On the news

Lately I have spent my nights playing Winning Eleven on my PC while listening to the news of the television. After nightline on tv3, i would switch to tv2. And I really don't know what's going there. It's either we Malaysians have lost common sense, the politicians have nothing smart to say, or the news highlights NOTHING at all. Let me explain myself.

The newscaster was saying something about a recent study revealing that most Malaysians have only RM100 in their savings accounts. And in response to this, a politician (won't tell who) said during some speech somewhere that 'if parents don't save, it would be difficult to send their children to higher learning institutions & that the burden would have to be beared by the government'. WOW, WHAT REVELATION!! DUH!!

The forecasts concerning the haze seriously pisses me off, man. The lady kept saying that according to so-and-so forecast, due to the wind-blowing-at-whatever-speed-and-direction, that WE CAN EXPECT clearer skies & greater visibility. But the past week the haze situation has got worse. MY EXPECTATION IS NOT MET, TV2!! So who can I blame for not meeting my expectations??

Then there's this recent study in Australia proving that 'having a DVD playing + screen in your car would increase the likelihood of accidents, as other drivers would be attracted to check out the source of the flashing lights in your car'. I laughed after watching that news. I can't believe that they need a study to realise that. But that was not the end. tv2 showed the same thing AGAIN the following night, as though it's some super discovery that deserves a noble award or something. I was dumbfounded.

Leave you with 2 phrases lah...

"Common sense is not common to common people"

- heard this from my favourite English teacher, Mr.William.

"The foolish says things because they have to say something. The wise says things because they have something to say."

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Nightline yesterday revealed that Malaysian citizens are enjoying an 80% subsidy off the electricity bill. TNB promised that there won't be another increase in price this year, but did not guarantee the same for 2007. So congratulations guys. Turns out we're not as well-to-do as we think we are. And at this rate, it looks like we will all die of either a car accident, a robbery, or a decease.

Subsidy down + Inflation up + salary same = cost of living up, resulting in increase in crime rate, stress level, & mortality rate.