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05 June 2014

The truth behind politics

Politics is one profession that does not require any qualifications. Anyone can become one if they choose to. You just need to be a good talker and entertainer. Once you are there, the world is your oyster...

So, for those of you who are getting nowhere in your careers but want a shortcut to the good life, politics beckons you. No special qualifications required, nor skills or talents. You don't need to build anything, save anyone nor sell anything. You don't even have to justify or prove yourself to your bosses (the people) but you do need to suck up to your superiors in your chosen party.

You just need to keep telling the people how hard you "work" and "sacrifice" for the country and how much you "care" for them. You must constantly remind the people to be grateful to you. And most importantly, always blame the other party for any failures and problems, and the people themselves for voting the wrong party.

Perks include, but not limited to, a good pay scale with double or triple increments every 5 years or so, lifetime pension, generous allowances and benefits plus overseas trips (working trips- if you want to be politically correct), and much more. Nobody knows what your job scope is and you just need to show your face every 5 years during election time...

After you are elected, just pretend that it's the people who control you, and then come up with laws to control them.

Don't you ever wonder why elected politicians have such good pay packages and benefits? Wouldn't you think that those who actually have to pick up a shovel 12 hours a day building or feeding the nation, would be better rewarded instead?

20 May 2014

The Invention of Lying

13 February 2014

TNB pole in front of her house!

Imagine having an electricity pole right in front of your house entrance! From the picture, it looks like it was planted there in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep...

Apparently, the pole was there for 20 years and it was the gate that was the recent addition. Even so, how could the developer & Tenaga National even approve it in the first place? It's common sense that you just do not plant a pole in front of a house, regardless of whether the house comes with a gate or not.

And the owner has to pay to move it? Life is cruel sometimes.

TNB pole to be relocated but houseowner must pay fee

JOHOR BARU: The hindrance posed by Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s awkwardly placed electricity transmission pole will no longer bother houseowner M. Sandra soon.

The 43-year-old flower shop worker said two TNB officials visited her home yesterday following The Star’s report of the matter on the same day.

Sandra was taken to the TNB branch at Pasir Gudang.

“They informed me that they would have to charge me a nominal fee,” she said.

Sandra lived with the pole, which obstructed her gate from being fully opened, for two decades.

A single mother with two children, Sandra claimed that the officials told her that it would cost RM10,000 to shift the pole.

However, TNB Pasir Gudang branch manager Mohd Isran Che Mustapha said that there was no record showing that TNB had sought RM10,000 from Sandra.

“There must have been some miscommunication somewhere. The average amount to relocate a pole is only about RM1,500,” he said

When questioned on why the pole was put there in the first place, Mohd Isran said that it was done after receiving approval from the developer and consultant.

“The complainant’s house initially did not have a gate as it is a low-cost housing area,” he said.

“We placed the pole there after getting the relevant approvals,” he said, adding that a contractor would relocate the pole once the price had been agreed upon.- SOURCE