Today is 20.12.2012... there are a lot of speculations for this date which I think is just horse shit... but I shall commemorate this date with my ramblings...
If you look through your Malaysian FB contacts you will probably find that the most popular status updates are bosan (bored) and malas (lazy)... the two words I hate the most.
My wife used to use these two words frequently and it just drove me nuts... but now... try mentioning these two words to her and see what she says. It was a struggle to get my wife to see life differently but it has paid off. My wife has learnt that the price for enlightenment is frustration. Once you start seeing things differently, it gets very frustrating... even more frustrating when those you try to help just don’t want to be helped.
I used to lecture my wife on these two words. I told her... people who use these words have no direction in life. They are lost souls. She didn’t like it... we ended up arguing. But like all things we argue about, I would normally accede and just smile to myself with the knowledge that I will get to say ‘I told you so’ in the future... which I do.
Most of our arguments were about me correcting her... in every sense... her thoughts, her actions, her knowledge, everything... it was pretty daunting for her, I know... and she used to think that I was too practical. Actually, I’m not... I’m merely trying to keep her from making mistakes. One day, she got fed up and she retorted... Some people need to learn from their mistakes. I said I know... but why make those mistakes when you can learn from others’ mistakes? And her response was... some people will never see it till they make the mistake themselves... to which I replied... some mistakes are just too expensive to make. Today, of course there was my 'I told you so'...
Anyway, back to the laziness and the boredom... If you really look closely you will find that it is mostly Generation Y that makes such statements. That’s probably because they are born in a generation where everything is readily available for them and they take things for granted.
Today, you Google for anything you need to know, and that too... most are too fucking lazy to Google. Back in my time, it was a bus ride to the library just to read up information... or pay through your nose to buy the books for the knowledge. Back in my days, the only good source of food knowledge was the Larousse Gastronomique and it would cost you around USD300 for the book now. Imagine what it cost back then! Today, just Google, and you have what you need to know... but still, today’s generation is lazy and ignorant.
I remember getting my wife a netbook... I set it up for her and taught her the basics. Then she asked me something and I said, just Google... she asked, How? I said, Google... she asks again, how do you Google? I just said, Google lah... man, she was pissed at me... she didn’t understand then, why I did what I did... I was pushing her out of her comfort zone... I was making her try and not be dependent on me. Today, she knows how to shop online without me teaching her... and she knows how to search for anything that comes to her mind.
How can one possibly be bored in today’s world? It is only possible if you do not know what the hell you want to do with your life... or if it stems from the other fucked-up word... lazy.
Too lazy to fucking do anything hence the boredom... too lazy to do anything hence getting fat and f-ugly... too lazy to do anything hence not succeeding in life then turning around and saying it is God’s will. If it is God’s will then we would not be presented with choices in life. If it is really God’s will then we would not need to think. God only presents us with choices... we choose... and if we choose wrong, God will yet again present you with choices and so on and on and on... in the hope that we will eventually make the right choice that will bring us what we seek in life. Life is about choices... choose and be responsible for your choice and make it happen.
Today’s world is a scary world. Society no longer wants to be responsible for their actions. They will blame everyone and everything EXCEPT themselves.
If lazy and bored exists in you then you are definitely doomed. Sorry, but these are the hard facts... the truth always hurts.
When I started to exercise to lose weight there were statements made that I should not be vain. I should just accept it. I just looked at the person and said... that is the most selfish thing I have ever heard a person utter. What makes you think that me losing weight is about me? It is not about me... it is about the people whom I love around me. It is about making sure I remain healthy to continue providing for them. It is about making sure that I don’t die on them. I still have my desserts, I still have my red meats and whatnots... just not as often as I used to. And... most importantly... to me.. I choose not to be fucking lazy!
I always try to inspire others by using me as an example but every time I try the first thing that comes out of their mouths would be... you’re differentla, you are a Resident Manager... or you’re differentla, you earn more... what the fuck? You’re God damn right I am different... I chose to be different... but wait a minute... I worked hard to get where I am... very hard... it wasn’t handed to me on a silver platter. I had a hard life as well... we used to have just rice with fish curry gravy... RM1 for the fish curry which had ONE piece of fish in it and we would add RM0.20 worth of gravy and the five of us would share that with rice and omelet. Sometimes it was just rice with soya sauce.
I started working at the age of 10!!! I would take the bus... no 51 or 58 from Port Klang on Friday afternoon to Kuala Lumpur then take the bus to Sungei Wang Plaza to work in my aunt’s shop. I would stay with her and on Sunday evening I would take the bus back to Port Klang. I started working as a regular part time at the age of 15... on an average no less than 3 times a week... I still completed school. Yes, my life was just as bad if not worse than all of you... so, what's the difference? Tiu...
There was once I was sick for 5 days and I took medical leave... my VP of Operations called me... he was concerned because he has never known me to be sick. So, in that sense... yes, I am different... I choose to be different. THAT is the difference... I am committed... are you? I am committed to creating a future for myself and my family. Are you?
I remember my mom yelling at me everyday for not making my bed. Yelling at me to sweep the floor, mop the floor, hang the clothes out, fold the clothes.... you name it! Hell, I was lazy too... but I never did stay lazy... I chose to be different. I chose to CHANGE.
Bored? Hell, I was NEVER bored... I guess I am too imaginative to ever get bored.
Enough of rambling... for those of you who read this far, good for you. Just proves you’re not lazy... Hahaha... but definitely bored to read through my ramblings... Hahaha...
But for those who didn’t, shows you how lazy people are... even when you have a TRANSLATE tool, they won’t use it... then they wonder why they are monolingual and cannot compete in the corporate world... nuff said.
Losers make excuses, winners make things happen...
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