Barber in NY

There was once a very good barber in NEW YORK , who gave free hair cuts to everybody whocame into his shop to have their haircuts.

One day a florist went to him for a haircut.
After the cut, he wanted to pay the barber, but  the barber replied: ‘It’s alright, I cannot accept money from you. I am doing community service.’
The Florist was happy and left the shop. The next morning when the barber went to open his shop, there was a thank you card and a dozen roses waiting at his door .

A policeman went for a haircut and he also wanted to pay the barber after the cut.
But the barber replied: ‘I cannot accept money from you. I am doing community service.’
The cop was happy and left the shop. The next morning when the barber went to open his shop, there was a thank you card and a dozen donuts waiting at his door.

A Malaysian went for a haircut and he also wanted to pay the barber after the cut. But the barber replied: ‘I cannot accept money from you. I am doing community service.’
The Malaysian was very happy and left. The next morning when the barber went to open his shop, guess what he found there………….

Can you guess?

Come on, think like a Malaysian….

have you got the answer ……….. ?????

come on ………….

guess

 

 

guess

guess..

 

 

 

 

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a dozen Malaysians waiting for free haircuts!

Monster Shark

Taken from http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,26282344-948,00.html

FISHERMEN are asking if this is the massive great white shark that has been stealing their catch, breaching repeatedly within metres of one terrified man’s surf ski.

These photographs of the 4.3m monster have been circulating on the internet, but reports from the South African fishing town of Mossel Bay confirm they are no hoax.
Frighteningly, scientists who dissected the female shark say it was adolescent and not yet fully grown, The Daily Telegraphreports.

Still, it had already grown to a weight of around 700kg when it was caught in shark nets off a popular swimming beach on August 31.

Conservation authorities tried to save the disoriented creature by towing it out to sea but it swam back, became entangled again and died.

South African newspaper The Witness quotes a local fisherman who believed it may have been the same shark that breached near his surf ski and stole a barracuda he had been reeling in.

However, scientists said that was unlikely as sharks seldom stay in the same area for long.

They also said it was not the biggest shark ever caught in the area.

Commenting on the shark in the photographs, Geremy Cliff, head of research at the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, confirmed that the 4,3-metre shark was caught in the shark nets off Zinkwazi beach on August 31.

It was dissected in Mossel Bay last Friday. The female shark had not yet attained maturity, he said.

“A shark that size is not very common, but in 2002 a 4,7-metre, 1 160 kg Great White was caught off Richards Bay.”

He said Great Whites have been protected in South Africa since 1991, but based on catches, there is no documented evidence to show that their numbers have greatly increased.

There is no need for beach users to be concerned, he said, but added that he doubted whether the shark that ate McLoughlin’s fish was the same one, as sharks do not stay in the same area for long.

Cliff said the shark was still alive, but weak, when it was found by a KZN Sharks Board boat crew.

It was removed and towed slowl y offshore, then tagged before being released. “The shark was clearly disorientated and it must have swum back inshore, because the following morning it was found back in the nets, dead.”

He said the shark was then sent to Umhlanga for dissection.

“The decision to delay the shark’s dissection … was taken in response to a request from Windfall Films, a UK-based company specialising in documentary production.”

Windfall Films will feature this dissection in their second series of Inside Nature’s Giants.

“White shark researcher Enrico Gennari, based at Oceans Research, with headquarters in Mossel Bay, used the opportunity to continue his investigation of the white shark’s highly specialised circulatory system.

The white shark is one of the few shark species able to maintain a core body temperature which is higher than that of the surrounding water.”

Python Eats Man in Malaysia

Subject: Man Swallowed By Python In Malaysia

Don’t ever get drunk and sleep in the wooded area. See what hapened to this guy..

 

Do not fall asleep or get drunk in the jungle.

Totally unbelievable.

Simplicity

Hello there!

I received this very interesting e-mail recently that I’d like to share.

..appreciate what
> you have, keep
>      it simple. Chasing dreams often end going in
>      circles.
>
> Interesting
> perspective…
>
> “Life” explained
> by an MBA graduate
>
>
> A
> boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village.
> A tourist complimented the local fishermen on
> the quality of their
> fish and asked
> how long it took him to catch them.
>
> “Not very long.” they
> answered in unison.
> “Why didn’t you stay out longer
> and catch more?”
>
> The fishermen explained that their small catches were
> sufficient to meet
> their needs and those of their families.
>
> “But
> what do you do with the rest of your time?”
>
>
> “We
> sleep late, fish a little, play with our children,
> and take siestas with our
> wives.
> In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends,
>
> have
> a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs.
> We have a full life.”
>
>
> The tourist
> interrupted,
> “I have an MBA from Harvard and I
> can help you!
> You should start by fishing longer every day.
> You can then
> sell the extra fish you catch.
> With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger
> boat.”
>
>
> “And
> after that?”
> asked the
> fisherman.
>
> “With
> the extra money the larger boat will bring,
> you can buy a second one and a
> third one
> and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers..
> Instead
> of selling your fish to a middle man,
> you can then negotiate directly with
> the processing plants
> and maybe even open your own plant.
>
> You
> can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City,
>
> Los Angeles, or
> even New York City!
>
> From there you can direct your huge new enterprise.”
>
>
>
> “How
> long would that take?” asked the
> fisherman.
>
>
> “Twenty,
> perhaps twenty-five years.” replied the
> tourist.
>
> “And
> after that?” asked the
> fisherman.
>
>
> The tourist answered
> ” Afterward? Well my friend, that’s when it gets
> really
> interesting, “
> answered the tourist, laughing. “When your business
> gets
> really BIG,
> you can start buying and selling stocks and make Millions
> of
> DOLLARS!”
>
> “Millions?
> Really? And after that?”
> asked the
> fisherman.
>
>
> “After
> that you’ll be able to retire,
> live in a tiny village near the coast,
>
> sleep late, play with your children,
> catch a few fish, take a siesta
> with your wife
> and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying with your
> friends.”
> “That’s
> what I am doing now!!”
> Replied the
> fisherman
>
> The moral of
> this story is:
> Know
> where you’re going in life….
> you may already be there!!

Actually, if you think of it, it’s pretty true. What we are chasing is a wall of delusion, an illusion cast upon us. All those stock markets, whatever… it’s useless. Because we can never end. The difference between a game and reality is that a game has a goal, has an ending, but reality don’t. There’s no one point where you say… okay, I’ve completed the game of life…Now I can rest and relax…NO.Therefore, the important thing here, I feel is be the master of our game, reality. Set a goal. My Dad always told me that there’s a limit to everything. And to say the least, he’s right. There’s no ending to human cravings. Given RM10, he would want RM20. Then RM50, then RM100. and it goes on and on and on. A never-ending cycle.

This is also partly due to human nature and also the culture we were all brought up in. Humans are never perfect, but keep striving for perfection, they tell you. But they never said when to stop. We always want more. Then more is never enough. We want some more. And in the end, less is more. So, what’s with all the big dreams and all. They tell us to dream big. But how big is big. If you are the type that must be the best in what you do i.e. perfectionist, your chances are very slim. You would have to be the best of the best and then there would only be ONE doctor, ONE plumber, ONE farmer, ONE person per job only, if everyone were to keep chasing. How many Bill Gates can we have? ONE. Warren Buffet? ONE. Yes,these guys are the best in their field. How many can reach that status? And maintain it?

This was what my Mother taught me too. Set a reasonable limit. Know what makes you happy. Achieve it. Then that’s enough.You cannot have all the money in the world.

Hopefully, this helped to reduce the tension during these exam times.

Peace out~

Loo Han

Farewell, Mr Ong Chong Wee

Hi again!

Okay this post goes out to SFI’s (ex)Principal, Mr Ong Chong Wee. Today is his retirement after many years of service to my beloved school, St. Francis’ Institution, Malacca. Hopefully, since he’s retired now, he would have the time to google himself and find this blog =)

Throughout my high school years, many teachers have come and gone, but Mr Ong remains ever the same and always there. It never ocurred to me that things change(A concept I never grasp until I ws quite old). Teachers change, people change. I always thought that no matter how old I get, my primary school teacher would always be there waiting for me to visit. I know better now.

Anyhow, back to the topic. Mr Ong. I remembered someone posted something on Facebook, asking people who has something to say to Mr Ong email his brother. I wanted to, but I guess I never finished it. It’s still a draft in Gmail… So, here I am trying to say a few wise words about someone whom I deeply admire.

Anyone out there who knew Mr Ong knows that he is a man of great integrity. I still remembered that he said, “You may be smart, there are others who are smarter. You may be rich, there are others who are richer. But no one can compare to someone with integrity” or something like that. I can’t agree more. There’s a chinese proverb that goes like this: yi shan hai you yi shan gao (there’s always a mountain higher than the one you know).

And his integrity shows through his conduct in school. Anyone who wants his autograph must follow SOP(standard operating procedure). For example, if you want him to be a witness, you MUST sign in front of him. Some people call him leceh, but I think what he’s doing is RIGHT. Without SOP, there’s no integrity, there’s no point of witnessing a document signing in the first place. This is a lesson he taught me. And I hope many others have benefited from his strictness. Trust me, it’s for the better.

Mr Ong also shares a similar passion with me: BADMINTON! Yeah, man! Badminton rocks! Once, he sprained his ankle while playing badminton and had to spent a couple of weeks walking around school in crutches. And he said this optimistic words: “Only good badminton players can injure themselves while playing badminton”. Which is indeed true.

Besides that, all Franciscans would definitely remember his pep talk aka motivational talk. He will always be there to give a motivational speech(or a how disappointed-I-am speech). He can go through Mandela’s 7 Blunders(one of which is goes something like smartness without character is a blunder) or go through something Abdullah said(Abdullah reminded him of the word INTEGRITY). And the disappointment speech that I remember is the one after PMR trials. He made a bet with us, and naturally, we lost..LOL.. so everyone got caned twice on the butt. And my very goooooood friend, Jude, offered a deal during his turn. He wanted to trade 2 caning with 1 HARD one. Turn out, Mr Ong heard him asking for 2 HARD caning! LOL~ and everyone after him got his “wish” including me since my name starts with “L”. But it was all good..haha now we all have muscular asses…haha!

Okay, Mr Ong is a great man. I just wish I could have gotten to know him better during my high school days. But, too little to late, no? Anyhow, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish SIR a happy retirement. Enjoy your badminton practises more often now, and do come back for a bowl of Mee Ta =)

Let’s all give one last toast to Mr Ong Chong Wee!!Cheers~

Loo Han

YES2009

Hello peepz!

I stumbled upon this YES2009, which in full is Youth Engagement Summit 2009. Visit

http://malaysia.youthsays.com/seachange/go/r8j

for more info. It’s about voicing out to make a difference, which I feel is really good. Since I’ve been thinking a whole lot lately too, about what’s right and what’s not.. This is our opportuunity. If you’ve reach a certain maturity level and you care about the future of Malaysia and SouthEast Asia, you have to check it out. Once again, here:

http://malaysia.youthsays.com/seachange/go/r8j

Anyways, I really hope that it actually accomplishes something at the end of the day, not just another gimmick giving people false hope. Oh, and there’s 3 questions to answer here’s mine: (I didn’t know it was this long, till I copied it to Words, lol~)

1) What change do you want to see in your personal life – right now?

A sense of direction – who i am, what’s going to happen because I’m not sure if I’m doing the right course. I’d also like more opportunities to express myself, more outlets. A positive, caring environment. It’s not about my family, it’s our culture, our system is not right. Asians especially are afraid to be different, to say NO and to be who they are. In contrast, our Western counterparts are trained to speak up and have their own identity. Here, if we’re any different, we’d be labeled and discriminated against. Thus, I feel this initiative is a good sign that we’re moving forward in the right direction; by first finding out the problems. Oh, and we are not as friendly as the Westerns think we are. We have the tendency to form cliques and stay away from others who are different from us. This leads to gangs in schools, then racial/specific group tension in adulthood. Sometimes, we are too paranoid to open up to others. Like..I have this Australian friend in Uni, he says that in his neighbourhood, everyone knows everyone. Here, we don’t even talk to our neighbours. My theory is this: ASIANS HAVE COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN.

2) What change do you want to see in your community & country by 2015?

Lots of stuff.. First, make the paper in my wallet worth more. It’s not fair that Asians are the most hardworking people, but they are not the one reaping the benefit! This is because the Government do not have a good strategy and the environment is not opportunistic enough. Like how many Asians actually created a website that reaches our globally like Facebook? This is also partly due to our culture. A culture of selfishness because everyone is desperate to break out of this Rat Race, they are willing to do anything, including corruption and other illegal stuff that harms the non-elite communities. Secondly, I’d like to see we get cheaper but on par necessities. Examples include food. Just do a simple calculation and you’ll find that a lot of money is spent on food. Their profit margin is incredulously high! Students especially will feel the pinch. And the food are not just expensive, they sucks! This is very dominant in cafeterias. Be it in offices, schools, or universities, these operators monopolise the food industry, charging as they like! Another necessity is education. Take for example education costs in Australia. Australians only pay 10% of what we are paying for their Universities studies. And they are earning much better money! While we struggle to earn money, the Australian Universities happily charge us all our hard earn cash. How could they possible do that? Why would international students still go there then? Simple. Because they’re good at what they do! Their Universities have world rankings. Malaysian Universities? They are considered sort of the last resort. This isn’t right. Something must be done to bring up the standards of our universities so that Malaysian would want to study at the University around the corner. Another example would be our music industry, which is to say the least, pathetic. We don’t produce A-list performers. Why? Because there is no proper support system! You wanna sing a song, but who is going to write for you? We don’t have celebrated song-writers/performers here! It’s not that we lack talent, but we do not produce global, world-shaking performers. Clue is to think GLOBAL! And with out own celebrities, it could mushroom out many more side projects, a la American Idol, talk shows(David Letterman, Oprah, Ellen deGeneres). Just take a look at Hong Kong. They are Asians but they think GLOBAL. That’s why they have their own celebrities! Lastly, but which is also the most important of all, a POSITIVE COMMUNITY. Not many people know the residents in their neighbourhood. And not many neighbourhoods are active, in that people get together to know each other and have fun. As mentioned in Question 1, I think that Asians have communication breakdown. We are strangers to hugs and kisses and compliments. If ever we were given any one of those, we would feel awkward but still accept it because we were trained never to say NO. Both of which are unhealthy cultures. The mentalities of Asians have to change. Why can’t we change? Because we’re “democratic”. Since the majority of lawmakers’ mentality are still below par, how are we supposed to pass laws that benefit the people genuinely?? Sad and pathetic, right? But true. That’s why we have groups coming up to challenge the government all across the world nowadays. Because people are getting educated, people are knowing their rights, and they are fighting for it. So should we. Stand up and voice out. To quote Russell Peters, “Be a man. Do the right thing!”  Bottom line is, we have to change our system. The easiest is to emulate. I’m not saying that Westerns are king or anything, but let’s just open up, be more rational and open to new stuff. Their system is tried and proven. Why not take what’s good and combine with our good points? That’s how we can improve. Not simply pushing some idea down because of paranoia and superstition.

3) What sort of programmes or ideas of campaigns would you support?

Anything that’s good and has a workable plan(that includes good leadership, proper channel and support, reasonable budget, etc.). And obviously, it has to have the people at heart. That’s what every person, organisation and government should have in mind.

I know it’s long. Sometimes, I can just go on and on and on… haha, and sometimes I prefer to listen. Multiple personalities disorder? haha..lol makes me think of Edward Cullen from Twilight, when Bella confronted him..haha

Okay, gotta go. TTYGL(talk to you guys later)

Loo Han

P.S. Listen To: Leaving on a jetplane by Oliver James(original by john Denver)

Tour Guide 3.0

Good Governance

Hi!

Recent chats with grown ups have made me thought about this post. [so this is what they talk about... =P ]

Yeah, so…

oh yeah, before I start, let me do a little commercial, yeah?

Archie’s Christmas album will be out 13.10.09!! It’s called Christmas From The Heart.

A little something from the people of David Deviations:

okay, let us continue, shall we?

Good governance. What do you understand by this term? [I know! I know! Malaysian Studies got teach...yada yada yada] okay, i know there’s a formal education about this, but I’m just gonna give my point of view.

To me, good governance is not just about giving out goodies during election period. Nor is it about sweet talking and empty promises. A government is one that cares for the people. One that shapes the future of the country with the people in mind. Decisions may not necessary be popular, but one has to stick with it for the people’s future.

Talk about shaping the future.. Malaysia was a pioneer during our early independence years.. Economy was good. Sports was excellent. In the ASEAN region, we were sort of the leader in almost everything. But now…

Look at Singapore. Look at Thailand. We are losing out. And soon, we’ll have to look at Philippines too. At the rate we’re going, we’re gonna have to join out Indonesian counterparts soon.

Our buying power is going down the drain. The Ringgit has lost its value. Look at Singaporeans feasting and shopping in Johor during the weekends. We were once an equal. Another simple example if you notice on the radio is the traffic reports. In the mornings, the Causeway would be jam where? Towards Singapore of course. Because Malaysians are working there for much more luxurious pay. And money is going out.

So, how can the government ask for our support? When our quality of life is deteriorating relative to our neighbours! We are regressing! Then why is the same party continuing their rule in Malaysia? Because the opposition is not even at par with them, that’s why! It’s like a monopoly [Malaysia's favourite past time]. No competitors good enough to offer them a fight.

This is sad. And they are wondering why brain drain happens. Because people who are smart enough and capable enough will get out of here ASAP. It’s not that they do not love Malaysia, is that they can’t find enough reasons to. When asked why you love Malaysia? It’s always the food, food and food and sometimes the people[so not true - are we polite? nah~].

And those who feels patriotic enough to stay here, trying to change the landscape of Malaysia ends up feeling frustrated and disappointed. That’s because there’s nothing we can do. You try going into Parliament as a representative. As an independent, you don’t stand a chance to change the policies[cause you are obviously outnumbered]. As a member of a party, you can’t go against the leaders of your party[you'll get fired and silenced for doing so].

So, how? Migrate lor~ Though I’m hopeful that someday[the sooner the better], Malaysia will change for the better. Be matured enough to make policies that benefit all Malaysian[not cronies] and have a strong vision and principle for Malaysia’s future. This has to begin with the people’s mentality. People who has the right mentality to lead so that people with the right mentality can vote you in. Right now, it’s like a dead end, no choice situation.

Note: I am not condemning any party, nor am I supporting any. And I hope everyone will do the same. Don’t just listen from one side of a story, cause there’s always two. Cause what I noticed are two extremes; for the gov and for the opp. The gov has helped the people, no doubt, but they are far from the best. The opposition has their way of thinking too, but what has they done for the people? Empty promises.

Governing myself,
Loo Han

Grow Up

Hello there!

Recently, there has been an uproar in Indonesia over a Malaysian tourism video, where a pendet dance was featured in it. The pendet dance is a traditional Balinese dance. The origin? I don’t know, but that’s not the point is it?

I believe there isn’t much of an issue anyway. The Malaysian government was not responsible for airing the commercial. Discovery TV was. And they had apologised to both countries here. Even though the Malaysian government isn’t responsible, we also offered our apologies to cool down the situation.

So why are the Indonesians so upset about this matter? Threatening to “sweep out” Malaysians in Indonesia? This definitely sours the diplomatic tie. Hey, come on la.. It was just a mistake made by DISCOVERY TV. If anyone were to be blamed, they are. It was a mistake, like I said. And they had apologised.

Besides, the Malaysian government didn’t even defend that the dance belonged to Malaysians. Heck, who cares? I’ve never even heard of it, never seen it, never practised it…so it’s not even in the Malaysian culture. Why was it in the commercial? Who knows? If foreigners were to come to Malaysia just because of the dance, they would obviously have googled first. A simple search would tell them that the dance is Balinese, not Malaysian.

The message here is: Grow Up! Don’t be so sensitive over small issues like this. I know it’s not right to claim ownership of something that isn’t ours. And Malaysians aren’t claiming so. We apologised. Discovery TV apologised. And now is your turn for the excessive, fanatic reactions.

Disclaimer: I do not intend to provoke any party whatsoever. Just my 2 sens view. Take it or leave it.

Growing up,
Loo Han

PigeoNet

Hi! =)

Just wanted to share something I found on Endgadget:

Pigeon transmits data faster than leading South African internet provider

by Thomas Ricker posted Sep 10th 2009 at 7:45AM

Here’s a sure-fire way to get noticed: take an overly trite expression and apply it literally to your complaint. Case in point: Unlimited IT, so exasperated by South Africa’s leading supplier of slow internet connectivity that it pitted a Telkom ADSL line against a real-live homing pigeon in a 60-mile data transmission race. The pigeon arrived with the 4GB memory stick in just over an hour with another hour required to load the data onto the computer. As for Telkom? Well, after 2 hours it had barely reached 4%. Point made.

I wonder what about streamyx..

ciao~