Someone on Malaysiakini wrote a piece about using C4 calling it the dumbest act, because it makes too much noise, not easily available, except in the Army and Police, and can therefore be easily traced to its source.
hahaha, it is the case of the rulers always think that they are right and can get away with anything. so complacency in their thoughts and actions will creep in.
Let me begin by thanking everyone for their concern.
I hope that I am wanted more ALIVE than I am dead, but then again I have no control over such things as 'other people's opinions' :)
Unlike Gopalan Nair, I don't tease the state of S'pore, and challenge them to come after me...so to one anonymous poster...sorry to disappoint.
I quit Thailand 2 months ago--at least for the foreseeable future. The political situation is not good and staying there, IMO, is exposing myself to unnecessary risk on several fronts. Frankly speaking the novelty of Soi Cowboy gets old quickly when your office is a mere 7 minute walk away.
S'pore is also out of the question--I stopped by for a week or so to recce and decided 'no go'. It's way too expensive (i.e. factors of production), and my margins would be too lean to make it worth my while. On the upside, returns from rentals are the best they've been for years...so the best position to be in is a landlord and to be elsewhere.
I am back in Aust, settling into a new home and getting started on projects which I hope will bear fruit. Aust is still very strong economically depite the naysayers. The average weekly wage is now over AUD1k and the spirit of 'can do' private enterprise is the best it has ever been. I have therefore decided to hang-out here for awhile. It is truly a wonderful place, especially now that the weather is warming up!
So that's basically an update of my ordinary life. I've posted a bit on Singabloodypore, but my internet time is essentially restricted to an hour or two a day now as my time is taken up with more “social” activites—interacting with real people in the real world.
The only reason I stopped by to post this was I did a Goggle on 'Matilah Singapura' and redbean's post was at the first listing. Such is the efficacy of the web!
SE Asian politics are, for the most part, a part of my past. It saddens me to some degree that my social, political and mostly my economic predictions (all derived form natural laws and understanding of 'spontaneous orders', like 'markets' and the nature of collectivism) have come true, and Singapore proves itself more and more to be on a path of decay—on many fronts. My ego doesn't require 'stroking'--to be honest, I hope to be wrong.
Unfortunately I do make part of my living from using methods to 'manipulate' human conciousness. I'm not the only one who knows how to do this, but I do understand how EASY it is once you know how. I also know that governments use these tools to manipulate their voters, such that the average person lives in a world of MYTHS. As if this wasn't bad enough—the surprising thing is how readily the avergae person will DEFEND these myths from any form of critical analysis or criticism. That is how effective states can be—the people don't 'govern' themselves, they IMPRISON themselves.
Anyway, I wish all of you well, and hope you find the truths you are seeking on your own terms. Redbean, it's good to know that you're still blogging furiously. Well done.
16 comments:
Who is Matilah Singapura?
matilah is or was a regular here. just wondering what happens to him.
hey mate, mana pergi?
that's a nice car you got there.
Matilah dah mati?
I hope nothing has happened to him. Is this the haj period?
I miss his posts.
he will be the last one to go to mecca. think of putting up a found and lost poster in soi cowboy : )
hope he hasn't been swotted by the government and state he so despised
Wanted - Dead or Alive
How come no reward?
Gosh, his blog has been inactive since April 25, 2008, Must be somewhere in Afghanistan or Iraq, answering the Jihad call.
if mas selamat does not deserve a price on his head, i don't think matilah will get a price.
anyway, i am getting worried for him. if he is in malaysia i can understand. they may put him under police protection.
or got C4-ed.
You should be worried if he is under police protection in Malaysia. They may do a Altantuya on him.
hi malaysian, welcome to the blog.
i think matilah sudah mati lah.
they may improve on C4. how about sulphuric acid?
Someone on Malaysiakini wrote a piece about using C4 calling it the dumbest act, because it makes too much noise, not easily available, except in the Army and Police, and can therefore be easily traced to its source.
hahaha, it is the case of the rulers always think that they are right and can get away with anything. so complacency in their thoughts and actions will creep in.
My dear fans, and redbean,
Let me begin by thanking everyone for their concern.
I hope that I am wanted more ALIVE than I am dead, but then again I have no control over such things as 'other people's opinions' :)
Unlike Gopalan Nair, I don't tease the state of S'pore, and challenge them to come after me...so to one anonymous poster...sorry to disappoint.
I quit Thailand 2 months ago--at least for the foreseeable future. The political situation is not good and staying there, IMO, is exposing myself to unnecessary risk on several fronts. Frankly speaking the novelty of Soi Cowboy gets old quickly when your office is a mere 7 minute walk away.
S'pore is also out of the question--I stopped by for a week or so to recce and decided 'no go'. It's way too expensive (i.e. factors of production), and my margins would be too lean to make it worth my while. On the upside, returns from rentals are the best they've been for years...so the best position to be in is a landlord and to be elsewhere.
I am back in Aust, settling into a new home and getting started on projects which I hope will bear fruit. Aust is still very strong economically depite the naysayers. The average weekly wage is now over AUD1k and the spirit of 'can do' private enterprise is the best it has ever been. I have therefore decided to hang-out here for awhile. It is truly a wonderful place, especially now that the weather is warming up!
So that's basically an update of my ordinary life. I've posted a bit on Singabloodypore, but my internet time is essentially restricted to an hour or two a day now as my time is taken up with more “social” activites—interacting with real people in the real world.
The only reason I stopped by to post this was I did a Goggle on 'Matilah Singapura' and redbean's post was at the first listing. Such is the efficacy of the web!
SE Asian politics are, for the most part, a part of my past. It saddens me to some degree that my social, political and mostly my economic predictions (all derived form natural laws and understanding of 'spontaneous orders', like 'markets' and the nature of collectivism) have come true, and Singapore proves itself more and more to be on a path of decay—on many fronts. My ego doesn't require 'stroking'--to be honest, I hope to be wrong.
Unfortunately I do make part of my living from using methods to 'manipulate' human conciousness. I'm not the only one who knows how to do this, but I do understand how EASY it is once you know how. I also know that governments use these tools to manipulate their voters, such that the average person lives in a world of MYTHS. As if this wasn't bad enough—the surprising thing is how readily the avergae person will DEFEND these myths from any form of critical analysis or criticism. That is how effective states can be—the people don't 'govern' themselves, they IMPRISON themselves.
Anyway, I wish all of you well, and hope you find the truths you are seeking on your own terms. Redbean, it's good to know that you're still blogging furiously. Well done.
Warmest regards
MS
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