Cross road

It is where I am now.
Where is the sign board?
Dark overcast is looming at the horizon,a storm is gathering....where is the nearest shed?
Well,what the heck, go! go! go!

Myth about integrity

I guess the biggest and oldest myth is that the most important asset of a person is his integrity.
We were taught not to do any dishonest or disgraceful thing even when you are alone and the lights are off.
We were told God is just 3 feet above our heads watching over us.
We should stop on Red at traffic lights even though there is no policeman around.
You gain a reputation as the cleanest,most honest person in the neighbourhood as a result.But what good does it make?
Your friend appoints you as his representative for his company in your area because he trusts you.But can you secure any sale for him? No,he won't give you stock on credits because he is afraid that you may be cheated by con men and lost all the stock.Maybe he is afraid you will not be able to pay back the lost because your only asset is your high integrity,no landed property and physical assets.
No stocks,no samples = no sales,simple as that.The buyers would not buy from you because they want to see the goods first before parting with his money.Also they want to see the model of your car,the size of your house and location,they want to know which club you belong to in order to judge you.
If you can not meet their standard,they will rather deal with someone else who is notorious for being croocked,cunning and untrust worthy but meet the buyers' criteria for high financial standing.
If I were given the chance to start over,I will amass as much wealth as possible and forget about integrity.When I am rich people will have strong confidence in me due to my solid financial standing and I will not have any problem to pay for compensations should any thing goes wrong.

April Fool Day

To-morrow is April 01,the international April Fool Day.
I wish everyone a joyous day full of clean funs.Please avoid playing any jokes which will bring harm,sadness,anger to others.Your joke should not cause any loss in finance,time,opportunity to anyone.Playing jokes with bad taste on people is not funny but very stupid!

Will you act any differently?

My friend was reading the news headline of a local news paper and asked me to explain the news item which she was reading: Trengganu Menteri Besar is yet to be sworn in.I tried my best to tell her the story behind the news item which was not reported.
On seeing me acting like an expert,she teased me,"Why didn't they instal you as Menteri Besar instead and solve the problem?"
I returned the joke and said,"yes they should!"
She said,"You will not remember old friends like us any more then".
I replied,"Of course,chances are I will not remember you!"
She was amused that I was so frank.
It is all a joke,but if I ever become rich or powerful,will I change or still remain humble? I dare not say for sure because I have seen too many cases where people changed after acquiring wealth or power.Fortunately I will never have to answer that question because it is next to impossible for me to be rich or powerful.

Greed distorts

I know, money is important in our life.But on seeing a person who is not short of money goes so low as to cheat a few hundred ringgit from a jobless old man (stealing from the beggar's bowl so to speak) is really shocking.
Without dignity and honesty all the money in the world would not make one any more respectable than a penniless man.
Stop using the word "leveraging" on your friends,the right word is "exploiting" or "taking advantage of" off your friends.
Sooner or later all your friends will leave you,in the end you will be surrounded by those whom you intend to "leverage" on or who in turns will want to "leverage" on you.What kind of life will that be?