2012 简介

又到了2012年尾了，12月31日这个日子并不是特别重要的日子，只是让人回味过去一年里做过什么，要改进什么的。

话说2012年是末日年，但是，现在人们还是活得逍遥自在。所以末日预言其实是假的，其实是末日愚言。我对这则预言其实没有太过在乎，因为人们始终还是为了生活忙碌，懒得去理会。

这一年里，应该做到的，都如愿得到了。我终于毕业了！虽然并不是什么排名高高在上的大学或者是名牌大学，但是我能够幸运在这个具有高竞争性的社会生存下来，已经很不错了。因为每次都听说校园内的怪闻，尤其是自杀事件是少见多怪的事情了。我在这大学四年里面学会放松地学习，学会去交更多的朋友，偶尔碰钉子也在所难免了（好痛地说）。

这一年里，也做了不少傻白事情，还差一点就断送了美好前程。不过很幸运的我，身边总是很多支持我的朋友，让我不转牛角尖。我觉得我很幸运，我很幸运地说，身边总是有很多帮我，支持我，鼓励我，带赛我的朋友。因为有了他们，就能够清楚地看见自己，就能够知道自己是谁。所以，我很珍惜大学生活的每一切，就算是我所做的每一件错事，我都会记得，免得以后再犯错了！

始终，我还是对不起一个朋友。我的无知和幼稚，毁了一段珍贵的友情。我很缅怀，很释怀，很想念这份友情。对不起。

大学永远少不了这群傻海朋友～

CEE Gang ( always miss out Chee Yi)

重金鼠junior

铁观音junior

last but no least = Bball Gang(Phuket island少了JL,WC)!!

～谢谢你们让我的2012和大学四年过得精彩 ＃respect + salute ～

大学生活的结束意味着全新的开始，忙碌的工作生活还未让我沉淀下来。刚开始工作的时候，很多时候都在发呆，不知道自己在干嘛，所以那时候过得并不愉快。后来，习惯了被上司洗，习惯了自己的工作环境，习惯了工做生活，一切开始慢慢好转。希望这情况可以带入新的一年！

我只希望新的一年里，可以好好地生活，活得更精彩，一定可以的！

我只希望2013年，天灾人祸少一点！

我只希望2013年，会是一个好运年！

杂念o深夜

是夜，心事重重。
不知为何，当眼前的机会渐渐地溜走，感觉很不是滋味儿。

未来虽然还是很遥远，但是我觉得如果我们都能够做好自己，为未来打算，其实我们都已经做了至少40%的准备。

是夜，心事依然重重。我还在傻傻地等，等待者机会的到来。我很希望自己能够提起勇气，为自己的未来和幸福着想。

圣诞平安夜里-我想太多吧～

平安夜，平静-安宁-夜空。
2012年快要到尾声了，你所达到的目标有多少个呢？

平静的夜里，我突然浏览以前在面子书里的post 和 status，发觉以前是多么的幼稚和多么的自我，复杂的感觉突然瞬间交叉着。是不是经历了某些事情后，人才会醒觉和从痛苦中学习呢？

平安夜，让我想起每一次孤单的那一个平安夜。或许平安夜并不是那么的特别，也或许是和其他夜晚一样的平凡，只不过是我自己太过敏感和在乎；都是那么平常地度过。

圣诞节、平安夜，都是很peaceful的日子，愿天下太平~

The next agenda: EOS M and iMac

Well, after working for nearly half a year, it's time to pamper myself with some gadgets or accessories. So, few things come in my mind and two of them are Canon EOS M and iMac, the latest design of Apple.

I don't really savvy in tech gadgets and I need comments from the pro. So, most of the people told me Canon EOS M has tremendous slow focus speed. But, as an amateur, I don't know how they define the focus speed unless I have a hands-on on the camera itself. No idea. So, at the time now, this will be in my list.

Another thing is the latest design of iMac. I am interested in having the iMac not just because of the design. Whatever inside the OS attracts me too.

Both of them are in my list and hopefully can complete the list in near future. Perhaps within 2 to 3 months?

121212

今天不是什么特别的日子，就是一般的星期三。
日期只不过是121212而已，却对某些人意义重大。
不知不觉地，时间就像火箭一样飞得快，快得让人无法察觉。
我们都长大了。

今天看到Facebook的post，有几对朋友订婚的照片，顿时真的吓了一跳，然后再想了一想，原来我们已经都那么大了。你我都是24 25岁的年轻人了，不再是乳臭未干的小伙子。

虽然是普通的星期三，但是你们将永远记得你们订婚的日子，因为121212是如此的深刻；因为121212是如此的刻骨铭心；因为121212是那么的特别。

祝：订婚快乐!! =)

七天追到你

话说现在的我还是一个人，室友看不过眼，然后就问：“为什么你还是单身的？”

这些问题我也很想知道。哈哈.... 我不懂怎么回答，我也不要回答。

直到一天我的室友就和我打赌在来临的这个星期六前，要找到女朋友，不然就我请客。

这个挑战还真的蛮有意思，只不过很难咧。去哪里找??!!!

我又不是林宇中，不会弹吉他，不会唱歌，什么都不会，找什么来追啊?

这七天真的追不到的啦...那么容易的话，这世界就不会有那么多悲剧啦~

I have left you for a very long time

Sorry my blog. I have abandoned you for a long time.

You must be very mad and full of dust as I really never touch you since I start working and the laptop was in the workshop.

Back in business, but I have to collect some interesting issues and to put here for discussion.

Lai.... Welcome back~

If that time

"If" is a perfect word to describe uncertainties.

If during the time when Sabah did not join the merger, Sabah could have become a very rich country. Yes, a country instead of a poor state. People live happily with the natural resources and the wealth given by God. No other people would exploit the source and take them away from Sabah. Only if that time the leaders of Sabah did not agree at the merger, Sabah could have a prosperous development till now.

If Malaysia is a country with wise government, all people regardless of Malay, Chinese or Indian will have a fair share of wealth distribution. Corruption is against the law and works are done according to procedures instead of connection of people. The legislation, judiciary and executives are independent, work well under the custodian of constitution. Malaysia with abundant natural resources and human resource will have a great leap forward under the good government's control.

There are too many IFs in the world and only IF can make the uncertainties perfect.

Part of Malaysia? State of Malaysia?

We are part of Malaysia or state of Malaysia?

I always think of this issue after reading the history of Malaysia. Not the history textbook from Malaysia government but other sources.

Have we been brainwashed or this is the reality that we are state of Malaysia? The concept of Malaysia according to the source I found, was that Federation of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore join together to establish a new nation called Malaysia. Almost the same as UK's concept where England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland come together and establish the United Kingdom.

Since Singapore was kicked out from Malaysia in 1965, the rules of game changed. The status of country was downgraded to state. The resources in our land were exploited especially the petroleum. Sabah, Sarawak and Kelantan as well as Terengganu (Peninsular Malaysia states) need to produce 95% of the petroleum royalty to the Federal government of Malaysia. Initially, we were not to give our natural resources to the federal government but why after 1965, why after the rules of game changed, then we only retain 5% of the petroleum revenue?

More and more negative comments from the social networking website stated that Sabahans/Sarawakians are stupid, staying on trees, places are awful etc. I totally disagree and angry with those statements. As we, Sabahans never say anything bad about other people and their places but why we are being bullied by them?!!! I mean, we are Malaysian right? Why our own people still want to criticize own people like that?

However, I just assume that this is just the minority people's mindset. A country's prosperity depends on people's mindset. If the mindset is healthy, the country can prosper and if the mindset is dirty, corrupted, the country will never prosper!

承载的重

开工了!
毕业后，人生新的一个章节开始了。
工作先是比其他人早得到，所以我很幸运能够拥有这份工作。
无论是多么的压力和困苦，我都要坚持地熬下去。

工作顺不顺利，很多时候真的听天由命。
在求学时，都是可以掌控的局面，
到了上班的时候，都不能像以前那样逍遥了。
也许这就是人生吧，我们都曾放任自己于一个安逸的环境长大。
踏出社会后就会知道，哪些是可以，哪些是不可以了.....

这都是人生里都要承载的重啊....

Mini Travelogue: Sipitang and its Satay

Thinking of Malaysian food like satay, where can you find it? Everyone would mention about Kajang Satay and of course Kajang Satay is not only famous among the local residents, it is also known for those are not from Selangor. Well, in Sabah, there's a small town called Sipitang.

Sipitang Waterfront, where you can taste the local Satay

Sipitang is located near the border between Sabah and Sarawak. This small town appears to be a "one-stop station" for Bruneian, Sarawakian and Sabahan to have a rest and trade. The local residents make use of the opportunity to begin their business, especially local cuisine. Satay becomes the must try food if u ever stop by Sipitang!

Satay stalls

There's a row of satay stalls at Sipitang Waterfront and you can choose from many. Besides satay, they also sell chicken wings. While eating satay, you must not forget to dip your satay into the special peanut sauce! The combination of the satay meat and the peanut sauce makes the taste great. Apart from the peanut sauce, you can also try with the bread which will give you amazing texture. 


About 2 to 3 hours drive, Sipitang is easily accessible by land transportation. In near future, the town will be developed into an industrial area due to the development of oil and gas terminal nearby.

Satay and the peanut sauce

         

Sandwich it with bread

Mini Travelogue : Tip of Borneo

Tip of Borneo

When driving along the highway from Tuaran to Kudat, you will see the golden paddy field on both sides of the highway. We did not manage to take any picture because there is no space to drop by. So, we just passed by and moved on to the destination. Of course, our destination was the Tip of Borneo where the crystal clear water lies and white sandy beach stretches.

View from the cliff

White sandy beach

About 30 minutes drive from Kudat, Tip of Borneo is the latest destination which is discovered few years ago. It has a very clean and white sandy beach as well as the crystal clear sea water. The white sandy beach faces South China Sea while the Tip itself is the intersection of the Sulu Sea and South China Sea. Majority of the plants there are pine and oak trees. The view is fascinating and the cliff at the Tip of Borneo has been resembled as one of the attraction in Australia, as my friend described. 

Tip of Borneo is surrounded by small villages and can hardly find crowd in the Tip, as what we can see in the crowded beach of Tanjung Aru (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah) or Patong (Phuket).

This shelter near the Tip

Jump shot at the Tip

For diverse tourist attraction, the government promotes the place as the Sunset Orchestra Performance stage besides natural scenery. The local residents also set up the accommodation nearby the tip. This can attract more people to come and see the view at the tip while enjoying the melody of the Sunset Orchestra. 


However, the infrastructure such as roads linking to the destination is not well maintained. Thus causing extra travel time and giving bad experience and impression to the tourists who visit there. Therefore, the government is urged to repair the roads and provide better infrastructure and facilities in order to raise the reputation of the state as one of the most visited state in the country.

The richest yet the poorest

Richest, but poorest?

Sabah is blessed with abundant natural resources such as natural gas, petroleum, timber and also the majestic Mt Kinabalu. These features can make the people rich and yet the people still suffer in poverty. Income gap increases and no measures taken. Poor gets poorer and rich gets richer!

Why?

Poor governance and corruption, illegal refugees (who are the low wage, no skilled labours), many politicians but little promises and work done. These are the contributors to the worsening poverty in Sabah. Last time, when I discussed this situation with my friend, he talked about the attitude of the people was not right. That would be a determining cause for the poverty too.

How?  How to address it?

Can it be eradicate through free education? To correct their mind?
Can it be done through free internet penetration? To let them have more information inflow?
Can it be done by providing a better infrastructure? To bring up the economy and create more job opportunities?
Can it be done if and only if the government is changed? or institutional change? Election?

Too many X-factors to be discussed.

NTU Final Chapter : Dinner and Dance CEE 2012

It was a great night. All people are dressed up with sparkling attires. I just wore a normal shirt with jeans. Nevertheless, the event was full of laughters. Thanks to the emcee of the night. He was so entertaining!

It started with a simple idea. "I just don't want to be unemployed!". So, I chose civil engineering. But, I never expect that this can be a good outcome when I get the job offer before graduation. It seems lucky to me and of course I appreciate it very much. Now, I am going to face the new chapter of my life.

Cheers for our future, guys!!!

Of course, I will not forget my comrades in uni life. Without you guys, my uni life will not be the same!

                             

 

*From my album only; please view Facebook for more photos

Minimum wage : productivity and education

No minimum wage policy was implemented previously and in conjunction with the Labour day, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the minimum wage for Peninsular Malaysia RM900 and for Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan(Federal Territory) with RM800.

The minimum wage policy was not implemented partly because of the compromising profit of the organization in the country. Most of the employers understand that once the minimum wage policy is implemented, they need to restructure the operation of the organization in which they need money to do so.

Theoretically, increase in productivity can bring reduction in manpower to do a particular work, and hence increase in the profit margin. This cannot be seen in short run but long term, yes. Productivity can be increased by bringing in the technology which can increase the work done and reduce manpower(low-skilled). Therefore, the profit can be increased in long run. With the profit generated annually, the organization can substantially transform themselves into a better and more productive one. However, most of the organization have large inertia to shift into a hi-tech production, which indirectly increase the productivity of the organization. Furthermore, the employers most of the time emphasize in the short term profit and seldom have a vision in the long term profit. Even though the money or subsidy is given by the government to increase the productivity, the organization refuses to use the money for this purpose.

Secondly, minimum wages policy is connected with the education level which the country possesses. Currently, the labour market is still quite healthy but in terms of wages, not too good. Employers tend to pay the employees, especially the local fresh graduates with low salary. Partly due to the lack of confidence in the integrity and competence of the fresh grads, and also the poor communication skills that the fresh graduates have. Some MNCs do not hire the fresh graduates easily due to the mentioned reasons. So, in the end, should we blame the poor education system of the country? And maybe this is why the employers object the minimum wages.

Some of them also afraid that with the implementation of minimum wages policy, the amount of workers to be hired will be reduced to compromise the profit of the organization. Hence, more employees will face retrenchment and unemployment rate will increase. Worse still and strongly connected to the economy, national GDP will contract (because no one has better spending power) and give raise to inflation. Macro-economically, currency will drop and the foreign investors will draw back from the country due to the high living cost but low currency rate.

For one good reason of the implementation of minimum wages policy, is to allow the employees to produce (with good attitude and motivated personality). It is a good incentive to let them produce and get more productivity for the organization. Indirectly will generate more profit and the profit gained can be used for better technology to run the organization and this cycle goes on and on. More and more money can be generated and more money to be distributed to the employees and they claim for increment. (Ideal case)

Fry: Free education and no PTPTN?

So, as the picture shows, the abolition of PTPTN (National Tertiary Education Loan) and free tertiary education tuition fee seem not to bring any benefits to the economy of the country. Especially, when you are talking about Malaysia, which has high debt percentage in GDP. The policy was mentioned by the opposition party during the speech in the villages and cities and convinced the people that if they will win the coming general election, such policy will be implemented.

Is there any benefits from the implementation? Or will it become larger burden to be bore by the government? Let's say if the country allows free education and abolish the loans, then, how doe the researchers in the universities to do the work? How do the teaching fellows work without the tuition fee? The opposition party was right that there are few countries in the world which provide free education but have to note that these countries mentioned are of high income societies, GDP per capita of the countries are top 10 in the world. However, the government incurs high tax on the people so that everyone in the countries can enjoy free education and also welfare in the society.

Malaysia is still way behind of top 10 list in GDP per capita and the society is more or less stuck in the middle income trap. It is strongly suggested that implementation of free education and abolition of PTPTN will not bring any benefits to the economy of the country. Unless the debts of the country is settled, the income of the society is improved, the tertiary education system is more transparent, adopts concept of meritocracy instead of racial quota, fair and just in the education system (educational reform), corruption-free administration, economy of the country can attract more FDIs and stabilizes the whole economic progress. Hence, we can talk about the free education and abolition of PTPTN.

上课最后的一个礼拜

人生来匆匆去也匆匆，

就这样大学快告一段落了。

许多人已经开始找工、忙着找房间。。。

报告也要交了。。。

话说大学四年很快消耗掉，这句话是真的。

从来没有好好珍惜过身边的一切，现在回想起来，真的很可惜。

好在现在拥有的我会好好把握。

不管发生什么事情，最重要的还是稳住阵脚，三思而后行，不然思绪被弄乱了，就很容易被人家趁虚而入

上课的最后一个礼拜，希望可以每一堂课都去上。可惜还是老样子，因为要赶报告，所以不能上课。可恶的报告是不会完毕的，尤其是你其实已经做完了但是还是没有勇气交报告给教授，也不懂为什么......

上课的最后一个礼拜，怎么好像有点突然间不舍得现在的自由

上课的最后一个礼拜，怎么好像时间过得慢了一些

上课的最后一个礼拜，怎么突然变勤劳了

上课的最后一个礼拜，怎么上课没有打瞌睡了

我希望，时间不会走动，让它停留在这个时空

但是越不舍得的事情，偶尔让人更烦恼

该往前走了，过去的还是会过去，该来的还是会来

丘光耀博士演讲-人民力量

 

 你会觉得他不应该用粗俗的话来演讲

你会觉得你很清高..是吗？你错了

你的公民意识很高吗？你错了

看一看他的演讲吧

他说的，都是实话，代表人民的怨言

他说的，都有根据

看我的部落的朋友，请花多一点时间来看一下我们的国家

请花多一点时间来了解我们的国家

有了你们的了解和行动，我们的国家才会有改变

心态的改变，就能自救

不要说我们不能，因为你还没有try过，你根本没有资格说不能!

不要说我们不能改变，如果你还没有去登记选民，你根本没资格说不能!

不要说沙巴不能改朝换代，虽然一个人的力量小，积少成多，就不怕不能，只怕没有心罢了!

生意人真的怕改朝换代吗?

你只是会想你现在的利益和未来的利益有什么出入罢了，根本就是自私的做法。

（我相信这些是朋党吧，难道还活在四分五裂的社会吗？）

只要一起共同迈向同一个目标，就算沙巴没有换政府，反对党的议席有足够的数量的话，

在朝党就不会乱来了。

相信我们（人民）的力量吧!

《青青的红苹果》

大学四年里的点点滴滴

谁会没有呢？

除非你是选择了关掉认识新朋友的大门

那么基本上，大学是无聊的

四年得来的故事，就在《青青的红苹果》

每个NTU的学生，大部分都会经历的故事

感情、学业、泪水、笑声、汗水

Casted by（不分前后）:

林雍泽

陈幼贞

郭小白

陈梓健

颜友福

叶钊佑

陈业嘉

颜小新

张世杰

赖俊贤

李家毅

孙子法

叶孙渊

梁志雄

钟惠芬

发现自己还有2个礼拜就告别校园了~

时间过得真快

倒数中。。。

Self control please?

Recently,
I failed to control myself
of speaking something bad to my friends
I was totally fxxked up
My brain did not help me to process all the things well
All I did were just sucked~

I have to control myself
as I will go out to work soon
and still offend others like that
I will get fxxked

Lai Chuen Hien
Self control pls?

Building for a low carbon economy ~ Arup |Thoughts|

Look at the nature of a national economy and it’s clear: the priority for moving to a low-carbon economy must be constructing long-life, loose-fit buildings to house the service sector jobs we need to create. Let me explain why.

A country needs to create jobs – nobody wants high levels of unemployment. So could manufacturing provide these jobs? I don’t think so, as demand for material goods seems to be falling. (The volume of goods destined for purchase by consumers that left UK factories or arrived at UK ports has been declining since 2002.)

So the service sector is key. Over the last 20 years there’s been a huge increase in the proportion of people employed in the service sector – working in retail, leisure, education, health and government services.

Far from being “lightweight” as some economists claim, services have inputs connecting them to the rest of the economy. And as services become more efficient, the per unit service output increases (you get more services from the same number of employees). So unless we then keep consuming more services, unemployment will rise.

Fortunately, services can – in most cases – expand almost limitlessly; they don’t clutter up your home with stuff in the way that material goods do. You can have more TV channels. You can buy more insurance. Though not necessarily desirable, you and your partner can both go out to work and pay for childcare services. 

All these services need buildings (TV channels need studios, insurance companies need offices and childcare needs nurseries). But while the capacity of the service sector must be allowed to continue expanding, does this mean we have to keep constructing new buildings for the service sector?

To deliver a low-carbon economy, I believe we must make sure our service buildings are long-life and loose-fit, capable of lasting and adapting to meet the needs of services we haven’t yet dreamed up.

In the future, we might see more buildings like the Shard – which combines retail, hotel, office and living space – that can be easily reconfigured as demand for services changes.

For me, this is all part of trying to understand the innate nature of our free-market economy to develop sustainability thinking.

Problems with Sabah and the diversification of economy

Sabah is deeply blessed by the abundant natural resources such as oil and gas, forests, mine and land. As the state capital, Kota Kinabalu has the population of more than 700000 in the greater urban area (Inanam, Penampang, Kepayan, Tanjung Aru, Likas) and the main economy of the city is tourism. The land in Kota Kinabalu is relatively flat and thus development is more feasible compared to the rural areas. Resorts nearby city and beaches are built and developed rapidly in recent decades and this makes Kota Kinabalu as one of the fastest growing city in the country.

However, rapid urbanization of Kota Kinabalu leads to high rising living cost and residents are suffering due to the rising living cost and the real estate properties. Kota Kinabalu as an example, has a lot of middle income families. Most of them work as civil servants. The monthly income of average RM3000 is merely affordable for a family of 3. Imagine that you have to pay loan for your house, car, your kid's education (tuition classes in KK is absolutely profitable), insurance, utilities bills, petrol bills etc... It is highly financial burdened for the middle income families. Then, for lower income group, how do they survive? Rob? More part time jobs with lower wages? They are just suffocating in this kind of situation. Hardly to get a decent living. Attitude wise??  To blame who?

However, with proper planning and execution, economy in Sabah is definitely a positive outlook. Geographically, Sabah is located in the east of Malaysia and to the north of Sarawak. The proximity location to China, Korea and Japan, which these countries are the main exporters and the big economy powers in East Asia, can bring fortune to Sabah. Kota Kinabalu as the transportation hub in Sabah can be the leader in the state by providing the good facilities in the harbour for the loading and unloading of goods from these countries. Furthermore, the Sepangar harbour in Kota Kinabalu is one of the deepest harbour in Malaysia and the nearby KK Industrial Park provides the manpower for manufacturing. From the statement mentioned above, Sabah can be transformed into entreport economy which the imported goods can be processed and add values in them and export them.

Apart from that, airport facilities in Sabah are well developed and as the leader of all, KKIA gives one of the best and still the second busiest airport in Malaysia. Close distance from China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea makes Sabah as the favourite destination to the tourists to visit Sabah.  In terms of tourist attraction, Sabah is among the best and provides world class attraction. From top of Borneo to Tip of Borneo, from the heart of Sabah to Fringe of Sabah, Sabah can give the satisfaction to the tourists and more and more tourists pay the visit to Sabah due to the multi culture and protected rainforests, relatively good facilities provided. Ecotourism is what the state provides currently and possibly in the near future, service tourism will emerge as one of the income contributors to the state. Do you ever think of casino in Sabah? Maybe you should think of it. Of course with rules and regulations bound. This will bring Sabah economy into higher stage.

Vast land in Sabah of course is not only limited to the tourism. The land in Sabah is rich in nutrients and suitable for agriculture activities. Coco, palm oil, rubber and others commodities plantation are getting more and more popular in the state and have become the main income in Sabah since many years ago. Moreover, in highland area of Ranau and Kundasang, the farmers produce crops and vegetation and these products are sold to the market in Kota Kinabalu and Brunei(perhaps). There is also a dairy farm on the highland of Kundasang. The dairy cows are reared on highland and the farm also allows the visit from the tourists. Indeed, the farm provides two types of incomes - agriculture and tourism. Another agriculture activity which is noticeable in Ranau is the tea plantation. Sabah tea has special aroma and this adds value to the Sabah economy.

Natural resources will deplete from year to year. Therefore, there is no necessary to point out the biggest advantage of Sabah. The depletion is inevitable and hence solution for the depletion must be figured out! Diversification of Sabah economy is a must and this will ensure Sabah to progress well socially and economically. In addition, good government with the good policies planned and executed must also be the main factor that drives the economy.

你还再怕什么?

今天下午听了一个很有趣的演说，演讲人是净选盟的筹委之一 - 黄进发博士。
他给了我一个很大的领悟，我是从来都没有想过的，就是为什么当下政府-国阵可以执政那么久而且很正当化“种族主义”，来镇压其他种族。

话说到513，当时得票率低的联盟政府而且差一点就回家种番薯了，然后演变成上街种族大冲突。其实，自从那一年后的每一届大选，我们华人和其他种族都怕了暴乱然后支持国阵，因为国阵会利用恐慌或者暴力事件来恐吓我们普罗大众。对，事实是这样，80年初的孩子们都被灌输着一个概念：“政治嘛，就留给搞政治的人去做啦！留一条命来做一些有意思的东西不是更好吗？”再不然就有些朋友就会对我说：“哈？什么来的？我不懂哦？我没有去注意哦～hm，这个啊，不想去理它，很忙咧~”我想对他们说：“你们是大学生吗？为什么你们只会读死书？而不是留意和观察周遭发生的事情呢？？！！！我们是国家栋梁eh,不是只是会书上的知识而已！我们应该更是什么知识都具备的社会栋梁!” 我真的只能说，可悲可悲~ 很多人，包括我爸爸妈妈都说，政治是肮脏的，不是普通人玩得起的东西，我说：“对，不是普通人玩得起，但是我是赖俊贤，我不是普通人，而且我不是玩。我跟进的，是时事、我了解的，是国家大事”。他们就这样变成丘光耀博士口中的长江一号二号了，一天到晚帮我洗脑，说这个不行那个不行~

如果说国阵一路以来都用政治恐慌来恐吓人民，但是为什么到了那一年308大选，槟城变天，恐慌去了哪里？就套黄博士的那句话：“说好的恐慌呢？” 自从那以后，人民心里有了一个新的理念，就是所谓的恐慌是被捏造的，是不存在的。所以，709净选盟大游行那么多人上街，不分你我，不分种族的这样上街声明，要求公平干净的选举。但是，我们也不难发现，当我们懂了其实国阵/巫统利用恐慌来恐吓人民， 而308后因为没有恐慌，所以就特地在特定和特别的日子里面，找一些替死鬼在在野党或者净选盟的集会/绿色集会当中，做出一些很低级的反应和制造恐慌和暴力事件。当然，我相信有那么无脑的领袖才会有那么无脑的跟班~ 所谓的无脑，我先声明，他们不是没有，而是没有善于利用和处理讯息。

华人和其他种族现在慢慢地开始站出来为自己的利益和未来做出声明，慢慢地，华人开始为国家大事而关心国家了。为什么我们（华人）还要那么怕死呢？难道这个不是你的国家吗？难道政府的腐败就此让你心灰吗？不是！我们要的是一个言论的自由！我们要的是公平公正的权利! 难道我们还要继续在家养老虎吗？709让我们看见全部人开始相信，新马来西亚的诞生，开始相信，只要站出来讲话，都会有人在背后挺你!

308后，709后，恐慌制造不再，恐吓不再。SO？你还再怕什么?

KK 的日落

亚庇，又名KK，是沙巴州首府，是沙巴神山的必经之路。国际机场只是离市区10分钟车程，而且酒店住宿很多，所以游客们不必担心落脚的地方。 说道KK就想到壮观的神山和美丽的海边，上了山后，再过对面岛一日游，简直是赞! KK市区海岸面向西边，所以它的岸上餐厅和茶馆特别多，都是为了吸引游客的到来。面向西边，就能看到由五个岛组成的Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park 国家公园。虽然这个海洋公园离市区码头只有十五到二十分钟的船程，但是它的海水是清澈见底的!很难相信吧~至于海洋生物，是不逊于东海岸的天王级潜水胜地哦!而且由于这五个岛都靠近市区，所以，游客们为了方便，很多都是选择到这边消遣。

日落时分，五彩缤纷的晚霞落幕。船只一艘一艘地返回码头，再加上美丽的日落，让观赏风景的游客们，依依不舍地在附近的岸上餐馆进食。日落总是短暂但美丽，所以，每一次的日落，游客们都带着相机(无论是DSLR还是普通的)都拿出来，摄下每一天的最后一幕风景。

Mabul Island in planning

打从小时候，我就很想出岛游玩。生长在沙巴这片土地，还没有真正地踏在沙巴州世界顶级岛屿。除了上次两年前和foa maincomm到Tioman Island（半岛的小岛，不错一下啦）玩，然后接触到很多海胆！还有真的夸张多的!

沙巴，绝不缺乏世界顶级岛屿，其中Sipadan已经是闻名遐迩了。以种类繁多的海洋生物闻名的Sipadan Island, 吸引不少外地游客到此一游。可惜，Sipadan 没有住宿，政府把全部的住宿搬到附近的岛屿，同一时间也带动了附近岛屿的经济哦!

附近岛屿都有不同的特色，Mataking 可以进行海底婚礼，Kapalai有着东方加勒比之称，Bohey Dulang的神秘感，当然，也少不了Mabul。

毕业旅行的策划本来从去纽西兰，再来成都，然后环半岛马来西亚，再来东马沙巴砂拉越一游，变成现在的只是沙巴8天游。变数太多了，没有在控制范围内，所以变来变去，变到只剩沙巴8天游。都不错啦。来个KK两天，神山两天，山打根两天，Mabul三天，简直是差不多环游整个沙巴了!

Mabul 对我而言，比起其他岛屿来说，他算是比较多住宿的岛屿，但是有很奇怪的说，环境管理方面似乎不错，而且住宿方面，价钱在我们的能力范围（我听说Kapalai三天两夜需要1000USD!)，so,应该是他了!

Mabul的陌生，就在这一次毕业旅行必须要揭开的谜了!

Cities :The Silent Rise of the Smart City

As Google hits the headlines for changes to its privacy rules across Europe, it is worth noting just how important it is to balance innovation, the immense power of knowledge networks and the legitimate concerns of the people who use these technologies.

In the case of Google, the group argues that it is a positive change, merely simplifying a patchwork of privacy rules across separate services and consolidating 60 policies into a single one.

The French data protection watchdog suggests the new rules are a cause for concern, while the EU authorities are investigating and the issue has been raised in Japan and the US, among others.

This is clearly an extremely delicate topic and it will be interesting to see how it develops. But it also holds a particular lesson for those of us championing the greater use of information and communication technologies (ITC) to help create the Smart Cities of the future.

Smart Cities have tremendous potential to improve the efficiency of our urban environments, to usher in a new era of growth through the digital economy and to vastly improve the quality of our lives in all sorts of everyday ways.

At the personal level, we can easily imagine a smartphone app that rings you up to let you know to put your coat on and walk down to the bus stop just in time to meet the No 73 into town.

At the macro-level, our recent report estimates that Smart Cities replicating the energy-efficiency successes of places such as San Diego could save the public and private sector some Euro600 billion per year around the world, while we could reduce carbon emissions by 15% by 2020.

The light-speed evolution ITC, the ‘internet of things’ and the utility generated by the latest smart phones and other devices have combined to put society on the cusp of a whole new age.

We are only beginning to scratch the surface of the potential benefits.

Yet at this critical point, it is more important than ever that we as a society start thinking about the checks and balances we will need alongside the opportunities that Smart Cities can provide in an increasingly hyper-connected world.

This is a major, strategic issue for cities. And it is no idle philosophical discussion either. The Smart City is already on the rise – still patchwork, but silently evolving and becoming more sophisticated, generating ever more efficiency gains for society applied to everything from contactless mobile phone payments to crowd-sourced data generation.

This is far too valuable an opportunity to risk, which is why everyone who supports Smart Cities needs to think about the political oversight, governance and technical controls that will be required to help people in society make important choices about how we use the now ubiquitous data emerging across our cities.

Adapted from ~ "http://thoughts.arup.com/post/details/172/the-silent-rise-of-the-smart-city"

New term: Neo-merito-democracy

When I was in the Lee Kuan Yew Ministerial Forum last year, one of the audiences asked him a question.
" Is that called political conscious when you have participated in the voting for the election ? "
For me, if I were that person, I would not ask like that because my answer was same as Mr Lee.
His answer to that audience was:
"The political conscious is not about having participation in voting alone. I think you were just too excited after the voting and that's not called political conscious! The correct way of political conscious is to have an idea in the social, economic, welfare, progress of the nation etc. ( i.e. current affairs ). So, I don't think you are political conscious enough."
Well, it was not hard to find that in Singapore, the political environment is still stirring around People Action Party which in charge of the country for nearly  half a century. All the best things they can contribute and the people in Singapore enjoy high living standards but suffering from the limited spaces of living and large influx of foreign talents. The policy which in favor to the foreign talents attraction has declined in recent years and still Singapore government wants to retain its foreign talents' help. The methodology of retaining talent is actually very simple. Treat them nicely and make them feel at home (Singapore has done better than its neighboring cousin).
Unlike in Malaysia where the policies in favor of  Malay. The story begins in 1969, when the opposition almost toppled up the Allied Parties government and triggered the anger of the extremists in the Allied Parties. The extremists in the party went to the street and then beat the other races on streets. Hence, 13 May Incident(Riot) broke out. There were casualties and hence, the government went into emergency state under the control of National Movement Council (MAGERAN) in 1970. At the same year, the government started to implement the New Economic Policy which intended to minimize the income gap between the Malay and the other races in the country.
The policy worked well but subsequently, some of the people became too dependent on the policy and the whole procedure and system became corrupted. The government insisted that there was no corruption neither deliberately helping Malays. Indeed and honestly, most of the Malays and the natives(Kadazandusun, Iban, Orang Asli) are still living in poverty. The rich becomes richer, but the poor becomes poorest. Most of the people were exploited by this policy and yet some of them embrace it. The ignorant group who still embrace this policy has become more and more arrogant. Some of them announced that we (Chinese, Indian) should go back to our homeland.
But, where is our homeland? We are holding MyKad(IC in Malaysia) and we speak the same language as you. Why and who the hell are you to chase us out of this beloved nation? You have no rights to say so! Politically, socially, economically, we should stand an equal chance to work together for a better country development, but not to work for somebody else! This is the era of neo-democracy! Not the 60-70s where you cannot say something which is supposed morally right but politically wrong. Now, it's the time for us to join our hands to move into the new era of democracy- Neo-merito-democracy !
Corruption, inequality, non-transparency, political scandals, we had enough! Enough is Enough!!!! And yet you announced that the illegal immigrants as the local natives and we(Chinese, Indian, Kadazan-dusun, Iban, Orang Asli) are not natives or Malaysian, asking us to go back our "homeland", what the fxxk is this?!!!!!!!!! Moreover, you invite Lynas coming to Malaysia to give us radiation from rare earth! Are you kidding me?!

IF YOU INSIST THAT THIS IS HARMLESS, YOU STAY NEARBY FOR A YEAR AND THEN TELL US, "IT'S TOTALLY ALRIGHT!!!!" TRY IT AND I BET YOU WON'T DO IT!
Ladies and gentlemen, please see things with your conscience. This is our country, our one and only country. Where can you find such a nice country with abundant natural resources, colourful demographics and cultures?
We must not vote with our feet anymore. We can't afford to lose a beautiful home like this and witnessing our country fallen just like that! We need to fight for our rights of being a Malaysian, a truly Malaysian!

Radioactive pulse

When talking about the radioactivity, it is always about the mutation and the radiation of the materials. Whoever live nearby or consume the water/food nearby, he/she will be affected and diseases start to outbreak. This is a very serious and very important issue to be handle.

Lynas with its rare earth processing plant in Kuantan, Malaysia is under construction and triggers public's anger towards this issue. Radiation is the thing that the residences concern about. But, the government never take any initiatives to confine the problem. At least we want to see the government stands out and discuss with the residences about the program. Never, they never concern about the health and safety of the people after all.

Why does not a single nuclear plant can be seen in Malaysia? But why does a rare earth processing plant can make a position in the map of Malaysia? We can't afford to lose anything in our homeland. Nuclear plant helps generating electricity by the radioactive process in the plant and once the plant has leakage, the radioactive material will spread out and ends up like Fukushima in Japan. The technology is not mature enough in Malaysia, and of course the manpower is also an issue whereby they are not well trained! But, why Lynas?! Same reason for it. For me, immature technology and manpower are the main reason why Lynas cannot establish the processing plant in Malaysia.

Though the government supports the move of Lynas by having the plant in the country, the citizens from all areas of Malaysia came out and voiced their opinion on MPK4 field in Kuantan yesterday. It is not the first time that the government takes such non-initiative. Last 709 in Kuala Lumpur which to voice for freedom in Election, the government also did not support or speak according to what the relevant council requested. This time, they are truly unmoved with what the people wants!

Economy downturn will occur ? What a prudent investor wants is the safety of the country and the stable politics in the country. The country now is in big trouble as the government never do what they said. The government always go biased with their own interest and own group! Maybe in this issue, Lynas and the so-called the independent Safety Investigation Council report again and again that the processing plant is definitely no harm to people and it is low radioactive and this may help to convince the investors to invest in Malaysia. What we want is a go-green and health policy in economy!!!! The government is like an ostrich. What they are doing right now is planting their head in the soil and not to see any danger, yet the danger is there and they said there is no harm at all.

I believe the chances of leakage and though the safety is there. What about lack of maintenance? Incompetent manpower? Can you make sure that there is no leakage forever? NO!

But one thing I am very sure is, since this is done according to government's decision, then ask them to stay nearby! They will then realize how harmful and scary it is. Surely! Some people have experienced it before and that's why they are protesting against it!

过火的批评vs民主必经之路

网民会因为某些事情/丑闻，然后将其放大再四处宣扬。
这不是可笑，也不可耻，因为这证明网民也是有他们的见解和观点，也是证明媒体开始有自由了。像刚过不久的事情，到现在足足有了5天，网民还是毫不留力地把事情炒红。

我想了想，其实会不会对事发人有污点呢？还是如果以大多数人的看法的话，就像我老爸说的：“她是自己拿来的，没有人教她这样讲话的咯，自己拿来的啦。”所以，很多人都毫不留情地像拖车姐发子弹，身受重伤的她，肯定会回应此论点：“我是在XX州看到这个事情的。”
但是，很奇怪，为什么你要说明你是半个槟城人咧？ 人家会认为(因为她使到观众和全部人先入为主）你是在说槟城咯。所以是自己拿来的？hm....

So,为了收集一些意见，刚才和朋友聊天聊到这个事情，双方面都认为陆陆续续地批评这个半个槟城人好像有点过火。
其后，朋友就来了一句：“教授说，这些迹象都是走向民主的必经之路啊～”
想深一层，其实也不是没有道理。看一看过去的历史，以前没有很发达的资讯网络，一些诗人和作家就凭着锋利的文笔来批评英殖民时代的统治。

当然，那个时候是二十三十年代，没有网络也没有facebook。所以，怎样share和怎样批评呢？就是用纸和笔，把英殖民统治写得/画得多丑多可恶，然后利用人力传播和宣扬，好让民众对他们的反感越来越大，厌恶感越来越浓厚。最后，英殖民统治时代的结束和马来西亚独立的开始都是这班前辈，给了我们希望和未来。所以，share and like 再share的力量是不可以抵挡的。

现在媒体的力量强大，虽知道民主的必经之路是难走的，可是只要大家趁着天时地利人和外加资讯的巧妙配合，相信很快地我们就会看到希望，一个新的希望，一个全新的国家。只要我们效仿前辈的做法，新的希望，新的自由很快会到来！

马来西亚政坛，成熟吗？

辩论离题、说话没经过大脑、发问用来嘶吼，这都出现在马来西亚政坛里王对王的辩论里。
1.为什么离题？
各政党都为了维护自己的利益而把话题越扯越远，观众也被带去游花园。没有仔细听的观众肯定会因为环境的影响而开始跟着鼓掌或者拍桌子。有看到观众的成熟度在哪里吗？
一个为了辩论而辩论的话题，其实大家（如果你对卖花很反感的话）都知道事实是怎样一回事，谁比较对，谁比较不错。跟派的党员，当然也只能因为阿头在说什么，他们跟就对了。
这成熟吗？完全没有立场和没有对策的所谓政党，给你再继续做下去，我们人民受苦啊!!!离题的辩论题，肯定被裁判宣布弃权了，但是还好，裁判都是观众（包括网民）。离题不离题，他们来决定.
2.说话没经过大脑？
当蔡总发表言论时，很威武。尤其是他想指出民联的丑闻时，也“不小心”地把自己家的丑事爆了出来。很搞笑，是不是呢？
“当我在Sg Petani对话的时候，有个年轻人站起来说我们的拨款要给某某人，州行政议员的代表，跟其他人30%的commission。eh,我跟他说，eh,你不要乱讲话哦，我还以为这个是国阵政府罢了哦，他说不是，这个是民联的州政府！”
当时，讲完了这段话后，台下的观众（应该都是卖花的）都欢呼，因为那番话最后提到民联的丑事，其实他们完全没有留意到，蔡总也把家事爆出去了。拍手掌欢呼的观众，是不是要想一下再拍掌欢呼呢？
另一边厢，林冠英听了此番话，眼睁睁看着蔡总，心想：“喂，谢谢你把自己的丑事爆出来，等下Youtube肯定破百万点击率！”
卖花的人们成熟哦，我接收不到咯～
3.发问vs嘶吼
当然，那天下午除了双王之辩，来了一位观众。她非常特别，不是因为她漂亮，也不是因为她讲话很有道理。她很厉害，发问时利用包租婆传授的狮吼功，把整个麦克风差一点就弄破声了。事发随后，网民给了她一个称呼叫“拖车姐”。
也是一个没有经过大脑讲话的人，路上没有车了，怎么会拖车呢？路上没有人，怎么会有人打架和头破血流咧？请看一下片段～

门牌税根本没有起，还在那边把事实扭曲。分明是玩针对和心理不平衡的做法。
所以，发问的人，成熟吗?（建设性的问题, come on～）
赶人出去的也不会好到哪里去，华教的礼仪廉耻，一一都还给老师了。

So, 马来西亚政坛还算是成熟吗？
我能看见的是，有辩论至少人们能把事实看得更清楚，以第三者，旁观者的角度去衡量，这样国家才能有进步。

华乐的夜晚

华乐给我的感觉就是舒服、震撼

而交响乐呢？ 另外一种感觉，不是华乐给的感觉，两种截然不同的感觉

这个华乐的夜晚里，独自到Singapore Conference Hall 里听大学华乐团的演奏

这是第一次，也应该是最后一次去听了

最后一年的大学，华乐- 听了，听了后，要开始加油我的fyp 了~

还有什么没有完成呢?

A smile a day, keeps the problems away

Your smile makes my day

wishing the problems go away

and here comes the quote says:

"A smile a day, keeps the problems away"

Happy Valentine's Day

Just another special day for coupled friends. 

And it is just another normal day for me.

Happy Valentine's Day

Enjoy it whether you are paired or single.

自己的世界有谁看透?

自己的世界里，到底出了自己还有谁是最了解自己呢?
如果自己也不了解自己，那么活来还有什么意义呢?

24岁了，虽然不是经过什么风风雨雨，也不是被煎熬过什么的。
但是，不能不把自己弄清醒一点、看开一点。
对！某些事情还是看不开，不是因为事情，而是人为。

有人说，世上最难解决的问题还是人的关系。
小学时，朋友是因为认识了，然后一起上课补习讲话被老师一起罚站的那一个。到现在，聚会时都会拿出来一起回味，就是喜欢那种感觉。
中学时，朋友是因为认识了，然后一边开始抄功课、一起谈天、开始会说别人的是非，开始一起因为相同的兴趣而聚在一起，而且感觉也很真实。
大学时，朋友是因为认识了，然后开始互相利用，互相信任，互相尔虞我诈，人的关系转变非常快。一下子可以对你很好，转回头就另一个样子。

到现在为止，我依然活在自己的世界，很少人看得透我在想什么。
因为我不想我的大学生活因为利益而作朋友，也不想因为谣言满天飞而没有了朋友。
你觉得能怎样做呢？
你也可能说：“就是这样残酷的咯，还能怎样？”
我也只能说：“败给你了，生活.....”

大学四年：迷迷糊糊

总是要有个人主动开口，事情才会开始慢慢发展。
就好像AMCISA final year gang的project，说着说着，今天就开拍咧!!!

过程不简单，真的不简单。
花了大半天，才完成了大约两幕，也突然觉得拍戏的明星们都很敬业..SALUTE!!

回到本人自己这14天到底发生了什么事，其实新的一年里面，我还是迷迷糊糊的。
不懂为什么，想法突然改变。想法的改变，改变不了周围的事物。有时候想到是自己的错觉罢了，事实上，真的只是错觉那么简单，还是误会？还是其实是真的？我不懂。迷糊的后遗症啊~

14天就这样迷迷糊糊了，那你呢？

Diarrhea days

End with Diarrhea in 2011, start with Diarrhea in 2012~

WHAT THE FXXX IS THIS!!!