BUKIT LANJAN: Shameful display of extravagance!





BUKIT LANJAN: Shameful display of extravagance!

The above visual and two video clips were shared in the electronic social media Facebook and WhatsApp.

But it also turned out that the receipt may not be authentic as the video clip showing the S$240,000 reunion dinner for 20 pax is fake. Apparently the cost may have been inflated but the dinner did happen. (Read the asiaone news reproduced below for details.)

Whether the image and video clips are authentic or just a make up, there is a moral issue in life to the matter.

One word: EXTRAVAGANCE.

“You may be super rich and spend your wealth in whatever way you wish. But there is also an invaluable virtue - HUMBLENESS,” Gerakan Deputy Speaker Syed Abdul Razak Alsagoff said.

He said one may be super rich today, yet become a pauper the next day.

“Before showing off your wealth, just think for a moment of the poor and those who are starving and those who have starved to death in this world.

“Yes, enjoy your wealth as you wish but do it humbly. And indulge in charity as well,” he added.

Syed Razak, who is Gerakan’s nominee to contest N.37 Bukit Lanjan in the coming 14th General Election (GE14), said rich Malaysians were also displaying the growing “extravagance” or “showing off” trend.

“They indulge in excessive elaborateness of lifestyle, speech or action. This does not bode well for communities and societies,” he added.

Syed Razak said: “Surely right-thinking parents do not want their children to grow up and behave as such. Yes, grow up, be mature and work hard with honesty to accumulate your wealth.

“But, do not let that compromise your virtues and positive values in life as a human being.”

"Were you fooled? Video showing '$240,000 reunion meal' turns out to be fake

Alert netizens were quick to flag out that the restaurant in the video was serving Taiwanese cuisine, while Feng Shui Inn serves Cantonese cuisine.
Photo: Facebook screengrabs

 What does a $240,000 meal for 20 people look like? It seems many netizens are now aching to know.

 A video which surfaced on social media purportedly shows a family feasting on the infamous $240,000 reunion meal at Feng Shui Inn restaurant at Resorts World Sentosa.

 At first glance, the video has all the trappings of an opulent dinner that fits a $240,000 bill: A private room, a massive table, a wide lazy susan surrounding a huge steamer containing Chinese delicacies and seafood. And to make things more posh, waiters line up in rows to serve guests at the table while a dedicated restaurant staff can be heard describing the dishes through the sound system.

 Explains the massive bill that came with the meal? Probably.

 Except that the video is not related to Singapore's priciest meal - the latest of such deceptive news flooding the Facebook timelines of unsuspecting netizens, this time leeching on the buzz created by a photo of the $240,000 Feng Shui Inn receipt.

 Alert netizens were quick to flag out that the restaurant in the video was serving Taiwanese cuisine, while Feng Shui Inn serves Cantonese cuisine. - asiaone"


N.37 LET BUKIT LANJAN SOAR WITH SYED ABDUL RAZAK ALSAGOFF

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BUKIT LANJAN: What will happen to those who can’t think out of the box, can’t change or can’t evolve?

Image
An oil drilling platform operated by Statoil ASA in the North Sea near Bergen, Norway. The country is Europe’s dominant producer of oil. CreditKristian Helgesen/Bloomberg, via Getty Images Norway’s Wealth Fund Considers Divesting From Oil Shares By  CLIFFORD KRAUSS NOV. 16, 2017 Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is considering a divestment of holdings in international petroleum companies, a sign that even Europe’s dominant producer does not have full confidence in oil’s future. The recommendation on Thursday by the Norwegian Central Bank, which manages the fund, is potentially the biggest advance yet for a global fossil-fuel divestment campaign that has been promoted on college campuses and by environmental activists. It could also be a setback for the proposed initial public offering of the Saudi national oil company, known as Aramco, since the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, would be a potentiall...
Read more

BUKIT LANJAN: Graduates getting employed through connections and status? That’s very unhealthy!

Image
Unemployment in Malaysia [Infographic] Michelle Leo 19 Jan 2016 / Career Planning , Infographic , Jobs , Unemployment “Study hard. Get a degree. Find a good job. Live happily ever after.” Sounds familiar? Every year, over 200,000 students graduate from institutions of higher learning . Shockingly, 1 out of 4 graduates remain unemployed 6 months after graduation, with the majority being Degree holders. These graduates make up 35.3% of those who are unemployed . Here’s the hard truth — being a university graduate no longer guarantees you a job. As the number of graduates continue to climb each year, students are facing tough competition amidst a shaky economy. In this infographic, find out the truth behind why fresh graduates are unemployed in Malaysia, and learn about what you can do as a student to increase your employability! … for more, go to https://eduadvisor.my/articles/what-didnt-know-fresh-graduate-unemployment-malaysia- infographic/ BUKIT LANJAN: Graduates getting employed...
Read more

BUKIT LANJAN: DOSH and all related construction authorities must buck up

Image
BUKIT LANJAN: DOSH and all related construction authorities must buck up It is quite obvious that something is not very right with the way the Department of Occupational Health and Safety (DOSH) and all related construction authorities are monitoring work safety at construction sites. There have been quite a number of tragic and non-tragic incidents at construction sites recently and yet accidents continue to recur despite DOSH’s claims that it has set up safety committees to tighten inspections. Gerakan Deputy Speaker Syed Abdul Razak Alsagoff said: “There was the woman who was crushed to death by a crane hook that fell on her Perodua Kelisa from 20 storeys up. “This was followed by the collapse of the KL Eco City pedestrian bridge that claimed a life. And now a crane has collapsed at the Bandar Damansara Perdana (BDP) construction site.” Syed Razak said such tragic and non-tragic mishaps at construction would not occur or could have been avoided if high and competent constr...
Read more