August 2014 » BJ Thoughts

MAS: Does Recovery Plans Defying Economics?

31st August 201426th April 2020Event, Flight, Governance, Government, Ideals, Malaysia, Malaysian Politicians, Malaysian Politics, News, OpinionBailouts, Consultants, GLC, Khazanah, Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia Airlines, MAS, Turnaround Plan, Utusan Malaysia1 Comment

MAS

(Will it work or it is going to be RM6 billion down the drain again? This is going to be the last chance for MAS and the people who are managing it. We do not want to see another bailout in 2018! Image source: TheStar)

Avoid Dark Side of Parenting

29th August 201426th April 2020Boss No. 2, Children, Dave, Family, Idiotsbirth certificates, Kids, Parenting, Responsibility, young children2 Comments

Read these first

When We Look The Other Way
At the Playground
Setting Right Examples
Letting Them Go

(What young children really need is a strong, supportive and loving parents. Image source: http://eduart4kids.com)

Another innocent life taken away all because of sheer recklessness:-

A four-year-old boy died after being left inside his father’s car at the parking lot of SM Kuala Nerang about 45km from Alor Setar.

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MH17 – The Final Goodbye Part 2

22nd August 201416th November 2019Justice, Military, People, VideosAstro, KLIA, Malaysia Airlines, MH17, Najib Razak, Sad1 Comment

MH17

I thought the Dutch had serve justice to the victims of the MH17 crash and nothing will top that off but I was wrong. (Image source: Astro)

The Malaysian Government (yes Najib does look sad this time) may have copied what the Dutch have done but it was worth the final send off & respect before the bodies were passed back to their families for the final good byes.

Hong Kong: The Home of Efficient Public Transport

19th August 201420th April 2020Highway, Ideals, Motor Industry, Technology, TravelAirport Express, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, MTR, Octopus card, Public transport3 Comments

(Comparatively Malaysia is not far from a very efficient public transportation system and with further extension to the LRT lines and the upcoming MRT lines, one hopes that it will close the gap in the current system. Perhaps we can learn one or two things from Hong Kong. Image source: Google)

RIP Robin Williams: 1951 – 2014

12th August 201426th April 2020Death, Internet, NewsDead Poet Society, Doubtfire, Good Will Hunting, Jumanji, Mork & Mindy, Robin WilliamsNo Comments

(That funny man from Mork & Mindy – Robin Williams will always be remembered. His role in Good Will Hunting however was a total depart from his usual fare and one class up. Image source: http://toptenfilmz.com)