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, December 09, 2009

Superstitious fear of the Tiger...

and it has nothing to do with Tiger Wood, the world's best golfer, who is currently in the news for all the wrong reasons.

If as generally believed by the Chinese, the recent 'flood' of wedding invitations is likely to end just before the Chinese New Year of the Tiger. Chinese restaurants never had it so good, with all the unpopular weekdays fully booked too. Then as predicted, there will only be a trickle of such invitations during the new year. The 'flood' is because of people trying to avoid getting married in the year of the Tiger.

I can still remember a niece, born in the year of the Tiger, had two bridal cars to fetch her - one for the groom and one for her! This was because of a general fear of marrying a Tiger girl.

Pictures of tigers are normally not hanged in the house, for fear of the adverse effects from it. So whenever I see such pictures being sold, I tend to think, 'you will have problem selling those!'

Sometimes, with superstitions, ignorance is bliss. I would take it with a pinch of salt. I am supposed to be a Tiger, yet the Pig of the house decides most times! Unless, we believe in the Cantonese saying, 'parn chee sek lou fu' or 'disguised as a pig to eat the tiger'!
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