Malaysia PM asks: Are you ready for BN? Crowd says "no"

Current Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak hailed from the ruling party of UMNO / BN asked the crowd in a mega BN Penang State open house on 11th February, the prime minister asked the crowd three times "are you ready for Psy?" which the crowd replied "Yes!" and then the PM asked "are you ready for BN?" which the crowd replied "No!" (Penang State government is currently led by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, from the federal opposition pact of Pakatan Rakyat). Most viewers and analysts agreed that the event was an major public relations disaster for Prime Minister Najib and his ruling party of BN.

 

 

Happy Chinese New Year! Year of Snake.

Happy Chinese New Year to all ethnic chinese in all over the world.

Especially to all Malaysian Chinese, in this new year, discard the old and bring in the new, and dare to vote for change for a New Government in upcoming General Elections with a new leadership under Pakatan Rakyat.

Have a good holiday and a reunion of friends and family.

God bless

Joshua

Malaysia's rising debt...in the past decade

FWD: The Power of Perception

THE SITUATION

In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

About 4 minutes later:

The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

At 6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

At 10 minutes:

A 3-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.

At 45 minutes:

The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

After 1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D..C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.

This experiment raised several questions:

*In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

*If so, do we stop to appreciate it?

*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made . . ..

How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?

Enjoy life NOW ..

it has an expiry date !

Malaysian Style: Asking questions that states the obvious

Malaysians love to ask questions that states the obvious, enjoy this video clip from Youtube...too funny and the word "Abuden?" is a Malaysian slang that means "What else could it be?".

I gotta love the lady that answered "I am bathing the caterpillars"....HAHAHAHA...please enjoy.

Joshua

The time is near: Semarak Reformasi

God is Good All The Time

When you are in doubt that whether God cares, remember this song that God is good all the time...:) Enjoy the song and know that God is always there for you.