Some of my friends often joke about me taking over the Ministry of Education. I don’t know if I am a good candidate for the job; however, I do know that there’s something terribly wrong with our education system.

The issue of education is quite dear to me as I believe that it will determine the future of our nation. Even pop songs like Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All” talks about how important it is to teach our children well.

I am proud to share that I am a product of Methodist Boys’ School, Kuala Lumpur. I attended both the primary and secondary schools there, and I am now in my second term as the President of my school’s alumni association. Apart from my loyalty and love for my alma mater, I must say that there is something different about our school that moulded many of us into not only successful but also quite decent people.
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I just started reading a new book (one of many!). I’m halfway through the preface only, and I already find it intriguing.

By the way, this is a true account of the author’s career as an economic hit man. In his own words:

“Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign “aid” organizations into the coffers of huge corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet’s natural resources. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization.
I should know; I was an EHM.”
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Someone shared these lessons with me…

I’ve learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing “Silent Night”.
Age 5

I’ve learned that our dog doesn’t want to eat my broccoli either.
Age 7

I’ve learned that when I wave to people in the country, they stop what they are doing and wave back.
Age 9

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If you thought the weather in UK was bad, it just got worse. As far as I’m concerned, this is a very real sign that the earth is undergoing extreme “hormonal changes”. And if we don’t start taking steps to change our destructive lifestyles, we’re not going to leave much of a legacy to our children.

By the way, if you haven’t yet watched Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, check it out.

Just finished watching ‘I Not Stupid 2′ last night and found, despite the contrived scenes, a lot of truth in it. Especially about adults and how they act and react.

To quote the great Frank Zappa, “The world’s most plentiful ingredient is stupidity.”

We in Malaysia, so clever hor?! Here’s a poem (from an email) for us to chew on:
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Just imagine. It’s not difficult, I assure you.

Just imagine a nation with its diverse peoples. A few hundred years back, the inhabitants of this nation were native peoples who lived in the forests.

Then one day, a visitor from a neighbouring nation came. He saw that the land was good and he decided to bring his people to this nation.

Imagine over time, his people grew and grew, and began to dominate this nation. Soon, the visitors became the Majority.
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