Distorted value.

The area that involved in this topic is wide, we can discuss this from many aspect, such as psychology, human nature, education background, etc etc. I’m not discussing this like an expert or social pathology, but from my personal observation.

It is weird that we can see many people chasing branded stuff blindly, whenever there was a new branded shop open, we can see there were people lining out there, like they never saw branded shop before, this is a things worth to spend time to observe, because it might reflected our own generation’s value.

Why is that happened? We can penetrate this from many angles, just take the example we can easily found around us, people like to compare with other. Yes! If you still have no idea, I will tell you a place, college or university. People like to compare the brand, oh ya, the price of their clothes, shoes, or fashion bag. If you wearing the most expansive one, you win! You walk like under a spotlight, all people are gazing on you, and you could enjoy the vanity. But I would rather suggest them to spot by others not because the stuff they are wearing, but their academic performance. By the way, these people always tend to forget that university or college is a place to pursuit knowledge but not a place to have a fashion show. Despicable.

Some would like to compare what car they drive, this is even more ridiculous, come on dude, you are not comparing YOUR OWN CAR with others, but YOUR FATHER’S Car, please make it clear. I’m sure if we deprive their father from them, they are nobody, not to mention maintain a nice good car, their survival would be in doubt. 

You don’t have to tell me how rich your family are, because is your family money. The wealth your family own is just prove how good your father earning money’s skill, but not yours. Your earning money’s or surviving skill yet to be tested, so you have nothing to proud of. The more you tell people how rich your family is, the more you expose your family in danger, they failed to see this, and they don’t know what situation they put their family in.

Basically the people who carrying “distorted value”, I would called them “value distorter”, or “distorted value carrier”.  Value distorter normally is lack of confident; they need to show off something to others so that others will saw them. This is pathetic, how you spot them, it’s easy, and from the way they talk, they  will keep emphasis how rich THEIR FAMILY is or WHAT CAR THEY ARE DRIVING, it is like talking all external good things to empowered them, what they should do is they should do something to empowered themselves by their own!

Some of the value distorter’s life style is lavish, dine in fine restaurant, with wine, drive nice sport car, nice clothes, but wait, if we really check their bank account,  ahem, zero is ok, but mostly goes to negative, means debts. The question is, why do we need to indebted our self to get the life that we are not deserve, just because we can show off to somebody, do the math please, what you loss is more then what you gain. Yeah, they are value distorter. We , a normal human being will see their “bright side”, means that their lavish life, but we always ignored the “dark side”, like the face when they repay their outstanding credit balance, or to pay the installment, or the day they just eat instant noodles. If someone’s spending pattern does not according to their normal income, there must be a problem. Keep smart.

To be a high class people, beside of wearing expansive and branded stuff, you still have many to do, like knowledge, culture, thinking, manners. If everyone would be a high class people after wearing branded stuff and driving nice good car, then I think the dog outside of my house also can, as long as I buy them a piece of branded wear and carry it into a nice car, wow! Come on buddy, it is so easy; our social will have no lower class people.

You can’t stand the face some of them just because they think they are high class after wearing some branded wear, normally I will treat them like the monkey in the zoo, to have fun with, throw some banana to them, to see a monkey show, to kill time.

Do we really have free lunch in the world? Nope, you can found this “there are no free lunch in the world” and the front of some economics book. If someone tells you there will be a good investment, guaranty with XX% of return, beware, that might be a scheme. Even Warrant Buffett got burn sometime; I have no reason to believe that there is an investment with guaranty and stable return.  Why do we have so many people got schemed though the newspaper told us every day do not believe in this thing. Greed, I would say. What I would say is, let’s us go back to the most original way to accumulate wealth, do not dream get-rich-quick, come on! This is another kind of distorted value. We are losing the virtue that our ancestor has, save money, work hard, happy family.  

Value distorter also like to mix up the money and love. In the way they perceive the world, they think money can buy everything, like love. So , their strategy to get a girlfriend is easy, throw bundle of Ringgit into that girl, and they expect the girls will  go to them. Come on, if the girl come to you, is just because of your money not love. If someone throw even more money to the girl, the girl will leave and be with other man. Love is dealing with human, not stuff, you can buy LV, Audi with money but not dignity, love, companionship. 

Value distorter need time to understand this.

We can even seen the politician with distorted value, they thought they are the king, but they forget is the people who give them the power to take care of the country. Once they got elected, means the wealth come. If you like to be rich, don’t go to politic, do business, don’t tell me all bullshit, there must have conflict of interest. This is why there are so many leader or politician hardly to be convinced,.

We are losing all the virtue once we have, why, is that because we are “kia-su”, or afraid-to-lost? They should understand  beside of money, we still have money good things to do. If they can’t understand this, I could foresee, they are wasting their life. 

He is working; I’m travelling trip de Cameron Highland.

It was just a coincident occasion that we make this trip. I was bored in shop, therefore I went to Ah Mao’s shop to find someone to talk to as well as smoke to. Guess it was raining, he closed shop earlier than usual. Then we three, Ah mao Ah Ket and me went to Yam Cha at an old place. Ah ket mentioned about leaving and off to Cameron Highland tomorrow and he asked whether I like to join, without hesitation, I said yes, because I planned to follow him since the last time he mentioned about CH, and now I caught the chance.

Time passed so fast, after almost 18 hours, I called Ah ket, asked what time he was leaving. He said he was already leaving home and need to put something in Kampung Awah and buy some necessary before pulling off to CM. After this and that, we were heading to CM. It was fun along the way, unlike my previous trip to CH, this time; we were going there from Raub, another alternative to CM. Of course, two of us bullshit along the way, and by the time we were in Raub, Raub was raining, rather eerie and exciting feeling, I fully trusted Ah ket by his driving skill, he could send us the destination safely.

The fog is rounding the mountains, the sky was drizzling and Ah ket car keep pollute the environment. I was not pay attention to the time so I did not know how much time we have spent to get to our destination. Of course, the site was not located in any towns in CH, instead, It was in jungle! It took us almost an hour to get in there, without proper asphalt road, I was bumped in the car all along the way, and when u know how slope the mountain beside you was, your heart beat hit 120 per minute. Thanks to his reliable driving skill, I was there finally. I would finally recommend him to be a rally driver if he lost or retired his job.

I was stunned when I get out from the car! I was in jungle, and that was the place I will overnight. I saw one of his workers was burning wood outside the camp, just like in cold zone, and the other 3 of them came out from the camp and help us move the necessary into the camp. I was there with the guy who was burning woods, I guess he might be Cancer, I judged from the way his talked. The other one was busying arranging the food and stuff, another two talking with their boss, namely, Ah ket.

I could not remember their name, but as far as I knew, four of them are from different part of Indonesia, and they having problem to act as one. One of the oldest, we called him Pak Cik, been talked with Ah ket in his car for more then one hour, of course I supposed they are discussing about their project. I ate with the rest, and the burning-wood-guy still outside, so me and the rest of two had a late dinner nearly 9pm. It was beef soup, and I finished the food as fast as I can, why? It’s simple, because I’m hungry.  The food was not bad, and Ah ket was not bad too! He is a caring boss!

They placed several camps under a “big camp”, and the Indonesian workers told me, this boss is good not only giving them a small camp each, and a big camp to protect them from the wild. Finally Ah ket and the works were backed, and the burning-wood-guy came in as well, now their turn to have their late dinner. Strangely was, the other two leave the table and backed to their camp.

After dinner, I was asked to play card game, it was their favorite to kill times, but it was a brand new game to me, is a bit like majoh, it was fascinating and I fond to the game. Nearly 1am, all people were sleeping and me and ah ket were talking outside the camp till 3am then we back to the camp and we keep talking, guess till 330am.
At 5 am something, the cock that the Indonesians bought to be their food supply crowed, oh my god, I only slept for only 2 hours and now that fucking cock was outside and  crowed, fortunately ah ket came out from the camp and thrown some stone to the cock! I supposed I could have a good sleep afterward, but God know after 5 minutes, that cock came back again and crowed, ok, this time, I truly insomnia, and pray to God that the cock will die instantly, of course, my dream never came true. About 7am the cock stopped crowning and finally I’m able to sleep undisturbed until 9 am.

We woke up, and have a cup of milk tea, in fact, I could not have anything in that early, therefore I only had half of it, then we went into Ah ket’s site, another 2 more KM and of course, snake-liked road and bumped. He went to meet his workers and checked the progress. After that, the workers lead us to the Kampung Orang Asli, (Aboriginal village), it was amazing, and you would not know there is a village inside the jungle. Everyone was looked at us, and I felt like we are the invader who spying their village before conquered them.

One thing I can see is that, the Malaysian government is really taken care of them; the government built many infrastructures for them, including water and electric supply. They are unpolluted, and remain the original life of them, I suppose, there is the life human supposed to live in, no TV no night life, no heavy music, everything nature and belong to the natural. Maybe there was the last few virgin place that the so-called civilized people have not touch, I hope not ever.

We out the jungle and buy some other necessary for the Indonesian workers, in Ringlet. After that, we went to Tanah Rata, to have our lunch. It was a worthy lunch, RM15, 90; we have a western food, with steak, mesh potato, juice and salad. Then we went to Brinchang, Ah ket bought some vegetable like maize and sweet potato.

After that, we headed to BOH tea garden. At first, I thought we were going the tea garden with the modern building that extended outside from the mountain. But I was wrong, it was a colonial building, and I was kept looking for the modern building, I thought it was hiding somewhere else, and no! It was disappeared! Never mind that, we saw an arrow pointing to the peak of the mountain that we standing, it wirte “View Point”, Ah ket lead and walk toward to the viewpoint, it was a bit difficult for me because the stair was built along the mountain, but at that moment, you have no choice but to follow your friend who with unlimited energy. It took us 15 minutes, well, me and ah ket was amazed by what we saw! We were at the top of the mountain! The fleshy wind blowing my face, and I was actually relaxed! I was enjoying, same to Ah Ket. No skyscrapers, no shopping malls, no crowded, this moment, only belong to tow of us.

As I mentioned above, this is was an accident, because I never thought that we can make it so quickly. Indeed, I have learnt a few upon this trip.

First of all, I was slept in that camp, if you have no idea how cold and the environment is at the night, then you must not have idea how comfortable your room is. The Indonesian workers have no complain on this, in fact, they told me it was the best place that other bosses would not provide to them. If you have no idea how comfortable your room is, then you would not know how their life in the jungle was, and I’m not talking staying there like 1 or 2 days like me, but 2 or 3 months. No TV ,no phone call, no any entainment.

Second, when I talked to a cooker of a school in Kampung Orang Asli, he said, the aboriginal is not particular interesting in study, and they also wasted all the food he prepared to them.  I think they don’t like to study is because they need not to face competition there, otherwise, they must appreciate the opportunity very much. Sometime I’m wonder, is that wrong to have contact with the aboriginal, without know the outside world, they might keep the most natural of their life, after the intervention of the so-called civilized people, everything has changed. I would, of course not possible, to keep their original life, without any disturbing. Human, if they got everything granted, they would not appreciate, instead, they will appreciate if they got something with their own effort. I think the kids belong to the nature.

It was surprised that my hearts stayed unsettled when I was there. I always thought that I’m really belonging to the nature. I did not think much, I enjoy the bird chirping, and many voices that created by our nature. One thing I must mention here, when I look up, I saw many starts, they were like hanging above my head, can we really see that clear of starts in the city at night? I doubt it. We, the human are not independent; we are part of our nature. We are sharing the world with others animal or plant, but the self-fish human keep destroying to the nature, that provide them food and water.

When we were at the top of the mountain that called” Viewpoint”, both of us were really enjoy the wind, and both of us enjoy the view in front of us, mountains, broad-view, if not afraid the wind would got stronger and rained, I think I might have a nap on the floor! It was high, but fortunately I was there eventually because of Ah Ket keep moving upward.

After that, we both have a good tea time in a colonial-time building. We both talked a lot and act like somebody who have great achievement, and reminiscing. We got to said good bye to the nature after the teatime.

Hope that all people understand that human is part of nature; all of our living is depend on it, if we destroyed nature, means that we are destroying ourselves as well. Now we are able to enjoy the cold wind in Cameroon highland, but if we keep develop for more profit, I’m sure that we only can enjoy cold air when we are opened the air-con. Green, the color of nature, green is lesser and lesser, let us do something to contribute but not harm to the nature.

Song long and I will be back soon! I promise!

宇宙与人性 。（算了，还是别做老板吧！）

宇宙看起来是与人性毫无关联的东西，但在我看来，有极大的关联。

来，首先，我们来看看我们的太阳系。我们都知道我们的太阳系有九大行星，（ OK, 有些会说是八大行星，因为冥王星不是正真意义上的行星。但我们不讨论这些。）那就是，水星，金星，地球，火星，木星，土星，天王星，冥王星， 都是围绕着太阳转。太阳，太阳系里的大家长，不停地把温暖送给围绕她的行星，换来的是行星乖乖的绕着太阳行。那就是说，你要别人听你的话，你当然要给她温暖啊！换来的是他们心甘情愿的围着你来转，如果连这下都不懂，算了，别做老板了，因为你不配，你以为你成全你员工的一切，但事实刚好相反，

是你的员工成全你的一切。我还是第一次看见恒星环绕着行星来转。好玄！

当然，我们的太阳可以要那些星星围着他来转是有理由的，因为太阳自己可以生产阳光给别的行星，所以太阳要他们怎么转就就么转！要行星围绕一个不会自己发光的东西，哈！玩笑，没有这样的事。如果连这个都不会，算了，还是别做老板吧！

大就是一切？STUPID, NO!太阳系外面不只有多少比我们的太阳还要大多少倍的的恒星，但是大意味着什么？大意味着需要消耗更多的力量来发光，结果大的恒星会比较短命，因为没有东西可以燃烧了。反而一些红矮星可以烧的比较久，因为他们不大，而且他们会慢慢的燃烧。只有没有品味的人才会觉得大就是美，有品味的人更多的是看品质，而不是体积。一间不赚钱的大公司，和一间很赚钱的小公司，那个来的比较好？很明显，是后者。如果连这都不懂，算了，还是别做老板，每天嘴在讲，自己的性器官在爽。

我们的地球总是被我们人类不停地糟蹋，污染，贱踩等等的伤害，她也没有发出任何怨言，她只是默默地接受一切。要做老板就要像我们的地球学习，要做的是默默的接受一切的地球，而不是总是在抱怨的人，总是认为别人对你好是理所当然，对你不好就是不应该，妈的，什么思想？如果连这个都不会，算了，还是别做老板吧。

保护身边的人，是成人的行为，伤害身边的人是小孩的行为。如果连这个都不会，算了，还是别做老板吧！

我们的月球，他有资格说他说拥有的一切都是他自己找回来的吗？不能，因为我们的月球之所以存在是因为地球给他的，我们的月球是从地球分裂出来的。没有地球就没有月球。如果连这个都不会，算了，还是别做老板吧！

太阳会死亡，不错，但那是很远以后的事。太阳死亡之前，会变得很大，会把水星，金星，地球等等给蚕食掉，过后就爆炸……死亡。 这是一个很完美的例子，一个人自我膨胀的厉害，换回来的就是死亡。一点小成小就就张罗打鼓的让人知道，是不是自己的还不知道，久不久的，还不知道。不知道自己是在沙堆上起陈堡，祝你好运！如果连这个都不会，算了，还是别做老板吧！

对人要有礼貌，因为你上升的时候是踩着别人上的。但，别忘了，你沉下来的时候，会遇到他们的。算了，还是别做老板吧！

不是，或者是还不是做太阳的料，就给他做太阳是很恐怖的，因为他还不会去控制自己，就要控制别人。

不是，或者是还不是做太阳的料，就给他做太阳是很恐怖的，因为他会用他的热去伤害他身边的东西，而不是用他的热去温暖他身边的东西。

不是，或者是还不是做太阳的料，就给他做太阳是很恐怖的，因为没有从基本的学起，所以不懂行星要的什么热能。

如果不懂得这些，算了，还是别做老板吧！