KoSong: Occasion: wedding and birthday plus school re-union

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

Monday, November 30, 2009

Occasion: wedding and birthday plus school re-union

Last Friday, was really a trip down memory lane.

I was at an ex-classmate's daughter's wedding dinner at the Noble Banquet on Jalan Bukit Bintang, KL (which turned out to be also her father-in-law's birthday celebration) and we had a small re-union (7 plus 2 spouses and a girlfriend).

One of us, who recently attended a British university re-union in Hong Kong, commented that it is getting very difficult to organize one and he gave that as an example - once in 10 years!

This time round, one classmate (with all silver hair) kept reminding us that it was also our 60th birthdays though myself and another (incidentally 1 day difference) are actually 59. At our age, the main topic was medical examinations! One said that we should all go for one to check on our big intestines, another suggested heart examinations, and so on. As usual there was a comparison of prices among medical centres as compared with government hospitals. One said he was lucky his wife is a government servant as he is entitled to free treatment. Incidentally, one of our former classmates is Dato Dr. Jacob Thomas, Director of Subang Medical Centre and his brother Dr. George Thomas, an eye specialist at Hussein Onn Eye Hospital, whose patients include my wife! But so far, she has not mentioned to him about his former school.

Anyway, after the end of the dinner, the host came to join us and we chatted until almost 12 midnight! He referred to another classmate and told us about his part in matching him with his wife. Then I said he has the highest KPI. Someone was quick to ask me why suddenly I referred to KPI, to which I said I was referring to Kay Por Index and everyone had a good laugh. Seriously, try telling a politician not to be a Kay Por is almost impossible if he were to be a good one but he is not a politician but a lawyer. Think about it. Anyway, he was trying to do the same match making part to our senior eligible bachelor with a dashing girlfriend... I am still waiting... you see, this good friend of mind was so busy with his girlfriends when young that he forgot about my wedding invitation! I have waited all these years for a chance to do the same to him!

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