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I am confident to say that I am not alone when we talk about bad drivers on our roads. Most of these senseless rogues are young, and, they are not just "boys". They are impatient and do not seem to have sat for a traffic rules exam. Off and on, or regularly for some, we encounter aggressive "young punks" who stick a middle finger at us, even though we have not done anything wrong. I even had the disdain honour of a young and beautiful lady driver glare at me even though she had cut in front of my vehicle suddenly. Some individuals are even crazy enough to try to run us off the road. Is this road rage caused by the strain of the rising cost of living, or  is this just plain and simple indiscipline? I shudder to think what will happen to them when they meet the wrong type of people on the road one day. More than anything else, I suspect these boys and girls to be kids that have been lucky enough to be born in a family without having to worry about paying for b

This morning was a typical start... my schedule was derailed by emails and Watsapp messages. Needing to rush to Shah Alam to collect the Lexus RX, it was a late breakfast at 11am later. The above intro to my day is not my grouse. I stopped by Empire Subang for a quick bite before a meeting with a client. By nature, I rarely complain about bad service from foreigners. At Teh Tarik Place I ordered half boiled eggs that became a fried, sunny side up, while toast bread without kaya came with kaya. I wasn't mad at the Myanmar staff because it was obviously down to a communication breakdown. More than that, I am shocked that no Malaysian wants to work as waiters anymore. These days, most, if not all, restaurants use hardworking Myanmar nationals. At 46 this year, I looked back to the time when I was a 17-year-old working at A&W. I had no problems with being a waiter and doing other duties like painting or banking the days earnings. All I wanted was to learn more and earn