To all kaki menempek!

I don’t like traveling on Air Asia. The service is bad, very bad. But that doesn’t mean I will hate the CEO of Air Asia – Tony Fernandez. Or put it the other way around. I can hate Tony Fernandez but if the service of Air Asia is good, I would not hesitate to fly on it. It is two different things altogether. Tony, from my point of view is a very and pure entrepreneur. He change the conventional way of doing business to a more out-of-the-box kind of thing. The hoo-haahs about him and Air Asia lately is more political in nature rather than commercial. Which businessman on earth wouldn’t want to make as much profit possible? Bring in the social responsibility ‘rhetoric’, but the bottom line is still to make money – for the shareholders, for the staff and for themselves! Kalau tak untung, don’t talk about social responsibility. It is an open market, especially with the offerings of low cost traveling by Air Asia, the choice is with the consumers. How Tony Fernandez and his team maneuver Air Asia, that is their creativity. The risk is theirs. The repercussions are theirs. People say, he got his way through back door. People say he is a crony to some political figure. People say he is a puppet to some foreign investor. So many ‘people say’s about him. But, guys, he is a businessman! Ask yourself, if you have that opportunity, wouldn't you want to grab it? And tell me, how many people who know big people, but a total failure when come to business? I know a lot. I have few friends who called themselves ‘6 Budak Jahanam’ who claimed that they play big role in determining the top political party leadership. They claimed they know this Menteri and that Menteri. These people claimed, they not only know those Menteris, but close to them. I believe what they say. They have those Menteris handphone numbers in their phone book. They have ‘sms’es sent by those Menteris in their inbox, calling by names. I travel with them and the Menteris quiet often. But when come to Hari Raya, they will flock into my office, showing their tak malu face, asking for duit raya. When new year come, when school is about to start, they will flock again into my office, showing their muka tak malu, asking for help ‘sebab anak nak masuk sekolah’. Their business hancur. Dapat kontrak Kelas F, total sub kat orang lain. Sometimes, they didn't even know where their project site is. And these people yang mengutuk sangat kat Tony Fernandez. Ini semua pasal jealous lah! Fine, there are things that Tony does seems to be crooked, but hey, he is trying his luck! Kalau dia tak cuba, dia tak tahu. The problem with you people is that, you all tak nak mencuba, harap duit jatuh dari cucur atap. Knowing big people doesn't mean you can be successful. Kenal menteri tak ada makna kalau kita tak ada kekuatan sendiri. Kaki menempek. Upah dengar 25%! Grow up boys, so that you can think!