tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088712484976692140.post4887125100012364164..comments2023-10-26T21:10:03.089+08:00Comments on Deciphering The Code: Of Flash floods, Bloggers, Puspakom and Crude Oilopcharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377653383357508131noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088712484976692140.post-3405596171968094082008-08-31T09:40:00.000+08:002008-08-31T09:40:00.000+08:00it's the government's (mainly council) responsibil...it's the government's (mainly council) responsibility to to clean up the drains, regardless if people voted for them or not.<BR/><BR/>that approach might currently be in practice, i.e. stay away from area so and so because the MP is from the opposition front, but unfortunately this politics of revenge modus operandi can't be justified.batshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656701357416683408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088712484976692140.post-19804815940520514102008-08-30T19:28:00.000+08:002008-08-30T19:28:00.000+08:00> censoring the Net is probably not a good idea...> censoring the Net is probably not a good idea, but it sure makes a point to some quarters, that's the idea.<BR/>> cleaning up the drains is a great plan. we clog up our drains and we expect the Govt to clean it up and when flood comes, we blame the Govt. When election comes, we vote against the Govt. What does that tell you? I think enforcement must be tighten up. It's good that we're beefing up PDRM. Local Govt also needs some. There's a lot of revenue to be made from parking tickets, surprisingly, seeing that Malaysians surely don't care about where they park and who they block in the process.<BR/>> There is some incentives from Budget 2009 for alternative energy but nothing of significance or substance. Other countries are way ahead than us. We are evaluating the "N" option, which is a good sign. <BR/>> The space program is a good PR exercise for Malaysia, just like F1. Maybe the timing was not right since a lot of people were unhappy with the Govt over basic daily stuff. The selection of candidate might be questionable because of some rumors about him. We should re-evaluate our priorities. Is generating patents and strengthening Proton's global reach more important than sending someone to space? <BR/>> Azril, on mindset. Ya, we had another friend who tried out for PTD and was rejected on a similar basis. Sometimes you have to play along to fit in. If you portray yourself as being too intelligent or too smart, people tend to shy away. If you want radical changes, people would shut you down. Just like that big Malay political party. It's always a challenge to be accepted.opcharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377653383357508131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088712484976692140.post-18491053876985400022008-08-30T17:37:00.000+08:002008-08-30T17:37:00.000+08:00I remember some years ago a common friend of ours ...I remember some years ago a common friend of ours applied to be an ACA enforcer. This friend of ours is intelligent, well-spoken, and would be one of the best investigative enforcers ACA would ever have. He himself is financially independent, thereby the low wages offered by ACA was not a problem for him. <BR/><BR/>He was told that he was overqualified. I wonder if ACA still adopts the same policy today?<BR/><BR/>There is a saying that goes something like this:<BR/><BR/>"A man will not understand something if his salary requires him to not understand it"<BR/><BR/>Could it be that by virtue of our friend not needing the ACA salary he could then conveniently 'understand' the situation and conduct investigations as how he saw fit?Azrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523776624481704999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088712484976692140.post-31539548096053918972008-08-29T08:56:00.000+08:002008-08-29T08:56:00.000+08:00i'm with you on the freedom of speech thing and bl...i'm with you on the freedom of speech thing and bloggers. but if Syed Hamid has so much faith in the courts, which he has proclaimed over and over again lately, what's the excuse for censoring the internet? if someone writes shite, take em to court, not censor the internet. is it harsh if i call his justification idiotic?<BR/><BR/>thing about the SMART tunnel is, there was never total buy-in by the DID, of all people. the fact that the goverment has poured millions into what appears to be a dud, well, that's yet another example of our money well spent. <BR/><BR/>here's an idea. how about we clean up the drains? how about that? deepen a few of em (cheaper than a god damned billion ringgit tunnel). what's the drainage like in places where we can't see the drains? all clogged up with crap? why not clean that up? sounds insane, i know... but why not give it a go eh?<BR/><BR/>while we're at it, why not spend some money on developing cheap, high capacity solar cells? word is china has got a few exports looking at cost efficient solar energy. could just be a rumour though. i bet the chief would think it is just a rumour.<BR/><BR/>i mean, we can send some dentist to space for a ride, why not spend some money looking at sustainable energy? unless the spaceman brought back some funky rock/energon cube from cybertron that could solve all our energy issues. if he did, then i take all my ridicule towards this space circus, i mean program, back.<BR/><BR/>i take it baaaaacccckkk!!!!batshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656701357416683408noreply@blogger.com