down to earth

Some things are best left unsaid. What more when it is written. Life is full of surprises. That’s why many suffered a stroke and kick the bucket.

At macro level, we see the state of the nation coming to ruin. What happens at the national level, we can see happening at micro level. Here close to home, companies are suffering from short of cash to continue doing business. But when market is uncertain, how can a company invest?

Big is no longer harder to fall. Small ones fall like lead balloons as well. Economists no longer have credible prescriptions. Havoc rules.

When Malaysia introduced a RM60 Million stimulus package, we could barely hear the hums. Analysts are already saying that individuals that make up general public have nothing to cheer about but they see agony ahead.

If that is not enough, we have to agree with pundits that much of the stimulus will flow into cronies coffer and public at large is deprived of the much needed amenities and infrastructures or even “grants”.

It is also scary to see the once “policy driven” auto sector in Malaysia is ignored. RM200 Million Automotive Development Fund (ADF) will only sit still in the bank the government elects to manage the fund. Companies are simply too over-stretched financially to be able to borrow more. Do not be fooled by the lower interest rate attached to it. It makes no difference!

Companies in Malaysia, local ones especially are never competitive. Very few are able to go beyond Malaysia’s shore. Even those that manage to go abroad, they are saddled with negative cultures that they export together with their equipment and expatriates.

Perhaps we have to go back to the drawing board. However, this is simply impossible to do if current government is still in power. This denial syndrome is too deep-rooted to be pulled out and allow us to see ourselves as others see us. We are simply goners.

Assuming that we can throw these idiots into the sea, we can look back into education to bring about civil society.

Back to economy, we are also caught in this euphoria called “The American Dreams”. We are so engrossed with this pursuit of material wealth that we forget social aspect.

Furthermore, these so called material wealth as well as services is procured at extremely high price that is justifiable because of relative perceived values brought about by branding. Brands that position well in the mind of prospects are perceived to be so valuable that we want so much to own them. This is pure greed. We can only rid ourselves of this sickness by going back to basic. We must come back down to earth and question our very existence on this earth. It is simply to seek the pleasure of the Almighty and the rest will fall into places.

Wake up Malaysians, however sleepy you may be!

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