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.)

Monday, July 11, 2011

YEP Partners in Damai Laut

When we arrived at Swiss Garden Hotel in Damai Laut, we could not help noticing 2 Porches and 1 BMW Z4 parked at the exclusive parking lots under the porch, and further noticed that the 3 cars bearing Penang registration letters and the same numbers 3288.

After lunch, as we were driving past the open car park on the right, I noticed a Honda Accord with the same numbers, then more than 10 cars with the same numbers too! Later, my daughter called to say they have seen a notice board with 'YK' and her friend actually counted 20 cars with the same numbers. When I got back on Saturday, I could not help searching internet for YK, but none the wiser.

I have just got a call from Nee that it was YEP Partners and they were having a motivational course in Swiss Garden Hotel! It seems when they were at the beach, the employees were wearing YEP 3288 T-shirts and overheard some of them calling someone Mr. Yap.

I must say, the organization has impressed us with the display of expensive cars which would have gone unnoticed had they been registered under different numbers. But '3288' which is auspicious in Cantonese as they sound like 'sang yi fart fart' (excuse the spelling) which means 'business prosperous'. Well, they seem highly successful based on the display of expensive company cars, but the management sure took a lot of trouble and especially time to wait for the same numbers for so many cars.

I cannot help wondering why a Penang company or firm would come all the way to Damai Laut which is basically another seaside resort with golf club, if not for the better facilities at this award-winning Swiss Garden Hotel. An insult to Penang hotels? Or to show off their trademark 3288 to those in other states which they have succeeded, in us?
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