Staying focus.

I see skies of blue, clouds of white ..... What a wonderful world.
(picture taken from the 20th floor, First World Hotel, Genting)

Just came back from Genting 2 days ago. It was really a mind refreshing trip. Genting is a great place to be at, but still, it feels like something is missing.

I often think that, we Malaysian, has the resources, the man power and the will to success, but how come what we have here still look and feel like 10-20 years backward from other country?

For instance, the theme park in Genting, I am sure they have all the resources needed to create a world class entertainment hub. Yet it only provides some badly maintain, uninteresting, outdated, and not worth the money paid for, amusement.

Another example, Proton, same thing, and more, it has got the gorvernment backup them, protect them in the automobile market. Yet, all we get is low graded, highly fragile car. But of course they are cheaper.

Why is this?

The only answer I can think of is the lack passion in what they do to achieve what they wanted.

The Disneyland of USA and the car maker from Germany. What do they share, what do they have in common? Yes, passion.

Disneyland wanted to be the happiest place in the world, and they did. They were able to focus on the vision to be the happiest place in the world, although profiting is still one important agenda. And the German car maker, to make the safest car, is their vision.

But from what i see in Malaysia, to maximise the profit usually is the top agenda. They would diversified the trade, they would venture in every corner of the market, monopolised the market is what they wanted.

In the end, they achieved in doing everything but failed in making aything great.

Genting, ever wander of why the only successful attraction in Genting is the casino? Think about that.

"No lions are ever caught in mousetraps. To catch lions you must think in terms of lions, not in terms of mice. Your mind is always creating traps of one kind or another, and what you catch depends on the thinking you do. It is your thinking that attracts to you what you receive."
-- Gil Bailie