Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
First of all for those of you bodoh macam bontot lembu who will say that supermarkets are closing down because of "online shopping" etc please ask your wife when was the last time she bought 'ikan kembong' online?
Or ask your wife no. 2 when was the last time she bought taugeh online?
That's the end of that. Here is a little bit of economics. These supermarket closures are already having a serious impact on the economy. Giant Supermarket has shut down 12 stores just in 2019. The parent company GCH Retail has gone from 147 stores to just under 100 stores in just FIVE years. They have been closing about 10 stores a year since 2014.
Folks,
if the Prime Minister's Office closes down, just a few donkeys will lose their jobs. No serious impact on the economy. Insya - Allah the economy might even improve.
If the JAKIM shuts down, who knows - the banana trees may flourish throughout the country. 'Ai-ya-shaa- Allah.
But if a supermarket, a hotel, a factory or an oil palm estate closes down then it has serious repercussions in the economy.
Lets take this story above - GCH (the parent company of Giant) has been closing down so many Giant and other retail outlets.
The Edge says that this year alone TWELVE Giant outlets have closed.
1. Creates unemployment
Each Giant store will employ at least 200 staff. The cashier counters alone may require about 20 people or more (per shift). The majority of workers in Giant are Malays. Where will they go now for work? Go to other supermarkets? They are also closing. Online shopping ??
So if 12 Giant Stores have closed in just 2019 that is easily about 3,000 people thrown out of work.The parent company GCH has closed about 50 stores since 2014. That is about 8,000 people losing their jobs.
But here is something more damaging. The entire supply chain will also suffer.
2. Suppliers go out of business
Imagine each giant sells 200 chickens per day. That is 6000 per month or 72,000 chickens per year. 12 outlets adds up to 864,000 chickens a year. Plus Hari Raya and Chinese New Year sales etc lets round it up to ONE MILLION chickens sold every year.
So what is going to happen to those chicken farms that sold the ONE MILLION chickens to 12 Giant outlets? They will suffer too. They too will cut down on employees.
What about the chicken feed manufacturers who supplied chicken feed to feed the ONE MILLION chickens. They will suffer poor business too. They will also cut down on employees.
What about transport operators, lorry drivers etc who delivered the chicken feed to the farms, delivered the chickens to the 12 Giant stores? They will suffer poor business too. How will they pay their monthly instalments to the banks?
The mechanics who service and repair those lorries and trucks will also suffer poor business.
The whole country will suffer.
So tuan-tuan, between closing down
1. the PM's Office
2. JAKIM and
3. Giant stores
which one does the most harm to you and your children's job prospects?
