52

Happy birthday Malaysia! You are 52 now.

王力宏 Wang LeeHom - 一首簡單的歌 / A Simple Song

Talent and good look. Which one do you choose? Some people have the best of both.

I am not a big fan of Wang LeeHom but I reckon that he is one good looking fellow gifted with huge talent in music and ar... very successful music career as well.

All this while I enjoy listening to his songs from the radio, his song comes and go but one song lingers in my memory. I would say it is his best work thus far. Maybe it is the simplicity of the song or maybe it is the melody that got me hooked! Share with you here.

一首簡單的歌

The Highest Level Of Insult

I can't believe that someone would want to go out all the way to ban Michael Learns To Rock - Eternity Tour 2009 in Genting in September 2009. There... the PAS Youth is doing it again! It was reported in Malaysiakini that a concert of sort would bring "sin and transgression". I read with my chin dropped wide open.

The chief of PAS Youth... that fellow by the name Nasrudin made a statement that "A concert of this nature would corrupt and weaken the morals of the people, causing them to be undiscerning in their conduct."

Are you laughing yet? Don't be! Keep your mouth closes as tight as possible when reading the next text that I quote in exact words.

"This is an insult at the highest level to Muslims and it shows that BN is disrespectful towards the Muslim community"

Did you roll your eyes after reading it? I did. So you see my friend. The highest level of insult according to this 'learned' muslim fellow is the concert of Michael Learns To Rock. My goodness! Osama / Taliban, you have been obviously targeted the wrong country man! US is not your biggest enemy to Muslim but a rock band called as simply as Michael Learns To Rock should have been exterminated.

That terrorist fellow by the name of Nordin or some sort... Man! consider your bombing efforts all wasted and you did not do your homework before attacking. You should have gone to Denmark! You should have listen to our Mat Nasrudin here.

While I dislike BN a lot (I am being very open about this) but, this fellow in the PAS has little maturity in thinking. He must be constantly hearing things from the air and having hallucinations that Michael Learns To Rock is propagating Anti-muslim messages in all of their songs about world peace and love and whatever.

If you think I have blown thing out of proportion, go read the news yourself la. Click here. Why can't read full news? Guys, no free lunch in this world ok!

Malaysia Got Talented Movie Directors

A ha ha ha ha ha! Jangan salah potong! Don't cut the wrong thing!



If you want more, click here la - http://15malaysia.com/films/. Short movies made by talented Malaysians. Must sokong sokong (support) mah!

By the way, you can't see most of the movies yet as it will be released one by one.

The Deele - Two Occasions

Don't it make you wonder who designs those dance moves? Those moves are so... amateurish, stiff, and awkward, don't you agree? I admitted I had a good laugh watching the video at first. Sorry, no offense to The Deele fans out there. Well, I am not trying to make fun of the video as it is probably a cool video to watch back in the 80's. The point is the song is just... well, so my kind of song! One of the songs that I like so much from the first time hearing it up to this very day.

Faye Wong did a cover for this song but I like this one way better. Babyface was so young back then and he was like tying to look cool and act 'older' in the video. The hair style is just so 80's. Ha!

TWO OCCASIONS
written by Babyface, Dee Bristol, Sid Johnson (1987)
performed by The Deele

A summer love is beautiful
But it's not enough
To satisfy emotions
That are shared between us
A winter love is cozy
But I need so much more
It just intensifies my wants
To have a love that endures

'Cause every time I close my eyes
I think of you
And no matter what the season is
I still love you
With all my heart
And I wanna be with you
Wherever you are

I only think of you on two occasions
That's day and night
I'd go for broke if I could be with you
Only you can make it right

An autumn love is special
At this time of the year
But when the leaves are gone
Does that love disappear
I never underestimate the new love of spring
But I'm glad to say in my heart
I know my love's lasting

'Cause every time I close my eyes
I think of you
And no matter what the season is
I still love you
With all my heart
And I wanna be with you
Wherever you are

I Am Good Looking And I Am A Disbarred Lawyer

Can anyone tell me is this news worth publishing at all... or worth mentioning at all... or most importantly, worth your time reading it? The truth is I clicked and read out of curiosity and now feel so pathetic to whoever worked on this piece of worthless news which reflects bad journalism, biased reporting, and short-sightedness.

What the hack if he is better looking? The fact that he has tainted record which reflects his personality and integrity when he was practicing as a lawyer was not mentioned at all in the news. He could have the kind of beauty that rival Brad Pit and be the most celebrated face in the world but does he has what it takes to be a good politician? A disbarred lawyer to contest inPematang Pasir. I would say BN has succcch a biiiig poooool offfff quaaaaalitttty cannnndidaaaaate! I am sooooooo impressssssed!

(Yes, I am being sarcastic to BN here in case you don't know)

Fair news reporting is a dead thing in The Star. That's why I have been boycotting the newspaper.

Bagan Lalang

Okay. Quick post this one.

One of the weekends in June 2009, I happened to be at Bagan Lalang for a half day trip. Yeah, the beach at Bagan Lalang isn't as smooth, beautiful, and pretty as those in East Coast but it is the closest to the concrete Jungle and if you are not in a mood to drive long distance, this would be it or your house bath tub.

It took about one and a half hours to reach there by car and I should not have gone on a Public Holiday because the crowd was annoyingly huge. The jam along the beach was terrible (You know Malaysian way of parking. Huh, unbelievable!). The beach was dirtied with rubbishes and all that. There should be more rubbish bins provided along the beach.

Well, anyway I wasn't disappointed. Because did not expect it to be perfect. Here some photos along the beach.

Try to avoid visiting Bagan Lalang on Public Holiday. The photo I shot above did not show the crowd because I did not want to include them.

Anyway, the seafood is nice though.

The photos above were taken at the Floating Restaurant HM Sri Bagan Lalang which is located near the fish market. Anyway, the website of the restaurant is now dead. So I can't link it here. It is not too far from the beach so you would not miss it.

The thing about this restaurant is that it has a nice viewing point that gives you sunset and the fishing boats view. So be there early or the best tables with best views will be taken.

Don't you just like the sunset! Imagine watching the descending sun while having your dinner.

So for the dinner, we ordered clams, crabs, squids, and prawns. All cooked fresh and yummy.

So when you are at Bagan Lalang, try it out.

Shitty Attitude

"I am thrilled!" She said to me yesterday. I recalled the exact words that she said.

"This is so perfect to me. I mean I really like this job! This is what I do best!" She said that while she looked directly in my eye.

"Well, I am glad that you like it." I responded to her and continued "If you need anything, just call my extension at XXX." I smiled at her and that's the last thing I said to her on her first day reporting for work.

For your information, it was yesterday I spend a half-day orientation programme with this yong, energetic, married mother with 1 kid, who aspired 'to prove my employment worthiness to any employer' as her resume so proclaimed. No, she wasn't applied for a managerial post. On the contrary, she wanted a Receptionist post and that's contented she would with a receptionist work. Basically, that's her experience prior to joining.

This morning as I walked to my office passing by the reception. The old receptionist told me: "She did not show up. I doubt she will come."

I gave her benefit of doubts. She might be caught in terrible terrible jam... so tick tock tick tock... from 8.30am to the time now is 3pm. She did not come. I send her an SMS. 'XXX, I am Ah Kean from XXX. What happened to you? You are supposed to be at work at 8.30pm. We are worried.'

Soon after that, she texted me back 'Hi Ah Kean. Actually I got a better offer at XXX. Tq 4 your cooperation.'

Screw you! What do you thank me for? What cooperation did you refer to? I hired you to work here for my employer and you got a better offer and then decided to keep quiet about the whole thing thinking that we would be okay for you to disappear like that? If I did not text you, you would probably go along with your Tak-apa-lah Attitude. Do I need to teach you the how to behave like an adult? Mother of 1 kid?

As much as I wanted to screw her with harsh words, I remain composed and fired an SMS to her. 'Well, I care not you have better offer or whatnot. You can become First Lady of Malaysia for all that matters but do you not think that at least out of politeness you should inform us of your decision at the earliest opportunity? Why did you even join us yesterday? Why do you sign our Appointment Letter before hand?'

After a while, she replied. 'I am so sorry.'

Well, at least she apologized for what happened. Most of the time, you don't even get a reply. Your call would not be answered. It is like you are talking to a wall and don't expect the wall will answer back.

Shit like this happens a lot in the business of recruitment and selection. Whether you are in the similar profession with me or otherwise, you may have come across this shit. As I have seen so many shits like this even at the times of bad economy, I begin to think that this shitty people with shitty attitude is such a disgrace to Malaysia. Don't talk to me about shitty vision 2020 or 2200 for that matter because with these shitty people around, you can only go backward, not forward.

Pheeewww! I feel better now. Pendidikan Moral is, obviously useless. Parenting guidance is what these shitty people are lacking with. Can you imagine these shitty people with shitty attitude becoming shitty parents and passing down the shitty attitude to their children!

Oh yeah, if you thinking that the Company is a screw-up at the first place. No, we don't force people to sign appointment letter with a gun in our hand pointing at their head. No, we pay our staff salary and statutory contributions on time even AirAsia would want to study our methodology in order to improve its flight timeliness. No, we don't ask them to do anything illegal and unlawful from religion and law perspective. You happy you sign. Simple as that.

Tiu! Now I remember. She did not return the Access Card.

So many times! People stay with the job at the time of bad economy? Well I don't know. It certainly does not apply to the those Shitheads who can abandon job as the reality to them is that the money falls from the sky.

You March I March

One piece of article that you should not missed! Seriously!

Why Do Malaysians March?

Oleta Adams - Get Here

Not many artist can sing as good as Whitney Houston.

Not many artist can hit the high note with ease like Celine Dion.
Not many artist can sell as many album as Mariah Carey.
Not many artist is as clueless as Britney Spears (Thanks God!).
Not many artist is as superficial as Paris Hilton (Can anyone please kill her singing career for good?!)

I remember many many years ago, I heard this song in a friend's CD and immediately hooked, impressed and checked out the singer - Oleta Adams - Admas who? It was kind of hard to describe the feeling when I first heard about this song but it calmed me and at that time I kept playing it on the player over and over and over again. She does not have a big voice but listen to her singing this song over and over again is such a joy. She sings as if she is eagerly and full-heartedly waiting for her lover to get close and near. The emotion of the song just come through the music and her voice - get here if you can... I don't care how long.

All these years I have heard various versions covered by other artistes but none of them is just as good.



GET HERE
By Oleta Adams

You can reach me by railway
You can reach me by trailway
You can reach me on an airplane
You can reach me with your mind
You can reach me by caravan
Cross the desert like an Arab man
I don`t care how you get here
Just get here if you can

You can reach me by sailboat
Climb a tree and swing rope to rope
Take a sled and slide down slope
Into these arms of mine
You can jump on a speedcote
Cross the border in a blaze of hope
I don`t care how you get here
Just get here if you can

There are hills and mountains between us
Always something to get over
If I had the way
Surely you`d be closer
I need you closer

You can windsurf into my life
Take me up on a carpet ride
You can make it in a big balloon
But you`d better make it soon
You can reach me by caravan
Cross the desert like an Arab man
I don`t care how you get here
Just get here if you can

I don`t care, I don`t care
I need you right here right now
I need you right here right now right by my side yeah
I don`t care how you get here
Just get here if you can