Public service

 Like the UKs, national health service,we are also facing a crisis in breakdown of public healthcare.whether it is inadequate beds in emergency service,overworked medical staff or shortage of specialists,the lack of planning and mismanagement by the ministry has resulted in poor public health services.we read horror stories of long wait at emergency or delays in getting treated or a psychiatric patient losing patience at long wait for admission and stabbing another dengue patient in the abdomen.

Whats the use of building the highest white elephants like merdeka 118 or TRX exchange at a time of oversupply of expensive commercial n residential real estate,when people cant afford decent housing.Money wasted on lavish architecture could be better used to improve healthcare or the education system with schools that ate dilapidated.Wastage of public funds results in poor public services and problems of flash floods or poor healthcare and education suffer from misappropriation and misallocation of funds for prestige projects.

Monkey business work it out

 Doing workout and keeping lookout for monkeys.Remy alias Hulk Hogan says if i pump iron and take protein shakes n workout with resistance training,ill bulk up like she hogan

 No thanks,i wanna be strong n fit not muscular and bulky.

RIP AnthonyT

 Its with deepest sympathy to the family of late Anthony T to know he has passed away due to illness.I used to read his writings in the srar newspaper as he was an ardent advocate for the disabled as he himself is a wheelchair user.he describes his faithful companion dogs who assisted him and how although in a wheelchair,he is a towering Malaysian who lobby the cityhall to build facilities like disabled parking bays,exercise equipment in public parks and improved accessibility ramps in public biiildings and tactile tiles on walkways for the blind.Now we see more toilets for disabled users so im thankful for his contribution to improve the quality of life for the disabled.a true anak Malaysia,kita hormat sumbangan ikhlas nya especially those accident victims or elderly people.They can go out in public and need not isolate from public life.

Dinner thai

I bought a big pomelo.i ate a few slices.the rest

I used segments to make a thai pomelo salad for dinner with boiled shrimp,mock abalone slices,lime juice,nam pla,coriander leaves,bird eye chilli n roasted crushed peanuts.i love the piquant sourish salad.then some pimelo i made a sweet dessert like hong kong honeydew sago but i used pomelo,sago,basil seeds in rose syrup and coconut milk.the hong kong dessert of honeydew pomelo is a creative recipe from Hong Kong like snowskin mooncakes or bubble tea from Taiwan that uses huge sago.i prefer modern desserts to old fashioned red bean soup,barley gingko nut or black glutinous rice sweet soup.

Police

 How should we regard whats crucial in enforcing law and order in a society.in certain nations we get story of police brutality that discriminates against certain ethnic groups.

Or is the police force used to carry out the political agendas of politicians as seen in the abuse of our PM when he was imprisoned for trumped up charges.

Or is it religious and moral policing to check on courting couples, or those fashion policing of length of skirts and so on.

Its time our Law minister work to abolish unjust laws that criminalises attempted suicide.suicidal victims suffer from mental illness and should get medical treatment and not thrown into jail.some grow up in violently abusive homes,have addiction problems and poor living conditions.they need psychological services and social welfare to assist,not punishment by being jailed or fined.

I read how a police officer in China went beyond her duty to counsel a suicidal jobless man to live instead of ending his life and even offered food and help to send him to a friends house.the man later found a factory job and tried to locate the kind saviour who spent time encouraging  him.so suicide should be decriminalise to remove the social stigma that may cause them to be ocstracised by society.

The story of a desperate Chinese man close to ending it all saved by a caring police officer who talked him into believing life was worth it has warmed millions of hearts in China.

On January 18, four days before the Lunar New Year, police in eastern China’s Zhejiang province received a phone call from a young man who said he needed to talk to someone and had called 110 because his phone had run out of credit.

After falling out with his family, the man said he had spent several days looking – unsuccessfully – for a part-time restaurant job and with nowhere to stay, he said: “I feel my life is over”.

Parents

 When we become parents ourselves,then only can we understand our parents concerns for us.

Why do Chinese patents push their children to settle down and get married.Its because in traditional society,women were homemakers while men were the breadwinners in a family,, so women needed a man to support her in life.secondly its having children to continue the bloodline and family lineage.but with education and career choices,women have more options to remain single and happy.

Parenting is a lifelong job you cant resign from unlike a career.the Chinese proverb says you will spend 99 years worrying over your child even if you live up to a hundred years.

So if you plan for a year,plant rice.

If you plan for 10 years,plant a tree

But if you plan for 100 years,educate children.

Thats why Chinese parents invest so much time and effort to educate their childten.

Looking at the racist remarks by young Malaysians, and their religious bigotry,you would think its the education system that breeds divisiveness and racial discrimination.When sports should be an avenue to unite,its become a place to harbour political or racial  ideology.But Mandela said if a child can be taught to hate,he or she can also learn to love.

If educators themselves do not promote inclusiveness in society,then they should be removed from the system before the minds of the young get f@#£ up.yeah we are breeding the next generation of the US version of The Proud Boys,disruptive rioters who resort to violence to overthrow the democratic process.

Have sports activities in schools that let childten of all races and social class interact and play together.dont let a single race dominate a sports.why cant an indian boy learn basketball or a chinese boy play football together?why cant females play football or males do cheerleading?

Have musical bands,art activities and team building that involve all races and be inclusive,not excluding those of lower social group,different races or political beliefs. Inculcate respect for diversity from young for shaping a united nation by a united government .

There is urgent need to revamp the education system from the bottom up.the ministry should set up online forums to get feedback from grassroot level and not make policies in a silo ivory tower.engage stakeholders like PAGE,industry experts n trade association on what kind of manpower is needed in future,expert experienced educationists like Dr. Syed Husin Ali,Dr Syed Ali Tawfik al Attas who talked on Malaysia needs proper leadership to overcome problems and Prof Mohd Tajuddin Rasdi who spoke on the new Msia ,issues and ideas in education and education is to be enlightened or stupid?

Finally get survey done on why students drop out or what makes them lose interest in learning?get the holistic picture because education has a long term impact on productivity and economic growth.

Home baked

 Breakfast i had pang susi a  eurasian sweet potato bun filled with minced chicken n winter melon,a banana muffin,mango and cup of earl grey tea.