What is going on now?

I like to watch and observe. Sometime, things that happen makes me smile, feel wonderful and elevated.

But many things too make me rethink the course of this life.

I know I am not a good politician. I am too direct, too vocal and too clear with my facial expression.

These characteristics, in many forms are regarded as positive. But in specific circumstances, and situation, it is simply a recipe for disaster.

There are too many dramas going on now due to the election year. I watched how sometime a politician can lie outwrightly, without remorse under the name of "I am doing my job". There are also many situations, in or outside political area where some people try to keep their position at the expense of others. Double faces, the cunningness just beyond me. Sweet talk in front and as soon as the person turn, this someone ready to stab the person's back.

I am truly amazed at the steps taken - through a long observation. Really smooth and well planned steps. Since I am a fairly good chess player, I almost admire the people who has the ability to bring the steps to real life. Though the intention is nothing to do with fair win, but winning is definitely the end game. Amazing, truly! I believe this is a skill on its own. Only that, if this skill is channel towards improving the country or the company, then many lives could be benefited from it.

I also watched cases where someone climbed the top ladder and leave behind trails of foul smell and broken lives.

As a person who always believe in goodness and fair play, it dishearten me to watch the scene unfold. Sometime I wonder, doesn't that someone have any trace of kindness and remorse. Too many casualties, for the sake of maintaining the positions. Bad mouthing the opponents, punishing the whistle blowers. I guess the passion to reach the top is so strong, it simply overridden the goodness that someone may have - underneath those layers of ugly fats.

In my opinion, all of us works for someone. Unless the Island is yours, then you are actually servicing the people. Unless the company is yours, then you are actually working for someone as any other employee of that company. Unless the house is yours, then you are actually renting it from the bank until you finish off the loan.

If the Island is not yours, if the company is not yours, and if the house is not yours, do you think you are really in a secure position? So secure that it gives you the freedom to do what you damn think right and ran the money as though it belongs to you?

Sometime or many time you said to hell with others who are appointed to do their job. Instead you want them to do what you ask them to do. Not what they are designed to do. You want them to become your puppet, and expect them to jump only when you ask them to. Not before. If they answer you back, you will destroy them. They become useless to you. You don't need a puppet who can answer you back. So you find a way to get rid of this useless puppet. They are your failed project because you failed to turn them to be your puppet.

You ignore the simple basis of check-and-balance. You totally turn blind and deaf to any meaning of transparency and trust. Your motto "if they don't do my way, they are in a wrong way". Simple. Pure. Basic. Hell!

History proves that this sort of people won't last in the regime.

When the country is not yours, then the people has more say than you. You work for the people, you do your job, to keep you job. The money is not yours to spend as you like. One day, you will be discovered, and your downfall will be much harder than the normal folk like me.

When the company is not yours, then you are expected to focus on your job, and let other people do what they are hired for. Not because you asked them to.

Don't rule based on fear. We are not in a country where dictactor can exist or allow to exist. Fear is a fragile weapon. You need to instill and enforce fear all the times to get things running, and you are no longer focus on the job your are hired for. You are too busy to ensure your fence are not penetrated and forgot to do what you are paid for. You are too arrogant and too scared to hire anyone better. When fear is the rule of the game, you only have mouse in your regime. Those whose job is to nod their head, for they know if they shake it, they will be beheaded. I also think you spend all of your spare time thinking your next move to bring down your opponents. Instead of doing your job.

And remember - when the fear factor is gone - you are gone too. The mice you hired will be roasted along.

I don't have to name the country leaders who felt at the hand of their own fellow country men.

I don't have to list down name of corporate leaders who faced the same fate.

You can escape now, you can think you are invisible and untouchable. But I always believe the truth will prevail, and you will fall disgracefully. Your name will be tainted for good, your family and children will be disgraced for the rest of their lives.

I don't know. Maybe I am too naive that I can live in a country where fair play and honesty exist. Maybe I am too dumb to expect people work ethic only based on good values, trustworthy, transparency, genuine passion to grow one's people, and the drive to grow one's business and country.

I think if all of us do our job as expected, then our lives will be better, and we will move to higher level of quality life.

I am in the mood to write tonight.. the ideas flow through my fingers.. and I keep on writing..

The above articles has no relation to those who are dead or alive. It is only my general observation and some has become my source of amusement. Until it remains something I observe, I will fight it with kind. But if it touches me personally, I will fight it with my blood!

Adios.. and good night...

Signed off with vengeance..

Linda :)