No! Don’t Stop…

I received an obituary notice of Nobel Laureate Sir James Black in client newsletter a couple of days back. I then browse through his profile. The famous scottish pharmacologist was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for work leading to the discovery of Propranolol and Cimetidine.

Interestingly this old chap was a lecture in University Malaya, Singapore back in late 40s.

Timeline for Sir James W Black

2000 - Order of Merit

Continuation from this..

Remember PM’s 100 days 11 goodies?

If not, then read this..

You might be happy for goodie #1.. => a 20% discount for motorists who pay toll 80 times a month via Smart Tag or Touch ’n Go from Sept 1;

But wait.. please read this..

How can Oyster do it automatically while our smart card need to be brought to its sales center for claiming the rebate?

I said it and I’ll say it again.. same objective different implementation.. Gagal!!..

We went back to kampung during Merdeka day weekend.. We as in, the whole troop.. it’s been quite some time since Tok Wan’s house being invaded by her 8 grandchildren..

On the 2nd night, Tok Wan, Pak Long, Mak Long, Pak Ngah, Mak Ngah, Auntie Chah, Achu all already soundly asleep.. I was the last adult survivor, outnumbered by 5 of them i guessed.. they were watching cartoon while I was reading Archer’s ‘Not a Penny More, not a Penny Less’..

Suddenly…

Jr : Daddy, do you want the (TV) remote?
Me : Heh.. how sweet & thoughtful you are, my little boy.. Thank-you..

So I took the remote and trying to switch the channel from Ben 10 Alien Force to Serie A game.. but nothing happen.. I checked the remote.. the batteries were there.. tried again.. still nothing.. double-checked the remote.. I found out somehow both batteries were upside down!!!

And that was when the little boy started to run with a very big laugh…

One of Faeq’s classmate detected with H1N1 and his class was closed until further notice.. bored at home, he’s looking for someone to play with..

Jr : Daddy.. do you have to go to work today..
Me : Yes i do..
Jr : But I want to play with you some more..
me : Later at night we can play..
Jr : Erm.. how about if you are sick?
Me : But I’m not sick..
Jr : How about if you PRETEND you are sick, so you dont have to go to office..

hmmmm… I blamed the Toks..

Scene 1 (over the phone) :

+ : I think my card was overcharged last night..
- : Our log stated that you never touch in before you touched out at wimb.. may I know what happen?
+: It was game night, FlhmBrdwy station was so crowded, I missed the touching station and couldnt turn back..
- : Oh ok.. in that case, the trip should cost you 1.50 only, we’ll refund the overcharged amount to your card by the next working day.. just tell me which station you’ll use your card.. the amount will be debited to your card once you touch your card at that station..
+ : wow.. kewl… cheers..

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Scene 2 : (at highway office)

+ : Saya rasa kad saya kena terlebih caj lah..
- : Apa jadi, encik?
+ : Masa saya lalu tol SUB,i saya rasa masa sentuh kad tu tak ada pun bunyi tit-tit, tapi gate terbukak jugak.. bila saya masuk tol DMR, tau tau saya kena caj 40.00++..
- : Oh ok.. encik isi borang ni dulu.. selepas 20 hari bekerja, kalau encik tak dapat cek dari kami, sila telefon nombor ni..
+ : 20 hari bekerja?
- : aah.. jadik kami tolak caj SUB-DMR 1.00 dari kad encik, dan caj perkhidmatan 5.50..
+ : tapi.. baki kad saya cuma ada 7.00????????

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If you think scene 2 is simply because we don’t have the technology, the offices are not link with its online systems etcetera.. etcetera.. ? You are dead wrong.. for god sake, our country implemented world first smart-card ID, remember.. No way we are behind in term of technology..

it is actually a simple yet classic example of people/service driven vs money/profit driven business..

From a system designer/programmer point of view.. how come we can put our money into the so-called-smart-card from any merchant; but when come to refund, we have to go through all those trouble? shouldn’t it be paperless as well??

From business point of view.. why need to pay back the money now.. take some time.. hold it in FD.. we’ll get more from interest.. and furthermore think about how many will actually write-off the amount rather than go through all these process.. $$$$$$!! Hahahahhaaha..

The objective of smart card is to simplify process, people need not to pay over the counter, no traffic, smoother service so on and so forth..

In country #1; by using smart card, you’ll pay lesser.. much lesser than normal fare..

In country #2; by using smart card, you’ll pay same amount, in some cases you need to pay more; eg parking; additional 10% on top of normal fare.. topping up at 3 party merchant, additional 0.50..

that’s could be one of the reason why in country #2 highways; 10 toll-gates, 5 smart card => empty; 5 pay-as-you-go counter => jammed like hell..

same objective different implementation.. Gagal!!..

Versi Kenduri Kahwin

1) Looking at the mirror, u saw grey hair sticking out of your side songkok..

2) 5 minutes away from the venue, u realized you left your sampin & shoes behind, and had to turn back all the way to get those..

3) Waitress serving your table asked you.. “Nak coffee ke tea, uncle?”

4) Shortly after the wedding, ur beloved wife walked straight away towards the car and left you alone by the lift door.. until she realized we parked our car at another level..

hmmmmmm…

After a series of scolding, shouting, sulking and crying.. Faeq said “Daddy.. I dont want to friend with you!!”.. I asked him why.. he said.. “Because u always marah-marah at me.. I dont want to friend you..”

So I slow talked to him.. “Dear, the reason I scolded you is simply because I love you.. If you did something wrong, off course I’ll scold you.. If I don’t love you, I’ll just let you do anything.. even when you do bad things.. I never scold you without any reason..”

He accepted my words and we made up, and we are best-bud again, as always..

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Days later, Faeq did something naughty and I had to scold him.. raised my voice.. however this time, instead of crying and sulking, he smiled guiltlessly..

“What are you smiling about??? I’m very mad at you.. I told you dont make me angry.. DO YOU LIKE ME ANGRY??”

“You love me, kan?..”

“HUH!???”.. I said, confused..

“Last time you said, you were angry because you love me.. Now that you are angry, means you love me lar.. thats why I smiled..”

Haiya!! and Daddy immediately didn’t have the appetite to scold..

and he is using that killer-phrase since then.. unlucky for me, it works every time!!

She already fast asleep when you were about to go to bed..
at night she curled under your arm, for the warmness..
she was still asleep in the morning; even after you carried her in and out of the car for a routine morning drive..
when you put her back to bed, she slightly opened her eyes and smiled..
Knew that somebody was around, she continued her journey to her dreamland..
and you were powerless to wake her up after that killing smile..

Unwearyingly you waited outside..
a couple of hours later you began to worry..
but suddenly, you heard a little sweet voice.. ‘Haaaaai….’
and followed by ‘Daaaa-dy..’ (Read: Da-dy not Day-dy)..
made your heart melt, totally!!

she opened her arms, begging for your hugs..
you carried her up.. asking her for a kiss in return..
and then.. spontaneously she replied with a firm answer..
‘NO!!’

thats when your melted heart broken into pieces..

We’ve been living in our neighbourhood for few years already.. Mrs has been here for erm.. almost two decades perhaps? Although it is not really cheap to rent a house here, we always think it is the best option.. near with Mrs’ parents, easy-access, no-bottle-neck 24-7 traffic-jam, shopping MALLS just a shout away, clinics, good paediatrician, specialist center nearby, safe neighbourhood… safe neighbourhood?? hmmmmm.. not really..

a neighbor’s maid just in front of MiL’s house was murdered inside the house before dusk last year, a friend’s FiL’s one-month-old, approx. 100km mileage car was stolen from inside his electronic-gated house, so did a friend’s mother’s car..

In conclusion.. it is not the safest ; (but well, probably still safer than some other places..)

Recently, some responsible neighbours circulated flyers to propose to close access with boom-gates and patrolling guards.. Residents are expected to pay service fee of around RM50 per month.. great effort.. ermm.. but why??

We moved to a landed property for many reasons and locked inside-out is not one of it .. Why do we need to change our lifestyle because of some minority penyangaks who are stupid and greedy enough to intrude our safe-haven?

I remember one Tok Guru reminded ladies to wear more decent clothes to prevent molest and rape cases.. he was heavily criticized and bombarded by many who think covered or not; rapist would still find their ways to do their business.. and how about now? Guarded or not?

I envy a friend of mine who live across the continent, (*in manchesteruk to be exact) who has a beautiful decorative gate in front of his house.. by decorative I mean decorative.. the gate which remains forever open.. and oh btw.. his house is the only one with gate in the neighbourhood..

Here in our own beautiful country.. a gated, iron-grilled, house with alarm and CCTV is no longer safe.. we need Titanium locks, barricades, rottweilers, patrol-guards and so on..

I’m pretty sure in case of emergency such as fire, we dont have time to figure out which key goes to which 10 padlocks that locked our front door..

and then what’s next? Twitter? helicopter-patrol? bullet-proof car? armed-bodyguards? a pet tiger?? (opppss.. too much MW)

I wonder why we have to live in our own country in such fear.. this is not a third-world country.. we have built the tallest twin-tower in the world, implemented the world’s first smart identity card, for godsake!

I’m still wondering why..

Something must be wrong somewhere.. what is the root cause?

(to be continued)

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3) Kadar Shah’s home burgled, maid raped

4) Mongolia’s new president vows battle on corruption

What can you say if…

one night after Lights-off.. your little rascal asked you to hug and tepuk his bum before he can go to sleep.. and while probably you sang him lullaby.. he made a knock knock joke.. which you would surely wouldnt resist to entertain..

+ : Knock.. knock..
- : Who’s there?
+ : Kent
- : Kent who?
+ : Kentut..

and then ‘pooooot’.. he farted while u were still patting his bum..

Oh what can you say???

post note : I know what Homer would say.. “You little S&)@#&(@)&$(&”