side effects

huaargh... I've been feeling sleepy since 8pm! I think it's the asam pedas... too much MSG. Dulu2 tak mcm ni, tapi of late, the side effects of MSG are 1) get very thirsty and 2) get sleepy.

Yesterday I had a very interesting conversation (or rather, had a very interesting listen). It was btw a candidate and our mgmt.

A side effect of our NKVE is that many small towns which are away from the highway becomes"dead"... Tanjung Malim, Kampar etc etc. As a result, there are no jobs in the kampungs and everyone flock to the city

He also talked about seed. How depending on the type of seed, the hasil becomes lain. So no matter what kind and how byk the baja you put, it all depends on the seed. We shld establish a seed bank and make sure all agri sector in the country uses the best... for the most yield and highest quality. And instead of just guna the seed to get produce, also tanam pokok to produce seed... which we can keep for the future and also jual to others. He experimented with tanam grapes in his kebun in Melaka... about to keluarkan hasil. He's optimistic that it will be a good yield...

He talked about the corrosion of values in our society... Perangai worse than the dirtiest dogs... it's scary!
How ppl don't care abt throwing rubbish merata2. Just look at the pasar malams bila dah habis... mcm ada tornado lalu... sampah merata2... Don't they know apa gunanya tong sampah? Opps... takde tong sampah. Hmm... patutlah. When I was in Rome, the vendors kutip, sapu, bersihkan their spot before packing up... kat sini, semua terbiar sbb ada DBKL Indon workers to clean after us... such is the malaise

He shared with us about how despite the tahap kemajuan Malaysia dah 50 tahun merdeka, masih ada orang di kampung yg makan ubi kayu je... Tak sangka kan? Kita ingatkan tu jadi masa zaman Jepun je... my arwah Opah used to tell us stories about how they'll manage 2 cupak beras utk a family of 5... for a week!! So they supplement with ubi kayu. Tapi to think that in this modern day and age, when we go for lavish buka puasa... there's a makcik tua di kampung yg berbuka dengan air kosong dan ubi rebus...
The most disturbing thing I heard was that walaupun ada aid from Kerajaan, the money only goes to those who supports a particular party. Bila the elected *turun padang* they come in nice clothes and naik Mercedes... "makcik takut nak pergi jumpa"

The per capita income of Terengganu is 17,000 and Penang is 19,000 (or sthg like that lah.. bottom line they're close). Tapi the rates of unemployment are 7% and 0.1% respectively! Looking at the statistics won't tell you what's happening on the ground...

Kids nowadays don't read but just watch the idiot box esp bangsa kita. When the parents are asked why is that so, their response "mana ada duit nak beli buku?" Haven't they heard abt libraries??? A father is willing to spend $$ to modify his car, tapi there isn't a single book in the house for his kids... Sad isn't it?
Our TV channels pun satu... kita disogokkan dengan endless stream of entertainment shows. Nothing that stimulates the mind... at least dulu masa kita kecik2 ada Cumi & Ciki... they teach us about values and ada some art & crafts projects
And I'm really annoyed with one particular TV channel yg sibuk dgn bersama artis, heboh stints... makin rancak dlm bulan Ramadan and time raya. It's all about enjoyssss instead of buat apa yg patut... sorry Momz, but that's how I honestly feel
Our ppl are excited abt seeing Mawi, Erra and whoever else yg *happening*... How many spend time watching National Geographic, How Do They Do It, Discovery? Ntah2 tak subscribe pun the Learning Channels... ok lah, maybe I'm a bit of a nerd... I like watching those things + Travel & Living... they take you places to expand the mind and always teaches you something new.

What has happened?? Is this the country that we want to live in? Is this the kind of negara that we want to be proud of?

What have we done... what have I done to contribute back to society? Shamefully I admit... nothing much :-(
Bila kita di Tanya apa sumbangan kita di hari penentuan... what will we say?

Something to think about ain't it?