tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post1984737533131240916..comments2023-10-31T19:57:34.988+08:00Comments on As Zewt As It Gets: Selfishness aplentyzewthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-90856695005531049812008-09-09T00:04:00.000+08:002008-09-09T00:04:00.000+08:00faisal admar - yes, dato hasmah... u know her? :)e...<B>faisal admar</B> - yes, dato hasmah... u know her? :)<BR/><BR/><B>erm</B> - honesty... no such thing in business ler...<BR/><BR/><B>huei</B> - hahaha.... claim more... negotiate!<BR/><BR/><B>tekkaus</B> - that ronaldo... feel like slapping the shit out of him for that statement.zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-802626489007043142008-09-06T05:55:00.000+08:002008-09-06T05:55:00.000+08:00Just like Linkin Park's song...In The End...it rea...Just like Linkin Park's song...In The End...it really doesn't matter. Too bad, the loopholes are aplenty and it's being exploited by those money squeezing bosses!!!<BR/><BR/>Christiano Ronaldo said that he is a Slave too. But he earned almost $400K a week! =/<BR/><BR/>Anyway I enjoyed this post. =)Tekkaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433320698714867028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-90798174194270266432008-09-05T09:29:00.000+08:002008-09-05T09:29:00.000+08:00yeap..travel allowances..how to cover la..i work i...yeap..travel allowances..how to cover la..i work in pj..most of the events r usually in kl area..mana boleh cover? >.<Hueihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948594966373376125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-62168963131857540072008-09-04T23:33:00.000+08:002008-09-04T23:33:00.000+08:00loop holes everywhere dudeto employer:honesty is t...loop holes everywhere dude<BR/><BR/>to employer:honesty is the best policy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-22446365977537746262008-09-04T22:43:00.000+08:002008-09-04T22:43:00.000+08:00You should be happy for the latest tax exemption. ...You should be happy for the latest tax exemption. The IRB director you mean Dato’ Hasmah? :) She is such a lovely woman. <BR/><BR/>The latest budget said about tax exemption on bank loans too. For my opinion this is fair enough. Normally people curse IRB for chop off their head money without look at the loans they owe with bank or worse banks. Now they can enjoy the tax exemption. Be a good boy Faisal Admarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670555138520564356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-89428510907701155702008-09-04T22:31:00.000+08:002008-09-04T22:31:00.000+08:00pavlova - impede it may... but dont u think corpor...<B>pavlova</B> - impede it may... but dont u think corporate growth has really gone too far. it's the sole reason why the rich are getting richer.<BR/><BR/><B>myop101</B> - hahaha... i shall amend that later.<BR/><BR/><B>u-jean</B> - go all the way to sarawak? i would love to. need free accommodation though :)<BR/><BR/><B>life for beginners</B> - you should ask... is there anything you can do to zewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-3155542029168090682008-09-04T22:28:00.000+08:002008-09-04T22:28:00.000+08:00Taxy Driver - u mean restructure your salary into ...<B>Taxy Driver</B> - u mean restructure your salary into allowances? that's a no no. TLK said that.<BR/><BR/><B>There can only be one PHYL</B> - hello... welcome to AZAIG. hahaha... modern slavery, always a good point of discussion eh?<BR/><BR/><B>freethinker</B> - fair enough, but then again... the measures are indeed to help the poor, not the rich.<BR/><BR/><B>Rin</B> - hello, welcome to AZAIGzewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825991430180369393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-70757409839992745852008-09-04T13:46:00.000+08:002008-09-04T13:46:00.000+08:00The allowances not excluded from income tax comput...The allowances not excluded from income tax computation then the better don't give allowance because it only increase the taxable income .... maybe the IRB should include a clause, all allowances are exempted...?SamSeikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777671042001483266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-30130422933369592462008-09-04T10:47:00.000+08:002008-09-04T10:47:00.000+08:00I remember refusing to go to a certain destination...I remember refusing to go to a certain destination, if she never paid me any allowances. In the end she did but she made so much noise saying I cheated her money, Bloody Dutch! even I showed receipts.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, with such experience, I doubt i would be exploiting any of my workers. But I probably exploit others. <BR/><BR/>And currently in my business, I am the motivator and I do huntressmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189294438172941409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-62038047066523589602008-09-04T09:41:00.000+08:002008-09-04T09:41:00.000+08:00allowances? i just realized that the very little a...allowances? i just realized that the very little allowance i have..is used to go to lots n lots of places TT_TTHueihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948594966373376125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-63373836692852215712008-09-04T08:49:00.000+08:002008-09-04T08:49:00.000+08:00Oh dear. I'm not a boss myself, so maybe the quest...Oh dear. I'm not a boss myself, so maybe the question I best ask is: What am I doing to improve MY own welfare? Hmm....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-76018699322869484642008-09-04T08:38:00.000+08:002008-09-04T08:38:00.000+08:00zewt,thanks for responding to my post. whatever i ...zewt,<BR/>thanks for responding to my post. whatever i wrote may not be all that accurate. therefore i think it is better for one to watch the film themselves. it's be nice if you can watch the video that i put up on this post and write about what you think/feel after watching it. it'll be great if you can let your readers know about "what rainforest?" and that it'll be screened at freedom film U-Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122496034675174596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-53892898351782217572008-09-04T08:20:00.000+08:002008-09-04T08:20:00.000+08:00dear zewt,sorry for being a pain but...i think it ...dear zewt,<BR/><BR/>sorry for being a pain but...<BR/><BR/>i think it should be "to encourage employers (not employees) to give more of such allowances to the employees in the light of the current rising of inflation and rough times."<BR/><BR/>anyway, we should cut this dependency-on-govt mindset and have small government which is efficient in spending. we have a bloated civil service which needsmyop101https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946106541684904249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-89668550620656162182008-09-04T06:43:00.000+08:002008-09-04T06:43:00.000+08:00i guess that's where the Union system is helpful i...i guess that's where the Union system is helpful in cases like this..<BR/><BR/>you could look at it both ways: unions will somewhat impede on corporate growth a little, because the employers wouldn't dare to be unscrupulous to create growth, but then you will be assured your workers rights' are taken care of.<BR/>every year the union rep will negotiate a mandatory pay rise ( equivalent to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-26623733637674699002008-09-04T03:23:00.000+08:002008-09-04T03:23:00.000+08:00"Without a change in attitude and mentality, goodi..."Without a change in attitude and mentality, goodies given out to the rakyat, together with all the other proposals made… will fail."<BR/><BR/>I agree with this. And I guess thats what the Badawi administration still doesnt get.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the day, selfishness and corruption will come in between the gaps to fill over the benefits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-13277296420519771112008-09-04T02:29:00.000+08:002008-09-04T02:29:00.000+08:00be selfless and not plain business-wise prudent.. ...be selfless and not plain business-wise prudent.. <BR/>help us not help themselves .. increase the tax-free salary component and not better their profits :)<BR/>we slaves ask for too much! :)Rashikapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475186654733972537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-46852745562863804532008-09-04T02:27:00.000+08:002008-09-04T02:27:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rashikapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475186654733972537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-73903228558407636662008-09-04T01:03:00.000+08:002008-09-04T01:03:00.000+08:00that's why m'sia should start having the min. wage...that's why m'sia should start having the min. wage system (and min allowance for meal, travelling etc) to prevent workers' exploitation...<BR/><BR/>We are also in need of a more active labor union to fight for our rights =P<BR/><BR/>Maybe the exemption was meant to please the upper class of society from the beginning. Maybe. =Ppei linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076761809471595395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-15984138320400763322008-09-03T23:05:00.000+08:002008-09-03T23:05:00.000+08:00Organizations who are on the more caring mode, wou...Organizations who are on the more caring mode, would have done the necessary in facing the current economic situation.<BR/><BR/>These exemptions is only good when they are ALREADY practising it than the possibility of starting it.<BR/><BR/>It's counter productive if any given year later this so called exemption is called off and employers start to switch off such benefits again.<BR/><BR/>In otherObserverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432012311669435804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-60559957373761383462008-09-03T22:09:00.000+08:002008-09-03T22:09:00.000+08:00Cut here cut there does it really end up in the em...Cut here cut there does it really end up in the employees pockets at the end of the day?<BR/><BR/>Don't get me started on modern day slave drivers. lol<BR/><BR/>BENCI<BR/><BR/>Oh<BR/><BR/>Great post by the wayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848889284827472328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818772382830913568.post-60342635879701196932008-09-03T22:00:00.000+08:002008-09-03T22:00:00.000+08:00Can I ask what they (the IRB) confirmed? Allowance...Can I ask what they (the IRB) confirmed? Allowances can be cash with a name, like "travelling" or "child care". Can those just be termed like that and get the employee the required exemption?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com