Thursday, November 11, 2010

of 5bil Menara Warisan & billions of dollars for overseas scholarship

apabila kerajaan mengumumkan cadangan pembinaaan menara 100 tingkat dalam bajet 2011, ramai yg mula menzahirkan rasa tidak puas hati..benarlah kiamat semakin dekat berdasarkan sebuah hadith Nabi dimana tanda-tanda dekatnya hari Kiamat apabila barefooted, naked, destitute herdsman competing in constructing lofty buildings!"

namun, ramai yang tersalah anggap bahawa projek ini akan dibiayai sepenuhnya oleh kerajaan..jika diteliti, in principal, PNB lah yang akan menanggung sepenuhnya kos projek ini..jadi isu bahawa pembaziran duit rakyat oleh kerajaan adalah irrelevant sama sekali..yet, based on history, we urge the government to give its utmost commitment that for whatever losses that this project might induce in the future, the gov will not interfere..in other words, the people's money won't be affected either the project fail or succeed..we don't want the PERWAJA case to be repeated twice..

anyway, selepas saja pengumuman oleh kerajaan, maka lahirlah protest2 di internet (fb page to oppose this project)..alasannya mudah sahaja; 5 billion ini mampu mendirikan berpuluh sekolah di mana ia mampu melahirkan lebih ramai insan cemerlang..nampak reasonable..tp, PNB bukanlah bertanggungjawab untuk menyediakan public goods, but to increase their investment profit..

moreover, ramai yang membantah projek ini adalah anak-anak muda, di mana ramai di antaranya adalah pelajar2..wow, this is a good sign that our youngsters are more concerned of the way our country is managed; excellent! tapi, pernahkan mereka bertanya, sejauh manakah berjayanya pelaburan oleh kerajaan dalam membiayai pelajaran mereka..apakah sumbangan mereka terhadap masyarakat selepas mereka tamat pengajian? berapa ramai yang benar2 aktif dalam usaha memperkasakan masyarakat? berapa ramai yang mana belajar hanya untuk personal survival??pernahkah mereka terfikir, mungkin di hari pembalasan nanti, mereka akan disoal oleh seluruh warganegara mengenai wang yang diperuntukkan kepada mereka? apa mereka akan jawab jika separuh wang diperuntukkan digunakan hanya untuk personal purposes..well, as i'm mentioning this, i also remind myself that i am entitled with a huge responsibility once i accepted this scholarship..saya terkesan dengan kata2 seorang teman bahawa; "mengkritik itu mudah..namun pelaksanaannya amatlah susah!" 

5 comments:

  1. i like this post! for the first time i meet people who has same opinion with me regarding the menara warisan. Thanks for the information about the sponsorship of the construction of the building. I was thinking in the other side of it, which is when the menara warisan is built, i believe that more job opportunities will be offered right? and the rate of unemployment will decrease. Sometimes spending doesnt mean wasting.

    uomee

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  2. @uomee: i think, it's called "the ripple effect" in economy..yes, it's good to keep the money flowing, so the economy won't stuck..but,my only fear is that when the project is profitable, it's privatized, but when it incurs losses, it will be nationalized..in other words, why should we, the people, be burdened with the losses?? right?? ;)

    @ilham: haha..ak pon malu juga time nk tulis post nie..sbb, 90% are referring to me...but, we should call a spade a spade, right? hehe

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  3. Risk is everywhere dude. we plan, and God decides. At least they work on their dream. Sometimes one of the obstacle that prevent us from achieving what we are dreaming for is afraid of taking risk and challenge. But still, it's true what you are fearing for. ;)

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  4. @anonymous: to progress, we should value innovation..and so do i..and part of being innovative is to become risk taker..agreed!

    but, why should we take the responsibility of others' failures..that's the issue here, i guess.. ;)

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