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To: B Tate who wrote (2311)	2/20/1998 8:48:00 PM
From: Stitch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

Bernie my man, No need for apologies. You did the subject much justice especially having been on "the front line" with one of their apps. We took a look at an app about 12 months ago (ugh). Now the client is building in Seremban (though Kulim was a runner up). The thing that surprised me was the lack of the presence of the traditional MITI folks in the MSC project, who, IMO, are top drawer and have more to do with the success of Penang and Kulim then anyone (aside from the Penang Development Board). I fear the smell of hubris in the MSC. Best, Stitch

To: B Tate who wrote (2311)	2/20/1998 9:57:00 PM
From: Stitch	Respond to of 9980

Bernie, On the subject of trained people. This problem is HUGE IMHO, and is going to really haunt Malaysia. The problem started when the education system down graded the importance of English in the syllabus over generation ago (in some anti colonial nationalistic backlash). Now we have mid fortiesh people who speak good English (unless they were educated in traditional Chinese school and steeped in Mandarin) and everyone younger then that basically at a loss in English. What a foolish, self absorbed thing it was. Can you imagine how many text books exist (good ones) in Bahasa Malayu on physics? Gad, the waste! These are not stupid people. They are govermentally deprived. Maybe it is not a surprise to see a system evolve that emphasizes who you know (and whose pocket you get into). They are bankrupt on what you know. Malaysia has a huge pent up education crisis that demands the highest priority in IMO. Bernie, the children of Malaysia are short changed in many other ways as well. How many parks, playing fields, scout programs, character building programs do you see here? We have had to search and search and, in general, the best ones are a new caderie of private enterprise programs. (Outward Bound is here for example). The sadness of it is that, in lieu of any programs that are meaningful, the young people here, just like in the states, have gravitated to the malls. There they congregate, learning about life through the supra materialistic eyes of just another "mallie". Or they bury themselves in computer games, either at home or at the game rooms that are as much evident here as in the states. At dinner last night a man told a story of his 12 year old son, who, would sneak into the computer room in the middle of the night to overcome the limits on computer game play his parents had set. Needless to say he was falling asleep in class, and the teacher alerted the parents to something being wrong. Its a similar problem in the states, but at least there are alternatives there. Here there are no school bands, no youth choirs, a very pathetic scout program, no school level of intramural sports, very few (and very shabby) playgrounds, and no neighborhood libraries. But there is a mall within a few KM of any home. Now Bernie, THIS is what I call an overly long post and a diatribe at that , as well. Sorry. I truly do not envy your task to recruit knowledgeable people. Best, Stitch