Rants: Eat, Sleep and Breathe the Internet

When Abraham Maslow published a paper on the hierarchy of basic human needs in 1943, the theory only states four (4) needs that must be met before self-actualization can be achieved, i.e. psychological, safety, belonging, and self-esteem. However, considering with the current trends and technology advancement, Maslow's theory needs to be modified by including WiFi as part of human needs to complete the whole self-actualization.

Beneath the Façade of Friendship

A true friendship is a feeling of love, sharing and caring. Friendship is not a façade for someone to play 'hide-and-seek'. It is a feeling that someone understands and appreciates you as you are, without any exaggeration, flattery and pretensions. Moreover, a true friend stands by you through thick and thin, and they will never stab behind you.

Friends don't do things like lovers usually do. They don't kiss passionately. They don't have sex. They don't do things 'romantically'. Yet, some people are squeezing out the advantages out from their friends, especially those who have close friends of opposite sex. It cannot be blamed when one has the fear of losing his or her close friends. We all have that 'fear'. It's not novel, but sometimes we are unconscious with the actions taken due to that 'fear'. For instance, some guys would tell others that they had sex with his best friend. The reason is obvious - Either because he doesn't want to lose her, or it's because he wanted to keep his ego or pride on the line. The consequences of such action might be intolerable as this involves downgrading the dignity of a woman, and a friend. He might have a 'temporary' winning cup, but once the secret is revealed then the game is over. A 'true friend' would forgive and forget, but does that still make a friend to stick with you after all the trusts have been broken into pieces? It happens around us, everyday. Sometimes, we do hear this thing happened to our dear friends, yet, we are unable to help them. Instead, we would keep distancing ourselves from this kind of people. The disappointment is there as the trust has been broken. Think thoroughly before you say a thing or even share the stories of your close friends to others. You might need to consider that not all of us would love to listen to the story, but having a juicy gossip is enough to make us considered as updated.

What would you do if you heard when one of your friend badmouthing or making a false statement of his or her close friend? Who would you trust after you've listened to both sides of the story?

This is Kaamatan

Talking about kaamatan - Harvest Festival. Mimang syok. But this year punya kaamatan is a bit dull - Inda banyak publisiti, news, pics, etc. Paling banyak cerita pasal accident during kaamatan. Na'uk punya pasal, tidur di tengah jalan raya punya pasal, mati bergaduh punya pasal, etc.

Kaamatan yang sekarang is no longer kaamatan yang meriah macam dulu-dulu, Kaamatan dari time Berjaya lagi... I've heard lots of stories from my grandpa pasal kaamatan diorang. Simple tapi meriah. Even di Kg. Pulutan, Menggatal saja - For God's sake - sudah 5 tahun tiada kaamatan, untuk apa kasi repair itu balairaya tapi no kaamatan? What kind of tutok ni AJK buduh ada? Sekadar pegang kunci dewan and ban urang kampung sendiri guna dewan? Hello? Itu dewan moyang ko punya kah?

Sia pun tidak berapa suka with penganjuran kaamatan kawasan N.12 Inanam. Hello, be fair a bit. Yang sia inda puas hati dari dulu pasa committees misti mau dari Inanam sajakah? Bukan sia mo anti-Inanam, tapi the way diorang conduct. Tau minta sponsor saja but tiada pun apa-apa untuk urang Telipok and Menggatal. Tau minta tagih undi dari siorang saja tapi jalan raya still berhabuk. Why bias? Nasib juga siorang pintar, we have observed segala-galanya. So, bila time mengundi lagi nanti, we won't choose you anymore. Banyak suara, tapi peluh sikit.

Mungkin I'm still young hijau belum matang tapi sia sudah observe ni politik sabah since sia masih lagi 12 years old. Semua buku politik sudah sia baca. Darilah buku Mandat Ketiga sampailah karya dari si Radin Malleh. Yes! Politics mimang sudah terpahat di kepala utak sia. Permainan kutur dan bersih sia tau sudah. Secara kesimpulannya di sini, demand dari rakyat tidak pernah cukup. Seorang ahli politik must be brave, brilliant, rich and humble - Kenapa rich? Elaun jadi YB bukannya cukup untuk tampung permintaan, so untuk menjadi YB, one kena rich atau ada pendapatan tetap supaya dapat tolong rakyat dan bukan sekadar beli Ninja King tunjuk sama rakyat. Sia prefer YB dari Penampang...

Kaamatan oh Kaamatan.... Where have all the Kaamatans gone long time passing?