Proton Inspira

Has anyone seen the new Proton Inspira? When I first see it, it makes me laugh, and then comes to my mind that: What the heck?

Proton has been widely published their new "Product" - Proton Inspira, which at first look, make me think "Have I seen it somewhere?" Then straight I think of Mitsubishi Lancer, the latest model.

Proton keep claiming they have new product, and have their own research team to develop new cars, but by the look at this, and also the previous claimed of Lotus technology so and so off, I think Proton is still the same old Proton. They will never make forward move nor will they have their own research team.

Oh ya, their so call research team is to research where have the best fierce looking car, and where they can get the cheapest unwanted engines, and then making use of the Lotus name, combine everything into one, and that's how their "new product" comes out as a whole.

Looking at the accidents happened on the road nowadays, I dare to say that majority of the accidents involving Protons. Not to say they are poor, but relatively whenever accident happened, more than half involved protons because simply they do not have enough expertise in this field, and they do not know where and how to make a safer cars. Their new products are always those already outdated or unwanted by others, and they took over and joint then into one and put it onto the road. With this do you expect them to increase their publicity and improve their safety?

Proton has been in car industries for 25 yrs, but their attitude and management still remains the same as 25 yrs ago, and there isn't any improvement, but is lagging behind all its competitors day by day. Let alone those giant car makers like Honda, Toyota, Merc, BMW, AUDI etc, I believe Proton nowadays can't even competing with Cherry and Tata. These two "minor" car makers already overtook Proton and lead them by miles, eventhough they've been in the car market for a reletively short time as compare to Proton.

Why? It's because the attitude, not competent enough. Proton until today still rely on the government's policy protection and other R&R imposed on foreign cars, but for how long the stupid government can save proton from its extinction?

To be honest, whenever I go overseas, when people asked me about Proton, I will just smile at them and shrugg my shoulders and walk off, simply because Proton is the Malaysia Hall of Shames!

100-Story Landmark in KL

During the recent Budget 2011 Announcement by Najib Razak, he mentioned there will be a fund of RM5bil for a skyscrapper next to Merdeka Stadium. When heard about this, first thought is why would we need another skyscrapper? Isn't there enough buildings and offices around KL centre already? Who will fund this project? Where will the money comes from?

Afterall, it looks like they are trying to build a new landmark for the sake of the name. I can't think of anything better than this because there are already overleft office space in KL, and moreover building such tall building will only add burden to the people, not government because it comes from our tax paying money.

Recently Tun Dr Mahathir always having a dig at Najib's policies, and suddenly he apraise him with this proposal, simply because this at least continue his trend of making something "extraordinary" to let the world remember "Malaysia". When Petronas Twin Tower and KL Tower being built, it's one of the world tallest building, and with this 100-Story building, surely it will goes into another record of few 100+ story building in the world.

Maybe Najib is trying to pleased TDM not to criticising him further, and make peace with this old man, and also to satisfy his predecesor's wish to build the tallest building in the world bar Burj Khalifah. With this building it will be No.2 in the world because it's simply impossible to surpass Burj Khalifah.

When said this building will create more job opportunity is a lie, and everyone knows jobs will be created when you have foreign investors coming, or international company setting up their base here. With such building without tenants is useless, and jobs will not be created without tenants. Maybe what Najib meant job created are those cleaners for the empty building.

Foreign investors already left our country more than 80%, and who else will come back in when the government policy is at such unfair and non-transparent state? There has not been any effort to try to limit this damage, whereas it's getting worse. I believe most of local businessmen will not spend such huge amount of money in moving into such expensive place, and only the few listed company would, and that no new company will wanted to move into this new skyscrapper, so I don't see any job opportunity created here.

Afterall, it's just a plan, and I sincerely hope this plan will just be a plan without action. Otherwise I will reconsider how much tax I need to pay for the next 5 yrs to "fund" this project.

Wayne Rooney Saga

What's going on with Manchester United recently? They seems can't win on the road, and last week they only drew at home with West Bromwich Albion at home after howler from Edwin Van Der Saar. This week headlines all focused on Wayne Rooney wanting to move away from Man Utd because of their lack of ambitions...

First I would like to say is Man Utd isn't a club of investing big every season to win silverwares, and they only invest on big players on and off, and when it's needed. Sir Alex Ferguson has been in this position for 24 yrs and he knows what he's doing right now. For Wayne Rooney to publicly voiced his opinion and openly stated he wants away, I don't think there will be any way back for him now. "Sortie" awaits him.

After several times in the past SAF proven to us that Man Utd isn't a One Man Team, and they more emphasising on team works. I wonder how many of you still remember what's been said when Becks, Keano and Ruud Van Nistelrooy left the club? Almost everyone saying Man Utd are in the decline, and they'll crumble etc. But it turns out to be 3 seccessive titles, 1 European Cup AKA Champions' League title.

For me as a Man Utd fan, I rather believe in Sir Alex Ferguson than the want-away player. Don't forget that Rooney is just one of the many players at Utd and there still all other players bar Rooney to work for Man Utd week in week out. From the moment Rooney spoke out publicly about Man Utd, he's lost all his teammates' respect regardless of who he is. In Man Utd SAF is the only person with such power to control the operation and team.

Wayne Rooney must has forgotten who's the one stood by him when things went wrong for him, and who's the one guided him all these while to made him who he is today. All in all, if Wayne Rooney feels he's better off somewhere else, then just let him go, and we will just wait to see if he plays better elsewhere and wins more than what he had at Man Utd.

Man Utd will march on forever, with or without Wayne Rooney!

Digging at Lee CW again

It's been quite some times that I'm so busy to write in this blog again, and since I find some free time here, I would like to have a dig at our much published Datuk - Lee Chong Wei

2 weeks ago Lee CW finally beaten Lin Dan to win the super series, and it's his first times in more than a year he beat Lin Dan in a match. However, what happen to Lee Chong Wei when it matter most? Why Lee Chong Wei only can win in those irrelevant tournaments, and yet he can never win in tournaments like World Championship and Olympics?

Yes he may have won All England this year, but that's when his opponent is just a minnow Japanese Kenichi T****. Question now is can ever Lee Chong Wei beat Lin Dan in major tournaments to rectify his claim for WORLD NO. 1?

Many of you out there will not agree with me because a win is a win, and Lee Chong Wei proved he wins more tournaments than Lin Dan, but the reality is Lee Chong Wei stayed World No. 1 because he participated in virtually all tournaments, whereas Lin Dan only play in selected tournaments.

With Lee Chong Wei kind of attitude, I doubt he will ever become legendary like Lin Dan and Taufik. I'm sure people will never remember Lee Chong Wei upon his retirement, whereas people will always mentioning about Taufik Hidayat as the genius player and Lin Dan is the most gifted player in Badminton history.

Lee Chong Wei? He will be best remembered as World No. 1 for whatever reason! That's all