On ethics, transparency, and events evolving around...

Let's put down the situations faced recently over a couple of months by people I know:

Friend A, a Malaysian, walked into the Consulate General of Malaysia, Shanghai one day. His intention was to apply visa for a Chinese National friend for a trip to West Malaysia. Upon asking what was the fees charged for visa application, it was quoted 400RMB. Friend A paid for the fees. Later, he found out the fees needed for such a visa cost only 80RMB to be exact. He was furious, and went back to the Consulate and demand an explaination. Friend B, who worked inside the Consulate knew that the Chinese national in-charge of the visa application pocketed the money. Now look at the scenario, for everyone who went to apply for Visa, 400-80 = 320 RMB pocketed. If everyday, 10 people went to apply for visa to Malaysia, that will be 3200RMB pocketed, equalling to 1600 ringgit and 640 SGD respectively. One month down the road, cheebye you go calculate, how much lui he pocketed. Why issit that he is able to do it? Is it because there are people inside who also know about the situation, and they are sharing profit from it? Or is it because he holds power and authority within and nobody dares to touch him? Or issit I am given wrong information? o.O

Friend B, who worked in the Consulate, knew that there was an Job application for the role of General Manager available in Consulate of Malaysia, Shanghai. MISS CHINA POWER who was in charge of interviewing possible applicants rejected all applicants, saying that they were not qualified for the role. After a long period of time in which the job remain vacant, the big head[dua tao] in Shanghai asked where are all the right-in resumes, the one responsible said that all the applicants' information were missing. Friend B, knew however, that this was not true. He knew where those applicant's resume were kept. Being, a small fry in the consulate. He decided to remain dumb about the situation. Eventually, MISS CHINA POWER became the general manager of Consulate General Malaysia Shanghai, hiring herself a LESS QUALIFIED STAFF TO BE HER ASSISTANT. Strangely, this time the applicant's resume never disappear. Power right, now one more cheebye kia in control of power, Consulate can be rightfully said still belonged to Malaysia meh?

I know of some Malaysians who dance for events held by the Consulate General of Malaysia. They learnt and dance a couple of folk dances from Malaysia. They are paid each time they dance. On this situation, Miss China POWER decided that hiring Malaysians to dance is very expensive. She decided that in the long run the Malaysians will be replaced by local chinese instead. Her reasons was of course to save cost. Now, Miss China POWER may be doing the right thing. But, what about those Chinese Nationals who are already dancing in the group, does that mean their pay will be lesser? Then, when all the Malaysians don't dance anymore, if one day those who are newly hired.. their pay rise.. this one how to say? NO PORK I TELL YOU! Traditional dance dun let own country people dance, still considered as traditional dance meh? wo ga li kong, lu eh considerate eh name ai mai change to deng nangs considerate general? lu bor power liao lor.. ah thiongs take over your power liao. can dengz chuz liao balek kampong lorzz...

Friend C, another Malaysian, who is serving her internship in a production firm under AAA Airlines, recently approached the Consulate General of Malaysia for help. As Friend C was doing video production in relation tourism, she approached Friend B to submit the proposal to MISS CHINA POWER upon receiving the proposal, without considering whether it is of any beneficial value, rejected the proposal flat. She deemed it advertising gimmick on her own personal judgement. Friend C reluctantly resigned to the decision. However, she continued to try her best in reach out to the Malaysiam Tourism Board. She contacted Sabah about the proposal and Sabah showed interests. For those who do not know, Malaysia is currently promoting her tourism "Visit Malaysia 2007". MISS CHINA POWER dunno know what's she doing or not. Straight away reject without considering to the nation's benifit in promoting the event. You all can consider whether this is an abuse in authority and poor management and judgement skills.

What is the role of the embassy? It is to provide information and linking their citizens in foreign land. Cheebye, now all this kind of things happening seems to be disrupting the standard procedures in relieving and connecting people together. I tell you, if my Singapore embassy in Shanghai got this kind of things happening, ah thiongz more powerful and can make final judgements without discussing with my lao dao in Shanghai, I tell you i really got nothing to say but, ah thiong you super power. I must be recently feeling super dulanz about my inability to write properly due to the knn China ISP here. Maybe my views maybe biased. But still, there are certain elements in which we shoud look at here: Is it write to pocket money here, is it ethical to do things for your own benifits and practice neopotism here?

We can look further at this. Philippines embassy in Shanghai at least tried very hard to pomote thier tourism when Friend C contacted them in such cooperation activities. From lack of knowledge until they know what's going on. This was suppose to be the way in which a channel of proper dissemination of information can take place. I feel a crumbling sadness for those who are affected by such decision made my an alien not belong to the same citizenship. And I sincerely hope that it does not happen globally elsewhere in other embassies. We should take pride of our own nationality and not let others who dunno anything abuse and put effect on decisions of our own nation.

The rest of you all can do ur own brain searching. Maybe knn my blog will be blocked in China. I seriously dun want think so much, just continue to post what I see and hear.