There has been some controversy in the papers lately about a RM5mil farewall bash to a Director General. He denies it and now is sulking that he won't attend any of the parties planned for him yada yada yada...
Today he says, "We've only spent RM220,000 so far!" Oh, and I like this quote with regards to one of their upcoming meetings in Langkawi which was also touted as part of his nationwide farewell party:
"Instead of dining by the beach, the officers would have dinner at the Aishah Mosque after tahlil prayers. A source said this would save the department at least RM9,000." - The Star, 16 Sept 05.
Save RM9K? How must is the total bill in the first place? And this is just for one meal! And if no noise was made about this misusing of taxpayers money, would they have shifted their dinner location?
And spent only RM220K so far? Hello, we Malaysians are all tightening our belts due to high levels of inflation and you think RM220K for your farewell so far is a reasonable amount? Sure, if you want to compare it to the reported RM5mil it's considered small but hey, take that amount on it's own and it's still ridiculous!
Okay, I'm having a black Monday. Today is the day I do something important too but am too anxious about doing it right.
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