Like a Lighthouse
When I have doubt
You provide direction
When I need light
You give of your wisdom
You've travelled in Life's journey 'fore me
You share your learning experiences
ever so willingly
So the student would not repeat your mistakes
Such lessons are invaluable
Worth more than glittering gold
or silver tongue
What's this instruction if not given
With love and sincerity
I'd have remained at the mercies of the elements
Toss'd by stormy seas and
Beaten by Nature's untold winds and
Man's unthinking ways
But like a lighthouse
Teacher, you make my day!
PS: this poem is dedicated to the many TEACHERS I've met since I started Blogging about 1-1/2 years ago.
But Not the following teachers -- from the mostdeveloped prescinct in NegaraKu, remember that FAMILY COUNCIL -- or from the following State of the Malay Sultanate fame, and the Mat Skodeng Ill-repute ~~~~~~~
From The Star,
Wednesday October 18, 2006
Man in JP row now a datuk
MALACCA: A police report was once lodged against him for using the Justice of the Peace (JP) title last year although he was not accorded the status. This year, he is one of the recipients of a state award that carries the title ‘datuk’.
Without naming the recipient, Goh Leong San (DAP – Bandar Hilir) said he had lodged a police against the man on March 18 last year for allegedly using the JP title.
“He was not a JP recipient,” Goh told the state assembly here yesterday, adding that the man had been listed this year for the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) award, which carries the title 'datuk’.
“Why is this person, who is a bogus JP, receiving a datukship?” he asked, disclosing that he had also lodged five police reports against six other persons for allegedly using the titles ‘datuk’, ‘JP’ and ‘PJK’ (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian).
Responding to the allegations, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said prior to releasing the list of recipients, the state government sent it to the police headquarters in Bukit Aman for vetting.
Since Goh had raised the issue, Mohd Ali said, he would refer the matter to the police.
The state assembly also heard about the problems in expanding the Batu Berendam airport, although Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had officiated at its ground-breaking ceremony in April.
Mohd Ali said the companies involved in the project were ironing out the details with the Economic Planning Unit (EPU).
He said that while a budget of RM130mil had been allocated for the expansion, the companies had quoted the work at more than RM200mil.
“The EPU does not agree to the increase in the budget. So, the facilities to upgrade the airport has to be tailored around RM130mil,” he said.
The chief minister gave an assurance that Boeing 737 aircraft and Airbus 320 would be able to land at the airport.
The airport is only able to handle Fokker 50s at the moment due to its short runway.
On another issue, state Housing, Local Government, Environment and Transport Committee chairman Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam said Jasin district had been upgraded to a municipality.
The state Cabinet decided on this at its meeting on Wednesday, he said.
Welcoming the move, Datuk Chong Tam On (BN – Bemban) said Jasin lagged behind Melaka Tengah and Alor Gajah.
He hoped more development would come to the new municipality, suggesting that a public university be set up in Jasin.
10 comments:
i dont know how the datuk system works. the rampant award of the prestigious will only cheapen the title and unfair to genuine & deserving recipients from past and present.
to give the titles to undeserving is one thing but to give it to candidates of dubious characters really is "RUBBISH"!
why melaka need a bigger airport? to compete with senai? it is better to give the money to do up the historical sites of melaka.
Guess they must be running out of people to give the "Datuk" title!
Desi next year you want one or not? :)
No JP, Datuk is better lah.
see fei:
It's sad reality that many of the systems in NegaraKu have become corrupted, so much so the Awards given at Federal and State levels are akin to goreng pisang, except some recipients pay several hundred gold pieces for them!
Of course, there are a minority among them who are ":genuine and deserving" based on meritorious service renderd to society, State or Negara, but alas, they are overwhelmed by the majority who are "rubbish". At the end of it all, it's the race-based POlitics that corrupts -- there is even a QUOTA set for component parties within the BN to nominate such potential Award winners. Sometimes some BIG cheques changed hands lah, you know, I know, even Pravda knows. But the leaders don't know because they don't have time even to put in a housing plan-lah!
hj angus:
I'll agree but then the aftermath these ER-ER of mine, and yours too, start throwing rotten eggs at Desi's Place, how?
I hear a former Oppo leader dare not even go viosit his former Consituency (downtown KL-lah!:) now he's first Latin, then Lan Si, waiting for a Tonne?
Maybe I prefer my plain Encik as then I stil can tehtarik at the roadside-lahwith thee, add Ms Sunthi too.
Selamat Berpuasa to thee and loved ones, dear mGf:)
The NEP propogators will probably want a quota for side income.
maverick:
our Blogger mate HJ wished to nominate Desi, I beg to decline. You want? Write Desi a cheque for 20million and I'll rsuh to HJ Angus's place ...But can you survive the R(O)attan Eggs ah:):)
mave: These NEP shareholders started as PJK-pigeons, graduated to JP-monkeys; then Datuk and Tan SI-crocodiles.
One and only reason why I dare not go near Lake Titiwangsa.:(
PS: I'll go there when I weight a tonne-lah! Can 'rite that 200mil check or not?:)
Melaka to get a airport to land 737,WTF KNNCCB? So who is going to pay for the increased airport maintenance after the upgrade?
And how can one justify the route for a 737?
moo_t:
Don't worry, you can bet the CM of Melaka will do a 1,001 k=night tael to fry in the tourists, like flee stay, throw kaya into B&B!:):)
Sing some dondang sayang dan Takuntung, dak untung, dance some Ding-A-Ling Drink-A-Ling opera, and kitab-tab-kitab-tab Semi-V: dance, Melaka will light UP. No worrries, Be AP.:)
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