Times are bad and days are getting darker and gloomier... Well, best gauge of all to detect the tell-tale signs is the newspaper.
As I travelled to my work place this morning, I picked up a copy of free paper The Sun. As I flipped through the paper, I developed a sense of uneasiness and slowly but surely feeling a bit upset with all the bad news that have bombarded the country and the whole world recently. The world is in chaos as far as I am concerned, with unpredictable weathers everywhere, economic slowdown on every shore, politically motivated surges in some parts of the world and worst news of all, power-craze-politicians in my country are abusing their authority assigned to them by the people for their own freaking benefits.
You will understand how I feel if you continue with the followings... the 10 factors that contributed to my day being dark and gloomy...
ONE. Shady Concessionaire Deals
We were debating Toll Management 1 month ago... now we are facing with Water Supplies. The term 'Concessionaire' in this country seems to mean 'make-as-much-as-you-can-from-tax payers'. Sources from The New Strait Times caught quoting "an allowance of RM5.1 mil is paid in 2007 to Tan Sri Rozali Ismail, executive chairman of both Puncak Niaga Holdings Bhd and Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas). On top of that, since 2005, Syabas pays Puncak Niaga a management fee of RM700,000 a month." Is there a need for such excesses? Well, in the words of Rozali to the New Straits Times: “If Syabas wanted a professional to run it, then they should be able to pay for it.” To date Syabas has run up to a debt totalling RM 3mil. Now, that's really professional. These "Licensed Suckers' are draining our pockets clean like nobody's bznez...
TWO. Perak Tree House
Quoted by Zambry: An attempt to embarrass the government.
Quoted by Jasaurus: An attempt to give people a choice to choose.
Well, I am certain that the Perakians do not want a Pot who calls a Kettle black to be their representative. A sad sad day indeed.
THREE. Gangster Police
A second post mortem conducted on A. Kugan, who died in police custody, revealed 45 injury marks, believed to have been caused by repeated beating with a blunt object, on his body, according to the lawyer for his family N. Surendran. The despicable police force who get their pay cheque from Taxpayers once again has failed us. What a grim day...
FOUR. KLCI Free Fall
The stocks in Bursa Malaysia closed 5.62 points lower at... The KLCI has decline 8% to... The Bursa Malaysia dropped 9.02 points to close at... These are all the Biznez/Financial Headlines on every national paper these days. Needless to describe further.
FIVE. BN Playing Monopoly
DAP Lok Siew Fook - Rasah MP & Labu Assemblyman claimed BN is using tactics to talk him into leaving the party with attractive terms. He also claimed, since he is the state representative and a parliamentarian, the reward he would get probably be more than RM20 mil... Very sad to see our government is treating all these like a board game. If all these crazy amount of incentives are true... I wish Madam Hee Yit Fong good luck and pray that she is able to sleep well at night.
SIX. Darkest day for Sports
A dozen gunmen injured seven Sri Lankan cricket players, killed 6 policemen in Pakistan. This incident will definitely change the way sports events are run and organize. To all the sportsperson out there, the fans, the event stewards and the families ... you have my sincerest sympathy.
SEVEN. Mass Beaching of WhalesAlmost 200 whales + dolphins were found stranded on a beach on Naracoopa Beach, King Island in Tasmania. Of those amount, 54 whales + 5 dolphins were rescued by volunteers and wild life social workers. The others were found dead before anyone could reach them. Some blame it on human military sonar activities, some blame it on the animal's navigational errors. I mean WTF... the whales just got stupid suddenly? The world is changing... weather is changing... UK struck by snow record high in 20 yrs... ominous signs here and there... are we on brink of extinction? I dont know... that leaves us with many unanswered questions.
EIGHT. Man U Wins... Again?! 
Well, this one is a bit controversial... it might be good news to some but as far as I am concerned, it has been the most boring few seasons in EPL. Total domination by Man U. It must have been fun to be a Man U fan. With a 2 - 1 win over Newcastle, I am sure once again the season is over... done & dusted like Shebby Singh always caught saying. Sienzzz... Although I am not a fan for any particular club... but Quintuple for Man U... Kiss my ass!
NINE. It's not juz gloomy.. It's rainy too!
I have picked up jogging recently. Thanks to my mate, Stev-o for his encouragement and guide. I have ran for 21 consecutive days and 35 days in total. I feel very fit. But of late, the weather is unpredictable with lotsa rains... sigh... these raining spells have definitely hamper my attempt to continue my running urge.
TEN. Chain Reaction
All these bad news are making me very very reluctant to work. Assignments are piling up, meetings waiting to be conduct, progress running slow... Though I just had a little break in Langkawi which I really enjoyed that few days and when I am back to reality and exposure to all sorts of media, I am once again caught in this dark gloomy days... To my boss: I know it's a lame excuse for not performing :D
I can continue with more but since it's quite a lengthy post, I'll pass this time and moreover, it's way past my bed time... and I had enough of the glum.. good night all... a brighter tomorrow for all...
