Dipetik dari Utusan Malaysia, 28 Dec 2008

BUDAYA lepak malam

Antara keunikan masyarakat Malaysia yang menarik perhatian pelancong dan diplomat asing ialah budaya lepak malam di restoran terutama di bandar besar.

Lihatlah di restoran-restoran mamak dan kopitiam yang menjadi tumpuan pengunjung, saban malam. Disebabkan sambutan ramai, makin banyak restoran 24 jam beroperasi di Lembah Klang.

Antara yang popular ialah sebuah restoran besar menggabungkan dua konsep iaitu restoran biasa dan kopitiam di Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur. Adakalanya sehingga pukul 3 pagi, restoran tersebut masih dipenuhi pelanggan. Walaupun sebahagian yang datang melakukan urusan seperti perbincangan skim jualan langsung dan politik tetapi rata-rata kebanyakan pengunjung boleh dikatakan sekadar minum sambil berbual.

Pernah jadi perdebatan agar kerajaan menghadkan operasi restoran 24 jam bagi mengekang budaya negatif di kalangan rakyat negara ini tetapi ia kemudian tenggelam.

Sememangnya isu berkenaan menarik untuk terus diperdebatkan kerana ada aspek baik dan buruknya.

Yang pasti, Awang perhatikan ialah semakin ramai lelaki, kebanyakannya berstatus suami suka melepak di tempat-tempat sebegitu. Mengapa mereka tiada di rumah bersama isteri dan anak- anak biarpun jam sudah pukul 2 pagi? Bagaimana kita mahu memperkukuhkan masyarakat penyayang kalau si ketua keluarga kerap hilang pada larut malam?

Awang tidak mahu mengulas panjang kerana kerap juga minum teh tarik dan kopi putih bersama rakan-rakan di restoran sedemikian dengan komitmen kononnya tidak mahu pulang lewat tetapi selalu juga terlajak.

Masalahnya kita orang lelaki sentiasa lupa bahawa isteri dan anak-anak di rumah juga mempunyai hak ke atas kita. Ini termasuk masa untuk kita bersama mereka. Semoga tahun baru nanti, Awang akan lebih berdisiplin dalam hal ini untuk kurang berjaga malam di luar dan lebih masa bersama keluarga. Bagaimana dengan anda yang lain?

BISIK-BISIK AWANG SELAMAT

No mood to work as heading towards the end of the year. No bonus to celebrate new years and to fund for child school fee.

Nothing much we can do. And next year, expect more economic downtime.

Afraid that our economy will affect as well. Then more jobs will be cut down.

View at Dataran Shah Alam

Was freed at last. This is the success of people struggle. And any law that abuse people freedom and rights should be abolished.

Its good to have non-smoking zone at cafeteria in Malaysia. Our should endorse this rule if they are serious to educate Malaysian to stop smoking. Every step must be taken seriously if we want to reduce the cost that was incurred by smoking habit.

Smoking ratio in developed country particularly Malaysia was higher compare Western countries. According to WHO, about a third of adult
smokes. This must be taken seriously as the cost of cigarette could be channeled
to more benefit activities and can be channeled to help the needy in 2rd world countries.

Click http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/antismoking/a/statistics.htm for more statistics.

This two young artistes spotted doing their job during last Ramadhan, 2008.
Dedicated and enthusiast toward the career.

There are some people who think that they could work all alone. But how long? In this world no people could claim that. Mutual understanding and respect play a major roles in any working environment. We as human must respect others so that people could respect us in return.

When you are new into any organisation, you must learn how to adopt and try not too be too aggressive. You alone can't change the whole process or attitude at the entire organisation. Or you will suppress gradually.

Anyway, learn how to respect others. Avoid to feel that you are so perfect. There's other who are better than you. This must be your guideline when working in the organisation.