tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post1995451641945853553..comments2023-10-29T15:18:25.355+08:00Comments on de minimis: Infrastructure: Time to Compete to Winde minimishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06478671079348612565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post-25166907992997121542008-08-01T16:21:00.000+08:002008-08-01T16:21:00.000+08:00ct choo,What you have written makes perfect sense....ct choo,<BR/><BR/>What you have written makes perfect sense. Even from someone without a good economic background, what you said about infrastructure, especially social infrastructures that would benefit its people as opposed to corporate or symbolic infrastructure like tall buildings and mosques, have hit the right note.<BR/><BR/>Public infrastructure is essential to a developing country like ours for its people to progress in this ever-increasing globalised world, where people living anywhere in the world are brought closer with each passing day. No nation lived in isolation now. We all depend on each other for survival, through trade and cooperation. Those few that did, like North Korea and refuse to change will never progress in an ever-changing world, where change is the only constant.<BR/><BR/>As you mentioned, the government in those countries had its priorites right, whereas it's totally different here. Investments are for short-term as opposed to long-run here. And when something goes wrong, like for example the KL monorail system, they try to do 'patch work' to rectify.<BR/><BR/>People do not mind working hard, but at the end of the day, they are only asking for a more comfortable life for themselves and their children. Is not that a basic human rights? While the people entrusted to govern only want a comfortable life for themselves and their families.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the powers-that-be are short-sighted. If not, how else do we explain the pathetic road and transportation-system we have here (and those people still said we have the best roads in South East Asia). This is only one of many issues, albeit an important one. Is there anything wrong here? You tell me. And i am only a layman here.<BR/><BR/>On another note, i am a product of this education system too, and do not know how to think critically until much later in life (still in the learning stage actually). I do not want my children to be blind and deaf too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post-45555009271218211382008-07-29T17:17:00.000+08:002008-07-29T17:17:00.000+08:00Prolix away! Hahahaha!And, I get it: shit hit the ...Prolix away! Hahahaha!<BR/><BR/>And, I get it: shit hit the fan and we're all drowing in it! Mixed metaphors, but who cares?<BR/><BR/>PatPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795820209657289652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post-55358739426948510512008-07-29T17:10:00.000+08:002008-07-29T17:10:00.000+08:00Hi PatriciaThe problem with M'sia's system of gove...Hi Patricia<BR/><BR/>The problem with M'sia's system of governance is that Dr M was like a banyan tree who cast a long and big shadow over 2 decades. Given his intellect and his tendency to brook no alternative views, the level of intellect dropped heavily to the point where Cabinet members and economic planners shifted from brilliant thinkers to sycophantic idiots. But it was not apparent when Dr M was around because he tapped into non-party and non-political people like Kenichi Ohmae and Alvin Toffler.<BR/><BR/>The problem is that after Dr M's retirement, he left a huge void. One suspects that he chose Badawi because he thought the latter would be pliable. But when Badawi attempted to develop a spine, the fecal matter hit the ventilator and we are left with the fecal spray!!!!<BR/><BR/>In this intellectual vacuum we not witness policy flip-flops that are very detrimental to coherent economic planning. The intellectual talent is still here. But, the problem with the political and governance system is that the people in charge only believe and subscribe to technical "know-who" instead of technical "know-how".<BR/><BR/>What we need is an inclusive governance and economic planning system that welcomes any constructive input; that scours blogs to uncover ideas; that follows up on those ideas with the initiators of the ideas (instead of plagiarising without understanding).<BR/><BR/>There I go again, getting prolix!de minimishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478671079348612565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600802170849928872.post-73528046110162094942008-07-29T16:07:00.000+08:002008-07-29T16:07:00.000+08:00Hi CT,I get what you're saying here: that things d...Hi CT,<BR/><BR/>I get what you're saying here: that things don't bode well for us. I just wonder how they think they're gonna fix things. Or are they not bothering to even try?!<BR/><BR/>And about our education/schools: memang you're right here, too. 'Bright sparks not allowed' should be our schools' motto. No questions, no theories, no ideas - just shut up and listen and do the tests! Our kids are taught not to think, by people who don't think, working for people who never think, it seems!<BR/><BR/>PatPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795820209657289652noreply@blogger.com