Night Owls Chatterboxes - Part LXIX
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but thing is, e M'sian Indians are also marginalised today
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Originally posted by sbst275:
but thing is, e M'sian Indians are also marginalised today
there are marginalized chinese, marginalized malays too .......
and on the flipside too, there are plenty of indian fat cats too ... just like in the MCA or UMNO .... look at samy vellu .....
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tml's solar eclipse, better dun stare at it
it's going to be like some 6 mins in e dark
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Originally posted by Ferret:
what now?
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What's wrong Ferret?
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Originally posted by sbst275:
tml's solar eclipse, better dun stare at it
it's going to be like some 6 mins in e dark
no lah.. only about 10%
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another 7 more days before my off.... AND THEY FRICKING SCHEDULE TRAINING ON THAT DAY
##$^#$^#$^#$^^#$#$^
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Originally posted by Fatum:
there are marginalized chinese, marginalized malays too .......
and on the flipside too, there are plenty of indian fat cats too ... just like in the MCA or UMNO .... look at samy vellu .....
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Originally posted by Ferret:
another 7 more days before my off.... AND THEY FRICKING SCHEDULE TRAINING ON THAT DAY
##$^#$^#$^#$^^#$#$^
go check the labour laws.. they cannot make you work for so many days running.. and also training is part of "work"
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Originally posted by Ferret:
another 7 more days before my off.... AND THEY FRICKING SCHEDULE TRAINING ON THAT DAY
##$^#$^#$^#$^^#$#$^
actually, u should have 1 off day per week .. how come it seemed longer than that?
and, if its an off day, u should not go for training or watsoever .. otherwise, not considered an off!
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Originally posted by the Bear:
no lah.. only about 10%
we're going to experience a short while only? -
sigh....
i will get them to schedule an off another day bah... i am just too tired to think now riaos...
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anyone knows the time for tomorrow's solar eclipse ?
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Originally posted by sbst275:
we're going to experience a short while only?10% as in only 10% of the sun will be covered...
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Originally posted by Fatum:
anyone knows the time for tomorrow's solar eclipse ?
8:40am
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Originally posted by Fatum:
it's perhaps, politically incorrect of me to say this ...
but I was chatting with a malaysian business associate the other day .... we were discussing malaysia ......
this chap, a chinese unker ... said something which got me thinking ...
he said ... that malaysia wasn't really farked over by the malays .... but the Indians ......
I asked him to explain himself .... he pointed out the recent hindraf riots to me ......
he says that the chinese and malays have a mutual vested interest in not rocking the boat, they've built up an understanding that as long as one can make money peacefully and the other can graft peacefully, all would be well in the world, nevermind little things like uni places and what not, the local unis are farked up anyways ...
but the indians don't, they have this thing for dramatics and arguments .... so you see, the opposition figures in malaysia and singapore, or the legal benches, or indeed, even in the UK (where he lived for 6 years), they always figure prominently ..... "gao kee" was the phrase he used ....
That's an interesting point of view...something fresh and it does make a little sense.
But I think....it need not be Indians, Malay, Chinese or what-not....it has to do more with human nature. As individuals, we may not feel anything against, let alone "bully" others....but in a group, where the individuals have less responsibility on their shoulders (from their point of view), stuff like that are more likely to occur...
And in a majority/minority grouping, you can expect to see more of these things, because many in the majority who disagree will simply go with the flow, because they are not affected, nor do they carry a bigger share of responsibilities in how they behave. And within the majority group, there'll be people who aim to benefit and enrich themselves. Taking into account the bigger group's clout, the balance will be in their favour with little obstacles...
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Originally posted by the Bear:
10% as in only 10% of the sun will be covered...
oh.. but for 6 mins? -
If you were attend a training on yr scheduled off day, they shld give you another day off then.
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Originally posted by sbst275:
oh.. but for 6 mins?i think more than that but hey.. it's an eclipse of some sort..
in other news..
=> no matter how you hope, drinking gasoline is not going turn you into Optimus Prime
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mrs sbst been asking me, how harmful is e eclipse to e eye?
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Originally posted by sbst275:
mrs sbst been asking me, how harmful is e eclipse to e eye?
same as if you stare at the sun..
please use filters if you want to look at it.. welding goggles are good
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Originally posted by the Bear:
i think more than that but hey.. it's an eclipse of some sort..
in other news..
=> no matter how you hope, drinking gasoline is not going turn you into Optimus Prime
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Originally posted by the Bear:
same as if you stare at the sun..
please use filters if you want to look at it.. welding goggles are good
I get it now.so it's like as usual, dun go itchy hands and stare at it
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The Ho Ching is back thread is having a field day.
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Originally posted by SBS2601D:
That's an interesting point of view...something fresh and it does make a little sense.
But I think....it need not be Indians, Malay, Chinese or what-not....it has to do more with human nature. As individuals, we may not feel anything against, let alone "bully" others....but in a group, where the individuals have less responsibility on their shoulders (from their point of view), stuff like that are more likely to occur...
And in a majority/minority grouping, you can expect to see more of these things, because many in the majority who disagree will simply go with the flow, because they are not affected, nor do they carry a bigger share of responsibilities in how they behave. And within the majority group, there'll be people who aim to benefit and enrich themselves. Taking into account the bigger group's clout, the balance will be in their favour with little obstacles...
there is no denying that certain groups of people have different psychological makeups, different psyches if you may ....
just look at the TV dramas from different countries for example .... south american soap operas are different from north american soaps are different from south asian bollywood soaps are different from japanese soaps are different from taiwanese, hongkie, thai, local, indonesian or pinoy soaps ....some are reserved, some have a lot of wailing and yelling, some have a lot of physical violence, some are like a fairy tale, some are escapist, some are gritty and real ..... all are reflections of that country's, society's or race's psyche ...
I'm not saying one society's psyche or character is better or worse than the other ... it just the way the world is ... but it does give you an insight to the way people behave and react .... and this is perhaps something we cannot ignore, even if it's not always platable in terms of political correctness ....