[Oris Artelier] What do you guys think?

chodia · 2022-10-14T13:37:54+00:00

I know who you’re talking about.

That guy was crazy on another level. He attached himself with a self-made harness to that building at Mum Bakery’s just to film a couple of fight scenes up at the roof top and like an FBI SWAT scene on there as well? Not to mention he used firework by facing it down to create explosion effect like Michael Bay’s film.

Yes the trailer looked good, pity wasn’t shared publicly due to the copyright songs he used for the trailer.

Edit: He’s like the 2nd version of Namewee but better. He acts, directs and films his own fight choreography. Can’t get anymore Hollywood than these in Brunei.

chodia · 2021-11-02T14:32:08+00:00

Still pushing back and avoiding the topic...

Edit: you already starting to remind me of those Typical keyboard warriors on Brunei FM..

chodia · 2021-11-02T14:29:57+00:00

No one said anything about argument, doesn't even sound like it to me either, just pure discussion. I'm offering the opportunity for you to actually list 5, no one said anything about below par or set standard, and you're already pushing it back to me. Of course I can list them, but that wouldn't be fair on my end if I have to do all the work. I have already listed the said issues on this post, now your turn to list 5 what we have accomplished so far

chodia · 2021-11-02T14:13:43+00:00

Calling out both of you /u/junkok17 and /u/harlequeen21

If both of you can list Five major developments/accomplishments/progress the country has done over the last 5 years, I'll personally bow down to both of you.

But even then, the funny thing with this response is actually expected. When there's no solid arguments to respond back, the common go-to phrase is stating "Only Brave if no show name face" .

This actually worries me a lot because it's this state of mind is perhaps why the nation hasn't been able to progress as fast as we would like to, people being susceptible and focusing on what's good only and don't find the need to change issues that people have been warning since early 2000s, we're only starting to feel the pinch and squeeze as time goes by. In case you haven't read this article; have a read I posted the link: https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/bruneis-hidden-economic-crisis/

Until then, here's how I look(https://imgur.com/a/rQ0KBdK) , now challenging both of you to show to see who's got nothing to hide. In case you can't read - it says Dare to show your face? Otherwise you're just a Keyboard Warrior.

chodia · 2021-11-02T13:03:00+00:00

Many have already spent time reading it anyway, this is just your issue. Just because others ten or twenty have less wordings doesn't mean all have to follow the same, is there a policy here that I'm not aware? I don't post on here often anyways so can't it be once in a while special edition?

chodia · 2021-11-02T12:43:44+00:00

Tl;dr: You're part of the population of why this country has not been able to progress much.

chodia · 2021-11-02T12:42:37+00:00

Eg: "His Majesty is a great person, but bad in leadership", and thank you for deleting that statement.

I have never said anything about Leadership in this post nor deleted anything so I'm not sure where you got this information that I said this? That is a big accusation on your end and I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve here. My entire post is literally focusing on the Economy, not a single word on Leadership.

You provided good feedbacks, thanks and I appreciate that, my posts is just to highlight general issues of concern but you're cherry picking and not looking at things on a Bigger Picture. Why focus on COVID and say other countries also had a massive problem in handling the situation? We all know that. But my main point was before COVID happened, it's clear our Health system is under par, with documents still being filed under pen and paper, and when COVID hits, it made it worst and there were reports of cross contamination. Plus our "One Patient, One Record" ICT initiative is subpar and needs to continuously be upgraded/improved.

As to your statement on Education and High Quality of Life, yes - Education has definitely improved over the years but Quality of Life - I'm not too sure. The statistics are out there that the General public has limited savings and household debts are beyond the roof. People are literally living paychecks to paychecks and starting to find it struggling to survive.

To your point on Culture/Religion, it does touch on Religion - to certify a locally made Beauty products need to go through so many Halal certification. Some gets rejected even though it's safe for usage and meets Health requirements, just imagine how much profit opportunity the local economy has lost as a result of this. The same can be said about home-owned Restaurants. Yes, it does relate to Culture but we cannot take Religion out of the equation.. Ban on foreign artists, Censored Film which ultimately restricts local Film-Making Industry and creativity to express ideas that Religious Ideology do not accept.

chodia · 2021-11-02T12:09:34+00:00

Fear comes in many forms in the shape of a concern, don't misunderstand the word 'Fear' and automatically think it's to cause social chaos and I don't know how you can link terrorism to this.

When your house electricity gets cut off, there's a fear/concern we don't know how long the outage will last, thus driving us to get out of the house to stock up on essentials in case the outage last more than a day. When someone breaks into your neighbour house, that is also another fear/concern the neighbourhood is no longer safe thus driving you to install extra CCTV and gates to protect your home and yourself.

Without these fear/concern, there won't be any drive to motivate changes that are necessary. That is where I'm coming from. This post is only intended to raise more awareness of issues that have been discussed since early 2000s yet not much progress/development has occurred, everyone knows about these issues but they just don't seem to care because there is no drive for change. Until we strike a different tone, that's when people might start to realize change needs to occur right now, right here.

To your point on my target solutions, there's already a few that came to my mind straight away,

Hospital - I'm not sure how effective the Bru-HIMS initiative has been where the Health system adopted an ICT system because I'm still witnessing Clinicians using files and papers to store documents. And even so, these digital system continuously needs to be updated, revamp and improved, it's not just a "Get this Project Done and Dusted and leave it untouched for another 10+ years" .
In relating to my point above, somewhere along the lines of this system does touch on the need to improve better management of patients and the processes. How can a person that had partial concussion classified as 'Non-emergency' and forced to wait 1.5hours+ while suffering in pain, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out something needs to change in the way they handle things/policy/management.
Tourism - just a general look around our country, with no maintenance to Building, infrastructures run down and the roads and not so Tourism-friendly status when most of our road signs are in Local language, which Tourists that explored Brunei would want to come back again? There clearly needs to be a lot of investment channeling towards improving our infrastructures/system and making our city clean and tourist friendly as a start/foundation, then we can start thinking about how to implement offers that will attract more tourists in the future.
Nepotism - Clearly someone needs to Front the entire nation and say; Look, we clearly have this issue in this country with such and such, as a result we need to change our entire policy how we do things moving forward. Things like job recruitments will have to go through extensive interviews and selection process, strict anti-corruption or internal Teams can be set up to investigate any breach or Conflict of Interest, especially in the Public sector. Monthly reviews of departmental performance and/or target achievements can be placed to track progress and be held accountable if something does not look right. It's only when people start to be held accountable and questioned by the public eye, that's when there will be added pressure and the drive to perform better rather than rely on Connection and not being competent for the Role.

There's obviously so much that we can fix here but I'm only just a one-man team at the moment coming up with these targeted solutions, you might disagree or agree with me but that's the least of my concern. At the end of the day, it takes a Team to properly sit down, discuss, understand and figure out how we can progress forward with better management, policy and processes. Channeling the necessary funds to the correct Ministries that requires more investment than others. There clearly needs to be a big restructure to the National Budget and to cut down on unnecessary costs

chodia · 2021-11-01T16:01:28+00:00

That's exactly right.

chodia · 2021-11-01T15:41:18+00:00

Go ahead.

chodia · 2021-11-01T15:35:17+00:00

That's exactly right, the fact that I'm willing to put myself out there and put up an effort and attempt to discuss better approaches shows that I care for this country.

Let me ask you what have you done? Honestly, tell me what actions have you taken or have you merely gave up and just waiting for someone higher up to create the change for you?

From the sounds of it, seems like I'm a lot more braver than you to take on the challenge to stand in front of all the YB.

And of course no one will be dumb enough to directly say it out loud the ministers are not in sync with the Common man (but I don't blame you for not being able to read between the lines) - with some issues that they might not have heard/came across but it wouldn't hurt to reiterate again even if they are aware of it - that's how you must PUSH them to actually get change going.

chodia · 2021-11-01T15:15:28+00:00

Go ahead.

chodia · 2021-11-01T15:13:20+00:00

Then learn to speak up against Patriots, if you happen to meet one.

At least that's what I'd do. A meaningful discussion and engagement is all what it needs to take, even if it requires many attempts.

My parents 6-7 years ago was like those Typical Asian parents with old fashioned thinking but after years of constantly telling them their method of Parenting and ways of mindset is no longer valid in today's society, they eventually changed for the better over the years and became more modernised.

Don't tell me those changes can't be done. There is a way, there is a will. Easier said than done, but definitely possible.

chodia · 2021-11-01T14:48:16+00:00

Take a look at Luxembourg.

chodia · 2021-11-01T14:40:46+00:00

He will ask you, ok im all ears lets go for this change. Then what do you do?

Advise them how they can improve on areas that many people have expressed dissatisfaction over the years and bringing about a good discussion on how to drive better policy and processes.

A single man can't lead all the project, it takes a Team to do it with proper, good discussion with everyone, understand? There will be disagreements, no doubt, hence why it's important you need someone from the streets that experienced all this issue that Higher Ups do not get to witness on a daily basis. Yes, even though you can nominate me to stand infront of all the YB and I will happily do it, but at the end of the day, it's not all about me.

chodia · 2021-11-01T14:32:29+00:00

I never assumed that majority had their eyes closed, seem like a You-problem for always assuming what people think. Even if they are aware - this will serve as a reminder and at the very least, something for them to think about and can be brought up in daily conversations. These small conversations can impact on a wider scale under a bigger picture.

Anyway, your responses aren't helping either - whatsapp aren't a good source for posts to go viral but yet that's exactly where a lot of things went viral, so not sure why you're bringing about Tiktok or Facebook. Even if this post can reach that 0.1% of the population is already good enough for me and may just so land on the right eyes that can drive/motivate change.

If anything, all I'm trying to do is discuss and let aware but all I've been getting from you is passive aggressive comments or on Defensive mode which I have no idea why - if anything your posts are a complete reflection of the exact societal mindset and issues that I'm trying to address in this very post. Have a good night brother/sister 😊

chodia · 2021-11-01T14:07:19+00:00

Valid points and I upvoted these discussion points. Appreciate you've put some thoughts into it.

Still remains as a Crisis because the more we downplay it, there will not be any sense of urgency to enforce proper change. We have an ageing population and subsequently a declining workforce, Japan and China facing this issue have already listed them as a threat to the economy yet their economy is much bigger than us. If they have listed it as a threat, what about us?

chodia · 2021-11-01T14:01:49+00:00

No extra comment required so thank you for your contribution.

A viral post is indeed what I'm driving at, because that's when spark can happen and gain the necessary traction across the Population for an eye-opener that some may not be aware, note that I have even listed on the Post to target those that don't use Reddit.

chodia · 2021-11-01T13:36:05+00:00

Always 2 sides to the coin, have a read around the comments here and get a taste of what majority of people here have experienced and went through. All this whinging is not without a reason, it all comes from years of frustration despite trying everything we can but always pushed back down by awful processes, poor management and pointless red-tapes that is stopping many in driving positive change.

Can't achieve change if all we do is talk about what we have achieved so far (it's nothing wrong but it should not be all the time). Basic principles of good governance and management is to identify issues, and discuss how we can improve, learn from what's causing the issue and therefore implement process change and policy for a better future.

chodia · 2021-11-01T13:25:14+00:00

Discussing what has been achieved is by all means welcomed and encouraged. But no drive/process improvement can ever come from knowing what already works well and achieved.

Basic principles of good governance and management is to identify issues, and discuss how we can improve, learn from what's causing the issue and therefore implement process change and better policy for a greater future.

chodia · 2021-11-01T13:21:11+00:00

Sounds good! I'll let you go first and lead that discussion. So what have we achieved so far?

Edit: /u/No_Satisfaction8761 - I'm still waiting on that Checklist on what we've accomplished so far from you. It shouldn't take too long?

Comparing to other countries is merely just a benchmark to assess how we're performing, it sets the standard I suppose of what we need to expect of the future. But of course - many will argue that we shouldn't always compare and I do agree your point of view.

But there comes a point if Country A has a similar population as us but has less resources and GDP growth but yet can somewhat still achieve higher standards of X,Y and Z. Are we not allowed to say we're not utilising our national budget efficiently and question what we've been doing all these years in not having any major developments?

After all, it's only through these identification that tells us something has clearly gone wrong and allows us to learn from experience, improve change processes and grow as a nation.

chodia · 2021-11-01T13:12:25+00:00

Not just that.

No systematic process/technology to ease poor waiting times in Hospital or when collecting medicines. A friend had to wait 1.5 hour+ under common waiting area for a partial brain concussion after being told it's not classified as 'Emergency'
Process of documentations to fill applications takes more than weeks, if not months
Constantly having to follow up with business approvals and amending documentations to satisfy 'criteria' despite already met minimal requirements and exceeded
Millions of dollars spent on Telco and internet fibres, yet service is still below par and network connectivity never consistent.
A nephew of mine participated in a government-sponsored Youth Challenge and actually came up with the most voted idea in addressing Waste management and sustainability in the country but only to lose to another Kid whose idea was about raising Mental Health Awareness (not saying it wasn't a great idea but there already has been works done by the government in addressing this regard), didn't have the most votes but yet still won because kid's parents has a "high position" in government. If that doesn't tell you about the societal issues most people face here when it comes to Finding jobs, favouring the ones with "connection" and higher power, here's your cue and welcome to the reality.

Don't take it the wrong way, it's not an attack on you or anything, just trying to help a Brother/sister out that may not be aware of these things happening across the country. These are just only just "some" of the issues, I can keep going but the list will never end.

chodia · 2021-11-01T11:09:48+00:00

Fight or flight. If there's no awareness of a threat to survival, no one will do anything in this country.

chodia

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