Philip Khor

Ok, budget is not here yet. But here are some devices I’m eyeing.

16-pad by Akai. Youtube [link]

Wouldn’t be awesome if you’re able to tweet preset messages? 16 configurable buttons.

So button 1 – #klrb [my location via GPS] timestamp, button 2 – I’m having dinner / lunch at [my location] etc.

Useful for hobbyist who like racing. If you go trackday and wanna relay information to pits, just press one of the 16 cues! Haha.

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On another topic, let’s talk about “knee jerk reactions”.

Planning is an important aspect of life.

We plan everyday.

If we don’t plan, we get unwanted situations like accidental pregnancies, wasted resources, stress and headache in the crisis management that ensues.

So bottom line, we need to plan.

Let’s talk about Government planning.

Let’s talk about Career Planning!

2004 when I was ready to start college, E&E engineers were in hot demand. Projections show that 5 years down, there will be so many many jobs in this industry that surely will be highly paid, bla bla bla.

5 years later, that is true. But the trend nowdays is to outsource to cheaper countries where skilled labour is available. Intel Malaysia is only hiring the best of the best. Average Pippos will NEVER get a good job there. Thank heavens I didn’t continue my E&E degree.

They say we lack Medical Doctors nowadays.

Medical schools are sprouting like mushrooms! 5 years we will have an oversupply. The market will be saturated, and doctors selling MCs will be a common-place in Malaysia.

We don’t seem to have vision. Tun Dr. Mahathir had vision. I remember one of his talks at Nikko Hotel in a student leader’s summit. He mentioned the airport situation in Kuala Lumpur when he was in charge.

In the 1980s, the Sg. Besi airfield was increasing in traffic until a point it was no longer to handle the passenger volume. The planners and economists made some predictions for 5 years down the line, the number of people using the airport and how big it needed to be. A plan was drawn up for Subang International Airport.

Unfortunately, due to *ahem* negligence, poor handling, the airport project was delayed for YEARS. Then came 1990, the Subang Airport was outgrowing its capacity. A low-cost budget carrier spoiled the dynamics enabling even more people to fly. The need for a bigger airport was imminent.

This time, learning from past mistake, Tun Dr. Mahathir earmarked a uber huge plot of land in Sepang. Today, it has the capacity to expand into the palm plantation if the need ever arises. The present-day KLIA is so huge that if volume doubles, it is still able to handle traffic effectively.

KLIA Sepang is an airport for the future!

in Short, we need to see the long term benefits and plan way-way ahead. We cannot keep relying on short term fixes, handling problems as they come, and sweeping matters under the rug. We need to tackle EVERY problem head on. Give it your full attention and you’ll have one less headache down the line.

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