EOD Update (14 June 2007)

Saw this article in The Star today:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/6/14/nation/18022987&sec=nation

This follows another similar incident which was reported just yesterday (the perpetrators chased a couple down and rammed their car). I don't know if it's just me but I see reports of such crimes, including robberies, snatch thefts, slashings, etc. in the papers almost every day or two and a significant number of them seem to be happening in Johor (as did these 2 cases in the last 2 days). Yeah, that's the state with the CM who refuted Pak Lah's suggestion of a "no passport" easy access policy between Singapore and the IDR. Who also refuted the need for a Bangsa Malaysia amidst Pak Lah's calls for unity. Who also rejected the notion of meritocracy as not being suitable for our society. With all these violent crimes going on in his own backyard on a daily basis, you'd think he had more pressing things to think about than going around and "lawan tauke". You'd think he would be constantly breathing down the police's necks, demanding for them to do something about the situation, to protect his people. But nope ... nothing. At least not that I can see. So what gives? Meritocracy not suitable for what reason again?

The IDR is a massive undertaking which will require a lot of effort and various factors coming together at the right time to make it a success. How will incidents like these give foreign investors the confidence and sense of security to invest in Johor, to work in Johor and to bring their families to reside there? What kind of country have we become where people can just go around hunting other people down in their cars while carrying parangs? Can nothing be done? Is the situation really that hopeless? Where can the poor innocent victims turn to when nobody seems to care anymore and such things happen on such a regular basis? What more can they do really, when justice never seems to be served and villians often seem to just get away scot-free? Today, there was another Star article stating a multi-agency crackdown on Xenon lights. Sure, Xenon lights may be a hazard, but is it really more important than tackling the crime issue? Shouldn't resources be used for more pressing issues first? I give my thanks that something like that didn't happen to anyone close to me (touch wood). I really wouldn't know what to do. Perhaps I would take out RM100,00/= and put out a contract on the buggers' heads. Would that be a sufficient sum? What else could one do?

Latest purchases:

NATBIO: +10,000 (1.51) ... Total 20,000

Latest disposals:

TAMCORP: -10,000 (0.92), -5,000 (0.95) ... Balance 5,000 (Looks like it's still holding there)


/ichithekiller

p.s. OLYMPIA-WA surged 16.5c (+52%) today to close at 0.48. This means I'm up 131% in 3 weeks. Unfortunately I had only accumulated 10,000 units, intending to scale in as usual. So 131% gain equals a mere RM2,725 profit. This is one of the disadvantages of scaling in cos' sometimes it doesn't give one a chance to add on at the right point. Thinking back, I should have scaled in at RM5,000 per pop instead of 10,000 lots, for such a low-priced warrant.