Sorry, if out of topic but really want to write something and expressing the feeling in this blog. Huhu. Thank you.

Taxpayer-funded research by the National Science Foundation
(sudah tentulah dari Amerika, the United States) has
determined that yards in “upscale,” higher-income neighborhoods
are likely to display a more highly diverse mix of plants
than yards in lower income areas… Did people realized it?
Or as typical civilians, who would have cared? (Saya jamin ramai
rakyat Malaysia yang perasan benda ni, cuma tak mahu berfikir).
Field measurements were done in 30-by-30-meter survey plots,
and included identifying all native and exotic plants;
mapping the area of surface cover; collecting samples of
soils, insects, microbes and pollen; and taking photos from
the center of each plot… (Melambangkan betapa telitinya US
Government dalam penyelidikan berteraskan sains dan
kejuruteraan)… Preliminary analyses show that total plant
diversity in the desert becomes greater as the elevation of
the site increases, but in the city, resource abundance
(government-speak for wealth) is the key factor. (Hai, malunya
orang kita kalau tak pandai kaji selidik sebegini)…
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Government can either deliberately subsidize by giving a
service away free… (mustahil rasanya diamalkan di Malaysia
walaupun rakyatnya tak malu semua nak free sahaja), or it may
genuinely try to find the true market price, i.e., to “operate
on a business basis.” This is often the cry raised by
conservatives — that government enterprise be placed on a
“business footing,” that deficits be ended, etc… Almost always
this means raising the price… Is this a solution, however?
Is it? It is often stated that a single government enterprise,
operating within the sphere of a private market, buying from
it, etc., can price its services and allocate its resources
efficiently… (Tiada masalah untuk mengenakan bayaran selagi
perkhidmatannya berkualiti – kecuali terhadap orang yang
benar-benar dibuktikan miskin dan papa kedana)…
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Taxpayers, private and public sector organizations demand
improved access to government and service… (Tolonglah jadi
lebih cekap, amanah dan toleransi sedikit – senyum)… Today’s
government needs to respond to the cry for a “one-stop,
self-help” model of enabling government services and integrating
information and processes traditionally held by the GIS
(Government Information System), tax, building, zoning, and
licensing departments… (Saya sokong sekiranya KPI itu
dilaksanakan dengan telus, maksudnya betul-betul menilai tanpa
sebarang pengaruh politik)… Conflicts and bitterness are
inherent in government operation… Imagine what would happen if
all newspapers were published by government… Because a
government operation gets its revenues from coercive taxation
instead of voluntary payment for services rendered, it is not
obliged to be efficient in serving the consumer… Was it?
Hehehehe!!!