Discipline yourself ya, Corporate Internet users!

If you have read today's STAR newspapers, you would be "entertained" by this news article voiced out my the MCMC (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission).

PETALING JAYA: Corporate Internet users have been advised by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to exercise discipline when using the Internet in view of the limited bandwidth available, as Malaysians get back to work Wednesday after a long weekend.

Hmm... exercise discipline... The first thought that crossed my mind is about P2P sharing activity which they always use as low bandwidth excuses. Yet when I further read the article, it was not about P2P sharing.

In the meantime, MCMC said that non-vital communications should be limited or not allowed at all.

"Check only office mail and do not open a browser to surf the Internet unless you have to," said MCMC head of communications Adelina Iskandar.

I understand that the fibre optic disaster had greatly affect the Internet bandwidth, but imaging the morning you get into office, turn on your computer and lay your fingers on the keyboard and mouse as usual. Then suddenly your manager tells us about MCMC asking corporate user to be discipline. No browser allowed until cable at Taiwan restores its operation. Okok.. I know some of you can live few weeks without browser, no reading online newspapers, no surfing forums, no knowledge sharing for office portal, no google in office.

Then continue to read the news,

Users might also want to consider cutting back on using Skype and other Voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) applications. VoIP is a popular and inexpensive Internet-based substitute to traditional telephone calls. The use of chat and instant messaging applications should also be disallowed or restricted at the office, she said.

Now, first no browser allowed. Now no Voip, no MSN, no Yahoo~!. Hell.. some company takes IM as their main communication tools. With IM, maybe manager just need to double click a contact in the dept to call for meeting. Imagine without IM, use shout? phone calls? or email? What for subcribing corporate line.. Might as well downgrade to home line. I mean those company which don't rely internet on doing business one la.

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