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Personal comments and observations about my beloved Malaysia.....And all discussions welcomed as long as done with intellect and mutual respect. Any untoward comments touching on religion / race will be deleted. Let's have a civic dialogue on issues and allow this blog to be a hangout for our collective wisdom.

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Outside Of Outsyedthebox

- August 13, 2019

I am an avid reader of the esteemed Syed Ali of https://syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/ blog. I find myself drawn to his thoughts and opinions on the state of our affairs. Being a well connected man with vast experience it’s refreshing to read up on his blog and get a sense of the pulse of our current state of affairs. His views echoes that of mine on matters of economy, education, politics, the middle east and religion. He has over 60mil hits on his blog and that’s truly amazing. Any media outlet would be lucky to have even half that on their sites or publication. And yet it seems that despite having that number of readers, his views is not considered main stream enough for our own Main Stream Media? I find that perplexing. He writes about issues that we all care about in a simple to understand and logical way and yet there’s hardly anyone in the government taking notice of the stuff he highlights even when it makes sense to all who read his article/s. Why is that? On the econom...

Employers And Employees Dilemma

- December 30, 2022

This is a real dilemma faced by working class all over the globe. This writer from the Malay Mail points to some very real facts about the state of relationships between employers and employees. Read it here : https://www.malaymail.com/news/opinion/2022/12/28/why-should-workers-adapt-when-the-mef-wont/47327 by Erna Mahyuni. The never ending dilemma of wanting a better pay for whatever job one is employed in. Employers are programmed to structure the pay as low as possible as it comes down to cost. I have theory, the real culprit is neither employers nor employees but it's the Shareholders who always demand profits at whatever costs. Once a Company has Shareholders and answerable to them than someone will always lose, either the workers, the suppliers or even the customers. Shareholders while providing capital, needed for growth has too much power on how a company is run. Capitalism as practiced since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution is no lo...

Reminesce: Mechinta Johor Bahru And Me..(PART 1)

- September 25, 2017

I was born in 1970 in Johore Bahru. And growing up in those days was an absolute joy when Internet,Smartphones were still just a concept. My mom worked at the Blood bank at the Hospital and we stayed at the Goverment Housing at Jalan Haji Yaacob close by. The times indeed have changed. We had an Indian family as our neighbor and we always always got along just fine. I had friends of all races and wore shorts to primary school. It wasn't a big deal. Malay girls didn't wear any tudung then and after my morning schooling,in the afternoon I attended my Religious School at Bukit Zaharah. The teachers were educators back then and took pride in their profession. When you caused trouble, spanking and caning was par for the course. We didn't dare complain to our parents because we knew we deserved it. It was almost a carefree existence back then. I took the bus by myself to everywhere without my parents having to worry for my safety. Everyone looked out for each ot...