Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
Our immediate environment and world situations are constantly in a state of flux. As such that nothing is permanent in life except change . Change we must. Change within oneself has to happen either willingly through own realisation based on added knowledge or forcibly due to impinging external forces and demands. Change for the community is organizational based.
We are a creature of habit. And habit don't change easily when reinforced by culture. Now, more than ever the individual and thought community of Malaysians are being challenged, provoked and inflamed to ponder,react and adapt.
The country is facing dynamic controversies and issues on many fronts at one go - politics (leadership, government vs oppositon parties, elections ...), religion (bible issue), social (sex-scandals, corruption, disunity, poverty), economics (price hikes), education.
Many of the issues are self-created due to poor governance. With all these going-ons our minds are in a state of amuk as to what really going on with the country. And we have to make decisions as to choices, moves, adaptations to stay peaceful. To stay ignorant means inviting unhappiness.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Syndicates behind MACC deaths: Apr 14 2011
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
Did Rumie Azzan Mali jumped to his death at his 9th floor office in 2005? The case has not been solved after several inquests. Below is part of article I wrote in NST, Apr 18 2005 titled "Honest and Dedicated Officer"
"... Rumie told me that he wanted to join the Sarawak DOE to further his studies. His father was retiring from the Pejabat Agama Islam, Kuching, and he wanted to be in Kuching so that his two boys would receive a better education.
I was stunned when I heard the news of his death, especially when it was rumoured that he jumped nine floors from his workplace. Why would a man of principle with a stable family, who had just been working for some months want to terminate his life? I vouch for his honesty.
A man of his nature is not easily corrupted. Perhaps he stumbled onto
something big. With his passing there are many questions to be answered and mysteries to be solved in the ongoing investigations.
His family, parents, relatives and circle of friends surely want to clear his name. Only then will part of their sadness fade away.
DR SHAHARUDDIN SAAMIN
Mukah
Did Rumie Azzan Mali jumped to his death at his 9th floor office in 2005? The case has not been solved after several inquests. Below is part of article I wrote in NST, Apr 18 2005 titled "Honest and Dedicated Officer"
"... Rumie told me that he wanted to join the Sarawak DOE to further his studies. His father was retiring from the Pejabat Agama Islam, Kuching, and he wanted to be in Kuching so that his two boys would receive a better education.
I was stunned when I heard the news of his death, especially when it was rumoured that he jumped nine floors from his workplace. Why would a man of principle with a stable family, who had just been working for some months want to terminate his life? I vouch for his honesty.
A man of his nature is not easily corrupted. Perhaps he stumbled onto
something big. With his passing there are many questions to be answered and mysteries to be solved in the ongoing investigations.
His family, parents, relatives and circle of friends surely want to clear his name. Only then will part of their sadness fade away.
DR SHAHARUDDIN SAAMIN
Mukah
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Gagarin: Apr 13 2011
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
Aduhai negaraku
Mengapa
Mengapa
Maruah merajuk
Mata putih
Batu putih
Pasir berdampar
Dipersetan
Air
Ah!
Jambatan
Berhambus kau
Tidak erti.
Aduhai negaraku
Mengapa
Mengapa
Maruah merajuk
Mata putih
Batu putih
Pasir berdampar
Dipersetan
Air
Ah!
Jambatan
Berhambus kau
Tidak erti.
Felda to harness the power of RE: Apr 10 2011
11:44 PM
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
Biomass conversion to energy is one form of recycling energy from the sun. Seems that cost of RE conversion is not cheap. Perhaps felda pilot project on a mill before going full steam.
Price of oil is up due to protests in the Middle East. Interest in biofuel from jatropha for example can alleviate energy problem in developing countries.
http://sustainablelivinginstitute.blogspot.com
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
Biomass conversion to energy is one form of recycling energy from the sun. Seems that cost of RE conversion is not cheap. Perhaps felda pilot project on a mill before going full steam.
Price of oil is up due to protests in the Middle East. Interest in biofuel from jatropha for example can alleviate energy problem in developing countries.
http://sustainablelivinginstitute.blogspot.com
Could Sarawak be DAP's next conquest: Apr 12 2011
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
Nasi hampir menjadi bubur. Itulah padahnya kalau menyimpan pisau2 karat makan tuan oleh pemerintah negara. Banyak lagi yang bergelimpangan dalam simpanan meracuni rakyat. Lama2 pemerintah menjadi keparat.
Dulunya Melayu lebih maju dan ketuanan kpd Melanau tapi kini terbalik. Orang Melanau pada amnya rajin berkebun sagu, berani kelaut, membuat rumah sendiri dan berdikari. Melanau is a sustainable society.
Hanya akhir2 ini Taib bergegas membangunkan Mukah, perkampungannya. Sebelum itu mundur - jalan, paip air, persekolahan dsb serba kekurangan. Kaumnya sendiri menolak dia inikan pula etnik lain.
Setelah berkuasa begitu lama Taib telah lupakan daratan. Jerih Brooke menghentikan head-hunting dan aktiviti lanun kini CM seolah ketua lanun.
Nasi hampir menjadi bubur. Itulah padahnya kalau menyimpan pisau2 karat makan tuan oleh pemerintah negara. Banyak lagi yang bergelimpangan dalam simpanan meracuni rakyat. Lama2 pemerintah menjadi keparat.
Dulunya Melayu lebih maju dan ketuanan kpd Melanau tapi kini terbalik. Orang Melanau pada amnya rajin berkebun sagu, berani kelaut, membuat rumah sendiri dan berdikari. Melanau is a sustainable society.
Hanya akhir2 ini Taib bergegas membangunkan Mukah, perkampungannya. Sebelum itu mundur - jalan, paip air, persekolahan dsb serba kekurangan. Kaumnya sendiri menolak dia inikan pula etnik lain.
Setelah berkuasa begitu lama Taib telah lupakan daratan. Jerih Brooke menghentikan head-hunting dan aktiviti lanun kini CM seolah ketua lanun.
Luring Malaysians abroad: Apr 12 2011
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
Circumstances and purposeful quests have landed many Malaysian professionals overseas. For reasons best known to themselves they are lured or preferred to work in other countries - have settled down there, high income, job satisfaction, excellent working and living environment etc. It is not just for money in most instances.
To entice them back on pure economic terms is not convincing enough. Whatmore with the rampant politicking and cronyism. The experts' English is par excellence and here have to deal with poor speakers!
Let them come back on their own terms as when and where they please. In the first place why the ETP is so ambitious, elitist and Klang Valley-centred to the exclusion of proletariats.
Circumstances and purposeful quests have landed many Malaysian professionals overseas. For reasons best known to themselves they are lured or preferred to work in other countries - have settled down there, high income, job satisfaction, excellent working and living environment etc. It is not just for money in most instances.
To entice them back on pure economic terms is not convincing enough. Whatmore with the rampant politicking and cronyism. The experts' English is par excellence and here have to deal with poor speakers!
Let them come back on their own terms as when and where they please. In the first place why the ETP is so ambitious, elitist and Klang Valley-centred to the exclusion of proletariats.
The feel good factor (FGF virus) is a deadly virus: Apr 11 2011
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
Malaysia, our paradise is slipping tither and tither. We know this because of what remaining is FGF and wishful thinking. Oh, how wondeful in those days when the rivers are clear to swim. Wish we have more leaders like Mahathir. Wish we are like New Zealand, progressive and good governance.
We just wobble ahead and let other countries in the region overtake us. At all levels of (whatever) system in the country from the smallest/lowest to the highest are not in good working order.
The jawatankuasas of mosques and suraus are politicised posts. Meetings are infrequently held. Collections are not properly utilised for the benefit of the needy. There is lack of supervision by immediate hierarchy (Jabatan Agama).
At the university level for example UTP payment of claims by part-time lectures are 2 months behind time. Their staff get bonuses of up to 6months. So they think its their money!
At another university, UPM an existing dean has a khalwat case with a foreign graduate student. What kind of example are we going to show to the students?
If we read the papers there are so many hanky-panky going on in the country - customs, Tabung Haji, PKFZ ...
Formal education, religion, laws have not changed our attitudes. Greed and animalistic tendencies prevail to guard comfort zones.
Malaysia, our paradise is slipping tither and tither. We know this because of what remaining is FGF and wishful thinking. Oh, how wondeful in those days when the rivers are clear to swim. Wish we have more leaders like Mahathir. Wish we are like New Zealand, progressive and good governance.
We just wobble ahead and let other countries in the region overtake us. At all levels of (whatever) system in the country from the smallest/lowest to the highest are not in good working order.
The jawatankuasas of mosques and suraus are politicised posts. Meetings are infrequently held. Collections are not properly utilised for the benefit of the needy. There is lack of supervision by immediate hierarchy (Jabatan Agama).
At the university level for example UTP payment of claims by part-time lectures are 2 months behind time. Their staff get bonuses of up to 6months. So they think its their money!
At another university, UPM an existing dean has a khalwat case with a foreign graduate student. What kind of example are we going to show to the students?
If we read the papers there are so many hanky-panky going on in the country - customs, Tabung Haji, PKFZ ...
Formal education, religion, laws have not changed our attitudes. Greed and animalistic tendencies prevail to guard comfort zones.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Omega headache: Apr 11 2011
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
The human genome has been mapped some years ago. We have DNA sample of a sex maniac. It may be possible to identify the genes for sex addiction (a disease), splice, tag and transfer them to dysfunctional male (chromosome). Lo and behold, we have transformed a mati pucuk to top motion order!
On the other hand if the sex maniac has to be cured, the sex-addiction genes could be deleted/modified and he becomes a GMO of normal sex urge!
The honourable thing for him to do is the Arifinto move, Indonesian MP who resigned just caught watching (tak berlakun pun) porno on his computer.
The human genome has been mapped some years ago. We have DNA sample of a sex maniac. It may be possible to identify the genes for sex addiction (a disease), splice, tag and transfer them to dysfunctional male (chromosome). Lo and behold, we have transformed a mati pucuk to top motion order!
On the other hand if the sex maniac has to be cured, the sex-addiction genes could be deleted/modified and he becomes a GMO of normal sex urge!
The honourable thing for him to do is the Arifinto move, Indonesian MP who resigned just caught watching (tak berlakun pun) porno on his computer.
The aftermath of PPSMI policy: Apr 11 2011
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April 11, 2011 at 11:08 pm
When we have a strong leader people label him dictatorial out of ignorance, malice or nothing better to say (cakap terengkak2). A weak leader tends to look for leads and voices and pretend that he is strong in mind and decision making giving rise to confusion (as per LKY, durian buddy), with non-ending issues cropping up the rakyat has to battle.
To cover a mistake with a mistake make the situation worse. Politicians who are perennially ensconced have elitist-eskewed world view rather than proletarian sensitive. Their decisions reflect this. Why there was a vast gap in monetary campaign promises made during urban (Sibu) as compared to non-urban (Merlimau) by-elections? ETP is heavily Klang Valley biased. Efforts made seem to put wool over our eyes. At many instances and time proletariats are powerless.
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April 11, 2011 at 11:08 pm
When we have a strong leader people label him dictatorial out of ignorance, malice or nothing better to say (cakap terengkak2). A weak leader tends to look for leads and voices and pretend that he is strong in mind and decision making giving rise to confusion (as per LKY, durian buddy), with non-ending issues cropping up the rakyat has to battle.
To cover a mistake with a mistake make the situation worse. Politicians who are perennially ensconced have elitist-eskewed world view rather than proletarian sensitive. Their decisions reflect this. Why there was a vast gap in monetary campaign promises made during urban (Sibu) as compared to non-urban (Merlimau) by-elections? ETP is heavily Klang Valley biased. Efforts made seem to put wool over our eyes. At many instances and time proletariats are powerless.
Globalisation: Apr 6 2011
By al-Din on April 9, 2011 1:07 AM
Nation-states and people are becoming more interconnected in all facets of life - cultural, economic, political, technological, and environmental. That is globalisation in which transnational corporations (@40,000) and not nations are the major players.
In trade for example, they send us Coke, KFC etc we send them rubber products - condoms and gloves. Malaysia produces 60% of the world's supply of gloves. It may sound simplistic but when we open-up too much and too dependent on foreign trade and investments will erode our sovereignty. Sudden asset outflows by transnational corporations due to political or other reasons can bring a nation to its knees.
However good are the theories of globalisation in the end the weak cannot withstand the onslaught of the whims and fancies of those who define it. Each nation and people must strategize do whatever possible to be not heavily dependent on foreign sources for growth.
Planning for long term sustainability of food security in rice and alternative sources of energy are paramount. Visit this website for biofuel sources and modes of sustainable living.
Nation-states and people are becoming more interconnected in all facets of life - cultural, economic, political, technological, and environmental. That is globalisation in which transnational corporations (@40,000) and not nations are the major players.
In trade for example, they send us Coke, KFC etc we send them rubber products - condoms and gloves. Malaysia produces 60% of the world's supply of gloves. It may sound simplistic but when we open-up too much and too dependent on foreign trade and investments will erode our sovereignty. Sudden asset outflows by transnational corporations due to political or other reasons can bring a nation to its knees.
However good are the theories of globalisation in the end the weak cannot withstand the onslaught of the whims and fancies of those who define it. Each nation and people must strategize do whatever possible to be not heavily dependent on foreign sources for growth.
Planning for long term sustainability of food security in rice and alternative sources of energy are paramount. Visit this website for biofuel sources and modes of sustainable living.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Felda to harness the power of RE: Apr 10 2011
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
Biomass conversion to energy is one form of recycling energy from the sun. Seems that cost of RE conversion is not cheap. Perhaps felda pilot project on a mill before going full steam.
Price of oil is up due to protests in the Middle East. Interest in biofuel from jatropha for example can alleviate energy problem in developing countries.
http://sustainablelivinginstitute.blogspot.com
Biomass conversion to energy is one form of recycling energy from the sun. Seems that cost of RE conversion is not cheap. Perhaps felda pilot project on a mill before going full steam.
Price of oil is up due to protests in the Middle East. Interest in biofuel from jatropha for example can alleviate energy problem in developing countries.
http://sustainablelivinginstitute.blogspot.com
Monday, April 4, 2011
Anda pernah penat begini? Bah 1: Apr 3 2011
Sustainable Living Institute (SAVE) said...
Hari ini saya penat begitu. Umur dah 62. Jam 7.30 pagi. Marah pd isteri kerana pinggang sakit tapi tak nak rehat. Terus pandu kereta pergi tanam jarak (jatropha) utk pagar dikawasan bekas lombong diteroka secara haram (apa peduli, kawasan itu penuh dengan kolam/tasik ikan haram Cina). Jam 10am baru makan roti canai minum air panas (jag cholestrol, dah 2 kali angioplasti). Beli pam akuarium (RM28) dan balik rumah. Mandi dan tidur.
Selepas dzuhor ambil tangki (plastik biru) ikan dikolam Lim. Pergi semula tanam jarak, kemudian menjala ikan tilapia ditasik lombong. Dalam perjalanan pulang 1 baldi berisi ikan hidup jatuh keatas jalan, 1 baldi lagi selamat. Masukan ikan dalam tangki tetapi banyak yang mati pulak. Peluh kuyup.
Mandi dan tidur. Tak sempat ke masjid utk magrib.
Hari ini saya penat begitu. Umur dah 62. Jam 7.30 pagi. Marah pd isteri kerana pinggang sakit tapi tak nak rehat. Terus pandu kereta pergi tanam jarak (jatropha) utk pagar dikawasan bekas lombong diteroka secara haram (apa peduli, kawasan itu penuh dengan kolam/tasik ikan haram Cina). Jam 10am baru makan roti canai minum air panas (jag cholestrol, dah 2 kali angioplasti). Beli pam akuarium (RM28) dan balik rumah. Mandi dan tidur.
Selepas dzuhor ambil tangki (plastik biru) ikan dikolam Lim. Pergi semula tanam jarak, kemudian menjala ikan tilapia ditasik lombong. Dalam perjalanan pulang 1 baldi berisi ikan hidup jatuh keatas jalan, 1 baldi lagi selamat. Masukan ikan dalam tangki tetapi banyak yang mati pulak. Peluh kuyup.
Mandi dan tidur. Tak sempat ke masjid utk magrib.
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