上司自嘲的陷阱

有時長輩或上司爲了顯示自己的謙虛或爲了試探下屬對他的態度，會自嘲來看對方的反應。
這個局面不容易應付。因為如果你急忙撇開自嘲的內容而相反地對上司胡亂地讚了一番，他就可以看到了你的膚淺輕浮和攀附權貴的態度。如果你又打從心裡誠實地認同他所說的內容，他又覺得你是真的在嘲笑他，肯定會生氣。如果你避重就輕，不回應那個內容，他又可能覺得你不尊重他對你說過的話。

雖然我還沒有完全掌握回應的技巧，依我看來，我們當然要否認他的自嘲，那是肯定的。接下來就要按照道理和事實得體地指出上司在那方面的優點，說那些可能他已忽略了的正面貢獻或特長。

這完全就要看你的急智和功夫了。表現好的，肯定能得老闆的開心和信任。

伯樂與千里馬

在渴望得到伯樂的欣賞之前，請確保自己是一匹具有潛能的千里馬，而不是別人眼中的草泥馬。

Don't waste food 不浪費食物

I don't waste food. I don't like the idea of wasting food, so I try my best not to.
These are the few things I practise: I don't discard the rice stuck to the rice cooker. Instead i will filter and collect them after they were soften in water and re-cook them tomorrow.
I don't throw away uncooked bones, be it pork, beef or chicken. Vegetables stems too. They are good for cooking soup. Therefore I don't usually buy condensed soup flavouring tablets.
I try my best to plan a reasonable grocery shopping list, so that I try not to buy too much until the food becomes spoilt and has to be discarded in the end. If possible, try to make more trips to local groceries to ensure the food you buy is fresh, and retain most of the nutrients.
Of course, I try not to cook too much if I can not finish, otherwise I should just try to finish later. Same goes to outside food, do not order much more than you can consume.

我不喜歡浪费食物，所以在生活中我盡可能去做到。
我不只不倒掉飯焦，反而收起來明天做飯時放回飯鍋重煮。
我也將去掉的豬骨，雞骨或牛骨冰凍雪藏起來（蔬菜梗我也收，但不冰凍），因為這些可以用作煮湯的材料。所以我不買濃縮湯味精。
我也儘量不一次購買太多的食物，以致食物過期腐爛然後被逼要丟掉。如果時間允許，盡可能去附近的菜市場買最新鮮的蔬菜肉類。這樣我就可以確保食物的營養價值不流失。
當然，如果不吃那麼多就別煮太多，煮了就盡可能吃完別浪費。外面的食物也是一樣，吃不了那麼多就別叫那麼多。

Immediate response to LKY's new book analysis about Malaysian politics

Sorry LKY, you are not correct in your analysis. BN govt sacrifices talents from all Malaysians to keep their power alive. It has nothing to do with race, although on the surface it seems that way (UMNO always use racist rhetorics) but that is not the whole and correct picture. Non-UMNO associated Malay professionals/talents/elites are also victims for sure. These career-aspired Malays migrated to UK and Australia, not in a small number.

In Malaysia, it is never about one race on top, but UMNO on top, not PAS or PKR -- even though they are Malay-led opposition parties. It is always about politics, that the ruling UMNO is using racial card as a scare tactic or a threat.

I always believe that, using racism perspectives to analyse Malaysia is actually also serving the interest to his own party agenda, to constantly remind his citizens (majority chinese) with that distorted analysis with the hidden message (isi tersirat): 'be thankful and grateful that we are not like them'. This is no less a scare tactic also.

政治模式的感想

1）
我的政治理念是由下而上的政治，民主和自由是要素。因为那是一个国民的基本尊严，不是用经济发展可以衡量和满足的。一个国家的人民是否幸福快乐，是建立在政府和人民互信互相尊重的同等地位，即政府就是人民和人民就是政府，而非一个统治集团和被统治的人民阶层关系。

2）
我不能接受一黨獨大的萬年政府，包括我自己國家的。在一個民主國家，多元政黨組成的政府絕對不是壞事反而很可能是好事。為何？人民的聲音應該是多元的，所以才會產生多個有真正代表性的政黨。那是自然不過的事情。

即使民聯政府在雪州和檳州目前的政績還算標清，我還是希望看到不久的將來有強大且有用有意義的在野黨陣線提供我替代選擇。目前的雪州檳州國陣，真的是連當反對黨都不及格。

Hati (Liver) vs Jantung (heart)

My friend asked:
为什么“肝”（Liver）的马来文会是Hati？
Why the Malay word for "Liver" is "Hati"?
(一般理解，Hati=心)



My answer / Jawapan saya:


Orang melayu suka 'hati'
Hati diri, Jantung bergantung.
Hati lebih besar, maka besar hati adalah baik.

Hati berfungsi untuk menapis dan mendetoksifikan bahan mudarat dalam darah, maka ia lebih suci. Jantung ada tekanan besar, tak pernah rilek, maka tak romantik.

My Personal Statement on 525

I don't ask for toppling the govt by street protests. I would instead ask people not to join or organise protests on this matter, if the illegitimate federal BN govt would concede to let go completely of their control of Election Commission, let it to be totally independent and answerable to only Parliament. All the current EC committee members must resign or to be replaced by personals who earn trust and confidence from general public, and of whom both sides of political parties can accept. EC must reform themselves. My demand is very simple and very fair, there is no reason BN cannot agree.

We are all peaceful people, will not resort to using violence to bring you down, but that doesn't mean you can keep falling on your deaf ears to our demands, and also that doesn't mean we cannot do peaceful assemblies/rallies/protests until you finally hear us out!

Of course, in the recently concluded GE13, all the alleged frauds and irregularities definitely need to be investigated thoroughly. Don't expect you can walk away with that kind of cheating results and keep your illegitimate rule over us.

Quote Chin Huat's famous words (in chinese) : If you cheat in elections, don't you dare to boast that you score no.1! (如果你选举舞弊，别夸耀自己考第一）

威權與民主的拉鋸戰 - 公民不服從運動的開始

有人問：如何才能”有力冲击威权体制？"

威權體制最怕人民要求自由與民主，所以就會搬出了很多他們自家擬定通過的惡法。美其名是說爲了大家好（什麽爲了社會安寧啊，穩定啊，團結啊，秩序啊），其實就是要控制人民不要挑戰他們的政權，讓他們繼續‘保護’我們做萬年老大。

要怎樣衝擊威權體制？我認為，那些被視為違反普世價值觀無理鉗制自由的種種惡法必定先要有人挑戰。怎樣挑戰？他們說我們不可以集會，不給我們和平集會，我們一大班人就偏偏要去做以身試惡法上街遊行去抗議不公不義的事，破除惡法的合理性。比如說，我們真正做到了和平集會，他們說上街遊行是危害社會治安秩序的邏輯就不攻自破了。

不給我們印刷和辦媒體的自由？我們自發開在線媒體網站，自行印刷《太陽花》，用短線AM在砂拉越開電臺給內陸的土著傳播他們不知的資訊。《當今大馬》不被允許辦報？告政府去！

大專法令不讓大學生參政和助選？有理想的大學生應該別怕勇敢去做！因為有支持民主自由的社會在後面會撐他們！

只要人民敢敢去做惡法不允許人民做的事，威權政府自知理虧不敢大力壓制和欺負人民，這樣威權體制還能繼續‘威’嗎？這樣能夠不算被沖擊了嗎？

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你是要看到國陣會承認舞弊然後贊同重選那些涉及舞弊的議席？那些集會有給一點壓力，但這步棋不能走得遠。當然，民聯想要告上法庭挑戰那些成績，要全部成功應該很難。頂多一些議席可以成功爭取到，我不認為民聯可以用這樣的方式推翻國陣威權政府。

人民最重要要推動的，不是幫民聯執政，而是短期內促使選委會改革和承認錯誤。還要怎樣做？我認為是時候凈選盟要出聲了...最好發動長期的抗議活動。還有一招是凈選盟還沒出的，就是發動長駐街頭的示威，逼使國陣讓步順從民意。這當然，條件是很多很多人民一起出來與這政權來個拉鋸戰。就像以前烈火莫息運動時，安華和民權運動支持者天天在街頭示威要求改革，要有那一般的耐力才可見效。

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其實有一招Bersih是還沒有試過的，我覺得很值得嘗試...

就是Bersih再次帶領上街抗議但這次我們會坐著camp著直到SPR(Read: BN) 肯妥協換人換制度。警方敢動我們，我們繼續換地方坐，號召更多人參與長期抗議！我覺得只有長期抗議抗戰才能逼使BN順從民意！真的要很多很多人打死不走，國陣和警察才不會繼續騷擾我們

我不認為爲了爭取選舉乾淨公平自由而長駐街頭會掉入他們的陷阱，畢竟我們真的師出有名。別忘記了烈火莫息街頭抗爭的那些年，吉隆坡街頭不是天天都示威嗎？最後馬來票和鄉區票都離開了巫統，證明人民不一定會一直被主流媒體擺佈牽著鼻子走的。

我們人民不激烈一點長期表達不滿，政府哪會鳥我們？沒有長期的動員動作讓國人一直關注，其他全國各角落地方的人民怎會知道問題還沒有解決？容許我悲觀一點...國陣很快又要重新劃分選區（這個不用三分二多數表决的），人民要在下屆推選我們心屬的政府依然面對同樣，或可能更嚴重的選舉舞弊欺詐問題。我對這個選舉制度沒有信心，更對民聯要獲得全國60%以上得票沒有信心，畢竟不是每個地方都是檳城。民聯在霹靂獲得55%得票率都無法組成政府了，下屆民聯的受歡迎度可以去到多高？

我認為凈選盟的抗議活動要升級，要明顯持之有恆地去做抗議的事，讓政府媒體人民天天討論，這樣國陣就不能玩弄其他種族課題來逃避選舉委員會沒有公信力的問題。當天聚當天散的示威大集會並不能給予同樣的效果，因為這只會給國陣一天的壓力，很快他們又可以轉移人民的視線了。

這國家是我們的，不要等待政治領袖開口，我們民間組織應該認真嚴肅地考慮再次走上街頭...尤其是凈選盟。他們收集完證據了嗎？報告什麼時候出？下一步會是什麽？我很關注

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民主vs強權之戰，本來就是一場比耐力耐心的消耗戰...除非對手太差勁頻頻失誤，不然就是一場拉鋸戰。所以走在最前線的活躍分子必須要懂得帶動群眾往目標前進. 我看到台灣在80/90年代成功了，香港還沒有完全輸慢慢進步著...我們不要太急也不要太快氣餒

Law is law?

Refering to the TheOnlineCitizen post on FB, in supporting the 21 Malaysians group getting charged. Many people in the comment section do not agree with the moderator's view and insist on punishment based on the existing law. So, here is the message I left for them to contemplate:


So many here are talking about "law is law, once broken must be punished accordingly". So i wanna ask this... if next time a group of Singaporean activists broke the laws which are against the spirit of democracy (most of the time subjected to the interpretation of the authority), will you voice out and lend your support to them? or do you want to see them getting punished also? What could happen to this group of Malaysians , can also happen to any of you in singapore.

So, which side are you on? Freedom of expression (Freedom of assembly) or the oppressive anti-democratic laws which suppress and stifle the oppositions right now?

The universal value of Freedom of Assembly, in my understanding, i don't think it only applies to the freedom to gather at Hong Lim Park. When talking about the law, i urge everyone also to talk about the spirit and the value of the law which is derived from. Don't fall into the logic of the authority, you must always have independent thinking and question the authority about what does it mean by Freedom, justice and democracy.

Please support this group of Malaysians, and tell the authority the freedom of assembly is never about police permit and the location must be Hong Lim Park.

We must believe that Singaporeans are mature enough and are peaceloving people. Open public peaceful assemblies manifest a sign of confident and mature-thinking democratic society, will never be a problem of public order. Authority shall not be afraid of people's opinions on the streets and elsewhere if they think they do nothing wrong.


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XXX (someone replies me), you just cannot mix up traffic offence and 'the offence' because of peaceful assembly. When you commit a traffic offence, basically you harm others on the streets. How do you harm others when it is just a peaceful assembly?

I am questioning your principles and your belief if you agree with the current law of Public Order Act?

Sure singapore authority has the right to enforce their law to everyone including singaporeans let alone malaysians and other foreigners. But I am questioning if they are right about particular law? If they go against the universal values of freedom and democracy, decide to go ahead to take actions on the citizens and the foreigners, please allow many of us to criticise the authority and let everyone knows what the authority is doing.

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Germany doesn't have this kind of law such as Public Order Act to limit its citizen to confine the gatherings and protests in certain places. Germany respect its citizens to have the freedom of expression. We are not people just love to break the law for the sake of breaking the law.

Yes, SG authority surely has its right to enforce the law and take action on anyone. Those have broken the law might be bearing the consequences, but I am questioning about the nature of the particular law, and asking you if you agree and see nothing wrong also with this Public Order Act that can take action on your fellow singaporeans in future? (can i have your answer on this? will you push for reform in future?) Can I not criticize this law which I deem is undemocratic?

一个少数东马甘榜巫土政府

国阵在纳吉统帅之下在五月六日凌晨一点二十二分宣布以简单多数议席执政。最终选举结果显示国阵以133席位继续执政。民联喊冤不服气，因为有多个边缘议席出现舞弊操纵成绩的指控，恫言收集好证据上庭挑战这些议席成绩无效。净选盟也宣布暂时不承认国阵新政府，要设立人民调查庭来彻查种种的选举欺诈、幽灵选民和不正当选举程序的指控，并促请人民挺身提供一手证据。就连选举委员会委任的两个选举观察员组织：民主与经济事务研究中心（IDEAS）与公共策略研究中心（CPPS）都评论这届大选为“不公平及局部自由”的选举。可见广大人民对于国阵获胜继续执政的正当性充满质疑和不满。截稿为止，已有成千上万抗议选举不公欺诈的雪隆与槟城民众纷纷穿上黑衣分别涌向当地的体育馆集会，形成一片壮观的黑海来声讨被骑劫已死亡的民主。

国阵经过了这次反风最猛的选举后依然胜出组成的政府，究竟是怎样的新政府呢？

一个少数大马政府

由于我国奉行和沿用英国的“简单多数” （first-past-the-post）选举投票制度，再加上选举委员会非常扭曲和不公平的选区划分，导致国阵能以46.87%的全国得票获得60%的国会议席继续执政。对比民联三党获得的50.85%总票数只得40.09%的席位，可见选举存有制度性的严重偏差。一般民主选举的精神是少数服从多数，而如今国阵执政却是要‘多数服从少数’。霹雳州州选举成绩更有违民主精神，民联获得54.48%全州选票，做政府的却是比民联少10%支持率或少118763张选票的国阵。

一个东马政府

在马来半岛（或西马），民联的得票率有53.26%，只斩获80国席。虽然国阵在西马只得45.55%选票赢得85席，但最关键最辉煌的战绩莫过于在东马--国阵以48比9的议席大比数打败了民联，从而保住了中央政权。是的，国阵依然握有东马的‘定期存款’，本届还是靠借东风吃老本来过日子。

一个甘榜大马政府

早前净选盟委员政治学者黄进发博士揭露选委会本身拥有一套划分选区的准则，把全国的选区分成‘乡区’，‘半城乡’和‘城市’三大类。乡区的选区可以拥有少过三万登记选民，惟城市选区的选民人数没有顶限。这样的划分选区是没有法律根据的，黄博士认为。曾经宪法条文里有列明最大与最小国席的选民人数差距不能多过15%，后来在1962年修改后差距可增至50%，最后在1973年干脆完全取消此条例。结果事情演变至今，全国最大的雪州加埔国会议席14万选民人数对比最小国席布特拉再也大约一万五千名选民，几乎是十对一的比例。还有，首112席的选民占总数的32.81%，后112席的选民却占67.19%。这说明了前面一半的全国选区比后面另一半选区的选票价值超过两倍。选委会这样的选区划分做法让选举完全失去了民主一人一票等值的意义。再况且在严格意义上加埔不算是城市选区，布城更不是乡区。

根据选委会的‘乡区’定义，这届大选少于三万名登记选民的国席有30席，全部都被国阵囊括了。少过五万名选民的选区有89个，国阵赢了85个，也是他们赢得议席总数的64%。反观选民人数超过十万最高人数的十个选区，国阵全挂零。以此类推，国阵真是个名副其实的甘榜冠军联邦政府。

一个巫土政府

国阵的模式是种族代表成员党之间的权力分享。这次的大选成绩是巫统赢了88席，砂州土保党赢了14席，剩余的31席由其他的国阵成员党赢得。巫统与土保党的议席数目加起来就有102席，占国阵总议席的77%，并且只差10席就可以双双联合执政。巫统和土保党的强势，再次主宰了国内甚至国阵内的政治话事权，其余的成员党不被看好有所作为。这包括了声称代表大马华社的马华公会。逐渐趋向泡沫化的马华更恫言不入阁，国阵里的权力分享模式如今顿时成为了‘神话’。大马华人已发出了强烈的讯号拒绝种族代表的旧政治模式，更支持推崇全民马来西亚的民联成为新政府，用选票断然拒绝了马华与民政。

土保党在这次大选继续保持100%国席胜选的记录，再次向巫统主席证明自己地头蛇的实力和地位。看来巫统领袖到了砂州还是要对泰益敬畏三分，更无权对泰益指指点点。总的来说，国阵新政府是东西马老大主导的政府，是一个巫统和土保党的政府，简称‘巫土’政府。

这个国阵新政府，一开始就得不到全国一半以上的选民祝福。预料新科票选首相纳吉在国阵内外将会陆续面对更多更大的挑战。虽然笔者乐见民联上法庭挑战选委会宣布传言中的二十多个涉及选举舞弊的关键议席票选成绩无效，但并不乐观民联最终能够成功获得足够的重选议席来推翻目前的这个少数东马甘榜巫土联邦政府。毕竟，国阵做了55年政府不是盖的，尤其是在巩固权力方面的能力和能耐更毋须置疑。


本文原刊登于《東方日報》名家版


后记：
我在文章里用數據分析解釋了，為何現在的國陣聯邦政府是個少數東馬甘榜“巫土”政府。當然還有，我在文章里沒有強調，雖然這是他們自己口中的‘合法’政府，但卻是非正當(illegitimate)政府。我們要反抗，我們要人民的政府！