tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18183714.post7331383377007913781..comments2024-03-08T20:25:35.963+08:00Comments on Malaysia-Finance Blogspot: The Parable Of PaternalismSalvadorDalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868577716920232901noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18183714.post-30895477304933703252008-10-18T13:40:00.000+08:002008-10-18T13:40:00.000+08:00It seems there is only a thin line separating a ge...It seems there is only a thin line separating a genius from a mad person. The pretty lady seems to stand out as the one different from the herd. She is either a genius or a mad person, depending on whose point of view, certainly not retarded.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, reading your story reminds me of our Malaysian way of showing people what our position's authority can command. The boss or manager of a resort is likely to park his car right in front, next to a 'no parking' sign. The privilege of knowing someone in charge, like in your example, to jump queue and get special attention, is all too common. Both the person in authority, the person who knows him and the person who enjoys the privilege feel great about it.<BR/><BR/>I just heard from two retired teachers, their stories of how they were stopped by policemen for violating traffic offences, but were let off because the latter were their ex-students! Each of them was prepared to sort out with his colleague to 'let him off' just to show what authority he had now - able to help his former teacher. Of course, the teachers felt grateful and did not hesitate to accept such favours.KoSong Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09257859564265735807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18183714.post-33969165871627421602008-10-18T10:30:00.000+08:002008-10-18T10:30:00.000+08:00there will always come a time just like your job, ...there will always come a time just like your job, for there to be a review, a renegotiation, relevance, etc...SalvadorDalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868577716920232901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18183714.post-24077426306484374892008-10-18T10:09:00.000+08:002008-10-18T10:09:00.000+08:00why is this the last article for a while?why is this the last article for a while?randomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124201255380812495noreply@blogger.com