There was once a story circulating about a former Chief Minister/Menteri Besar --popular aong newshounds at the pub who propagate the myth they writHe better when high! --ranking among the richest in Top 10 list, or Top 50-lah. In Malaysia, or in Asia-lah. Please excuse Desi on the accuracy, or lack of, in this retell...it's telling on his rising age. But Mark Twain says: "AGE is a matter of mmindover matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter!"
Now where was I? Okay, about CMs and their wealth. So it was rumoured that one English-semi-literate CEO of State entered a Down Under terrortry where an entrant must fill in some stoopid Immigresyen or Kastam forms in Engrish (These natives assume that if you hold USD, SIN$ or Euro -- Ooops, drop the Euro, it was then notin fesyen! -- then youmust know Shakespearean English and can tackle the Immigration/Customs forms:(
So when the story broke that this poor MC or Cheap Minister was found delinquent/wrong in declaring some RM2.4million currencies -- a combination/mix totalling that value-lah -- he thought he was clever by half pleading he no not the Bastrad's Inggeris. The kangaroo court was so kind, let himoff with a fine "It's fine, Ignorance s a good defence, just leave your RM2.4million behind!" (That I believe was what was whispered, I heard over the pub vine...If you heard differently, then youMUST be right, 'cos Desi's leftist. Also a teatotaller -- I don't drik Foster's, I down tehtarik, a true journalists' brew, ask Rocky!:)
So one curio cat wanted to know how much this MB/CM was worth in reality or real estate ... he/she/it "googled" 'Muhammad' ... typed TWICE because RPK says it's double Muhammad ... followed by 'Taib'.
Wow, wow, the cat almost fell off his/her/its chair. Taib was listed among the Top 10 or Top 50 or Top 100 richest in the world. The whole wide world, according to one Fortunate listing. Of course, www stands also for the world wide web and soon the +peoples of NegaraKu became wiser to the fact that the double Muhammad was not the one listed. He was literally de-listed. It was another Taib-lah! You wanna Desi to name him; sorry-lah, I'm o'lady HI! on my tehtari' and now danzing on my tablet...:):):):):):) se7en smiles from peninsular to the Land of the Hornbills.
NB: +peoples in the plural because the rakyat of Sabah and Sarawak are deemed not equal to peninsular Malaysians. They enjoy a status quite different from you Selangorians which include some lucky blokes with a double"M", and me from Negeri Sembilan (Ninth State and yet I can't get no peace of land!:( And soon these two states' peoples will celebrate Malaysia Day on September 16 -- (7)916 came out first prize last 1+3D draw, you don't no dat? -- Good on you,you celebrated 31st August, 2009 didn't you!?And the Gods are angry 'cos you don't know your his/her/itstory and hence don't deserve any durian runtuh!
From www.theborneopost.com:
English makes it easier to find jobs: Taib
By Lim How Pim & Samuel Aubrey
KUCHING: Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday hoped undergraduates, especially those in Sarawak, would not neglect mastering English if they want to improve their “marketability”.
Stressing that English is the world’s working language, he said local undergraduates would risk being overlooked by prospective employers, especially those companies involved in international trade, if they do not have a good command of the language.
Alluding to the recent decision by the federal government to stop using English as the medium to teach and learn Mathematics and Science by 2012, he said this should not be a controversy anymore because there are still avenues for people to improve their command of the language.
“Students need to master English (to improve their marketability). Apart from our mother tongue and the national language, we need to have a good command of English to adapt to the present global situation.
“Even in China which is proud of its Mandarin language, citizens are encouraged to learn English, and they even have a 24-channel service to teach English. They know English is important in business.
“This is because English is the world’s working language. Therefore it is important for us to master it,” he said at a dialogue session during the Sarawak Islam Undergraduates Education Colloquium at Auditorium Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Batu Lintang Teacher’s College.
Earlier, he answered a question from a student who wanted to know why graduates from foreign universities are preferred over local graduates by employers especially multi-national companies.
To this, Taib said this was because those who went to foreign universities especially in English speaking countries can speak and write English better, which are important when dealing with international clients.
“Just look at the Internet, what is the most used language? Obviously it is English. (Similarly,) the export-oriented industries and multinational companies will obviously look for those with good command of English,” he said.
Earlier in his speech, Taib said the state government would continue to extend Wi-Fi Internet facilities to rural schools in order to make it easier for the students to absorb new knowledge and have better command of subjects taught in class.
On behalf of the state government, he also thanked the Education Ministry in Kuala Lumpur for the pledge to improve the infrastructure of rural schools especially in Sarawak.
Nonetheless, he also called on the ministry to consider emulating other countries in providing innovative teaching aids so that the “learning of difficult subjects will be easier and fun”.
“When I was younger, I had no choice but to read books that were big when I wanted to learn about astronomy. It was not easy task because I had to imagine how the universe looked like.
“Nowadays, we have television networks such as Discovery Channel and National Geographic channels which regularly have programmes on astronomy. And it is much easier to learn about astronomy by watching TV programmes.
“Through teaching aids as well as Wi-Fi Internet, the delivery of information and learning of knowledge will be much easier,” he said.
With Sarawak expecting its gross domestic product (GDP) index to grow by five fold upon the realisation of Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE), he said the state will need highly-skilled manpower for the new industries.
“And this will depend on the younger generation’s ability to absorb knowledge (especially those complicated subjects),” he said.
Meanwhile, the two-day colloquium saw the participation of Muslim students from selected schools and institutions of higher learning in Sarawak.
Among those present yesterday were Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman and Islamic Information Centre (IIC) education bureau director Datu Dr Adi Badiozaman Tuah.
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