SIGN OF THE TIMES

The economy is not looking rosy at all. Everybody's feeling the pinch..from individuals, to families, companies, organizations and even the Government. Here are some examples of the sign of the (bad) times that i happened to observe.

Koi vs Talapia..a Government's dilemma

Just the the other day, I went to INTAN (Institute Tadbir Negara), Bukit Kiara, for an economic lecture on the current economic crisis. INTAN is the federal government's training centre for management and administration. The lecture was done at the auditorium. You see, there is a pond under the stairs leading up to the auditorium. And in the pond there are quite a number of talapia fish and a few koi fish. In 2004-2005, i attended a 6 month course (Diploma Pengurusan Awam) there at INTAN. But the difference is that, all the the fish there were koi or carp. I guess when many of the koi fish died, INTAN could only replace them with a cheaper type of fish. Yup, you guessed it, sign of the times.

To replace or Not To Replace..a kancil's dilemma

Yesterday, I went to Sunway Pyramid. At the parking area i saw a white kancil car. The weird thing about that kancil was that, it's front plate number was made out of plywood. (darn...i regret not taking that picture). On top of that, it was handwritten using a permanent whiteboard marker. It doesn't cost much to replace a broken plate number I think. Maybe around RM20-RM40. But then again, it is the sign of the times after all.

Anyone has anything interesting to tell about the sign of the times, feel free to share. Thanks and cheers!