:: NavsThoughts ::

:: Sunday, May 16, 2004 ::

Am back... and this time, 3rd time that it is, i'll be making every effort to jot something down more regularly... :)

So whats happened in the last few months that i've gone into hibernation.... well, for starters, am back home in KL after my "lil" stint in Chi-town (thats Chicago). I've also finalized a job change and am back in University!!! Not bad huh? All within the first half of this year! :)

Well, change is good... no? :D.. We'll soon find out....

posted by Nav at 08:38 |
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Hola!! Yeah yeah... its been ages since i last blogged... what to do... kena cari makan mahhh... :)

Anyways, now that I am back... shall try me best to keep posting!

Lets see, since my last entry, the Iraqi situation can be described as "murky" at best (although they did manage to get Saddam sons), a judicial enquiry into the death of a scientist that may be linked to No10 in UK is proceeding, Slavko got married, Dinesh engaged, went on a "round the globe trip in 60 days" thingy, and of course Dr M's rantings goes global!

On the sports front, the start of the English Premiership League and Malaysia's abosolute collapse in the Hockey Asia Cup formed the main "headlines". M.Schumacher managed to create history winning the F1 for the 6th time and the Cubs... ohh dear.. the loveable Cubbies actually made it to the playoffs!!!! But as luck may have it, leading 3-1, they somehow managed to miss out on the World Series to the Marlins... looks like the curse is real... maybe they should let a goat in the next time they play... :)



posted by Nav at 15:58 |
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If there was an award for "knee-jerk" reaction as a Nation, we sure would win hands down the world over. From the flooding at the Capitol to the Canny Ong case, it just exemplifies the lack luster attitude where until something goes wrong, we just sit back and imagine we have a perfect fool proof system!
True, most misgivings can't be foreseen but things as basic as irrigation and drainage in our capitol is definitely something to be not just fixed for 2003 but taken care and improved over the years! I would think the Datuk Bandar should have done taken responsibility and stepped down.
It took a gruesome murder to bring to light the pathetic state most car parks in KL are in. Its more perplexing when you hear the number of rape and robbery cases that has been going on all the while!! Only now we have steps being taken to ensure round the clock surveillance.
We need to be more pro-active than reactive. We need Maintenance. We need to put safety apparatus in place before someone is hurt or killed. Precaution is safer than cure.

posted by Nav at 14:54 |
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Whaaaammmmmm baaaaammmmmmmmm!!! Convoy hit! Dead bodies all over... Task Force 20 gleaming with pride.... but did they get their target... Saddam or any of his two sons?? No freggin idea! DNA tests are underway to confirm it. This would make it the third time (3rd time lucky perhaps??) the US launched an air attack on Saddam. The reported convoy attack shows that the US is becoming increasingly desperate, and determined, in its search for Saddam Hussein. It badly needs a success right now. American soldiers are being killed. No weapons of mass destruction have been found. Iraq is recovering only slowly.

posted by Nav at 14:52 |
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Wonder why everyone is making a big deal over Dr M's parting speech. It is his PARTING speech right? I'd be more interested in what Pak Lah has to say and his version on how to take Malaysia forward. He may have a peaceful transition but he certainly has his hands full. Mahathir may have the distinction of putting Malaysia on the map through shrewd Industrialization policies (albeit via questionable methods) and building a nation with "First World" infrastructure. However, the next PM has a golden opportunity to go one better and actually implement "First World" culture (from education to economic policies) thus lifting us, as a Nation, to a higher living standard and better quality of life. Hope this is not lost on the lot in power. Only by cultivating a "First World" culture (in terms of policies and laws), can we look forward to developing a "First World" mentality.

posted by Nav at 14:52 |
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So Becks has moved! That too to Real Madrid!! Wishing him all the best and thanks for the wonderful crosses and spot kicks. Now, what's next? More entertaining football from the EPL of course! Can't wait for the next season to start. :D

posted by Nav at 14:51 |
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Many things have come to pass over the last few days.

Remember the big hungama about MPAJ? Well, as it turns out, we only have the removal of the council enforcement officer based on a technicality (i.e. failure to disclose his bankruptcy status). Wonder where all the corruption charges that what hogging the media went?? It would seem, in Ampang at least, the mountains roared only to bring forth a tiny weenie mouse! I find Rais's statement that the councils "credibility" has been reinstated as both a joke and an insult.

"Our understanding of democracy is quite shallow. We think: 'Ah, we have the right to exercise our vote. You want my vote, give me something.' They do not say: 'If you want my vote, govern the country well. Develop this country and help it to progress.' They do not care. Even if the country does not progress, so long as they can get something for their personal gain, they are willing to give their support. The Malays' perception of democracy is different from that of the people in developed countries, where the people want to see a government that is able to keep its promises to develop the country, strengthen the country and see to its progress. When we say compete, it means that to compete, we will usually have to work harder. But for the Malays, when we say compete, they concede defeat. This is a tidak apa lah (nonchalant) attitude. They do not want to work hard." - Dr Mahathir Mohd.
So the good Dr has diagnosed the problem. What do we do about it? What dooooooooo we do??? Hmm... maybe "will we do anything about it" is a more appropriate question.

posted by Nav at 14:50 |
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