The Kancil Is not a farm bred car.

Yesterday my car upon arriving at the farm decided to loose one of its tyres, just gave up and stopped in the middle of the raod and upon inspection we discovered that the drive shaft was worn to the bone and thetyre was waiting to drop off. I am not mechanically inclined an so when Cikgu Ali one of those farming down the road appeared it was heaven sent as he undertook the whole process of fixing the problem on the spot. Cikgu Ali is another character who has the tenacity of a get up and go kind of individual rare among Malays especially those who are so comfortable as salary earners or government employees. It is a pleasure to make the acquaintance of such dynamic personalities who seemed to have inexhaustable energy and creative mind when it comes to generating a source of income. Ali enjoys talking and has a great sense of humor and he also has great knowledge when it comes to farming as he was a student of the Malaysian Agricultural University. At present on top of his regular teaching job, attending to his field of corn and raising his 16 heads of cattle he also gives part time lectures at UUM?
I have yet to really get to know those who manage the allocated farms of the one hundred acres here but having met three already I am happy to say that these are no ordinary men for each has the drive towards success in their own ways and capable of becoming my teachers in the farming business. As my cousin Rahim put it, lets just play dumb and watch and listen and learn all that we can for we are the new kids on the block. We can listen and learn but we do not have to believe all that is said and follow all that is suggested like is everything else in the business of making a living there will always be those who like to see you win and those who wish that you fail. Sometimes your success reflects upon their genuine 'Ikhlas' desire to help while you failure can mean their success in getting what has been allocated for you by the AlMighty your' Rezeki'.
But all in all amking a living is not worthwhile in any field if it meants depriving others of their alloted rights or loosing potentially good friendship over misunderstandings due to human weaknesses such as greed, hate and dellusions. But giving up easy is also not an option that needs to be encouraged if one is to survive these hard economic times, the mind and body has to be put to the grind to weather the storm of economic competitiveness. Thinking out of the box and meeting challenges with mindfulness and careful awareness is the call of the day, work smart and avoid overheads and headaches as the Sifu said.