How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

When hand-outs become expected and considered a right

We see beggars almost everywhere and stories have been told about how lucrative begging actually is. We have seen pictures of how a good leg can be made up to look badly injured so as to enhance his chance to elicit sympathy from passers-by.

Different people have different take on beggars. Some are willing to give because of their belief to do good to get good karma. Others would avoid giving because of their belief that it would only encourage the beggars. Well, they must be encouraged by the takings because we see the same faces almost everyday.

The worst are those who come near and are expecting us to give, and not taking ‘No’ for an answer. Try not giving and you can hear them curse or at the least pass some sarcastic remarks. Some even quote Rm1 in case you are thinking of giving him or her some loose coins. Below is a joke to show how ridiculous it could be:

Perspective

A man walks past a beggar every day and gives him RM10.00 and that continues for a year. Then suddenly the daily donation changes to RM7.50.

"Well," the beggar thinks, "it's still better than nothing."

A year passes in this way until the man's daily donation suddenly becomes RM5.00.

"What's going on now?" the beggar asks his donor.

"First you give me RM10.00 every day, then RM7.50 and now only RM5.00. What's the problem?"

"Well," the man says, "last year my eldest son went to university. It's very expensive, so I had to cut costs. This year my eldest daughter also went to university, so I had to cut my expenses even further."

"And how many children do you have?" the beggar asks.

"Four," the man replies.

"Well," says the beggar, "I hope you don't plan to educate them all at my expense."



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