Pemasuk Benang?

Note: No intentions to be prejudice albeit storyline completely focused to just one race.

The story goes...

There was a commotion on Petaling Street some time ago and I thought it must be the usual demo on medicinal item to help extend "the magic wand".

To my surprise, I saw something different. A man with a Singer sewing machine demonstrated something priced only RM5.

Everyone was genuinely attentive to his demo. RM5 is considered lose change, so most of us picked up a set as perhaps we were afraid not able to find again another time anywhere else.


That tiny pin (shaped like a very thin knitting needle) on this keylike tool is actually a hook thin enough to fit into sewing machine needle hole.

Once the needle is fit into the hole the L shaped end which is actually a clip will clip itself to the needle so the hand is more stable to pull the thread into the hole.

Mom has been in charge of approving budgets in one the ministries for local inventions and innovations that can be commercialised outside our country. She has been mentioning to me this often, "Melayu ni sebatang jarum pun tak boleh buat". (The Malays can't invent a single thing, not even a piece of needle.)

My discovery was so timely. I was so proud to show her what I bought as she has a Singer sewing machine herself. Although, maybe, this Malay chap will just last until he finish his first batch of inventory.

"Macamana Pakcik dapat idea ni?"

"Isteri pakcik jahit langsir. Tiap-tiap hari pakcik dengan anak pakcik kena masukkan benang dalam lobang mesen ni ha. Kalau pakcik takda esok, tak la susah."


He made another tool to pull the thread into the normal sewing needle too.

The best part about this is, he doesn't know what to call his invention!!

There's so many ideas and innovations really, just written down on papers by our local valedictorians. But being typical of doctorates and academicians, although not all, once the thesis is completed and the scroll is in their hands, the mission is considered definitely accomplished. Period!

If it is not discovered by the human species who largely drop out from schools and situations bring them to become the unafraid of risks businessmen, the ideas remain dark secrets.

Thank God people discovered and tried to decipher and improvise the works of Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and the like; people who just dedicate their life to nothing but completing their experiments. After all we are symbiotic, academicians and businessmen.

There are millions of ringgit allocated for commercialisation of local innovations. One of which; Biotechnology. The budget is in eight digits.

Last year, no one at all who presented their proposal succeeded to obtain it. Reason being, these researchers at not good at expressing their ideas no matter how much presentation aides were being used. It could've been good, but the content never include how to manage the commercialisation and make profits as this is naturally not their interest.

I just mooted to mom that there is no point waiting for the inventors to provide a full fledge proposal. What is lacking is a line of local venture capitalists seated in her board room to listen to all the presentations and a representative from Kementerian Dalam Negeri to handle the IP (intellectual property) issues.

This way everyone's used only for their strength and nobody's forced to do what they hate to do.

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I actually have too many things to discuss under one subject. If you have the time do visit this link: Brian - where he discuss the issue of 360 degrees perspective; which has something to do with the different angles everyone look at things. I agree with his arguments on Point 1, but cum Point 2... something is amiss.