no ample feasible project undertaken, we have grant system for projects, but only the corrupt got the grants as the had connection up in the system. Do away with this and the country will flourish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-55880698620101063882010-10-11T01:46:13.622+08:002010-10-11T01:46:13.622+08:00Wally sir, thank you so much ! Been looking out fo...Wally sir, thank you so much ! Been looking out for your much sought-after postings..... <br /><br />Please come back as a 'regular'? You are sorely missed.TheYoungOnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-72222222608446488662010-10-10T20:49:25.546+08:002010-10-10T20:49:25.546+08:00Dear Walla,
Many thanks to PowerOn for seeking y...Dear Walla,<br /><br />Many thanks to PowerOn for seeking you out. I believe there are more out there too. Glad you responded in kind. <br /><br />Have been on a lookout for your postings eversince you bowed out of the internet out of frustrations. <br /><br />I do hope you will start your own blog soon. Your voice of reason and equitable comments are sorely missed. <br /><br />Guat Hoon YapUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705826038812214227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-47830017133668877352010-10-10T19:15:16.020+08:002010-10-10T19:15:16.020+08:00is UMNO going to embrace meritocracy? Mahatir cons...is UMNO going to embrace meritocracy? Mahatir considers that as racism.<br />seriously, without meritocracy as the bedrock of policies, forget about high income economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-54743518906260143062010-10-10T18:10:43.465+08:002010-10-10T18:10:43.465+08:005/5
B: 'The headhunting agency from that dot....5/5<br /><br />B: 'The headhunting agency from that dot. Haha. One bright young girl and she showed proactive interest in her visitors. I am reading her brochure - Live The Dream. And thinking of Talent Corp. Sigh, again. You know, she sized me up and the first thing she said was, "Sir, we have the lowest tax rates in the region!" Alamak, and i am here talking about tax revenues wallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580252352785040456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-58167711797047582412010-10-10T18:10:24.992+08:002010-10-10T18:10:24.992+08:004
B: 'The second thing is our brains. Let me ...4<br /><br />B: 'The second thing is our brains. Let me illustrate what i intend to say on that with two examples.<br /><br />I happened by one sale recently. The young Malay girl managed to persuade me to buy two pairs of sandals. I am still reeling from my excess. Although her job was humble, she did it with enthusiasm. She spoke to me in English. I replied to her in Bahasa. We got along wallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580252352785040456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-20792010195434923092010-10-10T18:09:51.214+08:002010-10-10T18:09:51.214+08:003
A: 'Wow! you really meant it when you said ...3<br /><br />A: 'Wow! you really meant it when you said you would be pro-Putrajaya this round, Sir.'<br /><br />B: 'But i placed a caveat, Sofea. Being modern is to be relevant. Because the rest of the world upon which we depend for higher incomes is exactly that. <br /><br />However i did ask if we replace the old core, we must retain, read preserve, some core values.<br /><br />Whatwallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580252352785040456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-58476899119441047642010-10-10T18:09:09.911+08:002010-10-10T18:09:09.911+08:002
B: 'Not exactly that. Let me make a variati...2<br /><br />B: 'Not exactly that. Let me make a variation. In fact, let me be blunt. <br /><br />If we say the core is to retain monoracial affirmative policies and related affinities per se, the economy will tank because investments will dry up. <br /><br />Let us be clear about that first. This government has no more money to practice those policies or voice its support of those affinitieswallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580252352785040456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-14028601084900997902010-10-10T18:08:33.340+08:002010-10-10T18:08:33.340+08:00A: 'Sir, do you think Najib can pull it off, t...A: 'Sir, do you think Najib can pull it off, this big transformation exercise?'<br /><br />B: 'Sofea, for a change i am going to be pro-Putrajaya this round. Game ke?'<br /><br />A: '(eyes roll in disbelief). Carry on, Sir!'<br /><br />B: 'Alright, first let me say in one word what Putrajaya is trying to do. Just one verb to describe the entire process. It is trying towallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580252352785040456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-7953240146473749702010-10-10T15:41:34.583+08:002010-10-10T15:41:34.583+08:00Dato',
You want to reverse the brain drain? E...Dato',<br /><br />You want to reverse the brain drain? Easy, just sack the whole cabinet (beginning with the Education Minister) and replace them all with qualified and honest people. The new qualified cabinet ministers will be given the mandate to clean up their respective ministries and related departments by replacing the dead wood DGs', deputy DGs from top down the whole hierachy and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-43721124810810191172010-10-10T13:18:15.186+08:002010-10-10T13:18:15.186+08:00for those who feel that the country is 'nose-d...for those who feel that the country is 'nose-diving' towards zimbabwe can always vote with their feet ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-53552951738269337852010-10-10T11:58:24.447+08:002010-10-10T11:58:24.447+08:00I have 2 children, both engineers with one holding...I have 2 children, both engineers with one holding a Masters degree, who are overseas.<br />Remuneration and rewards is one issues. What is even more important is the ugliness of Malaysian politics - the blatant discrimination,racist civil servants and headmasters, bastardized Judiciary, MACC, Police, and the rising religious bigotry.<br />Of course now we have Perkasa to drive away even the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-45750403672160420652010-10-10T11:33:58.699+08:002010-10-10T11:33:58.699+08:00brain drain starts from home !NO right-thinking pa...brain drain starts from home !NO right-thinking parents will send their children overseas if our varsities are within the top 50 ranking in the world ! On the contrary other countries would a brain drain exodus to Malaysia ! Another no-brainer ill-advice from UMNO-APCO !roland shen loonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693800889086854852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-15441200941454314442010-10-10T11:26:39.294+08:002010-10-10T11:26:39.294+08:00ANOTHER APCO MISGUIDED RM77 MILLION ADVICE ? BRAIN...ANOTHER APCO MISGUIDED RM77 MILLION ADVICE ? BRAIN DRAIN OCCURS AT HOME AND NOT OVERSEAS ! NO PARENTS WOULD WANT TO SENT THEIR CHILDREN OVERSEAS IF OUR LOCAL VARSITIES ARE WITHIN THE TOP 50 IN THE WORLD . ON THE CONTRARY OTHER COUNTRIES SHALL SUFFER A BRAIN DRAIN EXODUS TO OUR COUNTRY !! TALENT CORP ITSELF IS A NO-BRAINER ATTEMPT TO ATTRACT THE BEST DRAINS BUT MORE OF AN ADMISSION TO THE WORLD Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-79133568436225138692010-10-10T11:21:06.966+08:002010-10-10T11:21:06.966+08:00Finishing school means getting a Microsoft certifi...Finishing school means getting a Microsoft certificate or Cisco certificate . Then buy more Microsoft or Cisco products. There are no hard science. Just how to use people's products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-45739367062700482152010-10-10T11:08:37.240+08:002010-10-10T11:08:37.240+08:00Assalamualaikum Dato Sak,
I heard one interesting...Assalamualaikum Dato Sak,<br /><br />I heard one interesting phrase that has many other forms:<br /><br />Kicking at an open door.<br /><br />We have heard the other more popular one:<br /><br />Preaching to the converted<br /><br />And its Malay equivalent:<br /><br />Sudah terang lagi bersuluh<br /><br />You are stating obvious facts, to the crowd that agree with you Dato'. All you have Melayu Barunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-35537384375640358832010-10-10T11:07:41.489+08:002010-10-10T11:07:41.489+08:00I remembered a decade ago when I was seconded (for...I remembered a decade ago when I was seconded (for six mths only) from the uni to a ministry, some one high up at Bukit Aman asked my superior, "Why do you pay millions to foreign consulatnts (i.e. booz- allen-hamilton, cutler & co. etc.) when you have local experts like her?" My boss blushed and I had to save his 'face'. <br />Ramai bakat tempatan yang dipinggirkan kerana Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-48656259825592239702010-10-10T10:58:09.859+08:002010-10-10T10:58:09.859+08:00Dato'
Mr. PM is sliding further down the rabid...Dato'<br />Mr. PM is sliding further down the rabid hole.<br />Tell him to go back and read Alice in the wonderland.<br />Follow the white rabid.<br />Alahai...PM ku betul betul confused ba...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-39030837453997335262010-10-10T09:27:53.845+08:002010-10-10T09:27:53.845+08:00the politicians have been working very very hard t...the politicians have been working very very hard to lure back the 300+k (2009 data) malaysians that were believed our most precious highly skilled resources who migrated to other countries for greener pasture...Are they all highly skilled resources? I DOUBT THEY ARE!<br /><br />WHAT ABOUT THE 27 MILLION OR MORE THAT ARE NOW IN MALAYSIA? ARE THEY ALL PARIAHS? ARE THEY ALL DUNGUS? ARENT THEY NOT Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604477176521753208.post-16732379016617118602010-10-10T09:22:11.747+08:002010-10-10T09:22:11.747+08:00There is nothing seriously wrong with the Msian ec...There is nothing seriously wrong with the Msian economy contrary to the exhortations of the PM.Simple,straight fwd back to the basics governance is all that is needed..not the old cures dressed up a new new thing.<br /><br />1.REDUCE OPEX<br />2.REDUCE SUBSIDIES TO INDUSTRY<br />3.MAX ON EXISTING INFRA & BLDGS<br />4.WEAN OFF THE CAPEX ADDICTION<br />5.CUT OFF CRONYISM & BNPUTRA<br />6.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com