Why would you want to be someone? Someone can be taken to be as a role model or maybe a source of aspiration to become "someone". At the end of the day, the "someone" you want to be is not someone you want to to be in the end. The "someone" becomes someone like yourself.

Regards, Joey

I do not believe opportunity will be sent in a package and sitting there right in front of your door. However, opportunity is to be chased and to be grabbed. Sometimes opportunity/opportunities, once they are gone, they are gone forever.

Regards, Joey

Who can help you besides you, your very own?

Regards, Joey

Psst...Are you a Malaysian? Anyway, exaggeration or not, examples set forth are primed to be of a thinking mechanism. Let the mind bewildered, right?

Regards, Joey

p.s: Bakuteh? Let's just say it's awesome! Some say after consuming it, you will gain +10 knowledge.

What's wrong with the example? I think it's a very good example being mentioned. What do you mean it doesn't mix together? Offensive and considered rude to certain community? Hello? Such shallow minded you are, my friend.

Regards, Joey

Do you know what the effing wrong with our government/nation?

Regards, Joey

p.s: Sorry about my language but I really need to kung-pow the word "wrong" with "effing".

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Sep 2 2011, 01:54 PM

Well, there's a saying, knowledge comes and wisdom lingers. Anyway, it should be addressed to myself in a sense. Would it be very wrong if I were to enjoy my meals in front of my Muslim colleagues? Would it make sense if all the eateries were to be closed for a month during their month of fasting? Again, it doesn't make sense. Would it be of my examples here are of much an exaggeration in nature?

I don't think so.

Regards, Joey

Should I say, for example, by having a shop selling bakuteh in a middle of a Muslim community, it is considered hurtful? Am I being blasphemous? Hmmm...I do feel how Jeremy Clarkson feels when he commented something about our beloved Proton Corporation.

Regards, Joey

What victory as of you've spoken that yet to be claimed by me? Please don't be silly willy.

The association of both entities are well for you and for me to interpret. However, your set of interpretation does not equate squarely upon mine, vice versa. It is a hypothetical example that was written by fellow dreamer101 and I would be very much appreciate it if you keep your head leveled when considering a discussion with me or others.

You have your very own set of reason and I have mine as well. We stand for what we believe in and we discuss openly.

Regards, Joey

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Sep 2 2011, 02:30 PM

◘ Ah... ok.  If you want me to give you a full socio-economic and political break down of all Malaysia's problems, you can PM me and we can discuss that... but I'm not sure if that has anything to do with the topic here.  Sure there's a lot wrong with Malaysia, but there's a lot RIGHT with it too!  I mean Joey lives here, and Joey is a good person, so it cant be that bad.  I'm a good person... or at least I try to be.  Dreamer and Tigerr both seem pretty smart... in fact, I bet if you look you'll find dozens - possibly even THOUSANDS of really good-natured, warm hearted, intelligent people with only the best intentions in mind.  And doesn't that count for something???

Yes. This I would agree wholeheartedly. I've never seen them personally but, yeah, I can see they are a good bunch. Thanks for the offer and for sure I'll keep that n mind.

I swear there's another thread I just posted in where someone's making Malaysia out to sound like the worst country that ever existed

Well, we have to accept criticism. An old saying that goes, criticism is better than praise.

◘ But this is a free and open forum.  On top of that it's an internet forum, where we do not have to physically be near one another.  So I think it's the most suited place for discussions that have intellectual merit or genuine concern.

I couldn't say it better my self.

◘ Sure you can do that.  They cannot control what you eat.  You're not controlling what they eat, so they cant control what you eat.  Besides, you're not asking to share the pork with them.  You're eating it on your own.  In that way, you're already being respectful to them.  They have to be respectful to you by letting you eat it.  Respect is a 2 way street.

You got that right!

◘ In those countries it is not Muslims or Islam that causes those living conditions, but rather the fact those countries have a totalitarian fascist/theocratic government.  Soviet Russia was an atheist state, but saying the wrong thing in public could get you executed.  This has utterly nothing to do with atheist - it was a totalitarian government causing that.  So I dont think your example works.

Thank you for shaving my time to write/explain.

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Sep 2 2011, 02:44 PM

Ahh...how capital it would be if utilities, amenities, so on and so forth to be divided for you and for me. Best of two worlds, eh? A piece for each and everyone in jolly, good mood. Towards world peace!

Regards, Joey

It's absurdly silly if one to say the boss is afraid of those who who try to make themselves indispensable. The tea lady resigns, no problem for the corporation. The Chief Executive Officer resigns/steps down, nothing cataclysmic problem. The corporation will run its course.

We do not take everything to ourselves. We do the "everything" in the initial stage and when it reaches to a stage of "good-to-pass" to someone else to take over, we empower/train/nurture another staff to take over the responsibilities that was given to us in the first place. We move on to other projects/assignments/responsibilities/so on and so forth.

As this process unfolds, we get the chance to take on other projects/assignments/responsibilities. Due to the nature of this, you gain one new entity to learn and work on new stuff because you have the time. To simplify what I'm trying to say here:

Manager receives Task A from the Board

Manager---Staff A---Staff B, Staff C, Staff D, so on and so forth (Task A)

Manager moves on to Task B

(Reporting to Manager)---Staff A---Staff B, Staff C, Staff D, so on and so forth (Task B)

Manager gets Task C

Staff B being promoted for Task A.
Staff A being promoted for Task B.
Manager moves on from Task A to Task B to Task C to...

Can you see the chain reaction/multiplier effect in this hypothetical situation in a working industry? If the Manager takes Task A, Task B, Task C to him/her only, he or she just simply could not cope with the task required magnitude from Task A, Task B or even Task C.

This is the mentality that an effective manager should have. By keeping everything to him or her self silly and may somewhat seems stupid. Some say it is just pure career suicide. Some say it is akin to career stagnation.

Regards, Joey

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Sep 3 2011, 01:57 PM

There's a reason why kids are taught "A for Apple and B for Boy...". Would it be, erm...of a norm that those kids were to be taught like " A for Arsehole and B for Basta®d"?

Regards, Joey

p.s: Simplification has its own functionality. You have a complex set of real life situation as example and I have a simple set of hypothetical situation. Sometimes a complete drawing is not the drawing itself.

You made me laugh. Thank you.

Regards, Joey

p.s: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLZ! By the way, I didn't get the picture (I'm being sarcastic here).

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Sep 3 2011, 04:18 PM

Boy oh boy. Some can write but could not think. Some can think but could not write.

Regards, Joey

Firstly, take a look at the post posted before you and see who's the culprit in launching personal attack. Yes, what's wrong being said "owning" the bank. It's a saying and when it comes to saying, an educated person doesn't take a word for a word.

There you go...again.

I do agree that it is fairly easily understood when it comes to when dreamer101 said something about "owning" the bank. It's just that their mind is like playing a 2D game. They ruled out teh possibility of gaming in 3D. Perhaps narrow in perception of the word "owning" in a saying?

You are taking it as it is. Think out of the box. When you are heading toward a dead-end, what would you do? Going forward or go astern and find another route? Your pick.

I'm not sure if he misses out where you did write the bank out. People are expected to be spoon-fed these days and it is really pain in the neck!

Regards, Joey

Psalms 126:5-6 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

I believe we must begin sowing today, if we want to reap tomorrow. It's basic fundamental of a "can do" person. As a Peranakan Chinese, I believe luck should be factored in. However, luck is secondary element in what we reaped.

Regards, Joey

p.s: Effort comes first before anything else.

What shall you do at the start of your engineering journey? One word: Do.

Regards, Joey