Not too long ago we see in the newspapers that 41 Malaysians go bust every day, and that it is the fault of these individuals because they do not know how to budget. Parents do not know how to properly educate their children to the difficulties of making money. Children thought money need not be made, rather given every month by some Santa Clause. Yea right as if these kids are that stupid.

It is easy for certain authorities to point the fingers at irresponsible and uneducated group of people for their inability to live within their means and fall prey to material temptation. I'm sorry but we are no longer in the 80s. Our country's education ststem has always been bad, but not because the authorities didn't know how to copy a successful system. They didn't want to breed smart-asses who'd question their crooked ways. Sadly in the midst of it they forgot to educate themselves.

So I will tell you now that it's not entirely your fault you are bankrupt and your kids understand that you need to work for money. The following are reasons why you are poor and struggling, possibly even more sensible than those provided by some newspapers.

Insane Cost Of Living
About a month ago I met a friend of my dad's. He is almost 60, and is driving for a rich Dato. He told me that he came down to KL in 1984, which was one year after I was born. His first job was as a Pizza Hut delivery boy, and his salary was RM 750 a month. Then I drove pass a Dominoes Pizza outlet one day, and saw a job offer for a delivery boy paying RM 800 a month.

How is it possible that in the span of 27 years the salary of a pizza delivery boy only risen RM 50? Don't try the bulshit Zero Inflation. Tun Mahathir's naiviety showed us it is impossible. I'm sorry I had to use that description on one of the most respected leaders, but everyone even remotely exposed to Economics will know it is impossible to achieve Zero Inflation in a democracy.

I have forgotten how to calculate the value of RM 750 in today's money, but I bet it's kinda what most degree-holders will be making at their second jobs today. More, maybe.

We don't need special convenient stores selling crap at lower prices. We need all the dirty hands off our economy, and be allowed to function like it's supposed to.

Market-less
First you don't get paid enough because the economy hasn't been funtioning properly since 1984 (at least). Then we need to buy crappy non-nationally made national cars for ridiculous prices. Then our local banks charge mad interest rates because the cash rates given to them by Bank Negara is mad. Then we can't opt for public transportation because the authorities replaced the only funtioning bus company, Bas Mini (which arrives every 10 minutes) to completely incompetent consolidates that keep going bust because they can't ever seem to arrive on time (45 minute gaps). Then they blame car users for clogging up the roads and causing delays, and allowed the cops to issue summons for people not carpooling to work and back.

Uneven Distribution of Wealth
I'm not talking about which kind of individual gets what, I'm referring to issues far bigger here. So far KL has been the only city of attention, from major developments like all the failed Rail Systems, KL Sentral, Mid Valley, KLCC and KLIA. It's nice and all, but then where will fresh graduates from all over the country go looking for jobs? Where would kampung folks head to when looking for opportunities? This refers to hundreds of thousands of people who migrate to the Klang Valley every year. Then has there ever been enough proper housing to cater for this mass? Have houses in the Kland Valley ever been affordable to the average Malaysian who also needs a car because the public transportation systems is hopeless?

The more important question remains Why Can't They Develop Penang or Ipoh or Johor Baru too? Why must KL be the only city worth investing in? What about KK and Kuching and Miri? Proper distribution of the country's wealth will definitely be able to spread the nation's population and expertise more effectively.

Foreign Direct Intervention
Bad enough we Malaysians don't get enough job opportunities, they have to almost make flesh trading among neighboring countries a free-trade. Then in they come from god-knows what war or poverty-torn country, fighting for jobs that were meant for us. Result? Walk into Chinatown at Petaling Street now and see for yourselves. They work for a couple of years, bring home what puny amounts of pay we give, and buy a piece of land and build a bungalow. And we are left with renting a low-cost walk-up.

Seriously we don't need foreign labor to take our jobs. Yes they are cheaper and they are more hardworking and they whine less than we do, but that is only because they are an option. Remove that option and what's left to do is coming to terms with employing whiny, lazy and expensive Malaysians. But at least the money is being circulated within the economy.

Thinner Skin
If the proper authorities used the people's money wisely, the Multiplier Effect will ensure the country is a whole lot more prosperous than it is now. But sadly these selfish individuals chose to fill their own pockets instead. And very stupid at that because they can't do it without letting the whole world know.

Parents, continue to send your kids to those piano and taekwondo classes only you love. They know you work very hard for the money, and that it is difficult to pay for that 5 Series and that million-ringgit Semi-D. Because these are all necessary. One cannot live with crappy local cars and simple 3-room link houses. That would be an insult to your family. Your kids will grow up as a poor family. You can't have that. You absolutely need that Bimmer and that land. And your wife needs that ten thousand Ringgit LV bag too. I'm sure the credit card companies understand, it's the government's fault not yours.

I Am Hip Again

So now I have a QR Code for Rant Sack. This is me trying to be cool and updated with technology and trends. But then I soon found out it was stupid.

Firstly, you'd see this post from Facebook from your computer or phone. Then you'll hit the link and will be taken to my blog posts. You don't need to use this QR Code. Even if you want to use the Code, you wouldn't borrow someone else's phone to scan this Code and then read from his/her phone right. That would be stupid.

Then if you are on your PC/Mac, you won't purposely take out your phone or tablet to read this Code and then read my post from them because it'll be stupid to prefer smaller screens. Then who would point his/her webcam at the monitor and let the Code take them to my site when some simple rantsack.blogspot.com would be easier?

So yes this QR Code is stupid and pointless. But I create one and tell you guys I have one and flaunt it around anyway because it somehow makes me cooler than pre-QR morons. Kind of like what everyone is doing these days. They only send their resumes to Fortune 500 Companies as if they're worth that much. They want fancy titles on their name cards as if it'll earn them more money. They buy expensive cars they honestly don't even like because it'll make them look superior. They swing expensive handbags and timepieces around, hoping that people would get jealous of their success.

Why are you so uncertain of yourselves? Why do you have so little confidence in yourselves? Why do you become bossy only when you're behind the B+R, BMW and LV? Why do you say you'd rather be caught dead than own a Kancil? If anything your flaunting of expensive goods only show how fragile and scared you really are.

Like this QR Code I have above. Sure it looks good, sure it shows I'm up to date in tech trends. But it's utterly pointless. It also shows that I am so uncertain of my writing ability that I need gimmicks like these to attract crowd.

Have you ever wanted something because you truly believe it will set you free? Have you ever bought something you love so much and never showed it to anyone else or bragged about it at all? Have you ever not thought of what people around you will think and say when deciding on a purchase? Who do you live for, yourself or everyone else?

Wake up, stand up, and grow a pair. Confidence is not shown in the brands you carry with you, rather your ability to carry yourself in its absense. The next time you bump into a Myvi driver, don't assume he/she's poor. Their other car could be a 458 Italia which they own because they actually know how to drive a sportscar.

While you're contemplating life and re-evaluating your priorities, I will continue to market my new QR Code. Not because I know of a way to make it useful, but because I am an insecure retard like you. And like you, I harness confidence in stupid pointless things like my new and awesome QR Code.

Talking 'bout My Girl

Source: http://blog.29daysto.com/

Temptation is great. Temptation is like a virus, it cannot be killed because it does not live. Yet it feeds, on misery and despair and weaknesses. After nine months it is still here. The urge the desire the want the need. The desperation. I can still taste it at the back of my throat in my mouth in my lungs. Like fresh air only better. Like a shot of single malt only better. Like downing a glass of Coke only better. Like I'm being wrapped around by an overwhelming stench that is so beautiful, so dramatic, so warm and so complete. It calls for me to answer to respond to give. Hungry so fucking hungry. I need I need I so fucking need. Need to satisfy the urge the need the fucking need.

What is the problem anyway? Not like I'm guaranteed a longer life if I keep at it. Not like I won't die of any other diseases if I keep at it. Everyone's doing it, why must I refrain? Why must I hold back?

So there I was, sitting in my car with the engine off. In silence. It was almost midnight, but the petrol station still sold cigarettes. I was contemplating my next move. It was going to be a decider, of whether or not I should end my 9-month long fast.

Fuck it I'm just gonna go buy it and puff my worthless life away. What's the point in protecting a life when it's got no value? I got out, walked over to the counter and asked for a Dunhill..... Lights. Better not jump straight to Beast Mode. I've been out for over half a year.

As I pulled away from the station I took out a stick and tried lighting it with my car's lighter. Fucking thing wouldn't work! It could be a sign.
Fuck signs, I don't believe in them! After a few tries I finally managed to get half of it lit. That was enough. I dragged deep, like how I would've done it when I was chronic. The fuck?! This thing tasted like shit! It stank like the sewers! And it gave me headache and chest pains. After the stick was done, I vowed never to smoke again for the rest of my short life.

This morning I had to sample another stick. 2 puffs and it went out the window. Now the pack is in my car's glove box, awaiting it's fate: lungs or bin.

Marx Returns

For too long have we lived under the impression that nothing comes close to the effectiveness and fairness of democracy. So all countries jumped on the bandwagon and started applying this market-biased economic model across all industries, and found it rather helpful. Who would've thought there existed an invisible hand that works for them without asking for salary. Post World War 2 saw the success of democracy, an engine that gave everyone what communism couldn't: freedom. Freedom of almost everything. They could choose where to live and what to be. The world was promised prosperity beyond bounds, so long as they work hard. The governments will continue to expand their countries and multiply their wealth, for as long as democracy prevails.

But come late 90s, one series of bad events followed another. First it was just the Far Eastern Economic region, but soon even European and American countries were falling into crises and getting bankrupt. All around the known world the gap between the rich and poor starts to widen, creating a gaping hole where the middle class should've been occupying. But where are they now? It is obvious now that Democracy is flawed and needs a remodel.

Who suggests and defends the Democratic Model? Your politicians. The people you voted. The same ones managing your finances and ultimately deciding your livelihood. The very ones cruising around at the back of Bentleys and G6s and Air Force Ones. Wait! Isn't Democracy about freedom and fairness? Then why is there still this elite group of Masons who only circle wealth among themselves? Do they not agree with the Multiplier Effect they so proudly market?

Who do the politicians invite to brainwash talks of better economy and brighter future? You. Who do they then invite to gala dinners and posh receptions? Other wealthy people they need to be seen around. Who will walk the streets and endure tear gas and chemical water when they want to overthrow each other? You.

I don't see the fairness in this economic model. I don't see the difference between this Democracy and Communism. Well at least Communism don't lie to you and give you the impression that you have a chance at making it big.

When you step back and observe the way Democracy works, you'll find the same method being used by McDonald's, Apple, Nike and Microsoft. Democracy is merely a marketing ideology, nothing more. Democracy can only be real when everyone believes it to be, kinda like the moral in the movie Skeleton Key. This economic model has no practical foundations, no physical appearance, no actual meat. It's theory is not even sound. It's like the iPod: why would anyone buy something from a company with absolutely no experience in sound hardware and software engineering, which resulted in probably the worst music player in the market? The colors are nice. They look awesome. Everyone has one, so it can't be thaaat bad.

Democracy is only a perception. No more. What we need is a sound plan, a solid method, a well-founded and proven model that can actually bring the poor out of that range. A model that can tell us all: Yes, we can ALL be rich without making others worse off! Because humans do not know the meaning of love and equality. We are selfish retards. Why else would Germany want Greece out of the EU?

So what is this new model? Maybe I'll tell you next week, if I got the time to lay them down here. In the mean time go save some money and buy yourself a Mont Blanc pen. You'll need to offer it to me very soon.