Thursday, 26 March 2009

did you know..

Did You Know #1
..that in India, there are no Big Macs because Hindus can't eat beef. So instead, they have the Chicken Maharaja Mac!















Did You Know #2
..that in Germany, they serve McBeers?











I've just spent the last 3 days on a 3000 word essay about McDonald's and handed it in yesterday. I think I'm experiencing withdrawals.

Monday, 23 March 2009

my american apparel children

Yes, my kids are going to be cuter than this. And yes, they will model for American Apparel too!













Tuesday, 17 March 2009

videos that make me go haha

1. X-men



2. Fazril's favourite - little kids



3. I LOVE BIG BANG THEORY



decisions decisions

I hate making decisions. I really hate choosing. Where to eat, what kind of butter to get, which looks better on me; the green or the blue?

I like having options, knowing I have an exit door instead of no entries.

I'm going through an emotional breakdown because I don't know which polaroid to get. Haiya.

Friday, 6 March 2009

malee antuanette ah

I think Kirsten Dunst is the epitome of annoying actresses. 2nd to Miley Cyrus, but Miley Cyrus isn't really an actress, she's more of a joke. But yeah la you get what I mean.

So Kirsten Dunst played Marie Antoinette, and you know how she says "let them eat cake". Well apparently she never said it and even if she did, she didn't mean to say cake. "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche," which means, literally, "Let them eat rich, expensive, funny-shaped, yellow, eggy buns."

Hmm.

I'm sorry I'm rambling. I'm just really hungreh and trying not to think about dinner but this brioche business doesn't seem to be helping.

Monday, 2 March 2009

just a thought






















I still think God wears sandals and has long hair :( sigh. What do you think God looks like?

Sunday, 1 March 2009

anas zubedy

Dear Malaysian Politicians,

Please stop the power chase, call for a truce and focus on the economy.

I do not claim to speak on behalf of all Malaysians, but I have strong convictions that many share my sentiments.

Our concern today is not who rules the country or heads the state governments but the looming bad economy.

Whether Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat leads, it is meaningless if Malaysians have no job to go to, no money to pay rent and no means to put food on the table.

I am a business owner, like other business owners and managers of corporations I have a responsibility to ensure people under my care and payroll continue to have jobs and a decent income to take home. We work hard and willing to go the extra mile to make sure our nation not only survive this crisis but come out stronger and wiser. We need your help.

Let me explain. I am in the business of Training, Development and Consultancy and have 20 people in my team.

Saedah is 42. She keeps the office clean and helps organise the training rooms. She has four children and her husband is unemployed. She was first hired on a part time basis, because she is very hard working and has a great attitude, we offered her a full time job to help provide a stable income for her family. Even then, when her third child started school this year, it was a struggle for her to buy new school uniforms and other necessities. Saedah lives on a ‘kais bulan, makan bulan’ basis, so, if she is jobless, her tap runs dry.

Samsuri is 27 years old. He lives with his sister and her family in a low cost government flat in Sunway. He does our despatch, helps with various clerical works and occasionally acts as a driver. During the first week at zubedy, we learned that he not only did not have money to buy new clothes and shoes for work, he had no money for lunch. Like Saedah, if he has no job, his tap runs dry too.

Alicia in Client Servicing turns 26 this year. She lives with her dad who is 71 years old and retired. Her mom passed away when she was little. Alicia is a hard-working team member, has a gentle caring outlook and fun to be with. (We like to poke fun at her as she blushes easily). Last May her dad went through a major operation, thank God he has recovered well. Alicia needs a job, both for herself and her dad.

Sudesh, 38, is one of our facilitators. When his father passed away last year, he moved back and lives with his mother in Seremban. He shuttles between Kuala Lumpur and Seremban daily, leaving home sometimes as early as 4 in the morning and returning late at night. He is no stranger to hard work and sacrifice, he knows what he needs to do to survive and to care for his mother, but he too needs a job.

Like fellow Malaysians, every one of us in zubedy needs employment, those that live from hand to mouth like Saedah and Samsuri and others like Alicia and Sudesh with family to care for. We Malaysians need the Malaysian economy to be strong. We need you, our leaders, to work hard and to work together to make our economy viable.

So this is my plea.

Pakatan Rakyat, please stop your attempts to take over the federal government and persuade BN’s lawmakers to join you. Stop all legal proceedings, no more 916 and let go, just let go. The nation can wait till the next general elections if they want change. By doing so, Malaysians will see your party as caring, unselfish and gracious and give you their support in the next elections.

Barisan Nasional, please stop any attempts to take over PR states and win over PR’s lawmakers. You have proven your point with Perak. The nation can wait for the next general elections if they want your party. Focus all your talent, energy and hard work in steering the country out of an economic downturn. By doing so, Malaysians will see your party as caring, unselfish and smart and give you their support in the next elections.

BN and PR! Call for a truce. Get together and compromise. Someone has to give in. Or has hate consumed your heart till it blinds you? You can do it. You have enough intelligent people between you. I am sure you can find solutions. Take the nation to heart. That is why you are in politics in the first place.

Focus on the people.

Focus on the economy.

Anas Zubedy
Managing Director
Zubedy (M) Sdn Bhd