The post-holiday Post

Today is Sunday, and yesterday was Saturday. So what? Nothing really, I don't really know what to put to start this long-overdue post. Today had been a very hectic day to me. See, this morning, I had my Introduction to Computers and Information Systems test in the Main Hall, and immediately after the test I had to perform my English drama persentation. As far as I am concerned, both of them went on without much hindrance; apart for a few questions, the ICIS test was okay, and though not everything went according to plan, the drama was successful either.I had been preparing for both of them ever for over a week, so you can imagine how relieved I am right now to be able to post here and relax for a bit. ONLY A BIT. Why? Because for next week, I'll have to finish the English assignment and study for Enginering Maths 2 test on Wednesday, study for my Physics 2 quiz on Friday and submit the ICIS assignment on Friday. Sounds like much? I bet it is, but hey, later during my undergraduate years the mountains of assignments and tests are going to make my Foundation year look like nothing, so i might not as well complain.

Just a quick comment on recent issues for now.

Recently the government proposed to sponsor volunteering Malaysians training under the Russian Space Bigshots(real name not sure, duh) so we can finally achieve that not-really-everyone's-dream of putting a Malaysian into the orbit. This was proposed as a way of producing 'towering' Malaysians and to top up Malaysia's name in the international level.

I think all that are crap.

Picture this. just recently also some Iranian US woman also went to orbit, just for the heck of it, and managed to return safely. The not-so official total cost is RM 70 million. 70 million! Can you actually believe this? RM70 million spent just to experience the trill of zero gravity and G-force and see how curvey and blue the Earth really is? Well, it's practically once in a lifetime opportunity, and it's not like the average Protoss like me can get that any time soon, so I suppose it's worth it. But the point is, if the government does that too, would it be worth it?

RM70 million. More or less. I really think that that amount of money are better off spent on developing backwater areas and improving less-than-moden villages and the livelihood of the villagers there instead of trying to put some Johorean in the orbit. RM70 million is such a huge amount of money; not being able to fully use and benefit from it would be ridivulous and disastrous. I don't really care about the Iranian woman since she was probably sponsored, but this is government money we're talking of! Why is the government spening on this when there are still undeveloped villages around with no proper access to water and electricity? Why are they continuing this when there are still illiterate children around who cannot afford to go to school due to extreme poverty? Why are they supposting this when there are still stories of old folks died after falling into rivers cuz the bridge's too old and rusty? Don't they think that this is yet another big waste of money?

Sure, some people can say that we can harbour cooperation between our companies and those Russian bigshots. But tell me, how much are we going to benefit from them? Even if we do, how much are those money, technology and whatever zoodoos our side are going to get can be benefited by poor folks around the country? I don't think much, since any $$$ gained will be shared among big corporations and select individuals with high ranks and big influences, while the poor stays sick. And the poor will have to wait a millenium or so before any technology gaind from such joint venture and actually benefit them, since they never had any access to that. That is for sure.

It's bad enough that we've to scrap up the Gerbang Perdana project, and now we have to face yet another......crap, I'm outta ideas already. Writer's block, I suppose. Well, I suppose I'll stop here. I don't want to go on any longer since this post is supposed to be a short one anyway.

Assalamualaikum and salutations.