馬來西亞八大華教先賢史料展

今日前往隆雪华堂参观了友谊书斋所主办的八大华教先贤史料展。由于不熟悉当地路况，所以在离隆雪华堂不远处，看到有停车场就“吃”了。把车泊好了就走往对面的隆雪华堂。途中必须取道一座人行天桥，百里无人踪，超恐怖的。到了后才发现那边有大把车位！

进场后发现规模并不是很大，那些白纸板只占了礼堂一般的空间，其余的都拿来摆设书籍做起了书展。

由于最近我读过了一本由华研出版的书籍 - 【马来西亚华人历史与人物 - 儒商篇： 创业与护根】，所以对诸位华社先贤对为维护华文教育的事迹记忆犹新。书中大部分人物今天的展览中都有，计有： 陈嘉庚、李光前、陈六使、林连登、林晃升。没展出的书中人物是： 陆佑、胡文虎、李延年、李成枫及郭鹤尧。

今日展览最让我难忘的部分乃李光前先生的生平事迹是以连环图方式呈现，内容丰富，简短精炼，一目了然，不识李光前先生者都能通过这些连环图迅速了解其生平。我发现好些有关李光前先生的故事并没出现在我所读的那本书中，所以我花了最久的时间看完整百多长的连环图。至于有关其他先贤的都是以贴纸剪报等方式来呈现，内容排列得都有点杂乱无章，没什么看头，我只看了几眼就转移目标了，也没真看清。而且那些内容都与【马】书中的大同小异，是以我利用剩余时间往书堆里埋。

看完了李光前先生的事迹，发现他的伟大竟不下于其岳父 - 陈嘉庚先生啊！我觉得他做人处事也圆滑兼认真得很，否则他没能这么容易受到各派人士的敬重！他不仅能保护并壮大了本土华文教育、也能成为本地首个获得苏丹（柔佛）册封拿督的第一位华人（李光前非常维护华文教育竟也受马来人尊重，庆幸他没得到和林连玉先生及严元章先生同样的下场）、更能为李光耀所邀请成为新加坡大学的校长（李光耀在当时可是出了名的华文教育破坏者！他毁了李光前有份协助成立的东南亚首座华文大学 - 南洋大学）！想想看这对普通人来说可真难于成事，由此可见李光前先生的一流手段！而且李先生的经商管理能力更是一流，现在在我家乡附近李先生于1930年代所创办的南益树胶厂竟还在操作着，公司制度完善由此可见。然后李先生更成立了慈善基金 - 李氏基金会，并捐出了其所有的南益股份与李氏基金，这可早了比尔盖兹数十年啊！李氏基金如今也还在操作着，数十年来造福了不少的人群，为社会贡献了不少！这可是李光前先生所留下的最伟大的资产啊！做人当该以李光前先生为榜样！

以下带来了好几张的照片：


李光前先生的南益公司成为先驱，率先于1950年代引进电脑。


李光前先生成为第一位被封拿督的华人。


光前先生往生后被中共封为：一代风范、万民楷模


嘉庚（左）先生、光前先生（中）及六使（右）先生三大南洋华侨巨头合照。


嘉庚先生与孙中山合影。


嘉庚先生二战时期的著作 - 南桥回忆录。


有关陈嘉庚先生的书籍。


陈嘉庚先生。


严元章博士的妙论！


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現在的日本，未来的中國？

未来的中国会不会就是今天的日本呢？

中国现在所走的路就如同于日本在1950年代及1960年代走过的路。当时的日本正如今天的中国，处于经济高增长时期，社会一片欣欣向荣。之后更在1980年代崛起成为世界数一数二的经济强国。

中国则落后了日本整30年，在1980年代才来搞改革开放。中国就是要像日本般，复制日本的成功故事，成为世界又另一个经济强国。今天的中国确实是有这个气势，至于未来怎样，还看中共。

但很奇怪的，日本似乎只差那一步，就能与美国并驾齐驱了。当今局势，日本对世界各国除经济外的影响力与其强大的经济实力并不成比例，反映不出它身为一个强国的国力，很难说服他国以它为马首。当然日本最近二十年的经济增长也并不理想，但好歹也是在消耗之前数十年累计下来的国本，要说太阳就此坠落还言之过早。

经济上，之前提到日本1980年代就是世界数一数二的富国了，好几个日本品牌更是家喻户晓。这方面日本做得很好。

军事上，日本受限于和平宪法，无奈而必须听命于美国，所以是非战之罪。和平宪法是应该存在的，因为日本国内还有好多好多的极右好战分子，从不认为日军在二战的暴行是错误的。

政治上，日本也是以美国为首。其民主制度就是超自美国。可是它在政治上对别国的影响力似乎不够深。

文化上，单美国的好莱坞文化就足以压倒日本所谓的动漫文化了，更别提其他的了。很简单，有多少非日本人愿意学日语呢？学英语的更多吧！

科技上，日本这方面很不错哦！举个例子就有一代比一代出色的机器人等等。

中国能做得比日本好吗？是很有可能的。

首先，中国在军事上和政治上并不受制于美国，所以就没了限制。中国要在经济上像日本般富有还需勤下苦功。文化方面中国现在就可以趁经济起飞之势而广传四海，尽量鼓励并吸引外国人士学习中华文化。科技方面则有赖中共打造合理的教育制度，鼓励创新、谨慎、认真、理性思维，进而形成一个追求知识的环境，以利学生成长，而非建立一个洗脑制度向学生灌输马克思主义云云，这太教条式了，这太僵化了。

中国经济规模可能很容易在短短时间内超越日美，但在其他方面则还要百尺竿头、更进一步。最重要的是中共推行利民政策，方得以成事。

政府的作用

当许许多多的人在同一个地方共同生活后，社会就形成了，当社会规模有了，政府也就成立了。人民通过各种各样的形式选出一批人，组成一个团队，我们成为高官，这个团队也就是政府，也就是代表了政府。有了政府，社会方能有效地分配资源于人民，并为人民管理涉及公众利益的领域，以促进社会的进步。

由此看来，政府官员，当是为民着想的，当是以照顾人民利益为先的。

但是看看中共、看看大马政府，你就知道，在这两国，政府的作用已经变了，政府成为为高官服务的机构了。任何人，只要成功混入政府成为官员，他就占有先机，他就能得到大把的资源，而最人民所能看到的最直接的效果就是 - 官员们发达了！什么商业合同啦等等就被这些人及亲朋戚友垄断了。

我想全球各国都有面对这些问题，只在于程度轻重而已。而这问题的根本乃在于人性，贪婪和权利冲昏了官员的脑袋，首先想的是自己先得到了什么，然后任由这种思想文化从上层传至下层，慢慢腐蚀官员们的心。所以我说，选举制度是一伟大发明，通过选举，人民有了工具以惩罚那些忘记了人民是主人的官员，让他们领悟水能载舟、亦能覆舟的道理。古代的中国人民就没那么好运，要通过一场接一场的流血革命运动来换掉忽略民意的人。最不可思议的是当时全国这么多人竟只听命于皇帝一人，资源、权利只集中在皇帝及其朋党身上，也难怪最终中国民智不开，为外国所欺侮。

要解决政府作用瘫痪的问题，我认为真需要为有心为官员者上课洗脑，把凡是应以人民利益为先的思想植入他们的脑袋！政府本身强不强大并不重要，而更为重要的是政府如何使这个社会更公平、更安宁，让人人得以安居乐业，路不拾遗！

中共的唯一选择，就是缓缓转型，人民要付出的代价也较小。

巫统的唯一选择，当是解散！解散吧巫统！

Malaysia's pride - K.S. Pua 潘健成

He is a Malaysian. He was grown up in Malaysia. After high school he furthered his study in Taiwan. He later became one of the founders of Phison(Taiwan)群联 which claims to be the first company to invent "Pen Drive".

I was listening to interview session with Pua on AiFm today from 7pm - 7.40pm. From the way he was speaking, i found out that he is really a tough guy with very very strong mind. He is those passionate and aggressive kind of guy who speaks so fast and clear and with full confidence. I can feel that his brain keeps spinning fast all the time. Therefore, i think it is not just by luck that he has succeeded his career in Taiwan, really.

For those who wish to listen to Pua's philosophy & success story, just listen to AiFm on every Wednesday from 7pm - 7.40pm. I think there are a few more sessions with Pua.

Pua is really a anak Malaysia who makes Malaysia proud! Inilah semangat Malaysia Boleh!

又来放屁了！愚昧的君主们

最近不知怎的，全世界最好康的职业 - 马来西亚各州君主们一个接一个的频频放屁，说什么别质疑国家宪法啦、别质疑马来人特权地位等等，哇，好像他们是下了命令般，以为全国人民都有义务要听他们说。

哇，你们忘了是人民在养你们的啊！

要不是这些君主们有什么所谓的宗教义务，然后又千方百计将他们的利益与马来人的利益挂钩，在独立当时他们的地位已经不保了。

马来西亚各州君主，充其量只是一个好看的象征而已，这么多年来对国家一点贡献也没有！这些皇亲贵族只会向国家拿钱（还不是人民的钱！），然后逍遥快活去！现在是不是太得空，要来放放几个响屁才甘愿？

君主制度，象征了封建，象征了少数人必其他人地位高尚，最重要的是不是令人想起马来西亚很特别的关照“多数人”特权的政策！

这样下去，国家完了！

可恶的网络监控！

数月前中共政府竟然想到了一个奥步、一个烂招数 - 在每一台电脑装置绿坝软件，美其名为防止小孩接触不良资讯，实际上极大的控制民间的网络自由，此恶行着实令人不齿！

岂有此理，在中共统治下的人民没有投票权、没有第四权（媒体）、没有三权分立，现在竟然还要剥夺人民的网络自由权？！

众所周知，中共在全国网络点上无时无刻过滤着流入中国的网上资讯，禁了一大堆所谓国人不该去的网站，所谓怕动摇国本、煽动群众云云。我想，如果中共党员真正为民服务，还需怕人民利用互联网表达不满、表达意见吗？还怕人民随时夺权吗？我们知道的许许多多中共高官一个接一个把孩子送到国外念书深造，这是为国的行径吗？你身为高官都对自己国家没信心啊！领导不能以身作则，还能盼人民尊重你吗？

鼓励人民上访吗？还不是个个投诉石沉大海，高官们视还不是视【访者】如无物！

鼓励人民拼经济吗？打造出一堆无创造力、没公民意识的人民吗？有这样的人民，国家会强起来才怪！

没了互联网自由，中国才会乱！中共更快倒台！到时反倒拖累了中国的经济！全中国随时陷入清末民初军阀割据的时代！互联网自由是塑造一个强大的国家的平台、是一个培养高素质公民的工厂、更是一个传播汉学文化的利器！

现在可好了，马来西亚也想有样学样，执政党深怕反对党的网络攻势，竟以中共为榜样了！真好笑！也不想想只要破解这些限制易如反掌，最终他们也会和中共一样功亏一篑！好在他们醒悟得早，早前已宣布放弃此计划了！

绝对、绝对不能抹杀人民的网络自由！

脱氧核糖核酸

一天在翻阅报纸，刚好看到关于脱氧核糖核酸的部分，标题是XXX(一堆汉字)DNA XX（一堆汉字）等等。一旁的印度友人也看到了，问我为什么标题这么奇怪，中英参杂，我当场哑口无言。

DNA这英语词汇虽简单方便,但既然有了“脱氧核糖核酸”这中文译名，为何弃之不用，这令人费解。情况就如同弃“国民生产总值”而用GDP、采GPS而非“全球定位系统”一般，有违当初努力翻译相关外来词汇的人士的苦心。

真正的原因应该是在于那些译名都不够方便好用。我建议相关单位重新检讨那些不受欢迎之译名。其中一个可行的方法可能是再简化诸如“国民生产总值”之类的词汇，比如用“国值”代替“国民生产总值”。两个字数的词汇对媒体及公众来说都来得方便多了。

总好过让英语词汇泛滥于汉语世界中！

英语崇拜风

欧阳文风发表在星洲日报的文章抨击了许许多多带有不正确心态来学习英语的人。

不禁感慨，想不到还有这么多人活在当初殖民霸权的阴影下，以只懂前宗主国语言为荣，抱有阶级心态，想要在同族内高高在上。这种英语至上心态已如欧阳先生所说是一种扭曲的价值观了。

英殖民霸权的文化战略还真成功！竟影响至今，当然这跟美国的崛起乃大有关联。

陳天然老師病逝

得悉本地华语语音界泰斗陈天然老师于2009年8月10日逝世，令我感到惋惜。

以前常在电台节目听到他的声音。尤记得他是新闻广播员，同时也制作并主持有关华语发音的节目（不太记得）。他似乎也在电视台亮相过，没记错的话乃新闻主播。

一天不知从何处知道他的汉学功力在马来西亚是数一数二的，他在本地华语发音界更是个泰斗！另一个值得一提的泰斗是蒙润龙老师。

马来西亚又损失了一个人才了，陈老师请走好！

Gross Domestic Product - GDP

I came across this joke about GDP from today's Nanyang Siang Pau. (Nanyang Business Journal, 南洋商报). The story is roughly like below:

Two economists A & B were paying a visit to their sensei/master who is a well known economist.

On their way, they saw a pile of dogshit on the road. A told B that he was willing to offer B 50 million bucks if B eats the dogshit. Ok B really ate the dogshit and took the 50 million bucks. Then they continued their journey.

After a while, they saw another pile of dogshit again. This time B told A if A eats the dogshit B will return the 50 million bucks to A. A actually a bit regretted giving out his 50 million bucks to B early on and so he took this chance to get back his 50 million bucks by finishing up the dogshit.

Then they continued their journey. After several thoughts they started to realize they actually gained nothing but dogshit in their stomach. They were crying loud, and at that time they had already reached their master's house.

After listening to their stories their master was screaming with excitement: "100 million! 100 million! You two have ust contributed 100 million to our nation's GDP!!! "

Here is the formula of GDP which is taken from Wikipedia:

GDP = private consumption + gross investment + government spending + (exports − imports)

So i think the 100 million bucks from the above story is referring to "private consumption". Hahaha.

I once read about an economist from the United States said that(I could not remember that well) "to grow a nation's GDP (or to boost up a nation's economy), give money to someone to dig a hole on the road, and then offer money to another person to patch the hole up". Hahaha.

Frankly speaking, i think GDP's should be quite reliable else it will not be a universal key indicator to a nation's economic strength.

Year 2012 again

Finally a movie about year 2012 is made. The movie talks about year 2012 is the end of the world.

There is a saying that in year 2012 Sun's magnetic pole will swap and hence affects earth's magnetic pole. Some more Earth's magnetic pole is changing all the time. Also Sun will be aligned with Earth in year 2012. Sun's sunspot will be very active at that moment and may cause some impact to the Earth. This was mentioned in the movie "Knowing".

The most famous prediction about year 2012 is the end of the world is coming from Maya civilization. Besides that Isaac Newton also predicted that year 2012 is going to be the end of the world.

Why do we need to trust Maya so much? It is because many evidences showing that they might actually be some advanced civilization race migrated to earth from another planet which position is in between Earth and Venus.

If year 2012 is really the end of the world. Let's start enjoying now. Do not work so hard, do not pursue money. Just try to spend more time with the one you love.

One year already!!

Time flies. It has been one year already since i joined this company in KL. Also it is my 1 year in KL.

I have been working on ESB/SOA stuff since day 1. Back then i was really blur of all these queue/web services/broker/adapter stuff as i was from web development background. I am glad that i was given the chance to get exposed to this area. Thanks to the support from my colleagues. They are really great!

Since i am doing integration job, i often have to liaise with a few parties. Hence the interaction between me and them is quite important. The communication between me and them has to be effective to ensure that i am able to deliver the right solution as according to what business users need. This part has troubled me a lot. I think i still have much space for improvement in this area. Perhaps i need to take some psychology course. Hahaha.

I am quite lucky to witness the outsourcing process. My client - a telco company has outsourced its IT department to my company some time back. Things have turned quite messy at the first few months after the outsourcing. For example my project manager has changed 4 times in 3,4 months time and the process is no longer as clear as the one before the outsourcing. Fortunately i can see things are getting stable now.

Just looking forward to learn more things as long as i have not left this company. I hope can get high pay with minimum workload. Hahaha.

Statistic - The decline in Malaysia's economic from year 1960 - 2000

Below shows the statistic of GDP per capita which is a very good indicator to a nation's economic strength.
Year 1960, Msia ranked 4th after Singapore, Hong Kong and The Philippines.
Year 1970, S.Korea had caught up and pushed Msia to 5th place. However The Philippines lagi teruk(from 3rd - 6th).
Year 1980, Msia showed some improvement by pulling S.Korea down one place. Guess it was due to the discovery of crude oil in the 70's.
Year 1990, this time S.Korea caught up again and broadened the gap to 9591-6924 = 2667 !!!
Year 2000, the gap between S.Korea and Msia went bigger to 15702-11405 = 4297!!!
Can't wait to see how is it for year 2010.
In summary, from year 1960 until 2000, The Philippines ranking dropped the most. The accusation could go for its then incomplete politic system especially during reign of the notorious Marcos.
It's sad to see the gap between Malaysia and S.Korea to get bigger & bigger. It has been 9 years from year 2000 and i am quite negative that Malaysia could overtake S.Korea's place once again as what it did in year 1980.


1960

country	year	gdp per capita	gdp per capita2
Singapore	1960	4211.01	4219.14
Hong Kong	1960	3264.24	3321.62
Philippines	1960	2037.33	2038.72
Malaysia	1960	1829.30	1800.74
Korea, Republic of	1960	1544.15	1458.35
Taiwan	1960	1490.94	1443.61
Indonesia	1960	1098.52	1071.28
Thailand	1960	1085.84	1059.09
Vietnam	1960	na	na

1970

country	year	gdp per capita	gdp per capita2
Hong Kong	1970	6988.34	6967.22
Singapore	1970	6843.57	6837.95
Taiwan	1970	2872.19	2846.37
Korea, Republic of	1970	2621.31	2551.89
Malaysia	1970	2571.76	2529.36
Philippines	1970	2427.13	2430.59
Thailand	1970	1748.07	1733.87
Indonesia	1970	1279.19	1272.85
Vietnam	1970	na	na

1980

country	year	gdp per capita	gdp per capita2
Hong Kong	1980	13326.40	13410.37
Singapore	1980	13001.41	13032.17
Taiwan	1980	5944.63	5962.89
Malaysia	1980	5009.63	4950.16
Korea, Republic of	1980	4556.59	4496.54
Philippines	1980	3293.29	3313.71
Thailand	1980	2741.71	2708.16
Indonesia	1980	2082.79	2083.55
Vietnam	1980	na	na

1990

country	year	gdp per capita	gdp per capita2
Hong Kong	1990	22003.35	21963.40
Singapore	1990	19472.46	19465.91
Taiwan	1990	11283.90	11248.17
Korea, Republic of	1990	9591.27	9592.83
Malaysia	1990	6924.16	6889.75
Thailand	1990	4844.58	4863.76
Philippines	1990	3208.79	3213.57
Vietnam	1990	1441.61	1433.65

2000

country	year	gdp per capita	gdp per capita2
Singapore	2000	29433.77	29433.77
Hong Kong	2000	27236.15	27236.15
Taiwan	2000	19183.93	19183.93
Korea, Republic of	2000	15702.27	15702.27
Malaysia	2000	11405.50	11405.50
Thailand	2000	6473.60	6473.60
Philippines	2000	3825.62	3825.62
Indonesia	2000	3771.86	3771.86
Vietnam	2000	2189.41	2189.41