LIFE AIN'T NO SIVAJI MOVIE...

AND THE BAD GUYS ALWAYS WIN. When a child is born someone with enough sense should tell the poor infant when he's old enough to understand a thing or two about guns and roses; that he or she should decide from the start whether he or she wanna be a good guy, or a bad guy. He or she may decide from the start to be a good guy but as you know a thing or two about life, things have a way of rocking and rolling and twisting to turn a good guy, into a bad guy in a blink of an eye.

And life as you know it, has a mind of its own to turn a bad guy into a good guy. So life works both ways. It can either turn you into an angel. Or a politician.

As you will have already know by now, having lived long enough to have acquired a bit of wisdom, good guys always win. In the movies, that is. Out here where life really matters, it's the bad guys who triumph over good guys because let's be frank about it; real-life good guys are usually rather timid and in most cases, kinda nerdy and are not always willing to punch first and talk later. They are more prone to be civil and educated and all of that jazz that don't really matter when a bad guy is breathing down your neck. That's why in most cases real-life good guys end up saying; aku malas jer nak panjang cerita, nanti kalau panjang cerita kang ada yang pergi hospital. But you know they don't mean it. What they really mean is, I'd rather not get involved in a brawl because I might get beaten.

Now, THAT's the difference between a good guy and a bad guy. A bad guy doesn't really think about whether he's gonna get beaten, or arrested, or having to spend a night in jail for beating up a guy over a simple question like is this seat taken? It's a simple question that needs a simple answer like; yes, it's taken. Or; no it's not, you can have it. A simple thing like this can turn into a complicated issue if you don't answer the question but instead, choose to look at the guy in eye and remain silent. A good guy may think this way;

1. This guy is deaf.

2. This guy is not here.

3. This guy is gonna commit suicide.

4. This guy has lost all his money in the stock market.

5. This guy has lost his missus to a younger stud.

and so on and so on.

In the end, the good guy will walk away to look for another seat.

But that's not how a bad guy will deal with the situation. He will wait for something like 5 seconds for an answer. If the answer isn't coming, he'll look the guy in the eye and kaboom!! one powerful punch to the nose, and the poor guy bleeds like a fountain. People around them will ask; why did you beat the poor guy for? He's deaf!

And the bad guy says; Oh, I'm sorry, mate.

And walks away from the scene as if nothing happened.

You decide whether you wanna be a good guy or a bad guy from the start. Sometimes I'm confused myself, now that I've made friends with those from the academic fraternity who have a theory on everything including why men like to beat people up.

End of Part 1
(Next installation: Being a bad guy can save you more money.)