KPI...Ring a bell?

A word caught my eye while I was scanning the front page of today's The Star. I'd just reached home from my hostel and as usual served my father tea along with whatever kueh he'd bought (lately it has been goreng pisang and cucur keledek) before plopping myself on one of the chairs at the dining table to read the newspaper.

On the page is of course the media's agenda of the day, Najib's new cabinet line-up. Although I am interested in this bit of news (I am actually quite fond of politics although my knowledge on the subject is rather limited), I was actually drawn to this 3 lettered word that is printed on the newspaper. The familiarity of the word caught me by surprise that I actually felt quite happy because...well, I know what that word means. Haha. Look at me. Getting all excited over a bloody word. What a nerd... or should I say 'geek'? Miss Kedah and Madu Berdarah has taken the liberty of calling me 'geek' because I am usually the last to leave the examination hall among the 3 of us. What a compliment.

Right, so the word. The word that got me psyched was 'KPI'. Haha. Well to the uninitiated, KPI stands for Key Performance Indicator. Those of you who are with me in PR Principles would of course know this. Thank you Ms Vaneetha for your highly animated teaching style. I remember things easier.Haha. Anyway, KPI is a measurable indicator of your organization's etc. progress towards achieving your mission. So basically Najib will be focusing on the performance of his band of army which I think is a very good move. Whoever is not doing their job would have to pick up the slack or risk getting the boots. Yes, I know I sound pro- Najib at the moment. Haha.What can I say, I'm quite the optimist. My friends absolutely despise him though. I've been hearing many, many ugly things about him but you know what? I'm just going to wait and see what he has in store for us. Anticipation is fun, no?

Madu Berdarah's file

*By the way, I am still not satisfied with how I answered my PR paper. Bang! Bang! Ba-get-ty Bang! Bang! Bang... Bang... Hehe

Sex and the Public

What a way to start the new year for us Malaysians. Besides the usual live telecast of new year concerts on tv, we were treated to an exclusive show. The plot, like all other movies goes like this: Man meets Woman. Man and Woman enters a hotel and I don't have to tell you what happens next because you very well know what will happen next thanks to all the movies(And I'm not just talking about Hollywood movies here) that you've watched and perhaps from your very own encounters with this similar situation (ehem) as well. The only difference between these two shows is that unlike those big budget movies, this particular show which was distributed in the form of DVDs a few days ago has a notable political figure in it.

Then came the shocking part. Well, I don't know about it you but I was rather shocked. In big bold black letters were the words 'It's me' on The Star newspaper's front page with a huge picture of Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek underneath those words. The first thing that struck my mind was the Red Guy. If you're a cartoon buff such as myself you will understand why the pantless devil character came to my mind. You know how he always say 'It's me' with that big grin of his everytime he appears on the show? Yep, that was the first thing that came to my mind and I will not be surprised if you had thought of the same thing.

Alright, jokes aside. Let's all be serious now. According to Datuk Dr Chua, his resignation was due to the fact that Malaysians could not accept his apology, and that they were having this 'hollier than thou' attitude. Clever words by a clever man.I simply love that line. I couldn't agree more with what he'd said. I mean I couldn't care less with his personal life and for everyone else for that matter well, except for celebraties maybe...Blame it on the tabloids! Who he goes out with, how much that diamond ring he bought for his wife costs(If he ever did..well of course he must have..He is a Datuk) is totally not our business. What matters is what he's doing and what he has done for the country. And come on, you can't possibly believe that every single one of those politicians practise 'clean' politics. Besides, we have many more serious issues to tackle, one of them being corruption which has plagued the entire world since the creation of mankind. Yes, exaggerating is one of my specialties.

But, as everyone knows, all public figures are cursed for life. Not only are their lives exposed for public consumption but they also have this huge responsible towards the public to always behave or risk being 'babab' by the public(Imagine your moms voice for this in order to get the desirable effect.Haha).