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.)

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Relating to signs

Can you think of anyone? No problem, I suppose. I will leave mine to your imagination.


Can you think of any government department? No problem again, I am sure. I will leave mine to your imagination.



Sorry, Puspakom comes to my mind.

Our government is very fond of setting rules to regulate, which from a practical point of view,
tend to inconvenience the majority because of a minority who misbehave.

Just because a few welded some half cuts to a car and got involved with an accident which caused fatalities, every car has to be inspected by Puspakom, a company obviously well connected.

Just imagine a father transferring his car to his son or daughter, or a company transferring its car to another related company, the inspection is mandatory.

Just imagine the costs of this silly requirement:

Inspection fee;
Time set aside for someone to attend to this inspection;
If a company vehicle is involved, having to get the necessary authority for the person;
Travelling expenses;
The rough handling by the inspector: pulling the linings from the door openings under the pretext of checking half-cuts welded together, and leaving it to the owner to fix them back;

To avoid some of the above trouble or expenses, one has to pay a certain amount to a middleman to smooth over the process. This has spawned an industry of touts, repairers of obvious defects nearby (this is good), as well as suppliers of tyres on loan for the purpose of inspection! So we get dangerous vehicles on the road even after inspection!
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