hmmm alahai

the announcement is that in June the government will be revising the subsidies and there is a likelyhood that prices of essentials will rise. well there's nothing much the government can do about the rising prices of good because of the raw materials etc.
so its up to us to adjust to the price increase, instead of complaining we should do something about it, but adjusting our lifestyle.
cheers... catching a flight...




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Belum Merdeka!

I cycle, I cycle as a form of exercise and I bought a bike a few years ago for a few hundred ringgit.

I cycle for about an hour, almost everyday whenever I am at home and when it does not rain to heavily. The bike had served me pretty well and loyally since.

With some diets too I now can put on a size 36 inch pants and do not have to catch my breath after climbing a few flights of stairs.

Recently a neighbor brought out his new bike, and showed us his bike that he claimed to be expensive and supposed to be in the top 5 range.

While I don’t really care if you have Lance Armstrong’s bike, I am a bit pissed when the word ‘expensive’ was uttered several times during the conversations.

This neighbor is not so into sports, he is the one who can get mixed up as which is Liverpool & which is Manchester United.

When asked why he is getting into the biking scene, his response was that his clients and friends are into it.

A matter of Trust

Today the 1st of May, is Workers' Day, supposedly to celebrate the contribution of workers everywhere. One thing of interest to note is the consistent demand by the workers' union for more pay, better perks, bonusses etc. particularly by the Malaysian Civil service union, CUEPACS.
The question at hand would be of whether the union members can fulfill their promises of performing better as a reciprocal to the increase in perks or in meeting their demands.
The difference between the demands of the 2 parties; the government/employers and the workers are that:

• once the employers agree to the demand i.e. increase in perks & incentives these would immediately be recorded into the financial books. The affect onto the financial standing of the employers would be immediate.
• as a reciprocal for the increase, the employees typically promised, via their trade union representatives in the collective agreement negotiations, to improve & increase their productivitiy. PROMISE! Promises and more promises. How much of the promise get fulfilled. Every trade union member will enjoy the agreed perks, but not everyone will fulfill the promises made.

Over time when this goes on and on, employees not fulfilling the commitments made, the employers will get cynical of the promises made by the employees and collective agreement negotiations will get tougher and tougher and often long-drawn and at times require the intervention of the courts. A costly exercise for both parties.

So?

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2011

Its almost a week into 2011 and the same with leaving 2010. Looking back, I can't help reflecting and looking back the year passed. People would say that is history, you can't change none of them. You definitely can't change any of them however you can learn and take them as lessons, so what were wrong you won't repeat and what were right you can try to do better.

End of the year gift, Malaysia won the AFF, closing 2010 with a bang. They won against all odds, not much hope was put on them. My only worry is the consistency of the team. The of course the hangers on, people you

 hardly see but then come out of the woodworks when glamour and accolades are handed out.

These are the same people who would distance themselves when the team gets condemned.
Then the excessive rewards for winning a regional tournament, not wrong to reward but when its excessive then it no longer function as an incentive. I do hope the players have their heads firmly planted.

All the best to all!


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