The Human Parrot

Parrot Poise

Drapped in artistic parrot colours, is a human being in parrot stance.

Do you see it?

People Will Think We Are in Love

True Cowboy Romance

For those who adore the film version of the musical Oklahoma, you will definitely appreciate the romantic fervor of this song sung by Gordon McRae and Shirley Jones.

Absolutely precise in terms of indicator actions and feelings of a blooming romance.

Enjoy these lyrics.

Go to You-tube to enjoy the song.

LAUREY ( Shirley)

Why do they think up stories that link my name with yours? 

CURLY (Gordon)

Why do the neighbors chatter all day, behind their doors? 

LAUREY

I know a way to prove what they say is quite untrue. 
Here is the gist, a practical list of "don'ts" for you. 
Don't throw bouquets at me 
Don't please my folks too much 
Don't laugh at my jokes too much 
People will say we're in love! 

Don't sigh and gaze at me 
Your sighs are so like mine 
Your eyes mustn't glow like mine 
People will say we're in love! 

Don't start collecting things 
Give me my rose and my glove. 
Sweetheart they're suspecting things 
People will say we're in love. 

CURLY

Some people claim that you are to blame as much as I.
Why do y' take the trouble to bake my favorite pie?
Grantin' your wish, I carved our initials on that tree.
Jist keep a slice of all the advice you give so free.

Don't praise my charm too much 
Don't look so vain with me 
Don't stand in the rain with me 
People will say we're in love! 

Don't take my arm too much 
Don't keep your hand in mine 
Your hand feels so grand in mine 
People will say we're in love! 

Don't dance all night with me 
Till the stars fade from above. 
They'll see it's alright with me 
People will say we're in love.

The Compassion of Rosmah

To emphatise with the unfortunate next of kin

Everyone needs to do their bit, no matter how small, how matter how insignificant it may be to make the next of kin of the missing MH 370 passengers and crew m at ease while they await news of the SAR efforts for the missing plane.

Here, we can see the compassion of the Prime Minister's wife as she consoled the next of kin.

Bootstrap Living for New Job Entrants in Malaysia

Ultra competitive job market with Insufficient Pay

The runaway inflation unleashed by the simultaneous removal of oil and sugar subsidies and the increase in power tariffs and minimum wages in late 2013; and the the beginning of 2014 is indeed killing new entrants into the job market.

The latest study by on-line recruitment company, Jobstreet.com revealed the plight of these new entrants wandering into the job market.

Earning a meager starting pay of an average of RM 2,500, graduates in the job market are struggling to make ends meet, so revealed this poll.

Some 2,062 of the new workforce in various industries participated in this poll. They were asked about their income and expenditure.

Jobstreet reported that 77% of the respondents did not have any savings after spending on essentials. Essentials here would include car loans and mandatory payback on study loans as the major commitments.

Because of higher fuel prices, transportation costs were among the top expenses. Some RM 1,500 of their salary go towards essentials.

Fortunately, some of these graduates had the safety net of their parents to rely upon. The study found that 50% of these graduates lived with their parents while 30% co-rented out houses with friends and colleagues. The balance had to live on their own.

For 87% of them, they have only one job and salary source. As such, do not be surprised when fresh graduate interviewees brazenly asked for above market rates from RM 3,500 to RM 6,500 for their start-up jobs.

However, sadly most employers were only prepared to offer fresh graduates salaries from RM 2,500 to RM 2,800 monthly. As such, its no wonder that fresh graduates, trying to cope with increasing living costs,are always on the look-out for better paying jobs, causing high turnovers in some industries, reported some 66% of of employers interviewed.

So, for those joining the job market soon, be ready to face the bleakness of working life--high inflation rates,lower standards of living, possibly more debts and utter depression as your lunch and dinner budgets continue shrinking.

Come next April 2014, it could be certainly be worse with the implementation of GST.

So do not hesitate to cry, won't you?