tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post5891939445882911613..comments2024-01-15T18:42:56.674+08:00Comments on In passing - Malaysian: Of Ah Kow.. a Malaysian story...Pak Idrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-3376643375233019832010-06-26T14:20:48.244+08:002010-06-26T14:20:48.244+08:00Rahman Hariri, thanks for the visit and sharing yo...Rahman Hariri, thanks for the visit and sharing your thought on the subject of this posting. This story is true and if only one care to emulate it one would be as successful. <br /><br />For the Malay it is time they throw the tongkat away and not be dependent on the government all the time and instead be on their own like you did now. One can never be rich in every sense of that word if one is a wage earner. It is only been your own boss that one could be rich and with that would proper further and be able to contribute to the family and society as well. <br /><br />True after having the taste of the good life surely we do not want to go back to live the life of the past. We must move forward and acquire knowledge and only then we would be able to be successful and the enjoy life. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-20797851557477879242010-06-26T14:12:51.891+08:002010-06-26T14:12:51.891+08:00Anonymous eh! I know the trade mark, it is that pi...Anonymous eh! I know the trade mark, it is that pirate of Cotton Island in the China Sea right. Well Yoo hoo to you to and hope that your are having a good time in that timeless island of yours. I do envy you. Hope to be there one of these day. <br /><br />Thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts on the subject of this posting. True it crosses the racial line but it is indeed a good story to tell. It philosophy is great and if followed would give one the advantage to be more successful. In fact the wise words of our forefather 'sedikit sedikit menjadi buki' is as relevant as ever. If only the Malay go for it and acquire knowledge and be as successful as the other race, instead relying on the tongkat all the time. It is the tongkat that made the Malay more dependent all the time. I hope they wake up early to the reality of the world today before been swallowed by the reality of the market itself. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-76750057693370384802010-06-24T07:54:37.909+08:002010-06-24T07:54:37.909+08:00Very true Pak Idrus. I have always wondered if I c...Very true Pak Idrus. I have always wondered if I could still live the lifestyle I had more than twenty years ago when I was starting my life - the rumah kampung (in Dungun) with a -pardon me - jamban curah, 15-year old car with no aircondition etc etc. I wonder.<br /><br />May be I would have much more hairs than I currently have! ;-)Rahman Haririhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474408822740473103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-52872581884404620382010-06-20T07:32:34.852+08:002010-06-20T07:32:34.852+08:00hi or rather yoo !
,,,eeerrrmm, story reminds me ...hi or rather yoo !<br /><br />,,,eeerrrmm, story reminds me of an not so old pirate on an island somewhere hehehe. <br />,,,its not about being a malay/chinese/indian/iban but being smart about life & living plus planning for the future-lah cos. eventually one will end up there. No drift wood will end up up-river kind of yaa !. The reality of life & living is a present thingy plus the final destination, the past will never come back, so just forget most of it except for the learning experience. BUT the trouble with most people is that they only talk about the past and trying to still live with it !...and blame the world instead too eeerrmmm !! Hahaha. <br />...the simple trick in economics is to spare a ringgit for every one you earn-lah. As time goes by, one can spare a couple of millions, trust me on that hihihi.<br />,,,BUT stay healthy always, its worth more than all the millions in property or in the bank. Its priceless so be healthy & happy about it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-27034762098312744142010-06-19T11:37:16.867+08:002010-06-19T11:37:16.867+08:00Al-Manar, Pak Hassan thanks for the visit and shar...Al-Manar, Pak Hassan thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts on the subject of this posting. <br /><br />Yes it is a common story from rags to richness which are all true stories. The only way folks can get rich and be successful in life is to emulate Ah Kow culture of success. <br /><br />The words of wisdom from our forefather ' sedikit sedikit menjadi buki' should be the culture of the Malay but unfortunately the Malay just want to take it easy and happy with just been a wage earner. I hope things would change for the better now that most Malay are educated. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-64373158473706145292010-06-19T09:15:01.164+08:002010-06-19T09:15:01.164+08:00You see from those comments your story is not alto...You see from those comments your story is not altogether unfamiliar. It is a common lesson in life. But people read and go on with their lives. Young children should, to my mind, be the target group for this kind of lesson in life - before they start theirsAl-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-67434473651738157562010-06-18T15:46:54.629+08:002010-06-18T15:46:54.629+08:00Meng, thanks for the visit and the good words on ...Meng, thanks for the visit and the good words on this posting. <br /><br />Yes it is a true life story and Malaysian should emulated it and be as successful. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-86438387152586834122010-06-18T15:45:24.957+08:002010-06-18T15:45:24.957+08:00Martin Lee, thanks for the visit and sharing your ...Martin Lee, thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts on the subject of this posting. <br /><br />Your are right there, never judged a book by its cover. Agreed with you that looks at time does not tell the truth and that those simple looking folks actually have a better quality of life than those that show off their 'wealth'. But as you pointed out capitalism has it poor side, so it is only the wise that would be successful and live without too much liabilities, thus could enjoy life with happiness. <br /><br />Thanks again for adding some useful information to the success story of Ah Kow. Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-61047385960109772442010-06-18T15:38:02.774+08:002010-06-18T15:38:02.774+08:00Anonymous[3:18PM], thanks for the visit and the go...Anonymous[3:18PM], thanks for the visit and the good words on this posting. <br /><br />Like you I do hope others read it and be inspired by it. Hoping that eventually they would be as successful as well. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-6548457418269834272010-06-18T15:34:44.355+08:002010-06-18T15:34:44.355+08:00~Covert_Operations'78~ , Ee Lynn thanks for th...~Covert_Operations'78~ , Ee Lynn thanks for the visit and sharing you great stories of great achievement in life. <br /><br />I am hoping such stories would help others to do better in life. There are many stories that would help to motivate others to move forward and be successful in their endeavor, If only they read these stories. <br /><br />In Kuantan where I grew up, I saw a few Chinese to like Ah kow who save bit by bit and eventually have enough money to start their own business which let them to be millionaire later. One such case, a young Chinese sure name Lim start just by selling vegetable on the roadside which later on was able to buy Rubber Estate near the present town of Kuantan. He is no longer with us by his decedent are now doing very well indeed, just because their forefather was smart. Another example of a success story is Lim Goh Tong of Genting Highland. He has no formal education but he succeed in whatever he did and now left a Business Empire that spans the world. <br /><br />Thanks again for adding to the stories of smart folks who with their ingenuity make them successful. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-400512798728068952010-06-17T15:14:12.210+08:002010-06-17T15:14:12.210+08:00A good true life posting.A good true life posting.Yaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260180416598641935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-31172499860968285882010-06-17T11:53:52.768+08:002010-06-17T11:53:52.768+08:00Siti Roffini, thanks for the visit and sharing you...Siti Roffini, thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts on the subject of this posting. <br /><br />Yes our forefather have great wisdom but then the present Malay especially want it easy, thus their failure in business and commerce. <br /><br />To me one need knowledge to succeed and it could only be acquired through training and experiences like Ah Kow. But what the government did to the Malay is to give them crutches which is part of the problems of the failure of the Malay in Business. To me the Malay should not be given crutches but only education. For it is knowledge that would be useful in any business. <br /><br />Our forefather was wise but the present Malay did not want to emulated them, thus their failure. Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-75145304890894110042010-06-17T11:47:09.905+08:002010-06-17T11:47:09.905+08:00Jewelle, thanks for the visit and sharing your tho...Jewelle, thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts on the subject of this posting. Been Humble is the best way, it cost nothing and always brings great reward, most of the time without notice. Making one really happy.<br /><br />To me what Ah Kow did is the success story of most Malaysian. That is why I am against the government giving crutches to the Malay, for it would really not do any good to the Malay. Instead it did worse. It would have been better to give them training and education. For it is knowledge that would help one at the end of the day. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-43069158109064152512010-06-17T11:42:04.464+08:002010-06-17T11:42:04.464+08:00pakmat, thanks for the visit and sharing your thou...pakmat, thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts on the subject of this story. <br /><br />True, most of those with the tie and expensive dress are only acting in a drama that are directed by the cooperate world and when that drama end which sometimes come all of a sudden, the players are left high and dry. <br /><br />The Malay especially should throw the tongkat away and emulate what Ah Kow did. That is the only way toward a successful future. <br /><br />Have a nice day.Pak Idrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420141407304142741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-59332931559968922742010-06-16T11:31:14.950+08:002010-06-16T11:31:14.950+08:00Unfortunately many people judge by the cover to de...Unfortunately many people judge by the cover to decide who is rich or poor! In simple financial term, the so-called rich men are filled with liabilities but they have the cashflow to service those liabilities in the form of loans, instalments etc.<br /><br />You are "financial richer" and better off than them if you do not commit yourselves with too much liabilitities since your asset added up is exceeding your liabilities!Martin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194281718414566973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-27388260892583434562010-06-15T15:18:02.923+08:002010-06-15T15:18:02.923+08:00A very educational piece. Hope people takes the tr...A very educational piece. Hope people takes the trouble to read. Thank Pak Idrus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-17415867807390662042010-06-15T12:05:03.901+08:002010-06-15T12:05:03.901+08:00Salam, Pak Idrus!
This reminds me of a short stor...Salam, Pak Idrus!<br /><br />This reminds me of a short story by W. Somerset Maugham. A young man's application to join the church clergy was rejected because he was illiterate. He was despondent and walked down the street trying to buy cigarettes and sweets but could find none. He found it odd and soon after opened a little shop right at the said street, selling tobacco, sweets and newspapers. Business boomed, he opened several other such shops, soon he had a whole chain of stores and people working under him. One day someone asked him: "You've accomplished so much and you can't even read. Goodness knows where you would be today if you could read." The man smiled and said: "I would have been in the clergy". <br /><br />Funny, the little curves and lemons life throws at us sometimes. Ah Kow's story is similar to that of many industrious individuals in Malaysia. One of our Indonesian office cleaners used to clean staff's houses on the weekends for extra money. She saved up enough to buy a house and a shop back in her home country after 10 yrs. She doesn't have to pay income tax, has no overhead, has no staff salaries to pay... she could save everything she earned.~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-55850210083440997472010-06-14T21:18:51.141+08:002010-06-14T21:18:51.141+08:00Salam,
Ah Kau's story is a testimony of the Ma...Salam,<br />Ah Kau's story is a testimony of the Malay proverb..Sikit-sikit lama-lama jadi bukit. The wisdom of our fore-fathers should not be taken for granted.Siti Roffinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156706438424232897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-17913443238400481532010-06-14T16:00:52.460+08:002010-06-14T16:00:52.460+08:00I read this story many years ago and always, it ma...I read this story many years ago and always, it makes me feel humble. As long as we have our priorities right, it doesn't matter if others are better-dressed, live in better homes and every thing better. I always look up to such people and there are many around me tooJewellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803753.post-40654703290643106032010-06-14T14:32:48.065+08:002010-06-14T14:32:48.065+08:00..cheers, PI..there are many such people here in B.....cheers, PI..there are many such people here in Bachok, PI..manning a food stall or something like that..seemingly struggling, yet in many ways theirs was a more stable like than those with coat and ties..nice story..cheers..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068291687504013148noreply@blogger.com