My Walking Princess

IT has been the focal point of conversation among family members since my daughter started to walk with the aid of other. Since this is very early attempt, she cannot walk by itself confidently. Thus, she needs somebody to help her to exercise. It's obvious she loves to walk because she never complain for walking regardless of time & distance. Luckily she has several Aunties around her and she is able to afford to ask one after another. As she is living away from her parent, everybody loves her and try not to annoy her. It make her to become a bit stubborn girl as she has lost her cool whenever things go against her will. She still unable to speak but can manage asking people around to do what she wants. People around mostly can guess what she means by seeing her behavior and body language. She would throw things if being given wrongly. Being a father, I am of course worry about her becoming a disobedient girl. It prompt me to tell my eldest sister who supervise the nanny around her to make sure there is at least one person she not dare to protest.

As 15 months old girl, she already started to recognize what people around doing and try to copy that. So I think it's important for a baby having a soft & polite manner people around. Otherwise it is look like she is given wrong environment to adapt in her early development. We are worry when she failed to walk while her peers enjoy start walking. We are worry when she is refusing formula-milk to drink following lack of breast-milk. We are worrying when her medicine intake increased to prevent potential diseases. She was born under weight baby and seems easy to get diseases. It prompted her guardians unable to let her play like normal babies in the quarter. Sometime over worry contribute the babies become extra-ordinarily soft and weak at resisting incoming virus, I think. On the other hand, my sister can't afford to test her since her parent are away. We have to understand situation and I needed to convince my wife sometime on some issue because our princess was taken care by paternal Aunties.

Good news for us at the moment is she enjoys walking now with the help of other. She doesn't need to rest when she is walking. Only helping adults become tired and change one by one. She would even run at a point and always in front position. We're happy to learn her improvement. As a result, she can eat more because walking exercise make her feel hungry by increasing digestion rate. At night, she can sleep better than ever before due to this particular physical activity. She walks until the whole body is wet by sweat. We're happy to hear the progress of her walking experience via telephone. A few weeks after she started walking, she can stand independently on her own foot. We all believe that she's progressing considerably and we are about to see her walk alone in soonest time. The nanny old couple begin to feel that it's going to be uphill task for them after my daughter independently walk. Anyway, we all are happy to see them healthy at the moment. Thanks my princess for living well without disturbing us.

AGTI Vs EGTI

IT has been widely said among GTI graduates that there are two categories so called AGTI and EGTI. I think needless to elaborate why say so. Those who study at day time are considered AGTI and those who study at evening time are verbally called EGTI. I am not sure if this is happening legally or not among GTI society. But for sure is those words are created to divide among GTI graduates. AGTI graduates might have thought that they are better than EGTI graduates while EGTI graduates could feel some hurt once they are being called. I believe this is arisen by an improper step of authority which might have been forced to do by their superior department. In fact, there are more than such major divisive.

I myself joined AGTI through latest entrance exam in 1995. Later the admission was selected based on matriculation exam mark especially on Maths and English. At the same time, there was one particular year (1998 graduate if I am not mistaken) in which those student whose parent are teachers are allowed to join GTI regardless of their matriculation result. Moreover, there was another batch so called teacher training camp in which those students left from first chance are given another chance to become an engineer. No matter what batch a student is studying the course, the authority awards AGTI certificate to those who finished the course successfully. However there has been some bitter feeling that some AGTI students find it difficult to detach, I think. In real working world, we are judged based on personal skill rather than just paper qualification.

It's good to learn that CGTI family seems going to join All GTI family by advertising the upcoming gathering activity organized by All GTI family. In view of above, what make me appalling is there are so many AGTI words repeatedly in the invitation letter. Does it mean only AGTI graduates are warmly welcome to participate? Or does it mean EGTI graduates are not eligible to join? If the above my personal opinion of AGTI and EGTI is the case, the organizer of All GTI family should have used the better words in order to avoid negative impact. Hopefully, the All GTI media department won't have such negative attitude in making the aforesaid invitation letter content.

I'm solely responsible for the thinking of AGTI & EGTI thought and I'll take all consequence arisen from this. Frankly, I am not sure if my opinion is correct or not. If the post has offended you, I'm sorry for that. May all GTI graduates in Singapore transform coming Sunday evening a memorable gathering event life as before.

1997 civil graduate

Goodbye Steve

BREAKING NEWS everywhere come out this morning with regard to Apple's genius, Mr. Steve Jobs has been passed away from cancer. I'm not fan of Apple's product while everybody is nowadays crazy with the product of Apple company. Without Steve Jobs, the Apple wouldn't have been in this planet. So Mr. Steve Jobs deserve everybody's respect regardless of Apple fun or not. As Mr. Bill Gate of Microsoft who is a bitter rival of Apple quote, knowing Jobs was "insanely great" honor to him. If Jobs is such prominent figure for a genius person like Bill Gate, I can't find a proper word to thank him for ordinary people like us. No wonder everybody on the world show their concern since he has created extraordinary product for the world's citizen.

I'm really surprise to learn this passing news as I thought he could have been treated world's best medicine for his diseases. I even don't know what kind of disease he is suffering. I just know he was struggling for cancer from latest news. We all know that Apple recently employed new CEO to replace the void Jobs left. World media ever wanted to know if there is someone competent to fill the gap since it's quite huge. Soon after the replacement news, he left our planet. It show he was doing his duties until last minute to make us happy. Our world desperately need such person to make this planet more liveable. I never seen him before in person. But I feel I should have some words to pay final respect to his contribution to our world.

The world is sometime funny as it kick out the good people prematurely. Losing Jobs at 56 years is too early for our community. He might not intend to go this early. If I'm being asked what I would do to best honor him, I'ld give him noble price under creativity/innovation. Because no other product have been more popular than Apple's product in the modernize world. It'ld be wise if Noble Judge Panel select Mr. Steve Jobs for his ultimate contribution to our world. May you able to lie at the peaceful heaven under the guidance of the God, Mr. Genius. We'll remember you for at least by generation.

Understanding China's Threat

AS we all expect, the China has demanded for a meeting to explain why our government has suspended China back mega hydro-power dam project. They pointed the legitimate government should protect the right of Chinese Companies. Also they assured that they'll protect the interest of China's benefit if it come against their way. By seeing this, China has been itchy considerably by the latest movement of our government. Now they are trying to say like they're gentleman and always complying international laws whenever they are trying to make investments abroad. Everybody in Myanmar and world knows what the China is doing in the business. They're trying to make allies with those countries who are isolated by world's society. More accurately, they are making friends with those countries who are anti-US. They know clearly that it's the chance to take by doing so. Because those isolated countries are mostly sanctioned by the world economy and they can get whatever they want from those countries with scrap value which is much lower than market price. Vice versa, the leaders of those countries have very little to choose option since they are being angled by effective sanction. Anyway, for sure thing is China is taking advantage from the plight of those less developing countries by heavily investing to absorb their best possible outcome such as natural resources.

In the past 5 decades, China has taken almost everything from our land regardless of government. They know how to control the Junta since they have vast experience of controlling wild people as a communist country. Our country leaders might have been accept their unfair demand in the effort of reducing poverty or making their own asset increase from huge bribe. They always express how they take care on us as well as how good neighbor country are they repeatedly. Probably, this time suspension of China back project is first ever experience for them in the history and they are feeling hot from unexpected news. Moreover, they might have been worry from the constructive efforts being made by new government including amending ties with opposition parties and western nations. China ever don't like to see us having good relationship with outside world. The more isolated we are, the happier the China would be, for sure. Because they can do anything they like only if Myanmar is isolated from outside world. Otherwise, Myanmar will feel some unfairness from comparison. Now we are trying to change all outdated policies and this latest news is a good signal to China.

I'm surprise to see they are telling us to respect the law. They shouldn't start this project had they respected our priceless biodiversity nature. They shouldn't invest in this project should they sympathize from their own experience of 3 George Dam. They shouldn't favor our ethnic rebels should they feel our good friend. In fact, I personally feel they are just bullying us. They are treating us like their colonial country. They even can't do everything what they want in their own county if the development is not right for long run. They have closed some factories to ease people's angers with regard to environmental effect. Wonder why they are doing such illness things in our land while they can't even do in their own land. It's crystal clear they are only taking care of their interest. It's proofing they are not interesting side effect of the project. Finally things go against them, they started to spark and demand explanation. It's needless to explain as the government has a right to protect their own people's benefit. Do they allow Google search engine freely to use its full capacity? There is nothing to do with outside world but accept if they wants to invest in that particular country.

I recall the incident in which China navy harassed the survey research ship of Vietnam by cutting the cables. It was happening in the South China Sea and Vietnam response angrily. How? Vietnam government allowed its people went out on the street to stage rare demonstration. Some went China Embassy and made prolong demonstration. The authority strangely allowed its people for several weeks. Moreover, Vietnamese government allowed US Navy carrier to visit its ports as they fully understand they cannot along counter China's power. So they tried to make good relation with US and itch China seeing US Navy ship touring around South China Sea territory. At the same time, Vietnam announce to make joint navy exercise together with US marines that make China really annoyed. In fact, China is trying to bully south east Asia countries in this sea dispute case. Before settle the case, they are taking control of those disputable area assuming theirs. They arrest and maintain all incoming fish boats, refinery rig, survey, building mission.

Recently collision of Japanese navy ship and Chinese fishing boat is good example to understand the dirty mind of China. Japanese navy arrested the Chinese captain for deliberately collide coastal ship and Beijing demanded Japan to release their national with immediate effect. Japan sooner released the captain and China dare to ask even appology by Japanese side. In that case, Chinese boat captain is committed the offense and they even asked for appology from Japan. Japan response by telling there is no way to appology in the case since they're fully comply the lawful way. After that, China halted the export of rare earth to Japan. China is a home of more than 90% of rare earth export in the world. The precious metal is used in making most electronic products such as hybrid cars, electronic goods such as mobile, TV, Computer chips, etc. Without this raw materials, it's obvious the technology giant like Japan cannot survive. China cited environmental effect for the halting operation that prompted US and Australia to resume their own rare earth operation sites. By seeing this scenarios, it's sure China has a bad foreign policy if things come against their will.

May our leaders and people able to avoid those dirty tricks from China by the strength of unity. I would like to request our leaders not to waste our money and energy in fighting our own ethnic brothers. Please try to make peaceful reconciliation as fast as possible by means of every effort. It's time to show our unity and we need every single citizen in protecting our country from dirty minded country. May we get win-win situation through peaceful and friendship consultation on the table. We are small compare to China. But we have to believe in ourselves that we can counter the possible threat by uniting people and government. In the mean time, trying to make a good ally with US and India would have made us safer than ever before. I personally trust in the ability of our president to cope with the present issue.

Wake up Myanmar, time to mature and show our strength to the world.

China raps Myanmar over halting of S$4.7b dam project

BEIJING (AFP) - Beijing has urged Myanmar to protect the rights of Chinese companies after the government halted construction of a US$3.6 billion (S$4.7 billion) China-backed mega dam following public opposition to the project.

Myanmar President Thein Sein on Friday ordered work on the Myitsone Dam on the Irrawaddy River to stop - a decision hailed by the United States as a sign the military-backed leadership was listening to its people.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Saturday urged 'relevant countries to guarantee the lawful and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies'.

'The Myitsone power station is a jointly invested project between China and Myanmar' and it has been 'rigorously examined by both sides', Mr Hong said in a statement. Mr Hong called for both sides to 'properly handle' the matter through 'friendly consultations'.