31st of July is almost over here. In Malaysia its already over. A few weeks ago in my blog, I mentioned about a blog i came across where the writer wanted to kill herself on 31st July. Today was the day. There were no new postings for the past 3-4 days so I cant be sure of here status whether she is dead or alive.
Her last few postings did show some improvement in her behavior but she still wanted to kill herself. She thinks she will go to heaven after she kills herself and be in a better place. Well, if that were true, why not all the hungry and oppressed people in Africa, middle east and North Korea and all over the world just go kill themselves? At least they will be in a better place........
Sadly I don't believe so. I believe that take your own life is the biggest sin one could make. Live is a gift from God that nobody else in the world can give...not your mother, your doctor or not even Jesus himself. By killing yourself it is as if one is not greatful. Sure life can be hard and cruel to some people, but if you don't ask for help from God, how is He supposed to help?
But what can I do its all up to her now. At least the past few days she was happier than normal, so there is a slight chance that she has changed her mind. Hopefully she has. If she has killed herself, what can i say, she's a stupid girl. With all the support she has got, she still wants to kill herself. And i hope she is happy with her after life, however it turns out...
....sayonara...
Tuesday, 31 July 2007
Blogger - Dalam Bahasa Indonesia
I just noticed that blogger can be set to Bahasa Indonesia, so, being curious, i changed my blogger profile to be displayed in Bahasa Indonesia and i noticed 2 interesting things apart from the translation that is quite funny (if it was in Bahasa Malaysia, it would be funny too).
The first thing was in my profile, "gender" is translated "jenis kelamin". Well, i dont know about you, but i find it mildly, vulgarly funny. If translated back to English it would sound something like "type of genitals". Imagine somebody asking you "what type of genitals do u have".... :-P Well, Each language has a cultural component in it, so its quite inappropriate to directly translate it.
another thing is I found out from one of the title bars of blogger that "Gratis" (Bahasa indonesia) means "free of charge", which has the same meaning in German. In German, Gratis is always used in advertisements that means "free of charge". Because Dutch language is very similar to German, I assume the Indonesians got the word from the Dutch.
Its interesting to now how all the countries in the world are related to each other. Its really an eye opener :-)
Thats all for now...tchuss
The first thing was in my profile, "gender" is translated "jenis kelamin". Well, i dont know about you, but i find it mildly, vulgarly funny. If translated back to English it would sound something like "type of genitals". Imagine somebody asking you "what type of genitals do u have".... :-P Well, Each language has a cultural component in it, so its quite inappropriate to directly translate it.
another thing is I found out from one of the title bars of blogger that "Gratis" (Bahasa indonesia) means "free of charge", which has the same meaning in German. In German, Gratis is always used in advertisements that means "free of charge". Because Dutch language is very similar to German, I assume the Indonesians got the word from the Dutch.
Its interesting to now how all the countries in the world are related to each other. Its really an eye opener :-)
Thats all for now...tchuss
Monday, 30 July 2007
Flight back to Malaysia
Lately i have been hearing about the declining quality of service of MAS on the e-newspapers. There are an average 30 flight delays in a day. It is said that the MAS employees are on a "strike" because of the management that does not appreciate the employees by not giving any benefit to them. Instead the people in higher positions that have only been employed for a mere 1 or 2 years have been given bonuses like theres no tomorrow instead of the employees that have been working of 15 to 20 years in MAS. I think thats really f*%ked up.
I guess that's the difference between an multinational company and a local company. Multinational companies realize that the main asset of the company is not billion dollars worth of machines, but its the employees. A company may have the best equipment in the world, but without good employees, they are worthless. Thats why multinational companies really take care of their employees. They know how to spot potential and wiling to pay more for better quality employees. I think in Malaysia there is this obsession of Management and sales people are "better" than technical employees thus they deserve better than their technical counterparts. Everybody wants to be in sales. But i think it is true in a way. No matter how smart you are, if u cant talk and sell your stuff, you'll be a "kuli" for the rest of your life.
I think the best would be a technical person that has a sense of entrepreneurship because he knows his stuff and he knows how to sell it, and because he knows his stuff, nobody can cheat him. Compared to pure sales people. They know how to sell, but when it comes to expanding their product potential, its a bit hard. Reminds me of a person i know. He is the TMNet regional manager in Johor. A UTM Graduate. He graduated in electrical engineering but now works for sales. because of his technical background, he really knows his stuff and what chance to take and the potential of each product. Form his appearance alone he sends out a signal that he is no ordinary man. Knowing him for half a year, i think he is one of the most resourceful and intelligent entrepreneur i have met so far (not that i have met many).
OK...I going so far out of topic...Actually what i wanted to say in this entry is I'm feeling a bit worried about my flight back to Malaysia. I'm worried if the flight is delayed too long, i might have a problem with a visa. My visa is valid till 30th September. Which happens to be the day of my flight. If i overstay in Germany, i might be in trouble...I hope nothing goes wrong...
tchuss
I guess that's the difference between an multinational company and a local company. Multinational companies realize that the main asset of the company is not billion dollars worth of machines, but its the employees. A company may have the best equipment in the world, but without good employees, they are worthless. Thats why multinational companies really take care of their employees. They know how to spot potential and wiling to pay more for better quality employees. I think in Malaysia there is this obsession of Management and sales people are "better" than technical employees thus they deserve better than their technical counterparts. Everybody wants to be in sales. But i think it is true in a way. No matter how smart you are, if u cant talk and sell your stuff, you'll be a "kuli" for the rest of your life.
I think the best would be a technical person that has a sense of entrepreneurship because he knows his stuff and he knows how to sell it, and because he knows his stuff, nobody can cheat him. Compared to pure sales people. They know how to sell, but when it comes to expanding their product potential, its a bit hard. Reminds me of a person i know. He is the TMNet regional manager in Johor. A UTM Graduate. He graduated in electrical engineering but now works for sales. because of his technical background, he really knows his stuff and what chance to take and the potential of each product. Form his appearance alone he sends out a signal that he is no ordinary man. Knowing him for half a year, i think he is one of the most resourceful and intelligent entrepreneur i have met so far (not that i have met many).
OK...I going so far out of topic...Actually what i wanted to say in this entry is I'm feeling a bit worried about my flight back to Malaysia. I'm worried if the flight is delayed too long, i might have a problem with a visa. My visa is valid till 30th September. Which happens to be the day of my flight. If i overstay in Germany, i might be in trouble...I hope nothing goes wrong...
tchuss
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