How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Does this also explain our brain drain problem?

Why do camels have humps?
Well son, camels are desert animals, we need the humps to store water and we are known to survive without water.

OK, then why are our legs long and our feet rounded?
Son, obviously they are meant for walking in the desert better than anyone does.

Just one more question, mother.
Yes, dear?

OK, then why are our eye lashes long? Sometimes it bothers my sight.
My son, those long thick eyelashes are your protective cover. They help to protect your eyes from the desert sand and wind.

I see. So the hump is to store water when we are in the desert, the legs are for walking through the desert and these eyelashes protect my eyes from the desert sand...then


Moral of the story: Skills, knowledge, abilities and experiences are only useful if you are at the right place!

The above has been modified from someone's creation. Somehow, I see it as why some brain drain is inevitable, even necessary, because Oxbridge and Ivy league universities are overseas; so do Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sach and the like; Microsoft, Google and other IT giants; and countless other world-class institutions, and so on. How else to be educated, trained or to carry out research in top class environments?
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