School - 1957 vs 2010



Scenario :
Johnny and Mark get into a fight after school.


1957 -
  Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.

2010 -
  Police called, and they arrest Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. Both children go to anger management programmes for 3 months. School governors hold meeting to implement bullying prevention programmes.


Scenario :
Robbie won't be still in class, disrupts other students.


1957 -
  Robbie  sent to the office and given six of the best by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2010 -
  Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADHD – result deemed to be positive. Robbie's parents get fortnightly disability payments and school gets extra funding from government because Robbie has a disability.


Scenario
  :
Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car
 and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

1957 -
  Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2010 -
  Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care; joins a gang; ends up in jail.  


Scenario
  :
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.


1957 -
  Mark gets glass of water from Principal to take aspirin with. Passes exams, becomes a solicitor.

2010 -
  Police called, car searched for drugs and weapons.   Mark expelled from school for drug taking. Ends up as a drop out.

Scenario
  :
Johnny takes apart leftover fireworks from Guy Fawkes night,
 puts them in a paint tin & blows up a wasp's nest. 

1957 -
  Wasps die.

2010-
  Police & Anti-Terrorism Squad called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, investigate parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated. Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly in an airplane again.


Scenario
  :
Johnny falls over while running during morning break and scrapes his knee.
  He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. She hugs him to comfort him.

1957 -
  In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing footie. No damage done.

2010 -
  Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy and ends up gay.
   

This should be forwarded to everybody you know to remind us how stupid we have become!

The Failed War on Drugs

Failed War On Drugs

Malaysia's inflation forecast to be 3-3.5pc

Source:
The Malaysian Insider

Malaysia’s inflation rate rose to a 25-month high of 3.3 percent year-on-year in May 2011, in line with investment research firm Amresearch's forecast as well as Bloomberg’s median forecast.

The rise was mainly due to supply shocks which led to the sub-index for Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages recording an increase of 4.5 percent. Meanwhile, transport sub-index rose to 6.0 percent – the highest since November 2008 – on the back of cuts in subsidy.

Amresearch forecasts the full-year average will still be within its range forecast of between 3 percent and 3.5 percent.

U2 is back with "No Line On The Horizon"


U2 is finally back with their 12th studio album "No Line On The Horizon". The new album brings back the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite.

After almost 30 years of success, the Irish guys can still churn out good music. After all this time they are still as relevant and resilient as ever.

Good job, guys!

Lessons In Logic



If your father is a poor man,
it is your fate but,
if your father-in-law is a poor man,
it's your stupidity.
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I was born intelligent -
education ruined me.
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Practice makes perfect.....
But nobody's perfect......
so why practice?
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If it's true that we are here to help others,
then what exactly are the others here for?
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Since light travels faster than sound,
people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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How come 'abbreviated' is such a long word?
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Money is not everything.
There's Mastercard & Visa.
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One should love animals.
They are so tasty.
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Behind every successful man, there is a woman
And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.
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Every man should marry.
After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
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The wise never marry.
and when they marry they become otherwise.
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Success is a relative term.
It brings so many relatives.
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Never put off the work till tomorrow
what you can put off today.
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'Your future depends on your dreams'
So go to sleep
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There should be a better way to start a day
Than waking up every morning
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'Hard work never killed anybody'
But why take the risk
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'Work fascinates me'
I can look at it for hours
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God made relatives;
Thank God we can choose our friends.
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The more you learn, the more you know,
The more you know, the more you forget
The more you forget, the less you know
So.. why learn.
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A bus station is where a bus stops.
A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk, I have a work station....

what more can I say........

The traitor who brought down an empire

Wu Sangui (吳三桂) was a Ming Chinese general who opened the gates of the Great Wall of China to let the Manchu soldiers into China proper. It is commonly believed that he led to the ultimate destruction of the Ming Empire and the establishment of the Qing Empire by the Manchus. Knowing that he would not be able to win the throne of China, he decided to surrender to the Manchu. After they conquered China, Wu Sangui received titles and wealth from the Qing Empire.

In contemporary China, Wu Sangui is regarded as a traitor and opportunist.

Does this sound familiar to you? Who is our "Wu Sangui"?

And guess what? Later on, he revolted against the Qing Empire and declared himself the the emperor of a new Zhou Dynasty. That goes to show that you can never trust anyone. There is no loyalty in politics.