There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company, and more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has changed for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news is this: The economy doesn’t pose a threat to your job.

What does threaten your job however, is the changing political landscape in this country. Of course, as your employer, I am forbidden to tell you whom to vote for — it is against the law to discriminate based on political affiliation, Race, creed, religion, etc.

Please vote who you think will serve your Interests the best. However, let me tell you some little tidbits of fact which might help you decide what is in your best interest. First, while it is easy to spew rhetoric that casts employers against employees, you have to understand that for every business owner there is a back story.

This back story is often neglected and overshadowed by what you see and hear. Sure, you see me park my Mercedes outside. You’ve seen my big home at last years Christmas party. I’m sure all these flashy icons of luxury conjure up some idealized thoughts about my life. However, what you don’t see is the back story.

I started this company 12 years ago. At that time, I lived in a 300 square foot studio apartment for 3 years. My entire living space was converted into an office so I could put forth 100% effort into building a company, which by the way, would eventually employ you.

My diet consisted of Ramen Pride noodles because every dollar I spent went back into this company. I drove a rusty Toyota Corolla with a defective transmission. I didn’t have time to date. Often times, I stayed home on weekends, while my friends went out drinking and partying. In fact, I was married to my business — hard work, discipline, and sacrifice.

Meanwhile, my friends got jobs. They worked 40 hours a week and made a modest $50K a year and spent every dime they earned. They drove flashy cars and lived in expensive homes and wore fancy designer clothes. Instead of hitting the Nordstrom’s for the latest hot fashion item, I was trolling through the Goodwill store extracting any clothing item that didn’t look like it was birthed in the 70’s.

My friends refinanced their mortgages and lived a life of luxury. I, however, did not. I put my time, my money, and my life into a business with a vision that eventually, some day, I too, will be able to afford these luxuries my friends supposedly had.

So, while you physically arrive at the office at 9am, mentally check in at about noon, and then leave at 5pm, I don’t. There is no “off” button For me. When you leave the office, you are done and you have a weekend all to yourself. I unfortunately do not have the freedom. I eat, ****, and breathe this company every minute of the day. There is no rest. There is no weekend. There is no happy hour. Every day this business is attached to me like a 1 day old baby.

You, of course, only see the fruits of that garden — the nice house, the Mercedes, the vacations… You never realize the back story and the sacrifices I’ve made. Now, the economy is falling apart and I, the guy that made all the right decisions and saved his money, have to bail-out all the people who didn’t.

The people that overspent their paychecks suddenly feel entitled to the same luxuries that I earned and sacrificed a decade of my life for. Yes, business ownership has is benefits but the price I’ve paid is steep and not without wounds. Unfortunately, the cost of running this business, and employing you, is starting to eclipse the threshold of marginal benefit and let me tell you why:

I am being taxed to death and the government thinks I don’t pay enough. I have state taxes. Federal taxes. Property taxes. Sales and use taxes. Payroll taxes. Workers compensation taxes. Unemployment taxes. Taxes on taxes. I have to hire a tax man to manage all these taxes and then guess what? I have to pay taxes for employing him. Government mandates and regulations and all the accounting that goes with it, now occupy most of my time. On Oct 15th, I wrote a check to the US Treasury for $288,000 for quarterly taxes. You know what my “stimulus” check was? Zero. Nada. Zilch.

The question I have is this: Who is stimulating the economy? Me, the guy who has provided 14 people good paying jobs and serves over 2,200,000 people per year with a flourishing business? Or, the single mother sitting at home pregnant with her fourth child waiting for her next welfare check?

Obviously, government feels the latter is the economic stimulus of this country. The fact is, if I deducted (Read: Stole) 50% of your paycheck you’d quit and you wouldn’t work here. I mean, why should you? That’s nuts. Who wants to get rewarded only 50% of their hard work? Well, I agree which is why your job is in jeopardy. Here is what many of you don’t understand; to stimulate the economy you need to stimulate what runs the economy. Had suddenly government mandated to me that I didn’t need to pay taxes, guess what? Instead of depositing that $288,000 into the Washington black-hole, I would have spent it, hired more employees, and generated substantial economic growth. My employees would have enjoyed the wealth of that tax cut in the form of promotions and better salaries. But you can forget it now.

When you have a comatose man on the verge of death, you don’t defibrillate and shock his thumb thinking that will bring him back to life, do you? Or, do you defibrillate his heart? Business is at the heart of America and always has been. To restart it, you must stimulate it, not kill it. Suddenly, the power brokers in Washington believe the mud of America are the essential drivers of the American economic engine.

Nothing could be further from the truth and this is the type of change you can keep. So where am I going with all this? It’s quite simple. If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, my reaction will be swift and simple. I fire you. I fire your co-workers. You can then plead with the government to pay for your mortgage, your SUV, and your child’s future. Frankly, it isn’t my problem any more. Then, I will close this company down, move to another country, and retire.

You see, I’m done. I’m done with a country that penalizes the productive and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to work and to provide jobs will be destroyed, and with it, will be my citizenship.

While tax cuts to 95% of America sounds great on paper, don’t forget the backstory: If there is no job, there is no income to tax. A tax cut on zero dollars is zero. So, when you make decision to vote, ask yourself, who understands the economics of business ownership and who doesn’t? Whose policies will endanger your job? Answer those questions and you should know who might be the one capable of saving your job. While the media wants to tell you “It’s the economy Stupid” I’m telling you it isn’t.

If you lose your job, it won’t be at the hands of the economy; it will be at the hands of a political hurricane that swept through this country, steamrolled the Constitution, and will have changed its landscape forever. If that happens, you can find me in South Caribbean sitting on a beach, retired, and with no employees to worry about.

Signed, Your boss.

This is simple… You just need a cup and off course water. I added some cocoa into the water to make my photos looks better. You can try that too if u want.  Sorry, still processing the photos. I will upload it later.

1. Pour the cup with water until it is nearly full.

2.Slowly add in more water to the cup.

3. No worry, keep adding in water and your water jelly is done.

This post is edited using Windows Live Writer!

Sixth Seal dot come is having this fabulous give away.  3 pairs of Coca Steamboat Set Meal for two worth RM 150 each up for grabs! What are you waiting for? hehehe if I won it would be a very nice gift for this coming CNY!

The lead actor is Will Smith, one of my favourites. I can forsee the movie is going to be a funny one because here is a short synopsis about the movie:

“Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. “

Some of my own opinion below, you do not have to agree with me.

A super hero in my opinion is someone that can do what other people cannot or will not do.

During the recent China earth quake, a lot of nameless volunteers are risking their lives to help those who trapped in the ruins.

Teachers are helping their pupils to escape, by risking their own lives.

Police officers and armies are working days and nights to make sure they can help save as many as they can. These ARE our super heroes.

Are you a super hero?

Not much, but anyway

Will try to play again later to upgrade my score. Hopefully.

p/s: saw alot ppl pasting their url in the score image (as watermark or something like that), so I put mine as well “lar”.

*Update: Saw this score and I almost fainted! : 45000!!!! Oh my god is he for real? How did he do that??!!

Delaware 特拉华
Oregon  俄勒冈
Montana  蒙大那
Alaska  阿拉斯加
New Hampshire 新罕布什尔

The chart dragon emphasis is 5 star classes innate nature, the popular price. But when you tread into in front of the hall, wears the Chinese dress to be supposed to born with can open the gate for you, in its service attitude and the hall the environment, lets me have plants just like places oneself to the imperial palace feeling. Periphery regardless of designs or the decoration, all“is surrounded”by Jinlong, therefore if chart dragon environment splendid, really 1. does not exaggerate.

The chart dragon besides little dragon pao is treasure of the town hall, delivers various types by fresh view which skilled worker develops to pull the surface, is second to none! Actually pulls the surface also to have the very glorious history, because the early people pull time the surface the movement is two to out, therefore most early pulls the surface also to be called“extends the surface”, but pulled to afterwards some northerners with the bamboo pole the surface to hang up, thereupon pulled the surface to be also called“the vermicelli”, finally pulled when the surface passed to Beijing, turns pulls the surface which present everybody“is familiar with”.

But treasure of little dragon paotown hall, needless to say, it has used the material and the soup juice,  are the genuine materials, the feeling in the mouth is first-class. On little dragon pao bitten a small hole, Tang Chihkeng which flows out is completely the full soupspoon oh! But you did not think in the hall only has these two delicacies delicacies, other some snacks and the sweet snack, all can let you not approve the mouth! Quickly tries.

The second impression was––here food really too delicacy! Freshly selects and purchases seafood food material, Thai entrance spice and small sun-dried shelled shrimp; Also has the invitation from Thailand’s chefs, has more than 20 years to enter the kitchen experience, but in shop live advertisement! The traditional Thai -like delicacies, like the strong taste you, totally can fall in love with it!

AHROY THAI CUISINE
Address: No.48, Jalan Manis 1, Taman Segar Cheras, 56,100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-9133 2,330

Business hour:
Monday-Friday:12:00pm-3:30pm; 6:00pm-11:00pm
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday: 12:00pm-11:00pm

Highlight:

1. Individual lunch set meal (Set Lunch) only needs RM9.90 Rice or Noodle + Soup + Drink + Dessetrs
2. Orders food the type to be free meal (a-la-carte dining) only to need RM12.90, three people or above. Only limits Monday to Friday

*Term & condition apply. *Pork Free

Step □:
1. the soy sauce, the sesame seed powder, the black pepper powder, at the end of the green onion and the sesame oil puts in the bowl, stirs Cheng Tzuchih to be ready to be used;
2. tomatoes wash cleanly, burns slightly with boiling water Sichuan, then goes to Pi Hoti, the slice, after 灑 on little bread flour spare;
3. infiltrates the egg white soaks in the juice, again joins the bread flour and the starch, stirs Cheng Huzhuang;
4. under the oil and burns the heat toward the pot in, will stain 麵糊 the tomato piece will put into the pot by the piece fries in oil;
5. explodes golden yellow to when bails out controls the oil, on the plate decoration namely completes.

Tips:
The tomato includes the rich nutrition, uses for 酥炸 a flavor.