Challenging times ahead

Challenging times ahead - by Anthony Das of AmBank on 11.12.2015

1. Near term moderate global outlook.

2. Global trade is slowing down. Cyclical issue outweighs structural issue. Geopolitical risk becomes greater. IS n Syria. 2016 may see strong war - to divert attention.

3. 2016-19

a) US - 4 trillion in system cf 0.8-1.2 trillion
b) EU - ECB stimulus not strong enough.
c) Japan in recession
d) China - income distribution.
Ginni coefficient - 0.5. If it is high,  more rich people.  If 0, no poor people. Volume of usage of steel n other material has gone up.
e) India - 8% growth
f)  Malaysia - household debt 88%

4. Positive on retail,  tourism,  education,  healthcare.

5. Negative on construction.

6. Real challenge - interest rate policy
US n UK tightening
Euro n Japan - stimulus
China - easing

7. Expect gradual appreciation of Yuan in 2016.

8. By 2032, Malaysia will be aging country.

9. 55% at SPM level. 66 universities,  80 private schools.

 

If we cannot do the great things,  do the small things in a great way.

婆婆的家书 1973

婆婆的家书1

 

1973年8月19日。家，在四条港。

婆婆接到家书，欢迎她回乡。

婆婆生在地主家，小时在家有仆人侍候。童年时家里养牛，她负责牧牛。放牛时与牧童们对唱潮州山歌。她只教了我们几首还记得的，其他的都忘记了。

长大后经媒妁之言嫁给公公，经历村落仇杀、水災、飢荒。死别，是常常发生的痛。尔后投奔怒海，落足番邦，生离，是永不再见的愁。

1974年敦拉萨访问中国,带给老人家希望,有生之年可以返乡,大概是那时候兴奋中写信回家报讯。

终其一生,婆婆没再踏足神州。

婆婆的家书2

1973年11月10日。家，在四條港。

婆婆接到家书，报的是死讯。我不知道婆婆当时的反应。

入学以前，记得的事只有䢟玩、钓鱼、中秋节提灯笼、拜月亮、收集残蜡做蜡烛而烧到眉毛、大年初一，大伯天未亮就点炮，把大家吵醒。那时的我，不知大人的世界，充满的是恐惧，不安。

我不知道的是，更早几年，家，在九条沟。搬家，是因为513。甘榜里只有四家华人。事故发生时，有人在我家门前排了一列巴冷刀，一群人拿着武器游行，大声呼喊口号，华人家门窗紧闭，只敢从窗缝悄悄观看动静。最后只好落荒而逃，来到四條港。

我不知道的是，从甘榜搬到漁村，大人们过的是草木皆兵的日子，一有风吹草动，全村人马上跳上各自的漁船，出到海中，或无人的灌木林躲着，直到探子回报安全，才敢回村。

或许，那个时代的大人们，为一日生计而忙，为三歺温饱而烦，没有太多时间与空间 -- 悲伤。

Letter to Minister of Education dated 28.5.2013

Letter to the Minister of Education, posted on the website of the Ministry when it asked for feedback on the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025. I have received no feedback from the Ministry.

Dear Sir,

I read with concern the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 wherein it was concluded that the vernacular schools are the cause for polarisation among Malaysian students.

The cause of the racial polarisation in Malaysia is not the vernacular schools but unfair treatment of the students and unjust policies of the government. Let me share my experience.

When I was growing up in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, I studied in a Chinese primary school. There were very few Malay or Indian students in our school. During this period, we were taught that we are citizens of Malaysia and we have to love Malaysia. We were not aware of the differences between us and other Malaysians. We were inculcated values, I believe, the same as the students in the national schools.

My father had Malay and Indian friends and we would visit them during Hari Raya or Deepavali and they would visit us during Chinese New Year. Then, our Malay friends were not so concerned whether the food we prepared was halal or otherwise.

Unfair treatment

When I went into secondary school, I studied in a national type school. Except for one subject in Chinese and one in English, the rest were all in Malay. When I grew older, I began to learn that there were differences between Bumiputra and Non-Bumiputra students:

1. We had to study harder because of quota system. The doors of ivory tower were narrower for us. For Chinese students, we have to get better results than the Malay students in order to get enrolled into national universities. We could not afford an overseas education, therefore the national universities were the only hope we have to get tertiary education.

1. The national schools were given more resources and therefore could afford more facilities compared to other schools. The difference in facilities was so apparent. Our chairs and tables were worn out. We do not have big football field, just a basketball court. Sadly, 30+ years later, my sons’ schools suffered from the same lack of facilities.

Seeing the quota system in action

I studied in a national school in Kuala Kangsar from 1986 to 1987 for Form 6. At the beginning of the school term, there were about 50 of us in our class 6 Science 3, about 50% Malays, and another 50% Chinese and only 1 Indian. Then half of the Malay students were gone, having been absorbed into matriculation in local universities. Few weeks later, the rest except two were gone, having been enrolled in colleges or universities overseas. I remember a girl, seated next to me, failed her mathematics in the first examination in the school but she told me she was going to Scotland (if I remember correctly) to do architecture on government scholarship.

For the Chinese, the trend was that students with 5 to 6As would get offer to go into UTM or UPM. This is very obvious from the following statistics from my school:

1. Students who took SPM in 1983 – 1 with 6As went to UTM to do petrochemical engineering course;
2. Students who took SPM in 1984 – 1 with 5As (if I remember correctly) went to UPM to do veterinary course;
3. Students who took SPM in 1985 (my year) – 1 with 6As went to UTM to do engineering course.

Students who got better results didn’t get any offers.

When I got into the law faculty of University of Malaya, we did a survey of the Chinese students in the faculty. I remember the lowest marks for Chinese was 70 points (STPM results) and there was only one student with 70 points. The rest were 74 and above. We did not survey the Malay students but 1 resident college-mate I spoke to had only 48 points (again if I remember correctly as it was almost 24 years ago).

Unjust policies

It was reported in the newspapers that the Minister of Education had reported in parliament that under the 9th Malaysia Plan, the national primary schools were alloted with RM4,468,100,000 which was RM22,450,000 per school whereas the Chinese primary schools were alloted with  RM142,500,000 which is RM1,740,000 per school. The Tamil primary schools were alloted with RM119,100,000.

In terms of percentage, national schools got 94.5%, Chinese schools 3% and Tamil schools 2.5% of the allocations.

This explains the lack of facilities in the national type schools.

It was reported on 16.10.2012 that the Minister had said that in 2012, a sum of RM937,000,000 was allocated to 8,216 national primary and secondary schools, RM87,000,000 to 1,294 Chinese primary schools and RM19,200,000 to 523 Tamil primary schools. On average:

1. A national school gets RM114,045.76;
2. A Chinese school gets RM67,233.38;
3. A Tamil school gets RM36,711.28

The above does not take into account the number of students in the schools and therefore I could not get the allocation per student in each of the different types of schools. As far as I know, most of the Chinese primary schools in the cities are crowded with about 50 students in a class.

Before the government implemented the “pinjaman buku” scheme, I remember the children of a lawyer in my firm were loaned textbooks but children of a clerk (who earned much lesser than the lawyer) who was in a national type school (formerly a mission school) were not eligible.

There are many other examples.

So, tell me, honourable Minister, are the vernacular schools or the unfair treatment of the rakyat and unjust policies the cause for disunity?

Please don’t start calling me a racist as I am not against the quota system but its implementation must be fair – help all the students who need help, regardless of race and religion. Further there must be minimum requirements for enrolment into institutions of higher learning, otherwise we will produce students which the work market does not want and the government needs to come up with schemes to help them get jobs.

Regards,

Ktkiak

Melaka

28.5.2013

Hiring

If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don't particularly like.    - Soichiro Honda

Campaign to cut down messages on chat groups

Campaign to cut down messages on chat groups @ 18.11.2015

 

I recently read in an article that survey conducted in China reveals that on the average, a Chinese spends 3 hours a day reading messages on weixin. That is a lot of time spent doing something not very productive.

 

In order to cut down messages on chat groups, I shall follow the following guidelines:

 

a)        I will not reply to group chat if the chat does not require my reply;
b)        If posting "ha ha" or a emoticon does not add value to the chat, I shall not post;

c)        If I do not call friends early in the morning to wish them “Good morning!” in real life, I shall not do it on group chat. I have stopped reading group chat with a lot of good morning or good night wishes;

d)        If my message is meant for a particular member or members of the group, I shall send private message to that member or those members and not bother the other members of the group to look at the message which does not concern them.

 

Let me start a campaign to cut down messages on group chat. This will save my time and my friends'.

• If you agree with me, you may adopt the guidelines as yours;
• If you do not agree, please continue with your practice;
• If you have other useful guidelines, please share with me.

Thank you.

Gajah di depan mata

Justice Zul to lawyer:

"lihat gajah di depan mata,
jangan lihat semut di seberang laut."

Leadership

My view on leadership @ 16.5.2014

Just like to share some of my thoughts on leadership and organisation. Let me confess upfront: I don’t know much about these two difficult subjects. Just my two cents.

1. Leaders should never think or say that they have done or sacrificed a lot for the organisation. It is their choice to be in leadership position and thus is expected of them. It is for the other members to remind yet others of their hard work and sacrifice.
2. When leaders demand trust from members - trust their judgment, integrity and wisdom, it may be the beginning of trouble. They stop to reason or rationalise with members on issues. They want blind followers.
3. The other way of looking at it is this. When they ask members to trust them, implied message is that “we don't trust you. Therefore we don't want to share too much information with you. We doubt your intellectual capacity to comprehend or you may share the information with third parties.” Members may submit to the demand, not out of respect, but out of fear, fear of being reprimanded in the open. Fear of leaders throwing tantrum.
4. While we may trust our leaders, we also want transparency and accountability. We also want our “right to know” to be respected.
5. Dissent within an organisation is healthy and to be encouraged. Leaders should respect dissenting views and use their power of persuasion to get the minority to see their point and get their support. Someone once said, “When two persons always agree, one is unnecessary.”
6. Constitution is the supreme law of any organisation and is to be followed strictly. Of course it may be amended but until this is done, the provisions are the law governing the organisation. Executive may have power to interpret but they cannot choose not to follow.
7. Do the right things right. Seek to do what is right, not what is convenient.

大马十八怪

26.12.2013

大马十八怪

1. 小小螺絲起子比钻石还要贵。
2. 有买保险的病人，看病费用比其他病人贵。
3. 保险公司批淮的修车厂，修车费用比其他厂贵。
4. 国会大厦的屋顶，修了又修再修还是漏。
5. 旧体育館很耐，剛建好的体育館很容易塌。
6. 高速公路隨时可以变作垃圾场。
7. 有个女人很节俭，剛会吃奶就开始
存钱，可以买一颗大钻戒。
8. 有个女人没来马来西亚，却能夠自己去7-Eleven买C4, 然后跑到森林去引爆。
9. 千万不要去反贪污局，有个人活着进去，抬着出来。
10. 外劳比某些公民更有权力。
11. 有些人有特别权力可以叫人回袓先的家去。
12. 多数民族最会争取权益，吵吵一下就得到利益。
13. 政府花大钱，辛苦养育人才，却年年往外送。
14. 伟哥可以送给政党用。
15. 政府钱多多，到处养白象。
16. 到处在建屋，建好却空着。
17. 有人宣佈要作乱，不见警察捉。
18. 有人丢氣球，被告伤人。

钞票换股票最佳时机

期货投资 Futures - 庄婷婷小姐



1. 高消费时代，大学生必须学会投资。
2. 美国，平均牛市50个月。2009-2015牛市已80个月。
3. World debt to GDP ratio is higher than 2009.
4. 期货的重要性 -
    a) 对冲 一 must hold shares worth RM85K or hold all 30 index stocks
    b) 护盘 一
5. Terminology n features
   a) 1 point= RM50
   b) Buy = long
   c) Sell = short
6. 交易2大重点
   a) 亏损最小化
   b) 盈利最大化
7. 3种方法
   a) stop loss 止损点
   b) 风险：回酬 - 筛选机会
   c) 向 tips 说不
8. 期货不可加码
9. 1997 - KLCI dropped from 1300 - 389 -70%
    2000 - 1021 to 547 -46%
   2008 - 1524 to 723 -47%
10. 期货长期投资=1星期



钞票换股票 - 黄俊华



1. Oil & gas = 17% of export. E&E 36%
2. 最佳时机
    a) 市场情绪指标转上 - 70% equity 30% cash
    b) 慎选优质股
    c) 止损 - 保本投资
3. 选股
    a) 业绩稳健／创新高
    b) 股价走势 -look for side ways/down
    c) 业绩成长潛能
4. 浮云迭起 - 升则守、跌则走 support point



何启斌博士 Dr Hoo Ke Peng



1. 大公信贷为大马降级 - negative outlook
    a) political instability
    b) real property bubble
    c) US rate hike n dampened world growth
    d) compressed external liquidity - the world will be short of US$
2. RM vs US$
   a) 1998 - from 2.52 to 5.03 (just 10 seconds) - 50%
   b) 2015 - from 3.24 to 4.19 - 20%
3. 15 year MGS at 4.79%. Increase will be gradual
4. Dollar index - drop
5. US$ liquidity will be tight
6. China - corporate bond market - no bubble risk
7. Russia attacking Syria - protected warfare 持久战. Price of oil will go up
8. KLCI will be at 1750
9. 54 MP seats are from Felda settlement. Valuecap will support FGV. IPO at RM4.30



18.10.2015



Philip Capital's View - 20.10.2015

1. Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/98

1. Economy fell into recession for 2 years
2. ringgit plummeted by 46%
3. 10.8% contraction in the GDP
4. 78% plunge in the KLCI.

2. 2008/09 Lehman Brothers Crisis 

1. economy fell into recession for nearly a year
2. GDP contracted by 5.7%
3. KLCI nosedived by 42%
4. ringgit declined by 12% against the US$

3. 2015

1. Economy is expected to grow at 4.5-5.5%
2. 8% fall in KLCI as at end-Sept
3. there is no sign of recession

Currency outlook - July 2015

Currency outlook - by HSBC Bank 23.7.2015

1. Excluding mega rallies, latest US$ really from 2014 has been bigger than average. More than 25%.
2. QE caused US$ to depreciate. Catching up on lost value. Sudden spike.
3. US diverging from other economies. Hiking interest rate while other countries are cutting
4. US economic data has been disappointing.
5. US inflation is taking well below Fed's target of 2%.
6. HSBC thinks interest rate hike will be in December 2015 and another hike next year.
7. Euro is now in 'autopilot' phase. QE implemented causing drop in currency.
8. US$ will likely remain strong, but further gains should be slow.
9. Economic growth sub-par.
10. RM outlook -

a) suffers from commodity price weakness and high debt levels. Malaysia exports more LNG than cruise oil. Watch movement of LNG;
b) low FX volume and declining current account;
c) machinery and electronics exports increase;
d) cutting subsidies and imposing GST;
e) reserve is lowest in market;
f) foreigners hold 35% of government bond.

11. By Q3, US$ = RM3.7

RMB

1. RMB trade settlement has grown bigger.
2. China's investment overseas will continue.
3. CNY - trades within China. CNH -trades outside China.
4. FX flexibility is a key policy aim.

教育大蓝图汇报会

教育大蓝图汇报会 7.9.2013


1. 政府学校、政府资助学校、私立学校、other education options 特殊学校 (包括独中)。

2. 独中学生7万，华小68万。2012华小非华人学生14%

3. 拔款 - 国小95%，华小3%，印小2%。

4. Malaysia Education Blueprint launched on 6.9.2013 - 2013-2025

5. 初歩报告

a) 零散(fragmented)教育体系 - 依种族需求及多元化教育体系
b) 新的国家教育体系 - 以马来文为主要教学媒介、强调国Eu团结和共同的国家教育体系。

6. 蓝图取消零散字眼。

7. 强化 STEM - science technology engineering n mathematics 的学习

8. KSSR - 小学标凖课程綱要

9. 教育平等 - 起点、过程及结果平等

10. 第三阶段(2021-2025) - 国民小学及中学为首选学校 - 以增进团结

教育大蓝图对华教的冲击

教育大蓝图对华教的冲击 - 邓日才校长 4.8.2013

1. 百年鹏飞，飞去那里？

2. History

a) 1949 Halgate report
b) 1951 Barnes report
c) 195? Fern-Wu reeport
d) 1956 Razak report
e) 1961 Talib report
f) 1961 Education Act
g) 1967 National Language Act
h) 1996 Education Act - discretion of minister
I) 2006 PIPP - blueprint 1 (2006-2012) - 民族国家，回教文明，国小首选，强化国语
I) 2013 PPPM - Blueprint 2013-2025

- KSSR 增加90分钟，PPPM 增加300钟 (+217%)。华文续保持300

3. TIMSS (The Trends in International Maths & Science Study)

4. 国际教育成就评比协会 The International Association for the Evaluation Achievement

5. PISA - Programme for International Student Assessment - Malaysia is at 66 out of 68 countries

6. 宋铠教授：内在学习动力及核心竞爭最为重要
- 培育学生基本能力最重要。

Ask ourselves

Pemandu tells us that crime rate has dropped
Ask our friends and relatives
Many had houses broken into
Bags snatched and pockets picked

Education minister says our education standard will be top 3 in the world
Ask our friends and relatives
Many questioned why exam papers are leaked, special classes are held
And doubt results are massaged.

11.4.2013

Ah Long借26亿

一位拿督斯理接到陌生人的电话。
致电者：老板，我是 money trader。你有需要我帮忙吗？
拿督斯理：你 money trader 是做什么的？
致电者：我买卖钱的。
拿督斯理：你买卖钱怎么帮我呢？
致电者：一般人叫我 Ah Long 啦。你需要借钱吗？几十万塊週转都没问题。
拿督斯理：我需要2.6 billion。
致电者：你要两百六十万，没问题。
拿督斯理：你做 Ah long, million billion 都不懂吗？后面要加好多个零。
致电者：对不起,听错. 老板，那你要借这么多钱幹什么？
拿督斯理：我要去救1MDB,要救PM!
致电者：你为什么要救他？
拿督斯理：He die, we die, everybody die.

Balik India atau China

Balik India atau China

1. Liverpool player, Luis Suarez called Patrick Evra negro on 1.10.2011

Consequence: Luis Suarez banned for 8 matches and fined £40,000.

2. Los Angeles Clippers owner, Donald Sterling said to his girlfriend on 29.4.2014: "It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people.”

Consequence: Donald Sterling banned for life and fined US$2.5 million.

3. Yati Dani, principal of SMK Alam Megah, Shah Alam told her Chinese and Indian students on 29.7.2013 to “Balik India”, “Balik China”.

Consequence: She apologised. No punishment.

4. Assistant principal of SMK Engku Husain, Semenyih, told the students on 23.9.2013 to “balik ke India” or “balik ke China".

Consequence: Tak da pa pa ye.

Conclusion: Better to Balik England, Balik Amerika

Innovation

Innovation doesn't have to be glamorous. It doesn't require a "nano" prefix, a "tech" suffix or—for that matter — a standing room only press conference. Every day, in every industry — from coffee to unmentionables. --Anthony Robbins

7.6.2013

Apa lagi Cina mahu

8.5.2013 12.35 am

Apa lagi Cina mahu

1. Satu sistem pendidikan yang baik (tak perlu top 3 di seluruh dunia) untuk anak-anak kita supaya mereka dapat membaca, menulis, mengira dan menjadi warganegara yang berguna;

2. Satu masyarakat yang aman dan tenteram supaya kita dapat hidup, bekerja dan berehat tanpa senantiasa khuatir tentang keselamatan diri atau harta;

3. Satu negara yang adil dan bersih di mana kita dapat bekerja atau berniaga, mendapat wang atau keuntungan dan membayar cukai supaya program-program yang berfaedah dapat dijalankan untuk membantu warga-warga yang tidak berada.

Apa, itu juga yang Melayu, India, Kadazan, Iban, Bidayuh, Sikh, Portugis, dan lain-lain mahu. Ok, kita tukar tajuk jadi "Apa lagi warga Malaysia mahu."

百岁光阴

到头这一生，难逃那一日，
百岁光阴，七十者稀，
急急流年，滔滔逝水。

减肥

奉劝所有积极减肥的朋友，死了这条心吧。

豬八戒走了十万八千里，也没瘦下来，而且它还是吃素的！省省吧

薪水

它成长需要的养份是：

一分智慧、
十分努力、
百分百投入、
千分忠诚，
万事用心

往事1981

中一那年，我们一行六人骑脚车去硝山露營。好心的膠工告诉我们營地附近有老虎出没，还带我们去溪边看老虎的足印，说他看到老虎涉水去对岸了。

我们那时艺高人胆大（少小不更事），只把扎營地点往下移一些，營地大概比溪水位高十几尺。忘了是恃着人多，还是以为老虎笨，只能在某一特定范围内移动。

当天中午我们在小溪游泳。下午一两点开始下雨，越下越大。我们冒雨在帐篷四周挖沟、杀蜈蚣、探水位。水越涨越高，我们也越来越紧张。

到傍晚时，探子报说水位涨到离營地两三尺，我们决定撤退。把帐篷打包，要绑在树上，平常很 pandai爬树的良福脚软，需要我们把他推上去。绑好后要逃时突然发现少了一人，喊了一阵才发现他已骑脚车先逃了。

到了镇上，不巧的是高佬和宗亮都不在家，还好我有一位女同学住在硝山，好心的伯父母让我们借宿一宵。当晚红仔还得去买拖鞋，逃难时掉了。

隔天一早我们趕紧去收回帐篷，不见了可要赔给童军团。

南守杨万里

万山不许一溪奔
拦得溪声日夜喧
到得前头山脚尽
堂堂溪水出前村

南守杨万里

Life

Life is learning how to live victoriously in times of trouble.

at Advocacy in Asia 27.9.2014

Sorrows

Every man has his secret sorrows, which the world knows not;
and oftentimes we call a man cold when he is only sad.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

什么叫目标？

20.7.2013

什么叫目标？

如果你没有达到朝思暮想、做梦都想、时刻都想，那不叫目标！

什么叫信念？

如果你没经历过冷嘲热讽、人情冷漠、三番四次的跌倒打击、几乎绝望的境地而还咬牙前行，那还不算信念！

什么叫坚强？

如果你没有过半夜抱头痛哭、没有经历过内心的孤寂与寒冷而依然坚定初衷，那还不算坚强！

什么叫淡定？

如果你没经历过面对诱惑而毫不动心、面对打击而面不改色，纵然困难重重也微笑前进，那还不算淡定！

什么叫团队？

如果没有经历过风雨洗礼、跌宕起伏、浴血奋战、荣辱与共、纵然困境，依然迎难而上，创造奇迹，那还不算团队！

Public Roads

Public roads

1. B4 2000, certifying authority was JKR. Submitted to Maris (Malaysian Road Information System) for approval. Under National Finance Council

2. Constitution -federal government gives to states headcount grant n road grant.

3. Road grant will b given only if road is registered with Maris.

4. After 2000, local government is competent authority to certify roads

Future is unknown

Future is unknown. May be colourful. May be dull. Make it colourful. Make it better. Make it worthwhile. 3.5.2013

減肥

午歺工作会议上，一位女生没买飯或面食，只吃水果。
男生：醤省，没买午歺？
女生：我在減肥。
男生：你没吃飽那里有力减肥。
女生：....

10.4.2013

还钱给警察

一位妇女驾车违反交通规则,被警察截停,她遞了五十零吉过去。
小女孩：妈咪,为什么你给钱警察uncle?
妇女：那个警察uncle是妈咪的朋友,妈咪以前向他借过钱,现在还他。
女孩：是哦！

13.4.2013

Kangistan

5.4.2013 is Hari Kemerdekaan Kangistan. As king of a new nation, he is now free to set his own rules -going to bed at wee hours andn waking up to late take brunch. Unfortunately his territory is only a small single room in Subang Jaya, no land, only air space. 山高父母远,今后是无政府状态。 13.4.2013

人生

人生是一段反覆练习的旅程 ---黄俊隆 31.3.2013

1980年代的丽士戏院

1980年代的丽士戏院真是卧虎藏龙，常＂听到＂有人打架，我亲眼看到的只有一两次。 

我家前面的面档是卖早歺与宵夜的,有一阵子下午有外人进驻，卖别的＂物品＂。他把物品丢在草叢，顧客付钱后，他就去捡起物品交货。 有一次他走过我家，掉了一包在地上，我那时少不更事，走去想拾起给他，被大人制止，说不可以碰，他不久就会回头来找，果不其然。

丽士戏院是我们的遊乐场，玩的遊戏现今的孩子们是不懂或不玩的: 

*捉迷藏
*单脚跳
*吃肉 - 拿乒乓球丢人，当年有个小胖的腿是我们的最爱。
*踢球 - 把旧报纸捏成一圆球装在塑膠袋，然后用塑膠圈圈起来。曾经踢破厕所的玻璃窗,马上作鸟兽散。
*搶鞋 - 用粉笔在地上划一圆圈，然后把大家的鞋放进去，其中一人去掌鞋，其他人负责把鞋搶出圈外。
* Bena - 马六甲人叫 Hantu Galah.                        

30.3.2013

养儿女

有人告诉我．儿子要穷养，长大才会有志气．
女儿要贵养，长大才可以抵受诱惑。
有道理吗？

 26.3.2013

Corporate social responsibility

Corporate social responsibility – by Dr Aidil Chee 1. Multidimensional - economy, social, environmental and Intergenerational 2. Triple bottom line - economic value, people (social/society) & planet (environment). 3. Traditionally business organizations often treat CSR as a type of social n financial philanthropy. 4. CSR should be relevant to organisation's business passions n contribute towards creating n enhancing economic, social n． environmental value of sustainable development. 5. How it improves profits - invest n develop new markets(eg GE ecomagination concept) 30.8.2013

崇华的动物園

回到江沙，想起从前崇华有一间动物園，养着骆驼、大象、豹、公鸡、母鸡、凤、蛇、蚱蜢、还有几只豬。

並且种有蕃薯、蒜头及黄䔧。当然，动物是养的，植物是野生的，不然种蒜头与黄䔧给那几头动物吃。

而今蚱蜢跳到英国、蛇行至新加坡、凤飞飞到澳洲、骆驼走上云顶、豹影无踪、蒜头移植到关丹、动物園管理人在马六甲。

毕业后，各奔东西，如今已是30年了。

五月五

1969
家，在九条沟。
屋外，巴冷刀或置于我家门口，或持于手中。
衆声呐喊：「Balik Tiongsan!」。
屋内，人心惶惶， 离家，是唯一选择。

还是1969,
家, 在四条港。
村内，战战兢兢的过生活，草木皆兵。
村㚈，时有风吹草动，全村人马上跳上各自的漁船，
或到海中央，或到无人的灌木林躲着，
直到探子回报：回家了，回来吧。
回家, 是无奈的喜悦。

2012
家，在古城。
城外，Balik China, Balik India 仍时有所闻。
城内 ，遊客络绎不绝。
时代进步, 可以 pergi Cuba, Argentina, Libya
选择多了，悲哀依旧。

2013
家，还在古城。
州内，烽火连天。
州外，势均力敌。
这边厢，五月五，换政府。
那边廂，要改变，不换政府也可以。

现在，一切归于平静。
... ... ...
静心
等待
好
音。

4.5.2013

Stay Foolish

Stay hungry, stay foolish - Steve Jobs 知所不足，虚心向上 17.7.2013

鬼佬中文课

胸口摸得着的尺寸叫胸围，胸口摸不着的尺寸叫胸襟;
眼睛看得到的地方叫视线，眼睛看不到的地方叫视野;
嘴里说得出来的话叫内容，嘴里说不出来的话叫内涵;
鼻子闻得到的味道叫气味，鼻子闻不到的味道叫气息;
文字写得出来的东西叫情节，文字写不出来的东西叫情结;
胸膛听得到的声音叫心跳，胸膛听不着的声音叫心情;
镜子里看得到的是自己，镜子里看不到的是自我;
眼睛看得出来的是灵气，眼睛看不出来的是灵魂;
骨子里透得出的叫风骚．骨子里透不出的叫闷骚。

 Sin Chew Daily 23.6.2013

Advocacy at appellate stage

Advocacy at appellate stage - by Gopal Sri Ram JCA

1. Prepare for appeal at the High Court trial - when the Fiat major ruling is made against you.

2. Leave - set out chronology, set out whole story. Short paragraphs

3. Exhibit record of appeal

4. Must not assume judges read papers

5. Take the best point first.

6. Don't assume judges know the law.

7. If appeal is against part of decision, describe very clearly in 1 sentence.

8. Memo of appeal - list of complaints against judge - don't draft too specifically. Draft in broad ways, then go into specifics.

9. Now: memo filed without benefit of grounds of judgment and reserves right to raise new grounds.

10. Prepare only outline of submissions.

11. Submissions - take the best point.

12. Do it in style.
13. Responding to opponent

14. Respondent's notice - set out grounds in support of judgement

9.7.2013

Simply Malaysian

25.8.2013

To produce patriotic citizens - just get them to sing Negaraku before movie starts.
Better still, play Negaraku whenever they turn on TV.

To reduce corruption - just get civil servants and corporates to sign pledge.
Better still, get everyone who needs to deal with civil servants to sign it. 

To improve exam results - just set easier questions and lower the passing marks.
 Better still, make it so low that we have thousands of straight A students.

科技时代父母的网路教养

4.8.2013 科技时代父母的网路教养 - 陈慧娟 台湾师大副教授

1 善尽亲责
2 宅小孩世代
3 手机上瘾症 - 精神疾病
4 视网膜脈络膜炎 - 年轻化
5 眼睛中风
6 上网一天一小时，超过三小时必需看医生。
7 父母学历决定网路沉迷程度 - 网路管教
8 前额叶 - 意识. 网路成瘾人的脑波低于老年人, beta 波消失 
9 大脑由杏仁核启动，由前额叶监控 
10 网路成瘾人的前额叶失去功能 
11 电玩遊戏造成脑部缺血 - 30分钟如是暴力遊戏。一小时为限 
12 网路世界制造10倍多巴胺 - 快乐素。运动、擁抱也可以制造多巴胺 
13 罗斯福总统夫人：憤怒只比危险多一个字母。Anger v danger

人性的善良

19.7.2013 補天地的缺憾，修人性的善良。

好坏孩子

坏孩子偶而乖一下父母不以为然，
好孩子一旦坏起来嚇父母一大跳。

Preparing for trial

Getting up and trial @ 06.09.2013, updated 21.06.2019

1.         Preparing for trial - be guided by chronology of events:

a)               No point for partners to keep asking for chronology.

b)               Lawyers must find it useful.

c)               Why chronology – old and complicated files: format, additions, rewrite.

d)               Avoid risk of overlooking something.

e)               Everything is at fingertips - impress the judge.

f)          Source of documents, date, event/documents, comment – conflicts, inconsistencies, gaps in information etc, exhibit number.

g)               Update regularly.

2.       Drafting agreed facts - refer to COE.

3.       Drafting issues - read pleadings and submissions filed in LC, HC, COA for earlier proceedings: SJ, striking out etc to identify issues.

4.       Bundle of documents – practice note No. 1 of 1969 and No. 3 of 1970:

a)               Document and attachment should be treated as 1 document.

b)               If in doubt, put in part C: non-agreed.

c)               Notice To Produce – s66 of Evidence Act.

5.         Witness statement:

a)      In witness own words. No finalising WS without seeing witness.  Gauge level of education or experience – bankers, businessman, dispatch boy etc.

b)               Don’t copy statements from pleadings. Facts but in legal terms vs giving evidence.

c)        Avoid difficult or uncommon legal terms - negligence, breach of duty, fundamental beach.

i)          Sindutch Cable v LTB Power.

d)               Get first response and ask further questions. Treat like real trial but simplify.

e)          No leading questions unless sure that there will be no objection from opponent. E.g. agreed facts.

i)          Formosa Resort Management v MBB

f)                Don't cut and paste from other WS without amendment. No 2 persons use exact same words to describe same event.

i)          Impression Concept Interiors v Profil Makmur

ii)          Lim Kee Bak Kut Teh

g)               Way to introduce documents. Take care of weight.

h)           Evidence from recollection of old events cf evidence from reading documents. Don’t ask: please see pages ... and ... of CBOD, what is this document?

i)                 Don't state “I will answer/tell in Court”. No matter how difficult or long the answer is.

i)          Rohani v Hualon Corporation

6.         Preparing witness for trial:

a)       Witnesses like to compare practice of Malaysian court with court in their own countries. “If you want to win your case, come to our Court and play by its rules”.

b)      Tell witness: Forget about what you have just said in court. Focus on the next question. It is more important.

7.         Presence of witnesses in Court while another witness is giving evidence:

a)               Disclose to Court.

b)               Parties may be present in open court but some judges do not allow.

c)               Companies – representatives.

d)               Expert witnesses may sit in open court - opinion not facts.

7.         Cross exam questions – thorough preparation and visualize.

8.         Note taking:

a)               Important things said in Court: judges' comments; argument on law.

b)               Agreement on documents and to lead witness etc.

c)               Write re-exam questions - practise and learn.

d)               Write down important points for submissions.

9.         Appeals to Court of Appeal – Practice direction No. 1 of 2008, letter dated 18.11.2010, No. 3 of 2011:

a)           Gopal Sri Ram JCA: Prepare for appeal at the High Court trial - when the major ruling is made against you.

b)               Leave - set out chronology, set out whole story. Short paragraphs.

c)               Exhibit record of appeal.

d)               Must not assume judges read papers.

e)               Don't assume judges know the law.

f)                If appeal is against part of decision, describe very clearly in 1 sentence.

g)             Memo of appeal - list of complaints vs judge - don't draft too specifically. Draft in broad ways, then go into specifics.

h)               Prepare only outline of submissions.

i)                 Submission - take the best point first.

j)                 Do it in style. 

k)               Responding to opponent.

Arbitration and meditation advocacy

Arbitration n mdiation advocacy - by Russell Coleman 27.9.2014 1. Core n best elements of advocacy 2. Focus on clear simple commercial approaches 3. Use technology in presentation Michel Kallipetis QC 1. Trial -paid to win case.Meditation - paid to resolve issues 2. Secret of meditation - lawyers get to speak n persuade party directly, nor thru his lawyers, that his lawyer is wrong 3. Send submission to mediator 4. 3 things - What my client cannot have - What my client must have - What i want from meditation 5. Use mediator to formulate offer 6. Prepare client for meditation 7. Mediator to find out d real dispute 8. Mediation advocacy is d future. Those who embrace it will b remembered. Those who don't will b forgotten.

世界杯

老公连续几天都看世界杯球赛，老婆搶不到电视，也陪着看了几玚。 
这天看到英格兰对哥斯大黎加，突然问老公：为什么Steven Gerard 不是代表 Liverpool 参加比赛 的？转会了吗？
老公： 。 。。。

Be kind

Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.

 -Alice Childress

一生只需做对三件事

【一生只需做对三件事】 6.8.2013 成功加油站

一. 找对平台 

无论你是才华横溢，还是草根布衣，你只有把自己放对了地方，你才会有正念正见正语正行，因为，人是环境的产物，注意力等于事实！

二. 交对朋友 

物以类聚,人以群分,你的一生中要么影响别人,要么被人影响,当你还是处在社会底层的时候，被人影响非常重要也十分正常。人云亦云的,经常被人消极的催眠呢？

请记住: 跟小偷做朋友,你的技能不会有其他的,跟麻将爱好者交朋友,你一定是麻将高手.跟谁交朋友,将决定你的一生可能跟谁一样！

三. 跟对贵人 

先有伯乐，才有千里马。人是可以被教育的，前提是，你的伯乐在哪里？他是谁？他能让你成为谁？

贵人是教育你建立正确思维、正确价值观、正确人生理念的人，贵人是给你理顺思路的人，是给你明确方向的人，是修正你的人、是恨铁不成钢又处处说你优点的人，是鼓励和帮助你的人，是恨你到咬牙切齿又不忍心放弃你的人，是把你扶上马送你一程的人，是陪你到胜利为你呐喊欢呼的人！