tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026991266397572875.post2779730201868500320..comments2023-09-09T20:26:37.308+08:00Comments on Pahit Manis: K Bala is no more with usAhmad A Talibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962443059463627516noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026991266397572875.post-29595419485985974992010-04-07T12:38:03.011+08:002010-04-07T12:38:03.011+08:00Sad. Good friend to have. Knew him from my Bernama...Sad. Good friend to have. Knew him from my Bernama days. My family went fishing with him too. My son used to help him with his home computer. May God bless his soul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026991266397572875.post-7893110625392230882010-04-07T09:32:13.682+08:002010-04-07T09:32:13.682+08:00If a boss is constantly, incessantly, ingratiating...If a boss is constantly, incessantly, ingratiatingly praised by everyone, then surely that praise is undeserved. One can be cool to be popular but it takes a B.....D who harbours no wish to win the popularity stakes to actually be a good BOSS! No ball carrying, no ampu bodek - but sadly, it is precisely those that do, get the titles and the posts. (Lesson here for our top leaders; listen to criticism, act on it ok..!)<br />PS: Not everybody lah..he he..Messi Ball Player Extraordinairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026991266397572875.post-51921127506375220362010-04-06T13:35:06.009+08:002010-04-06T13:35:06.009+08:00Tough tutelage indeed. Bala was sometimes a pain t...Tough tutelage indeed. Bala was sometimes a pain to work with as I experienced in 1993 until the day he retired a couple of years later. But it was because of that pain (constant scrutinising of my copy editing and desk management, and growling bearishly at the mistakes I made) that I became a better editor. He was also tough on reporters, especially the "ngada2" ones, but never have I detected a hint of malice because that was the way Bala operated - a martinet of a professional. But he could have used a dash of PR. Had he done that, reporters would have hugged him everyday even as they learned their art the hard way under his taskmastership.<br />RIP old friend...Azmi Ansharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026991266397572875.post-59567689980248513322010-04-06T06:39:50.892+08:002010-04-06T06:39:50.892+08:00Bala used to be one of my bosses in Malay Mail. To...Bala used to be one of my bosses in Malay Mail. Tough, but fair. May you rest in peace, Bala.Kama At-Tarawishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203707782759183847noreply@blogger.com