Outsourcing

When people say how small the world is today, it maybe
true. You’re just seconds away from seeing your friends and families via the
internet, teleconferencing etc2 eventhough you are geographically far apart. With
all the technological advancement, you could even run a nasi lemak & teh tarik business in Malaysia whilst the nasi lemak & teh tarik customer service centres are operating in
Austria. This process is called outsourcing.( Alexander Graham Bell would’nt have believed it if we say you
could view your mum’s face in Senegal,
whilst you're in Togo
live via videoconferencing.)

Well, im just merapuing again. But im merapuing with many
unanswered questions running through my mind. Does this outsourcing trend actually
mean that we are being economically conquered by other nations? Without
doubt, the benefits are there, but it seems all too easy to just “run with the
flow”. Yeah, people say that outsourcing creates comparative advantages etc2
but to what extent should we “sacrifice” certain aspects of our daily activities via
outsourcing.

Business processing outsourcing, engineering outsourcing and
all sorts of other outsourcing. You could outsource nearly everything these days.

 

p/s: simple example of outsourcing-> asking your friend to
complete your assignment.hehe.

Singapore-Banjir?

Well, i wouldnt want to open a debate on this matter. Correct me if im wrong,But it seems rather strange that none of the mainstream media had reported that Singapore had a slight flood problem (not that i care). Compare this with the amount of coverage Malaysia gets on the floods. Just try googling Google News for "Malaysia", and a whole host of foreign newspapers are covering the flood situation in Malaysia. To make matters worse, reports are suggesting that certain parts of the Peninsular will be facing a drought season soon, im guessing it aint good coverage for Tahun Melawat Malaysia 07'. One wonders if the target of 60,000 tourists/day can be achieved with an initial target of 20 million tourists by year-end. WOw!

p/s: One minute, a minister says that there aren't any second contributions to those affected by the the second wave of floods in Johor. Another minute, the PM/TPM announces that there will be additional contributions. Kudos to PM/TPM, but i really think that the RM200 is nothing with consideration of today's Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). But at least it's something, right?

Curry Vs Misery

A curry house somewhere Down Under seems to be the start of a world wide venture to conquer the world with one of our signature dishes, Nasi Kandar. Nasi kandar; as the name suggests, simply means rice "carried at the end of each pole"(???). Now to the ‘misery’ part. I assume that most of my fellow readers are aware of the misery our friends in Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu are/was facing. Well, I pray that they are patient with what they are currently going through.

Why am I ‘merapuing’ bout curry houses and misery? Well, lets just say that im sad that a “khalifah” had time to enjoy a plate of nasi kandar Down Under (after officiating the joint) whilst monitoring the misery of “banjirians” and deploying resources from a far. Im sorry, but “tak sangka” that it had to come to that stage. Honestly, Im shocked!

p/s: I dunno whats happening with tanah airku…

Year 2007: Post Saddam

First, thanks for the comments. And i agree that the media is spinning the whole world with their bias reports. And im not an advocate of the mainstream media**(thanks for the comments, Hussein).

This would be my last post on Allahyarham Saddam Hussein. Well, what has happened post-execution:

1. Increase in the number of reported deaths- US soldiers & Iraqi civilians

2.Three versions of response to the execution:

a) Agree & justified- US gov.,Shi'ites, UK govt. etc.

b) Disagree & injustice-Some Sunni's etc.

c) Neutral- others etc.

3. Rise in tensions between the Sunni's & Shi'ites.

Im more interested in the last development. Comments on the matter,anyone?

Bye 06'.Welcome 07'

p/s: just found out bout a report on the World Bank's contribution towards the construction of the israel-palestinian illegal wall.