KRISIS KEWANGAN LAGI ?

Tadi aku dengar di TV tentang isu DEB - pemilikan ekuiti 30 peratus Bumiputera minta dimansuhkan oleh TP/MCA - Ting Lai ka nama dia tu? - Heran pula kenapa timbul isu ini ketika krisis kewangan melanda dunia yang sudah tentu juga akan menjejaskan ekonomi Malaysia. Persoalannya adakah dengan menghapuskan 30 peratus yang dikhaskan kepada Bumiputera itu krisis kewangan akan dapat dipulihkan atau distabilkan ? Adakah dengan penghapusan itu ekonomi Malaysia akan lebih berkembang dan bersaing?

Aku rasa tidak - bukan isu pemilikan 30 peratus ekuiti Bumiputera yang menjadi punca ketidakstabilan sistem kewangan dan ekonomi Malaysia apatahlagi dunia. Yang menjadi punca ketidak bersaingnya ekonomi Malaysia ialah pembaziran dan kebergantungan kepada pasaran tertentu sahaja seperti Amerika - tidak cukup diversified. Ada juga pandangan mengatakan 'conspiracy' pedagang mata wang. "As long as everyone gain something, no one is telling".

Malahan 30 peratus ekuiti Bumiputera inilah yang sedikit sebanyak menstabilkan ekonomi Malaysia - kenapa saya kata begitu? Sebab kebanyakan atau sebahagian besar ekuiti Bumiputera ini adalah milik Kerajaan bukan individu. Oleh kerana ekuiti milik Kerajaan maka keputusan yang dibuat seperti melepaskan pegangan tidak akan berdasarkan keuntungan semata-mata malahan isu-isu lain juga akan diberi perhatian seperti keselamatan negara dan isu-isu sosial. (Kejatuhan ekonomi boleh menimbulkan huru-hara). Ini dapat kita perhatikan dimana pelabur-pelabur asing sekarang ini dengan berbondong-bondong mengeluarkan pelaburan mereka daripada Malaysia.

Ini pandangan peribadi ku saja. - geram.

KRISIS KEWANGAN

Thousands of pensioners protested against plans to cut health spending.

Ireland is the first country in Western Europe to officially fall into recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. – Para pesara berpiket membantah pengurangan perbelanjaan rawartan kesihatan oleh Kerajaan Ireland sebagai salah satu langkah menangani ‘deficit budget’ sejak dua tahun berturut-turut.

Meanwhile Asian countries have re-committed themselves to establishing an US$80bn emergency fund, as leaders from across Asia and Europe gathered in Beijing to discuss the global financial meltdown.

- Negara Asian mengikat janji menubuhkan ‘Kumpulan Wang Kecemasan” sebanyak US$80 billion bertujuan membantu ahlinya sekiranya menghadapi keruntuhan system kewangan .

Christine Wah, a marketing executive from Watford, spent eight years working her way up the ladder in the new-build construction industry. Earlier this year, thanks to the collapse in the property market, she was made redundant. – Seorang Eksekutif Pemasaran yang telah lapan tahun dalam industry pembinaan kehilangan pekerjaan akibat kejatuhan Pasaran Hartanah.

I think this downturn will be more serious than the one we had 10 years ago. Back then, people became patriots of the government. That's not happening this time around. This time it's a global problem, involving the United States. It's more risky than the oil crisis or the dot com bubble. – Pandangan seorang rakyat Korea betapa pada persepsinya masaalah kali ini akan lebih berisiko (bahaya tanggungan – kemungkinan menanggung kerugian). Sebagai langkah berjaga-jaga beliau mengubah gayahidupnya dengan mengurangkan perbelanjaan mewah seperti makan di restoran mewah dan berbelanja barangan jenama.

DE-Tuesday 28 Oct 08 "Thailand may barter rice for oil from Iran.."

Some cranks estimated that every citizen had lost purchasing power by RM300 a year. Since we have a population of 27million, the country's loss of purchasing power amounts to RM8.1 billion. That is a lot money which is lost by food suppliers, cooked and uncooked, goods and service providers at various levels. A lot of small businesses would just fold up. –

Setiap rakyat Malaysia kehilangan kuasabelinya sebanyak RM300.00 setahun kali 27 juta rakyat Malaysia menjadikan jumlahnya RM8.1 billion setahun. - Read Che Det blog

Kerajaan Malaysia – memberi jaminan keatas wang para pendeposit dalam Bank-bank di Malaysia. – Bernama (Bertujuan meyakinkan rakyat tentang kekukuhan institusi kewangan di Malaysia)

Diatas adalah beberapa petikan mengenai kesan krisis kewangan yang melanda sekarang ini. Apakah kita juga akan mengalami kesan akibat masalah yang dialami oleh institusi2 kewangan gergasi dunia ini? Bagaimanakah persediaan kita untuk menghadapi kemelut yang telah mula terasa bahangnya seperti dinegara-negara Eropah, Korea dll? Mungkin kerajaan kita sudah bersedia dengan beberapa formula untuk menggiatkan ekonomi Negara namun, sebagai rakyat biasa – bagaimanakah harus kita menghadapi kemungkinan resesi ekonomi? -

Saranan kerajaan kepada rakyat Malaysia:

1. Belanja dengan berhemah ? – ubah gayahidup?

2. Beli barangan tempatan

3. Tanam sayur dan buah-buahan sendiri untuk mengurangkan perbelanjaan.

4. Jadi lebih kreatif – tambah pendapatan ? – jangan ikut skim cepat kaya pula.

Jika anda punya sebarang pandangan sila kongsi bersama. Terima kasih.

'DUIT-DUIT KAU BUKAN SEGALANYA TETAPI SEGALA-SEGALANYA PERLU DUIT' - Anonymous

PELUPA - BUKAN MELAYU MUDAH LUPA

Geli hatiku tadi pagi. He he he adakah dady c pais - "mana kunci kereta ah ?" betanya sama aku, sambil sebok membungkar-bungkar kertas-kertas yang betaburan di atas meja kopi depan tv. Begitula tu meja tu - semak - buku, kertas, lukisan c pais, kertas pembungkus keropok, tinggal kertas, isinya abis suda tapi kertas pembungkusnya ndak juga dibuang ditong sampah. Mug bekas dady c pais minum kopi semalam. eeeh semakla. Dady c pais ni tiap-tiap pagi kelangkabut mau antar c pais pigi skul.

'Mana ko taru' ku bilang - dady c pais jawab - 'semalam aku taru di atas meja ba'. heran juga siapala pula yang ambil ?

Aku? - ikutla kono mencari-cari kunci kereta - " mengkali tejatuh dibawah meja!" ku bilang- Dady c pais membongkok meningu dibawa meja nda juga ada kunci. Aku pigi bilek c pais tengok atas meja komputer - mana tau dady c pais telupa dia taruh pula atas meja komputer - taulah dady c pais ni suka main game di komputer - game tembak-tembak ayam. Entah akupun heran, apalah kono siuknya tembak-tembak ayam tu ? Selalu aku kasi main-main dia - "banyaklah ayam ko dapat? patutla ayam dipasar mahal ..."

Aku dengar engin kereta sudah di start. Aku keluar dari bilek tengok c pais ketawa-ketawa - 'mana kamu jumpa tu kunci?" aku bilang sama c pais. He he c pais ketawa " di tangan dady" - ha ha ha aku ketawa kuat-kuat geli hati sambil-sambil mengolok-olok dady c pais.

Adakah patut - kunci dipigang-pigang tapi dicari la pula - hey pelupa sudah dady c pais ni tejangkit kali sama aku.

HOSPITAL VISIT OPPSSS SORI MELAWAT PESAKIT

Aku baru pulang dari melawat saudara yang sedang terlantar di wad hospital. Kasihan aku melihat dan mendengar pengalaman pahit yang dilaluinya, tetapi nampaknya saudara ku ini sangat cekal dan tetap bersemangat dan redha. Muda-mudahan ia cepat sembuh dengan izin Allah. Insyallah.

Kemarin dan pada hari sebelum kemarin, tiga orang saudara ku telah meninggal dunia. Innalillahi waina lillah hi rojiun. Seorang telah dikebumikan di Sembulan, seorang lagi di Likas dan seorang lagi di Jalan Tinadukon, Tandek. Semoga Allah swt mengampunkan dosa-dosa saudara-saudara ku itu dan mereka ditempatkan disyurga bersama para solihin. Amin.

Penat dan letih rasanya - Aku pernah mengalami betapa kuatnya tekanan perasaan apabila ahli keluarga kita meninggal dunia. Entah kenapa, mula- aku hilang perasaan, seperti otakku kena bius tak pasti apa yang telah berlaku. Tiba-tiba pula aku merasa sedih yang amat sangat...Terasa seperti aku tengelam di dalam air yang dalam perlahan-lahan menjunam kedasar, nafas terasa sesak dan lantas pitam. Tiba-tiba aku terkejut seolah-olah berada dipermukaan air tercungap-cungap menghirup udara agar kembali bernyawa. Badan terasa lemah longlai tidak bermaya - lethargic. Aku hilang keyakinan diri - tidak mahu berjumpa dengan orang. Mujurlah saudara dan handai taulan terus juga mendekatiku dengan sabar mengingatkanku betapa anak-anak perlukan perhatianku dan juga mengingatkanku tentang kasihsayang Allah wajalla. Muda-mudahan saudara-saudaraku yang telah ditinggalkan oleh orang tersayang itu segera bangkit dari kedukaan dan redha dengan ketentuan Allah swt. Hidup harus diteruskan.

P/S: Sanguru minta aku tulis BM. Aku sambut cabaranmu Pyan.

SPEAK UP WHILE U STILL CAN

Have u ever wondered why we speak? I speak according to my mood. Meaning I speak based on my feelings at the very moment. I even speak to my cat and rabbit as if they understand and can respond like human. Do you speak to your plants? There are people who think that if we speak kind words to our plants they will grow faster and healthier. Imagine how it will affect human? Some people have the gift of speech that they can move people into thinking and acting or doing the things as they would want them to do. Have you ever come across people who seems like talking to themselves? - thinking aloud ?

Generally we speak to inform, to persuade, to ask for help, to let out our anger, love, frustrations - meluahkan perasaan. Eh! aku geramlah sama orang ni - cakap ikut sedap mulut je! However remember "You are the one who decides how to feel and act based upon the ways you choose to perceive your life."
I remember long ago .........a very long time ago when I was still working ........now I'm a VIP (very important penganggur) there was this person who called on the 'phone asking to speak to my boss.

It just happened that my boss was attending to a meeting at the 'Operation Room' - so I told this caller that my boss is not in his office 'cause he is in the 'operation room'. There was silence at the other end of the line.....I could hear him gasp ........ like in deep shock...... My brain registered that he had misunderstood what I was saying and quickly add ........'Operation Room like Bilek Gerakan and not Operating theater like in the hospital...'. I could hear the sigh of relief. "Ohooo ok, will call him later ....thanks."

See - he had misunderstood me. It is common knowledge in our office that our conference room is also known as operation room and I have taken it for granted that this caller knew. Sometimes we tend to speak about things that unknowingly may hurt our listener. Of course it can happen the other way around. So I am now quite careful when to speak and when not to speak - kadanglupa......he he he Melayu mudah lupa? - some people in the office have these pin-up picture framed up in their office/cubicle - Three monkeys siting over one another. First monkey had its hands covering it's eyes, second monkey had it's palms covering it's ears and third monkey covering it's mouth. Underneath the picture were written "See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil". It is the more important to mind our words when dealing with our customers - at times got to act - bodoh - zoombie. I sometimes find it difficult putting words into my mouth. I become incoherent. There are times I stammer. I wonder, is it a sign that I am slowly loosing my inteligant mind ? The feeling is scary.

HARI RAYA BLUES

Everyone is talking about raya, well - I too want to join in the crowd he he he. I was attending this 'open house' organised by this non-profit association especially for its members and members' family and friends. We can say, it was quite a success - about 130 people attended the function, excluding children. As usual the agenda was quite interesting - there were ketupat making contest, nasyid song presentation, joget lambak and not forgeting tarian puco-puco (am not sure why this dance seems to be so popular) & karaoke singing, Busana Anggun Raya contest, the giving of 'duit raya' to children by the guest of honour and ofcourse 'makan'.

I was seated at the main table - don't quite feel comfortable there being a rather shy person - konon, but as a show of respect to all my friends especially to the 'guest of honour', I endured. Maaf ya YB - actually saya ni pemalu ba, tapi kadang-kadang macam pula muka tak malu he he he.

I was disappointed when the 'waiter' who attended the main table were not dressed properly. The Committee had hired this 'caterer' to supply the food and drinks for that night. The food was just ok (can't argue about it, since they maybe on a tight budget) but I thought the caterer should have provided a more presentable 'waiter'. Mind you, my appetite suddenly diminished when he served us - his shirt seems like drenched in sweat. To make matters worst, he wore a cap and slippers. Lesson learned: To all my siblings, whenever you are contracted to provide refreshments in any function, please make sure the people you hire to attend to the guest are properly attired.

Hari Raya Blues? - You may be asking.......Well.....actually there is this person asking me for a loan cause he's overspent for Hari Raya. What do you think? Isn't that Hari Raya Blues? What lesson can we learn this time? - "Beringat sebelum kena, berjimat sebelum habis." - Salam.

PETS OR PESTS

Remember I was talking about pets a few days ago! My neighbours mostly keep dogs as pets. I don't mind the dogs, what pissed (oops) me is, these dogs will be let loose by their owners every morning. Never mind that, what makes me angry to say the least is, these (damn) dogs ......eeeh shit.....shit........shit and pissed at my front gate. Yuk........So if you people wanna visit me, look out for the dog shit.

This other neighbour ......"piara ayam la pula..." . These ayam-ayam will fly over the fence into our house's compound and sometimes enter our kitchen .......'mau di bikin sup kali ni tau!. 'Just you wait ayam! - mengakai-ngakai lagi tu ku punya pasu..........nah kau ..........ku limpar kau sama penyapu. Lain kali ku limpar kau sama pisau! Mana sudah DBKK ni?

Aik c cici (kucing ku)ni tidur je dibelakang tempat dudukku - tulah cici malam2 merayap ja kau mencari bini. Ku peluk, ku angkat, pindah-pindah ko tidur juga. Cici cici......

PETS

This is Lala - Faiz's rabbit and This is Cici - Faiz's cat


Many people keep pets. Most common are dogs and cats. My son Faiz have Lala - a rabbit and Cici - a cat as pets. We had both Lala and Cici since they were babies.

Cici is a stray cat while Lala was bought at the Gaya Street Sunday Market. There are also some who keep unusual pets. My nephew for example keep a snake and several scorpions as pets.

KEE FAMILY REUNION

My son(ll years old) was rather excited to leave for Tawau to attend the Kee Family Reunion, to be held on 4 October 2008 at the Tawau Community Hall. We (husband, youngest son & I) left KK (Kota Kinabalu Terminal 2) airport at 4.00 pm on 3 October 2008 bound for Tawau. While searching for seats for the three of us - AirAsia do not allocate seat numbers to passangers, thus we had to help ourselves to wherever we want to be seated, usually grouped together amongst family members - I came across a Kee Family member (Guling) seated two rows from the back of the Air Bus aircraft. He too was on his way to the Kee Family Reunion. He was travelling alone. His children did not accompany him. We are amongst the many Kee Family members, who had left Tawau in search of greener pastures, but today many returned to reestablish family ties. My father Kee Abdul Jalil, who is the youngest son of Kee Kim Swee @ Kee Abdullah, for example, left Tawau in 1937. That's before the 2nd World War, mind you!

After about 20 minutes airborne we landed Tawau Airport - the new airport which is rather a distance from Tawau Town. We took a taxi - 'Guling' included. He disembarked at Batu 2 Apas. We stayed the night at Grace Hotel, a hotel just a stone throw from the Tawau Community Hall, where the gathering will take place the next day starting as early as 7.00 am. We went to the Hall to have a look, later that night. It was already nearly 1.00 o'clock after midnight but I saw the Committee Members and Volunteers still busy making last minute preparations for the memorable gathering.

Early next morning I woke up early and wake everybody up to get ready for the once a lifetime gathering - hopefully there will be more to come though. We had breakfast at a nearby Coffeeshop. At exactly 8.00 am, we are already at the Registration Counter especially set up for the Kee Abdul Jalil clan. My niece, Kee Ismail's youngest daughter manned the counter. As we signed the registration book, we were given a lucky draw coupon. I too had brought along with me a present for the lucky draw. I can see a long queue at the far end of the Registration Counter which was set up especially for the Kee Sulaiman Clan. Kee Sulaiman is the eldest son of Kee Kim Swee.

Boy o boy...........what a gathering..........., Was I exhausted ....Tried to update myself with the family members whom I haven't seen for ages ...........like I was with my nephews and niceses (is that how u spell it ? oops sorry am poor speller, surely will fail my english test) during our early primary school days in Holy Trinity School, Tawau way back in the sixties. Imagine what it's like to meet them now that we are all grandmom and granddad .......he he he. Actually, we hardly recognise one another. I had to ask my way around.... asking whoever I came across.......like " where is Pok? where is Musa?.....Where's Basir.......anybody seen them ...? They are my childhood friends who had stayed in Tawau and therefore I haven't seen them ....like ages. Other childhood friends like Chama, Tapang, Bul, Zaleha and many many ...the list is endless ...I used to meet them in KK.

Some older cousins remarked that I had put on a little weight..........of course, when did they last saw me? 10 years ago? 20 years ago? I believe, what they meant was I have aged and so did they. Like my cousin sister Fatima, ....she is already in the list of ....."Warga Emas" who will be receiving 'the token of appreciation', another agenda of the day. I remember I used to 'lepak' in her house during my Secondary School Days. She was a young mother then. Sometimes I am asked to help in making Hari Raya goodies like the Kueh Makmur. Memories, memories, memories ..........like the colours of the rainbow. To those, whom I didnt have the opportunity to 'salam' - I extend my greetings and Salam Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir and Bathin.

Adinda/Makchik/Nenek Liau

Ps: Help! I new in this bloging game.