Life's Remains....

While a friend and I was discussing... or rather "kutuk"ing the new proton Inspira for obvious reasons, it suddenly occurred to me how similar the fortunes of Proton and the Malays are. Due to fears of not being able to compete, Proton was protected by the government via exorbitant tax on other car manufacturer that it lulled Proton to think that the rakyat really love this "local" product. Proton thinks it was a leader in the market and to a certain extent believed that it is its birthright to be there by virtue of it being a local product. But the protection did not teach Proton to be competitive. The protection taught Proton how to fish in an isolated serene pond, but not when the pond was open to the public. Proton does not know how to deal with the crowd pushing and shoving for the best spot, and found that the other fishermen have more info on the fishes and the environment of the pond than it did, despite "being there first". Kind of like the Malays...

Some people think that since I criticize the government therefore I am supporting the opposition. Just because I do not agree with some of the things our PM said or did, does make me automatically a PKR or PAS or DAP supporter. AND, even if I do agree with what Anwar Ibrahim said or did, does not mean I like him or in any way it means that I do not like our PM. If I do not agree to join a group on facebook which disagree with the building of a 100 storey building in KL, does not mean I like the idea. Or, maybe I should just state clearly where I stand. 1) I don't like Dato' Seri Najib but I think he's doing a fairly good job so far. 2) I don't like Anwar Ibrahim (even when he was DPM, I didn't like him) because he is a good orator, and that's it. I do not think he is a visionary (like Tun Mahathir) so much so that he is trapped twice by the same accusation (sodomy). 3) I think Saiful (the alleged sodomisee) is a walking asshole. If he was sodomised, then I think...

After watching Marlee and Me, I became philosophical. And, that is why I don't watch these movies about love found and lost, especially when it involves animals. But, after finishing my Balanced Scorecard assignment, I don't feel like doing anything. Now lying in my bed... alone... because Sapiah is away on a team building course.. I started thinking about the things I wish I could do but never did anything about it. I wish I could play the guitar, I wish I could play the piano, I wish I played football, I wish I had sat for a professional examination, I wish I was more mature at the time I was youthful and energetic. I wish I had taken a journalism course and become a columnist like the Owen Wilson character in Marlee and Me. Would things be different? Would I be rich? Would I be famous? .... Would I have met Sapiah, and have these children? Would I be living in this neighborhood? I'll never know... But, one thing is for sure.... No more sad movies for me...