MORALLY IMMORAL

Posted by Unknown On Thursday, November 5, 2009 7 comments

Guess who made this statement: 'It morally wrong to ask for bonus as the country is still struggling to sail out of the economic downturn and people in the private sector are being retrenched.'

The Sun reported:


It is morally wrong to ask for bonus as the country is still struggling to sail out of the economic downturn and people in the private sector are being retrenched, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said today.

"It's morally wrong to ask for bonus when the economy has not recovered. I keep telling Cuepacs (president Omar Osman) that it cannot be just like a trade union, shout for bonus every time (there is budget) because you want to (remain) popular among your members," he said.

Cuepacs, the umbrella body for public sector unions, is pushing the government for a two-month bonus for the 1.2 million civil servants in the country.

"In the private sector, the people are getting retrenched and it doesn't happen in the government service.

"However, that does not mean excellent workers cannot be rewarded, but unfortunately such a system was not in place. (RATIONALE?)

"If you have a system that motivates them, even the civil servants can rise and become high-performance workers. We should reward these entire people. "We should not settle for the second best, push them high
. CLICK HERE to read more.

In view of such developments, it is time for Malaysians to take a revision course in Moral 101. Please click on the activated links to get a full understanding of each moral issue.

Course Outline Moral 101 Course in Malaysia

1. It is morally wrong to ask for a bonus for civil servants when the economy has not recovered.

2. It is alright to spend RM20 million on a Apco Worldwide, an international public affairs and media relations company, to boost the government's image overseas.

Najib is not the first prime minister, however, to use expensive foreign help to boost his image and that of his administration.

Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi also used a foreign-based public relations firm to help project a positive image of himself as a progressive Muslim leader, and Malaysia as a modern Muslim nation.

The Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad administration had used disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

3. There is no moral dispute over the loss of more than RM 1.4 billion in Rawang-Ipoh double-tracking project. (CLICK HERE for the 2005/2006 Economic Report)

4. There is no moral issue that Mara paid RM84,640 for two units of Acer notebooks plus millions for other overpriced computer equipment.

5. There is no moral issue that Government guarantees failed Prasarana bonds of over RM 7 billion.

6. It is perfectly normal for buildings collapse. The roof of the RM300mil Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Gong Badak collapsed . Ceiling panels at theJalan Duta Court Complex collapsed, Perak State Parks Corporation Complex in Pulau Banding collapsed, and now a 3-week old bridge collapsed in Perak!!!

7. It is perfectly moral to construct the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex at a final cost of RM290 million. There is no moral issue that months after the start of its operation, the courts complex experienced a series of faults and technical failures, raising questions of the building's reliability and the parties involved in the construction of the building, which was only very recently opened. Click HERE to read the detailed report.

8. It is not a moral problem when a country has lost RM28 billion through excessive payments for contracts and procurements as announced in the Auditor-General's Report. It is the norm and not a form of deviance.

9. It is morally upright alright that RM2.37bil has been spent to finance the national service (NS) programme since it was introduced in 2004. RM608.6mil was spent in 2004, RM604.8mil in 2005, RM588.2mil in 2006 and RM565mil in 2007. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had said earlier that the programme would not exceed RM500mil a year.

10. No moral issues are involved in the Port Klang Free Trade Zone RM12.5 billion loss.

11. No one is caught in a moral quandry with regards to the RM70 million (originally priced at RM 490million) Brickendonbury Sports HPTC and establish an inquiry to ascertain who were responsible for the folly of wasting RM2 million in pursuing the project and who had really benefited.

12. It is indeed moral for a Budget 2010 allocation of RM394 million to compensate toll concessionaires for not raising toll rates without remembering that the government had also paid RM180 million in 2009 and RM380 million in 2008 under the Works Ministry as similar compensation.

Malaysians forget easily so Moral 101 ends here. This will enable us to remember these facts and issues fresh in our minds.

Warning: Please do not use your calculator to compute the total figures listed. Your calculator could go into 1Destructive mode.

Readers are welcome to add to the list. Do you think we could hit #100 within three hours?

MALAYSIA BOLEH?



THINGS THAT WOMEN WISH MEN COULD UNDERSTAND

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As a woman, I have to admit that it is very difficult to understand women and quite difficult to understand men :-). Each of us is different regardless of our gender and our psychological make-up which makes us unique. Here's a collection of stuff about women that could help men to understand them better :-). Have a great day, dear reader!

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Top 10 Things That Only Women Understand but wish Men could understand as well!


#10. Why they have pleasure in owning five pairs of black shoes.

#9. Why they have pleasure in differentiating between cream, ivory, and off-white.

#8. Why crying over the phone while talking to their best friend does not mean they are insane - they are just having a therapeutic session.

#7. Why they must have clothes in different sizes to fit their dynamic bodies which can be fat during one period and slim in a different period.

#6. Why a salad, diet drink, and a hot fudge sundae is definitely a balanced meal.

#5. Why the process of discovering a designer dress on the clearance rack can be
considered one of life's ecstatic experiences.

#4. Why women believe in the inaccuracy of every single type of bathroom scale ever made.

#3. Why women lament that a good man might be hard to find, but a good hairdresser is next to impossible.

#2. Why women wish that men could understand why and how a phone call between two women never lasts under ten minutes.

AND THE NUMBER ONE THING ONLY WOMEN UNDERSTAND:

1. OTHER WOMEN!

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To be fair to the men, here's a list of men's semantic patterns to help women to understand men.:-)

"I can't find it," REALLY MEANS, "It didn't fall into my outstretched hands, so I'm completely clueless."

"That's women's work," REALLY MEANS, "It's dirty, difficult and thankless."

"Will you marry me?" REALLY MEANS, "Both my roommates have moved out, I can't find the washer, and there is no more peanut butter."

"It's a guy thing," REALLY MEANS, "There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical."

"Can I help with dinner?" REALLY MEANS, "Why isn't it already on the table?"

"It would take too long to explain," REALLY MEANS, "I have no idea how it works."

"I'm getting more exercise lately," REALLY MEANS, "The batteries in the remote are dead."

"We're going to be late," REALLY MEANS, "Now I have a legitimate excuse to drive like a maniac."

"Take a break, honey, you're working too hard," REALLY MEANS, "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."

"That's interesting, dear," REALLY MEANS, "Are you still talking?"

"Honey, we don't need material things to prove our love," REALLY MEANS, "I forgot our anniversary again."

"You expect too much of me," REALLY MEANS, "You want me to stay awake."

"It's really a good movie," REALLY MEANS, "It's got guns, knives, fast cars, and naked women."

"You know how bad my memory is," REALLY MEANS, "I remember the words to the theme song of "F Troop", the address of the first girl I kissed, the Vehicle Identification Number of every car I've ever owned, but I forgot your birthday."

"I was just thinking about you, and got you these roses," REALLY MEANS, "The girl selling them on the corner was a real babe, wearing a thong."

"Oh, don't fuss. I just cut myself. It's no big deal," REALLY MEANS, "I have actually severed a limb, but will bleed to death before I admit I'm hurt."

"I do help around the house," REALLY MEANS, "I once threw a dirty towel near the laundry basket."

"Hey, I've got reasons for what I'm doing," REALLY MEANS, "I sure hope I think of some pretty soon."

"What did I do this time?" REALLY MEANS, "What did you catch me doing?"

"She's one of the rabid feminists," REALLY MEANS, "She refused to make my coffee."

"I heard you," REALLY MEANS, "I haven't the foggiest clue what you just said, and am hoping desperately that I can fake it well enough so that you don't spend the next 3 days yelling at me."

"You really look terrific in that outfit," REALLY MEANS, "Please don't try on another outfit. I'm starving."

"I brought you a present," REALLY MEANS, "It was free ice scraper night at the ball/hockey game."

"I missed you," REALLY MEANS, "I can't find my sock drawer, the kids are hungry and we are out of toilet paper."

"I'm not lost. I know exactly where we are," REALLY MEANS, "No one will ever see us alive again."

"This relationship is getting too serious," REALLY MEANS, "I like you as much as I like my truck."

"We share the housework," REALLY MEANS, "I make the messes. She cleans them up."

"I don't need to read the instructions," REALLY MEANS, "I am perfectly capable of screwing it up without printed help."

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY, DEAR READER!!


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