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.)

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Laws of Nature...

I am sure we have been through some of these experiences without knowing that each of them is named after someone. I am not sure of their authenticity nor any value attached to knowing them. The phrases in italics are my personal experiences:

Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.
(or your wife will ask you to bring in the clothes)

Anthony's Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
(or the little screw or nut that is vital to your assembly will not be found)

Kovac's Conundrum:
When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged tone.
(especially when you are using I-talk and and having dialed some 30 numbers)

Cannon's Karmic Law:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.

O'brien's Variation Law:
If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.
(very true, and also this applies to routes taken when driving, and the wife knew which ever route you chose was a wrong one)

Bell's Theorem:
When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.
(in our modern context, whenever we leave our mobile phone for 10 minutes, someone would call even though no one called for the past 24 hours)

Ruby's Principle Of Close Encounters:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.
(I am more inclined to see someone I dislike at every unlikely place that I go to; or someone calls to have a private chat when I have someone with me who is not supposed to know)

Willoughby's Law:
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.
(especially when you take your car to the mechanic)

Zadra's Law Of Biomechanics:
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
(reason why the Chinese invented the bamboo scratcher)

Breda's Rule:
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.
(they are likely to be large in size too)

Owen's Law:
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
(he might have been watching you)


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