We are all used to hear of employees in Malaysia who have no qualms of calling in sick for the flimsiest of a reason that one can think of - great-grandmother sick, grandfather died at the age of 100 or the dog in ICU! Sometimes the same relative dies repeatedly and conveniently so as to ease their absence from work. Sometimes 3 days of national holiday in the middle of the week means a whole week of holiday! For example, recently Aidilfitri and Merdeka holidays were from Tuesday to Thursday. Most employees took it for granted that holidays start from the Saturday before all the way to the Sunday following Merdeka (a good 9 days of rest if Monday and Friday are sick leave!) On the other end of the spectrum, believe you me, we have people who persevere through thick and thin with only one thing on their mind - to achieve their One Vision against all the odds, what come may! Life goes on... It comes to mind how two recent British Prime Ministers came to the height of their respective...
It is all Mimesis